Lion & Lamb in Northumberland

After a cancelled visit elsewhere, on our way home we called into Lion & Lamb @ Horsley for a bar meal. I’ve never called in there before but will definitely be back again. We were made welcome from the moment we walked in and had a choice of where to sit. The food we ordered was absolutely gorgeous, my wife and son had the fish and chips and I had the chicken Parma with garlic and mushrooms, all portions were served with the most delicious chunky hand cut chips and the portion sizes were just right and we all felt that we’d have a decent meal, but unfortunately we hadn’t room left to try any desserts. The service by the staff was first class and they regularly checked everything was to our satisfaction. The waitress especially was so friendly and nothing seemed to be any bother whoever she was dealing with. Finally when it came to the bill, 3 meals + drinks for less than £60 was great value for money. Looking forward to our next visit.

Called in today for a drink and meal with my husband, the pub has new owners, place has been decorated plus a new menu, food was amazing we had the steak pie and fish and chips, food was well presented and piping hot, gluten free well catered for, staff knowledgable and very friendly, so glad it has reopened. Would highly recommend!

This place has closed and will re open mid October under new management Lion and Lamb Northumberland , please keep eyes open to see a old pub brought back to greatness again .

Went on a Saturday afternoon. It was almost empty but we were hungry so stayed for food. Fish and chips, fish sandwich, two kids meals. Food quality was dire. I work in the nhs and the patients get better food. The fish was soggy, think it’d been microwaved. Kids goujons burnt. Cheeseburger without cheese - then given slices of plastic American cheese to put in. Fish sandwich came in a spiced naan bread ?! It’s cafeteria quality food when it should be country gastropub. Absolutely would not return. The fact it was empty on a weekend should have been a warning which we missed. There’s a play area but it’s really run down, broken, perhaps even dangerous. Wouldn’t recommend coming for this.

This was my grandmothers 95th birthday celebration but not a celebration of food. After reading about the restaurant and chef on the website I was expecting something special given the price unfortunately I was disappointed. Everything was OK but that was as far as I would go.

Nice place, play park for kids. Sunday lunch is average and overpriced.

Food was burnt, and pizza had tomato ketchup as a base prety poor quality all round

Where to start? The glasses were all dirty to the extent that the colour of lipstick of the previous user was visible on some. Despite asking for clean glasses none came and no apology. Everything was sticky from the table, to the condiments on the table, to a strange patch on the bathroom floor… the service was terrible - our order taking an hour to come when there was hardly anyone else in the restaurant. No one checked if we needed more drinks during this time or came to tell us it would be quite so long for a one course meal. Some of the food was okay but the chicken tenders were dry and the steak was small and disappointing. No one checked whether our food was okay and we found a hair at the bottom of a bowl of fries. We left without bothering with the kids included desserts because everyone had had enough. The play park outside used to be nice but was now tired and worn to the point of potentially dangerous with loose wooden stakes. We will not be back and would not recommend either.

Service is very slow on a Sunday

I recently visited The Link and Lamb in Horsley, and the experience was incredibly odd and disappointing. Upon arrival, it was clear that there was no proper management, with a bunch of young, inexperienced staff trying to run the show. The lack of organization was immediately evident when we heard the table behind us complaining about the bar running out of ice. Our drinks took a while to arrive, and in the meantime, we witnessed a couple get up, refuse to pay for their meals, hand the bartender £20 for their drinks, and leave without touching their food. The couple behind us were also unhappy with their meal and left their crumble dessert untouched because it was cold. Then, a family arrived, and it became apparent they had pre-ordered the pork. They got their drinks and waited around 20 minutes before someone came over to inform them that there was no pork available. Understandably, they walked out as well. The entire stay was awkward and uncomfortable, with complaints about food echoing around us. We decided to stick to drinks only due to the overwhelming number of food-related complaints. It's such a shame because this place used to be lovely. Unfortunately, I won't be returning anytime soon.

Lovely old style pub. The Sunday lunch was excellent, well prepared and presented. Staff very friendly and helpful. Worth a drive out. Probably best to book as they seemed very busy when we visited.

Great food, not cheap, however that said the sirloin beef on the Sunday dinner with cooked to absolute perfection and large portion. Nice beer garden and good sized play area for children.

We returned for our favorite fish & chips, wow has this gone down hill, dirty glasses and both meals returned, cremated fish and warmed up fries. Don't think it has long left at the rate it's going down hill. Sadly ill never return

We came for Sunday lunch a couple of weeks ago and it was very disappointing. We were there over two hours and waited 30 minutes for drinks alone. It was busy but there was no communication to say there would be a longer wait. There was a huge queue of people at the bar complaining about the wait asking for money back, and all surrounding tables were also complaining creating a negative atmosphere. We would have went elsewhere if it was not to late in the day and able to get a table somewhere else. Staff seemed really stressed and lots of mistakes were made that weren't dealt with very well. We had the wrong food brought out to us, numerous drinks forgotten about and empty glasses never collected. Such a shame as the food is nice albeit overpriced for what it is was. £4 for a side of mash potato is very steep for the very small unappealing portion you get. We came to this pub for lunch about 4 years ago and were very impressed however we will not be returning after this.

We Stopped off for a late lunch, a few people in having food. Ordered the lamb burger and Cumberland sausage. Both dishes did not disappoint the quality of the meal was excellent. Finished off with a crème brûlée and apple and blackberry crumble again both excellent. Would highly recommend this establishment

We had a lovely Sunday roast in the beer garden surrounded by countryside and birdsong. I'm avoiding high carb foods and the team happily swapped the Yorkshire Puddings and Roasties for Cauliflower Cheese for me. Many pubs charge me extra to do this, so this was a nice touch. The service was fantastic. The team even let me give my eBike battery a wee charge while we were there. Just all-round fantastic surroundings and service. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Came a couple of months ago and although the service was poor, the Sunday lunch was really nice so thought we would give it another go. What an endurance, was hoping the slow service the previous visit was because it was really busy, however, on this occasion much quieter and if anything the service was worse. The staff were really nice and smiley but they have obviously not been trained very well. Initially stood at the bar for 5 minutes waiting to be shown to our table that was booked, but we weren’t acknowledged. Once sat we waited 10 minutes for the waitress to come and take our drinks order. 3 out of the 4 drinks arrived, we had to grab someone’s attention to bring the other one. Nobody came to take our order so had to catch a waitress attention after a further 10 minute wait. Starters arrived promptly and were good. Main courses also arrived within reasonable time, however, the roast dinners were not great. Very bland gravy and well done roast beef which was supposed to be served pink. Didn’t bother to complain as got the impression there would have been no interest. Nobody came to offer if we wanted dessert or the bill so eventually went up to the bar to pay. Really poor experience, considering we were sat next to the bar and staff were walking past continuously but not once asked about anything. Unfortunately will not be back.

No diet coke. No Pepsi. No diet lemonade,, opted for water. However ordered the posh fishfinger sandwich for 3 people.. Looked very dry, asked ant dips?. No mayo left... We have a little ketchup left.. 1 absolutely tiny amount of ketchup between 3 of us.. Was so dry I couldn't even eat it.. Avoid at all costs..

As a party of six, we had checked the online menu which looked very professional, on arrival we were handed 6 very poorly printed A4 bits of paper. While we do understand menus do change unfortunately only one of our party got her desired meal, the food was ok but considering it wasn’t that busy the service was quite slow. Such a shame as we were really looking forward to our meal, sorry but we won’t be back.

Gorgeous, well established, popular, very old pub in a beautiful village. So much nicer than a big chain. Sadly they'd run out of Sunday lunch but it looked gorgeous 😍 Staff were very friendly and helpful. Will be back!

Ordered food and waited 50 minutes before being informed tills weren’t working properly. Other tables who arrived well after us received their food. Asked a waitress if our starters were far off and she proceeded to find out and never came back to inform us of what was going on. Decided to leave and head to Duke of Wellington. No communication of what was going on and for the price of what we ordered we would have appreciated some update on what was happening.

A proper country pub serving excellent made on premises food but with being pretentious. Great place

I found the prawn cocktail disappointing and not very flavoursome. The peasant goujon starter was reported to be excellent. The main courses of the Sunday lunch were great - generous helpings of meat, tasty and tender vegetables. We were too full for puddings. Servers were friendly and pleasant. Good value and a very pleasant experience. We will definitely go back - it was worth the trip from Newcastle.

Great food and nice atmosphere. Exceptional and faultless 5 star service from the young waitress.

Went for Sunday Lunch on 3rd March. Been many times and its always been decent. Started off having to return two drinks as the glasses were absolutely filthy - unwashed lip covered filthy. Staff then poured the contents ( water + coke) into a clean glasses and gave the drinks back - I then slightly dumb struck complained again. We got fresh drinks. Starters were good but the Sunday lunch was a joke. One slice of meat - ONE! , one roast Potato, 2 carrots and some undercooked broccoli + gravy. I won't be back as it was obvious profit has overtaken the reality of what a Sunday dinner should be. Staff again are normally great but on this occasion they were way off. Seemed understaffed and over leveraged in their duties. Cheese cake was awesome as always - unfortunately many other things were very poor indeed. I won't be going back unfortunately.

Really good quality food and nice friendly staff. I will be back.

Lovely pub restaurant. Delicious good quality food. Excellent service. Highly recommended.

Fabulous cosy country pub. Fire was on, great service and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend a visit

We haven't been for a while just called on spec to see what it was like and was not disappointed, food great , crack great a warm fire (Log burner really ) . We will defo be back lovely to see these places still doing well in the community.

Service was terrible brought 2 mains before people who had ordered starters. Also the seating was not very good. 2 seats had back to a curtain nothing behind this curtain someone could of quote easily fell backwards when pushing chair back. Not very health and safety. Have to say food was delicious when it finally arrived. The management did take the price of the 2 starters. Which was fair considering the time we waited.

Food was high end pub food with a limited but good menu

Great food, great atmosphere and super friendly staff !

Enjoyed Christmas lunch here today. Second Christmas lunch this year.First one was in a different Northumberland pub.No comparison though the other pub was more expensive. Really nice choices . Good atmosphere. Good fresh food. Excellent friendly service from Giorgia. Well done. Highly recommend. Will be back.

Small, quaint pub with friendly staff. Parking at a premium.

A fantastic country pub great food good beer and very friendly staff. The porsions are of good size and good quality, If you were going for Sunday lunch it would be advisable to book as they get very busy and have to turn people away. The views from the garden across the Tyne valley are spectacular they have a good size beer garden with play area for the children. This year's Christmas menu starts from December

My friends and I go to the Lion and Lamb every couple of months and it has always been wonderful. Sadly last Saturday it was horrendous. The place was freezing cold, I had to keep my coat on the entire time. But worse than that we waited 55 minutes for our food, when it finally came it was stone cold and the portion was miniscule, the salmon was the smallest portion I have ever seen and the price was over £18 ! We sent it back, ten minutes later it came back exactly the same, cold. There was only one waitress on and it was quite busy, all around people were complaining about the long wait for food. I asked the waitress if the place had changed hands, as it used to have such high standards and decent food, she said not, but they were training a new Chef, not sure how that's going to work out for them. We won't be returning or recommending this restaurant, they didn't even have the good grace not to charge us for the awful food. So sad when a place goes downhill like this, it's like the owner just doesn't care anymore.

We don’t visit this pub very often as it’s quite a distance from home, but never been disappointed here. It’s always a treat. The chef genuinely understands food and flavours, so this is a cut above standard pub grub and is sensibly priced too. Particularly recommend any of the seafood dishes as all very fresh and expertly cooked and seasoned. Can’t praise it highly enough! Well worth a visit.

Been quite a few times as more of a place we go because of memory’s. We went for a drink one summers evening and the menu looked great we had to order some things, food was really good, we looked forward to going back. Booked a table on a Friday night, great staff. Menu lacked and they had ran out of a couple of things. Terrine was nice, although one bit of bread for it. I’m all for a bit of “charring” but the Chicken supreme was burnt it did not taste great, truffle and Parmesan chips lacked the truffle and my partners beef was dry and the side order of onion rings never came. Got 20% off the bill. Was still £70. Sadly won’t be rushing back.

Another excellent late Sunday Lunch here. Is now our "go too" destination for Sunday Lunch, when we want to expect excellent food & exemplary service. Very busy today even with a later booking at 15:00, but Jack greeted us with a friendly personable welcome, aplogising (although none was necessary, as already apparent how busy they were), & got us seated, with menus & drinks order taken & promptly delivered, & starters taken. Monkfish & Pheasant were met with equal appreciation, & again apologies for delays on main course service. Sophia also served with same excellence, (as do all the staff), but some things are worth waiting for, & our Roast Beef & Roast Pork were outstanding! ( could here other diners being told the Roast Lamb had run out, & subsequently the Roast Pork was too), but choosing to dine later in the afternoon, these things are to be expected. Having ordered shared sides of buttery Mash & Cauliflower Cheese, we were too full to partake of any desert, but all looked tempting, & can recommend from a previous visit. Mine was washed down with a couple of draught Blue Moon ales, the driver had to stick to diet Coke, howeverwe've had another tremendous Sunday Lunch, with exemplary service from Jack, Sophia, & all their colleagues. Can't wait to be back soon!!

Booked for Sunday lunch. The pub was cold, due to the heating not working (this was not communicated when the booking was made on the day).But when I asked to move tables from the cold dining room where guests had kept their coats on, the staff did accommodate and move me close to the fire. The Sunday lunch itself was nice but it was ruined partially by being cold and served on a cold plate . The puddings were very good and there was a good selection. I think for the price of for 2 courses, I expect my food to be served hot. I had such high hopes for this pub after reading reviews. I do hope this can rectified.

Fabulous Sunday Lunch & service

Having been recently for a lovely Sunday dinner, sat next to a roaring fire, I decided to go for a Friday evening meal out. The pub was quiet, and out of all the tables where we could have sat, we were placed near the kitchen in the bar area. I got the impression this was strategic, so we were near to bar and waiting staff. It was very cold evening outside, and there was no heating on at all inside, the radiators were clap cold, not helped by a nasty draft every time staff went in and out of the kitchen, with the door left wide open on a couple of occasions... I had to get up and close it. I even wandered round to see if their lovely fire was going, it was, but it had all but gone out, no source of heat here either, so no point asking to move or complaining. The meal was a set price, with a limited menu choice, but catered for vegetarian and vegan and was decent enough. Starter and main came swiftly, staff were approachable and pleasant, but dessert took an age to arrive and as time went on staff became less visible. I can't recall a drinks menu, maybe it was there behind the food menu which was on a clipboard... but be mindful as the wine I had was nearly £9 a glass, and I only found this out when the bill came, which was a bit of a shock at the end of the night! In fairness it was a good wine, but I wouldn't have chosen it if I'd known how much it was or maybe just had one glass not three! The experience was disappointing for the money spent, the atmosphere lacking, contributed to by a distinct lack of any heat on a very cold, dark evening. Please put the heating on!

Excellent manager jack great with his staff n customers Food 500% Sunday lunch best I’ve ever had Puddings to die for especially crumble n lemon posset Kind friendly helpful food good atmospheric Old old pub in the fabyoulous village of Horsley. Just go n be spoilt you’ll not regret it. Bet Christmas Day will be out of this world. The Christmas Food menu starts soon… yippee I’ll be there like the song says to get the canny chefs Christmas pudding…… A happy happy customer who goes back n back even though it takes me 45 mins to drive., well worth it….

My wife and I, and dog ! received a warm welcome from manager Jack, who turned out to be a great feature in his own right ! The pub is very cosy with a coal fire and comfortable atmosphere and the beer garden has stunning views over the Tyne Valley. It provides a good selection of beers, wines and cider aswell as an extensive menu. Most tastes are catered for. We had a fantastic beef blade with braised carrots and chips. Whether you are just popping in for a drink or having a meal, I would strongly recommend a visit to the Lion and Lamb. Thanks to all concerned.

This pub will not disappoint on any level! We have just enjoyed Sunday lunch, it was amazing! Beef that melted in the mouth, lovely crispy potatoes, great gravy, nice choice of veg and the crumble was gorgeous! The service was polite, efficient and friendly. Obviously a great team as so nice to hear the banter between them at the end of service. Lovely pub, great history and fab location! Well worth a visit! We will definitely be back for another Sunday lunch but also to try the other menus! Thank you! PS the custard was yummy 😋

This place has the potential to be one of the best in the North East. Food is fantastic, tasty, good portions and reasonably priced. Ambience also lovely - spacious and comfortable. It’s the service that lets the place down - although polite its unenthusiastic, and you have to physically ask for to order drinks, to order food, for extras, for cutlery, for the bill otherwise you could be waiting and waiting. Many things also sold out early in the afternoon. With an improvement to this, this place would be ace.

Booked for Sunday dinner and we both ordered the beef.It said the dinner came with carrots ,greens,roast potatoes and a Yorkshire,we even ordered a side portion of creamy mash to share as well at an extra £4.Now for all the dinner was nice it came with one carrot,one small piece of broccoli and one yes One slice of beef.I think the miss counted six peas on her plate.The dinner itself was priced £18:95 which is probably one of the most expensive Sunday roasts I’ve had and just no where worth that kind of money.We opted for two sweets to finish off which were very nice but priced at £7 each weren’t a great portion sizes.Staff were pleasant enough and service was alright but for the money there’s definitely better value for money places around the area.

Absolute gem! Food was fabulous, service was polite and friendly whilst super efficient and the pub was welcoming. The roast beef melted in the mouth, Sunday lunch was the best I have had for many years!

Booked online then received nothing but attitude from staff implying they may struggle to get us a table. Food came out quick and was good however, staff seemed rushed and didnt have to time to ask if we wanted sauces or drinks. Took an hr after finishing mains for plates to be taken away. Waited for dessert menu but never came, had to ask them to take the price off as it was included on the kids meals. Nightmare with young kids.. they're clearly taking too many bookings than they can manage.

We booked on line and our table wasn’t ready when we arrived .Advised to get drink at bar 3 staff members ignored me and a fourth arrived and eventually served me drinks . Ordered roast pork and roast chicken . Roast potatoes were like bricks and inedible , meat was cold and stuffing was still frozen . Deserts were okay . Really disappointed given reviews .

We heard it was good, and yes it was! Delicious food with good sized portions and really helpful, friendly staff. We will defiantly be back very soon. Thank you to you all for making our first visit so good we want to come back!

Had starters as it was lunchtime and didn't wanna be too full. Absolutely amazing quality food.

Lovely food and very nice atmosphere.

Pleasant environment Food terrible and overpriced £30 charcuterie board was; one normal sized baked Camembert one pot of inedible red onions One pot of cheap bitter jarred olives one pot of unidentifiable white goo 2 slices of prosciutto and 2 slices of chorizo and the meats were the cheap packaged type not fresh cut plus some undercooked fries and bread. Highly disappointing and wildly overpriced for the quality and quantity

Beautiful historic pub. Great devour and atmosphere. Friendly and helpful staff. Food was delicious although expensive. Presentation and flavour were superb.

Great experience and wonderful food!

Very nice food, three course Sunday lunch for £30 so not bad value

Sunday lunch to die for Crumble for desert tasty Staff very helpful always smiling Great atmosphere They’re even pet friendly

Excellent service, would definitely return

The food was absolutely fantastic, it was enormous too! I would go on a Tuesday for the burgers (2 for £25). The service was fantastic and the atmosphere/ locals were friendly and welcoming, especially Benson the dog!!!!!!

There were some nice vegetarian meals on the main menu, but our catered buffet had nothing for the vegetarians to eat.

Came here for burns night and the 3 course dinner was lovely! Great atmosphere, friendly staff and a lot of thought appeared to be taken over the menu. Really enjoyed it.

Nice pleasant atmosphere, food excellent, cant fault it. Will defo visit again Friendly, likable lad serving when we visited, spent time to chat when not busy

Absolutely amazing, cannot recommend enough

What a beautiful pub food was fabulous, staff great, and so relaxing ,would highly recommend. 😀

Well, this was just a joy !! The food was excellent and the service was just as good. Jack is an excellent manager, a very busy young man making sure everyone was looked after, 'pat on the back' for Jack ! Very surprised to hear this was a Stonegate venue, (they are usually pretty horrendous). Would definitely visit again.

Lovely Roast Sirloin of beef Sunday dinner ,and lovely dessert ,staff were great ,really enjoyed.

We were here in June on a Friday evening i had the salt and pepper battered cod with hand cut chips and minted mushy peas . The batter was light and crisp and the cod had large white flakes cooked to perfection .The chips were perfectly cooked and together with the peas were excellent ,very tasty and substantial enough for a big bloke like me . Nice presentation and excellent value for money. I couldn't resist a pudding and chose the apple and blackberry crumble with vanilla ice cream. A perfect sweet finish to a perfect meal. Swift service by nice staff.

We thought we would try it as it had good reviews. It was OK but for the price poor value. Cod & Chips (with mushy peas) £20. Meat platter £22 with chips & gravy. Nice pleasant staff. When will pubs realise that large portions do not compensate for average to poor food? This applies to most pubs I have tried

It was a lovely day and we sat outside with drinks at first. We saw food being served and decided to try it for ourselves. The meals were all different and all equally delicious..the service was also very good, with a great atmosphere! Would definitely...

Nice pub, nice staff, food OK but compared to similar places very much over priced, in fact we felt a little ripped off.

Sunday lunch was very nice but I can't understand why some establishment's charge extra for mashed potato's as a side, really £3.50 for a spoonful of tatties. Get it on the plate as part of the meal.

What a little gem of a pub Travelled from the coast to try the Sunday roast and we weren't disappointed Deserts were amazing as well Will definitely be back

Nice beer, beautiful decor and friendly locals. Menu looks delicious, would definitely like to return with my boyfriend to try it. Highly recommend

Visit here every so often, as a couple, with friends or family, good for all occasions. Staff are wonderful and it's a dog friendly pub, my pooch loves going to visit, she gets lots of biscuits! Lovely atmosphere, a proper traditional pub. A bit on...

This pub is ever priced and nothing special, thought we would try it out, unfortunately it was a wasted journey would not go again. It certainly didn't live up to the 5 star reviews, we must have gone on a bad day

Lucky to give one ridiculous prices for the amount of food on the plate recommended to my family will not be going back.

Visited during the week at lunchtime hoping to have some light bites or a sandwich. Menu was only a 2 or 3 course meal available. Disappointed.

Went for Sunday lunch recently.. the food and the team were amazing.. and only ten minute drive from gosforth .. will be back soon.

We had our first visit here on Sunday and it was truly wonderful. Staff super friendly (and accommodating), service exceptional and food fantastic!

Delicious food, good service, good value in lovely setting.

Not that extensive for vegetarians, however, what they do offer is very good. Their standard menu has a touch of flair and, again, is good food. Has a traditional pub feel, with a pleasant atmosphere. Reccomend a visit.

Visited with my husband and toddler over the Easter weekend. I had the monkfish curry, my husband the burger and my daughter the soup. The food was fresh and very flavoursome. It was nicely presented but a bit more expensive than we were expecting. Probably...

Our Sunday lunch was lovely...beautifully presented and perfectly cooked...only down side was the service. Very slow..we were told there was a back log in the kitchen!

Took my family there for a meal on a Saturday afternoon. Firstly te staff were excellent, although they were very busy and only two of them, they were very attentive without being in your face. Good array of beers and wines stocked, including my favourite...

A gem of a restaurant hidden in plain sight. Excellent friendly service, good selection of interesting ales in addition to standard casks. An interesting menu, excellent quality ingredients that speak for themselves and generous portions. The place has a lovely ambience and is well worth a detour. I’ll definitely be visiting again. Second Visit: 18/3/23 Service was just as friendly and food excellent quality. Highly recommended

Fantastic menu choice and excellent service would highly recommend

Excellent service and atmosphere. Food is on the expensive side but good range of choice, well presented and cooked.

I took my dad and daughter out for lunch today (15/02/23) here based on numerous recommendations. I had the pate, chicken wrapped in pancetta and the sticky toffee pudding each course we're absolutely delicious the chicken was cooked to perfection and the accompanying mushroom risotto...

Lovely lunch , nice staff , good service 😀

Very nice atmosphere food was lovely but bit over priced. Glass of prosecco 8.95

The Meal wasnt bad but very overpriced imo . We travel all over the North East for Sunday Lunch and here is definitely amongst or even the most expensive we have paid . The service was a bit slow and even though the place wasn't...

Excellent pub. Visited tonight for their quiz night - such fun. Wonderful staff. Ale and food is fantastic. Highly recommended.

What a fabulous pub, a warm welcome, great beer and a fun quiz night. Will be back 👍

Excellent range of beers and wines. Food outstanding

A good variety of meals on set price menu, tasty. Will go back.

Just had lunch and took my 7month spaniel with us. Welcome was very friendly and the food was just delicious . Can’t fault it . Definitely will be back .

Just fancied a Sunday afternoon pint out! Loved it here in the past. Though we've never been in with Finley (our special needs son). I left the family in the car as per. So I can scout out the set up/situation. Went in to a beautiful looking pub/restaurant. "BINGO!" There's a log fire next to a 4 seater table set with cutlery. One of four empty tables in that area. Also plenty of other set tables in various areas of the pub. A lovely well mannered waiter asked if he could help. I explained "My partner and I with our two children, one of which is special needs. Were wondering if it would be possible to have that specific table next to the fire for drinks only?" He said "We're not to busy I'll just ask." As he went to ask the guy working the bar... An angry woman to my left. Who reminded me of "a slightly less approachable version of the psychic off the Poltergeist film". Interrupted to say: "Sorry no! Those tables need to be used for food! We're too busy!" Leaving the waiter feeling very uncomfortable, and asking if he could seat us anywhere else. Unfortunately not I left! "Don't go towards the Lion child!!" 1/5

A very warm welcome for us and our dog. The service was good and friendly. The food is delicious and the ambience good. We look forward to going in better weather so that we can enjoy the outside space and views.

Great place definitely recommend it