Manvers Arms in Doncaster

Huge portion of lasagne with side of salad and chips and garlic bread. It was massive. Could offer a smaller portion to save waste. Too much rocket. Lights too bright in dining area. 10 shades in each ceiling fitment and were clise together. A dimmer or lower wattage bulbs would add to a cosier atmosphere. Staff friendly. Good value for money.

I lived local to here 20 years ago and frequented this regular . The reputation was immense then , and upon arrival (having pre booked) the place was solid . I’d reservations on what to expect as I was with friends and my recommendation. Didn’t have to worry about, top class food , Sunday carvery best I have had , vegetable selection fantastic and guy carving deserves a mention as he was great . I will be returning …

Great home cooked meals made with care and quality. Staff are great and made you feel welcome and looked after you. Fair prices and value for money. The staff make the pub!

Excellent meal, very large portions, steak and ale pie a real monster, fish & chips like a whale, superb quality, great service and good beer - highly recommend

Me and.my friend love cheese.....so we asked for a top up if cheese on chips and ciabatta bread. No problem foe them. The food was piping hot and delicious, plenty of taste and quantity was great we couldn't eat it all. The service and atmosphere was friendly defo going again.

Arrived half an hour early. Was seated promptly. We ordered the cheesy garlic bread for starters. I had the 12oz sterloin steak and my partner had the bacon cheese burger. Food came quick. Steak was melt in your mouth. Hats off to Heavenly, Becky and the chef. Will be returning.

Dropped in for an early evening meal. We had a fish and chips and a steak and ale pie. Lovely friendly pub, great service, good beer and really well done food. A real gem.

If you plan a visit here take a coat it’s really cold inside no heating on at all our family of 12 all agreed how cold it was we all sat with our coats on except dad who didn’t take one to eat our meals Waited almost 1 hour for food and we pre booked our food Food … dads fish was lovely a good size too with home made chips Steaks and burgers were good too However 2 of us had roast of the day wish we hadn’t it was a piece of overcooked chicken breast with microwaved mash frozen roast potatoes hard stuffing and the veg was rock hard only thing nice was the Yorkshire pud very poor … we thought it would be like the Sunday dinners they do .. no definitely not

Good food but awful wait times. I was there with family for lunch and we had to wait over an hour and a half despite there only being 3 others in the restaurant. We then ordered a treacle sponge which was severed without custard and even when we asked for it we didn’t receive it. Inexperienced waitress with slow service. Good food but not worth the wait. Be wary of wait times if you are in a hurry.

We were shown to our table promptly. Three adults and a toddler requiring a high chair. We ordered soft drinks which came quickly. We had to ask for a waitress to then come to take our food order after waiting 20 minutes. Our food then took over an hour to arrive, by which time our toddler was very unsettled and we were past being hungry. Waitress was friendly but clearly was inexperienced. Food itself was adequate. Chips were really nice. But the rest was just ok. I noticed another party return one of their meals. I'm not sure of the reason but it didn't surprise me. I have had several lovely meals at this pub in the past but my recent experience has made me question whether I would visit again.

Ruined Mother’s Day meal ! Drove down from Leeds to take my 85 year old mum for a rare family meal and it was ruined as they’d obviously tried to squeeze as many tables in as possible and had turned the heating OFF as it had got warm - we were sat at table 3 - exactly where everyone queued to get their food so me and my mum were constantly banged in to - plus the people were coming and going and were very loud and with the door constantly opening - we were all very very cold and our food went cold too quickly - so we left it - it was FREEZING !! We’ve been going for over 30 years and my mum and dad met here over 60 years ago - I went to complain and the manageress could not have cared less Unfortunately they’ve lost over 50 years of custom as they chose quantity over quality Will not go again - patronage is everything and they couldn’t have cared less - I get one day a year to make it a special day and we could not wait to leave - sad day :(

Excellent service and friendly staff went out there way to provide a wonderful day thank you to all staff made my mum's day couldn't appreciate them more thank you

Appalled by the environment, not clean dirty coffee menus, bar,tables,entrance and toilets. They had all their largest off sale with only coors available! There was 3 people in the pub and staff was just stood about in a cluttered area at the top doing nothing. Poor experience after going in there for some time.

Just had a beautiful carvery here. Plenty of fresh veg and well cooked Pork, very enjoyable and reasonably priced. Very busy, so I am guessing lots of other visitors enjoy eating there!!! 👌

Lovely staff, food is fabulous. Ladies toilets need work, one with no lock and neither have hooks on the doors. Need some maintenance

Came Monday 12th feb for lunch, we haven’t been in a while was lovely but I do have one complaint, young girl was working and the music was dreadful A lot of older people in and the music was very loud dance music I think she was playing songs that she liked not what the customers like. In this kind of pub you don’t expect that kind of music so please switch back to 70s and 80s. My mum is 81 and she was struggling to hear me speaking.

Called on Sunday the 3rd of February with my wife to have Sunday lunch and I've never been so disappointed! It started off great as I was shown to my table by a Cheerful waitress but unfortunately it went downhill from there!! I went to the bar and got met with a grumpy barmaid who clearly didn't want to be there. I then purchased my Carvery tickets and my drinks and went to queue for my meal and waited what seemed like an awfully long time as the man behind the Carvery had long conversations with all and sundrie (no sign of the jolly fat bearded bloke who normally carves) . The veg was OK but the cauliflower cheese had no favour to the sauce and to be honest I don't think the chef knows how to do a decent cheese/Bechamel sauce. I did notice that The Manvers is doing a couple of themed nights next month but I don't think we'll bother as in my opinion if the chef who was on Sunday lunchtime can't make a simple cauliflower cheese sauce right how can he do the theme nights!!!

Good food Friendly staff , had a lovely night ,will definately revisit in the future , much better than last time I visited

Booked for dinner at 1830 on Friday, mid December. Bar was busy restaurant 70% full. Served a menu and drinks promptly. We later found out that Christmas menu was available but wasnt offered to us. The place was warm, with a lit open fire. Christmas decorations were poor. Ordered dishes including Scampy, fish and salads. They arrived promptly and it tasted very nice, but had no tartare sauce nor salad cream (Didnt tell us before we ordered). Plates were cleared afterwards, and with only one other table occupied we were abandoned. I called the waitress after serving the other table and she replied without making any eye contact or intention of coming over. She replied they only had 2 choices of sweet course. she sent someone else who took a fresh drinks order (no decaff tea). I noticed a different choice of sweet course going to the other table to be told those choices were on the Christmas menu and not available to us. We werent offered the christmas menu nor told of the limited pudding offering. At 20.30 the last orders bell sounded. The waitress came over a few minutes later to tell us the pub will be closing in 10 minutes ie at 9pm. Will not be returning.

We have been coming here for quite some years and the food is delicious, becky has looked after us for a long time always been amiable and we recently had my dads funeral here where once again she was so accommodating. Happy to see braised steak back on the menu !!

Been coming here for years food bang on, staff lovely and friendly and they allow dogs which is a bonus

Lunch off spec. Many years since we last ate here but still the same traditional style pub inside. Needs updating a bit in places. We had garlic mushrooms. Delicious and filling. Hubby had a fair sized gammon,egg,pineapple & chips and salad and said it was nice. I had sunday dinner on a weekday. Good portions, nice fresh veg, though meat, beef a bit chewy but tasty. Overall decent value. But please put the fire on! It was nippy. The other custs were sat in their coats. Hence stars reduced sorry.

Been coming for many many years, the last few times has been getting worse, last night topped it, ordered fish that had very little fish in and cooked to death, chips only warm, we’ve never complained but thought we should tell the staff to let the chef know, obviously for his future, when paid staff never said she’d told the chef so never got a sorry and never offer a little discount even though we would have insisted paying the full bill, pretty shocking really and will not go back, also no heating on and noticed people had there coats on 😝

Awful experience today. Been lots and lots of times before and usually enjoyable. However, today was very uninviting, very cold and the food only just acceptable. Very disappointed, won't be returning for some time.

i been many times in last ten years always enjoyed till today,my wifes was good but i order a well done steak i said dead when asked,i was bleeding on plate,when it came back it was ok but then rest of dinner was cold, i know thick steak takes some cooking but to still be bleeding for well done NO for me it's a chef not listening to what customers want, i think my love affair with meal at manvers arms is over

Stopped by here for lunch with my husband last week, been wanting to go for ages and not had the chance. We both had the hunters chicken sandwich and can say it was definitely worth the wait, can’t wait to go back! Packed with plenty of chicken, bacon & sauce - delicious sandwich, served with homemade chips and a lovely fresh side salad. Would recommend we had a lovely lunch. The staff are always friendly and really helpful as well

Not particularly inviting from the outside, but don't be deceived. The food here is excellent. Originally we were headed for The Plough at Wath Upon Dearne which looked very inviting from the outside and it's also on TripAdvisor, however, embarrassingly we were told on arrival that they didn't serve food...ooops. Embarrassment turned to joy as you can see by the welcome we received at The Manvers. We will certainly be going back in the near future...10/10

What a shame .the food was cold we had Sunday lunch not had it here before. I like my food hot.dont get me wrong food Looked good but cold I ate it cos I was hungry but £9.99 for a cold dinner not good and...

One meal was nice the other was awful, the waitress offered to swap it so I then had to wait again and eat on my own, the sides were then stale as they didn't redo these and I wasn't asked until I'd finished if everything...

After reading the reviews which were a mixed bag, we decided only way to decide was to just go for it! The staff were friendly, the wait was around 25/30 minutes, so no issues there. The food was lovely and piping hot. I had fish...

We called in after a work colleague recommended it before. When we walked in the decor seemed our type of pub. The waitress was very attentive and took our drink and food order. We ordered a starter each Spanish style prawns with chorizo and garlic...

Beautiful Sunday Dinner. Came every Sunday whilst having no kitchen to cook in. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere.

Had the steak baguette with chips and salad, that I’ve had numerous times before, which was a crusty baguette, filled with steak and onions and a bowl of chips with side salad, we know food prices have gone up, but so has the cost of...

WENT FOR OUR TEA TONIGHT.THE SERVICE WAS GOOD AND THE STAFF FRIENDLY.THE FOOD WAS AWFUL.MY SON HAD A DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER AND HE FED IT TO THE DOG.I HAD YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS WITH SAUSAGE AND BACON AND GRAVY IT WAS DREADFUL,THE GRAVY WAS SO SALTY YOU COULD...

Great pub. Lovely atmosphere. Dog friendly. Really good menu - we struggled to decide what to eat as there were so many good options. Decent veggie & vegan options aswell. Staff were friendly and helpfull and the food was perfect. The Onion Bhaji burger was...

We called at manvers arms today for a Sunday carvery after reading reviews on trip advisor. I really can't understand the few negative reviews that have been put on because me and my wife thoroughly enjoyed our visit. First we arrived half an hour early...

Been to the manvers arms quite a few times & always made to feel welcome, staff really friendly & helpful, food is always freshly cooked & presented well, worth a visit, you won’t be disappointed.

Have been for lunch and dinner a number of times and it’s always lovely. Staff are friendly and helpful and the food is always really nice, portions are large and good value for money. Really nice local pub with really good food!

Gorgeous Fresh food cooked amazing every time we've been. Not like other local eateries where they microwave most meals. Good atmosphere for a local country pub.

Worst service I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant. We waited over an hour for food with awful music being pumped out over the speakers. No explanation or apology for the delay in service (even though the place was half empty). When we asked about the...

Waited over an hour for our food. The staff were rude when we chased it up and then became abusive after we’d paid. Horrible experience and definitely do not recommend anyone to go here. They also play ear-splitting music in the restaurant which is awful.

Terrible experience of a very long wait at this pub. The food was ok but the wait of over an hour was not. It wasn’t even particularly busy. When a friend enquired as to where our food was the response from the member of staff...

Called in to Manvers Arms today for an impromptu lunch. From the first, all the staff had a smile on their face. Shown to our table, very attentive with drinks, ordered lunch, which was served in reasonable time. Both dishes, Hunters Chicken, and Liver &...

Just been to manvers arms for our Sunday lunch as we always do we always have a lovely meal jenny Mike and all the staff are o friendly so much so they all know who we are so friendly lv to you all Pauline and...

Manvers Arms is a traditional South Yorkshire pub, very welcoming with decent beer and good, classic lub food. On our visit the service was a little bit slow but they were short of staff, not surprising as a) it was just after Christmas and b)...

Had been previously and didn’t like what we had ( had steak pie) which was disgusting but we were calling past so thought we would give another go. Really wish we hadn’t. We waited nearly 50mins for our meals . Mine wasn’t hot and my...

We’ve not been to this place for many years but we really enjoyed it. The pub is set in a lovely village. The food menu was typical pub fayre with one or two twists but it’s top quality. I had the steak pie which was...

Came for dinner with my husband the Food was amazing and service good, we have been many times and have never had a bad meal back shortly for family birthday celebrations and can't wait.

very good service the staff were fantastic they went above beyond thanku to the kind lady who brought us some candles for the cake

Came in for a drink and possible meal staff seemed lovely noticed publican was wanted so I mentioned this and was spoke to like rubbish and told it’s nothing to do with them. Landlord glared at me all night. Very unprofessional and the place stinks....

Well prepared freshly cooked food excellent service . Tasty food good value for service and standard. Especially

Got there 30 minute’s early but were well looked after. Great eye contact with the chap front of house. Everyone very attentive and seemed to know there role. The place was busy busy. The food was excellent . 5 of us had the Sunday lunch....

We love it here, walk over with Buster our cocker, food amazing and staff brill, always bring our friends when they come over to see us, gutted owner leaving, i hope the new owner keeps the same staff they are brill

Visited Saturday and wouldn’t bother again massively gone down hill it’s run by loads of girls around age 15-16 who walk around miserable. No warm welcome service disgusting. Food was ok but wouldn’t recommend

Cold plates, food only luke warm salt and pepper pots empty. Also no lock on the ladies loo and instant coffee, not acceptable.

Although the food was better than average (over-cooked vegetables aside), the service was appalling and those delivering it well below any acceptable standard. Only those whose life consists mainly of watching paint dry could justify the endless wait for food. Avoid at all costs.

A couple of days ago we had a wake in memory of our uncle. The catering was superb, a hot & cold buffet which was absolutely delicious. Several hot dishes along with an extensive cold buffet of sliced meat, salmon, prawns, pork pie, salads and...

Wide variety of food available Reasonably priced Nice family environment Pork special was fantastic Great chips Everyone cleared their plates. Support your local businesses!

Been for a meal this evening ordered drinks on a tab but they forgot to bring the drinks, quite poor to be fair, I had pie as I haven’t had it for a while, my wife had fish and it was swimming in fat/grease, no...

Came Wednesday night arrived early but our table was ready, food was Devine, service was brilliant. Becoming our new local, also nice to see its dog friendly and there a room where dogs can be seated so next time will bring my pup.

Terrible Just been for Sunday carvery, asked if it was possible to have a child's meal due to medical condition....was not accommodating at all and said No!!! On top of that, food was barely warm, cauliflower cheese was rock hard and we couldn't cut through...

Just had a lovely meal here, wife had homemade lasagne & I had spicy Cajun chicken, the food & service were both outstanding as usual.

Today I needed a lunch to last me all day. Boy, did this place deliver! The roast of the day (pork) was excellent, nice and hot, good value and very substantial - quality AND quantity! I'm always encouraged to read of vegetables served in a...

Food was amazing although we didn’t really enjoy our chips. Staff was a little rude has a lady called jo who spoke to us like we was children and everything was too much trouble. Our bill was also wrong we was charged for drinks we...

Good homemade hearty food just what you need after a days work. Honestly the best place around for food, only discovered this place a month ago and now we come regular. Fab menu so much choice and if you come on a Sunday the carvery...

We booked for dinner while staying in the area, based on reviews. Not the poshest of pubs inside and dining tables are quite close together but such friendly staff, good choice on the menu and big portion sizes, with fresh veg served separately. We had...

Went with daughter and wife who is strictly gluten free. Lovely helpful staff and the young server on the carvery was absolutely brilliant. Ordered the carvery and it was ridiculously nice and huge. The staff went out of their way to prepare gluten free yorkshire...

9 of us varying in ages and tastes went for a birthday meal on a Saturday evening and we all really enjoyed the food. Pies, steaks, scampi, fajitas, there was something for everyone. Staff lovely too. Only ever been for Sunday lunch and will certainly...

Really pleased brilliant food we had garlic mushrooms, prawn cocktail and steak and ale pie, amazing service from the girls, definitely be back 10/10

Went to the manver arms for lunch with my elderly friend and husband. We ordered the roast beef lunch the beef was as tough as old boots it would have been better on the soles of my shoes.Told the young waitress and her comment was...

Came with my wife Saturday night and it turned out to be a brilliant night. Food is amazing and portion size is good, I had the liver and took some home for the dogs. Service was fantastic. Seated to a table straight away and the...

First time we have visited this pub and certainly won't be the last. Some excellent choices on the menu and we really enjoyed the food. Cooked to perfection, very tasty. Staff really friendly.

Beautiful home cooked food served in a lovely setting by lovely staff. This is one of the nicest places to eat in the area. My daughter had a kids Sunday lunch which would have fed an adult. Full marks all round!

We do like this pub and the food is good but the service let it down for us this time. We were seated in the middle and then left. We waited longer than usual for our meal to arrive and weren’t asked if we wanted...

I would like to praise this family run restaurant firstly by saying we was greeted from the second we walked in, to the second we left. The staff were amazing, the food was absolutely gorgous. Every one was full by the time we left. I...

Absolutely gorgeous carvery. The meat was succulent and all meat and vegetables was served fresh. It was nice to see the place rammed to the rafters. Deserts we’re tasty too. The biscoff cheesecake is a must. Staff were very attentive and lovely. We will definitely...

Still fantastic as always, cosy country pub atmosphere with very friendly staff and the best pub grub for miles around. The beef short rib on the specials board was to die for, as was the braising steak and mash.

The spicy prawn and chorizo stater had more bell pepper than anything else. My beef burger was dried out, the coleslaw had the most mayonnaise I'd ever experienced and my wife's chicken burger was pretty tasteless. We left most of our main meals, it took...

We love the manvers arms, such a beautiful place, friendly staff and for us has been consistently fantastic food. We haven't been in a while and were not disappointed, as usual a warm welcome and a cosy corner to celebrate our wedding anniversary. My wife...

We had roast of the day which was pork with all the trimmings. Food excellent piping hot - fresh veg 4 different types, mash and roast potatoes, stuffing and yorkshire pud. They brought extra gravy as standard ( didn't have to request it). Staff very...

Just returned from a family Sunday lunch !! Food was hot and very nice ... I was expecting staff to have masks on but no one had a mask on I know rules were relaxed last week and this was our first time out .......

Recommended by a friend. It was busy when we visited and service was a bit slow. The food was nice though, (we had the fish and the pie).

7 adults 3 children visited beer Garden on Saturday. Had 2 round of drinks. One more couple with a child in beer garden at same time had food delivered outside. Asked the waiter for menus and she replied sorry we not serving food outside we...

Four of us were well impressed with the meals we ate on Saturday 3rd July. Three had the Prawn Cocktail which was absolutely beautiful. I stayed with fish and ordered Scampy, others had meat dishes which were all ewell received. I can only say after...

Visited the Manvers Arm in May 2021 booked in for 6pm and no issues, table was reserved and very clean. Order was taken quickly and served a very good Sirloin steak and a steak & ale pie. Both meals were very good portions such that...

Yet again a fantastic meal at The Manvers, it never fails to disappoint. All homemade, even down to the Mushy Peas. Thank you, we will be back.

Got us in to have a carvery on Sunday afternoon and we are well impressed! Can see the staff working at double speed to keep everyone happy. Lovely glass of wine and even more lovely Sunday roast!!! For their first Sunday back after lockdown I...

very excited to be coming back after lockdown, wouldn't even give it a one star, when we arrived there were only 6 other tables occupied, but 1 hour later our food still hadn't arrived, and when it did some of it was cold, and something else was over cooked as if they had not got there timings right, we've been coming here for many years but seriously this is the last time we come, it seriously has gone down hill big time, please think twice before coming, there are many places to eat in the area, 100% definateley give this a miss.

Suprise meal out with hubby and the service was excellent, all tables well spaced out, waitress was very attentive and brought meal and drinks promptly also asked more than once if everything was ok. My husband had to start the special black pudding stack ! It was a meal in itself! I had garlic mushrooms which were ok but a bit greasy. Then my husband had the lamb shank pie with lots of veg and chips and I had the Whitby scampi and chips. Very enjoyable meal out and felt very covid safe. Will be back for sure

Good food, shame about the service, very disappointed. I never normally write negative reviews, I like to promote places I’ve enjoyed eating in rather than complain but my experience tonight was beyond disappointing We’ve eaten at this pub quite a few times over the last 2 years and have always thought the food was very good, but after our visit tonight I’m unlikely to return We booked and arrived on time, to be told our table had been taken and we were then squashed into a table where you could hardly get the chairs out so this made it very uncomfortable and to be honest I wish we’d left. Social distancing did not exist!! The food was good but the lack of service really let’s this place down. We waited ages to be even given a menu. We were never asked if everything was ok nor were we asked if we wanted an further drink etc. We ate, paid and left, will take my custom elsewhere

This was a great first visit. We were due to eat at a well established pub, not too far away from manvers arms. On booking I read their reviews and they were appalling re covid systems in place and food, which was a surprise as we had eaten there many times last year. It was our anniversary so we cancelled our booking and contacted Manvers Arms who were able to accommodate us. They had good systems in place, spacious tables and good service. The food was realy good and good quality. It was a great first visit and we will definitely return.

Great service. Visited twice for carvery and enjoyed both visits. Very friendly team of staff and great quality food. Will definitely be coming back and recommending to others.

Love, love, love it here! We’ve visited several times and have never been disappointed! Carvery, steak, fish and chips we’ve tried it all. Cosy country pub and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Visited yesterday as it was my birthday.First time we have been out for a meal since the pandemic began.Booked for 14.15 ordered drinks and were shown to our table. We were waiting quite a while and had to go to the bar to ask if we were in fact meant to order there. Somebody then came to our table to take our order at 14.35. We ordered 2 steak pies,one haddock and chips and one roast of the day.At 15.40 our food still hadn't arrived although staff were serving food to many other people that had arrived well after ourselves. Went to the bar at 16.00 to ask where our food was to be told it was the next out. Finally got our food at 16.05,no apology for our wait or explanation,had to order more drinks as our initial drinks were long gone.Thought we may have got those free as a good will gesture but no.The food was fine although chips were sparce, but very disappointed in the customer service. If we'd have had an apology and a good will gesture I would not have written this review but we received neither.

My wife and I joined our friends for a late dinner on August bank holiday Monday at the Manvers Arms. This was a real treat. The social distancing procedures were adequate, the table service was very good and the food was exceptional. Well worth a visit, will be returning in the near future.

Went for a bank holiday meal with family/friend and the food was amazing and well worth the wait. Three of us had the 12oz steak and it was cooked to perfection and huge!! chips and onion rings were home cooked, another of our party had a chicken and bacon baguette and again looked and tasted amazing staff were friendly and attentative but not over the top... will definitely go back and would be happy to pay full price for the food (went on the eat out to help out deal)... covid safe and all precautions in place including social distancing, one way system and hand sanitiser stations.... Made our bank holiday, thankyou xx

I booked a table for myself and my wife at the Manvers arms, we were seated in the middle of the bar area on a small table well within the 2-meter range of other diners. also, the placement of the table was placed right on the exit area (having a one-way system in force) anyone leaving the room walked right next to us as it was not possible to exit without passing within a few feet. We asked if we could move to an empty table we were told all the other tables were booked. an hour later still no food (still with empty tables in the corners) and after being coughed on by a few children and even bumped into by another diner, we left as neither of us felt safe staying. I cancelled our order and they still made me pay full price for the two sodas we had while waiting (even though it was on the eat out help out nigh), didn't argue cos I just wanted to go after this farce) The first time we have been out since this pandemic started. totally awful night.

Decided to go out for lunch first time since lock down. Went to manvers Arms and staff were really friendly and working so so hard to keep everything extra hygienic. Absolutely wonderful food many thanks

Been tonight for a family meal for two adults and a child. Exemplary throughout. Greeted with a friendly service, drinks served then shown straight to our table. Spaced out all in line within the current guidelines. Orders taken swiftly and pleasantly. Even though the place appeared to be at full capacity meals came very quickly and were piping hot and most of all delicious. We’ve eaten at several places since reopening and this was by far and above the best. A wonderful relaxing atmosphere which is lacking at most places we’ve visited and a friendly and prompt service.Garlic mushrooms, steak and fudge cake all highly recommended.Prices very acceptable even before the government scheme was implemented on the bill.

I booked a table last week for my family to celebrate my Dad's birthday, and unfortunately I wish I had booked somewhere different.We queued to get into the pub, once we were next in line I explained to the bar staff that we were waiting to be seated at a table we had booked; they told us to sit on the table next to the door as we were blocking the way for people who just wanted the bar.The table was booked for quarter past 6 in the evening, we were probably seated by half 6. The staff member who seated us took our drinks order, and explained that there was no drinks menu when I asked for one.The restaurant was busy, perhaps too busy, and when we asked if we could order food we were told that they were taking people's orders in turn. Some time passed and we were asked what food we'd like to order, I also asked for a jug of water for the table at the same time, this was at perhaps 10 to 7.We did not receive our jug of water until around 8pm, it was impossible to get a drink at the bar as the queue was far too long, a table next to us gave up and left before their food arrived.Our food arrived at around 20 to 9, my mother has type 2 diabetes which was why I booked the table earlier as she needs to eat within a reasonable time to what her body is used to; she ordered scampi and said that it was under-cooked.I will not be recommending this place to anybody, and will unlikely return any time soon.