The Blue Ball at Braunston - Country Pub Restaurant, Oakham, Rutland LE15 in Rutland

Amazing customer service with a friendly smile. The restaurant manager is super welcoming and a great host. Highly recommend if you are looking for a bite to eat. First Tuesday of every month it's curry night and this place does not disappoint, well worth the visit.

Incredible food, very relaxed atmosphere. The menu is amazing and will definitely be returning. There is something for everyone, I love the Punjabi influence on some of the pub classics. I had the lamb burger, which comes with onion bhaji and chef’s mint mayo. Never tried that combination of flavour before but it works so well!!

Travelling and stayed nearby. Great find, some of the best food we have ever had. Menu was so good, hard to choose one thing. Asked for the most popular thing on the menu, chicken sashlick. So good, portion was great. Starter was good. Too full for pudding but again a great selection, wish we were locals. Great service from the staff.

What a gem this pub is, the food was amazing and the staff were excellent, friendly and attentive. The place itself is a traditional county pub and provides a great atmosphere. We had the bhaji and lamb kebab starters followed by the curry of the day (butter chicken) and fish a chips. All the food was delicious! We are from Yorkshire and very picky with our Curry’s and this was up there with the best. Thank you for a lovely meal, we would definitely return if we are in the area again.

Fabulous meal, so tasty and staff very friendly. Google wouldn’t let me do another review after the above. But we went back last night, a week later, and had another lovely meal.

Wow. Went to The Blue Ball for the first time today. I can't speak highly enough of the food and the beautiful country pub. Ordinary dishes are elevated into something special but luckily the price isn't. The dog was welcomed and was even given a treat 😊 The team were super nice and friendly. I could sense a real pride in the pub and the food. Definitely worth the trip

A perfect Sunday roast, great service and a warm welcome.

Amazing food and service. Delicious roast dinner and excellent veggie option - the best we’ve had. Such a friendly happy fun pub to visit. Highly recommend.

Incredibly tasty food - some Asian inspired. We had a mix of food amongst the four of us. Pizza, burgers, lasagne and a chicken kebab dish. All delicious… little bit of a wait while they were cooked but well worth waiting for. It’s a meeting point with friends so we will definitely be back. I would even travel the 1 hour + for an evening meal it was so good ..

Booked for a good sized family birthday celebration. Good table was ready for us and we were served with drinks and our orders taken by seemingly capable wait staff. There were a couple of the supporting items missing from the starters which when asked for were simply stated as out of stock. Bit poor when the Co-op locally could have rectified the situation if anyone had bothered. It is a bit galling that the kitchen thought it OK to just serve dishes with deficiencies and not warn the clients before presenting the plate. Two of the main courses when served were completely wrong. This despite having read back the orders to check prior to sending the request to the kitchen. One meal was replaced as ordered after a 15+ minute wait. The other was not able to to be produced as there was no more of the main ingredient. It is ironic that we had gathered here from across the country many of us staying in a hotel 20 minutes away. Our deciding factor on choosing our venue was that the particular dish was available being a favourite of the host. Despite the fairly modest reduction to the bill it was all a bit of a cooler. Don't get me wrong the staff front of house were doing their best, very polite and attentive but badly let down by poor stock management and careless attention in the kitchen. Appreciated the gift of an individual chocolate brownie birthday pud with sparkler to mark our event.

Lovely cosy local pub with friendly atmosphere and excellent food!

Excellent food. Probably the best pub food in the area at the moment. And I’ve lived here all my life. Gorgeous pub, friendly staff. Try the biriyani, it’s mouthwatering.

We went to The Blue Ball yesterday for a family meal and it was brilliant. Apparently it's the oldest pub in Rutland so has a lot of character and charm. They serve a good selection of drinks and the service was very welcoming. The food was delicious. I shared a baked camembert (which was one of the best I've had) and had the lamb Karahi for main which was also excellent. There is also a lovely beer garden to the front which would be a great place to sit and have a pint in the sun. If we didn't live in London we would definitely be coming here again! Thanks Blue Ball for a lovely meal.

Lovely old pub in small village, just 10 minutes from Oakham. Went for midweek lunch. Food an indian/pub fusion. Lots of choice. Spoilt for choice on both starters and mains All were good quality, quantity and price. We went without desserts which surprisingly were standard fare, and bit expensive for that. Just marked down as service,though friendly, was slow, (only 1 person serving,who sometimes went awol) Would recommend and will visit again when in the area

Nice 17th century pub with friendly staff.

Smashing little country pub in a lovely quiet location. Food is excellent as is the service.

Lovely lamb shank biryani. Great waiters very polite and helpful. Would recommend

Really nice lunch here, the menu has a mix of classic dishes and Indian inspired dishes too. Food was excellent, service very good and friendly too. Highly recommended!

What a gem of a pub. 17th Century country pub with unexpected culinary delights. My wife and I dined here on our way home from a weekend away. And what a great choice to make. Serving Timothy Raylor Landord Pale Ale was an instant hit. My favourite ale 🍺 We were going to have a roast, but i decided on the Lamb on Bone Karahi, and my wife had the Punjabi Lamb burger with onion bhaji. Upon seeing the roasts being served to other guests, we quickly had food envy, thinking we made the wrong choice. However, the Karahi was simply mouthwatering good. Full of flavour and tender. Good enough to grace the finest Indian restaurant. My wife's burger was equally tasty. The onion bhaji was sensational. The service was excellent. Very welcoming and friendly. If it wasn't 2 hours from me, I'd go regularly. Thoroughly recommended, whichever choice of dish you choose.

We were so surprised to get such amazing food. Usually pub food is bla and the same everywhere, this was amazing and tasty

The food was excellent, a party of 15, reserved a table, set up 6 tables on the outside side terrace, most had different meals, everyone said their food was great, the service was great based on the number of people they had to accommodate, they did a great job, very friendly staff, had a great time, definitely will return.

Very cute pub - super grateful that they were able to accommodate 12 people under white short notice on a weekend! Had the pork belly which was slightly on the tougher side in my opinion but was well seasoned! The interior is beautiful and there’s a nice outdoor terrace/garden too!

Great food in lovely surroundings with very friendly staff whats not to like! It’s our first time here and we will definitely be coming back soon.

Have Sunday roast after a family outing in a nearby water park. The host is fantastic! He enthusiastically to tell the history and stories of this historical house , and shows his interest in all customer’s questions. It is a cozy but lively restaurant , it offers a wide range of beer and alcohol. It welcomes couples or family gathering ,pets and children friendly. We start with mushroom soup, it is very creamy and fill our stomach warm right away. The Trio-roast is a must, big enough for two to share. Pork belly is full of flavor, mouth watering sirloin cooked just right, chicken is a bit dry but acceptable. Yorkshire pudding with gravy keeps you eating. We didn’t have dessert ‘cause we are too full after eating the whole plate. But it offers a well selected dessert menu for whom like sweet.

Bit dead on a Saturday afternoon

Very lovely place, everything was perfect. Staff was very welcoming and friendly, would definitely visit again if in the area.

Lovely Sunday dinner. Excellent service.

Food very good, well presented.

Great food in a great location Large menu with plenty of choice Curry night is definitely one of our favourite nights too

The food was so delicious a fusion of asian & british. Service & staff & manager Dohal were outstanding. Highly recommend this place.

Beautiful food, lovely pub in a country village. Will go again, most definitely. Very good service, by the family who run it.

What amazing dinner. A huge thank you to gentlemen who took fantastic care of us from start to finish. Nothing was to much trouble even between serving other customers at the bar. The food was stunning, very fresh, tasty and beautiful presentation. From the Steak, Chicken Supreme, Fish Pie to the Venison, all dishes were cooked exceptionally. To end a prefect evening, the chef came to say hello which means a lot when so busy. Thank you again for a perfect Birthday dinner.

Amazing place. Great staff that make you feel at home. Highly recommended the blue ball to everyone.

Great country pub. Went for food which was very tasty. Would very happily come back.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meals at The Blue Ball. Reasonably priced too. Service was attentive and friendly. Dogs are made welcome as well.

Had the curry which had a strange taste.

We originally picked this pub because they had gluten and dairy free marked on the menu for the relevant items which makes ordering so much easier but once we were here we were delighted we had come. The food was really good quality and delicious and as mentioned, they had good options for dietary requirements and the staff were knowledgeable about what was in the food or adaptions that could be made. The pub was lovely, in a pretty little village and was very dog friendly which we always enjoy. The service was great, all the staff were polite and everything arrived in good time. One thing on Sunday roasts- the portions are pretty big! ( But with no less quality). We will definitely be back.

Wow! What an incredible Sunday roast. The gravy was outstanding. We had the roast pork. Everything was cooked so well. We found the pub by luck. We will be back. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely food and super service great pub!

Such tasty delicious food in a beautiful pub restaurant. The staff are very welcoming, friendly attentive and go above and beyond to make sure you get the best dining experience which you do not find nowadays in many places! We eat out a lot and this is by far the best meal we have had in a long time. We also came in December and it was absolutely delicious then too. Good quality wine. We would highly recommend this beautiful restaurant/ pub.

Wasn't a bad food and the service was good but felt like we hadn't quite got the quality of food that we were expecting from how it read on the menu.

First time back with new owners and pleased to say we had a fab meal. Good atmosphere and really interesting traditional menu with Indian hints. My wife and I had very different choices and really enjoyed both meals. Will be back

Lovely country pub. Dog friendly and excellent food

Very mixed review, party of 10 for Sunday Lunch, some meals were excellent for example Pizza, Fish and Chips and Burger but the Roast Beef was inedible. The room was cold and some meals arrived 5 minutes or more before others. The Team however were really attentive.

Fabulous food, friendly and professional people , will be going again!

Have eaten here a few times and just for drinks. 100%

Great meal - best butter chicken I’ve ever had!

Second visit and just as impressed as the first time. Food delicious, good portions with attentive staff.

Perfectly pleasant pub, but pricey. Didn't eat, but others were eating and it looked fine. Six drinks (three soft drinks and three alcoholic ones) came to £29.50.

Delicious, awesome food. Super helpful friendly staff. Just awesome. Our second time. Took the whole family. Really just great.

Today was the second time we have visited and we were not disappointed. Delicious food both times (roast dinner & Curry of the day a must try) We were also a table of 11 today including 3 children and their food was also great and tasty. Service great and also very friendly. I would highly recommend visiting and we will be back again.

We had a lovely meal today with our family definitely we’ll come back soon xx

First class service from all the girls behind the bar, super helpful, very polite, talkative and fun, they made a really good meal here with family special.

Sunday lunch last week for 7. Must have been an off day, had to wait about an hour before food arrived, then two dishes arrived about five minutes before the rest( this is after going to ask where the food was). Beef was chewy and not nice. My pork dinner was not as described on menu (slow oven cooked) it was thin pork steaks like cardboard. Had to again ask for plates to be removed and sweet menu.the cheesecake came out eventually still frozen but it was changed straight away for another sweet but just not what you expect looking at previous reviews. Very disappointing.

The people were nice & friendly but the food was appalling and inedible. We had Sunday lunch but what a disappointment you could not cut through the beef if was sooo tough! Never again.

The food was amazing. An Indian twist to pub grub made it worth waiting a little longer for it. The place is clean and inviting. I wish it was my local.

Lovely pub. Had a lovely dinner there, the Punjabi burger was genuinely amazing. Staff were lovely, and had a lovely interaction with what I assume was the landlord just before we left. Heartily recommend it to anyone coming through.

Came here as a group of 10 for a birthday party. Bups and the team provided a fantastic service. I was really impressed with the portion size for the half chicken roast. Will be looking to go back to try some of the options in the future!

Really lovely pub, with great food. Slight mix up with one of the sides. But was sorted. If you’re in one of the side rooms I think you’re tended to less, hence one 4 ✨ otherwise Great choice, and the Sunday dinner was delicious. Highly recommend & would visit again.

Met our son yesterday for lunch as our usual venue in Hallaton has closed. All three of us thoroughly enjoyed our food and drinks very attentive staff. We dined on a sunny day on the beautiful patio area which was immaculately clean and furnished. Our dog was welcome which is very important to me. We will return.

A lovely meal for three today at the Blue Ball. Sat outside on the terrace in the sun. A selection of three ales on tap and other beers plus a really good menu. Two of us had the steak pie which was really good whilst another had a lighter lunch of just a starter. The staff were really excellent but it was very quiet whilst we were there. Hopefully it's busier at other times because we'd like to come back for the Punjabi lamb burger...

Lovely place, amazing food and would highly recommend it. The staff were so thoughtful in every way.

Came in on Sunday while visiting Rutland to meet friends. They brought me to the blue ball for a Sunday roast. Lovely welcome and managed squeeze us in. Had the roast beef which was lovely! Definitely recommend and will be returning when I'm back visiting.

Great lovely pub near leicester would highly recommend the food was amazing. 1 Peaceful and relaxing environment 2 Good Quality food 3 Nice size portion 4 Clean 5 Very friendly and polite 6 And well priced Thanks will be back soon.

Sunday lunch for 3 today. We all had a different choice (beef, chicken and pork) and couldn’t fault any of it. The food was tasty, well cooked and portion size was enough for any healthy appetite. Extra gravy! Service was efficient and we all enjoyed our food in lovely surroundings. We will return, a good Sunday dinner is not that easy to come by.

Great food and service although dinners took quite a while. Also quite busy and noisy

We visited this pretty Inn on a Sunday. Nobody was in charge and there was no welcome although staff were pleasant. Food arrived within a reasonable time but in one of the dishes the chicken was not cooked; the chef was apologetic and we were not charged for it and we were offered more food which we declined. There was a flurry of people between 12 and 1 but the place was quite empty. We had very nice coffee but served in dirty cups which the waitress said were stained, and all the same, so made no effort to clean them for us. For 4 of us with two courses and one drink each, the bill was over £110. The prices far outweighed the quality of service, the standard of food and the general attention to detail. I'm afraid I can't recommend the Blue Ball and would not go back. Sorry Blue Ball. You need to improve your standards if you want a busy, lively and thriving pub.

Revisited today,almost a year to the day. My food arrived cold and overcooked! However it was replaced with sincere apologies and offered a free sweet and drink. This has not put me off returning. Thanks

Very quiet lunch for 4. Good range of choices. Nice outside area but limited parking

Fantastic food, service was great and very friendly, lovely cosy atmosphere and will definitely be returning 😊

The food was okay, the service was very slow to begin with and non existent after we finished our meal. It was quite obvious the staff are in need of training, not their fault, obviously the management need to up their game. Asked for a medium wine to which the reply was "red or white"? It could be great, and such a shame.

Really nice evening with the family. Very accommodating guv and staff. Pints, wine, lemonade and dinner with the family.

Lovely food good atmosphere attentive staff what more could you ask for

Great service and fantastic food. They were really friendly as well. I would highly recommend them.

Delicious food. Helpful and friendly staff.

Amazing food and very friendly staff

Excellent food and service good

Authentic old wood beamed pub. Thatched roof too. Excellent Sunday lunch with 3 types of roast plus other choices (including vegetarian). Excellent sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Only challenge is parking as you have to park on the road where you can (am sure the locals don’t like the traffic!)

Disappointed, very rickety table and chairs. Had a problem with food but was quickly sorted out

Thank you so much to Bups and the team. We came to celebrate our Mums 60th Birthday and had the most amazing time. The food was amazing and with service to match. Bups and his team were so amazing and really helped to make our Mums evening special. Thank you so much😊

Stayed in our caravan at Wellfield, had a fantastic meal, great service, thoroughly recommend, make sure you book

Great character pub, friendly efficient service and great food.

Excellent food and service in beautiful surroundings

Random find beautiful quaint friendly and the food was delicious and dog friendly bonus

Top Gastro Pub just outside Oakham. Food top, top quality, lovely fires and friendly service. Highly recommend a visit, and I wish it was my local, sadly I have to travel from Nottingham..

Good quality food and extremely welcoming and friendly atmosphere, staff are great....looking forward to going back 😁

Absolutely brilliant pub. Really nice location, lovely inside, great food, good beer and very nice staff. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Great food, great staff, good atmosphere Nice selection of beer too.

Amazing pub, team, menu! Strongly recommended!

Good food a warm welcome and dog friendly

Warm welcome, good food,great ale. Lovely ambiance popped in for a quick pint and stayed for a couple of hours with lunch and wine and a tour of the oldest pub in Rutland c/o the landlord. Would definitely reccomend a visit.

A fabulous birthday lunch on 3rd December 2022 with the family. Gluten and dairy free fish and chips was excellent. All the staff were friendly and made us all feel very welcome, including our little dog Meg. Will be regular visitors in the future, thank you to all the staff.

Fab Sunday roast in a really cosy environment.

Awful service and food. Pies had pastry so hard you couldn't get knife threw it, same for broccoli, soggy chips and tiny mussels (nearly an hour waiting for these ). Pudding wasn't much better no crispy top on Creme Brulee and soggy chewy Waffles, we had to wait over 30 mins for these, then the Sticky toffee Pudding didn't turn up few minutes later we were told they were out of sauce so making fresh, surely they new that when the order went in! Not worth the wait!!! Also no 0% larger or ginger ale for Gin. Do not eat there!

Had a meal for my wife’s 70th birthday here last week . The food was absolutely marvellous, as was the service . It really made my wife’s day . Thanks very much

From the minute we walked in this place was 5 star, the staff the service and the area we were given to sit... And the food was absolutely fantastic cannot recommend this place enough and we will be back!!!

A charming traditional pub serving lovely food. Dog friendly and all the staff were very welcoming. Well worth a visit and we'll definitely go again.

It was very good. The food was really good. The service was good as well. I highly recommend...

A fabulous afternoon at the Blue Ball, a cosy log fire burning a great atmosphere, we didn't want to go home, we will definitely be back.

Yep! A decent place, old pub in an old village, decent beer (for me anyway) I never had the food but looks ok and was busy (Thursday lunch) the poor old landlord worked his socks off but did a good job!, I enjoyed the place.