The Castle at Great Leighs in Chelmsford

Only been once for breakfast and I must say it was lovely. Full English breakfast with a nice cup of tea. I could have had a beer, but I was off the races. Place is lovely and the staff were really friendly. I’ll definitely be going back at some point.

Haven't eaten here yet, but great service and atmosphere, will definitely be coming back to try the food soon. Watch this space.

I’ve known The Castle Inn for most of my life. Over the years, it’s had its fair share of ups and downs—different owners, changes in atmosphere, and a long stretch where, to be honest, it lost a bit of its charm. For a while, I stopped coming altogether. But recently, under new ownership, something special has happened. The place has completely turned around. The food is genuinely impressive—fresh, well-cooked, and clearly made with care. You can tell there’s pride in the kitchen now. The hospitality has done a complete 180 too. The staff are warm, welcoming, and you really feel looked after the moment you step through the door. It finally feels like a proper pub again. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, the drinks are well-kept, and the whole place just has that “local gem” vibe it’s been missing for years. I’ve started coming back more regularly, and each visit just confirms that The Castle Inn is in great hands now. Whether you’re popping in for a pint, a Sunday roast, or a night out with friends, it’s absolutely worth it. Hats off to the new team—keep it up!

Met some friends at the Castle for breakfast last week, and didn’t disappoint. Had a traditional English breakfast, good quality food well cooked, happy to change some items. Friendly service, and nice friendly place. Coffee could be stronger but more of a personal preference.

Had breakfast here which was excellent.

Parked on the bypass overnight and walked into the village for a meal. Wasn't dissapointed, steak and red wine pie n mash was delicious and good value.

Booked for 11 adults on Mother’s Day .ordered sea bass. .waited 2 hours for our food.had smallest sea bass ever. The sauce not served separately.cold sauce was poured over the whole meal so had a plateful of cold vegetables swimming in sauce .therefore left without eating anything. The whole party were very disappointed. .if they cannot cope with a party of 11. Why take the booking

Lovely to see the pub full for Mother's day lunch today. That didn't have an impact on the service or the food, it was outstanding! The staff were working their socks off but we're polite, courteous and attentitive with big smiles on their faces! Highly recommend.

Awful service waited ages to even get a drink waited 2 hours for food on Mother’s Day mums came seabass awful swimiming in liquid no apology never again

Family meal for Mother’s Day with the kids… lovely family pub .. staff are excellent and quick to serve your every need.. we all had the roast dinners and was more than pleased with it.. food was stunning. .. will defo be back in the foreseeable future 👌👌

Great lunches, the food and service were very good. Excellent choice of drinks. There's enough to choose from on the menu, except no gammon or steak, only in the form of a pie.

Came to The Castle on Saturday afternoon with our Cousin. We had an amazing meal. The staff were really lovely.

My boyfriend and I went there for Sunday lunch today. We both had the chicken roast. The food was plentiful, fresh and cooked well. The staff were lovely and welcoming. We came upon it by chance and would definitely return.

Came here today for some lunch and sat outside in the sunshine. Food was amazing staff where welcoming and attentive really enjoyed our time.

Excellent food, lovely staff all round amazing evening. Thank you!

Our local! We love it. Gary and his staff are really friendly and welcoming. Food great, would recommend it 👍🏻

Came in with my wife for a midweek date night, I had the signature beef burger and my partner had the Seabass followed by a Biscoff and white chocolate pancakes and chocolate fudge cake cannot fault it 👍 hidden gem

Ideal for a tasty lunch and the menu, although not extensive, gives a good selection and allows for smaller portion sizes too. Service was excellent, and the small hiccough we had with a dessert mix-up was dealt with in the best and nicest possible way. That to me is what it's all about - anyone can make a mistake, it's how its responded too and resolved that matters and the staff could not have been more responsive. Kind and friendly, good food and on my doorstep.

Sweet young guys serving However this place needs Shane back and revert back to old chief and menu The food is absolutely terrible Salad from a packet , brown and off Sandwich warmed up with dried fat particles Hate to complain however such a disappointment as over the years the food here has been worth the price and experience Cheap and nasty

An evening mid-week dinner visit, there is plenty of parking and the pub is very dog friendly. The staff are friendly and helpful. We ordered nachos to share, which were large portions and smothered in sauce, cheese and jalapeños. A classic of ham, egg and chips was the choice, which is hard to get wrong. The food was okay and I’d describe as standard pub grub, filling and not bad value.

Popped in off the off chance with my wife and the food was ridiculous! Sausage sandwich came out white and obviously was re heated in the microwave. They got our drinks order wrong and on top of that tried to charge me extra for chips when I ordered them in the first place and the waitress seemed to have a chip on her shoulder. Please avoid going here

Amazing food, with amazing service would recommend to anyone. Very friendly staff.

We booked for a roast dinner today for the family . And it was really busy, absolutely lovely to see a local village pub buzzing and thriving with a bar full of people ,restaurant and patio area. Although it seemed short staff, nothing was too much trouble. annbelle and Lauren were polite, friendly, and welcoming, making sure they took the time to chat to us all . It's under new management and new main menu going live from next week. The dessert menu was live today, and the panckes were amazing. I look forward to sampling it all. Well done, and keep up the amazingf improvements. These girls and chefs are amazing. Well done to the team and all their hard work xxx also please contact them as the website from the link is the old management company this is independently ran now . And the link is not the current one to the new menu

Had sunday roast . Too much gravy on plate. Would have preferred separately in jug or gravy boat, definitely not to my liking. Food luke warm. Ordered dessert, did not get one . So paid and left disappointed

I’m a regular at The Castle. Sunday lunch. New chef. Food was amazing! Beef was perfect, roasties perfect, everything perfect. I’ll be back next week…

Place was cold. Hot food was cold, Cheese/tom sandwich thank gd for the tomato as cheese had no flavour. Both of us very disappointed

Good local pub and decent food!

Booked for a Valentines dinner from a special menu. The food was excellent - great quality and well presented. Miles,the chef, brought the desserts out and spent time talking about the menu. He clearly has passion and pride in what he does, and the food is a testament to that. We will definitely eat there again.

Made a huge mistake trying this for breakfast, just not good enough, eggs royal with no smoke salmon, wait ages, won't ever make the same mistake again...

This pub can easily be found, it has a good parking place, so easy to go there. The historical interior is superb, comfortable, well conserved and very clean. The team is very friendly and professional. The food was delicous, really good and the price was fine given the quality. So I can only recommend to go there, case you are anywhere near to Chelmsford.

Popped in on the off chance on 1/1/25 to get a breakfast. Wasn't sure if they did breakfast, but pleasantly surprised to find them open and doing a breakfast menu. We ordered a full English. It was actually nice to have to wait for it to be cooked, instead of something just being kept warm and thrown on a plate. The wait wasn't excessive, just enough time to enjoy a drink and a chat. All I can say is the breakfast was absolutely delicious. Everything seemed fresh and freshly cooked to order. No staff pestering all the time, but attentive enough to be helpful. Personally I will be back, our experience was fantastic. The only down side was the building was a little cold. But not cold enough to be uncomfortable. So not a major issue.

Went here with my sisters and partners and our Mum today for. Sunday roast. What an amazing experience. After many very average Sunday roasts in local establishments recently my expectations were very low. However this was the first roast that tasted like a home cooked roast. Portion size was generous, the gravy was delicious. However the main thing that set the Castle apart was the incredible and very unique service. Shout out to Ellie-Mae, Chloe and Miles. We will be back again soon for. Sunday roast followed by Karaoke soon!

Slow service staff not really interested in serving customers not much wine selection or fruit drinks if one of you does not want to drink as driving

New guvnor Great place now very busy. Cheese platter more than enough for 2 to share.

The only reason I have downgraded the atmosphere is because there wasn’t many people but it was 4pm on a Saturday afternoon, which actually isn’t their fault. The food was delicious and the service spot on. They have loads of themed nights which we are going to be coming back for. Definitely would recommend

Despite booking a table online for 6.30 Friday evening, (you’d think they would then be aware that we would be eating) , we had to wait nearly an hour for our food. The waitress came and told us after about 20 mins there would be a wait but shouldn’t be too long. Well it was too long. Hardly anybody in the restaurant so not sure what the hold up was, but seen other reviews about the wait so must be recurring. The restaurant was FREEZING COLD, so waiting that amount of time made it unpleasant. No atmosphere in there. Lots of men drinking at the bar area, but the restaurant seemed to have second best treatment. Such a shame as the pie and veg was absolutely fantastic so was the fish, so hats off to the chef, but timings need to be organised better, and put the fire on!!

Admittedly, I worked here and left 5 years ago and do have a soft spot for this place. That being said, our visits since the redcat takeover 2 or so years ago were far from positive, and we then stayed away. We've visited 2 times since the recent owner change and whilst we couldn't eat on our first visit due to difficulties with the online booking system and the kitchen closed at 3, drinks on the patio with friends was a positive. Today was a refreshing positive change, there's still football on in the bar (which wasn't the case during my time there) and a fair number of surprisingly quiet patrons in that area that were no disruption at all. The restaurant experience was fantastic, good service from friendly staff, and all of us had a really good roast dinner, a portion that left room for desert but everything was cooked to perfection and we prefer a good amount of fantastic food rather than a mountain of 'meh'. The only slight negative is that it was fairly quiet at 1pm on a Sunday so the atmosphere wasn't quite the same as I remember it when working there, but if they carry on with the quality of the service and the food I would bet they will get very popular very quickly.

Not a great experience, no atmosphere, limited menu, long wait times despite place being empty. Won’t bother going back

We arrived at 12.30 our starters were served at 1.30 …main courses at 2.15 very slow service considering there were very few people in the restaurant.We were a group of 6 friends so had lots to talk about.We decided not to have desserts as there would have been a long wait.We found the whole experience very disappointing,the food was very average and the service was not professional.We have been here before and will not be returning.

We had an absolutely lovely lunch here! Loads of parking and was inside really nice with great atmosphere. It seems a hidden gem- would be great to take friends to fir a catch up! We ordered the pie of the day which was chicken and leek, and it was delicious!! Lots of space inside and outside! Staff were really friendly. Would heartily recommend!

Met a friend here for lunch. It was really quiet we were seated quickly and our drink order was taken. We ordered our meal and waited a while only to be told 1 of the starters was not available. Not a problem I'll have soup instead. No soup. Oh well I'll have something else. We waited quite some time before our starters arrived. When our plates were cleared we were asked if we wanted anything else, bit worrying as we had ordered a main with our starter. A couple sitting close to us had ordered not long after us and we're still waiting. After chasing their lunch they were told what they had ordered was not available. Seriously if that was me I would not be happy. They changed their order and their food arrived quite soon after. Ours when it arrived was ok at best. Mine tasted like it had been hanging around for a while. We were not offered dessert, probably for the best. And had to find somebody to arrange to pay for our meal. Would I go back probably not.

Best pie and mash I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a few). Their new chef is brilliant and obviously takes pride in their work. The staff were really friendly and made us feel welcome. Prices were very reasonable too. Will definitely be back again soon

Popped in for food and drink, so pleased we did. We ordered the pie of the day, which was a choice of chicken, leek and bacon or beef and Guinness with mash & veg, ordered one of each. Food was delicious and hot. Lovely clean restaurant, attentive friendly staff. We joined in on the Bingo with a great friendly bunch. We will definitely be back soon. Thank you.

The online menu was very impressive with many offerings, however upon arrival we were given an A4 sheet of paper with a very limited menu on it. We were informed that the soup starter was not available, which reduced the starters offering to just three, one of which was onion rings which I would consider to be a side order not a starter. From the mains options we were informed that there were no pies, no curry, and with the chilli they had no rice to go with it. All in all, an already small menu got even smaller. After completing our mains, we were not offered any desserts, so we assume there were none on offer, and we were not asked if we wanted coffee, we were just left. This is not the Castle that I remember and which made us return. We always try to support local businesses but this is one that we will not be going back to, or would recommend.

Me my partner and daughter went for breakfast at the castle this morning. Really wish we hadn’t, I had scrabbled eggs on toast, it was cold and definitely been microwaved in some sort of mold as it was all stuck together like a brick. Extremely rubbery and tasteless, worse scrabbled eggs I’ve ever had. The lady took it of the bill but somehow the bill still came to £27. We had two orange juices, big breakfast and an extra sausage and hash brown. I did query the price and looked at the receipt and the scrabbled eggs wasn’t on there. I’ve added it up and definitely still been charged which is disgraceful.

Called in for an impromptu meal for 2. Saturday night before 7.30. Chef was asked if he's still cooking only to be told he's finished. Don't think we'll be returning anytime soon.

Well where do I start😡 After booking a table for the second time I booked a table for 2 people 2000 Friday the 6th of September asking for a table near the Dj. We arrived as per booking and the confirmation of the booking was sent to my email address at 1955 the lady we bumped into didn’t know we we had booked and the kitchen was closing😡😡 I reminded them that they had sent the gmail To confirm booking,the lady said I believe you please sit down. Then what appeared was a menu that did not match the website.(which you can understand slightly got my hackles up because we had both decided on what to have before we got there😢😢 I was then asked what drinks would I like which was very polite I asked for a bottle of Prosecco and they didn’t have any😂😂 Laughing on the inside was hurting,I knew the tears would start coming from my body so we got up and left. This was a great pub before please get organised first before opening for business !! NON RETURNING CUSTOMER Very sad really But hey ho!!!

We had been to this pub in July and had an excellent meal, so we decided to take our friends here for lunch today. The menu was brought to the table by a very polite young girl who informed us that two items were not available, leaving an option of a choice of only five items. Unfortunately, after a long wait the meals arrived but were of poor standard & very disappointing, three fish & chips along with a Sheppard pie. We went to order our desserts after waiting a while, only to be told the only dessert they had was three flavours of ice cream. My friend had an allergy which I don't feel was taken too seriously, when we questioned the ingredients, the bottle was brought out first & when we were still wary, the manager said 'Do you want me to take a picture of the bottle for you?'. Rude & unprofessional. The young waitress told us that they had only just taken over the premises on 28th August. In my opinion, a business should not open until it is ready to be able to offer a good service. I really hope things will improve for you.

Limited menu due to no stock. Due to this only one gluten free option for one of our party which was ham,egg,chips she doesn't eat eggs but had no other choice, we were only told of this issue shortly before we arrived for the night, surely they knew about this issue earlier in the day. This was very bad service on there part. Our waitress did the best she could with the situation, left us a list of items we couldn't have, but it would of been better to tell us what was available, as there wasn't alot.

Ordered ham egg and chips- ham was gone off. Wouldn’t recommend

Disappointed. Have been many times, tonight (23.08.2024) was terrible. Booked table by phone for a friend's birthday get together. Was not told that new owners take over on 28th August and they are running food stock down! Found out by reading a note on the bar on arrival..... Stood at the restaurant bar for nearly 10 minutes waiting to see a staff member to be seated! Not much left on the menu and we arrived at 6pm. Ordered hot drinks at 7.15pm - at 7.40pm we were finally told they were out of milk! Won't be back for a very long time, such a shame as we really liked this place

Not as good as previous visits. A number of menu choices unavailable and my salad was ok, but not great. Seems the place is changing hands.

Very polite staff. More than happy with the food.

Just had drinks, limited choice & expensive. New people taking over later this month hope for improvement 🙏

Nice pub plenty of parking great easy menu for everybody and not expensive at all so well worth a visit hence we keep returning .

This place was a thriving restaurant some years ago. Realy nice food and always busy. Now!! Empty tables, only 4 other persons whilst we were there. Cannot see it surviving much longer unless some really good management in place. Pity but it's a fact. Get it together and see you again otherwise, bye

Sunday lunch was completely tasteless. Prawn & Cray fish cocktail beforehand left a bit to be desired as well. Had to ask for more sauce and for cutlery and she bought me a dessert spoon.....really?!

Never in my life have I ever walked into a restaurant to be completely ignored even when I was stood in front of the person at the counter. We had been visiting my partners very unwell Dad in the hospital and neither of us were up for cooking so I called The Castle to check that they were serving and I was told by the lady on the phone that they were serving until 7.30pm and how many of us were there. We walked in about 6.10pm and the man behind the bar just looked through us! I appreciate that the England game was on however quite frankly football is not everybody’s priority at the moment. After standing there being ignored I asked for a table for 2 to be told we are not serving until after the game, I explained that I had called half an hour earlier for his response to be well there are no tables! Which was quite frankly ridiculous as the empty restaurant was clearly obvious. Clearly football is more important than good manners and making a profit, also if your going to stop serving for the game make sure all of the staff have got the memo! I’ve eaten here several times before and have enjoyed the food however I will never step foot in this place again.

Football, lunch and a great atmosphere...and we won amazing

Excellent venue will definitely go back

Our lunch today at The Castle was perfect in every way. Our waitress was both very helpful while unobtrusive. When I told her that our son is deaf and can find it hard to discriminate conversation when near to other people she showed us to a table in a quiet area. The menu is extensive. There is something for everyone and, in our case, several we would enjoy. As my husband and I are elderly our appetites have receded in recent times so we appreciate the small plate menu. Everything was beautifully cooked and presented. I asked for my sirloin steak to be medium rare. It was cooked to perfection and was tender and juicy. Thank you waitress and chef. We will be returning as soon as we can.

We went here for our Fathers Day meal and was overwhelmed by the high quality of food and service on a reasonably priced menu. I previously visited about 10 years ago, but will definitely be making a regular return.

Lovely clean restaurant, attentive friendly staff, especially Laura. We both had the same two courses, the pork belly starter and small plate ham egg and chips. Couldn’t fault a thing. The started was superb! Best starter I’ve had in a very long time. We’ll be back soon, thankyou xx

Awful Sunday lunch - small portions, the pork belly was all fat. Never again.

Great service, lovely food and lovely environment. Really surprised trade is low it’s well worth a visit we will be back.

Had a very good day at the castle lovely food I had the steak and ale pie butterie match cabbage and carrots and gravey it was yummy 😋 and followed by triple chocolate sundea

Size of the Main meals has been reduced considerably, Service charge has been added to the final bill with no prior notification.

Only popped in for Dinka but was very clean and tidy

Great food and great atmosphere but be carfeul the waitress tried to palm me off with a very high bill that wasn't ours and there's a service charge which was extortionate. I asked them for the correct bill and to take the service charge off. I'll not be back, despite the food being good

Kitchen seems to lack what’s required to deal with demand Mother’s Day 2x Beef Roast Small portion for £17 Served with fatty, gristly beef Cold food Yorkshire pudding obviously sat out for hours Gravy pre poured and cold Bar staff were friendly and fantastic as was drink selection and decor Beautiful venue, ample parking, great location. Good will was waived in full, as a result I will give the restaurant another chance in future and will amend my review.

Came for a Mother’s Day Sunday roast. I appreciate it’s a very busy day but the service was shocking. Firstly, hardly any items on the menu available. Only given 1hr 30 to have our meal, which with 3 courses is limited. Before all of us were finished eating our mains, our plates were taken from the table. Barely put the cutlery down before they were taken away, leaving one person awkwardly eating by themselves. The food was average in itself, charging a lot for a small portion of food. To top it off, we weren’t shown how much was entered on the card machine (we trusted them) and they added service charge without disclosing on the bill!! If you aren’t expecting to or wanting to pay service charge, make sure you check how much they are charging your card!!

Great night out doing the quiz, tasty burgers, veggie burger options, nice cask ales, looked after by Laura. Will be back next time we’re in the area.

Great night Friday, Laura looked after us well, food lovely, had the veggie burger. Will be back

Good food and service as usual but offering discounts on line and on board in front of pub but told.was only available in January

Lovely pub. Spotted this on an advert about being the oldest pub in Essex so decided to pay a visit. Staff were really pleasant and attended to our requests. Would recommend and look forward to revisiting in the summer.

Went with my partner bit disappointed with our meals .I had the fish and chips which was very dry and my partner one of the pies which was lacking in meat.Deserts were fine apple crumble and sticky toffee pudding but overall average.

We went there for a Boxing Day meal and it started off well but as in the past we were left waiting for service after we finished our main meal. We had to go ask them for service at our table on several occasions. The meal was lovely but needed to come to the table alot hotter than it did and the veg though very nice needed to be cooked Abit longer. Dessert was gorgeous. Being automatically charged a service charge after being left at the table for some time was a shock but we did the usual British thing and paid without question. Food has improved recently but service still needs looking into and food needs to be A LOT hotter than it was.

Had lunch in the bar as I had my dog with me. Food was good, nice service and friendly staff.

What a difference several weeks can make. We once again booked a table to mark another occasion, this was again straight forward. The restaurant was as expected very busy, we were shown to a nice table…. Then sat for 15 minutes, no drinks, no menus and no attention from the staff. We were eventually asked if we’d ordered our meals, I explained that we hadn’t even managed to order a drink! After a further wait we ordered the sunday roast, this was I bit dry and the portion sizes had reduced significantly compared to our last visit, the Yorkshire pudding looked like it had been run over to improve its size. Our search for a good restaurant continues which really is such a shame.

Xmas party of our department. Enjoyed to the fullest. Best service, pleasant atmosphere and food was also good. Initially the starters were served cold especially baked camembert. On request it was served again properly. Rest all was up to the mark. Service was good. Extra veggies were served with the main course and free Prosecco for everyone as promised during booking. Happy to go back again. Gluten free food was served as ordered.

We hadn't visited this pub for a few years, but what a treat! The welcome was great, the heating was on (it was cold outside), the meal was delicious and plenty of it, the service was friendly and quick, no hanging around, but didn't feel rushed either. A great pub to visit for a meal and we shall be returning.

12 of us had a table booked at 3pm today. Everything ran smoothly, food was good, service was great, the staff were lovely. Couldn't fault it. Thank you

I booked a table for 7:30pm on a Saturday night. When we arrived we were only one of four tables which surprised me for a weekend. The chicken and leek pie was clearly bought in and was meant to come with garlic buttered kale. Instead it turned up with cabbage which I’m not a fan of and would have swapped had I know they didn’t have kale. My partner ordered the Buddha bowl which was disappointing from look through to taste. Literally just some ingredients chucked in a bowl with no effort or substance. However the most disappointing part of the evening was being told at 8:05, when we’d barely made a start on our main course, that the kitchen would be shutting soon so here were the menus for dessert. If they knew they didn’t have many bookings for the evening and would be shutting early, I should have been warned about this on the phone when I booked. If they made the decision last minute, the existing customers shouldn’t feel pressured to force a meal down quickly in order to be allowed to order dessert. The three other tables were also encouraged to order dessert soon so the kitchen could shut. Having been a chef for 15 years I can tell you most kitchens only shut once the existing customers have been served at their own pace. If you’re that quiet that you’re shutting the kitchen at 8pm on a Saturday night, you shouldn’t upsetting the customers who have actually turned up.

Pleasant enough arrival and waitress was very friendly, from then it went downhill. After ordering the waitress returned to tell us that one of the dishes was not available and then promptly reeled off about six or seven other dishes not available. This message she had to convey to several other guests arriving through the evening. I almost felt sorry for her. The menu is not that extensive so it’s a bit of a poor show. The two pies we had were nice enough, the kids meals were ok but my fish a chips was pretty terrible. I was going to get another round of drinks but we were never asked so we didn’t bother. For such a location in the village this place should be super busy on a Sunday early evening but it’s not, perhaps our story is the general malaise felt by the rest of the community.

Had lunch here with my partner, had a lovely lunch, fish and chips was very good. Definitely return.

Magic antique Pub wrapped in histories of millenia ago...

Just had a lovely family lunch celebrating my birthday (21again🙄) Very warm welcome from the two ladies, explained the menu and took drink orders. As I was opening cards they also wished me a very happy birthday. At the end of the meal, which we all enjoyed, the two ladies appeared with a delicious slice of cheesecake complete with candle, iced ‘happy birthday’ greeting on the plate and then sang ‘happy birthday’! Completely unexpected but a lovely thoughtful gesture - well done ladies! Hadn’t been to the Castle for a while as after having new owners, standards and staff had slipped a bit, but I can honestly say after today, the staff, service and food couldn’t have been nicer. Thank you ladies for your thoughtfulness and your singing!!

From my first initial call to book our table, to sitting on the lovely patio with our drinks, the whole experience was memorable. The staff are brilliant, attentive, friendly and helpful. The food is excellent, well priced and plentiful. The manager and her team are very sociable and nothing was too much trouble. A real gem of a place.

I went to a family party and was not expecting to be able to eat any of the buffet as am coeliac. Family member mentioned this and a platter was brought out just for me which was absolutely delicious. Battered fish, onion rings, halloumi fries, chicken skewers and dip. Thank you so much to the ladies serving and also to the chef who cooked it up for me. I was amazed at how good it was. Thoroughly recommend this place.

Lovely hostess Cheryl. Very friendly cosy pub with oodles of character and a great atmosphere. We had a wonderful meal of fish and chips with accompaniments. Quaffable house wine too. Been before for the Sunday roast which was brilliant too. Hubby is gluten intolerant and the staff were very helpful and kind, with the chef assisting in the choices he could have. Highly recommend for dinner, but also a great place to stop for a drink and listen to the live music. It’s our new go-to place!

Went for Sunday lunch, very enjoyable experience. Staff were incredibly accommodating and friendly, food was great. Thank you team!

My wife and I visited this for an evening meal. Food was excellent and served in good time and the hospitality provided by Cheryl the landlady was exceptional. Defo will be going back👍👍👍

One of the worst meals I've had in a long time. I don't often write bad reviews and it's taken me a while to write this! Me, my friend and son, decided to get a late lunch/dinner here, as the end of August. It took quite some time for the food to come out. I ordered the standard size hunters chicken, she ordered the small plate... they couldn't really tell us when they brought out the plate if it was the small or the large, then they brought out the small and apart from, slightly more mash and a few extra peas, it was the same meal, you can see her plate in the background, completely full, while mine is spread out. So not only did I pay an extra £5, the food wasn't great, the chicken was so dry, I needed mayo, to help it down. We did tell the staff and she said the chef was new and would let them know (wasn't even apologetic about it) ... erm, hopefully things improve, as is a nice pub, with a nice veranda area and garden area. Food use to be decent and they use to offer wonderful cakes. Also as it was the kids holidays, kids were meant to eat free but cause it was a certain day of the week, they put that deal through instead and I ended up paying more. I questioned it and got told, they gave me the best deal but once I was away, I looked at the receipt and they hadn't, it had cost more. I couldn't be bothered with the agg of arguing over a couple of pound. The whole thing was not a positive experience and neither of us are on a hurry to return.

I had a roast. The beef was so tender & tasty, the roast potatoes could not have been any better. Every thing was faultless.

Was recommended by a friend to come and try this place for food, and I cannot say I was disappointed. The food was amazing, well served and good sized portions. The staff were very friendly upon arrival, and maintained very amiable throughout. The restaurant has a bar/pub the other side, and good sized seating areas outside. Everything you could look for in a pub/restaurant, 100% will be visiting again soon.

Decided to give the pub a go having seen some of the recent, positive reviews. We were so glad that we did. The food was lovely and the service outstanding. The new team are doing an amazing job and we will definitely be back.

We tried The Castle on Friday night and there was a nice atmosphere, not too quiet, not too noisy. As a party of 6, we all ordered different things from the menu and we all agreed that the food was great. Friendly staff and good service. Will definitely re-visit.

Found this pub looking for the witches stone which is outside this pub. Went for a massive walk and then has dinner. The legend behind this is a fascinating read. See previous reviews and was tentative. However I found service was good and attentive, a very well stocked bar, and the food was well presented and tasty. We all really enjoyed our visit and will return very soon. however

We stopped coming here due to the terrible service a few years ago but decided to give it a go again…. Service was even worse than before… the waitress actually forgot we were there and didn’t take our order… after over 20 mins we had to go and ask to place our order… suffice to say we won’t be back

Happy hour buy one get one free 1 pint of Amstil and a Mineral water £7.25 approx 🤔