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Nº 836 in 1338 in Nottingham

Nº 80 of 115 British in Nottingham

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..roastcreamladyvegetablescookedcheesepotatoessaladmeatoldturkeypizzacoffeechickenpaypuddingfish

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Great service from Kerry, Eden and Ayesha. Super friendly and polite.

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Molly Alexander . 2025-02-09

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I had hosted my mums celebration of life there and the atmosphere was great and the area I had for the event was perfect. Thank you again for looking after us there, I know my mum enjoyed having Sunday roasts when she was alive. Here's a few photos of the day.

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Robert Dopson-crockford . 2025-02-09

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Much improved since I went several years ago.the food and price point is excellent. Few years ago the food was sloppy that is now not the case..the bar restaurant looks great.staff helpful..I reccomend now we're before would be ashamed

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Tony Crisp . 2025-02-08

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Visited the gap Inn today for dinner with my daughter and grandson, food was delicious and service was excellent all our service needs were met by kerry and zac 😀

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Karen Lockwood . 2025-02-07

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I had a small carvery,choice was good, roast potatoes were the best I've ever eaten at any restaurant, very tasty. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Partner had Pepperoni pizza, he rates them better than any shop or store ones. Toilets were spotless and fresh smelling. Well worth a visit.

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Lesley Heap . 2025-02-04

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We called in today 4th Feb and was served by Kerry and Eden who were both very helpful there knowledge of both the gluten free beer and food was very good and they made our visit very worthwhile the carvery was excellent and we will definitely call in again

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Dean Fardell . 2025-02-04

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The food was mostly very good (the burger wasn’t very good) but it took a long time to come out to us, and there was about 10 minutes or more between the first meal coming out and the rest. A pizza had been ordered with stuffed crust but it didn’t have it

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Paul Emmett . 2025-02-04

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Had a lovely Sunday carvery. Food was well presented and beautifully cooked. Enjoyed every mouthful.

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Marie Sparks . 2025-02-03

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Lovely hot food, and plenty to eat. The sausages were absolutely delicious, cooked by Chef Olly. Friendly helpful staff. Look forward to next visit in the very near future.

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Bridget Dickinson . 2025-01-30

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I am one of 7 elderly men who visited The Gap at Muston today 28th January for lunch at 1pm. The food was excellent as was the table, cutlery,environment coffee and pudding. Its the third time we have been since the Farrier stopped two for £11.99 ( supply problems) which we have used for many years and each time we have been delighted. The prices are keen especially 50% off Pizzas on Tuesdays ( massive size!) but to top it all full carvery main meal usually over £11 was offered to me/ us at £6 as I had registered on the Stonehouse Inns website and it seems there are many such offers during the year. The carvery food was excellent as was the pudding apple/ cinnamon pie with custard and cappuccino. Kerry looked after us very well cheerful positive and attentive as required. We will go back again after our next mens meetings. Well done the Gap!!✅✅✅👍👍👍😊😊😊

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Paul West . 2025-01-28

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Carvery can be a bit hit and miss in terms of quality, but generally good value.

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Mark Pugh . 2025-01-26

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We visited for my friends Birthday. I had a voucher to have the carvery for £6 each. The young man that served us was wonderful, very helpful and carried our tray of drinks to the table for us. We all had a carvery which was spot on. Only complaint was the vegetables were a little cold, maybe a lid would help maintain heat. The cinnamon apple was amazing and I loved the added touch of the sprig of mint on the top. Nothing was too much trouble for staff. We had a lovely time.

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Deborah Panks . 2025-01-25

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Kerry ben and leah always absolutely slot on always welcoming good for money excellent food

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Anita . 2025-01-22

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We were well looked after the minute we ordered at the bar and greeted by Ben and served really well throughout. Both Kerry and Leah offered help at the table. one of whom carried my wife's meal to the table. A very tasty carvery for each of the 4 of us. Excellent experience all round.

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Jill & David Taylor . 2025-01-22

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First time visiting the gap inn today. Food was lovely (carvery) price also very good. Staff was friendly. Great place

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Sarah Johnson . 2025-01-21

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Great staff, great service and great food. Our go-to carvery, any day of the week.

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Rob . 2025-01-21

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Brill food and friendly helpful staff as usual.. Every meal we have here is great.

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Ands Massingham . 2025-01-21

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Thank you for great service Mindy, Lucy Ben

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kasia oswiecinska . 2025-01-15

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Very friendly staff :-) food was good :-) service was great 👍

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RS . 2025-01-14

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Very tasty food today 😀 I excellent service

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marion hillis . 2025-01-13

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Excellent value for money. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Even though we were last customers there was a full carvery available, nothing was running out and was replenished as needed.

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Jo Romeo . 2025-01-11

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Aisha and Kerry were very helpful and delightful food was lovely. My husband and I haven't been for a while and we both noticed positive changes. A throughly enjoyable experience.

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Sian Morris . 2025-01-10

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Went once for the carvery and once for the standard menu, wonderful both times with quick service.

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Jake S . 2025-01-10

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great place to eat, good choice of veg with a carvery

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Colin Roberts . 2025-01-09

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Love this place! We often come for the full English Breakfasts and Sunday Carvery, which are spot on. Recently tried one of their takeaway Pizzas - wow, it was massive and authentic style. Staff here are always lovely, great job folks!

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Andrew Thompson . 2025-01-07

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Come a few times and always excellent thanking to Jimmy and kerry

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Liz Taylor . 2025-01-07

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Our hosts was the lovely Kerry and James. They were both really friendly and very helpful. Will definitely call again

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Shirley Coleman . 2025-01-06

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Perfect pit stop. Following the A1 road closure we were in need of a tasty meal and were delighted to not just get this, but a wonderfully warm welcome too. The staff were all very friendly and accommodating. Even getting our son some milk after he tried the hot sauce offered with our meal. Sorry we don’t live closer as we would be back more. But we will spin by on another road trip to avoid the soulless services traditionally on offer. Thanks all

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Jonathan Ansell . 2025-01-06

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The staff made my partner’s birthday tonight! They kindly found a candle and put it in a burger with happy birthday in bbq sauce which was their idea! Warm and friendly staff, good food at great value. Thank you!

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Anna S . 2025-01-06

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Really bellow average. There are always plenty of staff, and it's never full but no one ever wants to serve or help. It's impossible to make eye contact with an employee to get something like a menu or an ETA on your delayed food. We had 30 minutes between two of our party being brought theirmain courses (which were fairly cold), and three of our party being brought theres. The other person waited at the carvery for about 8 minutes while the bar staff chatted to each other until I asked them to find someone to serve her. The whole experience was a sham, and it was supposed to be a treat for my daughter's birthday with her friends. They've also ripped out all the playground and filled it with more chairs 🤷🏻‍♀️. Heaven help them if they fill all those seats. Guys sort your service out

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Laura Parish . 2025-01-03

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I will sum this up with one word Exceptional

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Robert Tyler . 2025-01-02

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We came here for a family get together over the festive period. Staff were very hopeful and well mannered food was good and we had an enjoyable afternoon in comfortable surroundings 👊🏻🙏🏻

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Helen Ward . 2025-01-02

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Had a carvery. The beef was absolutely inedible. Full of fat.Roast potatoes were just cremated. Everything else was OK I suppose. Food serving area looked messy. Won't be in a hurry to go back!!!

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Sharon B . 2025-01-02

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We had a very enjoyable time on Christmas Day. I would like to commend all the staff fir their excellent service and in particular Lizzie, the assistant manager, who was extremely helpful during the booking process and made a point of say hello on the day. Thank you.

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Charmaine Bellamy-Teasdale . 2025-01-01

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Visited at lunchtime on NYE, first visit after the refurb. Must commend Kerry, Leah and Charlie for their standard of service, friendliness and helpfulness, nothing was too much trouble.

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Hilary Farrow . 2024-12-31

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Great destination for a family lunch. Had the carvery which was decent, but the off menu options looked good too. Also had desert which was well put together and tasty. Pub is a large space and is able to section areas off to cater for gatherings which was the case with us. This helps with keeping all the kids under control!

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Steve Morris . 2024-12-30

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The food was good and would go again

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Tony Collingwood . 2024-12-28

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We went on boxing day as a family of 6 for the Christmas 3 course menu. The whole afternoon was fantastic, staff were great very cheerful and couldn't do enough for you, atmosphere was lovely and the food was really good.

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Damon Cunningham . 2024-12-27

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Boxing day lunch with family , absolutely lovely good food , very enthusiastic staff thankyou for your great service Kerry and Luke

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Lesley K . 2024-12-26

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Went for Christmas lunch with family and food was lovely, you could not ask for nicer staff they were so friendly and helpful ,last year and was great so got more family to come this year and they all said how well organised and good the food was and a very good price. Loved every minute of it look forward to next year .we'll done all and a happy new year 🎉

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Susan J . 2024-12-26

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Very enjoyable lunch with grandson and family. The service was first class expecially the person taking the order, he was so helpful xx

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linda thorpe . 2024-12-22

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Leah and Kerry went the extra mile for us ( table of 6) on Wednesday 18th. We could see they were very busy with a full restaurant + a huge table of more than 24 people. My only complaint is that I had preordered a ratatouille tart - had to wait an extra ten minutes whist everyone had their carvery. Eventually when it arrived I was given a leek tart which looked unappetising and taste great (I’m a vegetarian) it was soggy and bland . I can’t recommend this tartar all-, there doesn’t seem to be any alternatives for vegetarians.

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Tessa Hughes . 2024-12-21

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Had a lovely carvery. Staff very nice and helpful.

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Phil Edwards . 2024-12-18

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Great carvery. Huge plate! Homely atmosphere. Good prices. Popular place. We will return. Thank you Ben, Leah and Kerry for fabulous service.

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Claudine West . 2024-12-18

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The Food was amazing. Really well cooked. The staff Ben Leah and Kerry were really polite and helpful very efficent nice restaurant/pub

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Angela Barker . 2024-12-18

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Was very busy with being Christmas but the staff were amazing and made sure everything was all good. Leah and Kerry kept coming up and checking everything was ok. Food was lovely and table had been laid well to celebrate a Christmas meal with family and friends

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Sophie Barber . 2024-12-18

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Went for the 1st time today, all staff were working well together and constantly moving around doing things and being productive. Mostly though, I recognized that they were all very cheerful and nothing seems too much trouble regardless of how busy it was. The food was great with good range of options, the atmosphere was very friendly and welcoming. I've travelled past here from Lincolnshire to Staffordshire for over 30 years and have only just visited, which is a shame as it's a lovely place. staff Charlie, Zach, Kerry and Aisha were lovely and made the place that little bit more welcoming than most places. Will definitely call again and would definitely recommend. (Don't know where you got your staff from but they were fabulous) Usually good management creates a happy workforce from my experience

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sarah morrell . 2024-12-17

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Had an amazing pizza 🍕 All you can eat Breakfast is amazing too!

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Richard Sampson . 2024-12-16

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We have just had a lovely meal with the family for Xmas at the muston gap all the staff where helpful, cheerful and working really hard and efficiently as it was very busy, lovely place to go with all the family thanks for making a lovely experience for us see you again :))

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Sara Ruby . 2024-12-15

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The worst dining experience we’ve ever had. Reserved a table online only to find the place half empty and left to find yourself a seat. Ordered on the app to save time. Drinks came quickly and waitress was friendly. However lots of staff mucking about- chefs wandering aimlessly and taking the mick out of each other which is fine, but it made you feel a bit uncomfortable and there is no customer awareness. After over 40 mins of waiting for a chicken parm I asked the waitress to check on it for us. She appeared 30 seconds later with a scorching hot bowl of overcooked, dry stuff that had clearly been forgotten about. My other half went up to get his carvery option and wished he hadn’t bothered. The turkey was so overcooked it was powdery dry, seriously salty gammon, brussel sprouts that were like bullets. If I’d thought raising the issue with a staff member would’ve made any difference, I would’ve. But to be honest the place seems like it’s run by a bunch of kids, and the chefs clearly spend more time mucking about than doing any kind of cooking. We were also starving by the time we got our food and couldn’t be bothered to argue- not that there was anyone to complain to as it was virtually self service! Maybe we caught them on a bad day- after all a Friday night is hardly peak time. But to be honest I wouldn’t run the risk of giving it another go.

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Emma Redpath . 2024-12-14

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The staff at the gap kindly accommodated 30 of my care home residents at very short notice for a Christmas party. One of the staff, Kerry, was extremely helpful with helping me more table and chairs around, looking after myself and my residents and being at our beck and call for everything. Zak was another server who was prompt and kind when helping us with anything we needed. Charlotte, another server, was amazing with helping us with everything. Truly amazing service and the food was delicious.

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Courtney Doncaster . 2024-12-13

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I went with my Bible study group for Christmas meal out. Most of us had the carvery which we paid for independently. One person had burger and chips. All meals were lovely and good value for money. I rang and booked a table but there was a little confusion and they were expecting 14 people but the table number was 14 and there were seven of us. In my.opinion they don't have enough staff clearing tables or serving in this inn. The staff that are therefore are friendly and lovely but the service could be quicker. We had puddings. I had the apple and cinnamon pie with custard which was really nice and a good size. We all had a very enjoyable evening.

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Deborah P . 2024-12-12

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Great place to pop in and have a bite to eat. The staff are friendly especially Jimmy, Leah & Kerry. Would recommend to family & friends.

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Paul Hakner . 2024-12-11

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Aisha Kerry and Zack were amazing! Thank you 🙌

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Addelle Pattison . 2024-12-10

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Came as part of a wedding party. Very friendly staff even gave the bride and groom free desert as a congratulations. The food (carvery) was lovely. Will definitely come again.

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Adriarne Towning . 2024-12-10

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Luke who was looking after our table was fantastic. Luke helped us with the ordering app and nothing was to much trouble for him.

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jennie hallam . 2024-12-08

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Always good, great carved and helpful management & staff team

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Stephen Pocock . 2024-12-04

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Went here for a work Christmas lunch and were impressed by the great food and efficient service from Kerry and Lizzie. Thanks guys!

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Philip Anderson . 2024-12-02

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Decent food for reasonable money- had a carvery

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Julian Baker . 2024-12-01

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Took family for a Carvery wasn't bad at all. Haven't been there for a while as didn't care much for the food before. But will go again

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sylvia thompson . 2024-11-28

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Great food and a lovely experience 😊

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NJ Zagat . 2024-11-27

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Good service (Olivia and mandy) very nice waitresses

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jack thompson . 2024-11-26

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Great service from Mandy. Particularly support with my husbands seafood allergy. Huge thanks to Mandy!

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Heidi Thompson . 2024-11-26

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Super service from Mandy who handled my allergy issues in her stride. Excellent pizzas. Great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

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Robert Thompson . 2024-11-26

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Child of 3 years old screaming as he could no get his own way.This went on for about half an hour before I spoke to a waitress about it. Nothing was said or done by her and the screaming continued until I passed a comment which caused an altication. We were a party of 8 over 76 yrs. You may have gained a mardy screaming child as a customer but you have lost 8 adult customers

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Will Thomson . 2024-11-25

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We had lasagne from the al forno section,it was delicious 😋. The service we got from James was outstanding. He was very attentive,making sure we had everything we need. He even helped me with my phone as I'm a technophobe. He needs to go far in this company. The food cooked by Ben was fresh,hot and perfect. We have had the best visit here. Definitely keep coming.

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Tricia Bower . 2024-11-25

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This is a great place for a roast lunch , all good is very fresh and hot .

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Lisa Squires . 2024-11-24

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Aisha was great, large family gathering. Fast service and accommodating.

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Alex O . 2024-11-21

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Food cold, beef very fatty, no gravy and asked twice. Pigs in blankets and sausages over cooked and burnt and still served them. Will not be going back . Very poor and staff didn’t seem to care

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Darren Taylor . 2024-11-19

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First time here since refurbishment it looks great carvary was lovely and fresh loads of veg to choose really nice on a snowy Tuesday the workers all friendly 😀

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Simon Chell . 2024-11-19

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Just had an amazing roast dinner here, everything done to perfection 🥰 James the carver sooo friendly and chatty, thank you James you really put the effort in to give us diner’s a great experience 👍

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dymore & picky . 2024-11-18

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Lerryn and Charlotte provided a very warm welcome, very good service and excellent all round, look forward to coming again soon!

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Millie . 2024-11-15

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First visit here, Definitely be back. Food was excellent Hot and served quickly

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Johnnie Camel . 2024-11-15

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I visited today with my daughter, we were met by a smiley helpful member of staff at the door who found us a nice table although we hadn't pre booked, we then ordered at the bar with a very helpful, friendly young man called Luke, he was very attentive with good attention to detail, the food was good and fresh, good choice of veg and the meats were nicely cooked. It wasn't super cheap at a few pence under £30 for a traditional roast, a children's roast, a portion of pigs in blankets and 2 soft drinks but I guess that's the norm for carveries nowadays. Luke again showed he was on the ball by visiting our table to tell us my daughters free dessert would be on its way.....and it was.....and it was very tasty.

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Mark Nightingale . 2024-11-11

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Lovely carvery today. Meat could’ve been a bit more generous but then you do have an option of larger plate. Veg cooked perfectly and free crackling 😀😀 gotta love crackling

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Wendy Benson . 2024-11-10

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Loved everything about the food, it was all hot, the service really good. Definitely would come her on Boxing Day for food .

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C A . 2024-11-10

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Kelsie table service was extremely professional and nothing too mich trouble , was a beautiful meal all round

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steve price . 2024-11-10

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Amazing value for money here. The Carvery is completely outstanding. Quality, quantity and selection all absolutely great!

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Mark Griffiths . 2024-11-08

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Great experience for us all. Kerry was really helpful. Super value. Thanks

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Richard Fullwood . 2024-11-07

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Had a lovely lunch, 4 pizza’s & a carvery all served by Kerry with a smile. All staff we spoke to were friendly& helpful, we sat out the way as we can be a bit noisy! We thoroughly enjoyed it & will be back soon. 🥰

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Pauline Fisher . 2024-11-06

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Fabulous good value food great service and very clean

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lesley king . 2024-11-05

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The chef who was carving was very cheerful and greeted everyone individually. The bar staff were very polite and friendly. The food was amazing we eat here regularly.

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Sam Moss . 2024-11-05

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Went for the first time yesterday, visiting for our Grandaughter's birthday .A party of 11.The carvery was to die for, fresh and such a lovely chef.Kelsie on the bar, was super friendly and helpful .Waiting staff were lovely.Great family venue.Would highly recommend .FANTASTIC customer service ✨️

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Susie Griffiths . 2024-11-03

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Went for the first time yesterday, visiting the area for our Grandaughter's birthday .A party of 11.The carvery was to die for, fresh and such a lovely chef.Desserts were lush .Kelsie on the bar, was super friendly and helpful .Waiting staff were lovely.Great family venue.Would highly recommend .FANTASTIC customer service.Incredible value for money.Acceot Blue light discount, and can earn rewards/ money off on the app .

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Susie G . 2024-11-03

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Eaten here several times. Had many different things off the menu. Carvery is lovely, pizzas great. In fact, all good never had an issue. Our waiter was Luke he was chatty , helpful, and polite.

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Teresa Newman . 2024-11-02

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Excellent venue, run efficiently by the Lizzie and her amazing team.....thankyou all for an excellent evening xxx

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Rachel Cope . 2024-11-02

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New review 30 Oct 24: Appears to be all new staff since our last visit and had a lick of paint outside. Really friendly helpful staff, wonderful food and will certainly be coming back. Much improved since our last visit a fair while ago when the review was just one star.

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Paul Tarry . 2024-10-30

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Best pizza ever well worth the money

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Ryan Davies . 2024-10-30

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Went here for 1st time in years, great atmosphere, served friendly & quickly, 1 person had Carvery, absolutely lovely, 2 people had off normal menu, perfect food at reasonable price, would definitely recommend and go there again

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Sharon Sharratt . 2024-10-29

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Good food at a good price. The carvery is excellent value.

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Michael Graham . 2024-10-25

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The all you can eat breakfasts are tasty 😋 would reccomend

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Adrian Thompson . 2024-10-25

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Great for a carvery meal/ Sunday roast, after a long hike near Belvoir. Stack up on all the roasties and veg.

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Wesley Maxwell . 2024-10-23

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Hard and dry meats and vegetables that had obviously been left under heat lamps for a very long time and inedible. Very dissapointed. I’ve contacted the resteraunt and await a reply.

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Tim Hanson . 2024-10-22

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Come with my family for a birthday meal for my daughter lizzie and Charlotte was very welcoming on the bar mat very helpful server and the kitchen staff went above in making a great desert with happy birthday written in chocolate sauce for my daughter thankyou everyone

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Kerry Taylor . 2024-10-21

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Fabulous...Jordon the chef is a legend best carvery ever... knocks tobys socks off 🌟 👍

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catherine priestley . 2024-10-20

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Great food top chef jordan they are on par with Toby great Sunday Roast well worth the money

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Tristan Taylor . 2024-10-20

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Lovely and friendly service at the bar by Luke. We have had a Sunday carvery as always it's lovely. Thank you.

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Rowland Williams . 2024-10-20

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We found a massive improvement in the quality of the food definitely going back 😋

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tim taylor . 2024-10-19

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After a long morning at the hospital, me and my mum decided to stop for dinner. Kerry served us with a smile and checked our food was okay. Definitely recommend! Thank you Kerry:)

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Jess Churchill . 2024-10-18

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James and Mandy offered superb customer service. Our granddaughter has allergies and they went above and beyond to cater for her needs. Excellent atmosphere great food too.

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Jonathon Pearce . 2024-10-17

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I visited the Gooseberry Bush with two friends of mine. We had a great evening until one of my friends struck up a conversation with a young lady he had previously met, and purchased her a drink. I was present for the conversation and it was friendly and cordial on the side of my friend. Less could be said of the young lady. Shortly thereafter, bar staff refused us service on the basis that we were ‘too drunk’. We had caused no problems, kept to ourselves, and had a minimal amount of alcohol each. I can only assume that said young lady had made a complaint about my friend’s generous and harmless approach, even though he purchased a drink for her, and suggested we should not be served any longer. I may be incorrect in this assumption, but due to the fact we were neither raucous nor outspoken, this is the only feasible explanation I can imagine. I have worked behind the bar in the hospitality industry for six years, and although I understand that the establishment reserves the right to refuse service if customers are intoxicated, it is very much an unspoken rule unless customers cause overt disturbances. Therefore, I can only guess that the reason we were refused service is because the young lady felt so disturbed by the free drink she was bought by my friend (after which was consumed and all verbal/non verbal contact ceased) that she felt the need to make a complaint. We promptly exited the pub after being refused service, seeing it as a waste of time to argue the ruling. I would hope, in future, the pub staff seek a fair and diplomatic approach to such claims before making such a decision as to eject quiet, respectful, paying customers for no reason other than that a young lady who accepted a drink purchased for her, and had a conversation that lasted all of two minutes felt ‘uncomfortable’ and chose to make a complaint to staff hours after the aforementioned interaction. If I am misinformed on my perspective of events, I accept full responsibility. However, the fact we caused no outspoken disturbances, kept our conversation limited to the three of us, and did nothing but laugh and have a good time, I cannot understand why we refused service outside of the innocent interaction my friend held with a woman he had previously met. I also find it ironic that we were refused service when there were several young men taking cocaine in the men’s toilets. As I say, I worked in the pub industry for six years across the country. I recognise the sound of a coke baggie being opened and a person snorting a line in the cubicle very well. These sounds recurred almost every time I went to the men’s toilet, with young men (possibly students) leaving the cubicles moments later. All I ask is, in future, staff and/or management take a moment to reflect on the possibility of the broader situation at play. It is not always a man’s fault for having a harmless conversation with a woman and being stitched up as the baddie, especially when he purchases her a drink and she accepts it without any further pressure to engage in interaction. Maybe keep an eye on the junkies and coke heads abusing your toilets for a quick fix (as I understand, JD Wetherspoon has a zero tolerance policy to drug consumption on site) before bastardising innocent, recluse customers who stirred up no trouble other than the baseless claims of a young lady who felt so uncomfortable, she took a pre-purchased drink from my friend, and all contact ceased thereafter. Again, if I am misinformed as to why were refused service, and there was an alternate reason, I am open to being enlightened, and will accept full responsibility for our actions. However, I find this unlikely, as my friends and I purely sat at a table and reminisced on nostalgia quietly all night. Hardly a crime to do that, is it?

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Really Lovely place! Food was great and our server Chris was really nice, even though it was busy, he still made sure we still had a good experience ❤️

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Enjoyable lunchtime meal, steak and ale pie with chips. Served very quickly and very tasty. Pub not very busy but was on a Thursday lunchtime

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I had the double cheeky devil burger and it was amazing and delicious the staff members dealing with my group Joanne and Charlie where fantastic and very polite will definitely return 10 out of 10 for food and staff