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We booked a table for 8 people. The table was in a corner of the restaurant with no room to get to your seat. The service was very poor. On one occasion, we went to the bar ourselves, and on another, all eight of us had to waive to get someone's attention.

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colin s . 2024-03-21

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We enjoyed our evening celebrating a birthday. Our waitress was new and not quite up to speed yet. Food exceptional.

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Liz Windridge . 2024-03-17

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My first visit to this recommended pub. Nice setting, nice menu, a bit on the high side price wise. The food looks great but I can't tell as I came for a drink, I haven't eaten there yet. I'll add more reviews as I'll probably come back in the near future.

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JC SHOPPING . 2024-03-04

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Attentive service. Ambience was spot on. We went on a Sunday 3pm, so was busy. Booked in advanced. Portions were huge and roast very nice. Only grumble is the coffee machine wasn't working so had to have instant coffee at £8 a cup, I thought it was over the top.

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Mala Chimonides . 2024-03-02

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Great place for us because they have a really good snack menu for lunch time. However, the main menu is excellent. The service is great and the place has a buzz. Excellent place

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Deggsie “Deggs” Degs . 2024-03-02

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Beautiful views to rear. Excellent food. Will be back.

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Avril Stockwell . 2024-02-13

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Booked for lunch and found the two staff members serving us on the abrupt side. Menu was fairly expensive for what it is - £9-£10 for a starter or dessert.

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Thomas Drinkwater . 2024-02-12

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Brilliant food, steak quality 👌 🍷 wine , beer very good.

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Graeme Briggs . 2024-02-08

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Great spot for lunch with both a full menu and lunchtime snack menu, loads of options!! Dog friendly in the bar (though we only just squeezed in so maybe book ahead) loads of parking too.

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Chris Brown . 2024-02-06

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Really nice pub overall, friendly and very welcoming. We just finished ourSunday Lunch, and it was fantastic. We had a few starters too, all were good. Stand out was the Calamari for sure. Group for 10 adults and 10 kids under 5, and they were also well looked after, kids portion sizes were huge, and it was nice that all the food was not just deep fried from a bag. Showed that the kids meals were as equally as important to them as the adults. Will definitely be returning and recommending.

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Pritesh Patel . 2024-01-21

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Our first visit. Delicious food. Smoked salmon to start followed by steak and kidney pudding beetroot wellington also a good choice. We shall be returning.

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Traci Cunningham . 2024-01-13

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What a lovely pub with really, really, I gotta say it again, REALLY good food!!! Check out the menu before you go and you’ll be happily surprised as there some old favourites on the menu. Loved it! We will be back ♥️

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D Cannon . 2024-01-10

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my husband and I have been at this restaurant twice and the food has been amazing both times! very well cooked, genuine and tasty ingredients and with an attentive staff. We are local and have tried many of the local gastro pubs but the Grumpy Ole stands head and shoulders over all the others. We will be back for sure!

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Anna Colombatti . 2024-01-02

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Great food, good portion sizes, very well presented and full of flavour. Visit, you won't be disappointed.

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Rob Gentry . 2023-12-29

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Lovely place, delicious food and great service

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Mandy C . 2023-12-28

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My brother, sister in law and myself had a wonderful meal and the service and atmosphere was amazing and we will be back again we had a lovely time thank you . And Happy Christmas 2023.

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Susan Macnamara . 2023-12-24

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Classic British pub but some special and less standard options on the menu. Great vegan options and lovely roast! Cosy in winter, gorgeous views in summer.

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Christy Niven . 2023-12-18

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Lovely venue and high quality food

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Colin Reid . 2023-12-16

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Nice pub with kind of different menu. Pies are really good and steak on stone as wellp

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J Olascoaga . 2023-12-06

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Nice panino and sweet potato fries. Decent ale too. Friendly staff and happy to accept walk ins.

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Liz Gates . 2023-12-03

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A very bland Sunday roast! Lovely pub although we were sat right at the back in The Dining Room which was by the back door so chilly and smelly (next to the toilets). We ordered a beef and a lamb roast. Very disappointing for the price. Nicely presented but the beef was overcooked, potatoes dry and not crispy, veg completely unseasoned and I got one measley floret of cauliflower cheese. Most of this might have been saved by a decent gravy but it was watery and tasteless. I have eaten at a Grumpy Mole before and had some great food so this was unexpected and a real shame.

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CBCT Accounts . 2023-12-03

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We had afternoon tea and can thoroughly recommend it. Warm freshly made scones,varied finger sandwiches and cakes plus prosecco. Will definitely come again!

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Carol Dorman . 2023-11-25

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Really lovely delicious food, family birthday, service was impeccable, very attentive, more than pub food... highly recommended 👌

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Denni Wickens . 2023-11-12

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Very nice atmosphere and pleasant clientel when we visited. The food was very good! The service was generally good and friendly. Thanks for a nice evening!

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Danny Millington . 2023-11-09

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Very cosy pub / restaurant, excellent service and very welcoming but I was somewhat disappointed by the meal compared to previous visits and prices have risen, not the best value!!

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Alan Sands . 2023-11-05

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With friends and family for a Birthday meal. The food was exceptional, very high standard....beautifully presented, very tasty. Staff were very friendly and efficient. Lovely place to go for a meal, highly recommend.

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Amanda Freeman . 2023-11-04

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Food excellent highly recommended

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Michael Poat . 2023-11-04

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Really good food and service from the staff. However the place does need a good clean, lots of cobwebs on the ceiling, on window sills on lamps etc.

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Greg Collins . 2023-11-02

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Delicious food and a warm welcome. A particular thank you for the really helpful allergen charts on the website too. Highly recommended.

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Rosemary Ulyett . 2023-11-01

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Very busy but we didnt mind waiting as the views are lovely. My daughter loved her vegetarian meal as its hard to find in most pub restaurants.

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Andrea Leonard . 2023-10-14

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Fantastic local pub, amazing food. Regularly visit for food & drink here. Great staff, very friendly & professional. Great place to stop on a bike ride, lovely garden!

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Harvey Skeet . 2023-10-11

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Beautiful surroundings, lovely atmosphere and excellent food and service, we will definatly revisit.

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Carla Huisman . 2023-10-01

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Always good food,Beer and service here. Becoming one of our favourites.

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Paul Lachhwood . 2023-10-01

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Lovely food (my 10yr old son started eating the "delicious" ice cream stuffed pancake before I could take the pic 😆), excellent portion of Sunday roast with good selection of well cooked veg. Nice sized kids portion, he still had room for garlic bread and an adult sized pud!! 13yr old enjoyed cooking his own steak to his liking (meal adjusted for his dairy allergy no problem) and he loved the dairy free chocolate cake dessert, good sized portion too. My creme brulée was also excellent. Good value, good service, good atmosphere. Will happily return, thank you!!

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Abigail Brown . 2023-09-24

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5 stars says it all. Such friendly, helpful staff. Great food. Lovely location.

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Anita Warren . 2023-09-15

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Delicious food and very friendly staff.

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Frances Noble-Tsavaris . 2023-09-13

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Very nice, lovely rural location 👌

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Kathy Bayne . 2023-09-07

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Great food, always busy but accommodating too!

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Hebii . 2023-09-03

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We went to the Grumpy Mole for my father-in-laws 80th birthday. Food was great and excellent service and atmosphere. Would highly recommend. Can’t wait to return.

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Susan Scrivener . 2023-09-03

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We had a fantastic family meal ( there were 14 of us) in the alcove which is perfect for large groups. Everyone loved their meals, ranging from Fish Pie, Sri Lankan curry, burger, Roast Beef, steak and ale pie and fish and chips. The service, food and atmosphere were brilliant and thanks to the whole Grumpy Mole team!

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Rob Mc . 2023-09-03

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Nice food and pleasant atmosphere. Friendly staff. Couple of menu items not available but not a problem really as lots of other choices.

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David Palmer . 2023-08-28

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All of the above and the view from the window was also five star 👌

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Martin Lovell . 2023-08-27

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Usual top quality service and friendly staff make this our go-to place to celebrate with family and friends

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David Cording . 2023-08-22

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We did not stay to eat as only outside tables available, however on looking at the menu there was a over powering sewage smell Advise don’t eat in garden. I’m sure the food would have been nice however, but not with that smell in the air

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Stuart Luxford . 2023-08-21

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Fantastic evening celebrating Father-in-law's birthday. Had a side room to ourselves. Great food and friendly staff.

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Judy Van Selm . 2023-08-14

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Sat nav went cross country - nice pub and good food - best to get there early for parking...

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Iain Ellis . 2023-08-13

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Lovely country pub but we were sat in the garden (with a lovely view) but the occasional whiff of sewage ☹️. We could have moved but we’d already given the table number and weren’t advised of the problem. Food was ok - I had the fish pie and I asked whether it contained spinach. I was advised it didn’t but that turned out to be wrong. It also had capers in.

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Paul Larner . 2023-08-13

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Pub was too warm inside, could have done with air conditioning or windows being open. Not enough parking outside for the amount of customers attending for Sunday lunch. On the positive side, staff very friendly and food very good.

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Jo Alford . 2023-08-04

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Very nice venue for a treat or special do. Could have more GF options, or even GF specific menu (as the place in Birmingham were going to try this week has). Have the lovely pies shrunk?

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robert ledbury . 2023-08-01

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For £19, you'd expect a roast lunch to be pretty good. But the beef and lamb were both over-cooked and leathery. It's a nice enough place, but don't understand why places feel they can charge this much for something below par.

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William Davies . 2023-07-31

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Always a fantastic eating experience - delicious food and lots of choice

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Theresa Ferebee . 2023-07-28

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Awesome food and service. Views out back are really nice and the drive to get there was definitely worth it.

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Chris Wood . 2023-07-27

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Excellent food lovely staff had a lovely young lady serving us . Thought the table setting was poor no table cloth just a horrid plastic looking table 🤔 which let the quality of the afternoon tea down .

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elaine manville . 2023-07-22

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What a lovely lunch time visit - despite not having a booking we were welcomed by staff & enjoyed a delicious and different from the usual choice of food - all nicely presented and cooked - will definitely visit again very soon - thank you

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Darley Macangus . 2023-07-21

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Had birthday celebration for my mum. Great food,reasonable price and staff were helpful especially as we were big party

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Sue Stillwell . 2023-07-21

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Outside lunch with lovely views from the garden

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Joanna Shakespeare . 2023-07-16

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Highly recommend a visit. Amazing views too. All round perfect.

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Ashley Buck . 2023-07-11

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Lovely pub with great food, really nice night out with friends. Give it a go.

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David Peat . 2023-07-09

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Nice evening meal here, had the curry and pie and mash, service was so fast, nice atmosphere.

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Hannah Chilmaid . 2023-07-09

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Our family visited this fabulous pub yesterday and we all so impressed with the friendly and helpful staff that looked after us. There was a great welcoming atmosphere as we ushered in and the decor was charming. We all had delicious high quality food which was very reasonably priced (I had seared calves liver, bacon and mash). Would thoroughly recommend.

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Dave Wilson . 2023-07-01

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Went here with my family for Sunday dinner and we were blown away by how nice it was here it was the perfect place to come on a nice summers day the views in the garden were amazing and the atmosphere and service of the place was perfect but what really makes this place special was the food it was absolutely exceptional we all agreed the roast was one of the best we've ever had everything was cooked perfectly it tasted amazing. We can't wait to come back!

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Dan Wilbrey . 2023-06-26

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Great food and great service, only popped in for dinner after a visit to chartwell. Will definitely be visiting again! The moules merinares was really good! My sons first time having muscles, the experience could have gone the other way. Staff were so friendly!

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ben lam . 2023-06-24

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Really enjoyable restaurant tasty food and friendly staff, highly recommend this place.

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Daniel Cullen . 2023-06-21

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My partner and I came here and had a lovely experience a couple of weeks ago, so decided to return with family. We were greeted by an abrupt, rude waiter who listed all of the items on the menu which were not available and wandered off. On his return, chewing gum like a camel he had an awful, sarcastic attitude towards us & we noticed it wasn’t just us, it was the surrounding tables aswell. Luckily the lovely food and the young female waiter who took over his job made up for the bad start. Sadly, the waiters bad attitude and the lack of choice on the menu has put us off returning.

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Rebecca Walpole . 2023-06-20

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Have been here a few times now after recommendations by several friends and they weren't wrong; lovely pub with some great food whether it's during the week for lunch or a Sunday roast. Parking can be a tad difficult and you may end up on the road but it's worth the food.

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Martin Coburn . 2023-06-19

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We booked a table weeks ahead of visiting the pub only to find when we arrived we didn't have a table ,only a table in the sun and we had a 4 month old baby. the girl argued with me over the booking which I was shocked about ,then managed to find a table with a parasol, but then the service was terrible I think we had been put on a naughty list we had to ask all the time for drinks and our food .won't be returning. T

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Janice Hustwayte . 2023-06-19

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An amazing place, awesome food and excellent service. I love going there

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stevieboy1507 . 2023-06-17

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Overall a lovely place to eat! Portions where generous.

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L McBride . 2023-06-16

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Craved a ploughmans lunch and many local "pubs" menus was all gastro morage prices and not a ploughmans in sight. The Grumpy Mole has a snack menu with ploughmans on it and was NOT disappointed. Highly recommended.

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Emma Waterhouse . 2023-06-11

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Lovely food and setting, although the menu has not changed in a while so options feel a little restrictive when visiting multiple times.

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Amy Edwards . 2023-06-08

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First time customer. Just found it and gave it a go. Highly recommend. Staff were really pleasant and friendly. Food was great! Garden was superb. I’ll be back for sure. Thank you for your hospitality.

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Dean Steven . 2023-06-04

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Lovely, lovely, lovely Great Service, atmosphere, food and views What more could you wish for leisurely afternoon Definitely worth a visit, have returned already

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gregg lindsay . 2023-06-01

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A lovely venue in the countryside. The food was excellent as was the service. The steak and ale pie was delicious. I'll be back there soon.

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Ian Brown . 2023-05-25

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Great food and the views from the garden are gorgeous. Will definitely be back.

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Nikki Brown . 2023-05-21

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What a lovely place. Food was great. Staff first class. Really wonderful experience 😊

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Linda Morrison . 2023-05-10

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Was expecting top-notch gastro pub food given the menu prices, however the food was underwhelming considering the price.

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J T . 2023-05-05

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Had a lovely lunch. V good pale ale on tap. Made to feel v welcome along with our dogs. Nice relaxed atmosphere

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Jane White . 2023-05-03

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Food excellent, we have been coming here for years. Car parking not so good, its not a big car park for the amount of customers. Service not as good as it normally is. Sat down, waited 15 mins no one came to ask if we wanted a drink. We had to grab a waiter on his way to another table to ask for a menu and order a drink. It was almost full of customers Saturday so perhaps short of staff. Service usually better than this.

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Jenny smith . 2023-04-23

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We had a lovely meal here today and the staff were excellent! A beautiful interior and very clean!

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Julie Frogley . 2023-04-18

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Surprisingly good food and polite staff.

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Si Lang . 2023-04-17

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Nice atmosphere, good food , good service. Thank you guys.

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Zara Dalrymple . 2023-04-16

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Nice friendly pub, low key and well kept with friendly staff

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Lucy Whitehead . 2023-04-10

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Excellent family setting outstanding quality food along with excellent professional bespoke service

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Paul Lines . 2023-04-08

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Excellent value for money, and great food, lovely setting , especially in the warmer months

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Phil Sheridan . 2023-03-30

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Friendly and welcoming. Good food. Highly recommended.

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Mark Smith . 2023-03-29

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A very good pub. Great service, all the servers were friendly and smiling. The food you couldn't fault. We'll be back.

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Lillian Little . 2023-03-26

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I came here on Saturday with my family for a meal and we have never been here before, but I must say that the food and the service was excellent. Lauren and Andre served our table and they were attentive, welcoming and friendly, they really made our day and we will definitely be coming back soon. I would highly recommend !

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Jack gunn . 2023-03-20

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Super meal, friendly service, an all round lovely lunch time

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David Cooper . 2023-03-13

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Yummy! Excellent environment and quality staff.

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Kelly Day . 2023-03-11

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Brilliant food and great service,staff were very welcoming 😊

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Alice Durell . 2023-03-05

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With the aftermath of the pandemic and the mass increase in the cost of living, I understand that prices go up, but the price to portion size was way off, compared to what it used to be Still great place, just a shame is all

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Zops Show . 2023-03-04

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It's ok. It's a fairly upmarket gastropub chain, but food has a bit of a 'factory line' feel to it. The dishes lack that hearty country cooking feel, that I've experienced in other rural gastropubs, just outside of London. I'm not sure their menu has changed much over the years and I have a feeling there is a lot of offsite prep / quick fire cooking. Also, little things like paper napkins, no specials, are all indicators and the service (like the food) lacked enthusiasm

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thomas daniels . 2023-02-26

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Had a friends reunion here, and they were so helpful as we were 5 adults, 5 children. Great service, even better food and let us sit and chat and catch up. No rush to get us out the door! Cannot recomend this place enough, will be back for sure! Plus the beer is cold and great 👍 👌 🍺 🍻

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Steven Grobler . 2023-02-25

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Lovely meal great setting. Starters and sweets a tad expensive.

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Stephen Tappenden t . 2023-02-05

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Crowded, no coffee machine, no chips, difficult to pay individual amount in party

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Rita Reissland . 2023-02-02

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A charming location. Relatively decent food. Service was somwhat lacking and staff seemed preoccupied with tasks more than service. Getting their attention was laborious which marred the event slightly.

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DES ex Diver . 2023-01-18

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Lovely pub, great food and excellent service. Highly recommend.

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Amber Pearless . 2023-01-05

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The food is fantastic always perfect but what really makes this place special is the staff xxx

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Anthony Chipps . 2023-01-04

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Great food quality and attentive staff. Lovely views as well. Highly recommended for those who like to stay away from busy cities and cosy lunch.

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Yoneya Shunichi . 2023-01-03

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One of the best pub lunches I have had. Food, service and atmosphere second to none. Will be back!

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Jonathan Pohlman . 2022-12-31

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