The Hope Tavern in West Lindsey

We visited this pub just to try it out as friends had recommended it to us. Even though the pub was not busy it had a nice homely feel to it. The lady serving was very polite and efficient and promptly took our order. I had the gammon steak which was outstanding, no thick layer of fat around the outside just tender meat, my partner had the steak and Guinness pie with vegetables and chips, which was equally as good. For pudding we shared an apple crumble and ice cream. We both enjoyed the food and will be visiting again!

Didn't have a reservation, popped in on the off chance that they could fit us in. We had a table near the window. Staff were very attentive and pleasant. We had a carvery lunch and it was superb. One of the best we have had. Everything nice and fresh and extremely tasty. Thank you.

We went based on a recommendation. Beautiful looking building, appears like an old proper family pub. But the food. Nothing more than average, carverys were ok/good, OK selection of veg, meat was cooked ok, portions were ok. I was neither wow-ed or disappointed. Service. Mostly good and pleasant. I went to toilet when I arrived, when I went to sit at our table our orders were demanded, yes I think she was a little stern, but I hadn't even seen the menu at that point. Asked for more time. Order wasn't then taken for some time and to say we'd felt rushed then left. Did leave a little sore taste. Like I say, overall was ok but I won't be returning.

Called in as passing and delighted by the warm friendly welcome. Great service excellent home cooked food at reasonable prices

My friend and I really enjoyed our fish and chips lunch. Lovely crispy batter and nice chips! We sat in a sunny window (on a freezing day). The pub was nice and warm.

Good food prepred freshly for you. Very good value for money. Staff are excellent, being very attentive. Nothing is too much trouble

We are on a week's fishing trip at wolds View, the hope tavern just a few minutes down the main road heading to caistor. Handy for a few beers after fishing and a nice proper home cooked food tea Friendly nice people, great service, we been back a few times and going back to night

Came here yesterday with my children and partner .. loved the cozy country feel .. women behind the bar was friendly and couldn't do enough for us ..food was delicious and plenty of it .. definitely added to our lovely country holiday so thankyou

Was recommended this pub as was local to where we were staying. We had our dogs with us which can also sometimes be a bit of a bind, however we were made to feel very welcome. Food was lovely, and portions huge. Cannot fault anything, so good that we have booked to go back for Sunday lunch. Would definitely recommend! 👍

This pub is a dump and the land lord is an arrogant man who is also seems a chauvinist with no people skills.My daughter and I were stranded in the floods and came into the shelter of the pub through two open doors, a man was sitting at the bar and one behind the bar. Our intent was to use the toilet a have a warm drink before deciding what to do next in the flood. The man said we could only have the ladies toilet light on( which he controlled from behind the bar) if we asked nicely. He said he wasn't open either.Ok, so why were his doors open and a man sitting at the bar? When you see so many heart warming stories about people helping others in floods, snowfall etc, what a shame that this odeous man couldn't open his heart to two people lost in impassable floods. I think his behaviour was truly disgusting just like his grubby little pub.

Good food at a reasonable price. Had a Saturday night carvery meat was cooked to perfection only fault was only had carrots and peas as veg. The place was very quiet.

We stayed at nearby Wold View fisheries who recommended the Hope Tavern just 1 mile away. We were delighted to find that the pub was "dog friendly" which was true as she got a really vey friendly welcome from staff. The menu was varied and priced very reasonably. The food was good quality and cooked to order so expect a little wait but it was well worth it not to have to eat the warmed up fare that some pubs serve up. I would thoroughly recommend this pub, good food and good beer, what more could you want?

Went for a lunch with a group of friends. It was a carvery which was perfectly acceptable but nothing special, the staff were friendly and helpful.

Just called in for an espresso which was punchy and served at a good temperature, accompanied by a mini cookie, which unfortunately was not egg and dairy free. We did not see any vegan friendly items on the menu as it appears to be catering to people who like traditional meals. The member of staff who served us was pleasant and friendly. There is a beer garden and the pub features live music from various blues bands.

from gainsborough to find something to eat on a Tuesday lunchtime was becoming impossible as the pubs never opened until 5pm or just closed down. on our way home we came across the Hope Tavern. it had gone 1pm but not only did they cook a good gammon and a basic curry( no popadoms) they are also dog friendly. so we could all go in. place needs some cheering up as it looks tired. wish we had gone for the saturday and sunday carvery. prices are usual and the beer is kept well. LN76AH.

Went 4 weeks ago with relative who recommended it.Wasn't very good then and even worse today.Soup was hot but roll served with it was FROZEN inside.Obviously been done in a microwave.3 choices of meat on the carvery.I had lamb and a slice of beef.Both very tough an d tasteless.Vegetables were overcooked and were kept warm.Gravy was tasty but that's all. Will not go again.

I googled this pub and the feedback was great so we went along to eat. The bar lady was extremely hospitable. The place was very cold. One meal was over cooked. One meal was obviously microwaved as the temperature was uneven. One meal was average. The vegetable portions were minimal. Because of this we were disappointed as we all had high expectations. Maybe we were just unlucky!

Visited again for Sunday Lunch with my Wife Daughter and her Husband. The Sunday Lunch carvery was excellent as usual with good choice of vegetables.You picked your own vegetables and was asked which meats you required. For dessert that was brought to the table. A very good country type atmosphere.

Visited with mother in law for Sunday lunch with our dog. Decent food and friendly atmosphere within walking distance of our lodge

Called one week end for lunch and was well impressed with the carvery. Everything was so fresh and service good. A good honest pub which was well attended. .

First time at the hope tavern today, great reception staff warm and friendly Food very good booked again for next week we’ll done all great lunch thank you

Llamamos a la oportunidad no haber reservado. Domingo almuerzo fue muy bien cocinado el cuchillo a través de la carne slivered mi marido tenía carne y cerdo tenía cordero. vegetales bien cocidos y zanahorias guisantes guisantes adecuado para todo el mundo. Pudines Yorkshire y crujientes, coherencia enorme salsa buena único defecto salsa finas de menta. £9. 50 por 1

Después de leer los comentarios que decidimos venir aquí durante unas vacaciones en claxby. La comida estaba bien, pero no espectacular. Teníamos asados y la selección de verduras era guisantes y zanahorias. La carne, sin embargo, era fantástico. Mi stepdad y tarta Guiness y la pastelería no era muy agradable. La decoración pub está bien nos recordaba a los bares viejos irlandeses y estaba un poco anticuado. Lo sacabas para mí era la limpieza general. Los baños estaban sucios y necesitaba un buen barrido. Había arañas vivas y muertos por doquier en el pub y generalmente necesitaba una limpieza a fondo. Es barato y el personal era encantador, pero que no regresaría de nuevo.

Costó encontrar este pub abierto ya tiene un horario concreto pero logramos éxito en el fin de semana pasado y llamamos para tomar algo. El exterior es un poco triste y necesita un poco de TLC, pero el interior es totalmente diferente. Una cálida bienvenida y los perros son bienvenidos en la zona del bar. Un precio razonable y la comida, que era un asador parecía bueno. Hay un pequeño jardín en el lado pero este pub está situado al lado de una línea de ferrocarril, aunque no pase a través de 2 trenes con no mucho alboroto. Tienen un montón de música en vivo y sin duda volveremos.

Este pub y el restaurante tienen un personal encantador y propietario. La comida puede ser ordenados y preparados a su gusto. Yo antes y siempre tengo a mano mi favorito cocinado a la perfección. Este es un tradicional pub inglés que sirve comida fantástica. Me hubiera gustado vivido más cerca! Incluso tienen grandes bandas en un domingo. Gran lugar.

A nice homely atmosphere open fires very friendly staff carvery sat night meals of. the chalkboard and full menu I had steak and chips and the chips were absolutely amazing to die for infact well worth a call anytime absolutely loved it

Nice food at honest prices. Friendly staff. Good ales and coffee too. Would recommend it to anyone stopping by. It's right next to the train crossing.

Fuimos a la Taberna de esperanza para un almuerzo especial para llevar a mi madre antes de Navidad y su esposo para cumplir con mi hermana y un amigo especial de madres que ahora tiene como parte de la familia. Aunque era sábado Almuerzo El pub estaba muy tranquila pero nos hicieron sentir bienvenidos y tuvimos una gran comida, hemos estado los asados los domingos ahora un par de veces y siempre es excelente, así que nos preguntamos si la comida fuera tan bueno. No nos decepcionó, la comida era muy deliciosa los dulces son tan delicioso. Lo pasamos muy bien, esperamos volver de nuevo el domingo pronto.

Estábamos en nuestra caravana a 4 km de aquí, hemos estado en la mayoría de los otros bares, pero no este, para ser honestos, parece cerrada cuando el pasado nos llevó en coche así que probamos. Deberíamos havetried más difíciles.

staff were friendly and helpful. we had fancied a walk after our meal so left the homely surroundings to spend time taking the country air. Once off the main road we had a pleasant walk returning the pub for our reason for travelling to the venue the entertainment "the Blue Bishops" again an excellent show of blues/ rock from the guys,

Little pub with a good pint, good honest food as a reasonable price. I have been here a number of times and would recommend it.

Welcoming, comfy, cosy pub. Just had a cheese omelette with chips and salad, the salad was dressed with a lovely tasty dressing, which in alot of places you do not find a side salad dressed. Nothing is overpriced, so affordable for all. Hubby loved his Sherry Trifle, and I loved the treacle sponge as it had thick custard - yum.Return visit is definately on the cards!

We have never eaten here, but we go regularly to the blues afternoons held every couple of weeks from 4pm on a Sunday. It usually costs £8 per person and we have seen some quality musicians perform here over the last couple of years. The venue is intimate with a small performance area and can be loud, but that is all part of the experience. Keep an eye out for the program on their website and Facebook page. As well as that they serve a nice pint of ale and have friendly bar staff.

Not only was half the menu unavailable but the surroundings of deceased flies on the window ledge was a big off put, as well as the waitresses see through leggings. Both herself and the chef had a bad attitude when challenged about a big piece of plastic found in the peas of my elderly mothers meal which turned out to be cling film that apparently 'always shreds off'. A careless mistake to make which could have been potentially very hazardous . When the chef was challenged and I asked him what would have happened if my elderly mother were to choke on this 'plastic' his reply was 'well luckily she didn't'.Very, very disappointed and shall not be returning.

We drove past on our way home from Cleethorpes to Lincoln and noticed the sign for Carvery, so we decided to stop. The Carvery was just being laid out,so we ordered a drink and waited. As it was early we did not expect many people in, but were surprised to see a few regulars, and a reserved table. The Carvery was beef, pork, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, peas and carrots. Both the beef and the pork were very tender, and tasted of the meat they were meant to be. I have been to many restaurants where the meat has been bland and tasteless, the carrots had a lovely flavour, and although the peas were tinned, they were very tasty. For the price I though it was very good value, and they also had an extensive menu, and fish and chips for £3.99. A nice friendly, traditional local pub. It's not posh, or a proper restaurant, but it doesn't pretend to be. However, they certainly know how to cook a joint of meat. I will go back when I am passing that way.

I have just been here for Sunday lunch which was a carvery. The food was delicious, tasted home cooked. I have been here on several occasions and never had a bad meal. The staff are all very polite and kind. The tables are clean, prices are reasonable. I often think it could do with a bit of makeover though, but it is quite an old pub. Anyway very enjoyable and I'll go back again.

Looks abit dated but does the best Sunday dinners ever! Just like eating at grandma's. Staff are great too :0) not much seating area but always fit in somewhere as I've been many times. Shame it's in the middle of nowhere as it would be as busy as a beehive

We called in for a quick lunch on a long journey and this proved to be a good choice - freshly cooked fish and chips!! The pub is rather dated but the staff were friendly and helpful and we would call in again if passing.

After a long drive from France, we passed the Hope Tavern and decided to call in for something to eat instead of cooking when we got home. So glad we did. Husband had mixed grill and he said it was excellent. The Steak was great,( not just a small minute steak that you get with some mixed grills ) so he has said he is going back for a steak meal. I had a roast beef dinner. Beef melted in your mouth and Yorkshire puddings were lovely. Definitely going again.

I visit on a Sunday for the excellent carvery which is also available on Saturday. The quality is always the same and the staff and landlord very friendly.

My wife spent a long time on the trip advisor webb site checking out this pub /restaurant but eventually after looking at the pictures and the menus and by reading reviews submitted we also noticed they took taste card, so we had a leasurly drive out to this eating establishment.Well when we pulled up out side i was shocked from the out side ot looked like it needed a lot of attention to it as it was quite shabby and i didnt think it was even open.Any way we went and there was a smell of cooking oil which was not very pleasant. And to my amazement after reading all your reviews on trip advisor we decided to give it a chance with all of this talked up food.We ordered a scampi a gamon and a roast pork dinner for the three of us as the pub was EMPTY and we were the only ones in i thought this will be ok no rush for the cheff and we waited with baited breath.the food arrived and to say the least we expected better the senior lady of our party couldnt eat the pork as it was tougth and she left the meat,my wifes scampi had a funny tase of oil with it bo lemon with the scampi as is usually served in most restaurants my gammon was very salty no pineapple and a small portion of chips.overall i think this public house as had better days and needs a lot of money spending on it and particulay to the kitchens and interior of the place.

Wonderful value for money meal. Very nice friendly staff. Great service and a lovly country pub. We will definitely come back and recommend people eat there.

Me and my fiance have had a meal here twice in the last year, the tavern is quaint, with views of a signal box and train crossing, the food served is great quality, and the service is good. value for money, heating was a bit of an issue before we got our meal, but with hot food on the table we were at a comfortable temperature.

Lets start by saying I know the catering business is slow in January. However the establishment was so cold there were a table of hardy pensioners eating with coats and hats on. The Guiness was not available. The incomplete menu was dumped on us. (No need to list sandwiches apparently) The staff didn't know what sandwiches were available, but beef was off.The car park was a mess. The larger tasted soapy and the bill for two drinks seemed a little steep. My wife said its the worst pub she has ever visited!

lovely food ..... BUT !!! we have visited twice (during the week) in winter , and , both times, no heating - it was freezing, which, unfortunately, puts us off visiting again.a shame ..................

Booked a meal for two at the Hope Tavern with a tastecard to get one meal free and that included the pudding and thought the deal and the food itself was excellent.The pub is in a blink and you will miss it place but it is along the way to Market Rasen and just before some crossings two miles or so out of Nettleton. This i think is a disadvantage to the place as the pub is not automatically seen and i had to think whether it was just before or after the crossings. The pub is dated and certainly has an old feel about it, however the lady who served me was warm and welcoming and we felt comfortable when we had ordered and sat down. We ordered Seabass and as has been said on here already the fish was fresh and tasted absolutely delicious, as did the whole meal. The lady behind the bar dealt with both the drinks and the service as the pub was quiet but she was not pushy at all yet still kept an eye on if we needed anything. We also had a pudding and that too tasted lovely, all in all i was very happy with the food, the service and the chilled out environment that had the old feel and not a bog standard pub where food and atmosphere seems to be the same. I would recommend this pub to anyone if they want to enjoy a nice meal :)

We booked a Sunday lunch at Hope Tavern knowing it would be be busy being a Bank Holiday.We were advised that seating would be in the lean-to adjoining section.No problem there, but I can remember a visit in the past when it was a glorious hot day and we were seated in the same section, and the temperature soared as it would like a greenhouse. As this was our return visit we were hoping the problem had been addressed. Alas no,we were advised opening the top windows would be ok but had there been no breeze the person sat against the window would be roasted as the building offered no shade.My message is this: Food and hospitality are excellent,but why spoil it for some customers when they obviously know there is a problem and do nothing about it. Ever heard of ceiling fans landlord ?

As the sun made a rare appearance today, we decided to have lunch at the Hope Tavern. We’ve often driven past it, but never stopped there before. Other than two other customers, we had the place to ourselves.We sat near the open fireplace,to warm up despite the sun,it was still cold outside. The lady who served us was friendly and helpful. While we waited,ew watched the passing trains (next to a level crossing,and looked out over the fields.We both chose the Tavern Omelette (£7.50 each-mine without ham), which came with plenty of chips-the best I’ve eaten for a long time. There was no annoying Musak, and, mercifully, no-one came up to us just when we had put a fork-full of hot food in our mouths, to ask us ‘if everything was alright with our meal’.(I hate that, I’m sure it’s done just when you can’t speak, even if you wanted to.)So, if you want a quite lunchtime meal, and want a change from ‘pub chains’, I would recommend stopping by some time.

My brother and I were looking for somewhere between Lincoln and Grimsby to meet up for a chat and something to eat as we hadn;t seen each other for a few years, we were looking for decent food and somewhere where conversation would be possible without loud music interrupting us.The Hope Tavern proved to be the ideal place, the lady behind the bar made us feel welcome and recommended going through to the main dining area where a lovely open fire was burning, she ensured we were comfortable and attended the table when we were ready to order, there was a good choice of home cooked food and she took our orders in a friendly and polite manner. When the food arrived it was hot and obviously freshly prepared and very tasty and great value.As we both have quite healthy appetites you can rest assured that the portion size didn't leave anything wanting.There is a lovely friendly atmosphere and what made it feel even more homely was the ability of the staff to share a laugh with the customers and the fact that background music was just that and it didnt overpower the conversation.

I visit the Hope Tavern most weeks for pool matches, and occasionally for meals, the menu itself is superb and Graham cooks a brilliant batch of food.The main menu pricing is very reasonable and you do get a lot for your money. The bar staff are very friendly and always give us a good welcome when we are playing at home.An exceptional local pub that I hope remains here for a long time

Lovely friendly old English Pub. Not 'posh' but great ambience and the sunday lunch is wonderful. Lots of carvary's taste stewed after being kept heated for so long. Not this one. Everthing is cooked fresh and replenished continually. The containers holding the food are quite small so are constantly refilled. Very important factor, the gravy is very tasty. The meat is served for you but are very generous portions and so tender.You help yourself to vegetables etc.Graham the landlord is a really pleasant guy and very welcoming.He desrves all the praise for keeping an exellant pub, Can't wait to go again.

Have been lunching at this country pub for years. It is beside the A46 Lincoln to Grimsby road at Holton-le-Moor, just by the level crossing.The landlord cooks excellent fare and he specialises in fresh Grimsby fish which he personally brings to the premises from Grimsby Docks several times a week.The prices are good and the menu selection is excellent. I hope to keep visiting this old tavern for many more years to come.