The Hungry Kitchen in Rutland

What a nice little surprise. We travel with work a lot and I get so tired of mediocre gastro-pub food that tastes all the same at a London price. We had lovely, friendly service and the food was tasty, plenty and served in good time. They did forget to charge us for our extra drinks but we sorted that out. They are trying really hard and that always earns points in my book. I had the lamb rump with a snappy caper sauce and sprouting broccoli done perfectly. Prices were reasonable.

Had a number 4 meal tonight 2 pieces of chicken chips and kebab meat , a leather shoe would have been more nourishing than that chicken the kebab meat like cardboard n the chips even worse it’s just went in the bin , disgusting

Really nice cakes and milkshakes and friendly service. Lovely decor and fairly priced. Great addition to Oakham. Highly recommend.

Came in around 3 o’clock, asked the girl behind the bar if it was okay to sit and have a drink. She said yes and sit anywhere just not where the tables are set( which is fine) 5 mins later my partner said he would need some food, maybe bar snacks or lunch. I went back to the girl behind the till and asked if it was okay to have some food, I saw there was some sandwiches on the lunch menu. She said no, we’re not serving any food anymore. I was a bit confused as it was only 3 and I’d just heard someone order from the “lunch menu” in the same area as us. There was tables laid and no one on them, so I could see that it was mostly empty just incase she was saying no because she was busy? I tried to ask her if we could have some bar snacks, or some bread, but she spoke over me and in such a patronising way. I’ve worked in hospitality and in retail and I know customers can be hard work so I always try to be extra kind and respectful to staff. I left feeling disappointed. We went elsewhere in the end.

Great place for a catch up and brunch with a friend.