The Iron Forge in North Lincolnshire

Night out with friends we ordered food and drink it was Thursday night Steak night and a drink for £14.25 Steak was cooked to perfection one of us had scampi which was lovely and everything was lovely and hot and the staff couldn’t do enough for you

Very good service. Excellent service from Matty naomi Alex.

Lovely meal and service today. Thankyou.

Was served yesterday at the bar by a friendly girl called Niaomi, the bar was really busy and she kept reassuring me I’d be served soon. Appreciate the service she provided. Thank you niaomi.

Service really good staff really friendly

Naomi is so friendly, fab service! Great person xx

We visited iron forge Scunthorpe on 4/5/25 for our daughters 30th Birthday, she has autism so we had asked to sit in a quiet spot if possible and they did just that our server was Aaron and he was fantastic, couldn’t do enough for us (there was 13 of us !) he was so polite and helpful and lovely with our daughter a real gentleman

Great service from Naomi as always.

Not been for more than a year, we are blown away with the food quality, service is outstanding too!

Great guys n gals keep it up 🙌👍🏻 Matt - Bailey - Elise - Lauren was the staff on shift great team effort as we was a big ish table 16 of us

We was seved by naomi today excellent service as normal

Came for lunch and ordered a Fish n Chips lunch deal. Fish was small and dry. 15 chips. Definitely not worth £9.99!

No staff on at 515 to 6 and impossible to get served Will go ride to another pub in future, shame when they spent so much to renovate

Excellent service and food was lovely, tables not on too of each other giving enough room to walk around. Very clean and the staff were amazing. The best was the play area. Would definitely recommend the Iron Forge.

Never will visit again 1st time visit refused a bowl for my 10 month old we had to pay £11.99 if we wanted one the meat was so dry my two teenagers couldn’t eat it the food was bland the gravy was over salted mash potatoes was really hard paid over £80 and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone the service was shocking all in all I rate them bad on the food side will never be visiting again and very recommending to anyone it was a warm day and it was warm in the restaurant side no air con or anything

Brilliant food, Vanessa is fantastic. 👍🏻

Lovely meal, great value. Staff extremely helpful and attentive, excellent service. Meals came quickly. Great surroundings, love the refurbishment!

Only came for drinks but amazing Guinness and a nice glass of Sauvignon blanc

Large group and successfully attended us all

Food was delicious staff was great and friendly, would definitely recommend!!

Great pub, tasty food and friendly staff. Beer garden and kids play area are fab.

Very welcoming and friendly staff. Food is great and lots to choose from. My partner went for the steak which looked amazing! Elise was very helpful and attentive and helped us choose dessert! Will 100% be returning soon!

Ate in the dog area, very nice place and comfortable, staff and service 100%. Made us feel very welcome. The food was from the menu and was excellent. We will be coming back best place in scunthorpe for food and comfort. We love the new decor. Dog enjoyed the pupachino.

Pleasantly surprised by this place . The food was a notch or two above your average micro waved "pub grub " . Decent sized portions and all nicely presented and properly cooked . Nice overall family atmosphere ,clean and tidy throughout . Really good service from the very attentive waitresses who couldn't do enough for us . We will definitely return . Thanks

Usually a lovely carvery here and we are regular customers. Today the beef from the carvery was dry and hard around the edges which was disappointing. (Usually it’s lovely and tender.) It looked and tasted like it was left over from the previous day, and I’m sure that was the case, looking at the joint. The roast potatoes were ok but I wish they could get them like a good roast potatoes should be - golden and crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. We will keep coming back though, because most of the time the carvery is lovely!

Lovely Sunday roast. Food was piping hot. Roast Beef served by Dean was beautifully tender. A good choice of tasty veg. An altogether enjoyable meal. Relaxing atmosphere. Staff friendly and attentive without being in your face. Came away feeling full and satisfied.

Steak night excellent service and value, rump melt in the mouth 😋.

Sophie saw us to our table and was very attentive all through out our stay, asking if we needed more drinks or dessert

Good place to visit. Looks great after recent refurbishment. Really enjoyed the Carvery. Thank you Chef Kev.

A great pub for our Family Get Together with 3 dogs, a child and 7 adults. Good food, drinks and excellent service. Best of all we had a 30% discount code off our food bill!

Great to have Emma back after a stint away! Just ordered drinks today, but with no bar snacks Emma swapped this for chips, which was greatly received. A slight change in cocktail ingredient which was checked before swapping. Great service as always at The Iron Forge!

Food was very very good Service was A1 Staff very friendly Will definitely be going again.

Food is okay, honestly thought it was going to be better. The descriptions sound lovely but the quality doesn't match sadly. Waited over 35 minutes on a fairly quiet Monday so be prepared for a long wait. Decor is adorable and the play area is great, maybe was just a bad day for the kitchen?

I visited today 8th April 2025, The first time I have visited for quite a while as the last time I visited the food was awful. I’m sorry to say that nothing has improved, food was very dry, my friend had the carvery and after her asking the gentle man if he could change the meat because it was dry, he was very rude to her, he replied to her in a nasty attitude “you only get 100g” and gave her a dirty look, she wasn’t asking for more meat only to change it as it was so dry, I might add this was just after he had put the meat on her plate, we don’t come out for a meal and expect that kind of service. Very disappointed, won’t be back!!

Emma was amazing. Very kind and made us feel welcome. Carvey was great! Best we have had since we moved down. Thank you. We will be back

Polite staff good food good quality and quantity. Only downfall drinks very expensive

The meat on the carvery looked like it had been stood all week and the veg wasn’t freshly cooked also Definitely not be returning and only gave 2 stars because I saved 25% with the meerkat app The staff seemed nice just a shame the food wasn’t up to a nice standard

Good food, sometimes issues but very accommodating

Very good service and also very clean and enjoyable environment to sit in. The food was very well cooked and the meat was very nice and juicy, not dry. The cutlery and plates were very clean. Emma the lady that served me was very kind and polite always making sure if everything is okay. I recommend

Food was amazing, tried iron forge again after a disappointing experience (pre-refurb) Pleased to say we will DEFINITELY be coming back

Great service, excellent atmosphere just could do with square tables for large groups with mobility issues in the bar area

Really good experience, lovely food however would like a wider range of vegetables

Had a beautiful meal and a lovely touch was when we got told our 2 meals was nearly ready so the other 2 could go get there carvery as we was a party of 4 . And the restaurant is beautiful since been redecorated definitely be back thank you luke great service

Emma did great!! Lovely time had by all

Meal and atmosphere was wonderful, found Danny especially helpful with everything we needed! My compliments to all the staff! Great job!

Served by Luke... a very pleasant young man.... challenged on the looks department, but a very funny lad. Served a great pint too.

Nice new place well thought through, 3 of us eating no fish available? And couldn't beleive the steak & ale pies were microwaved soggy and loads of grizzle in the pies, will be returning at some point in the near future, but not for the microwaved pies as the staff acknowledgement

The main dining room is OK but can get a little cramped

Abbie’s food was outstanding will be definitely coming back x

This is our 1st time,we found it a pleasant experience, service good, food hot and delicious, staff polite. Will visit again soon

very average all meats over cooked , tough Yorkshire and watery gravey . normally better than this

Lauren was exceptional she got us though the booking and also found us a table instead of the bar , brilliant service and food highly recommend

Had lunch today, chose the lunchtime menu of Gammon, although I knew it wasn’t going to be a large portion, which would have been fine, but the gammon was third fat. Also it could have had another minute or so under the grill as was on the cusp of been undercooked . I Did mention and show the gammon to the waitress who came to clear our plates, she said it would be shown to the kitchen staff. Unfortunately l wasn’t given any apology or reason why it wasn’t cooked properly

Came in for my favourite burger, the ultimate spicy burger and a bottle of newcastle brown after shopping at asda. Was served by the fantastic Sophie, always smiling and always happy to help. She showed me to a table and informed me of up and coming events. She was very professional. Food and service is always good! Thank you everyone!

Everything excellent, Lauren has good service

Had a lovely carvery yesterday.. Lovely pub and friendly staff.. Got served by Lauren lovely young lady always happy to help 😊

The food was great, service was amazing and Lauren was so pleasant with customers never fails to keep customers entertained and happy

A couple of items on the rib and chicken platter were cool by the time meal arrived, and the onion rings were very overcooked while the chicken schnitzel was a little overdone and dry. Chips were excellent, and overall was a tasty meal and good service.

Came in for the drag night amazing atmosphere and great vibes service was amazing got served by Issy and very chatty and friendly and good information on drinks

Very friendly staff and lovely food

Came for the first time in months on Sunday other than it all being separated now (which in my eyes isn't for me) the food and the service was great would recommend

Wonderful spread for a funeral, lovely welcoming atmosphere and warm and comfortable environment

Went for 45th anniversary dinner. Great service, hot food and good portions.

Had a lovely time and food was excellent, Shame I didn’t see the merchant navy brothers. Clint being in the merchant navy hopefully means he gets a free beer, especially for shaun as he did save Clint when he went overboard. Shaun jumped in and dragged him back up to top deck.

All the food was fresh and very tasty meats where so soft it was a lovely carvery, after hearing so many negative reviews been very reluctant to try so glad we did 😀

Recently returned to this Marstons carvery pub after its refurbishment, and wow what a change! So much better having the area split into dinning and bar. Was busy today but was seated by Vanessa who managed to find me a table despite not booking (won’t make that mistake again), ordered at the bar by Naomi and had a carvery served by Danny, very tasty and good veg choice, great potato gratin too! Went into the bar to watch the rugby afterwards, great atmosphere. Will be coming back to this gem of a pub!

4.75 for a pint of light ale. When you take a sip and say I don't like it doesn't taste right. Then got to buy a pedigree at another 4.75 isn't good

We visit the iron forge on a regular basis. it holds a welcoming atmosphere, staff are lovely and the renovation is beautiful. I booked a large family meal for my sons 18th birthday, a mixture of adults and children in total there was 20 of us. Service was fantastic 👏 youd expect a wait between meals arriving but food arrived prompt, we was all eating at the same time and we had clean plates all round. everyone commented on how lovely the food was and the children loved the play area and colouring facilities. staff were on hand to not only bring out my sons birthday cake when I gave them a nod but also sang happy birthday to him which made it extra special. Thanks again iron forge and staff on shift

Lovely meal at the newly refurbished iron forge steak cooked to perfection and Megan's long island ice tea was very nice and she was so polite and bubbly. Definitely recommend staff was lovely

Great food. Carvery amazing. Not the cheapest but well worth the couple of quid extra.

Won't be going back, slow service expensive and staff not very friendly at all.

★★★★★ First time we’ve been back here in two years, and wow—the food is absolutely incredible! The carvery was perfect—now Dean, that’s how they are meant to be done! A huge thank you to your lovely staff for their fantastic service. Keep up the great work—we’ll definitely be back soon!

The food we ordered was excellent. We were and group of 20 and they managed to have everyone's food out in quick succession. I ordered the ultimate spicy burger and it was fantastic. The service staff were brilliant throughout our visit and the kitchen staff accommodated everyone's requirements.

Clean and tidy but poor food, very bland and tasteless.

Carvery was excellent - well done Danny and Bailey. Think it’s the best I e had there for a long time. Love the new decor - the only slight issue is the tables are too close together.

Queues were long at till apart from that everything was great

it was busy, my partners food just came as I was finishing mine. Had to wait ages to get served. Staff seemed stressed very sombre looking staff particularly the young ones. The carvery was very messy more variety of veg needed. Great refurbishment would be better when less busy so staff could be more welcoming.

Very affordable and good quality , highly recommended , I am sure to visit again. The big breakfast was both tasty and filling.

Food was really good, much better than it has been in the past, although definitely some room for improvement! - The sports lounge gets completely ignored by staff, no glass collections, tables not cleared etc etc. - Promoting ordering on the app, but taking close to 30 minutes for drinks to arrive - There are no physical menus in the sports lounge. - Children allowed to mess about in the sports lounge, throwing darts at walls etc, surely they should be asked to use the family lounge and not the sports bar, make this over 18 only! - When you order food, bring cutlery etc out beforehand whilst awaiting for the meal to be cooked, don't wait for the food to be ready, deliver it and then spend 10 minutes bringing over cutlery. Overall a good experience, with a few tweaks to the service it can be even better

Very poor food. Children running around swearing and fighting each other.

I stood at the carvery for a good 10 minutes before anyone acknowledged I was there, there was not even anyone at the bar to discuss how I actually get my food. When it came to plate up the carvery, the meat looked like it had been sat there all day super dry really gross looking even the guy serving it gave me extra turkey to apologise for the state of the meat. When I sat down to eat, it was absolutely disgusting pretty much wasted the whole plate. The veg was definitely sat there for a good couple of hours and the meat was dry. The Yorkshire pudding that looked okay actually tasted like it had been sat there since the day before. No stuff even attended our table from the entire visit to ask if the food was okay. Ordered myself some pulled pork fries on the app, as again there was not someone at the bar at the time. The chips were okay but the pulled pork resembled what I could only imagine the taste and texture of dog food is like. I was hoping that after the refurb this place would be significantly better than my last visit a year ago however it seems to have only gone further downhill will not be visiting again and recommending everyone to avoid the place. Absolute waste of £30-£40.

Went into the iron forge today 25/2/2025 in the afternoon, after hearing that the iron forge had a revamp the pub looks really nice and modern and great decor inside. Unfortunately the carvery was bland unseasoned, the stuffing was hard and crunchy! The roast potatoes are bland and tasteless, mash potatoes were ok but not brilliant, the vegetables was ok. Out of the whole meal the meat was delicious.

The Iron Forge always offers a friendly welcome and a reliably good carvery with a fine choice of meat, vegetables and potatoes. Lauren is always happy to help with a warm and welcome smile. We visit at least every fortnight and are never disappointed.

Rubbish, used to go regularly before the refit and changes on a Sunday for a carvery, we was excited to go again this Sunday now it's re opened, the moment we walked through the doors we was disappointed........ No carvery, not a problem we will just have something from the menu I suggested went to the bar to order no mixed grills 🙄 typical I've tried to order one half a dozen times now and I've only ever managed to get one once about 3 years ago, food was "ok" the pigs in the corner celebrating someone's birthday and belching at 200 decibels no so much, tonights visit has definitely put us off returning again...

Much better than it used to be.

This pub has recently been refurbished and I’ve had a lovely carvery meal since refurbishment. However we popped in for lunch as we were passing, to be turned away as it was bookings only on a Sunday and they were already fully booked. Disappointing as we’ve always previously just walked in with no booking and weren’t aware Sundays were different. Can’t be helped, I suppose Sundays are always going to be more popular, but it was disappointing.

My mum and I came for lunch around 11.30, 31/3/24. We have been a few times and really enjoy the atmosphere, the staff are always very friendly, polite and helpful, the food is always lovely, apart from the steak today, the taste was amazing, however mine had a rather thick vein of fat running through it, which left it rather chewy, my mum's was lovely, we both said the garden peas were quite hard, apart from that, we will still come again 😀 Thank you Lauren for your service today, you were lovely 😍

Seems really small compared to the old place. It’s really crowded and seems like when they renovated it that they did not think about it very well. Food was ok.

Beautifully decorated. Welcoming staff. Great food. No rush for us to leave. Definitely a marked improvement to the last time I visited. Would certainly revisit

Nice new venue. but still have inadequate staff to cover lounge and bar, been a few times now and there was long periods 1 member of staff left to cover both bars. cant comment on the food as I gave up waiting to be served and fooked off

Good to see they’ve kept the extensive gluten free menu after the refurb. Big shout out to Naomi, our server, who was really friendly and very helpful.

Come for food with friends . The quality of food is terrible and the prices for that quality food are insane . Would not recommend visit .

Ease of ordering App, happy to help staff, dog friendly and good food. Will recommend and if local on a visit in the future will visit again.

Disappointed , we wanted a carvery, beef and ham on offer. Beef was a dried up piece left from lunch. Ham was also poor, 5 pm at night all should be ready. Had to get a refund . Chose the burger Hmmmmmm! it was ok a bit black on one side. So sorry but you haven’t won me over.

Lovely- a really nice renovation to the pub. Good separate zones and nice to see a few new dishes on the menu

A warm welcome and attentive service. Full range menu of well cooked and presented food exceeded expectations.

Great food - we enjoyed our carvery! Pasta was enjoyed from the kids menu. Other menu had a good selection of food other than the carvery. Good service and friendly staff. My son loved playing on the small play area outside.

Food was well presented, we ordered from the QR code at the table and arrived in decent time. Staff really friendly made the experience even more better. We were sat in the bar dining area. And wasn't to noisy or uncomfortable. All in all very pleasurable, will be back again, thanks to the waiting staff.

Refurbishment looks good, we were in the family side, nice warm atmosphere, little park outside was nice and clean, will be good when the weather warms up veggie carvery was good, staff very friendly.

The manager was exceptionally nice as were all the staff.