The Ivy Pub Restaurant & Country Inn in East Lindsey

Proper English pub. Bass on draught. Standards high. Nice people. Job done.

Stopped serving meals had a drink and went elsewhere.No more food available didn't ask when the menu ceased to be. I've been before and really wanted somewhere on a Monday as the Web showed it open 7 days.The beers are decent and staff understanding shame a wasted journey for food. It

Great place for food and drinks lovely people 😄

Popped in for a quick drink. Charming, friendly staff, clean and well decorated, great selection of drinks. Probably the nicest ladies loos I've ever seen.

Well kept ale, usually Bass or Boltmaker. friendly staff.

I like it because it was so cozy relaxing place when i was there, but i guess it can change 😁🍻.

Really lovely friendly locals Here for a week never been to Lincolnshire before defo come back Really good pub 👍

They don't serve food but to make up you get lashings of friendliness and great dun. Regular music evenings are fantastic

Lovely little pub,nice bar staff very pleasant and so nice ,nice food and lovely drink.

Lovely pub. Friendly and welcoming to weary walkers

We broke down in our Motorhome .. thankfully near this pub. Hospitality was great .. thank you for being so accommodating Lorraine

Lovely pint of Bass, great decor, very relaxing with chilled music.

Lacking in customer service and friendliness- and that was before the poor quality food. Visited today - the only food on offer were toasted sandwiches. At £6-95 each I thought there would at least be some kind of salad garnish but no - it was a toasted ham cheese and onion sandwich- unadorned by any garnish . The ham was the cheapest wafer thin variety ( 1 slice only) but the onion was plentiful and in huge uncooked chunks In order for onion to be an ingredient in a toasted sandwich it has to sliced so thinly that it will be cooked . This was indigestible . The bar person told me abruptly that I couldn’t put the drinks and food on a tab , thus necessitating getting up and paying separately for each item . We were only there because the Adam and Eve was closed for redecorating and the cafe staff next door informed me that they closed at ‘1-25’ !!!!! What ?!?! What an unwelcoming place Wragby is for food and drink Their hospitality staff need training in what hospitality actually means and lessons in making an edible toasted sandwich.

Great music nice and cosy venue

Lyn was so welcoming and friendly not been in before but will in the future.

Great friendly pub will defo be going back

Very nice relaxing place. Staff friendly in all brilliant.

Staff go above n beyond excellent quiz nite on the Sunday

Popped in on a Monday afternoon, lovely old type pub, very friendly and relaxed, a good pint and coffee.

Stayed at The Ivy after going to the races at Market Rasen. Found the staff to be friendly and helpful, sharing local knowledge and recommendations. Check-in was easy. Parking is across the road in a free car park. Rooms were neat clean and comfortable. Food isn't served at the pub however they do toasties if your after a quick snack. The staff were very accommodating and allowed us to bring in takeaway from the local Chinese when we couldn't get a table at the only local restaurant (Adam & Eve). Good selection of drinks and great service, drank there all night. Would definitely recommend it, though if you intend to go to the races, be sure to prebook taxis.

Just popped in this pub for a drink a couple of weeks ago with my wife and our dog,I must say how friendly everyone in there was to us and the dog,a proper pub as it should be,no frills but they are not needed when people are so friendly.Wish all pubs were like this,a great shame we do not live nearer!!!!

Lovely clean room staff welcoming and friendly second visit here will be back again

Very good and friendly people. And plenty of free parking

We didn't get a chance to experience this pub as they do not allow well-behaved, quiet big dogs inside 🤷‍♂️. Thankfully, all the other pubs in the area are dog friendly, whatever their size.

Nice friendly pub,dogs allowed.good pint.

Lovely landlord and landlady very welcoming pub

Lovely little pub, quirky inside. Really friendly atmosphere. Had toasties, cheesy nachos and some drinks. All really nice and very affordable. Will definitely pop in again if ever back this way

Have you ever really looked forward to sitting down for a delicious meal specially when gluten free knowing it was one of your favourite places to eat,then you find no menu no special gluten free supprise. Gone long way to drive from my home for nothing. Staff are friendly marked down no menu no GF. 😭😱

Lovely clean very spacious room. Very impressed. Location great. Staff very friendly. Just a couple of pubs in town but both lovely. Very reasonably priced. No food available at the venue but staff happy to recommend places to eat. Would definitely recommend

Toasties only!!! Fantastic pub. 1 customer 3 staff. How long can they survive? Since lockdown lost their chef !!!

Nice little local, dog friendly with good beer

Arrived for a 2 night stay and found a do no use note on shower. All nozzles and taps had been blanked off. Went down to reception and was told it leaked and there were no other rooms available. No apology or discount off the high nightly rate of £75, breakfast not included.

Arrived late on a Saturday night for one nights stay to break up a journey to see family. Can’t praise the lad behind the bar enough and wish I had caught his name. We’ll stocked traditional bar that’s had a gorgeous make over (updated pics needed it’s so good) extremely clean and spacious room upstairs. It’s a very old pub so low beams and creaking floors but I loved this. Tea and coffee provided, big bath, king bed which was very comfy and the quietest fan ever! Yes there’s noise till 12 but it’s a pub not a hotel and we expected but had the best sleep in the deluxe double room. Thank you The Ivy, we will be back. X

Found online they said they had a outdoor play are for children we visited but was told they had no such thing, the barmaid said we get this alot , why don't u just change the information about the place not hard

Good pub good service and friendly staff

Love this place can’t wait for it to Open again. I run my own Pub not to far away from the Ivy always visit to Watch the Football Great Beer Great Food Great Staff. Best Pub in Wragby.

Really nice pub. Good drink range, polite and welcoming staff. Excellent COVID measures in place.

Called in on way to a mini holiday break in Lincolnshire. Met by a very friendly lady who made us feel welcome. Food was lovely.

Lovely place very good and friendly staff

In this current climate I was surprised to see that the man at the bar was not wearing a face covering whilst serving customers. I wasn't impressed by the attitude of the man behind the bar who was very arrogant and spoke over me. His listening skills were appalling of he had any at all.

My husband and myself visited The Ivy for lunch in February. I phoned a few weeks in advance to make a reservation and requested the table infront of the window in the dining room and the member of staff confirmed this. Upon arrival we were not welcomed and were shown to the dining room but the table we requested was not reserved and almost offered to other diners. So things did not get off to a good start. Our food and drinks order was taken but: 1 - The Coke was served flat and we had to request replacements. 2 - The glass of water I'd ordered was forgotten and I had to ask for it again. We both ordered the Ivy Burger which was very nice. But after we finished eating the waitress did not clear our plates away for ages and we had to make a point of requesting the bill. We have visited the Ivy during each of our annual holidays to Lincolnshire for the past few years (see my previous reviews), however, this felt like a different experience. We both did not enjoy our visit, we felt the service was no where near as good, the staff not as friendly or efficient as we have experienced before and left feeling disappointed. As a result we both said we will not visit The Ivy during our 2021 holiday which is a shame but this visit certainly made an impact.

We stopped here for lunch here last Friday on our way home to Sheffield. My husband and I ordered a fish finger butty and I assumed we would be getting cheap ones from a certain frozen food company. When our sandwiches arrived, our "fish fingers' were actually big pieces of fish and were beautiful. Our daughter had a chicken baguette and grand daughter had chicken chips and peas. The food took about half an hour to arrive but was well worth the wait. Staff were brilliant too. Hubby and I have been going to Horncastle for nearly 30 years and didn't realise this little gem in Wragby existed. Amazing.

Met friends for Sunday lunch. Friendly, cheerful staff. Food was great. I had a veggie nut loaf, was really tasty. My friends had meat & vegan main courses, we all enjoyed our food. Thank you.

Being gluten & dairy intolerant its difficult finding eating places that can offer much choice & virtually no choice when it comes to desserts, what a pleasant surprise to see such a varied main menu most of which is gluten free even the scampi and battered fish, my husband who isn't gluten free had the scampi and he couldn't tell the difference to ordinary scampi, I had the belly pork and apple sauce off the specials board both were top notch very tasty. We don't usually have a dessert as usually my only choice is sorbet but they not only had a gluten free chocolate fudge cake but also vegan ice-cream to go with it, how could I resist as it was such a treat for a change & hubby had the brownie & ordinary ice-cream both were lovely, will certainly be returning soon.

Chosen as it’s fairly local and couldn’t face the 20 minute slog to my normal watering hole. Deceptively quiet when we arrived - the four screens In the bar (seemingly showing different games of football) were unobtrusive in the restaurant, their audience definitely male making our female partners feel quite uneasy as they squeezed through to the cloakrooms and to finally leave. Service was polite but not overly attentive. Food was as expected and average although the veggie option was apparently very good. A pleasant change but we won’t rush back. In fact this week I returned to a favourite just a few miles away.

Great local excellent selection of beers always busy pub good sign if you are not a local food looks and tastes great lots of sport on TV rooms to stay are OK

Called Monday midday ..Had an excellent roast beef dinner. Everything was spot on. Perfect vegetables, roast potatoes. Best Yorkshire's for 100 miles. Good beef ..in short a really terrific traditional meal. Lovely welcome in a super pub . Wish we lived nearer!

Lovely staff .let me use toilet without any problem. Gave a donation to their charity

Four of us stayed at the start of November as was attending an event at the nearby Cadwell Park Circuit.Atmosphere superb, food and staff top dollar and the rooms excellent value for money.We’re heading back in February, my first job will be to check for availability. Highly recommended, couldn’t fault it.

Called on the way back from a trip - never been to this place before. What a gem of a place. Lovely staff, very clean pub (I always check out the toilets - immaculate) They pay attention to detail and it shows, thoroughly enjoyed my lunch and even though we live 30 miles away will definitely return. I love it when restaurants serve fresh potatoes and veg,

Meal was ok, but not fantastic. Fish batter was nice & crispy, but greasy. Prices a little steep for the quality & quantity I felt. However, only been once so would definitely try again.

Stayed in Wragby for a long weekend break. Went here on Saturday night for tea. Bar was busy with locals but had reserved a table (it’s best you do). Sat in separate dining area. Food was absolutely delicious. We both ordered from the specials board (chicken burger and seafood pasta). Service was fantastic. Would highly recommend and will visit again if in the area.

Absolutly amazing pub staff so lovely really look after there customers highly recommend paddy staff member and lyn lovely go out there way to ensure there customers have welcoming drink food amazing

As we are moving to Wragby, we decided to have lunch at The Ivy. I had the Grimsby Haddock and Chips and my wife had the Scampi. I have had some good fish and chips but never as good as this. The crispiest batter and delicious fish server with superb hand cut chips. The only disappointment, I couldn't finish it all, the fish was massive more suited to a large evening meal for me. My wife said that she had never had such nice scampi, but again it was too much. The staff were excellent. Ilook forward to The Ivy becoming my local pub.

We rented accommodations close to this wonderful venue. We ate twice whilst there. The food was faultless. Home cooked and delicious. The staff were lovely and efficient. Great selection on gins and lovely wine. What’s not to like will definitely return

Called in for our tea after a busy day cleaning our caravan

We have over the years enjoyed many visits to The Ivy for drinks and a meal and have never been disappointed, always served by a delightful team of friendly efficient staff in a clean and warm establishment. Something seems to have gone awry, as to why we can only guess but when a busy thriving family pub like The Ivy loses several of its wonderful long term staff within months, something has indeed gone wrong. On two recent visits we have had the misfortune to be there at the same time as a small group of drinkers (drinking a lot)who are loud, course, persistent users of disgusting language, with one particular female being exceptionally vile. I’ll not pass on here what we had to listen to from her but it was not pleasant. We put up with it the last time we encountered this group but on our most recent visit, it became unbearable. In the past we have always been greeted with a smile and asked if we are dining and then almost immediately had our table laid and menus handed to us with our drinks brought to the table, then our meal orders taken. The last time we were there the barman took no notice, we were not asked if we were dining and we picked up the menus ourselves. There appeared to be only one member of staff waiting on tables. We bought a drink, which was put on a tab then sat down at our usual table. We were there for about 45 minutes and no one came to serve us. A family came in with a young girl and sat on the table nearby - they moved after a while, whether to get away from the loud group of drinkers, one of whom isn’t able to speak or shout more than two words without using the F word, or to move somewhere where they stood more of a chance of actually being served. We heard the barman tell the group to stop the language etc., but they took not the slightest notice. All members of the group were in and out of the entrance door like a fiddler’s elbow in order to get their very regular doses of nicotine. The barman was as useless as a chocolate fire guard at stopping their disgusting behaviour, some of which was loudly and repeatedly aimed at the barman himself. We decided to leave after our drink and go elsewhere and just as we were doing so the said female in the group fell on the floor. On placing the menus back on the bar I said to the barman “And you served her ANOTHER drink!” As I walked out the drunk woman got up off the floor and followed me outside to hurl abuse at me. I ignored the creature and walked off, which upset her greatly. Unfortunately, my husband had to pay for the two drinks. He went to pay with his debit card and was told it is cash only under £10.00. As the bill came to £9.90 he said “Take £10 and keep the 10p!” The drunk woman then started giving abuse to my husband. He told her what he thought of her and walked out. What a disaster! On two occasions since the loss of all their lovely staff, when the same aforementioned barman has been on duty, he has allowed a customer (obviously a regular) to put his dog on the bar. How disgusting is that? We have spent many hundreds of pounds, either as a couple or family group, in The Ivy the £10 they got from us is the last and I will tell everyone I know to avoid the place like the plague.

A quiet lunchtime September visit for fish and chips and a pint. The food was outstanding and served swiftly. The haddock was freshly in from Grimsby that morning. A really top class place.

We walked in with about 20 minutes before the restaurant closed at 3pm and were welcomed with a smile and shown the main meal menu . We were very pleased about that but wouldn't have been surprised if there had been sandwiches or cold food on offer at that time which would have been ok too. My husband had minced beef pie with peas and chips and it was delicious, hot, tasty and full of meat, the chips were the crispiest I had ever seen and were so good I had to steal one, the peas were tasty too. I had chicken curry with rice, mango chutney and poppadom. I have to admit I couldn't taste any curry at all unfortunately but didn't say anything as the sauce was good, good colour and creamy and we were so grateful that they served us at that time .The chicken was so tender and delicious, rice cooked perfectly and mango chutney was out of this world, I enjoyed scooping it up with the poppadom at the end. Good size portions and We would certainly go there again.

Amazing walked in greeted by a very nice gentleman chatty friendly. Food amazing. Very clean. Toilets impressive wow so clean. Best meal I have had in a long time. Will be.going back.

I'd like to thank Rodney. staff and customers also John Marshall from lincs fm helping to sell raffle tickets to which we raised £78 the monies will be used towards a sensory room for our residents .plus the lovely 3 coarse meal for 2 to be raffled off on the 31st Aug at the cottage nocton village nocton thank you to all love sue x

I just stumbled upon this pub when driving through and looking for some lunch. I went in with my partner and my mum and we were greeted straight away by a friendly member of staff who found us a seat straight away. Looking at the menu it was quickly apparent that my gluten intolerance was not going to be a problem. Every item had a note next to it stating that it was either GF or DF, this made ordering very simple for me, which was a relief as its usually a nightmare. The service was excellent, portions generous and good value. I had the Tuna salad and my mum and partner both had haddock and chips. We were all impressed with the quality of the food and even the dessert menu had lots of options for GF and DF, I had a hot chocolate fudge cake, which was absolutely divine, chocolate cake is normally off limits for me, and it can be dry but this was beautiful. Thank you so much for having great options, if only every pub and restaurant was this accommodating towards food allergies. Even though I am not local, I will definitely be back at the next opportunity!!

Stayed at the Ivy for one night after attending race meeting at nearby Market Rasen. The check in with the barman was easy and quick. As it was a Sunday evening no food was available but as we had eaten at the racecourse this was not a problem and we were aware of it. All the staff were amazingly friendly and the locals too. We took part in the local quiz and had an amazing evening. The room was immaculately clean and the ensuite shower room was lovely. Very comfy beds and had a good sleep. Would not hesitate to stay here again and would recommend.

I wouldn’t normally write a review, but I hope everyone at the Ivy and guests see this because I think the waitress deserves a mention!! She did an absolutely fantastic job tonight, she was working so hard everybody had food and drinks on time she was so lovely and really made our time in this pub special! She definitely needs a pay rise and would be a credit to any pub!

Enjoyed our visit , friendly staff and tasty food .

We were led to our table immediately and drinks brought to us. We wanted to chat a little before ordering and this was not a problem. We had a variety of meals and the general consensus was that the food was really good and that we would be visiting again.

Over priced expensive but nice place

A spontaneous visit here for a meal on our way home. We received a warm welcome and enjoyed great freshly cooked food.

A casual mid week drop in dinner with the other half, and we were looked after like they’d been expecting us all day. Good food too!

I was recommended The Ivy because they do a very good selection of Gluten free options. This was one of the main reasons we went there. We had the local fish and chips from Grimsby Gluten free. Very good. Service was excellent. First impression of the pub were not to my taste. Loud music and sport Tv. But that’s just my impression. The waitress look after very well. I would recommend this pub for food.

Excellent pub, lovely service, superb food , dig friendly!

Nice place but prices a bit high

Try the ivy fish chips peas take out excellent value and very tasty fish home made chips you will not better them anywhere.

Lovely lunch in this dog friendly pub in Wragby. The crab was fresh and delish, haddock huge and nicely cooked and the Sunday lunch was large and lush. Cara the dog was given a lovely sausage which she thoroughly appreciated. Initially we were sat by a rather loud big screen in bar, but on mentioning were moved to a quieter part with no hassle at all. Good service, friendly attentive staff Lovely lunch.

We have visited the Ivy a few times now and the Sunday roast dinners are great. I can’t fault it - food cooked perfectly, great kids menu, great drinks selection, always good ale/beer and a relaxed atmosphere - top marks

Although initially happy to show the EFL Cup Final, clearly this wasn't a big enough game to have on all the way to the end.

Called here on way home from the coast and although very busy managed to get a table,sunday lunch was great with a choice of three different meats staff were very accomodating and service good even though it was busy

We were disappointed we could not eat here on Wednesday ( off season) but were encouraged to comeback on Friday after a day in Lincoln ? Seated and served immediately . We shared a beaut fried Brie then onto good portions of sausage n mash and steak pie chips both enjoyed and nothing left !! My husband finished with the ice cream sundae ! We couldn’t fault anything even the toilets were impressive too !?!

Excellent service. Reasonably priced. Good atmosphere......... highly recommend.....

My husband made our annual visit during our Lincolnshire break.

Four of us were on our way back to Lincoln on a Friday afternoon and stopped here for a latish (2:30 pm) lunch. We were greeted immediately when we arrived and shown a table in the restaurant next to a window overlooking the town square. Menus and specials boards were brought and drinks orders were taken right away. The servers who looked after us were chatty and informative and made us feel welcome. The food arrived quickly and was substantial. The battered haddock was top notch. All in for four of us was about £77 including drinks, so good value. The pub side was surprisingly busy for a Friday afternoon which was a good sign as well.

Grest atmosphere, great food, great staff - what's not to love? Even the loos are great - well decorated, great facilities always clean, taps you don't have to touch, and a brilliant hand dryer...some people may scoff at paying so much attention to the toilets - but I think you can tell an awful lot about an establishment by the condition of the loos - if staff can't be bothered to ensure that that end of their establishment is clean and well appointed who's to say they put any more effort into the kitchen? But with the Ivy you can see the attention to detail everywhere. It is a wonderful, cosy country inn with a warm welcome for locals and visitors alike - whether you want to watch the sports channels on one of several large screens whilst propping up the bar supping a pint, or relax in one of the comfy wing-back chairs with a cup of coffee - but I would strongly recommend you take the time to dine - you wont be disappointed (though you may end up feeling a bit full - they deliver both quality And quantity!) If there were more than 5 stars to give I would happily give them more!

We decided to randomly stop here for lunch. Good vegetarian choices and I had scampi and chips sat not far from a roaring log burner. Will definitely call in again

Nice friendly staff , menu choice about right but the fish and chips are excellent, batter nice and light with a nice piece of fish inside and pretty good value as well. Always try hard to please and adapt the menu for people with intolerances

Took our son for a visit whilst he was home from university. Lovely food and very courteous service as always. The massive wood burner in the bar was a joy though!

Lovely place to go eat and drink. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. It is a cosy place.

This is a must place to visit beer good atmosphere fantastic and the food is amazing. Will be back as soon as we can

If you're looking for a good pub grub with lovely ambient, then this is the place to go. The food is just great and is sourced locally and you can tell. I had bangers and mash and the sausages were really meaty, the burger looked great and the steak and ale pie was good. The kids pizza went down well with the kids, and my Mum had a vegtable curry which she also enjoyed.

We were a family of four visiting the area and staying locally. We'd booked the restaurant prior to our visit. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food very tasty. The restaurant area is quite small, but is out of the way of the main bar area, which was quite busy when we visited. The bar area has TVs showing sport which is not everybody's cup of tea but it did also have a lovely welcoming log burner. The Ivy is obviously popular with people in the area.

Watched LFC vrs United and LFC won so all is good! Friendly local, good service, although stopped before 4pm which was disappointing.

What can I say, well, the staff were so helpful.nearly all of My family all had special dietary requirements as they rose to the challenge. Beautiful surroundings, even the toilets were spotlessly clean with a few Christmas decs up. Well done xx

Well me and my partner and some of her family went for a birthday meal for my partners birthday and thought we would try the ivy for the first time since moving to wragby 6 months ago, and can’t fault the food or staff at all, food was very nice and staff were very helpful, was that nice returned again the next day with other family.

Called in after weekend away at the coast. Very busy inside but we found a table in restaurant area round back of the bar. Both had Steak pie. All I can say is amazing food and look forward to calling again

Small public car park opposite pub.

Very nice meal at reasonable prices. A good choice from both the regular menu and a specials menu. Friendly, efficient staff and nice surroundings.

Very friendly staff. Food tasted great.

We visited The Ivy for gluten free fish and chips. Our reserved seating for my wife, our dog and myself was directly adjacent to a very loud television, which no one was watching. An early drinks crowd soon left, so the bar was virtually empty.

Well, Sunday lunch for 3 inc drinks for £36 bargain.!

As always very busy on Sunday Lunchtime. Really its best to book!

In our week away in Lincolnshire. By far the best pub food - and we have tried several highly rated and recommended ones - really tasty vegetarian curry and lovely pork steak. Friendly locals offered us their table as we had our greyhounds with us - the kindest gesture of our stay in this part of the country.