The Kings Arms in Rutland

Fantastic food and really friendly staff. Great atmosphere and one of the most interesting menus I have seen in a long while

It was very good. The food was great and the the service too. Defenitely worth a visit. We have been there for Sunday roast. And we will do it again. Thank you very much. 🇬🇧&🇩🇪

Amazing food is great good food Shout out to Keira and Debbie

I visited the Kings Arms for lunch with friends. The food is beautifully presented and all locally sourced, seasonal produce . The service is excellent

Had lunch with my wife and was very impressed with the quality of food. Tasty and good value. Nice location. Will be back for sure and have already recommended to friends.

Absolutely fabulous. Our original accommodation fell through and I booked online 20 minutes before we turned up. The lovely lady was printing out our information and taking us to our room as soon as we got there. Not missing a beat. The room was made up as if they were expecting us and clean as a whistle. Lovely towels and a big comfy bed. We slept well, had a lovely dinner and morning breakfast. Would recommend to anyone.

Lovely ale, lovely atmosphere, staff very friendly. Willbe going for a meal as the food looked really nice

The beer and food were nice, although the food is quite expensive. Would recommend checking out the menu before visiting. There were plenty of available tables for dining when we visited. The pub soon filled up with locals out for an evening drink.

Amazing dinner and breakfast. During a stay with my dog Murphy. Very recommended

Having stayed at the Kings Arms at Wing for over 10 years sometimes weekly, it is still excellent. The first time I stayed, the welcome, food and drink was more than expected for the location. Not only are you made to very welcome, it is...

Very friendly and welcoming staff and owners. Excellent homemade food, one of the best meals we have ever had and very reasonably priced. We will definitely be returning for a second visit.

The food was indeed excellent, no other word for it. The staff were warm and welcoming and the building is charming. Most certainly worth a visit!

Read all the reviews (99% very good) and decided to give it a go for my birthday lunch. Beautiful area and country pub and a warm welcome on arrival. I was walking wounded and they were happy to let me find the most comfortable seat...

We returned to the Kings Arms after another walk in the area. We had another excellent lunch with excellent service and value. We ate off the lunch for less menu and were pleased with our choices.

Under recommendation, we stopped for lunch at the kings arms in Wing, while visiting the Rutland water area. We arrived just after 1:30 under the impression we could catch a late lunch, just to be told that we could only have sandwiches, by a very dismissive server. I requested the soup, which was not offered on the sandwiches menu, to be told that this could not be done. Obviously it’s too much effort to heat up some soup. Eventually when the sandwiches came, they were nice and you definitely get what you pay for. Accompanied with beef dripping fries which were also very nice. However, we felt as if we were a burden on the staff, and not made to feel welcome; which ruins the nice feel of a small country pub.

Nice inside, lovely, friendly staff, very overpriced, glass of wine £10, olives and bread £20. Good food, but overpriced for what you got.

What a perfect place to stay and eat. We stayed overnight with friends and greatly enjoyed pre dinner drinks in front of a roaring fire, an excellent meal of local produce and a nightcap back in front of the fire. Our breakfast was of equal quality.

Although we live nearby and use the King's Arms on a regular basis, we have never before written a review. However, we often take our aged parents-in-law to Sunday luncheon and have been routinely so very impressed that we feel this positive feedback is more than deserved. First, the King's Arms staff could not be more courteous and helpful - for example, by being more than happy so 'split' a meal between my wife's parents (they are both in their 90s), and being so un-fazed in the process. But, crucially, the food is comfortably the best within at least 10 miles of our home (and we have pretty much tried them all, I think). In short, I would commend the King's Arms unreservedly to any visitor - you will get great food prepared by an award-winning chef (and team) coupled with delightful, caring, service.

Went last Saturday disappointed couldn’t have lunch they were unable to accommodate

Went here for lunch today and was amazed by the quality and service of this little pub in Rutland.

Love the atmosphere here. Not too commercialised or tarted up. Felt like the local hunt might meet here - and the next morning we discovered that they do.

I came with my parents for a lunch time meal. The staff were great extremely friendly and we were made to feel extremely welcome. The food was all home cooked and the smoked produce we took away with us was amazing.

Food: 5* menu and plenty of choices Service: Excellent Kids: child friendly with high chairs Dogs: dog friendly say no more! 5* star menu with reasonable prices! Just excellent.

We stayed at the King's Arms for three nights and ate two breakfasts and two dinners there. As a by the by, our first mini-break in Rutland was something of a revelation - lots to do and a lovely setting. But back to the King's Arms; our accommodation was of a good standard - significantly above "pub B&B;" level. We were a couple in a triple room and the room was a little crowded with furniture, but we managed. Our meals were superb - especially if you're interested in countryside eating/local sourcing/sustainability and so on. Bear in mind that "room only" means exactly that and you need to book breakfast and meals in advance - especially at weekends. As people suggest below, space in the pub is constrained, so it really is more of a restaurant than a drinking establishment. We tried the eels, local boar, fish and so on. Even the breakfast sauce is made on site. They have a commendable approach to food sourcing and that shows through. There are plenty of veggie choices, but I think you have to recognise that this is a pub that has made its name on meat, game and fish - so don't go there if you have a problem with the pub team shooting their own game. So why not five stars then? Well - not every food item worked (but that's to be expected) and there's just a touch of "thou shalt not" about the many chalk and written signs dotted over the place. As people who are likely to commit the offences warned against don't read chalk signs, they seemed a bit counter-productive to us.

We were staying at Wing Hall Campsite next door so booked a table at the Kings Arms for the night we arrived. We received a warm welcome and were seated quickly. We were able to order for the children while we had drinks, so they were fed first. The childrens meals were delicious and the risotto of the day was delicious. The main courses were served quickly and together. The rose veal chop was amazing, I have never had such a lovely piece of veal and the sauce and vegetables were tasty and fresh. Sadly we didn’t have time for pudding as the kids needed to go to bed but we will be back!

We booked dinner at this pub based on a review which stated that it was THE place locally to eat game and the sample menu available online which also listed game. The evening we ate at this pub there was no game on the menu, although the smoked ribs and the calves liver were good. We were also very disappointed with the table (for 5 people plus a dog) which we were given which was separate from the rest of the tables and next to the toilets - we appreciate that dogs are not allowed in the restaurant area but the other tables in the bar area were largely occupied by people who were not eating and therefore had presumably not booked over a week in advance.

Very nice food in pleasant dining room. It is popular so you need to book. The prices are reasonable and sevice good.

This was a disappointing Sunday lunch dining experience; service lacking warmth, made to feel rushed and the Sunday roasts lacking culinary imagination.

The King's Arms Inn is apparently a lovely place.

We have eaten here many times before and whilst the service and staff are not always the most efficient, the food makes up for it. Last night we went for dinner, for a special occasion and it was by far the worst dinning experience, my husband and i have ever had. We had a table booked for 7pm, we arrived at 6.55pm, we were kept waiting in the bar area for 5 mins (due to the staff being too busy), we did not mind waiting 5 mins, we would not have minded waiting 15 mins, we were in no rush, however after saying they did not have our booking, we were sat at are our table. Following which, we waited a few more minutes for menu's (which again was not a problem as we were out for the evening), however, the landlady, i believe, came over to take our order, approx 2 mins after we received the menus, to which we advised, we were not ready, as we had only just sat down with a menu, she said i will come back. Literally 1 min later, she was at the table again, saying are you ready to order, we politely explained again, we needed more than 3 mins to make a decision, only to be told in these exact words 'i will come back in 1 minute, if you are not ready then, i will have to push back taking your order until 8pm'...we were absolutely shocked, by such rudeness. Firstly, i appreciate you have a small kitchen and that you like to take staggered orders, however if you are too busy to accommodate a table, decline a booking, secondly, if you need an order rushed through, do not leave people waiting in the bar area as you are too busy and then waiting for menus, if you want them to order quickly. Any delay on ordering, was your own fault, not ours, we were not late and we did not delay in looking at the menu. Following this, the entire experience, was nothing short of disappointing. The food was, i am disappointed to say average at best and not up to its usual standard. The only positive, was the other 2 waitresses, who were very nice and very attentive. Should Wing chose to respond to this post, then an apology would be appreciated, given the way we were spoken to, which was completely rude, embarrassing and totally unprofessional. I have sympathy for the situation the landlady was in, with being stressed, however it is completely unacceptable to speak to paying customers in such a rude manner.

My partner and I had been invited to attend a birthday meal at The Kings Arms with one of our close friends.

Staying at the nearby camp site so decided to come here for a meal the staff were very welcoming we had burger and chips with a side salad the meal was very nice but with there being no more pubs in walking distance the £13.50 my opinion was a bit on the expensive side for what we had

Si l’endroit est isolé, le cadre est extrêmement pittoresque, les chambres confortables et l’accueil convivial. Le menu est riche en spécialités locales, bien au-delà de ce que servent les pubs. Une étape originale et inoubliable !

Love this place.Serving staff are so welcoming and professional.We had another excellent meal.Please eat here you will not be disappointed.Delicious food made to a high standard.They sell their own produce too.My husband had the steak and ale pie, in a short crust pastry with a rich and generous filling.We shared the starter of deep fried black pudding absolutely gorgeous.I had the tempura prawns light and tasty.Shaded seating areas.They are also very dog friendly, providing doggy bags for your pooches.Love it here will go back again and again.

As a group staying at a local campsite we went in on Saturday afternoon after a trip to Rutland water. The staff there were very pleasant and a wide choice of gin might be as good as this review gets!

Lovely Sunday lunch. Yorkshire’s to die for and crunch crackling. Very friendly staff who made you feel really welcome and very accommodating. Lovely country pub with great food

We had called in Thurs evening for a drink and really liked this pub, they had a very interesting menu of mainly local produce. So we booked a table for 8 pm Fri.

We had not booked but found this gem. The staff and customers were friendly. We had a leisurely pre-meal drink in comfy chairs. The food was excellent and the service good. There was a wide choice. My wife did not have all the ingredients of her selection but on paying they reduced the bill by £5 voluntarily. It was a very enjoyable dining experience. Would recommend.

Never been to the Kings before , missing a huge treat and will be back again and again. From the front of house welcome to the food delivered to the table everything was excellent .

I like a pub which does not need a TV or loud music to create a nice atmosphere. Staff were friendly, relaxed but efficient. Good selection of real ales, which were well kept. I liked the emphasis on locally sourced ingredients, and their own smoked products such as trout and eel. The bedrooms were tastefully decorated and spotlessly clean, with nice bathroom accessories and complimentary mineral water each night. Reasonable range of wines including a good number which were priced around the £20-22 range.

We stayed at the Kings Arms for a couple of nights in order to attend a party thrown by friends a couple of miles away. The pub was recommended by a friend who lives in Wing. She said it was the best food in the area and she was right. It was innovative, original and very well conceived and presented. Lots of game but choices for anyone really. Veggies may struggle a little but I suspect the accommodating staff would look after them. Everything seemed to have been either produced by the pub or from a very small group of local specialist suppliers. The cooked breakfast was one of the best I have ever had anywhere. The staff were friendly and attentive, making us very welcome. There were a couple of small challenges regarding plumbing in our room but this was insignificant compared to the pleasure we experienced staying at the Kings Arms.

It may be the only pub in the village but at least it's a very good one. I couldn't find fault with it apart from it not being open all day.

Great friendly staff, happily let us sit outside and finish our drinks even though they had officially closed. Lovely lunch following a very hot local walk, they offer a good sandwich menu and will serve these as salads if you prefer (with chips and home made bread and butter). Salad portions were massive.

Super super food as always but let down badly by the poor and slow service.

We were staying at the campsite nearby and popped in for dinner. The service was excellent, as was the food. It's a bit on the pricey side but it is outstanding. Would go there again.

We stayed overnight at the Kings Arms, Wing on 2-3 June 2018. Kelly and her team did a great job looking after us and the rooms were excellent. Will definitely go back next time I visit the area.

We visited for lunch for my husbands birthday, we were not disappointed! We are local to the area and walk our dog past the pub regularly only popping in for a break and a drink but wanted to try the food as the menu looked good. We only had main courses as we are watching our weights. The steak and ribs combo my husband ordered was huge and he said except that his steak was a little over cooked it was great! I had the pheasant Kiev with mash and mushroom sauce, yum! It was lovely and filled me up to satisfaction!

We had a table booked for 18.30 tonight for 4 adults and 5 children.

Good points .Pleasant pub with good service Issues .Three of us were 1.8 m tall and were unable to fit our legs under the table . Food average and expensive as were the drinks.I had the smallest rump steak I have ever seen.

I can say, without exaggeration, that this was the best pub sunday lunch i've ever had (and i've had a few). Big portions, perfectly cooked meat (i had pork, my wife had lamb), excellent yorkies - and option of ordering extra crackling. Very impressive, we'll def be back soon.

We try and stay at this pub at least once a year, and hope we don't run out of reasons to visit this part of the world because it's always a delightful experience. We both had a fantastic evening meal, chosen from a inventive, mouth watering menu, were served by friendly staff, and then had a short step to a comfortable room (all are good but would particularly recommend The Granary) for a sound night's sleep and a leisurely breakfast. If you're feeling energetic there are two decent walks from the pub (they have leaflets) including an 8k one to Rutland Water across fields, which I think is thoroughly enjoyable, with panoramic views.

This was a planned stop during a day of walking and was pleased to be offered a sandwich as this is what I’d had in mind. The rustic feel and in-house meat menu got hopes high.

Love the effort made to show where all the goods they use are sourced from, loads of local suppliers. Food is delicious served hot and not lukewarm as often is when you eat out as a large group.

A good Sunday bank holiday walk looking forward to a rest, drink and lunch. 4 shandy’s and one sandwich £33 - outrageous!!!

The Kings Arms served us with excellent quality food and service in a very pleasant and enjoyable atmosphere. We called in today after walking around the Hambleton Peninsula. We had picked the Kings Arms from previous Trip-Advisor ratings, we were not disappointed. We received a warm and welcoming greeting, excellent service from the staff, excellent food which was well cooked and served, in a very pleasant pub with great character and atmosphere. There was plenty of choice, and a story-board which showed the provenance of locally sourced ingredients. The beer was also well kept and served. Highly recommended.

Desde entonces nos hemos estado alojando en ala Hall, tenemos Camping caminó por una bebida o dos en los brazos de reyes.

Very pleasant place to stop. Stopped for a quick bite whilst travelling and was made very welcome. Lunch range a little small but ample

This free house bar and restaurant was the choice of my friends to take me for British Sunday lunch and good choice it was! As we stopped even in the car park I could see the home-grown vegetables and herbs and free range chickens as we walked down t the entrance. The wonderful Rutland Jurassic stone in the building was good to see and great medieval beams inside. We had choice of all the classic Sunday roasts and there was more besides all at reasonable price. I chose beef with Yorkshire pudding...classic -with good portions, it was delicious. A well stocked cellar and different beers give further choice. I couldn't go past trifle for desert - yum! To top it all this inn produces its own fare and I was able to buy black pudding to take away...splendid! A memorable meal in a beautiful English village pub!

This lovely olde worlde pub oozes charm and character.The staff are friendly and welcoming.We were lucky enough to book a table for 5 people for the Saturday night the day before and took the 8pm slot offered.Upon arrival we ordered drinks and sat waiting to be shown to our table.The waitress took our orders but we didn't actually sit down to eat until 9pm or so.The restaurant didn't appear to be that busy.No apology was given for the delay so we assumed this was the usual wait time.It's a shame because the food was good (although the waitress mixed up the steak orders, we only realised when the meat had been almost eaten).The children's portion was good.It would have been nice to see more meat free options.Would definitely go back for the good choice of beers and to soak up the ambiance.

We were lucky enough to grab a table last week and weren't disappointed - delicious food and wonderful service down to them lending us 2 mugs as we were camping and I'd forgotten to pack ours. Would highly recommend. Thanks again!

After a holiday where we visited Wetherspoons and cafes (most of which I only have praise for), there was real pleasure in sitting luxuriously in leather armchairs, ordering our food over a drink and then being taken to our table. Perfect. The blackboard listing the local sources for food (and welding!) was very revealing, and entertainment was on hand watching staff deal with customers with difficult requests. And the food... Outstanding: so good to have a quality meal. Loved the wild boar and concentrated jus. My wife found a duck dish at last that really pleased her. Pulled pork and spare ribs superb. Not cheap, but definitely well worth the ride out from Peterborough. What a lovely inn.

Came with high expectations following several recommendations, and was not disappointed. Far from it! The quality of food, preparation and presentation is pretty much as good as it gets for a country inn. Lovely location, pleasant ambiance. Glad to recommend this to other diners. Would imagine that this would be a very agreeable place to stay in the charming-looking courtyard accommodation.

We've eaten here 3 times. The first 2 times were stunning- very impressive food. Our last visit was not as strong, with a few food disappointments (calamari not great) but overall we love the place and would give it another chance. Great terrines to start, ice creams to finish. Good fish, excellent smoked options due to the attached smoke house. Excellent team and excellent wine list.

Booked a two night stay here at the last minute so was not sure what to expect but we were bowled over with the excellent service and friendly attitude of Michelle and the staff at the Kings Arms. Nothing was too much trouble. The rooms are beautifully clean and well appointed and the bed was superb. We had a superb nights sleep only to be woken in the morning by the gentle sound of the village clock in the distance. Our evening meal was beautiful only surpassed by the even better breakfasts comprising all local produce. Even home produced black pudding and brown sauce, not everyone's taste granted but I really liked the recipes. The Kings Arms are very proud of their local suppliers and rightly so, everything was super fresh and tasted great. We couldn't have had a better short break, superb accommodation and the sight of four Ospreys flying together over Rutland Water was the icing on the cake for my birthday. Will definitely be back.

We are regular visitors to Oakham and wing and love it but we won't be going to this pub again,we walked in at 4:45pm and simply asked do you do food? The unwelcoming man behind the bar said "yes but we are booked up fully and turned us away! There was not one single person in the place at all and even though I'm sure he was correct in that later on in the evening the tables may well have been booked up but at that particular time he could have easily taken our buisiness but clearly wasn't going too and for that reason we rate it 1 star! If the "No" had been better delivered it would have helped,never mind we visited a gorgeous place in Manton and had a wonderful meal! Let's hope in the winter months when nobody's around you are a little more hospitable!

The building is 17th century and it is charming. The beer is very good and the service excellent. They sell snacks for dogs behind the bar (our dog enjoyed a pig's ear) and dogs even have their own dinner menu. Highly recommend.

Top line is the food my wife, son and I had was very good (trio of trout, mixed meats & mushrooms for starters, bream & 2x fish & chips for main), but none of us came away really happy. Bar staff were lacklustre, seemed distracted when they took our drinks order and we had to ask twice for the food menus. When we reviewed them we all struggled to make our choices & we are not all fussy eaters, but so much didn't appeal. Order was taken eventually, then we had to ask to go to our table, then wait for the wine we'd ordered. Waiting staff were pleasant but lacked confidence. All of this greatly detracted from overall experience hence just 3 out of 5.

It was the first night of our holiday and driving through looking for a place to eat came across The Kings Arms Inn. It was a Monday night and luckily they could give us a table for 4. The staff were friendly and helpful, the drink nice and chilled but I did find difficulty in choosing off the menu. I really wanted something plain and simple and there did not seem to be anything like that on the menu; in the end settled for the smoked assorted platter.....some of the meats were not to my taste but my companions had the fish pie which they thoroughly enjoyed. We all finished with the ice cream. The building is situated in a lovely part of Rutland

We only drank here and our beverages were lovely and averagely priced.Only criticism was the unfriendly personality behind the bar.

The pub's atmosphere is great, the staff very pleasant, the food excellent... but - although we were told there would be a wait for our food - an hour and a quarter did seem rather excessive!

To celebrate my 50th birthday, my partner, my sister, brother in law and i had a Saturday night meal at the Kings Arms in Wing. It was an excellent night!The staff were friendly and professional. The food was absolutely gorgeous! Good starters and 3 of us ordered fillet steak which were all cooked to perfection.My partner had hoggett and said it was "top notch" The chocolate mousse for dessert was scrumptious (mine was bought out with a candle in it with a chorus of Happy Birthday!)My sister and brother in law were staying at the Kings Arms - they have been twice now and will probably be visiting again as they are so pleased with the experience.It's not the cheapest place in the world but what you receive is well worth the money.Will definitely return and recommend!Thank you to everyone !

We enjoyed a lovely meal in The Kings Arms while staying in Rutland. The food was excellent and service was good. We liked the fact that the restaurant area was very spacious and peaceful despite how busy it was.

We stopped here on the way to Lincoln. It's a little off the beaten track but great if you're going round Rutland Water and want a break. We had a delightful lunch - mine was an excellent Korma - it tasted freshly prepared and home cooked, so different from some curries encountered in pubs. Lovely décor and good service. An additional 'tick' was for the sale of dog treats - I bought a bag of the homemade peanut butter ones and the dog loved them.

An adventurous menu and really great staff. Myself and my friends found the food a little too rich with alot of oils. You can really feel the enthusiasm at this place but I think they need to slow down and really look at each dish. For example the boat, great idea but a tough cut and too much going on. The restaurant is stunning with a great bar. Like I said before the staff are really ace but just for us personally it was a bit too much. It's a hearty place.

Interesting local menu, bit too much game for us, bit more fish would have been good. But well cooked & presented. Good wine list. For desert had a sharing platter of chocolate dishes, ok but not stunning so overpriced at £28 Front of house should chill out a bit, it wasn't very busy & she was stressing out...but pleasant with it !

We enjoyed a lovely meal in pleasant surroundings at the Kings Arms. Friendly staff and good service. A nice touch was a map illustrating the source of all the locally produced foods. Delicious bread was served whilst we awaited our main courses. The whole meal was most enjoyable. Good ambiance. Recommended.

A warm welcome and helpful staff together with locally sourced good wholesome food made this a pleasure to enjoy Sunday lunch Traditional beef or lamb with roast potatoes and a seasonal selection of vegetables was served in the dining room. Although a bar / lounge area is also available and good seating outside on a warm day - a favourite for local cyclistsA good selection of cask ales, and also winesTogether with home made ice creams rounded off the meal

Chance stop as we drove by, we were impressed by the menu choice for lunch, including a load of specials. We both had lake brown trout served with a lemon butter sauce on green beans. We also had chips rather than new potatoes and they were divine! The trout wasn't a large portion but for lunch it was adequate. Nice decor inside, the place was getting. Busy without being crowded at 12.30. Good value and enjoyable.

After travelling five hours - most of it stuck on the M25 - and with no table reservation, I turned up weary at the Kings Arms during a busy evening. The local fishermen were having their annual fly-tying competition, judged by their wives, and they were all in the restaurant eating first. Nevertheless, I was welcomed by the barman and sat with my pint studying the menu and specials board for just long enough before Kate Goss - wife of chef James and daughter-in-law of proprietor David - breezed alongside to take my order. Very soon after, she led me to my table and the food arrived - a perfect meal. Friendly folk - including fishermen's wives deliberating their choices - kept me entertained with conversation (and I was even given a personal view of the competition exhibits). What a great, refreshing evening. It's a long way from my home in Sussex, but I intend to go back.

I was unsure wether to stay at the Kings arms on a monday because the Restaurant was closed and the was only bar food,but we gave it a go. The walked into the pub to be greeted by, i think the Landlady who after some brief chitchat what time we wanted breakfast because we were the only room breakfasting and she wanted to know what time to get up ! I was stunned ! I just said 8.30 but later, after i'd got over the initial shock we cancelled breakfast.We went to Welland vale garden centre where we lunch the day before. Very nice.

We were passing while heading to another village and saw this pub which looked nice so thought we would stop for dinner and I'm glad we did! The menu was extensive with a lovely specials board. I chose the pheasant which was Devine and my partner had ham egg and chips which was lovely too. The open fire was lovely and made it even cosier. Defiantly worth a visit. Could not fault it :)

Fabulously cooked Sunday lunch, so much food so make sure you go absolutely hungry. Veggies were cooked nice and crunchy and not swimming in butter or sauce. Meat was melt in the mouth.

Very warm welcome in this charming pub, roaring fire and great service. The best curry I have had, packed full of flavour , my husband had game terrine .....both dishes were beautifully presented . James is passionate about his cooking and this really shows and this made it an exceptional pub dinner......I look forward to going back very soon.

We had been here approx 2 years ago and enjoyed a lovely lunch (only drawback was the overflow from a wedding group) on this visit to Rutland we re-discovered the Kings Arms by accident (or rogue satnav!). We were pleased to discover there was still an excellent and varied menu on offer, perished with a drink by a welcome open fire. Next time we will go there intentionally, not by chance.

I love a traditional pub lunch. The King's Arms is very characterful in a pretty village off the south shore of Rutland Water. It offers a warm welcome with a roaring fire and efficient staff. The menu is extensive with local game and traditional dishes with a twist. My friend had the pheasant which was "very good". I chose the fish pie which, sadly, was lacking in chunky fish but did contain prawns and a scallop. Certainly, there was more "pie" than fish and I have eaten a more hearty offering at less expensive restaurants. The veggies were fresh and crisply cooked. The ladies loos are dated with peeling paint and dingy floors and could really benefit from an update. Overall this pub is lovely but my first visit here was rather disappointing for me.

A birthday treat for my wife. Thought the menu was really interesting with cray fish, venison, hare and boar. Food was delicious! Service great! As a regular restaurant goer, I couldn't rate this higher!!

While visiting family in the Midlands we had Sunday Lunch at the Kings Arms - twice. The food, service, ambiance and setting were perfect - just what an English Pub have to offer. Great Value too.

Sunday lunch is top notch ,service friendly and speedy .For good honest food and real value for money I don't think there is any where better for miles

Absolutely brilliant meal my girlfriend and I had beautiful little pub with great variety of drinks and food and the best steak I have ever had and would recommend the beef dripping chips !!!

Make sure when you are booking that the restaurant area is open. Otherwise you might get a poky table by the gents loo. The open fire place is very nice, but the dark little area behind it where we and the only other occupied table were seated had rather the atmosphere of a cold, damp sump. This was a Friday night.

My husband and I recently had dinner on a Monday night at the Kings Arms. Unfortunately the full menu is not available on a Monday night but the 'bar menu' was perfectly adequate with just as much care and attention to detail as other nights. We were sat next the gorgeous open fire for pre-dinner drinks and then taken to our table thereafter. Our steak burger and filet steak (daily special) were utterly delicious and my steak cooked to perfection. The crème brulee for dessert was to die for. There is also an extensive international wine list with many wines by the glass. The staff were efficient and matter of fact but seemed to 'warm' towards us as the evening progressed. Gorgeous location and quintessential English gastropub with excellent food to be highly recommended.

A perfect Sunday lunch, in front of a roaring fire, in one of the UKs most scenic places.Top notch service, by a team that care for their regular customers and tourists.A food palate shaped by top notch local ingredients, sourced locally prepared with a traditional flair.Dog friendly too.THANK YOU so much for a lovely lunch.Fairly priced too!

I booked a table for 2, and was seated in the bar by the open fire, an incredible meal of black pudding fritters, followed by mutton - 3 ways. All food was amazing, well presented and delicious. Really attentive and friendly service but not at all intrusive. Top notch, can't wait to return, thanks!

We were a party of 7 plus a toddler. 6 out of 7 meals were great however one requested very well done beef and it still came out pink (apparently the chef doesn't do well done meat?). Menu choice was limited but good, enough to please most people. It was a bit overpriced (£48 for two of us, for two courses and two soft drinks) but nice for a one off treat.They provide a high chair but no baby changing facility? The child in our party had to be changed on the back seat of our car.All the above points were not a deal breaker. I loved the open fire and the restaurant is lovely. Both main meal and dessert was very nice.One last thing that annoyed me a little... They expected you to tip! This isn't America and it shouldn't just be expected, especially as the meals weren't cheap by any stretch.I would go back but only on a very special occasion.

Love the fact that local seasonal product is used and their chickens live alongside the car park. Although the menu has some good classic dishes on it it also has some more 'off beat' options. They smoke their own meats on site too, with homemade deli products for sale.Atmosphere good, great range of drinks (including cocktails), full of locals and visitors. So refreshing to walk in to a pub which is true to itself, and has the confidence to rely on the quality of its product rather than its furnishings - my friends will tell you I'll run a mile at pubs who use table cloths in any of their areas for eating - pretentious rubbish which usually hides poor quality food. None of this at the Kings Arms. Only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that I was disappointed at how little meat (venison) I was served as a main - only a couple of small slices. However my hot crab (mornay style) starter was plenty big enough and gorgeous. This place is a must to try and was worth our 35 minute drive.

We stayed between Christmas and new year for dinner, bed and breakfast. The dinner was superb, very high standard of cooking. The Kings Arms has a fabulous atmosphere, a traditional English pub that does excellent food. The room was a high standard with an outstanding breakfast...Yum!

The Kings Arms shows it's possible to serve really good food, and have very presentable, comfortable rooms too. Dinner last weekend for 18 people was great- all served together, and everyone seemed delighted; only one person felt their steak was overcooked - and I'm sure the restaurant would have fixed that if asked. My venison was beautiful. They clearly take pride in their suppliers, and focus hard on great local ingredients. Breakfast is substantial and very local, involving the pub's own smokery products (yum) and the eggs from hens in the orchard out back. Good coffee too. We had the room called "Damson" (upstairs) - comfy bed, great shower, plenty of space. Yes, there is some noise transmission between downstairs and upstairs. But in our case, it wasn't a problem. I'd like to go back for a weekend away based there, to explore that beautiful county some more; and next time all meals will be in the pub. No need to go elsewhere!

When we ate here last week, the meals were being served in the rather dark and uninviting bar area. Our table was situated close to the toilets, which is a bit off-putting. The menu was reasonable with the usual standard pub fare and the service was good. My meal of ham, eggs & chips was served with a heap of strange green leaves (presumably lettuce, but not appetising or particularly fresh) covering half of the ham. Not sure what the point of that was except maybe to unnecessarily fill the plate up. It was overall an OK evening meal but nothing to recommend it.

A picturesque reminder of the past, the Kings Arms sports comfortable rooms and outstanding, high-quality pub food served in a warm, friendly atmosphere. In addition to rooms in the main building, the inn also has several quaint rooms in what at one time were the stables. Easy access to the Rutland Water Nature Preserve provides the traveler with a number of relaxing sightseeing options.

I make no secret of the fact that I love this place. Today six of us went for Sunday Lunch, and the most striking thing on this visit was the wide choice of dishes on offer beyond Sunday roasts.......the trout pate is to die for, their Colston Basset Stilton in Port & Cognac is something I just had to try......and just look at this seafood platter....