The Lincolnshire Poacher in Lincoln

Food was good, drinks were flowing, the beer garden was clean and well maintained and the staff were kind and attentive,and were lovely to our friends malamute

Nipped in for lunch, Hannah was really welcoming, good choice of beers/lagers. Food was delicious and brought out in good time

Amazing staff khloe and Jack who served me and the amazing kitchen staff Amanda. Hannah and imy who served us the food. Mia was very polite and checked back on us

Booked a table . We arrived no meet no greet not seated . Went to the bar and wife went to find a table . Table 15 wasn't clean but we ordered steak and the gammon . Young lady brought over the food table still not cleaned and she just left . Steak was over cooked and chewy . Gammon was ok but no pineapple. No one asked if the meal was ok . Barman probably the owner grumpy and not approachable . Anyway we upped and left disappointed as it used to be so much better on a Friday afternoon to have no staff is ridiculous and no system .

Absolutely brilliant, the food was first class. All three of us were well satisfied with the food. The atmosphere was really good, I must say it's getting better every time we go. Compliments to all the bar staff, the kitchen and the manager who came over to chat to us. A very pleasent lunch as had by all. Big thank you . JG

We were recommended this pub from the red Lion nearby where we were staying. We had to book a table. (NOTE: You MUST BOOK even for just drinks!) The pub was relatively empty (about 12 people in groups of 2's etc) . My wife had a Char grilled chicken etc whilst I had one of the best sirloin steaks I had for a long time. It came with peas, mushrooms, onion rings and fries. Both of us commented positively on both the taste and the quantity. This pub also does accommodation. Seems strange that they will not allow you just to come in for a drink without prior booking. Please also note be warned their is another pub with the same name in nearby Lincoln. We originally booked that by mistake.

Stayed overnight. Nice comfortable room with shower and multi channel tv. Lovely breakfast. Bacon great. Proprietors very helpful.

We had a lovely meal, food was very good and excellent value for money. What made our evening was the friendly helpful staff, bar staff and the waitresses. Would definitely return.

The Lincolnshire Poacher pub is being run really well especially during this uncertain time due to Covid. The service is first class with all staff well trained in the Covid rules. There’s a good check in at the entrance and then you are allocated your table with menus to use once only. Orders are taken at your table and cutlery and sauces brought to you. The food is hot and well presented with a wide choice of good pub classics. All in all a very good place to visit and enjoy a drink and a meal.

Burger ok abit dry but filling. Chips were good. Service ok, had to wait a while. No cuttelry on table do had to collect our own.

Food is fine portions small,as in very small amount of mushy peas with fish and chips. Steaks pricy compared to other places, grilled tomato few chips on a small child’s plate. Overall it’s ok but drink prices are expensive, and the same drink is always differently priced depending on who serves you. It needs a good clean as in chairs toilets etc and a freshen up

Called in for lunch. Ordered rare cooked sirloin steak and chicken tikka. The tikka was fine but the steak was certainly not rare, barely medium/rare. So the experience was adequate but not exceptional. The furnishings were somewhat jaded, pieces of Leatherette had been placed over the top of the bench seats but even they had holes in them. The table although cleared, and apparently ready for new diners, still had wet glass marks on it. Service was reasonably prompt although as one had to order at the bar there was not much of it.

Great to see honest food at such a good price lovely host great spot for family functions We normally eat at the star which again is very good I believe metheringham has a very good selection of pubs doing honest English food So why bother with frozen microwaved foreign tosh

Brought a service user for a last minute lunch, seated quickly, order taken promptly and food quick to arrive, exactly as ordered,polite friendly staff and never get orders wrong(unlike Minehead brewers fayre lol) would highly recommend.hot tasty food great value for money

Had a Sunday dinner here and it was beautiful would definitely return from the out side u might not go in but do u will not regret it

I booked for my grandchildren to have breakfast with Santa but unfortunately due to lack of numbers this had to be cancelled. The management kindly offered Sunday lunch for 6 of us and if that wasn’t enough he bought presents for the children which they absolutely loved. They made a big effort to make absolutely sure that we were happy with the new arrangements and nothing was too much for them we received excellent service from start to finish, I would highly recommend them.

We booked in here as we were staying at the cottages round the back. The Lincolnshire Poacher has a really nice warm atmosphere when we arrived, there is a small bar area with a nice open fire and the restaurant is through the bar. The food was cooked to a really high standard and all four of us enjoyed what we ordered. Would definitely go back.

Having just arrived home after eating at The Poacher this evening I feel compelled to write a review as after our last visit I said it would be a while until we ate here again! In fact it's been four months! Tonight was a really good experience...there were four of us and on arrival we were greeted by a very friendly young man who was clearing and cleaning tables. We chose where to sit, chose our meals from The Hen House menu...it was Monday's Special and our partners went to order. Returning with our drinks only minutes later we sat chatting and our meals soon arrived. Two of us ordered Buttermilk Breaded Chicken fillets with BBQ sauce and bacon, chips and side salad. Our friends ordered Buttermilk Chicken fillets with Korean curry sauce with chips and corn on the cob. All were served freshly cooked and very hot. After finishing our meals we ordered desserts, pots of tea and two more pints for our male diners. We can all recommend the desserts....Honeycomb Sundae x 2, Jam and coconut sponge and custard and Sticky toffee ginger pudding cheesecake with ice-cream....all delicious! The waiters who cleared away the plates etc were friendly and knowledgeable and I can highly recommend a visit especially on a quiet Monday evening...great food at great value and relaxing atmosphere. Thank you Poacher...we will return! 😀

We were 7 adults. We had phoned ahead to reserve a table with disabled access. This worked out well. Plenty of space. Good service. Good value. Well done!

my family of 4 visited the Poacher tonight - staff were friendly and the food came really quickly. My husband had the pie - which he said was lovely and I had the chicken with chilli sauce which was ok. One of my daughters chose bbq chicken and she did not enjoy it and the other chose chicken with curry sauce, rice and garlic bread. The curry sauce came in a small gravy boat and when she poured it out, it barely covered half of her rice. I asked if we could have some more and the waitress agreed that it was needed. Then another staff member came and said she'd have to charge us for the extra curry sauce- told her not to bother and we left as soon as we had finished. Disappointing service if they cannot give you another ladle of sauce so that a child can enjoy her meal

Había 9 de nosotros, estamos acostumbrados a quint PERO el personal nuevo no puede trabajar con ellos. Esperamos tanto tiempo que las cajas se cerraron para que no pudiéramos obtener la comida temprana, pero ahora lasaña, no hay nada en el menú. eso fue a las 6 p.m., no hay gerente para quejarse, puré de patata solo una cucharada, guisantes blandos solo una cucharada, mi lechuga parecía como si fuera una semana de edad marrón mojado oh cariño lo que está mal con este pub, una persona de nuestro grupo tenía pedir dinero de vuelta ya que el helado nunca llegó antes de que todos nos fuéramos. Fue casi una hora de espera. Vamos una vez cada dos semanas después de un baile al mismo tiempo y mi lugar ha ido cuesta abajo increíblemente creíble, así que NO MÁS POACHERS PARA NOSOTROS 9 y el resto de nuestros bailarines que podrían haber estado yendo en el futuro. ¿Te has quedado sin dinero, una vez que llamamos y que incluso se habían quedado sin TEA, por lo que nunca más.

Pedí el 8 millones de gammon con patatas fritas, huevos y ensalada, que era excelente. El jamón era suculento, cocinado a la perfección y no era demasiado salado. Fuimos recibidos al entrar al pub y pudimos elegir dónde queríamos sentarnos. Usted ordena y paga su comida en el bar. Elegimos el gammon porque era el trato de Thursdays Grill: elegía cualquier comida de parrilla y obtén una bebida gratis para la lista. (cada día hay una oferta de comida) El servicio de camarero era amable. Los precios en el menú principal son razonables y una buena relación calidad-precio para la comida que obtienes. Sin duda vendrá otra vez.

Usamos el Poacher regularmente. La comida siempre es excelente y Mark no es tímido con sus raciones. Comimos allí el viernes pasado y el Two Steak Deal es una excelente relación calidad-precio y los bistecs son deliciosos.

All five of us had a very delicious meal, the service and food was 1st class and I would return at any time.

Fantastic meals, very large and delicious. Very friendly and accommodating service. Thx so much Pippa

No es un lugar acogedor para venir si tienes perros. ¿Mujer muy helada detrás del bar? Dueña. Se estaba quedando local y llamó para una comida con mi marido. Tuvimos dos perros con nosotros y nos hubiera encantado comer en el bar o fuera. No se le dio la oportunidad de preguntar, ya que me dijeron que esperaban unas cuantas personas para las comidas. ¡Teniendo en cuenta que era mitad de semana! Y solo una mesa estaba ocupada. No nos dio la oportunidad de pedir una bebida. Nos fuimos decepcionados ya que todos los demás en el pueblo habían sido muy acogedores con nuestros perros. No lo recomendaría y no volverá.

Group of four for an evening meal. We wanted something informal but more than a bar meal, and where the food could be relied upon to be good. Hadn't been here for quite some time and so decided to try it.

We were a bit surprised when we walked into the Inn as we expected it to be a pub. We assumed the area we walked into was the restaurant, but this turned out to be the pre eating area with a bar. We each had a beer from the Greene King craft American style beers on offer. After ordering the food and when it was ready we were shown to our table. I had chosen the lasagne as I didn't have much of an appetite, it was served with a side salad and garlic bread and a choice of new potatoes of chips. The Lasagne was home made and very tasty. I could get two courses for £12.00 off a set menu, so chose Bread and Butter Pudding served with custard and ice cream, this I shared with my husband who had chosen a dish off the specials menu, Sea Bream. He seemed pleased with this, I probably would have chosen it myself except it was served with Prawns, which I can't eat.

Had a meal here and it was like something that one would have from a works canteen, bland and not very appealing.

Thank you all for today all 17 of us had a great time the food was amazing & cheap. The children all liked playing on park &machines.All; the staff was kind &polite.; We will be back next year.

Absolutely love the food here, always top notch. Carvery amazing. Service excellent, staff great. Family friendly. Very highly recommended.

I made a complaint following a very poor January 2017 meal and I thought it was handled well. The food had been luke warm, relatively tasteless and poorly presented. I returned for a free meal with which I had no complaints.

Always nice and tasty food, nice atmosphere, good customer service, all what you could expect for family lunch or dinner. And prices!!! Love them! Always coming here when in Lincoln!

We wanted a pub-type of place in Lincoln, which served lunches and has a car park (public car parks in Lincoln are very expensive and often inconveniently located). One had been recommended to us but we telephoned, just to check that it was not one of these "stop serving food at two" places, only to find that they no longer served lunch at all. One of our party had heard of The Lincolnshire Poacher, a bit out of the city but reasonably convenient.

We stopped off here for tea on a Monday evening.

Tenemos familia localmente y he visitado aquí algunas veces. La calidad de la comida de los domingos es excepcional! Una gran relación calidad-precio y raciones para satisfacer incluso el más grande apetito. Las comidas son siempre cuidadosamente presentan acompañadas de una fantástica selección de productos...

Estoy dando Pippa y Mark una calificación excelente por la cálida bienvenida, preciosa casa comida casera y notable relación calidad-precio que ofrecen. Filetes de hueso excelente, muy agradable casa t tarta casera. También me encanta el Swedish Shed cerveza cabeza! Un auténtico lujo para alojarse...

Me he alojado aquí unas cuantas veces. El personal es siempre amable y cortés, y la comida muy bien y se sirve con bastante rapidez.

We've been here a few times and have enjoyed the food. The booth seats have worn through and need repairing. The play area is really close to one side of the restaurant so that's a bit noisy. The food is good quality and portion sizes are just right. It's quite a busy pub but a relaxed area can be found on the right of the front doors which is a long way from the children's area. Overall I would recommend this for a comfy family dinner out.

We popped in for a family lunch.£34 near on for 2 adults and a toddler.Partner enjoyed his special but the portion was child size.I had vegetarian lasagne and the top had been loaded with masses of greasy melted cheese which had to be scrapped off but made the rest really oily. The chips were really over cooked. The coleslaw is delicious though. Our little girl had sausage, waffles and sweetcorn. Sausages were very cheap and deep fried as were the waffles. She didn't eat it after trying which says it all to us. Won't be returning.

The food is average pub grub, the staff are acceptable but the chairs are absolutely filthy. We swapped chairs around to get wooden one. The cloth chairs are really badly stained and grimes. So much so that I could never sit on them and feel comfortable. It must be part of the food and hygiene inspection to take into consideration the furniture.

Although we had a shaky start to our evening, as we had to wait an hour or so before we could order our meal (they had a large Christmas party in for a three course meal), trust me, it was well worth the wait!In fairness, the staff were very friendly and helpful and very apologetic about our having to wait, which eased the situation somewhat. We hadn't booked beforehand, so our fault in that respect.The meals were excellent and the portions were simply HUGE! We could quite easily have had one meal between the two of us - there were enough chips to feed four at least! Nothing was too much trouble and given the large number of people they were catering for, they were highly professional and coped extremely well. Highly recommended for their food and if we visit the Lincoln Christmas market again, will check out the accommodation they have here too.

Stayed here 1/2 December with family members. The accommodation in the Annex was superb. Two good sized bedrooms, all the facilities you required. T.V. warm building. All fitted out for self-catering, but we had bed and breakfast and the host was exceptionally helpful and brought our breakfast to the accommodation. Piping hot and an excellent Lincolnshire breakfast. We did not eat in the restaurant as we met up with family, but would certainly stay in the future in visiting Lincoln again. We did go to the Christmas Market which again was well worth the visit. Would certain recommend this place to stay and excellent value for money.

We're staying in Metheringham for a visit to Lincoln Christmas Market and chose to go to the Star and Garter for an evening bar meal. Although the black board outside advertised food being served, they weren't serving as the kitchen was being redecorated.So we went to the Poacher and were advised that whilst they were serving food, there would be a delay as they had a large party in for a Christmas meal.Whilst we did have to wait it didn't take as long as we'd expected for our meals to be served, fillet steak Rossini for my wife and mixed grill for me. Both were delicious, served nice and hot with enough fresh vegetables and PROPER chips to serve four. Passing on our compliments to the waitress she told us that there was only one man cooking in the kitchen, well I take my hat off to him for preparing such delicious food given the number of diner's in the pub.Don't hesitate to give it a try, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

We came here for a big family meal (13 of us) and we were seated in one of the raised areas by the doors and it was lovely. We like it in here anyway, so will always come back. Yummy!

8 of us ate here on Sunday night at 5.30. The Sunday carvery is finished by that time but we all enjoyed our meals. The portions aren't massive but the food was nice and the staff friendly.There were quite a few vegetarian choices, more than in most chain pubs. I had the Italian Burger which was nice (and vegetarian)The puddings all looked nice and we had the sundae with blue bubblegum which was really niceQuite a big pub so plenty of seating although we did reserve a table

Good Sunday lunch nice and clean restaurant meter greeter showed us to our table which was a nice touchOnly thing sat right next to a radiator it was really busy so couldn't move.

It was a lovely pork roast on the Sunday i went and an even more lovely blonde boy was working there. I got told by one of his colleges that he wanted my snapchat, unfortunately i don't have snapchat. However i would've been more than obliging to give him my instagram. if you know who the blonde boy with an eyebrow piercing who works there is please dm me my username is below:x_.laurenjones._x

We stayed a couple of nights here while visiting Lincoln. The accommodation is at the back of the pub and is well equipped and modern. Ate in the pub one evening and the food was very good with generous portions. The staff were very efficient. Would stay here again.

On a hot summers day in the school holidays this is a very popular spot for young families. Having said that in our experience the children were on the whole well behaved.Due to the number of diners we had to wait approx 30-40 minutes, and have to say thatthe meals were average, chicken and bacon salad and burger and chips, we have had better elsewhere.

Went here as a change from normal eating hole. Staff very friendly, good service and prices with a senior 2 course meal, or 3 courses for £1 extra. Will definitely return.

We ordered our meal and waited for over an hour for our food, although the pub was not overly busy. I commented, there was more staff than customers. My husband ordered a burger meal and I ordered the scampi with a jacket potato. The potato, when I cut it open was black inside covering over half of it. I informed the waitress of the issue I had and was offered a replacement. I explained, I had waited such a long time for my food to arrive, I really didn't want to wait again.

Visited The Poacher on 7th August with friends. Decided on the carvery. Staff all seemed stressed. The meet and greet gentlemen looked very unhappy and was very abrupt when we asked for seats? Sad to say he looked very scruffy? Poor selection at the carvery. Fatty pork served? Apple sauce was "off" (Tasted bitter). Area round the vegetable station was littered with fallen veg, this could have caused a very bad accident if anyone had slipped in such a small area, NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CLEAN UP. The veg selection was not very warm, UTENSILS were hard to use.. But I must give 10 out of 10 for the roast potatoes. FELT LET DOWN ON THIS VISIT.

I used to be a regular customer. It's a typical gastro pub, the staff aren't great and it's sometimes slow to get a drink, but they had cheap tasty food.Until about a month ago. The new menu is awful, all the food I enjoyed that was on it is gone, and some of the food that sounds tasty is just not. I've had burgers, curries and a few other things. Everything tastes salty. The prices however are still cheap but its a huge downgrade.I think they've been trying to cut prices as I've also noticed a few other changes like the contactless card machine being removed. Maybe a change of ownership?

The food is real good value for money but the service of staff us a let down. They don't clear the tables and slot of them come across as though they don't enjoy their work. The food on the other hand is always nice and fresh. Just done the man up challenge to then get told oh we have run out of certificates here's the badge. They shouldn't advertise something they can't fulfill no apologies offered again this let's down the enjoyment of the lovely food they serve.

Went for the first time today for carvery. The food itself was fine but I was facing the carvery hot cabinet. Only once, in a 2 hour visit, did I see the large catering pots that the vegetables and potatoes were in, changed. The cauliflower cheese pot was taken away and a fresh one bought out but the rest were only topped up. Fresh veg and potatoes were bought out but pored ON TOP of the veg already in there. I can only imagine how that tastes after a while sat in the heat...be wary. Had apple pie for dessert, the description of it on the menu is ' Crisp shortcrust pastry filled with tart and sweet Bramley apples. Served with custard.' It isn't. It's microwaved, the pastry was soggy and the apple was almost cemented to the plate. Custard was instant and in the tiniest pot imaginable. Overall a very disappointing visit, I won't be rushing back anytime soon

Fairly basic barn of a pub. Little atmosphere, plenty of noise. Order at the bar from the wipe clean menu with pictures of the food all over it. I expect you've got the idea by now. Huge choice, small price, nil style.Must say the staff were attentive and they tried hard. Well done staff.

I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant. Fabulous, friendly staff particularly Joe who went above & beyond to ensure our visit with my family (which consists of 5 disabled members with mobility problems) went well, nothing was too much trouble and the food was lovely too! Would definitely recommend this place for a family Sunday roast.

We visit Lincoln frequently and this has become our local when staying over. We have only eaten here on an evening so not sure what the Sunday lunch is like but the quality of food on the evening menus is very good. Pretty standard pub food but always done really well, Chef knows how to get a steak right Usually a couple of real ales on tap of varying quality but that's life if you are an ale drinker, and always a warm friendly welcome. It's never going to be fine dining but if you enjoy decent pub food you can't go wrong here.

First visit for us.6 Adults 1Toddler.Choice of 2 meats today had both plus veg , garden peas,carrots,cauli/cheese and broccoli,Yorshire pudding,roast potatoes,new potatoes(in their skin)and stuffing .Good mixture of condiments and tasty gravy.Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food! Especially the roasties and beef.Advise booking as it seems this place is very popular!! Therefore i am surprised there aren't more positive reviews.Well done staffthank you for a pleasant experience and hearty meal!

Called in one lunchtime for a quick snack and was met with a friendly face behind the bar. After a decent pint and a rather wholesome sandwich, I left feeling well looked after and satisfied

Used this pub on/off for last few years, good value food always but just recently we have noticed a change in standards...for the better, much brighter and friendlier and always a smile from Big Charlie(sorry) looking to bring a big party here soon for our wedding anv. Cant wait.

Went as its a local pub and we wanted somewhere for a birthday meal out. The heating was broken, so the pub was freezing cold, this we could live with, keeping our coats on was fine. The food was ok, not amazing, but it was not bad, however the service was awful. We asked about the heating and was bluntly told that it was broken, I asked a question but who I assumed was some sort of manager just walked away. We got our meals delivered to our table, no offer of any condiments, if we had everything we needed or wanted Ben a slight smile from the waiting staff, all looked miserable.

We've been to the poacher a couple of times, only for the Sunday Carvery . We decided to have a meal their today as it was New yrs day. On a arrival we found our own table. It was very cold were we sat, so we looked for a different table ? In fact everywhere was cold, the entire restaurant was cold. I asked at the bar while ordering our lunch and was told that the heating was broken! I saw a log fire which was not light and I asked why wasn't this on. To my shock , I was told that no one could light it. By the time our meal was brought to us, I was frozen I had 4 cups of coffee just to try and keep warm. I couldn't eat my lunch as it went cold very quick. Not once did any member of staff tell the customers about the heating , it was only mentioned when the customers complained.

I don't live in Lincoln, but my mother does and so I have been to the Poacher before. The meals are standard fayre; nothing too exciting, but have always been a reasonable price and of acceptable quality for the price. No-one expects Raymond Blanc at these prices. We came to Lincoln to deliver gifts as I'm working over Christmas, so were treated to a Christmas Menu at the Poacher this evening. My advice. if you're thinking of doing this....DON'T!For starters, there were prawn cocktails and paté. The latter was passable, but the prawns were a miserly portion and tasted of nothing. For main course, we had two beef bourguignon. We live in the south, near to the Channel Tunnel and had been to France only a few days ago, where we also had this dish for lunch. The beef there was soft, tender and plentiful, the sauce was rich and thick and the accompaniments (shallots and mushrooms) were large and delicious. What we were served in the Poacher was a pot with the most enormous amount of thin, reddish gravy, one of them had two large pieces of beef in it and the other had three (there were sundry, much smaller scraps of beef in the pot if you fished around the gravy!), there was one shallot in each and a few, very flat and tasteless mushrooms. It was dire. There was a hint of paprika in the sauce and so it did sort-of resemble beef bourguignon on the palate, but that was where the similarity ended. It came with vegetables and two roast potatoes. These roasties felt to me like they had been deep fried. They were very crisp and actually quite tasty on the outside, but the inside was mush. What had once been a fluffy potato had been turned into a mushy, tasteless, semi-liquid. I ate it, not wanting to upset my mother as she goes to the Poacher a lot and I didn't want her to feel that I wasn't enjoying her treat to us.Dessert was slightly better, in an out-of-the-packet way, despite the fact it had been dressed up to sound Christmassy (the 'Jingle Belle' mousse anyone?)In between the starters and the main, I went to fetch some drinks. I could see the main course arriving, but I held out. The two people serving at the bar were slow. Initially, only the guy was serving as the girl was doing something else. He acknowledged my existence but went back to his end of the bar and served there. He served people who turned up after me. When the girl came, she got caught up in a never-ending order from a load of people who kept adding drink after drink as more and more people arrived. I stood there for 10 minutes after my mains had arrived on the table and eventually gave up. I returned to the table empty-handed.After dinner, we asked for coffee. The machine had broken and so there was no coffee. Oh and one of us wanted something on the menu that they didn't have...this was the 'special' Christmas menu, so you would think they would have had plenty in. The replacement, when it came, was so small that it shouldn't have bothered. He was offered a double portion, but declined.I'm sorry, but I hated the whole experience and was pleased to leave. The food was of a terrible quality, the service was rather shoddy and it wasn't at all a special meal. My mother thinks otherwise though and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Table was pre booked for 18 when we got there there were no tables ready and the booking had only 12 on it ?!!Three Festive fares ordered to be told we couldnt have as were sold out ( 12.15pm I may add)food terrible over cooked greasy chips ,,,at the end one of our ladies that ordered Festive fare asked for £5 difference back to be faced with a rude and scruffy assistant manager who more or less called her a liar ,,,,,,,,will not return

Great value for money. Where else can you get 3 courses for 5.95. Food was lovely. Staff was very efficient food was served quick. We will use again

My family and I have been here a few times and always enjoyed it. The food is tasty and the staff are very helpful and friendly. I would recommend this for a good meal out

Very rude!!! popped in for a Sunday lunch and asked if they were still serving food as there was10 of us, I was met with an abrupt No and he walked off and poured himself a drink Well thank you for your hospitality !!!!

The Sunday carvery & veg have been better previously. The roast potatoes felt too soft & not crispy, The beef looked tough & a little dry, though the pork was nice despite the fat still on it & the best bit was the Yorkshire pudding & stuffing!! There was no table service, ordered at the bar, purchased drinks too, then left. AVERAGE for convenient lunches or meals. Can do much better.

Very good value for money. Cheap and cheerful. What would you expect for price. £7.99 for carvery and desert. Really good friendly and helpful staff.

It's a really good pub with an amazing environment on Quiz night, i had a drink and had a little left at the bottom to safe and a member of staff took it.

If you're hungry in Metheringham on Tuesday, then the Lincolnshire Poacher is the only pub in the village that does food. I think there were only two staff on the whole night, the barmaid and the chef. You will need time on your side, but they did a pretty good job of getting everyone fed and watered. Food was fairly decent, but you certainly paid for it. The folks next to me had a mixed grill, which for the price, left a pretty sour taste in the mouth and a look of "really?" on the lads face. You won't get a steak for less than £20, which will buy you a pack of five steaks in Aldi. Presentation wasn't bad on the seafood starter, but the rest of the meals generally had a home cooked look to them. If this place wants to take off, it really needs a makeover - and a lot more umph in the food if they want to continue to justify those prices.

A lovely setting, great staff and average food. Our overall view is: Far too expensive for what you get. Drinks are overpriced as is the food. You can go to a far more exclusive restaurant and pay less :(

I went with my partner on a Friday at around half past 7. It was a welcoming enough place and we were drawn to it because of the fairy lights we had seen in the beer garden on our drives past.It was quite busy so we expected a wait on our food but not a 45 minute one and as others have said, once you got your food, no one came to check you was okay. I always say it annoys me when people do that but it's something I've come to expect when eating somewhere and get it at my local pub whenever I go in. I found the food itself to be nothing special and was disappointed as I expected something quite special/different after the wait we had for it. There was plenty of people there for a drink and to me it seemed more like a drinking establishment with a haphazard attempt at food. On a nice evening I would definitely return for a drink or two in the beer garden and to let kids run around the play area but I wouldn't return for the food.

Ordered the bbq chicken and bacon melt, waited half an hour and It looked like it had been scrapped a cross the plate.Cucumber was dry no moisture left in it, the chicken must have been microwaved.. Melted Cheese hard, chicken extremely dry, to the extent I could not eat it.. Waiter not very sympathetic..Speed rather than quality seems to have been the order of the day

Went for Saturday morning breakfast,mutually go into town but decided to try here for a change.No information when we walked in, no staff when we walked in!!!Ordered food and drinks at the bar ............. Was buffet style but served instead of help your self.Was nice enough but not impressed with the service. There only one member of staff serving and taking orders at the same time and things did not appear very well organised.Was pleasant enough but would not rush to go again ........

6 adults, 2 children and 2 babies are. Jacket potatoes were cold and tasteless, children's meatballs were foul and looked very unappealing, once the meals had been delivered we didn't see another member of staff, nobody came to check on us and see how our meals were and we left very disappointed

We went as a family group of 5 adults and 2 adults. Small indoor play area with larger play area outside - the kids loved this. The carvery was excellent with 3 selections of meat and a great selection of vegetables. Great value meal. Thoroughly recommend

Been here a few times now since moving to the village and never had a bad meal. The prices are excellent and as much as I love pudding I am often full from the tasty mains that mean I rarely take advantage of the main and pudding for £12 deal. Every time we have been the service has been fantastic.

I've been to the poachers a fare few times and found it bit hit and miss and been previously its been excellent but I went for sunday lunch this occasion, the manager with brown hair is always welcoming and find her excellent there was another lady in a blue blouse blonde hair very rude stressed and unhelpful towards us, you could hear shouting in the kitchen the chef at the carvery made some strange conversation with me,a male waiter shouted at one of us? carvery well it wasn't amazing it was bit bland you cant really say anything exciting about peas carrots and sweetcorn the cauliflower cheese was ok, frozen yorkshire pudding hard ball of stuffing gravy was just gravy maybe it was an off day? very cheap prices but guess you get what you pay for?

We visited here with family and friends, the food was awesome for 4 of us but one off the meals(steak) was very over done but she ate it anyway so cant complain as we never sent it back, kids play area wasnt open as it was being updated or something so sad lil boy on this visit but we will be back.

Old pub expected quant old inside, looking outside looks that way, instead was a mish mash of decor, poor selection of drinks ie largers, Sunday was awful far below average Yorkshire pudding old and warmed up, gravy the worst ever tasted looked congealed, atmosphere none at all, will not be eating there again. Avoid!!!

We have visited this restaurant several times before over the years. Today we were this side of the city, and decided to revisit. Meeting friends we all enjoyed our food. Basic Pub Grub, but very tasty,good value, and the service was excellent. We shall dine there again, and we shall not leave it so long this time. Well done.

We go here regularly, the food is always good it is excerlent value and the staff are always friendly and pleasant., often very busy, but never have to wait more than 20 mins to get our meal.Highly recomend this pub, two people can have a main meal and a glass if wine or a beer for less than £20

I took my dad out for his birthday, and couldnt have chosen a better place, the seafood combo starter was very tasty but the mains were just exquisite. I had fillet steak and i can absolutely say the best meal ive had in a resteraunt for a long long time. Highly recommended.

Eaten in here twice recently - in the bar rather than the restaurant, though it's the same menu. Very pleased indeed with the friendliness of the welcome, the pleasant, warm, well-lit bar, immaculate "facilities" and most of all with the food which is freshly prepared, quality ingredients nicely cooked and nicely presented. A section of the menu is given over to "Two main courses for £12" (which may be a time limited offer, not sure) and that's where we've been choosing from.Another big thumbs up goes to the smoking area outside which may not be of interest to everyone, but is supremely well done providing the necessary ventilation with shelter from rain and wind.