The Old School Inn in North Lincolnshire

Went out for couples tea on a Saturday. Opted for. Steak, medium rare and also ordered a slow cooked lamb shank. The lamb shank got good reviews, unfortunately not the same with the steak meal. Tough and chewy in patches, felt cut across the grain, wouldn’t say medium rare either. This is one of my favourite places to eat and the first time I’ve had a below par meal.

Sadly visited for a funeral wake.. but the staff service and the buffet was excellent... beautiful surroundings and good parking. .

Booked tablefor7.00 pm Told there was a 30min wait for food when we ordered, eventually starter turned up after 1 hour ! Manageress explained that bar was very busy but food was on its way Very poor Why accept bookings if the kitchen cannot cope with demand? Paid for starter and drinks consumed ! Very disappointing !

Very very disappointing. Went for dad’s 90th family celebration.Only 1 thing left on main menu - this is at 7.30 Saturday evening.!! Over all not good at all wasn’t very busy at all .

Food absolutely fantastic. Went for Sunday lunch. Everything cooked to order . Tables bit close but food out of this world.

Service and staff good. Food terrible. Sunday roast was appalling. Dry over cooked beef and gloopy gravy. Could do much better with little effort.

Had an excellent family Sunday lunch, couldn't fault it. Been again on a Sunday with friends. Same great Sunday lunch, will return.

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Delicious and beautifully presented. Superb. Great service too from all of the staff. Very friendly. I cannot recommend this pub and restaurant highly enough.

Absolutely amazing burger, coleslaw was amazing , very busy, but food arrived quickly and piping hot , definitely be back again. Amazing beer garden too

Popped in after work for a pint. Busy but got served straight away. Lovely place for the family and children

Very good staff particularly Evie and Amy attentive and helpful!

The Old School Inn were very accommodating for a private function earlier this month. Opened on a day they would not be usually open and staff came in especially for us. Provided excellent food and staff were brilliant! Thank you 😊

Really nice location, attentive service from Amy and the team. She let us know that the food would be little slow, this wasn't a problem for us. I had butterflied King prawns lovely! My wife had the duck balls equally delicious. I had sea bream 2 fillets with risotto and the most amazing roasted kale really crispy and tasty! My wife had stroganoff with fillet steak and oyster mushrooms And really nice vegetable rice and skinny chips. On the whole, excellent! Thanks again Amy and team, far better than "pub grub" but for a comparable price . A real revellation! we will be regular visitors. Thanks! Tony and Lynne Parker-Jones.

The food was excellent, but the portion sizes were way too big. Our server Ewan was friendly and efficient. A choice of three real ales was a pleasant surprise. The ambience was fine, but we were constantly disturbed by a lady sitting at her laptop at a nearby table talking loudly on her phone.

A wonderful place! Staff super friendly, food delicious and highly reccomend Sunday lunch. Their selection of wines is recommendable. It is also dog friendly. What more could you ask for

Great place, great food.. Great friendly and welcoming staff

Lovely pub, taken over fairly recently & is just getting better and better. Only open Friday to Sunday at the minute & no food just yet, but if you're in the area well worth a visit for a delicious pint of ale & relaxed friendly atmosphere. North Hill's a pretty town too and there is plenty of good walks nearby

Menu on website completely different the actual menu was very basic.Food was very processed tasting as if it was all ready meals and oven chips. Very disappointing will not eat here again

Wow! Didn’t know you were here! Been for a two course dinner! Absolutely amazing!!! Would highly recommend!!!!

Fab from start to finish. Friendly staff, good beer and food was amazing.

Excellent Mother's day lunch.Varied menu and nicely presented.Good value for money!

Such a wonderful service, staff so attentive, food excellent,warm friendly atmosphere

One of the friendliest places I've ever been. Everything lovely. Many thanks.

Booked a meal, paid deposit, had a health problem, really high blood pressure, chest pains, unable to attend, phoned a few hours before to cancel my place, my group were charged full price for a meal I never got. They never even sent me the food! Very discompassionate! £28 for nothing! Won't be going there again. Did nothing for my blood pressure! Don't prebook!

attended last night with a group of 26 ladies. a long time since ive been here but the food was absolutely fabulous both in presentation and taste. service quick and efficient despite the size of our group and with a smile would highly recommend

Always great when we go. Warm and inviting staff, great food. Just a nice place. Booking advised for food.

The old school inn at Epworth has got to be one of the best meals we’ve had in a while As soon as you walk in the atmosphere is welcoming the staff are lovely and very attentive We ordered some drinks at the bar and then found a table for us After a few minutes the waitress came with the menu We ordered the silverside of beef and also the braised beef and onion They came with all the trimmings the Yorkshire pudding was massive we also got a bowl with cauliflower cheese and broccoli My husband loved his meal and mine was way too much for me and I felt bad leaving some on the plate as it was absolutely delicious but i physically could not eat any more lol It was fairly priced and for the 2 of us came to around £36 altogether We will definitely be recommending this place to friends and family and we will return in the future too These did not disappoint at all

Pleasant staff and atmosphere For a family drink

Warm welcome, attentive service, relaxed atmosphere, delicious Sunday Lunch with more than generous portions. 3rd visit… consistently excellent.

Went for a meal for 4 people last night and I can honestly say the food was brilliant big portion sizes the service was excellent the atmosphere got a little bit loud but we enjoyed it thank you for everything we will return

Went for a 50th and though I do not normally review, just had too.. Both the food and service was excepional.. Great staff, absolutely no complaints.. All more than accommodating for a party of 7.. Thoroughly enjoyable and we'll worth the visit..

Pleasing environment with amazing staff who enjoy going the extra mile. Our Sunday roast was perfect and a good selection of wines.

We visited on a quiet quiet, sunny Saturday. We were welcomed on arrival and the service was excellent throughout our visit. The food was so tasty, each part of it showing some creative flair from the chef. The drinks were cold and an explore of the outside space cemented that I’d be very lucky to have this as my local.

Great food and service at The Old School Inn in Epworth. Six of us had Sunday lunch there and ate in the bar area as there was also a dog in the party. The staff were very polite, friendly and attentive. The Sunday roasts were probably one of the best pub roasts we had eaten. All the plates were cleaned off and we'd definitely recommend the The Old School Inn for Sunday lunch. Perhaps George Ezra on repeat could have been changed but other personal tastes are available. The pub garden was also very spacious with plenty of seating, not to be missed when it does decide to stop raining in the UK. We'll certainly be back if we attend another festival in Wroot or at the Epworth Showground. No photos unfortunately, we simply started eating and enjoyed the food too much to stop.

Service was a little slow but the food was lovely. We will be going back nice beer garden

Ordered the salmon meal, was absolutely delicious. The staff were attentive and very polite. Will definitely visit again

Lovely, attentive staff. Great pint of beer and reasonable, if a little pricey, meal. Would be more than happy to go again.

Called for Sunday lunch the best I have tasted in a long time

Visited with friends for Sunday dinner and what a treat we had. Met by the friendly staff, a great choice of quality drinks on offer to suit all. Three of us had the beef diner and one had the pork. Has to be without a doubt the best Sunday dinner I’ve had out to date. Everything was cooked to perfection and full of flavour & nice and tender. The giant yorkshire pudding topped it off. Sat and enjoyed a few beers in the sun trap beer garden afterwards. Highly recommended

Delicious food and the service was amazing. Very quiet, so I was able to talk, not shout as it was my daughter's birthday. It's not that expensive. Would recommend going.

Food was amazing but a table of (I think) 4 finished dining before we ordered and a table of 2 were eating as we ordered (otherwise empty restaurant) and it still took 40 minutes for our orders to arrive. What happens when the restaurant is full?!

Proper pubby pub. The beer was reasonable. No food today. Lots of local punters, well it was a Saturday afternoon.

A very average meal. Quite a long wait from giving our order to it arriving, small portions and very little veg. Not in a rush to go again. Oh, and don’t call customers in their 60s ‘guys’ . It’s disrespectful.

I booked The Old School Inn for 14 people following my grandsons christening, I was not disappointed! Nicola the manager personally coordinated the booking making sure everything was right, my family had come over from Toronto so we needed everything to be perfect and it was, Nicola even came in on the day to make sure all was well, even though it was her day off! The food was brilliant, well worth every penny and nobody came away disappointed. Can’t wait for our next visit.

My wife ordered sirloin steak. When it arrived, it bore no resemblance whatsoever to Sirloin. Asked to speak to the chef who refused. Didnt eat this chewy lump of beef, nor paid. This is the second occassion we have had poor food and poor service. Wont be eating there again

Fantastic food well worth a visit 10/10 👌

13 January 2023. We were a party of 4 and we all chose the prawn starter, 2 fillet steaks, duck and fish & chips. The waitress then returned to our table a number of times firstly to say there was no Bearnaise sauce for the 2 fillet steaks so we changed to sirloin steak. She then came back some time later to say there was no cod for the fish and chips but could substitute sea bass, not really appropriate so changed to another sirloin steak, all medium rare. Next, there was no potato gratin to accompany the duck. She then came back to say there were only 2 portions of the prawn starter. One person changed to a different starter from a very poor choice and the other three agreed to share the two prawn starters between them. It was a surprise that so many menu items were unavailable given that we were the only diners in the restaurant area. When the steaks arrived 2 of them were rare. The third was actually raw inside and cold and was sent back to the kitchen. All the steaks were very poor, being chewy and sinewy. Obviously, we decided against a dessert and asked for the bill. This arrived with the original 4 prawn starters listed, meaning an overcharge of some £15. When this had been rectified we paid and left, never to return.

Pro fox hunting venue, ,make own mind up if you want to support them. Food ok though.

attended for a function and nice room set up for it pleasant staff.

A lovely Sunday lunch in a lovely building. Far exceeded our expectations, we we're really pleasantly surprised. Far more than a pub lunch but with reasonable prices.

Not been here for several years and had a really good evening with friends food was excellent and well presented surroundings were very tasteful well spaced out Service was friendly and efficient the 2 ladies worked very hard. Great night

Absolutely shocking. Terrible service. Whole table of 5 ordered, and then on the last order the chef said he wasn’t taking any more orders and was very very rude. Won’t be coming again absolutely disgusting behaviour on behalf of your staff

First time visiting and the interior decoration was lovely which gave me high expectations for the food. The food was great we had a Sunday lunch only slight fly in the ointment so to speak was no butter with our starters both the garlic mushrooms and soup came with bread but no butter which we thought was odd but we still enjoyed it.

Staff lovely just never enough of them when they put an event on. They run out of gin glasses and fruit. Prices never the same, even though the rounds are. Hot weather, perfect beer garden, why not put a bottle bar outside £2 a bottle. Could easily be a 4* but not looking after the audience 😔

Great place food lovely and great atmosphere.Bar staff lovely too 😀👍

Excellent meal with very good service. Wild boar was cooked perfect and the food presented beautifully. Chef was warm and welcoming. Beer garden is lovely and worth visiting on a nice sunny day.

Went for Sunday lunch with family’s all of us noticed everything tasted salty from the veg to the gravy. Pointed this out to the waitress who was very defensive and told she would inform the chef. Starters and desserts were average for the price. All the party were very disappointed. The staff were miserable including the bar staff and no atmosphere in the place . We used to come here prior to covid times and was much better. We won’t be returning.

We haven't eaten dinner at the School Inn since 2019 and this was the first time the whole family could get together. Not surprisingly the chef and menu have changed in the two years. We were greeted warmly by the staff and Ellie showed us to our table and listed the specials. There were no starter specials and all of the main specials were meat - a nice choice (Wagyu sirloin, wild boar, crocodile, kangaroo) but all meat. The menu had surf n turf, pork loin, sea bass but the only vegetarian dish was butter squash risotto. For starters we chose 2 king prawns on a lovely fresh salsa and a tomato soup which was very rich and tasty. For mains we had 2 sea bass which came on roasted mediterranean veg, the Wagyu sirloin and the wild boar. The wild boar was lovely served on finely chopped cabbage, celeriac, carrot and smoked pancetta. The Wagyu sirloin was very nice but not so special. Truffle mash as a side was very tasty. Ellie was great at serving and very attentive. With drinks the bill was not so cheap but decent value overall. We sat in the main bar area which was fine but you can get a more "restaurant" atmosphere if you sit in the restaurant. area I feel for the veggies out there who would not get much choice at the pub.

Went here saturday night first time in a while lovely food and staff were amazing nothing was to much trouble with be goin again x

Cracking few hours, nice drinks, nice atmosphere and awesome food and the staff are brilliant. Glad this place is fully open again and on my doorstep. See you soon 👊🔥

Great pub, great atmosphere, great beer garden and staff, price's expensive but let down by poor pints as they are often flat and not pulled right, surely not hard to rectify!!

Great place for Sunday dinner. Traditional options but always some specials. Food and service always great.

Fantastic food and a great place to go.

Absolutely amazing. We eat out A LOT, and this was the best meal out we've ever had. My 11 Yr old son had swordfish and thought it was the nicest thing he'd ever tasted! The staff were very attentive and the chef came out to speak to us when we wished to give praise. It was getting busy as we left as there was a band on. Just wish I didn't have to work tomorrow as the atmosphere was amazing.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful setting, excellent service.

Food was good but the service was shocking. Team really needs training on a basic customer service. Made us feel unwelcome. If you don't want us and our money then we won't be back.

Great Sunday lunch, lovely building, good service.

Lovely setting and ambience. Food excellent and large portions. Attentive and helpful staff.

The food in the restaurant was fabulous. The staff were helpful and friendly

Haven't eaten in this place for a few years so decided to try it again, I will not be eating here again any time soon. The food was of very poor quality , myself and my partner had the muscles for starters these tasted old very smelly and chewy. The service was painfully slow and the food took alot if time to come out despite it not being so busy. I will not be visiting this establishment again....

Went into here twice in a week when down on holiday . Very friendly staff and nice place for a chilled out drink .

Lovely Inn and staff. Aspalls very refreshing. Just what we needed.

Great place for a beer 🍺. Loved the decor and atmosphere.

Booked for after funeral gathering. Excellent buffet. Fantastic quality. Dealt with Lactose intolerance easily. No fuss. Opened up just for us. Staff friendly and attentive. The whole place is well kept and inviting. Been there a year or so ago for a meal, so knew food was good. Not disappointed. Thank you very much.

I didn't been inside(closed),but from outside it looks fantastic with a lot parking spaces.

Ok if your face fits, only seem interested in people with money

Reserved a table for tea only to find they don’t serve food, complained only to be jeered out by locals 🤬

Brilliant atmosphere, great locals, bit pricey. Staff fantastic

Have visited several times for evening drink and often meet friends there. Had a Sunday lunch with family sometime ago in the bar and thoroughly enjoyed it so decided to go on our own in the restaurant. Not many in, but the food was delicious....

Standard pub with good drinks choices

Great place, food, drink, service.... Always a pleasant experience

The place was nearly empty when we arrived but service was very slow. On the £15 daring board we had 4 small pieces of bread so I asked for some more. They brought 4 more slices for which I was then charged £3 when spending...

We ate in the restaurant on a Fri evening. The building is lovely, better on the inside esp in the restaurant. The service was great, staff were attentive and friendly but not over the top. The food was delicious. Definitely visit again

Very nice place, nice atmosphere

Our third visit and after two lovely previous visits, this time we opted for the sharing meat and cheese platter. For £18 we were looking forward to it. We asked if it came with bread/crackers as one would expect, to be told it did not...

Came for our Xmas do, the staff were amazing... especially Aoife on the bar, she was excellent at sorting our drinks and even helped put on some music for us all as there was a large number in our party. Had a lovely smile on...

Lovely meal as usual very festive atmosphere

First time here and chose this from the reviews on Google. The staff where very friendly and efficient. The food was spot on. My wife and I both plumped for the pie of the day - steak and ale with chunky chips. Just walking in to the place and we felt comfortable straight away. Would we go back? Definitely! The 30min drive for us is well worth it. Try it for yourself... We're confident you'll not be disappointed.

All I can say is that this place is fantastic! You guys have a wide variety of great beers. Surely, I will come back for the fish and chips.

Very nice atmosphere, didn't even know about this place was just passing through will definitely call again. Food was excellent.

We haven't eaten here for months and in that time the menu has changed a few times. The current menu is more "gastropub" than what it was becoming which was tending towards "fine dining". The menu is less than it was bu there is still...

Great beer, great food, great garden, great venue!

Lovely staff and cozy atmosphere, little pricey.

My wife and I were on a flying visit to the area and our son had recommended this restaurant. We played it safe with our main course's, steak and haddock which were both fine, but the stand out dish for me was the sea trout...

Really nice home cooked food. Not a massive choice but what we have had has been great - lunch time and evening dining

Had 3 and a half pints of hand pulled real ale and all of them were short measures.

Firstly, we were very disappointed with the portion size of the meals, around 10 chips and a spoonful of mushy peas but a generous portion of ham? Also, The duck eggs which accompanied the ham were hard. We also ordered plaice with mussels, the plaice...

Our experience visiting the Old School Inn was great. The setting was lovely, we were lucky to go on a nice day, so we sat in the very pretty garden. The staff were lovely, very friendly and attentive. The food was nice, the tripled cooked chips were a major hit with one of our party. The only reason I didn't give five stars is that the menu has a distinct lack of vegetarian options. Luckily I do occasionally eat fish so I was happy. But it would have been nice to have options of vegetarian food. We will definitely be back and I'm sorry I couldn't give five stars because our experience was very good.

The standard of the menu was excellent with wide choices including typical pub fayre and also interesting continental cuisine from a chef who has clearly trained somewhere high end. Unusual for the isle. Prices very reasonable for the quality of the food and all the...

We have been several times. It can get busy if the weather is good. So having a bar meal can be very noisy. Our last visit we used the restaurant as we were a party of 8. The service and food were very good. We could talk and catch up with news etc.