The Old Victoria in Kettering

Lovely Sunday lunch, great staff and overall experience.

Very popular place, good service.

We came for Sunday lunch and it was delicious. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was nice. We will be back again.

Booked the restaurant table online for my partner and her daughters for a treat and catch-up. They didn't disappoint. She came back and had a fabulous night. Service was the usual top-notch, as was the food! That's the main reason I booked it as I knew it would be spot on. There are a few pub restaurants as good as the OV, but they are not as consistent! High standards evert time.

Went for Sunday lunch as haven’t been for over 5 years due to moving away and it did not disappoint , the pub and restaurant were extremely busy everyone was happily going about their jobs , we were seated quickly and our order taken within 15 mins I had the brickwork pate which came with 4 slices of toasted ciabatta a small salad caramelised chutney and a glaze dressing the other half had leek and potato soup served with croutons and 3 slices of ciabatta both looked and tasted amazing our plates were cleared away within a reasonable time we both had the roast lamb which came with roast potatoes sweet potato roasted parsnip and a Yorkshire pudding in a separate dish came cauliflower cheese each and another bowl of mixed peas courgettes broccoli and leeks and a lovely jug of gravy the lamb melted in your mouth it was amazing and piping hot all served with a smile from the waitresses absolute steal at 2 courses for £25 or 3 for £32 amazing food amazing service at a great price and I love the blue checked chairs great meal everyone we will be back many thanks

We had Sunday lunch and we were first in so it wasn't very lively. We enjoyed it though and would definitely go back. I had chicken pie which was excellent.

Always friendly service and a wide selection of beers. Food is good with options for me, the meat love and my wife, pescatarian. It's a bit of a drive for us but we'll be back.

Great food and service, we will be going back.

Came in after long day driving, before heading home. Was a friendly greeting and helped me decide on my food was stuck between the venison and the pork was recommended the pork and it was amazing. I'm already very tempted to come back and try the venison.

First time I've been for ages and will definitely be going again. Staff were very helpful and professional and kept the place really clean. Food and beers were very good.

Popped in after a 4 hour drive home from our daughter and son-in-law’s 😱🙈 to be greeted by 3 warm and welcoming faces. Sahin, Vicky and Matthew, thank you. The Olde Vic never fails!

This is a lovely traditional old pub, albeit quite small inside buy the food is amazing.

Popped in for a drink and snack. Attentive staff. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Dogs are welcome. Good pint of Guinness. Delicious sweet potato fries. Garden is nice to sit out in.

The place is very pleasant and the staff are very polite couldn’t have asked for better service!

Excellent food very busy great atmosphere inside and out side in gardens

Really good meal as always always recommended booking in advance I would probably call as I have used there online system and it has failed to reserve Me a table 2 times and had to sit in a less desirable place than I would of liked however the food is second to none and service is impeccable going above and beyond

I hadn’t been to the OV for ages but went last night with friends and couldn’t fault it. Food and service was excellent. And very good value.

Excellent venue in a pleasant part of the town but parking is difficult at times Food is very good and the bar is very well stocked

Despite not having a booking, the staff were super courteous in accommodating us at very short notice, despite having a visiting coach party. My guest (German) was amazed by the quintessential British Pub feel, with low ceiling beams & plenty of character. The food was excellent (pie of the day with mash, veg & gravy), service outstanding & just an excellent all round experience - I can highly recommend!.

Lovely pub, food was good,staff and atmosphere was great.

Great pub Lovely beer garden Food amazing 👏 🤩 😋

Always enjoy eating at the old Vic. Nice menu and good service

Lovely pub, super great food, reasonably priced. Staff are helpful and friendly. Excellent place 5*

Excellent food, very comfortable dining area and a relaxing atmosphere; the staff are most attentive without intrusion and very friendly. This was our second visit within a few months, and one which was especially worthy of note due to such a tasty Christmas Dinner with that 'home cooked' quality so easily lost by some establishments. We'll be back!

Was not very impressed with my lunch. Husbands was a bit better. Disappointed overall.

Made the wrong choices. Duck gyros and a really tasteless risotto, think the worse I've ever had. Added salt and pepper, which is very unusual for me, still yuk, asked for parmesan which helped a little, still couldn't finish it though. They need some tips from my husband who makes lovely risottos. He had pork loin which he found too dry. Perhaps a bad night! Will stick to pie or Butter chicken another time, if we go again.

Had a great afternoon there, live music and a great atmosphere

Lovely friendly staff Good food reasonable prices Plenty of choice Will be visiting again soon

A very nice and pleasant place to eat. Good choice of foods for including for vegans. Good and smooth service even with a busy evening. Highly recommend.

Great Sunday lunch . Wonderful staff . The success is probably due to a great well managed system where everyone wins. One of the few pub/restaurants I would recommend.

Really friendly atmosphere. Kind and considerate staff. Food was great, all three courses very tasty and served in good time together with a smile.

Excellent food, good staff, comfortable restaurant.

If you want quality food with quality service and a gem of a pub / restaurant, this is somewhere worth visiting. It's not a chain pub, it's a lovely bar where you can take your dog to the comfy and friendly restaurant the back. Lovely menu with plenty of choice and some lovely vegetarian options which were not the easy-go-to options. Food was yummy and service was fab, friendly and I'd defo go again.

Great food and service will definitely go again

Plesentley surprised to be honest.... Pub is huge when you go up to the restaurant area.... Food and service very good..... We expect Sundays to be manic and very busy..... Went for an after dinner drink and tea - will be back. Menu not extensive but food was fab.... Suits all tastes and all ages.... £45 or so for two mains and a few beers...

Visited for Sunday Lunch on 26th May. We did book the week previously, and glad we did as i dont think we would have got a table. Parking is plentiful if you have an earlier booking, but can be busy later on and you may have to park away from pub and short walk in. Plenty of seating outside, especially if weather is warm. I had a pint of San Miguel and my wife had a Malibu and coke, which was £9.20. We were seated at our allotted time and the restaurant was busy but tables not too close and they cater for larger parties. There is a 2 or course option for Sunday lunch, we opted for the 2 courses for £25. I had the topside roast beef and my wife had the chicken. There is an option for Lamb shoulder (i will be having next visit). We were served quickly and the staff are very attentive and friendly. My roast beef was delicious as were the roast potatoes, Yorkshire, the roast parsnips and carrots, were also yummy. The veg came out seperate with peas, beans , leeks and cabbage, all of which were very fresh and cooked to perfection, we asked for extra veg and extra gravy. I think you get a better deal with the Chicken option as you get pigs in blankets and stuffing, which you dont get on the beef?? Anyway, my wife said it was the best roast she has had in more than a decade (high praise indeed). I have to agree, the meal was delicious and the portion generous as i could not finish my beef. We could not fault a thing on the plate, so compliments to the kitchen staff. For desert we had Sticky toffee pudding, i had custard and my wife had extra sauce and butterscotch ice cream. It was light yet scrumptious, and we were both full to bursting. The toilets were lovely and clean and probably the best toilets i have visited in a pub/restaurant for along time. Overall, value for money and the food superb. The service excellent, especially Tim the manager, a lovely kind man. By the way for all 3 courses it is £32. We will be back in the next couple of weeks as this was the best Sunday lunch for miles and miles.

We visited over the bank holiday weekend whilst away on holiday with family. What a lovely pub! Great food with wonderful service with friendly, approachable staff. The poached pear choux bun, was delicious!! They had lots going on for the children, but we just had a meal and left. The magnetic boards they offered the children were such a great idea and kept them entertained through the whole meal. We also loved that both male and female toilets had changing facilities (we no longer require this, but appreciate that it’s very rare that places accommodate for both parents to change a nappy!)

A lovely pub with a wonderful friendly welcome and service. Spotless clean toilets a good menu a lovely big garden and excellent food . Will be back .

Staff so lovely...I enjoyed my prawn salad but my friends were disappointed.the salad was pretty be basic.

Family Sunday lunch , everyone enjoyed and loved the food

Just had fantastic Sunday lunch again today.Great friendly service and amazing food. Can't fault it

Love this pub! Guaranteed good food and fantastic atmosphere with great staff. Exactly how a pub should be 😃

Great Sunday lunch. Food excellent, service second to none. 5 star

Lovely place, great food and service

Excellent venue, busy so parking was a few hundred metres away

Arrived to an overflowing carpark and a absolutely packed bar. It was impossible to see where the restaurant was, turned out to be at the back of the packed bar. No one to greet on arrival. Didn't appear to be sufficiently staffed for the amount of business. Having found the wait here to be seated, we waited, and waited, several wait staff passed by, one said be with you in a moment. Having a 1930 booking and arriving at 1928 our table wasn't ready. We were told to grab a drink at the bar. The solidly packed bar, the correct response would be can we get you a drink while you take a seat. Restaurant was as busy as the bar every table taken. Menu was varied and order placed (after a wait), there was a wait for everything, take the order, deliver the food. The desserts were taking forever to arrive and we were almost the last people seated. I chased the desserts and they had been forgotten. Later when requesting the bill, we were told the desserts were complimentary due to the wait. This was appreciated. The food was nicely presented, hot, but I felt small portions. Maybe we visited on a bad day, but it just didn't make my day.

Excellent service. Sunday lunch brilliant good selection.

Bit expencive and over rated apart from food thev got nothing else to offer

Car park opposite. Twelve of us had booked a table for a Thursday lunchtime, we pre-ordered our food choices. Very pleasant staff and my food was top quality. Other friends in the group said that their peas were hard! My butter chicken curry and side salad were superb, finished off with tasty butterscotch ice-cream.

We all went on a Sunday and had the best roast. I had the vegan roast delicious. We were sat by the door where everyone was coming in and waiting by the bar thats why I gave 4 stars. I guess someone has to sit there

Mathew, Luke and the staff did a lovely job for the Wake for my Aunties funeral yesterday, the food was excellent and they went above and beyond to accomodate a Vegan which I had no idea about , so thank you all you did a brilliant job.

Best pub in the north Northamptonshire area. Lovely food and drink with friendly staff. Couldn't ask for anything more.

Absolutely fantastic food with friendly and very professional service.

We had a table for 10 and it was ready as soon as we arrived. Service was spot on and the food was delicious. They were really busy but you wouldn't have known it as everything seemed perfect. Would highly recommend going here.

Busy old pub, great place for a pint of Abbot or a delicious meal, Sunday lunch is always great

I LOVE the Olde Vic! It’s my favourite place ever! The service is exceptional esp from Sahin, LUKE ✨ and Dylan!

A characterful village pub. Made very welcome on arrival for a pre booked lunch. Quickly served with drinks. Good choice of menu, with majority of food locally sourced. Several of us ordered mushroom risotto, ( did not want salad with it.) Staff happily amended our order to include peas. Food came in really hot plated, it was very hot and tasty. One of us enjoyed a home made steak and ale pie, again hot and tasty. Good size portions. Despite the pub being busy we did not wait long. Would certainly recommend and hopefully we will be back.

Busy pub but good service meant orders were taken promptly & food served without long waits. Relaxed atmosphere as lots of space between tables, so not too noisy.

Wow, oh wow! Certain places tick all the boxes, but only a limited few tick them all of the time.From entering to leaving, the service was first class. The food was awesome! Comfortable seating and great atmosphere. Loved it!

Saturday night dinner with friends . Great food , staff, atmosphere , what more could you ask for ! Also large car park and lovely garden and front patio area for the summer months . It is also dog friendly in the bar area . Definitely recommend .

just been to Lunch with friends, amazing place, great food at reasonable prices, friendly and efficient staff all in a relaxed atmosphere ,would recommend to anyone as it is becoming harder to find this kind of traditional pub offering everything these days.

Lightning fast service, and a delicious chicken & bacon pie of the day that exceeded all expectations, followed by an equally delectable jam roly poly dessert that we shared. Exemplary. Given the low price, I almost ordered a second helping of the main!

Great Sunday lunch, friendly staff, good value and a nice spacious dining area. Would definitely return here for dining.

well knew this place was here but never been before, booking was easy arrived all staff very friendly, got seated and ordered our meal, service was great, nothing was a problem, i did have a slight problem with my starter the salsd came with a balsamic dressing but i do not eat vinegar, they replaced this immediately, the main was also fantastic such a lovely relaxed hub felt really welcome food brilliant we will definately come here again. top marks Olde Vic

Visited on the Sat at 1pm and was very busy even at that time which proves a lot. Restaurant was full but only wanted a bar meal. Sat at one of the few remaining seats in the bar. Ordered at the bar and was served after about 20 mins which was amazing considering how busy it was. Meals could not be faulted and the atmosphere in the pub was great. Would recommend 👍

This was our second visit in as many weeks and on both occasions we were more than happy with the meals and service provided. The menu has adequate choices from basic pub grub to something a little different, with a resonable pricing structure. We have enjoyed the Duo of Duck, Braised Beef, Gammon and fish and chips. The first visit was on a Tuesday when ususally restaurants are deserted, it was about a quarter full and had a good atmosphere, plesantly surprised. Our latest visit was a Friday and it was packed, however, the staff managed well and service was good, as was the food. We arrived at 6.45pm and the bar area was packed with after work drinkers, but we were shown to our table in the restaruant so no issue with seating. The car parking was a little more difficult as the car park was full overflowing into the street. I would suggest booking in advance for weekend meals and leave a little time to find parking if it's a busy time. Outside seating is good, but obviously not at this time of year!!!

We stopped in here unplanned on a long journey and are so glad we did. Lovely service and the food was fantastic and good value, especially the gluten free sandwich which is a very rare thing. Would definitely recommend

We booked a table of 11 and pre-ordered our food, which was delivered piping hot and all together. The staff were friendly, polite and attentive. Great food, great value. Highly recommended

We have been to olde Victoria many times for our "date nights" . We started with pork scratching nibbles which were delicious. As were the ham egg egg chips and pie we had for our main. We had the profiteroles for pudding. This was over cooked and so quite dry. The carmel ice cream I had was scrummy it was the first time we sat in lounge bar area - it was the only place we could book - people were pushing past and knocking in to my chair, and it was so loud at times we struggled to hear ourselves talk. despite the food it really spoilt the experience. We live and learn and If the bar lounge is the only place available we will go someone else.

Didn't eat, so I can't comment. But I went for a beer or two. Good pint. Nice atmosphere and polite staff. Beer wasn't a bad price.

Booked for a lunchtime meal online for four. Great, friendly service, lovely clean, warm, inviting restaurant. The food menu was good. The food was lovely. The tomato soup starter was absolutely delicious. Recommended!

Very tasty pub fare, a surprise find. Service was also excellent; staff were fast and friendly. I recommend the duck , as well as the roast chicken. My son also found the wagyu burger nice. Will definitely come again.

I went with my family and came back sooooo many times great quality food lovely welcoming staff great outside area and the food is top ! The roasts are the best you will every put in your mouth the beef and chocked cut like butter and everything else is divine and fresh quality just lush it is a pub but it’s a restaurant witch is separated from the bar the pub is not a dogey one it’s just family friends and great fun !x

Beautiful Sunday lunch . We sat in the bar with our little dog. They are so dig friendly. Pot treats and water for doggy! She loves it here. Sunday lunches are amazing .staff so friendly. Love this gorgeous pub !

We love having a meal here. The food is always great and very reasonable. The staff are welcoming and friendly. We will be back soon

Lovely pub, great food, nice and helpful staff

What a find. I called as we were passing on our way home and luckily they had a table in the bar. Upon arrival we were shown to a lovely table by the fire. We were made to feel very welcome. The whole experience was fantastic, lovely, traditional food and a wonderful atmosphere. Excellent value too. Will certainly return. Thank you so much.

I was in Kettering to watch Redditch United and we went here, I would highly recommend it to anyone to go and pay a visit it is friendly and welcoming. 10/10

Had a family meal over the Christmas period. Lovely food. staff are amazing and very attentive . Nice feel to the place, We are very lucky to have this in our village.

Excellent food and brilliant service. We went on a Tuesday lunch and it was packed. Word has obviously got around about how good they are. It was even quite difficult to find somewhere to park.

Excellent pub. Just moved into the area. It will definitely be my local. Lovely pub. Friendly atmosphere. Good pub grub. Nice selection of ales.

Great atmosphere and beer can get quite busy but if you want to visit a thiving pub this should definitely be on your list

Didn't eat, only drinks...would go back again..

33 went to the Vic on 13/12/23 for Christmas Lunch, service spot on, food delicious as usual, no waiting all served at once, great atmosphere, just want to thank Luke and his staff for a fantastic job as the pub was full Merry Christmas to you all

Everything about it was outstanding! We visited on 10th December for Sunday lunch and were not disappointed! The trio of meats were great, and my other half had the Turkey & Leek pie which she thoroughly enjoyed! We also had a dog with us and the staff were very accommodating of him. They firstly provided a small bucket of treats and later asked if he would like some offcuts of meat which was a very nice touch and went down great for the dog. Will definitely be visiting again in the not too distant future.

Meal and service were lovely One of our party couldn't make it due to illness but we still had to pay for her meal even though we didnt have it which is what i thought a deposit was for Our friend cant help being ill

Food is great and the service is ok. I would recommend you sit in the restaurant if you want food rather than the bar as kids will be running about

Good food, good value, good service. Considering the place was packed , many were there for work Christmas partys , it was very enjoyable.

Had Sunday lunch with family. Nice food, good serving size. Staff were friendly. They didn't hurry us out even though we were the last table to leave.

Table of 9 adults. Absolutely recommend. Meal was outstanding. Service impeccable. Ambience warm and friendly. Very busy pub. Just amazing. Owners extremely welcoming, above and beyond

Great food, service, atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Had a really lovely meal here with attentive service. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was good quality and at a very good price . Would be happy to recommend and use again.

Great food, friendly staff, what more could you need 🙂

Fantastic Food. Real British Cousine. Friendly staff and great price value. 100% recommended.

Best meal we have had for a long time, and we regularly eat out. I would recommend booking as it was very busy when we went on a Saturday Parking can be tight on busy nights.

Have been a few times before for Sunday lunch (which is smashing), today's visit was for a 90th birthday and the service was excellent. Generous and tasty portions. They accommodated all our requests - wheelchair accessible table and smaller portions for smaller appetites - which...

Friendly pub. Good beer and pub nosh!

Lovely cosy pub, staff were very attentive and polite and the food was amazing.

You never fail to oblige, we have just had a wonderful 80th Birthday dinner, party of 22 celebrating Wallys special birthday. Nothing was too much trouble. Everyone commented on how lovely the food and staff were. We will always recommend 100% for a visit to...

Great place, good food and a nice cozy atmosphere.