The Packet Inn in East Lindsey

called in while out cycling, very welcoming. good choice on menu. i had the haddock and chips, the fish was very fresh and cooked in a light beer batter. the best fish and chips ive had in a long time. thank you

Staying in the area for a couple of nights and was looking for somewhere I could get some food, but was also dog friendly. Lots of phone calls and nothing, then came across this little gem. Phoned prior to visiting. Given the green light for dog friendly, and also willing to make food too (it was an odd time, gone past lunch but not quite dinner). Got there, the owner/s were very welcoming and friendly. Good selection of foods on their menu and I feel was very reasonably priced. Tasted lovely too.

The staff were very friendly, the ticket process worked well and the carvery was plentiful and delicious. The beer was cold and the coffee hot. There were 3 of us in the party, both men had a regular portion and my wife had a small portion which was more than enough for each of us. We will definitely go again either for a carvery or some other meal, as we noticed they do breakfasts of various sizes at what appear fair prices.

Me and my husband have just had a lovely meal tonight at the Packet Inn. Serlion steak was lovely well presented. Husband had half roast chicken that he really enjoyed too. We had a pudding too . I was impressed to find gluten free chocolate cake on the menu 😋 it was delicious. The young waitress who took care of us from the start was very nice . We sat in the conservatory over looking the river . Lovely relaxing spot and bonus to watch the planes fly by. I would recommend a visit here if your stopping at tattersall park and looking for a reasonable priced meal and drink . We certainly will be returning. Thank you so much .

Visited with 2 grandchildren, both sons with daughters in law, so 8 in total plus 3 dogs, lovely friendly place, very welcoming, staff lovely Even gave us a bowl of water for the dogs, will definitely visit again, highly recommend 10/10

Me and the boysies fancied a couple beveringtons and thought where else but the Packet In? One pint and we got a packet in... ayyyyyyy

The food is brilliant, you can sit in the conservatory over looking the river. can highly recommend it.xx

Beautiful location by the side of the Whitham river, lovely views from the conservatory restaurant.Wholesome and generous portions of fresh, home cooked food, everything is made to order so don’t expect a fast food experience but every meal we have had is worth waiting for.Friendly staff, all served with a smile, the landlord and landlady are very friendly and always have time for you if fancy a chat.The locals are a welcoming, no piano stops when you walk inAll in all a lovely experience, myself and my wife would definitely recommend to anyone passing by you will not be disappointed.

We booked a table for 6 @ 12.15 and greeted by a “take your shoes off” sign (not by the staff) right on the door, we then sat down we ordered soft drinks witch by the was flat, and £17+ was very over expensive, so when we was waiting to order the lady came over and said “Im going to have to take the other party booking as you was 5 mins late” (witch was our fault) but it was dead and 3 members of staff on not really doing much, quite easy taking a order right? Witch are rude staff making snide comments amongst them selfs about us! So by that stage we felt really up welcomed so we payed for the drinks and left and chosen somewhere else to eat.!!!

stopped for lunch with 2 others. Nice sunny day so sat in conservatory overlooking river. Amazing view. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Food great between us we had vegetable soup, steak pie and lasagnei. All very tasty. Good selection on menu. Would love to come back in summer and sit outside by the river. A real gem of a pub

Been here a few times but EVERY time the two women are Rude, discourteous and need lessons in hospitality and customer relations. It’s not a personal thing as we’ve witnessed them having a go at other customers for no apparent reason too! I’d go into listing the many things they did / said but I’d be writing this for a very looooooong time!Its a shame but if you fancy good service and a friendly SMILE then this is not for you❗️❗️❗️It they hate doing what they do so bad they should give it up!

I reviewed this place a few days ago saying how nice it was ,we love going there and make a special journey to go there , but today was a total nightmare ,we went into the dining area as we had a first time friend with us ,only for the owner to come running in telling us you can only sit in here if your having meals , (which yes we did ). Four of us to be told their are no tables left in an empty room apart from us .they made us feel disgusted by the way she talked to us ,we immediately left never to return .we have had wonderful Sunday lunches there but no more manners and politeness cost nothing,she was also rude to a family on the pool table I felt sorry for them too

Spotted this place an the map and called in for lunch hoping for a nice riverside walk as well.Popped in to check whether it was dog friendly and got a clear NO ! Fair enough but on the way out noticed there were two dogs in there.No riverside walk either .

Good food nice clean place excellent good choice of sweets too this was my third visit glad I found it

Was staying in a nearby rental and visited a few times. Very friendly staff. There is a large garden at the back overlooking the river. The food is very good with a great variety menu. Well worth a visit if in the area

Arrived just as two parties of 12 arrived. Fortunately we managed to get our orders in while the others were still discussing their drinks. Food was very tasty and staff were friendly and helpful. My beer was excellent. I look forward to visiting again when it is less crowded: nonetheless a very pleasant meal.

Lovely food nice staff and nice dining area with air con and prices reasonable 7 of us in total not one off us was disappointed

Being on holiday at tattershall lakes. We love going here as they are so good with my grandson with allergies the food is great but Sunday lunch is fantastic highly reccomend

Stayed in the local water side apartment and decided to visit this pub for Sunday lunch 19th. May 2019. food was very hot, perfectly cooked and a separate very hot jug of gravy. we booked a table up front having visited on the previous night for a drink. ,no Karaoke as advertised but maybe due to not many in, but a nice feel to the place, two young girls behind the bar very hard working and very pleasant , a nice established pub with home made food and very clean, nice to see the staff using industrial cleaning agents to kill off any germs when wiping tables etc. The laid back landlord convinced us to try the Sunday night bingo and glad we did as my wife won a house £22 so made it the perfect night, good luck to the Packet Inn and keep up the good work. Steve & Linda

We popped in for a bite to eat, was on holiday and the pub was local. When we walked in we asked the lady serving at the bar if it was ok to sit here and eat, she just say "Yeah" no customer service had all....no menu's was placed on the tables so my partner when to the bar, the rude woman Totally blanked him and served another lady who had just come over! 15 minutes later he finally got a menu. We was looking at the menu when the rude woman shouted over And said basically if you are ordering food you will have to wait because I've got a big table in and they have booked...we said yes thats fine, went over to order the food (new we would have to wait but didnt mind)to be told we can't order yet and somebody will come over soon to take it. We sat waiting for 15 minutes and in the end left. Very un welcoming and very rude! She shouldn't be working with the general public...

We arrived at the Packet Inn at around 1pm. We ordered drinks at the bar - the lady who served us wasn't over friendly, she didn't even ask if I would like ice in my J20. We sat in the conservatory, but found it too warm, so we moved outside. The lady asked if we had decided what we would like to eat - we hadn't even had chance to look at the menu. Within two minutes she asked again, this time sounding very impatient, so we ordered seafood platter. The food was extremely disappointing, the meal was mostly chips with a few bits of over fried, cheap quality fish in breadcrumbs, obviously low priced freezer food. We thought this was terrible for the price of ten pounds ninety five pence for each meal. The pub was almost empty and felt very unfriendly, it was if this particular lady didn't want customers. We felt very let down. Our bill came to thirty one pounds and we didn't even get a thank you, we certainly will not be returning. We didn't complain, as we were out for a nice day, so didn't want the upset.

Abso lovely pub, the owners so accommodating. The pub had closed but there wasn't any rush to leave. No frills but well worth a visit

Went to have a look at the caravan park and decided to try it for dinner

Great lunch for a pre booked party arriving on the river. Lovely food and attentive service. The air conditioned dining room was very comfortable.

we visited this inn on Sunday for lunch with friends excellent food lovely dinning room and very tasteful decorated friendly staff we will go again delicious prawn cocktail too

We walked here from Tattershall along the canal bank. The pub serves good hand pull beer and being in WW11 bomber county of Lincolnshire there is an atmospheric theme to the pub with the art on the walls. The pub is very welcoming and friendly and also serves meals although we did not eat there.

Nos quedamos cerca dos noches y pensamos que iríamos al Packet Inn. Las críticas anteriores no habían sido geniales, pero pensamos que lo probaríamos. Recibimos una cálida bienvenida de la casera, el propietario y los camareros. Tuvimos la comida más increíble. Enormes porciones, muy sabroso y recién preparado. Honestamente, no pudimos criticar el servicio o la atmósfera. ¡Fue tan bueno que volvimos la noche siguiente también y esta vez teníamos comida del menú de bocados más pequeños para que pudiéramos probar uno de los postres increíbles también! Ignore las malas críticas, le recomendamos encarecidamente el Packet Inn.

Following a visit to the RAF Museum at Coningsby, we had lunch at the Packet Inn. Nice location, good food, good beer and a friendly reception. No complaints at all, and would cheerfully visit again if in Lincolnshire.

Los primeros parecían servidos primero, pero sé que son el pan y la mantequilla, pero la casera no tuvo que explicar que estaba sirviendo para entrar al pub. El personal parecía estar atrapado por el número de clientes que debe haber estado ocupado durante la mitad de semana. El bistec estaba bien preparado y una buena relación calidad-precio, pero mi compañero vegetariano hornear no era el mejor parecía verduras al vapor congeladas en salsa de queso. El ambiente en el pub era agradable y regresaríamos si en esta área en el bote los amarres estuvieran bien podría ser una idea para ofrecer algunos trozos como barba y leche para los navegantes en sus viajes.

We stopped here on our last night of our holiday.

Having had a good meal here before we decided to take our family for a meal, although the meal was acceptable it wasn't as good as before. Booking a table 5 day before why did they take our booking if they knew the chef was on holiday, it took 2.5 hrs for us to eat one course we told them to forget the dessert as we were fed up of waiting. It wasn't even busy only two other people eating

Took my nan and auntie out for dinner was welcomed by really friendly staff and there was nothing they wouldn’t do to keep people happy The food was fantastic and a good portion Even did smaller portions for the old people

I had heard of the reputation of the Packet Inn ever since a friend of mine had moved into to area in 2016. My friend hadn't visited for some time and was amazed by the make over upgrade that had happened over the past few months. New furniture, new extension, new ladies toilets. Mick and Heather, the host and hostess were really welcoming and showed us all the recent work they had done. I was impressed by the restaurant and its environment but most of all I was really impressed by the quality of the food and the service. Very rarely in my travels would I give a 100% rating for service and food but this was an exception. Well worth a visit,

We went on mother's day for a late lunch and were really impressed. A very good menu was on offer including a Sunday lunch. The owner and staff could not have been more helpful. We took my mother in law for mother's day and everyone did their best to help her enjoy the experience. She is disabled and in a wheelchair but they did not make that a problem.

We went on a long dog walk to find this pub right at the end - just what we needed! The staff were very accommodating even bringing a bowl of water outside for our dog .. next time we will go for lunch

Following a visit to the Memorial Flight museum in Conningsby we wanted a quick lunch and this pub fitted the bill. A lovely location next to the river and equally lovely home cooked food. Well worth a visit

Booked by my Son-in Law for my daughters birthday we all enjoyed a first class meal.

Popped in for a late lunch,pub is nice on the outside plenty of flowers nice looking and bonus off being next to the river...Inside 'dated',but clean...Sat outside,very peaceful...Menu is ok,can find something too eat,but we didnt want cooked but ended up having a small cooked lunch as there was no baguettes for a light lunch...Food ok,edible and freshly cooked. .Staff attentive but not obtrusive...Only thing that totally let it down is a big dog roaming in the pub,Even if owners dog ,more respectably if be out of public domain..

Enjoyed the meal - waitress was very nice more expenses than expected could not find a menu on line but food quality is good --so maybe paying a bit extra is ok nice watching the river flow past

Hace poco nos hemos mudado a la zona y el paquete inn fue altamente recomendado, así que probamos. Aunque el hotel necesita un poco de t y c el ambiente era muy acogedor y el personal muy servicial y atento, la comida era muy buena y buena relación calidad precio. Los domingos hay los típicos asados del domingo, pero también hay un extenso menú también a usar. Estaba muy concurrido y es aconsejable reservar con antelación un domingo. Es una ubicación perfecta en el lado del río con vistas a los barcos de paso

Han sido algunas veces un ahora siempre me hicieron sentir bienvenido, perros, gente llegar comida de un típico pub, precio muy razonable, no me puedo quejar de la carne sabrosa y húmeda.

Me pareció que el personal era muy agradable y la comida era bastante agradable, gran tamaño de la porción. No es posible caminar a si te encuentras en el lado equivocado del río a menos que quieras tomar un paseo muy largo. . Y coja...

Fue una buena comida con un extenso menú a un precio razonable. Hubiese preferido una mayor variedad de cervezas - sólo tienen valentía "mejor" y un montón de cervezas.

Una pareja muy amable que nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos, la chica del bar también muy amable y educado. Un plato lleno de buen tamaño y la torta de carne estaba llena de carne no sólo con un poco de salsa de carne como otros.

we arrived on a miserable day late afternoon went inside the pub was greeted to a lovely log fire nice and warm bar man very friendly had a few beers went back later to a very nice tasty well cooked evening meal portions plenty full had 2 courses no room for dessert shame retired later to a lovely quiet nights sleep i will be back

What a great place, we were warmly welcomed and were spoilt for choice from the extensive menu which includes Indian, Chinese and Thai as well as traditional pub grub and even a huge mixed grill and a 40oz steak. They have a great children's menu and a menu for smaller appetites. I opted for giant fish fingers off the smaller menu however it was still a huge plate full with delicious home cooked chips. We sat in the conservatory part over looking the river and it was a sun trap. The decor is a bit dated but it didn't matter as the food was so tasty- will definitely be returning many times.

Dirty fork, manky old food bits in my glass and a casserole that looked, smelled and tasted like cat food. Politely and quietly complained to the landlady so not to upset any customers, then she proceeded to shout at me infront of a bar full of people and my children! Her husband had to come out and tell her to stop! Very rude! Do not recommend and certainly won't be returning.

One of the best sunday lunches in conisby good selection of meat and veg big portions I had a small meal still plenty reasonably priced

Good food and very friendly pub by the river. Great to sit outside in the sun by very nice garden.We will be back.

Found this lovely pub by chance when visiting the area. We had a lovely Sunday lunch with starters and a pudding (although we didn't really need pudd). Food and service excellent. If you like good old fashioned pubs with good home cooked English grub give this hidden gem a try if you are in the area. Sat outside by the river for our pudding and coffee. Perfect.

Fantastic location right by the river with electric hook up for motorhomes for a nominal fee. We had a really peaceful night and were only woken by the chickens outside! Heather the landlady couldn't have made us more welcome. Fairly basic pub grub menu but no complaints at all. Lovely walk along the riverbank to Tattershall village.

The Packet Inn is in a great location on the banks of the river Witham, and has a great garden at the back to enjoy the scenery in the summer. We visited in the autumn for a meal, taking advantage of the fact that motorhomes can park overnight. The staff were welcoming and friendly. There is a wide range of food, which can best be described as generous. I had the 'standard' missed grill which advertised a 5oz beef and lamb steak but I'm sure that was more of a minimum than a typical, mine looked much bigger. The food was tasty and well cooked. The pub advertises real ales, but this was a little disappointing as this was a more commercial style and not one of the modern independent craft brews. The one down side was perhaps the prices. This is standard no frills pub food and a lot of the dishes seemed to be a good pound or three more than I would have expected. For example my wife had a veggie curry which is very similar to a dish served by a well know chain, but was double their price. But if you like a big plate, maybe that won't bother you.

Hidden little gem in dogdyke Lincolnshire. We only found it as was recommended word of mouth as we were at RAF Coningsby watching planes and asked if anywhere nice for lunch. So glad this was suggested. We ad the the Sunday lunch which is starter n main for £9.95. Altho I had main n paid extra for dessert as I'm more the pudding end lol. Me n my husband both loved it. He ad pate starter said was nice then I had roast pork and he had I/2 a chicken roast. Lovely dinner just right amount. Friendly staff and locals nice beers and wow what a huge gorgeous bowl of Apple and blackberry crumble with proper thickness custard not water as sometimes is served up. Proper home cooked food. Me loved. I would recommend this to anyone and will definitely be visiting again.

Me and my partner visited on our away to Skegness as we stopped off in conningsby. It's a hidden treasure, if you find it you'll never forget it. All home cooked food, my partner is a chef so it's difficult finding restaurants where he approves the food but he was very impressed. Staff are extremely welcoming, the food is amazing. It's a lovely little pub!! I would recommend people visit BUT you want to book as it does get very busy on days like Sunday. I love it there and visit every time we go that way! Enjoy!!!!

A fantastic 'hidden' riverside pub.I have visited lots of times and it gets better each visit.Great food - Great atmosphere - friendly locals.

Lovely place to go. Friendly locals and staff, instantly felt welcomed. These people went above and beyond their duty by helping us out after our campsite was flooded in the horrendous weather we experienced whilst camping at Tattershall lakes in the summer. Their generosity touched us and if you are looking for friendly service and a great evening, this is the place to go. Set in a lovely location on a river you are in for a real treat.

We go to this pub frequently as a couple for meals and have had several family celebrations here. Even thought we live over half an hour away and are only 30years old this is our first choice for meals...myself being a vegetarian can be quite tricky to find places that cater but with a menu that offers a vast choice of dishes both myself and my husband thoroughly enjoy the food here and in 8years have never had a bad meal!!!the owners can't do enough for you and the setting by the river is lovely :-)

Please note... the location of this pub is not near Lincoln! It is at Dogdyke 25 miles away (50 mins from Lincoln Cathedral)! Had the breaded fish platter. Chips nice and crispy as I like them...with a pint of course!Sat out on a terrace overlooking the river - watching the world go by on a sunny September afternoon. Enjoyed our lunch before a visit to the nearby Bubble Car museum.

The bar area was a little dated and worn but looked clean. The outside area looks over the rive and would be a nice place to sit in the summer to have a drink while watching the wild life and boats passing. The beer was kept well but the food only average. This public house could do very well if given a makeover and promoted well but this would take money.

Very lovely people who run the pub, we where staying just down the road in a tent and the weather was horrendous, so they gave us a place to stay for the night. Locals where easy to talk to aswell just an all round brilliant pub.

Not very appealing, very outdated, didn't smell too good, didn't stay! It was high season but no one was there. We didn't stay due to the smell.

Had my first meal here a couple of weeks ago, we had the mixed grill, superb meat and proper peeled spud chips, nice on a sunny day to eat by the river on the terrace, if I had any niggles they are not an ale pub, having said that I would highly recommend it if you have a big appetite. They do some challenge dishes if you think you can handle them !!! Will be back soon, thanks for the recommendation Tony and Emma.

Very helpful and pleasant couple who run the pub made us very welcome with our motorhome and we spent a very nice overnight stopover on their grassed parking area. Very nice indeed. Mrs B and myself then had a few drinks and a meal with them.Not an awful lot to fault really. We enjoyed the food and chat in a nice conservatory area of the pub which has super views over the riverside.Happy to return sometime in the future..

Went there on Sunday, the food was to die for and the staff were very helpful. Everything was not to much trouble we ate outside and our meal was bought to us with a smile. Will vist again soon.

I found this place absolutely brilliant come here when we come for a holiday and they never fail to deliver. We came on the 30th march and was busy and they coped with it very well food was excellent. I noticed though that day had some impolite customers though that even put bad service in trip advisor which I disagree with these customer actually need to realise how rude they were and the people that owned it was fantastic me and my family had a fab time and the kids. Thank you and wil be using your services again and other customer a please ignore the bad service as this place is brilliant!!!!!

We were going to use the Canal and River Trust 48 hour mooring here at Dog Dyke to visit Coningsby and Tattershall but as we were here on a Sunday we thought we'd have a meal at the Packet Inn.We're so glad we did. The Spitfire beer was an excellent pint to start with.We chose to eat in the conservatory which is nicely decorated and overlooks the river Witham. The landlady herself brought us the menu and gave us a genuine welcome. The menu is extensive for a pub - but I didn't think my diet would be helped by the 2 lb of meat in their giant Mixed Grill or the 40 (yes forty) ounce Rump Steak. We chose Scampi and Chips - the latter were the best chips tasted for quite some time, and Thai Green Chinese Curry with Singapore noodles and Prawn Crackers - very tasty!Despite the pictures of some of the desserts looking as if they were probably bought rather than home made, they were scrummy. My apple and blackberry crumble emerged from under a very generous helping of custard and tasted home-made. The Caramel Apple Betty was also appreciated.With a landlady who checked that all was well and, once we showed an interest in the pub and river, opened up and was nicely chatty, the evening ended on a fine note. We'll certainly call in again if there's room on the mooring when were passing again.

We've been here a fair few times now and always find the food to be very pleasant.A good range of pub-grub and the Chef is very accommodating with our frequent awkward requests.Serving staff are very friendly and helpful.I was there when a previous reviewer left a rather negative review - the only raised voice I heard was theirs! No mention that they got their money back either I see!All told a very good overall visit and one that will be repeated.

The pub is very nice clean and tidy although dated,the landlady rude, impolite, and aggressive, and argumentive the food old was different to that in the menu ie coffie and not toffee frozen and not chilled when asked for money back raised her voice loud enough for every body to look to see what was going on not good!!!!!

A group of 10 together with three crew from the Boston Belle travelled up the River Witham from Boston for lunch at the Packet. We could not have been better looked after. We were made very welcome and sat down to an excellent lunch of steaks and grilled ham, all cooked to perfection and very good quality meat. Ideal setting next to the river on a warm summers day. We shall be back!

I came here with my family for a bank holiday lunch. The restaurant is located next to the river, which is beautiful and the staff were attentive and friendly. Except for those positives, the rest was pretty dire. The decor is outdated, the conservatory was far too hot and the food was bland. My peppered sauce didn't taste of pepper, my steak wasn't seasoned, my husband's baked potato was microwaved and my dad's lasagne lacked depth of flavour. The menu is varied with pub grub, Chinese, Indian and Thai food. It seems the chef is a jack of all trades but a master of none.

If you are looking for quality home made food friendly landlord and landlady all staff very polite and helpfull will be a regular that's for sure

Ate there today with 3 other family members, I can only say that the menu was excellent, the food was excellent, and the service was excellent. Food is priced reasonably, arrived hot and there was plenty of it. Could have a laugh with the landlady who was very friendly and attentive, so I am not sure what a previous customer did wrong, The place is being prepared for the summer, and had a few tools lying about, but what would you expect when things are being got ready. All in all an excellent place for a meal

went with my significant other and nan on mothers day for a sunday roast, very friendly staff in a nice location. food was really nice and a nice amout for the money. would highly recomend to any one in the tattershall area to highly try this pub

We have been dining at the Packet Inn for many years on the recommendation of a local supplier who delivered there. We have never been disappointed with the food or service and would recommend the Packet Inn to everyone.

this pub saved the day from us have to eat in one of the b&bs in the village .the food was fantastic .5 of us had a great evening meal. We only found it through one of the locals telling us about it.

brilliant place. dined there last night and had best sirloin i ever had. 16oz sirloin cooked as i asked for. friendly staff and locals. well worth a visit. 5*****

We found this off the beaton track lovely Inn on the river at Dogdike.Sat outside watching the boats go by,We ordered a bar meal which was very good,they also do Chines Italian and Curries,the inn itself was very clean,and well decorated the only thing was the Landlady was very ( almost rude )to say the least she never broke a smile even when we said how nice the meal was so it was a bit of a let down the landlord was ok he had a joke with us,but other than that it was a very nice place well worth a visit.Sue