The Royal Mail Cart in South Holland

Good food, good price, ideal for a Sunday dinner

Lovely food and very well serviced

First time we've been since steak night was changed to a Thursday from a Wednesday (we're usually busy on a Thursday night). Steaks were as good as ever, although we miss the ribeyes. We continue to be advocates of steak night - the wine was also good. Thanks!

Well what a Fantastic hidden gem Went tonight for dinner with family and was blown away the food was awesome totally delicious service with a smile will definitely go back If your looking for good food go here skip the Tulip there is no comparison

Great place to be excellent service and great music by djs I had an amazing time.

Booked a table for 13 people. The waitress Marija was very friendly and made us feel welcome. Meals all came out together and were fresh and delicious. Absolutely no complaints from any of us. Will definitely be coming again and highly recommend. All in all great experience.

Awful drum and bass playing incredibly loudly from 1pm to 11pm outside on Saturdays. These events aren't even well attended so to disturb so many residents for so few people makes this a very bad local pub. No care for the local residents at all. Was a nice pub which we regularly visited until they started holding these events.

Very nice surroundings and a warm welcome and drinks served were good. We had deal of burgers wine or beer and exceptional value can highly recommend. Large portions very well presented and excellent service will definitely return

This music on Saturdays from 3pm to 10pm drives neighboring residents crazy. How much noise can you listen to? Turn it down so it doesn't bother anyone 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Ours was a group booking of 17 people. Everyone commented how good the food was. The service was great too. Would definitely go again.

Our visit was to attend a wake the buffet served was excellent as well as the staff nothing was a problem

Sadly attended a wake which is why the atmosphere is not rated so highly. The buffet was excellent and contained a wide variety of food all of which was well cooked and or displayed. They catered for several dietary requirements for different guests and also provided cartons so people could take some food with them when they left. Highly recommend as a venue.

Great food with a variety of options on the menu my husband had the Steak and Ale pie and I had the hunter chicken which was amazing but the Pie was delicious and I wish I had ordered that as well Huge portions couldn’t fit in a pudding Great value for money Professional and friendly staff Lots of parking

Watched the football over a couple of pints, great service and great people.

Very nice used for after funeral refreshments

Lovely interior. Event on and boxing, could of done with more bar staff on as waiting times for drinks was 30 minutes at one point. Great night though.

Was going to visit on Saturdaybut walked away, they had a dance event on in the garden and the music was deafening, we live about 5minutes walk away and could still hear it so loudly all day and night, drum and bass from 2pm - 10pm outside in a residential area is a terrible idea. Unlikely to visit again and really hope this was a one off event.Very unfair to local residence.

Very warm welcome and very helpful waitress. Food arrived quickly and was very plentiful. Enjoyed a couple more relaxing drinks after, before paying the whole bill.

This business donated a raffle prize to my sons special needs school. They are lovely, friendly, welcoming and their food is second to none. Great atmosphere and a super play park attached.

Had a lovely roast dinner here today, easter sunday. Food was so delicious, from the Lamb being cooked perfectly to the extremely tasty cauliflower cheese. The service in the pub & restaurant is always warm & welcoming, with some of the nicest staff in the trade. This is the perfect place for a quick pint/ glass of wine or even a few pints and a bottle of wine. The food whether sat in restaurant or quick bite at the bar is spot on. Keep up the amazing job your all doing.

Food great, ambience great. Only let down my lack of fresh coffee to finish. Only coffee available was basic instant coffee from a tin or jar.

As a house hunter not from the area called in late on a Friday night looking for dinner luckily the kitchen was still open . Had a fantastic meal and the service was excellent would definitely recommend and will be back when I buy a place here.

First time coming here and the place is lovely. Staff are fantastic. Such a shame about the food which was overpriced and poor standard. Veg was soggy, meat was chewy and Gravy like water. Cheesecake was poor quality for price too. Such a shame.

Very Nice, enjoy Valenting day, happy evening.

Better than i thought. Such a beautiful inside. Tasty food. Will come again

Was there for my mother in laws wake and they put on a very nice buffet spread for us. Food was lovely

Thank you for allowing us to hold my grandads celebration of life here ❤️

The staff and locals make this a perfect place for a drop in for visiting families. We called in advance to organise a place to watch some football. We were welcomed with open arms. Great set up, clean and tidy and the food, although we didn't have time to eat, looked great. Thanks for your company.

This is a lovely pub. Separate seating areas, cosy cocktail bar. Excellent prices. We are going back to try the food.

Sunday roast with a large group of friends. Service was very good and friendly, and relatively quick for the size of the group (25+) Food was nice and settling the bills were fairly easy, despite being very busy at the bar. Nice to come back after a while, would fully recommend.

Excellent Christmas meal. Admittedly the meal was pre-ordered, but it arrived hot, and we were all served efficiently at the same time. No corners cut with meat quality. Real ale nearly on the turn. If not turning over ale quickly enough, then I'd suggest a keg craft ale might be the solution. The Mail Cart is slightly hampered by a dining room that feels a bit like a school canteen, but the proprieters have tried to soften it around the edges.

Place was cold. Salmon vg beef awful. Xmas tart tiny and chewy?

Went to dance and listen to the band Paisley Circus. Space was very limited, first time for the band at this venue, and I don't think the management were aware of the bands large following.

Well, it has been a while since I had been here. What a difference a while makes, it has been brought into the 21st century and is all the better for it. The atmosphere and furnishings are bang on point at the moment. It still has the lovely pub (locals) feel to one side of the premises. Whilst the other side you can enjoy and much more comfy surrounding for a bit of a meal, or a quiet relaxed catch up with a friend. So whatever environment you are looking for it is always best in a 2 sided pub!

Nice family pub with a great choice of food and drinks

We had a great Sunday roast here. Food was excellent and the service was brilliant. I couldn't fault it

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Was a great place friendly staff very clean 👌....

Excellent fish and chips, and service with a smile !

Loved playing darts here. Also- exceptionally clean toilets and bar!

Went in during the lunch time, very quiet so can't really say much about the atmosphere. The food, I had the pie which was nice but I am sure it was a child's portion. It was expensive and thin come on if you are going to make a pie make it a thick one. My partner had the Lincolnshire burger which was very good and value for money. As we walked out we both said goodbye and none of the serving staff bothered to reply. Obviously you don't want people to come back?

Really nice place to enjoy a relaxing meal. We chose from the light bites menu, but lots of different options are available. Staff are very friendly and helpful and the food was very enjoyable, good portions and good value for money. Have booked to take relatives at the weekend. Highly recommended.

Walk-in for Sunday lunch after we heard good things about it. We were promptly accommodated and showed to our table, pint in hand. Good meat cooked to perfection, the beef, the lamb and the pork. Big yorkie, nice trimmings. Not too busy at 1 pm, but busy enough. Good service, will be back

Restaurant changed quite a lot since we last visited, a few years ago , very modern , Excellent meal, two young waitresses very pleasant, , could not fault, will be back.

10/10 Full marks on all items 👍 I have been told to say especially great roast potatoes 😂

This is the 2nd time I have been now. The first time we tried the saver menu during the week and just did a walk in. I had pie of the day and it was minted lamb very tasty. Yesterday we had a booking. We went for the roast dinner. All 3 of us really enjoyed the starters and the mains and were just too full for dessert. The portions are fantastic and you get such a good amount of meat. The staff are all very friendly and present. The restaurant has wonderful decor and I have been telling people just how nice it is there. I love that there is a nice play area outside for children to keep them occupied.

I had high hopes after reading the reviews ! However I am disappointed! Firstly OK No booking we just walked in and they had a wake so we took that on the chin! We could have a meal at 1pm no problem! The starter of prawns at £8.95 was Luke warm we ate it not wanting to cause a fuss after all we were a walk in. Order the pie with stem broccoli but only one available hubster ordered the burger instead ! Meals arrived pie with chips and peas (no stem broccoli) not informed of the change ! Hubster meal apparently very salty! An average meal at a high cost my opinion! Advertise free wifi no password available took a staff member 3 attempts to get us connected. On a positive note the assistant manager was lovely not her fault the pub was understaffed and no notification of the wake! Would we come back I don’t think so ! Such a shame they could getSpalding in the bag lack of high management get your act together brilliant staff just the management need to work harder!

Great place for venues as well as just for a drink and socialising.

Another great steak dinner and brilliant service at our local. Very friendly and helpful staff. Barbecue all day Saturday, whilst also serving a full menu. Very pleased to have a quality food establishment near our home.

Very pleasantly surprised when we walked through the door, to find a bright, light, clean and airy interior; really very welcoming and relaxing. The bar staff were lovely, all smiling and couldn't do enough to help us with our orders. There were four of us and we went for an evening meal and, again, it was lovely. The food was really well cooked, great flavours and sensible portions (good job too, because I wasn't missing out on dessert! LOL). This place has (historically) had a reputation, but the new owners have grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and shaken it back into life, I cannot applaud them loudly enough for turning it around, it's brilliant. I'd urge anyone to give it a go and support a small local business, working hard and making a positive change. Food, service, cleanliness, ambience = all get a 5* from me.

Restaurant was beautifully done up, food was great. Service was friendly and efficient. Drove all the way from Surrey to take my mom out for lunch.

Went for Sunday lunch, food was lovely. Many different vegetables which were not sloppy, absolutely wonderful parsnips and cauliflower cheese with lovely braised red cabbage and perfect Yorkshire! Great selection of deserts. All in all a pleasant surprise and a much needed better than average Sunday lunch in the town.

Very nice meal, desserts too expensive. Music very loud, found it hard to speak with one another, asked politely if we could have it lower, did for 10 mins then back up again, other people have said the same.

As we are local ( around the corner) we decided try a bar snack meal for our wedding anniversary we took our 13 year old son also We had a meal from the bar snack meal the weather was warm we sat outside near play park We were made welcome - and burgers were fab by the way Nice meal etc Would definitely recommend

They did not have many foods other than the main meals that where on the Menu. The fish was not cooked in the center of one meal. The oter meals soon became cold would have thought plate,s would have been heated before hand like the childs plate was. Waiting for service while staff standing laughing talking ( in other bar ) while we at the lounge bar for drinks after meal so we left without. They need to change if they wish customers to return.

Firstly, I should say that reviews dating prior to new management taking over should be removed - contact Tripadvisor for that. Meal on Wednesday night - steak offer - was absolutely beautiful, with nothing lacking, a proper class meal and excellent quality ribeye steaks beautifully cooked. Good wine list and nice dessert to finish off with. Good value! Will be bringing friends and return regularly for as long as the quality and service is this good.

Only rated 3 on atmosphere because of the reason we were there. Its a nice place and am sure it's lovely under different circumstances

Big sign out front says food served all day, it isn’t. Not family friendly at all, very sweary. Looks like it’s been renovated nicely though. Play area has recently been refreshed. Service was friendly.

We had a celebration meal with friends after seeing they were doing a Thai evening. We had starter and main. Both delicious and we all enjoyed our meal. Excellent service and even received a complimentary glass of wine. They cannot do enough for you. First class and will definitely return

The food is so nice. Friendly staff and the children's play area was a hit too.

Amazing place to eat. I had the Sunday roast and my other half had the fish and chips. We had starters as well which were lovely and I had a desert, the cheesecake which for a change had a shortbread base which was out of this world. Cannot rate the food higher, Only negative thing I can say is that my other half is a pescatarian so a veggie or Pesci option for the Sunday roast would definitely be a winner too. Apart from that, would highly recommend going for a meal.

Amazing place to eat. I had the Sunday roast and my other half had the fish and chips. We had starters as well which were lovely and I had a desert, the cheesecake which for a change had a shortbread base which was out of this world. Cannot rate the food higher, Only negative thing I can say is that my other half is a pescatarian so a veggie or Pesci option for the Sunday roast would definitely be a winner too. Apart from that, would highly recommend going for a meal.

First visit. Great service and friendly staff. Dog friendly. Will be back soon.

We visited in March for a sunday roast and we loved it! The food was so good, fresh, crispy roast potatoes and meat cooked perfectly. We have been back recently to take our friends after such a good meal the first time and we were a bit disappointed with our roast. Cauliflower cheese undercooked and cold. Meat was chewy and just did not have the same finish that it had before. Amazing friendly staff and service, just let down this time by our food. Though our friends ordered the burger and the fish & chips and they enjoyed theirs.

Fresh and tasty food, friendly service, nice atmosphere. I recommend.

Fantastic cocktails, made with passion. Good decent pints all served by great friendly hosts. Clean and tidy venue, pool table and darts. 👍🏻👍🏻

A little pricey compared to other local places, which isn't a problem at all, providing the food is excellent. I enjoyed the starter, and the desert was the best part for me. My main, I had steak, and it was very salty (seasoning). I understand this is a subjective topic and boils down to personal taste. The lady's really enjoyed the cocktails.

Food was good but not worth the price. Brownies was OK but not gooie or melt in mouth as brownie should be, beef was over cooked had roast cabbage bland. Wont return, restaurant decor missed attention to detail toilets very out dated, baby changing disabled toilet in restaurant next to dining table, not pleasant for dinners sat near it, bar area really nicely done. Staff friendly although service needs refining. Cutlery passed from waitress by spoon end rather than handle, shame, disappointed was too hungry to complain. Overall not the standard I would expect for the price

Been coming for a couple of months now since the change of owners as a great friendly team, came again for Mother’s Day, slightly revised menu, fantastic Sunday lunch and drink selection, and a great atmosphere in the lounge area after, be back again soon

Over priced food for the quality. The staff were rude and spent more time flirting with each other than they did taking notice of their customers, and the smell of weed inside and out was overpowering. Will not be returning, nor recommending.

Went in on the off chance and wasn't disappointed. Really friendly staff with a warm welcome. Sat down with a drink to look at the menu. The choice was not huge but enough to make you think about what you wanted. Both meals were delicious, well presented and tasty, especially the homemade slaw, wow that was good . Well worth a visit as you won't be disappointed!

Went there for first. Very friendly and felt good. Sure will go there more often.

Went for a few drinks, very pleasant since refurbishment, service and staff were great. Will be booking in to try the food as have heard good reports from friends.

This pub/restaurant is local to where we live in Spalding and this was our first visit. We went for Sunday Lunch and were not disappointed. The food was delicious, the staff were very efficient and friendly and the pub/restaurant were lovely. We would definitely recommend...

My husband and I went to the Royal Mail Cart for a Valentine's meal. The restaurant was dressed beautifully for the occasion. Each of the three courses were delicious and very well presented. The service was excellent. We will certainly be good back again for a meal.

We're just back from the Valentine meal at the Royal Mail Cart and have to leave a review, a glowing review! The food and service was stunning at an incredible price, the starters perfect, the mains - both Lamb absolutely delicious and tender and then...

Excellent place, warm welcoming staff, nice fire, good range of drinks. The Sunday roast is amazing, have been on two consecutive weekends now and I can highly recommend it. Great service, definitely a good find, will be returning, so far the best food /service I’ve found in Spalding

Food was good. Staff were great. Going for steak night on Wednesday. If that is good too will give them 5☆ went for steak was really good hence 5 stars now

No longer a carvery just set Sunday roast menu

Great service food was good however a sharing plate of a few extra vegetables like carrots cauliflower cheese would have been nice. Would visit again.

Not great food service ok lots of parking

Overcooked food, rude staff, bar closed at 9pm on a Saturday night. Yet continued to serve their friends?! There were other guests also told to vacate the premises. None of us will ever go back.

Stated out on the sign pub meals all day Had a pint cost was high for a local pub menu was good but restaurant prices not pub food prices Maybe will call again on special occasions only. Not really a local pub recon that the older people will be frightened off with these prices Staff were pleasant and helful

We live nearby and would like to see when it reopened. We went there for Sunday lunch and we’re not disappointed. The food selection was great and the food even better; the staff could not have been more attentive and wanting you to have a...

We enjoyed some good food and red wine. The chicken supreme and belly pork were very tasty. Great waitressing by Pippa and Sanjay

Food was absolutely delicious. Service was warm and friendly. Definitely will return. Fantastic local.

We have a new restaurant opened in town at the Royal Mail Cart, on Pinchbeck Road. The cuisine is English and the quality excellent. Although the menu is quite restricted, this does ensure that each dish is freshly cooked for each order. We ate at...

3 of us went for Christmas Day lunch. We couldn’t fault the food or the service. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thankyou.

We decided to have Christmas Day lunch here after the big hype of the opening under new management, and a top chef, as mentioned in a previous review. Seriously wish we’d stayed at home. The pre order menu looked lovely and we were really looking...

We booked a table for 6 people as we wanted to support our most local pub and we we were looking forward to regular visits. The fish and chips were overcooked as was the chicken supreme. The service was terrible due to the waitress constantly...

We booked a table for three last week and needed to change to four. Messaged on FB Friday, no response, called this morning and left voicemail, no response. Arrived at 12:10 (20mins early) and asked to change the table and they accommodated, did say they...

There has been a lot of hype about the new management leading up to the reopening of this pub in Nov 22 - refurb and an upmarket chef etc. We decided to visit a week or so after it opened for lunch, arriving at around...

Went to this Pub once. One of the Most inhospitalble places i have ever been too. The Lady who served me with a Beer was a miserable Drably dressed excuse for a human being... Terrible place and would not enter ever again, Pony and Trap...

I have never visited untill today as we came 70 miles so wee could take my father inlaw out fro a meal as it was his birthday and the first time we had seen him since my mother in law passed away during lockdown so...

Went in for a drink and had 2 forms of Id and didn’t get served , will not be going again it’s a public imbarisant

Just had Sunday roast lunch for two, service very good with attentive staff. We had lovely tender beef and melt in the mouth pork roasts, accompanied by yorkies, hot gravy, crackling, 6 veg and 2 potatoes served at table. Ambiance was good, great to see...

Took my family for Sunday roast today, our first and last visit here. There was no atmosphere to the place. Roast was plentiful and good selection of vegetables. We had an 8 month old baby with us so asked for a high chair for him...

Poor customer service, charged for using a high chair which was never told beforehand, like eating in a school canteen all food just warmed up in the microwave! Really need to learn about how to speak to their customers and create a decent atmosphere if...

We have just had takeaway Sunday lunch for 4 people, stunning!! The food was plated up for us and was piping hot, plentiful and very tasty! The roast beef and the pork melted in your mouth, lovely selection of vegetables and potatoes, nice to see...

Joined our group of friends who came here for a carvery on a Saturday night,and they booked again because they really enjoyed the food. Cannot fault the service from start to finish of the staff/owners.. Main restaurant is quite large,chilly but bearable..No atmosphere,it was a...