The Three Cranes in Kettering - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Just a great place to eat or drink local ales and local fresh food what's not to like

What a lovely find! Firstly and most importantly, dogs are very welcome, and so are humans. The owners are really friendly, and the theme is home from home. We were made to feel extremely welcome and look forward to our next visit :)

Such a wonderful place. I held my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary here on 17/02/2024. Lisa the landlady did a delicious buffet for us with hot and cold food. And also at a great price. We had a theatre company perform some entertainment and they used part of the pub as their stage area. There was still plenty of room for the guests. Lisa and Izzy were absolutely wonderful hosts and took care of us superbly and nothing was too much trouble. The pub has a tiny carpark but it's better to park on the street outside. There is a lovely smoking area and a pub garden for when it's warmer. The pub has a calming atmosphere and is wonderfully decorated, there are even books lining all the windowsills. I wouldn't hesitate to visit The Three Cranes again, whether it is for a meal, a drink or to hold a private party. You should to. 💜

New owners now feels like a country pub

Well, it's been closed for years . Happy to say it's now open .Next time I'm out that way I'll call in ..

We went here after a funeral and found the staff very friendly they were very helpful and attentive, and did a great job with the food ,I would definitely recommend

Due to reopen soon with new owner

Recently reopened under new management. Friendly welcome and clearly a favourite with the locals. Food not yet available but this will come as they get settled in.

You are guaranteed a warm welcome at The Three Cranes. It’s a fantastic pub now that Lisa and John have taken over. Great food and drinks selection. Even better that dogs are welcome in a country pub with some lovely walks on the doorstep. Lisa is great at planning events, keep an eye out for upcoming celebrations.

Nice place for a drink or two nice friendly staff

Thank you Lisa for the morning coffee, and your warm hospitality. Look forward to seeing you for a meal soon! Clive and Claire xx

Great place.Excellent and friendly staff.

Lisa and John are doing an awesome job since reopening. The Pub really is the heart of the village community!

Lovely pub. Friendly staff and beautiful garden.

Sadly this pub is closed at the moment so up for sale. If it does reopen it will be a good watering hole on a circular walk starting from this village. 28.05.2023 Now reopened. Very friendly welcome, good choice of drinks. Can't comment on the food as we only stopped for a drink. We will be back.

餐廳老闆很友善，啤酒有多種口味可以選擇，好喝又價格公道，戶外區風景好又漂亮，如果我在附近，肯定會一來再來。

Situated in a small village outside Kettering you will need to drive or taxi there.Visited on a Saturday night when a Blues Group were playing. Very cramped, it isn’t the biggest of places but the table were all taken by diners and the top end of the bar by the group’s equipment. All very close together.Had to sit in the small conservatory area off the side – felt really out of it – couldn’t see the group and had to push by people to get out and to the bar.Pleasant enough staff but the place isn’t big enough for this sort of thing, either you do meals or just have drinking when entertainment is on. Nice garden for the summer months.Little parking, it’s in the street.

Lovely pub. Did food. Sadly it is temporarily closed.

My friend booked for five golfers to have a meal and drinks for our Pre Xmas get together. When we arrived the barmaid told us that the chef / landlady hadn’t turned up and wasn’t answering her phone, even after ten calls. I’m not sure how anyone can run a business nowadays whilst showing a total lack of interest towards customers who had taken the time to prebook. I will add that there was nobody in the pub at the time so I would’ve thought that a booking for five hungry and thirsty men would have been their best booking of the day, needless to say we didn’t stay for drinks and won’t be going back.

Called in for a drink. Good choice on offer and spent very pleasant couple of hours there.

A small team but a great team. Honest traditional pub food with great service. I've just enjoyed an utterly delightful and memorable lunch, thank you. I'm returning and recommending

Keen to visit following the refurb, with a view to booking for a family dinner in the future. My comments, to be fair, reflect a mid- week, early evening experience with only one other couple there - Disappointed by the brightly lit bar area and staff member and friends loudly chatting, which made us reluctant to sit in that area. Bar person was helpful. Other staff member openly mocked a customer after a call to make a booking. Other staff person referred to another as being ‘arsey’ and a storming out occurred , banging the door against the wall upon exiting. We may as well had not been there and left after one drink.

Great pub, lovely staff and good music 😘

Had a most enjoyable meal with my family at this friendly village pub. They made us most welcome and the food was nicely presented and freshly cooked.

This pub is situated in the tranquil village of Cransley and is a short distanced walk, if you are in one of the nearby villages that is. If not, you’ll need to book a taxi or have a designated driver to try all the local beers and variety of gins on offer! Not to mention, if you’re a vino lover (like myself), there is a wine tasting evening every first Thursday of the month!The pub has recently undergone some changes and now has new management. On arrival, you’ll be greeted by Mel or one her team members. From the get-go, you’ll instantly pick up on the warm, friendly atmosphere and this continues throughout your visit. This makes for an pleasant and enjoyable visit.We found the menu to have plenty of choices and they will accommodate the most fussy eater going. Not to mention, the food itself is delicious and the portion sizes were very generous also.We will be back!Please note, the pub is dog friendly.

The Three Cranes re-opened in May 2021 under new ownership/ management.Mel the manager is great, welcoming with a lovely team, Al the chef, Nicky, bar maid.If you have visited previously you should add back on to your list to revisit.Children and dogs allowed as long as parents and owners are well behaved.Visit the new website and Facebook to see the menu and what’s going on.Food is good pub grub.Mel and team it’s great to see you making this lovely local a place to visit.

Great cider, lovely landlady looking forward to coming back

We had another great evening at the Three Cranes last night The fish and chips are sensational as was Jen’s chicken burger There is a good selection of beers and the staff are super friendly

After being taken under new ownership, we've tried the Three Cranes and would happily recommend it to anyone. Good beer, limited menu but what's on the menu is top quality, great atmosphere, friendly owners, good value for money. What more do i need to say??? I had fish and chips with deep fried Mars Bar for desert (don't knock it until you've tried it)

Great pub staff were amazing. Really friendly and welcoming . Definitely will return again . Venue not to be missed

Wonderful to find this gem of a country pub reopened! Amazing bruschetta, ribs, ceasar salad & burgers 😊 Perfect hospitality & relaxed evening, will certainly pop in again when passing Cransley. Support your local pub if you can!

It’s a really nice local pub with great food and the most friendly staff!

Good pub . Great staff. Nice atmosphere

Great place. Salads fantastic. Very friendly. Took our autistic son. Made very welcome ☺️. Bit crazy but great.

Recently reopened with new landlord and couldn’t be in better hands. A friendly atmosphere, well run.

Excellent friendly staff and superb food!!! What's there not to like...highly recommended....

Excellent lunch here today for a group of 12 hungry walkers.

Just re-opened under new management. Mel the landlord is great. Currently just drinks, but food coming soon.

We don’t have a lot of money but decided to treat ourselves for Easter Sunday. What a mistake! Been waiting nearly two weeks for a refund for a meal that never turned up. It was an absolute farce and badly organised from start to finish. The owner promised a refund in writing, firstly he said I couldn’t have it via my card as their pdq didn’t issue refunds, then he said it would be posted through my door (never came), then he said it would now be issued through their pdq into my account but never arrived. Beware - order at your own risk.

Beautiful open fire. Really well kept ale and delicious food. Friendly locals. Perfect!

Very friendly welcome good service and excellent food. Would definately recommend

Fantastic food ..and drinks in this small villege pub support it or it will be gone there trying there best all I can say !!!

Recently renovated and with a charming new owner. All 6 of us chose the £10 curry and drink deal. Plenty of lovely home cooked food. The owner then presented us with wonderful sharing platters of scrummy cakes and fruit. We will definitely be visiting here again. 10 out of 10

Visited here early on a Saturday evening. First impressions were good - nice looking place with a roaring log fire. Owner was welcoming and made the food sound delicious.We sat in the lounge area while the young barman/waiter took our orders. The Scotch egg starter, Japanese noodles and chicken stew were all described as bring out of this world. Couldn't wait!Orders taken, we were then moved into a cold corner of the bar/restaurant and waited for our food. Scotch egg was nothing special, and the prawns arrived in a bowl of bubbling garlic infused oil which made them rubbery and over cooked.We then waited for the main courses. And we waited. And we waited a bit more. Eventually they were brought out one at a time, with anything from 3 to 5 minute intervals between each one. If the first person to have got their meal started when it arrived, he would have finished before the last person got theirs. They had to start eating otherwise if we'd have waited it would have been cold.On to the food - the pies, if intact, looked like a Pukka pie. One had collapsed and looked like it had fallen apart getting it out of the foil dish - just a selection of bits of pastry and a few bits of meat. One that was intact looked OK. The beef stew with dumplings was bland, the meat a bit chewy and the dumplings hard. The chicken stew, described brilliantly at the start by the owner, was very disappointing. Bland, no hint of the flavours we were expecting and again the dumplings over done.Despite saying they have vegetarian and vegan options, they didn't - unless you count extra vegetables and mash as that.One of our party must have asked three times for a bottle of fizzy water. It eventually arrived, not in a bottle but in a glass (apparently they didn't have any bottles!).On to the puddings - or lack of them. We were asked if we wanted to look at the dessert menu, only to be told a few minutes later that they didn't have any! Instead, the waiter came out with a (very) small selection of four puddings - a chocolate one, some kind of cheese cake, and a couple of others. They wouldn't have been enough to feed a family of barn mice, let alone 9 adults.OK, let's finish with coffee then. We asked the waiter if we could get some coffee - ten minutes later we look for him, only to see him drying cutlery.We asked for the bill - amazingly this arrived within seconds. Just over £170 for nine people plus drinks.A very disappointing experience, especially after the first impressions. And they can't say they were busy because we were the only people there, apart from a couple drinking by the fire when we left.I would give up trying to be a gastro pub and stick to proper, home cooked pub food.

Just WOW Having been told that The Owner was now there and was also the Chef, I decided to give it one last try - what a surprise Sunday Roast was awesome - and what a great price 2 for £15 at the moment- the desserts were lush, couldn't fault it - Will be returning very soon 😊😊😊😊😊

We have just had an amazing Sunday Roast at - The Three Cranes Great Cransley Have to say it was awesome Definitely join to return to try the rest of the New Menu

Decor very nice. We went in lunch time New Years Day and were the only 2 in there! Did not stop for lunch (they also advertise breakfasts). The menu is very basic pub grub and at a tenner for a main course , a tenner may seem high to some.

A search in the Good Pub Guide in order to book a last minute table on 21st December led us to this newly reopened, unpretentious pub midway between our 2 family homes. On the phone, the owner described the food as good, homemade british pub food and our experience bore out that description. On arrival, we were made very welcome by the owner and the service was efficient an unobtrusive. Beers, g&t and wine were ordered first, they were very palatable and served promptly.All parts of our 3 course meals (see below) were well cooked, delicious and presented to a much higher standard than the average pub grub. The owner was very pleasant and helpful. We can thoroughly recommend this establishment.

Great place to sit if you want to wear your coat hat and gloves for a pint. Heating not on, when mentioned the girl behind the bar said she didn't know how to do it. Was 4 degrees outside last night when we decided to support one of our local pubs that had reopened. We asked what the two ales were on tap just to get a blank look. Please go to the Fox at Carlton or the Pheasant in Wellington Shropshire to see how a pub should be run. Very disappointed. Lovely beer but unfortunately got tainted by the smell of air freshener being blasted around - we were the only two people who walked in apart from a couple who walked in 20 mins later and didn't take their hats or coats off either. Month before Xmas and all there was was a fire lit we were practically sitting on it. It's hard for any country pub to keep going, things like this make it harder.

Lovely country pub staff very friendly and polite food was excellent and well presented would definately go again also we are going there on christmas day for dinner

Delighted to find out that the Three Cranes had reopened and was serving food as it used to be one of our go to places for good pub grub. Decided to try it out on Halloween night and were not disappointed. We were surprised that the pub was so empty but very pleased with the food. We tried the standard burger and also ham,egg and chips. Both were delicious and reasonably priced. I must make separate mention of the chips. These are wonderful. Like all the food they seem to be home made and not bought in frozen and therefore taste much like chip shop chips.Sincerely hope that this pub survives and does well as we certainly want to return many times to this wonderful hidden gem.

Was passing could tell just opened nice to have a pub that does PUB GRUB good food and simple just what we wanted will be back.

Visited while out dog walking. The pub had been closed for 18 months and recently reopened. Clean and tidy with a good atmosphere. Will be back and try the food.

Despite the Trip Advisor listing that the pub is closed it is now well and truly open There is a good selection of beers and although there is only currently a limited menu it is work in progress

It was an awful experience. I know it's only been open for 2 weeks but the whole experience was very poor. In total 8 people walked out 4 because of the menu and 4 cause no one served them. We had steak or was it fat with a bit of steak hanging off. We paid up and left. Complained In writing but don't want a free meal!!!!!!!!!

three cranes is a little hidden gem in a beautiful spot in northamptonshire. The interior is very tastefully decorated and the bar staff very friendly. We only had drinks but will definitely be back to sample their food! Give this tiny place a go

A lovely venue for drinks and food. Decorated with great taste, very pleasant people running the pub..

what a pity this place has closed, what went wrong ? it was one of the best restaurants in the area , been there many times with family and friends who all thought the same, so sorry the owners decided to close and move on , lm sure they will be a success were ever they go in the future, they made it a brilliant place to dine. good luck to you both for the future .

Nice food nothing to write home about long wait for our table, clean but lack of atmosphere, clean amenities.

Was a great place to eat and drink. But had been closed for several weeks now.

Just moved into village only to find it's closed down 😞

Booked a table two weeks ago to use Groupon bought for Christmas present. Person on the end of the phone didn’t want to take my phone number. Turned up this evening to restaurant in darkness. No signs of life, let alone a sign on the door. Checked website - “pub closed for foreseeable future.” Couldn’t make it up.

Just had a delicious afternoon tea here ,scone to die for lovely sandwiches ,beautiful fancies ,a pot of tea each and a glass of one of the nicest proseccos l have tasted ...excellent service from a very nice young man ,and lady behind the bar ,,,,highly re o end a visit ..

Unfortunately not as good as usual...chef on holiday?

Went to this lovely village bistro last night with hubby.

Hadn’t been here for a few years so not sure what to expect. We were not disappointed as the atmosphere, decor, staff & food were all very good. Our waiters although young were excellent. It was a Mexican evening so we had 2 starters of nachos, 2 chilli (one made extra hot as requested) and 2 Quesadilla followed by 2 desserts were all very tasty. We didn’t have any alcohol so for the four of us with soft drinks total was £80 incl our tip.

Having been let down by another local establishment we managed to get squeezed in last minute at the Three Cranes. They say things happen for a reason and we are so pleased we had to move pubs as the food here is amazing.

Went here with my wife daughter and her boyfriend the other evening. Unfortunately They are both vegan but we’re both pleased with the menu choices as we my wife and I. Overall a pleasing evening with good food and outstanding customer service from the young waiters.

this is my second visit here & once again the food is out of this world !!! to find a chef of this stature in a small village is strange. all 3 courses 5***** +. anyone thinking of going here dont think JUST GO!! a real gem, as good as you will find anywhere, peter nolan letts

Food was plentiful, well presented and very tasty.

Great little country pub serving fantastic food. We had steak that was cooked to perfection and ate it in front of a roaring open fire...absolute heaven!

We stayed here recently and enjoyed the great service, the quality was excellent and price competitive, definitely would stay here again

Visit with the wife and kids and we all loved it

9 of us booked a table for a family birthday on a Saturday evening (10th Feb). Our family can be quite a challenge for any chef as, between us, we have one coeliac, one who has to be both gluten and dairy free, and myself who has to be dairy free! For anyone who has allergies you will know how the knowledge of the chef, and the willingness of the waiting staff to attend to your needs, can either make or ruin your evening. From the moment we were given the menus, and it was all explained to us by the very professional and competent staff, we knew we could relax (and not worry whether a bit of gluten would sneak into the food). There was an amazing choice for both gluten free and dairy free. My dessert was so tasty!.

This is a restaurant we attend regularly and felt confident enough to suggest it as a location for Xmas Dinner for 18 of us. They didn’t let us down. Wonderful lunch. Never rushed despite us being the last to leave and then a wedding proposal too! (She said yes!)

We went on a Sunday for Sunday lunch and couldn’t make one complaint, it was a truly lovely meal and helpful staff, would definitely go again.

Excellent meal. Good presentation, well cooked and friendly service.

Excellent meal, started with juicy scallops followed by smoked duck. Lots of local in the pub and good atmosphere with live musicians to see us into 2018 with complimentary canapés.

We called in at The Three Cranes as we were travelling from Kettering. We did not know what to expect but we were not disappointed. We were warmly welcomed into this pleasant, well designed and clean restaurant which had a fire blazing. The menu was varied and interesting. We had an omelette and a toasted sandwich - both lovely with accompanying salad and chips. The service was efficient and good. We wished we lived near this pub - we would eat their very regularly!

After several lovely meals during the year todays meal was Heinz Tomato soup served cold with no garnish. The roast Beef was okay and veg was really nice. To say this pub has lost it atmospher is an under statement it just not the same pub. I will not be going back again which is such a shame.

GROUP ON SCAMMERS I stupidly purchased a voucher for their afternoon tea as a christmas present. last week was told we had to book by 24th December even though originally had 3 months to book it in!! Chrustmas is after the 24th December. I understand now the offer has been pulled . Cheers 3 cranes for mucking about a potential repeat customer. Mucked about on first attempt. Says a lot about management style. Not recommemded !!

My second visit. Nice people, nice serving staff, reasonable price.

This restaurant really should be more famous.

We called in for Lunch on a Saturday, hadn't been here for years. Decor clean and modern with a welcoming log fire.

Wedding reception was FAB!! Totally blown away by the effort put in to decorating the place, staff and owners amazing! Food was top quality and would highly recommend

We went midweek on a groupon voucher. It's a nice and tidy place, but a bit out of the way. We had on offer, two courses and a glass of wine for £12.50. It was well worth it, and the food was good quality. I would though have been a little disappointed if I had paid full price. The service was quite good, but passing plates down the table is not a good way to serve, a little training is needed.

6 of us enjoyed meal out at three cranes. Food not only lovely presentation but tasted great too. Enjoyed three course and glass of wine. Service good so overall good from start to finish. Spotlessly clean pub, highly recommend.

Had a lovely evening on Saturday. I had the wild mushroom risotto with asparagus and poached egg from the specials. The best risotto I've ever had. Everyone on our table enjoyed their meals. Highly recommended.

We stopped off here on the way to Birmingham and we are so glad we did. Lovely atmosphere, excellent food and a cosy fire, what more could you want for a Friday evening! Oh, and the rhubarb gin and ginger ale was a match made in heaven.

Sunday lunch with family. Roast beef with lots of different veg and gravy so everyone happy! Good service - well worth a visit!

The food was very good and there was a good selection including vegetarian. The staff were very helpful and pleasant..

Staying in Northamptonshire for the week and went to the 3 Cranes on the strength of the reviews.The customer service was very good from start to finish, the food was somewhat hit and miss the fish dish being served tepid which took away some of the eating quality, the prawn sauce was overpowering and fairly unpleasant in taste. The Venison burger was very tasty and every mouthful enjoyed, this was accompanied by sweet potato chips that were greasy. I can't say it was value for money as there were only parts of the meal that were enjoyed. There is also very limited parking in the car park so when busy you would have to park on the street.

A first visit on a busy Saturday night. We booked for 7 o'clock and arrived on time. We were shown to a table with a promise that the waitress would take our drink order. 15 minutes later when one of the party had decided to go to the bar to get us a drink she did return to take an order. Some 5 minutes after that we were asked to confirm which wine was wanted and eventually served with drinks. Our food order was taken and our starter appeared very promptly, just after the couple on the adjacent table were served theirs. At our table we chatted and enjoyed a very good seafood platter between us, admittedly eating very slowly. Before the seafood was all eaten we were asked if we had finished and two of our plates were taken away. After a while more items were taken though the main platter remained on the table. The waitress then returned with two plates of food which she gave to the next table who had finished their soup starter long before we had eaten ours. They pointed out it was not their order and I suggested it was ours. This was indeed correct despite the fact that our starter plates had not yet been entirely cleared. My main course of fish from the specials board was delicious though not as hot as I would have liked ( I do like my food piping hot). Overall very nice food but the service needs considerable work. I feel liaison between waiting staff and kitchen was lacking and judgement on how quickly diners wanted to go through the courses of their dinners was entirely lacking. I would try the Three Cranes again as the food that I had was good, though probably not on a Saturday night. A good restaurant needs to complement its flavoursome food with good service and not have multiple diners feeling that their evening is marred by poor service as was obviously the case from my observations of both our and other tables this evening.

Food was ok although portion size on the mixed grill was a bit small. Main thing was the service, eldest person must of been 21, we had to order drinks at the bar as nobody asked us, then waitied for someone to take our order which didn't happen so had to ask at the bar again.... they seemed to shy to ask if we wanted anything. Was expecting good things but just average at best.

Found this little gem by accident snd so glad that we did stopped for a drink and stayed for sunday lunch. We had one of the best sunday lunches we have ever had the food is superb and the staff are delightful.If you get the chance to visit you will not be disappointed

Just had a panini for lunch with side salad and the best chips I've tasted in a long time. Service was excellent and the atmosphere was lovely. We plan to eat here again one evening and are looking forward to it

We came here last night for my partners birthday as wanted to try somewhere new. The food is quite pricy but worth it. My partners steak was over cooked & a new one was sent back out very quickly & he was very happy with it. The lady working was lovely & friendly. The interior is very nice. We will be dining here again.

The pub isn't usually open in a Monday, but they had advertised on Facebook that they were open for BBQ and drinks between 12 & 4. It was £10 for adults for the BBQ, salads and a drink. Lovely food we had, a burger, sausage and chicken fillet.They also had vegetarian option of burgers, sausages and vegetable kebabs. Tuna steak was also available.Lovely lunch on a sunny August bank holiday.Thank you James & Danielle. X

Since the last visit some time ago, the place has new ownership and has had a complete internal overhaul. This was just a chance drop in for lunch. Very nice new decor, very friendly staff and an excellent mid week lunch.

Another theme night another gastronomical delight. This time the theme was seafood accompanied by prosecco. For a starter we were served a delicious seafood bisque. This wasn't out of a packet but freshly made to produce a lovely tasting starter. For mains we had a platter of seafood which was a mixture of hot and cold. The highlight was the langoustine and soft crab. It was all perfectly presented and served with crusty bread and dips. Most diners finished off the meal with one of the Cranes signature desserts. I went for another Warsteiner. The evening was a tremendous success and terrific value for money at just £20 pp.