The White Lion in North Dorset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This was our first visit and won't be the last. The pub and gardens are lovely as are all the staff; the service and food (Sunday lunch and a to die for treacle tart) were excellent. Plus very dog friendly and all of the 4 legged visitors were well behaved. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this pub to others

We booked for supper at short notice and got a table at our preferred time. This is a lovely village pub with lots of space, good service and an interesting menu which is just the right length, not too long and with enough choice, The food came at just the right interval, was well presented, tasty and the perfect portion size. Staff were efficient and friendly, absolutely nothing to say otherwise, other than we shall be back!

We visited as a family for lunch to celebrate a milestone birthday. The service was friendly, food excellent. It is so nice to see fish dishes on a pub lunchtime menu that isn’t just fish and chips! We had the special, dressed crab. My sons had pork ribs, the meat fell off the bone. Puddings - chocolate mousse and treacle tart with clotted cream, sublime. Best meal out I’ve had for a long time. Highly recommend.

This used be my favorite pub, was a regular in my early 20s so was very much looking forward to coming back. We checked the opening times on Google which said 11:30 and we arrived at 11:45 ready to meet our friend at 12:00. We entered through the public beer garden and through the wide open door with our dog. The bar lady pretty much shouted at us that they weren't open until 12:00 and, I can only assume the pub dogs, went mental and bit our dog. She told us to wait outside while it was raining. We would have found another pub but by this time we had all traveled in various directions to meet so we're committed to this venue. The food was actually very good quality, tasty and decent portions size too. Based on the initial reception received I doubt we will ever come back.

Visiting friends nearby, we decided to walk to the White Lion for an evening meal. We were slightly wary as the service in the past has been, shall we say, checkered. Good job we phoned first as they were busy and expecting a large booking for food later. They squeezed us in. Mat, there were two Mats working that night, was run off his feet behind the bar but dealt with the queue speedily and efficiently, acknowledging new customers as they arrived and when he got to us organised the drinks and showed us to our table, quite pleased that we were a bit early as that helped him with his busy evening ahead. So, to cut to the chase, the food was excellent. My wife had the risotto which she declared was the best she’d ever had, two of us had the Sole which was divine and our fourth member had the special which was lamb curry. All were delicious, the service thought the evening from both Mats was first class and the beers and wine were a perfect complement. All in all a super evening, even down to the lovely pub cat joining us as the smell of fish wafted through the restaurant. The acid test, would I go back? Most definitely.

Lovely pub and delicious lunch. Great atmosphere and very good service. Also lovely gardens. Delicious chicken wings with blue cheese dip and oyster mushroom bruschetta with Stilton sauce. My favourite dessert affogato was beautifully served. Thoroughly recommend

I am amazed at the recent reviews (and others further back) with complaints about the landlord. Earlier this evening, a busy Sunday, we visited for dinner. The pub was gently heaving with a happy, relaxed atmosphere. The service we received from both staff and one of the landlords was friendly, efficient and exemplary. The food was delicious and plentiful, and my dietary requirements were dealt with brilliantly. Well priced drinks and food - and a glorious garden that we look forward to returning to explore and enjoy. Perhaps the negative reviews are for a different White Lion, not this one?!

Absolutely brilliant to see the place busy. Glad we had booked for a table of 9. The choice of non alcoholic drinks was great, not just the juices or sodas which is usual. The menu had a good selection and was very well priced. Although they were busy, the food was great and very tasteful. Once the main meal had been cleared the only problem was they didn't offer us the dessert menu, which looked delicious but I guess we had been forgotten. The staff were young and not that attentive, nor even a check to see if everything was ok. Overall would recommend.

I absolutely love this place. It is a beautiful old and quirky pub, with great staff, service and amazing food. It is our fav go to place a short drive from home. It honestly never lets us down. Just had the best Sunday lunch I have ever eaten out! Other half and I had the most tender roast beef, yorkshire puds and a grand total of 9 different veg! We finished with sticky toffee pud and treacle tart…delicious. Over the last year we have had many lunches, evening meals and Sunday roasts here and I can honestly say we have never been disappointed. Highly recommend a visit here!

This is a lovely pub with a good choice of real ales and a pretty good menu. There were 2 vegan choices and another veggie choice as well Not cheap but quality of food is excellent and good potion sizes. Despite being extremely busy the service was excellent from all the staff. We did stay overnight and rooms are tastefully decorated with lots of antiques. Was slightly let down by the breakfast as little choice especially for vegan and vegetarian. A really pretty garden as well if visiting in warmer weather.

This is now my favourite local pub as it is very, very cosy . A lovely atmosphere .Excellent roasts and overall menu . I love the witty fireplace too they do when I went there at Halloween they had the skeletons of dogs waiting for that walk that would never happen !!! Then when I returned at Christmas it was just as good . It was like the cozy nook with stockings hung . So what what a pub to have so close and I’m actually going four days later because I loved it so much. I’ve been going here over the years and in the Summer they have operas and open air eating in the garden .

This is a first rate pub. Good beer, great food, lovely staff. Nothing at all to criticize. Perfect in every way

What a find (when eventually we did find it), great little place, absolutely buzzing with atmosphere both inside and outside in their lovely gardens. The staff couldn't have been more helpful, we were shown to our room for the night which was so comfortable with beautiful toiletries and no expense spared when it came to hospitality tray with home made shortbread to accompany the wide range of drinks. Dinner was superb and this is definitely the place to go as it was packed out with visitors, both local and tourists. The full English breakfast was amazing, beautifully cooked and all to order so was so fresh along with being so tasty. We will definitely be back when we are in the area, we absolutely loved it.

We went to this place as it was recommended. Lovely garden and property but they need to learn about hospitality. Really unfriendly and unwelcoming attitude towards its customers. We wanted to have lunch but we couldn't stand their attitude we decided to leave and luckily found another pub which was very friendly and caring of its customers.

We visited this pub during a recent trip to stourhead - cannot rate it highly enough! Food and drink incredible - lovely staff - warm and welcoming. Been here a few times before, had to come back - staff are always very cheerful, only observation would be that one of the men behind the bar who I can only assume is the owner was constantly drinking and a little bleary eyed by the eve - not sure whether thats an image this classy pub should portray?

Manage to get a last minute booking for 3 of us.We had table later in the evening and the restaurant was full.Didnt have to wait long for food and it was fantastic Good sized portions.Made room for a dessert and again this was delicious.Great atmosphere and staff very attentive

Birthday celebration and family get together for a meal on a Monday evening. Great atmosphere, really delicious food, friendly and accommodating staff. Fabulous beer garden. Traditional British pub bursting with character!

We had a traditional Sunday roast that was exceptional. The food was delicious. The hosts are friendly and sociable. The beers are excellent too. Would recommend to anyone!

Great old hotel, with wonderful ambience and a great team of staff. Delightful garden, delicious food, great service. Highly recommended.

One meal served piping hot👍one meal (roast dinner) NOT hot, no gravy & salt overload! Service was poor even though the restaurant was not busy! Very disappointing because we have had better in the past.

Fabulous meal at The White Lion, Bourton. We just couldn't fault it. Service excellent, food fantastic, and a lovely atmosphere. The pub really has improved recently and we'd highly recommend it. The portions are generous, with an excellent choice of starters and mains, and the prices are about right for the quality. There was an overcharge on the bill but I went back the next day and the manager was so gracious and sorted it straight away. Really impressed.

My husband booked a table here back in January as we were staying local. The pub was very attractive and had a lovely menu . The food we ordered was really delicious. Unfortunately 3/4 of the way through the meal the owners cat peeded in the corner where we were sitting. The waitress was really apologetic and said she would clean it up. The landlord then arrives with our bill and calls me a liar so the whole restaurant could hear saying the cat wouldnt do that, you could see the wet patch on the floor. I was extremely embarrassed and had to leave the pub in tears with everybody looking at me my husband paid the bill and left. What a deadful experience to end such a lovely meal in such a lovely pub. Looking back through previous reviews this is not the first time this has happened. We have cats and understand these things can happen,but calling your customer a liar who has just spent £54 in you pub ??? I certainly would never return and the landlord needs to really go back to basics and read some hospitality training books on customer service.

We arrived at the pub to enjoy some bar snacks and celebrations having won a local sporting competition. We were abruptly given a warning for being loud in the bar on arrival (we weren't) so we thought best to go and sit outside. We had...

A lovely pub, staff are friendly and helpful. The food is amazing with a range of vegetarian options and great portion sizes. A wide variety of drinks to choose from. Would recommend to everyone, welcoming atmosphere with warm fire - a perfect winter evening!

A group of four of us, very long term friends, had an excellent dinner... friendly and attentive service and many varied dishes to choose from. Steak, skate and seafood salad, feggato and sorbet were all enjoyed with relish! A clean accessible loo was easy to...

Excellent Otter ale at this very well presented old pub near Stourhead. Everything was A1, good beers, lovely pink roast beef (Sunday lunch), great atmosphere, great landlord, plenty of staff ! Can’t think of anything else …

3 of our family group had the beef burger, which they all raved about. As the sole non- red meat eater, I ordered 2 starters, both of which were served with delicious, imaginative salads - one with fennel and pomegranate and the other with mango...

They messed up our booking for Dinner but soon sorted us out with a table. It's a lovely pub, cozy, warm atmosphere, friendly staff. Food is a tad expensive but it is well made & presented. Recommend the Beef Curry, but everything that came out...

Wonderful dinner for 2 again at The White Lion. We had 3 course and enjoyed every one of them, including specials for the main meal. Drinks were good and we enjoyed sitting in the well cared for beer garden afterwards watching the sun go down....

My wife and I stayed at the White Lion for 2 nights along with a 100kg dog. We were made very welcome and found the venue comfortable. Our meals were lovely and the garden was a lively place on warm evenings.

Out celebrating a friend’s birthday. Friendly helpful staff and delicious food. A really lovely evening - highly recommended.

All the old employees gone. Piped music imposed on customers. Untrained bar staff lacking warmth and Joie de vivre. This pub bears no resemblance to the place we loved before Covid.

Warm beer, warm wine, expensive chips for a tiny portion and stressed, untrained staff. We were asked to stop our 1 and 3 year old playing with a mini football in the mini garden as they had a “no ball games” policy. The garden was...

…….O yes! Lovely proper pub, friendly staff and the best Roast Beef we have had in years. The beef was cooked exactly as I requested., crispy roast spuds, proper tasty beef gravy and huge Yorkshire puds. Somehow I squeezed in the homemade bread & butter...

It was such a treat to be out after so long in lockdown and the White Lion certainly didn't disappoint. The garden is well laid out with tables and a really attractive space to dine in. All staff were very efficient and friendly and food...

Just had one of the Best meals we have had for years (and I know we haven’t been out much recently but it was AMAZING!). The mains were truely delicious with the duck and beef being the favourites - clearly freshly made and with very...

+ This was our first time visiting The White Lion and we will definitely be going back. Upon entering we were met with a great level of care in regards to COVID-19 which is always reassuring. We sat outside in the stunning garden as it...

What a very pleasant pub! We had not visited for many years and decided to it was time to ‘give it another go’. The dining room was very pleasant, the beer was excellent and the menu, if not as cheap as many, was quite interesting.I had their home-made steak & mushroom pie, which was a good size and packed with meat. Mercifully it was a proper pie - not the oft-presented casserole with a puff-pastry lid! All the meals ordered were well cooked and well presented, though we didn’t go for the rather more expensive options of loin of lamb or hake. Overall, it was an excellent experience (apart, perhaps, from the ubiquitous piped music) though upon request it was turned down - off might have been better!

This is my go to pub when I am back in the area . Always busy and buzzing and the staff are so friendly . Always worth dinner here - the fish and chips is my favourite

The menu was very small with very limited choices. The food was served ‘look warm’ a fact that I struggle with, particularly as the prices were upper echelon. The service was extremely poor amongst the worst I have experienced.I very forgettable experience I am afraid!The setting was superb and therefore should have been so much better

The White Lion is everything a British pub should be. Welcoming with good food, great beer, & a log fire. The staff are always friendly. Always busy

Staff very good but dinner mediocre at best. Be better again when balconies to large extent the saving grace are again available to use. Now booked four star in South of Spain at half West Country prices half board including good times for flights!!!???

We found this place as we were ready for lunch. We had not booked and it was our first visit.There were a few spare tables when we arrived so we were able to order food. It did get busy whilst we were there.Our meals of Roast Pork and Beef arrived very quickly and with a side of fresh veg. The food was fresh, well presented and well cooked.I would go back again.The staff were friendly too.

Been here several times over the years. Always book as can get very busy so avoiding disappointment.Food yummy and great.On this trip we had steak pies and roast pork belly.Although an old building wheelchair access to some of the bar/restaurant is possible but check first.Can’t wait for next reason to go again.

This is such a good pub. Have been there a couple of times and the food is excellent. 19 of us sat down to Sunday lunch and it was delicious. Very friendly and efficient staff. Good beer too! Wish we lived nearer.

We popped in The White Lion on a Friday lunchtime for a couple of beers and the atmosphere was so nice we decided to come back for Sunday lunch. We ordered the roast and it was truly epic; the vegetables were varied and beautifully cooked (nice to see seasonal veg like roast pumpkin included). The lamb was very tasty and tender. We stayed for a few more drinks in the main bar and it was full of friendly locals, all up for fun and a chat! Lovely pub, welcoming staff and punters.

We hadn't booked but they managed to serve us despite being busy on a Saturday night. Service was excellent being friendly but not intrusive. Relaxed atmosphere and enjoyed a variety of mains and desserts. Would highly recommend the belly pork and the hake steak. The pannetone bread and butter pudding was divine!! Can't wait to come back when we're next in Dorset!

Lunch was lovely I had a local trout pate to start and my wife a Tomatoe tartlet. She had roast pork and I had roast beef which was especaially good. one glass of Suavignon and one pint rounded it off. Overall a lovely lunch.

Staying at a nearby Airbnb near Mere and we were recommended this pub for an evening meal. Turned up about 8.30 and they were able to accommodate us even though the pub was busy.

Our group of three families, 19 people, stayed in the nearby Chaffeymoor Grange manor and reserved an area in the pub for dinner one evening. Very nice proprietors and decent pub food. In Bourton, be sure to try the White Lion.

We stopped here for lunch and enjoyed ourselves - we had a starter each and some chips which was more than enough. Nice staff and a quaint old place.

Quaint old English pub where the food and service was great. We went here for a family meal at the end of our holiday. We booked for the Friday night, which was probably a good idea. The restaurant was busy and had a good atmosphere. Staff were friendly polite and attentive. The food was excellent and had a good selection which was reasonably priced for the quality.

Have been twice. 1st time we ordered they got our order wrong. They offered to correct it but we said we'd eat it. We realised that we'd only been charged for our paninis so no harm done there. But still they were apologetic and gave us money off the bill.

Having read the positive reviews we had to visit and were not disappointed. A selection of great local ales, fantastic curry and delicious fish and chips. We will return.

Really relaxed and friendly pub with good selection of beers and ciders and excellent food. The garden is lovely too. Highly recommended

Had a really good meal in this pub restaurant. It was very busy, but the service was prompt and friendly. The starters had some interesting variations on traditional favourites. For main course, I particularly enjoyed the steak and kidney pie - as good as I’ve tasted anywhere.

We stayed at The White Lion before for B & B but this time we picked it for an evening meal with friends on our way from Cornwall to Kent. It is a good, old-fashioned (centuries old actually) inn, but the food certainly isn't old fashioned. It was an excellent meal, served by very friendly and efficient staff. My wife is Gluten Free and all her needs were met. There's a good choice of drinks, including non-alcoholic.

The White Lion is many things. It’s very old, as in centuries old. It has a pub (very cozy), rooms to let, a well-appointed restaurant and a large beer garden.

We enjoyed a lovely meal in the restaurant at the White Lion. I hadn't been for some time, but it is always really good quality food cooked exremely well.

We picked the White Lion for a lunch stop while driving down the A303 to Devon. We’ve found some nice places previously but think this is our favourite. Traditional style pub with lots of fireplaces, nice selection of ales and ciders, and very very good food. We had the cod and the steak and ale pie, both were superb and even the chips and peas were excellent. Great, friendly service as well. We will be back again next time.

Awful evil waitress ...hounded people and mocked them ..so vile could not wait to leave. The poor family/ friends who were there to spend a lovely lunch ruined by her foul actions. I wax an on looker. Bloody awful. I would of never have stood for it and the wobbly wobbly off his face manager can go to hell

Four of us eat there on Saturday evening with a full restaurant, some using the Christmas menu but we chose the standard menu. The place was packed but the service was spot on, we chose onion soup, fish and chips and steak and mushroom pie. All the meals were hot tasty and well presented, the chips were some of the best I have ever tasted. There was a good selection of local beers and I can confirm that the two we quaffed were well kept.

Classically styled country pub with excellent menu superbly delivered.

We love this pub it has something special for a village pub, the owners style and eye for decor set it apart. They sell a good range of beers and ciders and have an extensive good quality pub menu. We ate a fab Sunday Lunch with 3 friends as a birthday celebration and it was very very enjoyable well cooked and presented. Roast beef and pork with all the traditional trimmings and gravy...can you beat that?

Delicious dinner in traditional pub surroundings with separate dining area. Four of us had a lovely meal served promptly by very friendly staff.

Recommend the white Lion Bourton was not disappointed at all pub warm welcoming and old fashion staff very friendly and welcoming nothing to much trouble food 1st class well presented and cooked and taste we went as a reckie for our next group outing defiantly be going again

We have been to the White Lion several times before and it just gets better. They managed to accommodate us as a very last minute booking. Restaurant looked amazing with lovely atmosphere, food and beer really really good. We all had something different and generally a fussy bunch but thumbs up from everyone. Def recommend.

Called in for lunch on Tuesday 28th August 2018. Enjoyed a very pleasant curry served by friendly and helpful staff.

We stopped off here after seeing the sign from the main road. We had stopped in a few places along the way looking for a Sunday lunch on our way home from a trip to Glastonbury and none could seat six at the time.

From the moment you glimpse this pub, with its abundance of lovely overflowing flower boxes, then step inside, you realise it just exudes rustic character and charm. From the higgledy, piggledly flagstone floor, open fire, eclectic furnishings and real candles burning even at lunch time. There was even very eclectic music playing in background which just added to the character and, apparently, there is live music here every Friday night.

Best food and wine around for miles! Great menu with a well chosen wine list. The staff are friendly and well informed. A dining experience well worth repeating.

The White Lion is a lovely old rural pub and eating venue and we did not stay there for an overnight. It is off the beaten track but the food is excellent and the staff helpful and friendly.

We have lived in North Dorset for nearly 20 years and regret that it was only today that we visited The White Lion for the first time. We shall certainly be back. This is a lovely building, rambling, and with imaginative and quirky furnishings and décor that can best be described as shabby chic. It is always, for us, a good sign when a pub has a good number of locals as well as lunching couples like us, and the bar was suitably busy.

took a chance and booked this as a stop off on the way to cornwall,only a couple of rooms here so book early!had a fantastic meal staff friendly,the owner was very aproachable and all the natives seemed happy enough to have a couple of strangers in their domain,lovely pub,will be back!!!!

The other night my friends and I went to dinner at the White Lion. The food was wonderful and all in the party enjoyed their meals. However, there was a cat allowed to wonder the dining room, jump up on chairs at the table, and almost jumped on to our table. This seems very unhygienic to me. The cat was a real nuisance. In addition my husband is severely allergic to cats and had an asthma attack when we left the restaurant. What would have been a wonderful evening was disappointing by this cat being allowed to jump up on guests, chairs and tables.

Husband wanted to take me somewhere new to us for anniversary meal so we thought we would try here on Easter Monday. We were delighted to see the pub was busy & we were given a lovely table in the restaurant.Husband chose a pork dish & I had fish.Both were good sized portions & cooked beautifully.We followed with a trifle & a chocolate cheesecake.Again both were delicious.The staff were very friendly & attentive & there was a lovely pub cat strolling around the bar.The pub had a lovely homely & friendly feel about it.Definately a good choice for anniversary & we hope to enjoy another meal there soon.

Maybe we were unlucky - it was very busy and we had to wait for some of our party to arrive as they were delayed in traffic. We had the Sunday roast - fairly average food - the roast beef was not the best quality and arrived medium / rare when we had requested well done - the lamb was OK and the turkey escalope looked and tasted processed. Good vegetables well cooked. Desserts were better particularly the hit chocolate brownie. Service throughout was prompt and courteous despite being a very busy lunchtime.

Un petit pub de campagne à l'atmosphère très agréable et aux plats très savoureux. Carte intéressante proposant des classiques mais aussi des plats plus locaux.

Met a colleague here for lunch, lovely long, low stone building, small rooms, flagstone floors, fires, dogs and lots of locals of a certain age. Good pub grub in the bar, a really great place to take visitors to the UK to see a proper local still in use and thriving. No pretensions. Great.

The food was lovely. Some new takes on traditional classics and some other interesting sounding things. I went for pheasant fritters starter and vensions faggots with mash. My girlfriend, mushroom rarebit for starter and pork chop for main. If you are a normal size you probably don't need the starter as the main is huge! Good price considering the quality too. Pleasant staff also. They have gluten free options such as gluten free bread etc

The White Lion was the pub of my youth and I was stocked to visit it again last night with friends. We had a person with us who struggled to hear because of a speaker behind us. We asked if the music could be turned down or the speaker moved. The waitress offered to move us to a different table away from the speaker. The owner then can in absolutely furious. He told us we had to sit in the bar if we didn't like the table given. He continued to be exceedingly rude. We had our meal in the bar that was noisy so our friend struggled to hear. My fond memories have been crushed. A once lovely pub ruined by a truly rude man. Shame on him

Me and my friends went for a drink at the only accessible pub due to severe snow. From the moment we stepped foot in this establishment we felt unwelcome, workers and owners were very rude and seemed to be always staring at us. The straw that broke the camels back was when one of my friends put there cigarette on the table. One of the owners started shouting and swearing at us, without giving us a chance to say anything. Due to there being 6 inches of snow, it would’ve been impossible to use a ash tray. He then proceeded to take our drinks off us and kicked us out. The whole time he was using foul and offensive language. We did 1 tiny thing he didn’t agree with and felt like he was using anything as an excuse to kick us out. The only thing we possibly could’ve done wrong was that we were having a good time. Maybe it’s a no fun pub? If I could give 0 stars I would. Will NEVER return.

Love this place! Have had a weekend here, as well as an overnighter and the accommodation is comfortable and charming....

A large group of us were staying in the village and wanted somewhere for Sunday lunch. We booked here and...

Beautiful atmosphere. Very clean service brilliant and food absolutely lush would definitely recommend this to anyone

Lovely Sunday lunch for 17 family members. Food and service very good and excellent cauliflower cheese!

With four adults and two children to feed the son-in-law suggested the White Lion at Bourton. A table was booked...

Went to the White Lion for Sunday lunch in December. Food was good and quick service (very tasty cauliflower cheese!),...

Went last night with family for dinner . The pub itself is a traditional country pub with a bit of a gothic twist, giant candelabras and slightly gothic vibe. Really nice.

Visited for the first time today for lunch. Arrived late, yet despite a party of 30+ having just arrived, the staff quickly found us a table and executed first class service. Food was great and the young waiter (Seb) was the most polite individual you could hope for. Highly recommended.

Went here for lunch after visiting Stourhead Gardens and House. Asked at the bar for menus and was greeted by "have you booked?" A little brusque but we were pointed to a table. After that everything else went swimmingly, the service was good, the decor was typical old English pub and the food was exceptional. My wife had ham egg and spectacular chips and I had a fish finger sandwich, although that could be described as 3 large fish fingers in batter and a bun with salad and tartare sauce and half of my wife chips (she couldn't eat them all! Terrific value, it cost me £38 for this plus drinks, dessert for one and coffees. I highly recommend this pub!

Lovely evening meal. Never disappointed at this venue. Would recommend this pub for good cuisine and fair prices.

First time visit to The White Lion and will definitely return. Went for lunch and there was plenty of choice. We chose the fish ‘n’ chips and the ‘burger’ option. Both were excellent and were really well presented. About £12/£13 each.

Met a friend for lunch at this out of they way (for me) pub. First it is chocolate box pretty, the inside is trad but nice & the welcome was just right. My pal said the beer was great, I was driving, & the curry of the day was smashing. Food portions were generous & service was good. What not to like. I must return.

Buon cibo, servizio molto amichevole, ma professionale. Atmosfera da classica locanda inglese: trofei di animali, camino, gente allegra... Il tutto arricchito dalla breve visita di un bel gatto nero ai piedi del nostro tavolo. Davvero un ottimo pub! Peccato non esserci fermati anche per dormire.

Not just pub grub but good quality food with an interesting menu. And the formal dining area has character and charm as well as the main pub. Great garden too on a nice day.

Lovely old pub full of character good bears good pub food steak and kidney pie like mum used to make I'll be back

We had a wonderful Sunday lunch with beautiful service from the off. I phoned to say I was bringing a lady in a wheelchair and was told to come to the bar on arrival and they would open the access door to the top of the restaurant. I was able to wheel the chair straight to the table with no negotiating others and a chair had already been taken away to accommodate (a thoughtful thing to do). The disabled toilet was pointed out and very near. All the staff were extremely friendly and performed their jobs professionally. The food was piping hot and cooked beautifully. Our first visit to The White Lion Inn but we will return with a bigger party next time.

Well kept beer, friendly staff and good food. Attractive interior (in an olde worlde kind of way) and in summer a nice sunny garden.

It shines like a sixpence in a sweeps earole We are blessed with many good watering holes in this part of the country but the White Lion Inn in Bourton is something special.The food is really good. You just know by the taste only the finest ingredients are used and by the presentation, that they care. I kicked off with a wild boar terrine. He might well have been wild, furious even, but by jingo he went to a much better place. My plate, and damn good it was.Then I had a steak and kidney pie that, dear reader was a real pie. A generous slice of a pie that must have been as big as a wagon wheel! Pastry on top and bottom, it came with a rich gravy, peas and big, no nonsense chips. A shear joy. Should I admit to the old fashioned Trifle? Publish and be-damned! It was fantastic, a culinary trip down memory lane. My partners in this feast started with the asparagus which both enjoyed and then hit the flat-fish. Much licking of plates from those old cosmic grannies I can tell you. Loved it. Inside this ancient hostelry its all a bit Hobbit mixed with fine dining and everything was as good as it gets. The service was superb and kindly and the cost for the evening remarkably modest.I recommend this establishment wholeheartedly.