The White Swan in South Kesteven - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great local pub will definitely use more often

Very lovely pub - outside a bit tired but go past the threshold and the food quality and service is well worth it.

Great atmosphere, reasonable prices and outdoor heating! Great beer, ale and location!

A lovely meal with friends. We were very well looked after and very grateful that they could accommodate quite a large group at short notice.

Nipped in for a Monday Folk night, so no food on offer, just lots of good company and good beer.

Very welcoming landlord and a smashing locals pub.

Typical local boozer!!! But great food served

Had a nice meal with a beer, good value, and friendly staff. What more can you ask?

Great food and service, good quality beer.

Nice little old style village pub serving a nice selection of beers,ales,wines and spirits. Great food and friendly service. Outdoor seating in the car park area and a beer garden at the end of the car park.

The food here used to be great and very reasonably priced. Have not been for a few years due to covid, what a change we found. Prices gone up hugely and food nowhere near the quality it used to be. Our plates were half empty when presented to us, surely they could have put a few more chips on or a shovel of peas to make it look better.

Lovely lunch, great food and brilliant staff. Looking forward to our next visit.

Lovely quiet little pub. Very nice bar lady. Will be back

Had the best food ever, who ever is behind the kitchen is an absolute beast 💪🏽💪🏽i love a cheeky pint from there too but best not to tell the wife ;)

Great little pub offering a range of ales and good food. Recommend.

A real pub, no pretentious nonsense, a real social landlord, pleasant staff, nice pint

Beautiful place, old fashioned service and fabulous food. Every detail of our visit was just perfect, thanks guys.

Good pub grub and great beer. Can't wait for them to open fully.

Nice ales, nice food & nice atmosphere

Nice friendly atmosphere, decent choice of drinks! All as it should be.

Popped in under a recommendation. Traditional pub. Independent. Friendly atmosphere. Clean. Great Covid practice in place.. including track and trace details. Lady serving.. chatty, friendly and knew how to pour a decent pint! Reasonable prices.. good selection of drinks and many gins!!! Didn't eat here.. but have been told the food is excellent. We'll worth a visit.

This pub is what I call a good old fashioned honest pub. Traditional style. Independent. Warm and cosy. Clean and tidy. Great range of beers and a great gin collection! Reasonable prices and the food sounds great. (Didn't eat). The lady on the bar was friendly and cheerful.. and service was spot on. Covid rules.. so markers on the floor and hand sanatiser on the way in. Also details are taken. So all in all a fab place. Definitely worth a visit.

Great village pub. Fab food, good portions and excellent value. Good ale, excellent gin selection! No need to dress up, you don't go here for the decor, it's a friendly local pub not part of a chain! We eat here fairly regularly both for lunch as part of a walking group, and in the evenings too.

Great local pub good food lovely landlord

Well done to John and the team for all the hard work in redecorating and deep cleaning the pub whilst in lockdown ready for it's reopening on 4 July. New opening hours - plus customers will find some changes re social distancing, these are all for the safety of customers and staff to make sure the pub stays open. Well worth a visit especially as eat in meals now up and running albeit you need to book table for evenings due to there being less tables plus there's still a take away service which Dave has brilliantly kept running all through the lockdown period

Lovely atmosphere, Friendly staff,excellent food and drink .

Good selection of Real Ales always on offer from many differing areas A real local pub now offers food

Pub atmosphere great. Young female bar staff very chatty. All Meals great quality, generous portion size and great prices. Steaks even more so!!

Pub atmosphere great. Young female bar staff very chatty. All Meals great quality, generous portion size and great prices. Steaks even more so!!

What a lovely local (to us) pub with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The dining area is limited to around four tables but if you book in advance you won't be disappointed. You can eat in the bar area but it is usually quite busy. The food is well presented, hot and tasty for a very reasonable price. The staff are lovely and look after you very well. The pub had a good range of spirits and wine available as well as a variety of ales including some guest ales. All in all a great place to spend a little time.

I found this pub really good especially the food. The staff were lovely and were very nice and helpful. Good price. Food good every time.

Some of the best pub grid you will eat anywhere around Grantham, not a big menus but plenty to go at and I defy any one to complain about portions, after 3 visits this year I have been unable to polish of a plate, but I am not a big eater . The best value for money and quality for miles around.

Great night very busy . Enjoyed a few scoops xx

Traditional country pub. Nice and peaceful and nice food at the weekend.

Very homely pub with a friendly welcoming landlord

A nice local friendly village pub with excellent beer Service can be a bit wayward at times but that’s qwerky village for you

Warm and friendly, good food , and mine host is a diamond

Went to celebrate a friend's birthday. The staff were friendly and the price of the drinks was reasonable. It has that 'old world' feel to it but is clean. The toilets were clean and easy to find. I would recommend this place to anyone who wanted to have a small to medium sized get together with friends or a nice place to go for a evening out with a loved one.

Very friendly staff and lovely food.

Excellent food and friendly atmosphere

New to the village and finally tried our local for a lunch with family. Lots of us and we asked to sit outside which was beautiful on a sunny day and the kids loved the garden. Lady that served us was extremely helpful and friendly. Food was all made fresh and really hearty and tasty. Some of the group enjoyed a game of pool inside. The selection of gins was so brilliant we couldn’t help but try the welsh marmalade one which was served with orange and fever-tree tonic - delicious! Everybody left very full and very happy. Will certainly be returning! A very welcoming proper pub, lucky to have it so close!

Ci hanno portato qui una coppia di nostri amici, Abbiamo mangiato qui ieri sera, tipico pub inglese dove puoi bere delle ottime birre e accompagnarle con del tipico e popolare cibo anglosassone molto buono e saporito. Locale molto pulito e accoglinte, personale molto carino e gentile, da provare sicuramente, amche i dolci buonissimi

Popped in this pub after going to watch local village football club Barrowby FC as this is where they go back to aftermatch. A lovely little pub in the centre of the village, but it only has a small car park. The pub is very clean and tidy and the staff are friendly. I enjoyed with my son and wife a chip sandwich with the footballers and had a couple of pints of shandy, whilst the wife had a non alcoholic Lager and son had a coke, lovely pub and will pop in again

Nice local pub John and Staff always helpful

Cracking pub. Good beer and good food. Old fashioned but all the better for it.

Great beer, great food. A great example of what a well run Village pub

Cool little dive with great service. Definitely a favorite with the locals as most probably walked (guessing). The proprietor knew right away I was just passing through but made me feel welcome. Highly recommend coming in for a beer and saying hi.

Have visited several times since moving to Barrowby it has become a regular Saturday lunch venue. Good food, well prepared, good well kept beers and friendly staff. If your in the area give it a try you won't be disappointed.

John and his team always create a great atmosphere in this local camra award winning village pub. With real pub food served by appointment .

Over the past year we have had a family meal on several occasions. Every time I leave with a satisfied feeling of the meal having been very enjoyable. The food is always cooked well. While we may not go out for a meal every week The White Swan has now become our favourite venue.

Ate at the Swan two weeks ago and chose a Hunters Chicken. previously tried the steaks several times and they are brilliant! Is this just a pub steak joint or can it provide alternative dishes? The Hunters Chicken proved the point. Generous helping- excellently cooked - truly delicious. The large chicken breast was accompanied by a bacon wrap with a delicious sauce between the bacon and the chicken. The double fried chips and the salad added to an already excellent meal. I couldn't eat all the chips but very much enjoyed the salad. One day I will be empty enough to be able to tackle a dessert as well.

We came here as a family for our Saturday evening meal. Between us we had a rump steak and all the timings, bangers and mash, burger, and Hunters chicken. It was all cooked to perfection in particular the steak which the chef sources from the local butchers 100m from the pub.

Visiting with friends for drinks, having heard good reviews for the food we decided to stay for a meal.

Good friendly service. Good pub food.

Lovely food cooked to my specific requirements, called ahead so my meal could be prepared. Will be calling again.

It's my local. I've been coming here for over 30 years. What else can I say?

A brilliant meal in a lovely county pub. Great staff.

Lovely country pub with garden, serving good home cooked grub and excellent real ales.

Fish & Chips was very nice, steaks are a bit fatty. Old style pub, good ales.

The pub is reasonable to look at as it stands o the corner in a central location of the village. Inside I have been to better and more Olde Worldy looking places, but once past this, I was very surprised by the quality of the food, which was very good and good value. Maybe now is the time to reconsider some further interior decor adjustments using the food profits. Give it a try you might be like me pleasantly surprised. Service good, polite and well....just try it

Nice beer and good friendly atmosphere!

Nice cosy pub good pint Guinness

Good lunch fish and chips were excellent

Popped in here last night and had a lovely pint. Friendly and attentive bar staff and delicious beer. I was tempted by the great gin selection but I resisted.

I live in the village & when I heard Dave was back cooking we had to try , delicious. The garlic mushrooms is Devine but the bread let it down soggy could do with more cooking time but I did tell the woman who brought out the meal ie bar staff but she was not interested.i had the pan fried chicken which was very nice plenty of salad which I like .hubby had steak which he said was very well cooked. It’s a nice local but it’s not got a separate dining area you eat with the locals in the lounge . Other then that nice pub and food ... you get what you pay for I’ll be going back that’s for sure

We often have our lunch here and since Dave has been back in the kitchen the food does not disappoint there is a good selection on the lunch menu and more on the evening menu. As all the food is cooked to order there is a small waiting time but you can sample the guests beers while you are waiting. It is advisable to book as the lounge is often busy.

Ate in here on the weekend with my family. Great food all round - value for money, generous portions. Particularly recommend the stilton sauce on the ribeye ! We will be back

Nice local village pub in Rural Lincolnshire

Entramos en el White Swan hoy por una cerveza y un té. Primeras impresiones señorita muy amable detrás de la barra. Inodoros impecables y bar muy limpio y zona de estar.

Very good choice of beers and they are well kept Village location Pleasant staff Not sure if they are still doing food or not??

Nice local village pub with an excellent selection of beers which changes regular. Good prices and very busy Friday early pm.

It's a pub. Not at all designed or geared up for food. Drinkers can only stand at the bar in the lounge, all the tables are for people eating, however, not very many people eat there any more.

Fuimos a comer y pensamos que había viajado de regreso a los años 90. El pub necesita una renovación.

Visitamos el White Swan para la re-apertura de la noche el bar/restaurante. Un menú limitado, pero real por comida de calidad. Mejor un menú limitado pero la comida real recién cocinado. Toad en el agujero excepcional y más que mi esposa podía comer (3 salchichas, recién preparado y un plato Pud Yorkshire alemana de tocino, col y cebolla.) Tenía los cazadores de pollo con ensalada y patatas fritas. Demasiado para comer! Los cazadores de pollo muy bueno con generosos humedo pollo envuelto en tocino y cubierto de queso fundido queso cheddar con salsa dulce entre el pollo y el tocino. Sin duda volveré de nuevo. Excepcional RELACIÓN CALIDAD-PRECIO.

Real comidas que se sirven en el White Swan, incluyendo una increíble parrillada mixta, nuevo chef, pero las normas siguen siendo elevados. La verdadera comida comfort plus una gran selección de vinos y cervezas. Altamente recomendado

Fuimos allí para el almuerzo de hoy estaban en la zona. Mi otra mitad ordenados el sobresaliente que era razonable, pero yo cometí el error de pedir las gambas al curry. La impresión inicial cuando llegó fue decepcionante, pero que no era nada para el sabor. Langostinos en un lodo del polvo de curry. Curry el peor que he probado jamás. Sensación muy decepción Nos saltamos el postre y fuimos al lado de la torta para un super Cakehole y café.

I have been several times now and never been disappointed with the food - especially the Fish and Chips which is so large it goes over the plate and is beautifully cooked. I can highly recommend their lunch time lite bites, although not really lite as you get loads of food on your plate. It is good quality pub food, all cooked on the premises and ranges from pies, fish, chicken, burgers, steak and curries, with lovely puddings to follow!Very basic layout, nothing fancy, but a lovely old public house, with a warm welcome and not bad drink prices.Well worth a visit !

Great place for a beer. Excellent kept beers and a good varied choice of ales.Not eaten there but those who have say it's good.

The people are friendly and the food is amazing!

I live very close to The White Swan. I benefit from being able to visit on a Friday night after work, pop in on the weekend and even have a pit stop on my way to getting married at the village church!In this way, the pub serves its purpose well. But don't expect to see it on Pinterest anytime soon. The 'on-trend' country pub decorations of pretentious grey painted walls or hessian-type carpet are absent. Instead you are left with the actual character of this establishment. No pandering to fashion. It is a pub first and foremost, serving booze and food.The beer is great and food menu is populated with clear cut classics. All very reasonably priced. There is a garden for enjoying the summer sun as well as darts and a pool table.Worth visiting for a relaxing drink or meal.

If you like good real ale then the White Swan has always been well worth a visit. It's a traditional pub, the sort that is rapidly disappearing, nothing flash, no gimmicks, just good beer... and now good food! As usual, I tested it out with a steak and chips. This is of simplest meals imaginable yet one that very, very, few restaurants in the UK can cook properly. However, although the steak was a little too thin to be perfect, it was cooked pretty close to perfection, which is hardly surprising bearing in mind that the food is created and served by a family team originally from Zimbabwe, a country once rightly famed for the quality of it's steak dinners.My starter was Salt & Pepper Squid and I must admit I was a little taken aback when it arrived covered in breadcrumbs but, aside from having little in common with the classic S&P Squid, it was delicious!My wife had rang up in advance and the chef had agreed to create a "Slimming World" meal for her and her friend. Not only was this great service but the meal was superb judging by the length of time they spent afterwards trying to drag the recipe out of the chef. The service was friendly, prompt and good and the fact that everything was well priced and I was stuffed full afterwards is why I've gone for 5 stars.

Whilst visiting family in the village we decided at short notice to go out for a meal on the Saturday prior to xmas, We tried all the notable 'gastro' pubs in a 8 mile radius and all were fully booked, as a last resort before taking the 'Takeaway' option we called the White Swan and secured the last table for 4We are really glad we made that call, ok you dine at the 'pub' tables in what was the lounge bar (Snug) there is only room for about 16 people at any one time but that makes for a lovely 'cosy' atmosphere where conversation was easy and the staff (landlord and the chef/cook) were really welcoming and helpful taking time to explain menu optionsThe food was perfect freshly cooked with fresh local vegetables, no microwaved pre bought dishes and all at very reasonable pricesWe had a very pleasant evening with some excellent food, nothing fancy just good traditional pub grub well cooked and nicely presentedWe definitely will return, only hope that our experience doesn't mean that in the future we can't get in because it becomes too popular

Thinking of moving to the village and so we're trying out all the local places to eat and drink! The White Swan is your typical local pub with a good selection of beers on draught. I asked for a glass merlot which came in a miniature screw top bottle; I should have asked to see the menu in hindsight, although it was drinkable. The dinner menu was actually quite extensive, with more exotic choices (jerk chicken for a main) than you would normally expect to find in a small local pub. To sum it up, the food was nicely presented, hot and tasty, the service was friendly and our visit was good value. This is not a gastro pub if that's the sort of thing you're looking for, but you won't go hungry or thirsty and a visit won't break the bank.

Brilliant beer, lovely ambience, locals warm and friendly. Staff fantastic. Landlord has good sense of humour and generosity of spirit ( which he has probably consumed). Well worth a visit. Always call in when passing through as very close to A1. Ring first if requiring food.

The food was very tasty, the landlord and landlady? were very helpful and friendly. I has a pair of fish cakes with sweet chilli sauce that was just perfect. Will definitely go back

Booked for bank holiday weekend as the "in laws" were down and pub is in walking distance. Mixed group, teenager included. A pleasant surprise awaited. Expected nice but average pub food but was met with lovely home cooking. Limited menu but standard was high. I can recommend the garlic mushrooms, very generous portion and served in a beautiful cream sauce - was a meal in itself. Everyone enjoyed their choice and there was no room for puddin! Booking essential as limited tables but we'll definitely be back.

Went for dinner with my wife last night, really enjoyed the food, guest ale and wine were good too!Steak cooked to perfection and the sauces were superb - will be going back soon!

Myself and my boyfriend stopped in on our way to London from our holidays, the bar tender was a lovely lady very friendly and couldn't do enough for us, the bar was very quiet with only a few locals. The menu was traditional I ordered the steak and my boyfriend the chicken which was the owners recipe, the owner was a lovely lady very chatty and friendly, the food came quickly and was very good and great quality chicken was tender and sauce was great, my steak was cooked to perfection with a homemade yummy sauce lovely chips and fresh salad. If we hadn't of been driving and already stuffed I would of tried desert! Thanks guys x

When I get the chance, I often pop in for a pint or two. On this occasion, I booked a table for my family as I heard they had recently started doing food in the evening. I am so glad I did!The food was delicious with a nice variety on the menu. There were other diners in the restaurant who also clearly enjoyed not only the food but the warm atmosphere created by the Chef and the landlord. I would have no hesitation in recommending this pub both for its food and drink. It's a lovely local ... Keep up the great work!

We have had many lovely meals here with my wife and two children the food is wonderful it is most certainly not what I would call a male only drinking pub it's a great family pub with fantastic staff both behind the bar and in the kitchen in fact if you just ask Shirley or David in the kitchen for anything if they can do it they will a lovely landlord called John in a fab village 5 stars from me and the family.

More of a mans drinking pub than somewhere to go for a meal. Its old and tired and in need of a face lift

I have had my lunch in The White Swan on occasion and always enjoyed the variety and the willingness to adjust the offerings to my taste. I have recently had dinner there and I think that the steaks are amazing. Good meat - well cooked with generous portions of chips and salad. By the way, the real ales are always changing and the locals seem to like them.

We go often, always a friendly welcome, good guest ales and reasonably priced good food avaliable to eat in or take away.

Recently redecorated. Now regularly serves London Pride, and Adnams Broadsword and Best as well as guest ale.