Trading Post Pub in Kettering

We go fairly often and it has become a bit of a habit but we enjoy the selection of carvery vegetables and the atmosphere. The numbers depend on how many family members there are

Spacious, great quality food! The only thing is that the Trading Post has done away with teapots and serves only cups, which is a shame. Apart from that, great atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious carvery. Plus, they have a dedicated dog-friendly area!

Excellent food & service. Great value for money. Staff are friendly and welcoming. My Taste card gave me an extra 25% off the total bill.

Poor quality food it was cold and the vegetables where not fully cooked left straight from maim meal and went somewhere else for desert

We had an amazing lunch. It was so tasty with the best Yorkshire pudding - Incredible, delicious. The calvary was amazing. Thank you so much

Food took over 30 mins to arrive warm!! Not approached by staff or see staff to approach

We were seated and were told we could order via our mobile and waited 15 minutes with no one approaching us. We finally decided to use the app, drinks came right away. Starters with 5 minutes. We waited 40 minutes for our mains, I ended up asking a staff member if we could get our mains, took another 10 minutes. Food was OK, steak was cooked as requested but cold.

I booked a table online only a few hours before we wanted to arrive. It was easy to get served at bar & order food. We didn't have to wait long to get our carvery. The food was excellent. Great choice of meats, potato but could do with few more vegetable choices. Very happy 😊 I only have 1 thing they could improve & that is a selling a diet lemonade such as 7up zero or sprite zero as not everyone likes coke.would still highly recommend this restaurant though.

Lunching with friends I’d not seen in a while. Four out of five of us decided on a sandwich, and one chose veggie ‘carvery’ option. We each paid separately (which, with hindsight, didnt *help?) the food was slow to come out, one at a time*, with a long gap in between! Four out of five of us had our food, most had been finished, and our friend had to go to enquire where the last sandwich was? It hadn’t shown up on the system, but that was rectified and re ordered. After another long wait, friend went to cancel her order as he had been waiting so long. She was refunded, but then food turned up. The quality of the sandwiches was awful, has been put onto a hot serving plate which had dried the bread so it was hard. Filling, sparse, and no butter, adding to dryness (apparently we were told you never butter bread for sandwiches?) Presentation non existent, served with about 8 chips, at £8.99, not what I’d expect. After reading your other reviews, lots at not good, and your ‘Standard Reply’ obviously is have no effect on improving your standards. You may as well not leave a reply, as it obviously means NOTHING. I will not be coming back.

Absolute rip off. 14.79 for a very few slivers of kebab meat. Rip off place. If you go to a proper kebab shop you get over ten time that at less price. Tasted good but absolutely a joke. I could understand if it was shish. Its a doner the cheapest meat. Disgrace they think they can do this to customers. If I knew they were going to be this mean I wouldnt have eaten here. And yes Id like a refund but I didn't come here to complain i came to relax not to get annoyed by mean business. After reading the negative reviews ill thibkntwice of where I dine in future. They didn't understand hospitality just profit. Will be in contact with head office

Had a carvery on a Sunday with my work friends when I went there, nice atmosphere and staff were friendly. The food was nice and filling the roast potatoes were my fav if you couldn't tell by the pic.

Staff were polite. Whole area was clean and clutter free, even the toilets. Food was nice. We had 3 carverie 2 adults 2 child. Play park was adequate.

Staff are friendly but the beef on the carvery was shockingly tough and uneatable.

A nice tidy venue. Good food. Reasonably priced.

Food was a bit sub-par for the price. The main issue is that portion sizes are a bit small, particularly the burgers. I had the apple crumble for desert and it had an almost bitter taste to it. Staff were fine, and the place felt/looked clean. I wouldn't object to going again, equally it wouldn't be my first choice.

Excellent atmosphere and service from a friendly staff. Good experience with booking and reserving a table. Food was very good too making for a very pleasant experience all round

We came for mother's day 💐 and it did not disappoint! Food was lovely kids had off the main menu and they all enjoyed their food 😊 me and my partner had carvery again did not disappoint food was lovely 😍 we will definitely be back!

Very first visit & we had the carvery which was absolutely amazing, will definitely be coming back soon 😀

Overall I was happy with everything with the exception of lack of vegetables available for my carvery meal.

The food was a let down on this occasion, which is very disappointing as it is usually much better than this. We had a carvery each and there was not much food out when we went up to collect ours so we felt like we just had to make do with what was left. I had the chocolate fudge cake and I must admit it was disgusting and I couldn’t eat it.

Good food friendly staff Good evening

Most disgusting meal we’ve ever had…cold and hard roast potatoes that weren’t cooked correctly…small amount of dried meat…mint sauce was like jelly…and it was cold!!!!also the table was sticky and not wiped properly…never again!,

Went to the trading post it’s got to be the worst carvery ever I’ve had.

We visited here for Sunday lunch and overall had a good experience. The staff were helpful and appeared to have everything under control given how busy it was. Unfortunately the table we were taken to hadn't been cleaned nor had the high chairs from the previous guests but this was sorted after we had asked a member of staff. The disappointing thing was the amount of meat on the carvery, all 4 people in our group commented individual as they returned to the table about how mean the chef was who carved the meat. He will clearly be getting his gross profit, we had never seen someone slice meat so thin, you could almost see through it and given how small the joints of meat were, 2 slices was a mean portion. At £13.99 it didn't represent good value.

A customer barged into my disabled elderly friend and the wine he was carrying crashed to the floor leaving a great mess. Jo and the team cleared it all up without any fuss and replaced the wine. Jo turned a disaster into gratitude and experience where we felt valued and looked after

Great service Clear knowledge by staff around dietary intolerances and what items couldn't be chosen from carvery

Good food, served quickly with large portions

Excellent service food nicely prepared

Fantastic meal with family. Loved that my elderly terrier was not only allowed in but was given 5 star treatment along with his ‘hoomans’. Our server was Claire and nothing was too much trouble, from dealing with menu queries to bringing water to my four legged companion. We were made so very comfortable and welcome, plus the food was delicious and good value. I wouldn’t hesitate to return and recommend.

Travelled here to eat for a friend's birthday, it's our first time here as a friend group since Hobson's Choice closed down and we were searching for a new frequent place to eat and hangout. The food was fantastic although presentation could be better but that's just pub food for you! The staff are amazing, massive thanks to Chloe for making it great for us! All in all we will be vising again in the future with either myself and my Boyfriend or with the friend group! Once again thank you!

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Food was burnt. Only ordered a starter and took almost half hour then came out burnt to crisp. Manager was lovely tho and refund was quick. And atmosphere and people were really nice.

Had a big table booked and the way where looked after was fantastic. The manager Louise couldn’t do enough for us. Her service was fantastic and she made sure all 20 dishes came out together

I had the Carvery I asked for fresh yourkshire puddings as the ones that were there were flat. Food was cold.Diet coke was flat they changed it for me looked better but went flat very quickly. Orderd sticky toffee pudding had to ask were it was after 15 min wait came out cake was so cold like it had been taken out the fridge and hot custard poured over it sent it back and they gave me a new one which was not edible the cake was burnt .

rreally lovely carvery and really friendly staff, especially the young chef carving, he was excellent

The food was lovely, and the atmosphere was great, I was unhappy when a staff member approached the table 15 minutes before our reservation was due to finish and asked us to move table, so regulars could have the table

We booked a table for 7 guests online and when we arrived we were left waiting for some time before being acknowledged by a member of staff, when they did greet us there seemed to be some confusion over our booking and we were told after some debating with another member of staff that we should “just wait at the bar” whilst they figured out our table arrangements. Whilst we were stood we were told by a member of the bar staff to join the queue which was considerably long. When we spoke about ordering food, due to having no table number we were told we would have to queue again. When we were eventually seated we were told it best to order online, we placed our order but we unable to apply the discount code we had which had been the sole reason for visiting and when we asked for help with this we were told there was nothing to be done. After a wait of 40 minutes our food arrived with a small portions of hunters chicken over cooked and dry and the two burgers that had been order were both burnt and missing lettuce. For a meal that cost over £90, staff who were both rude and unhelpful and uninterested in helping we will certainly not be returning to the Trading Post nor shall any of our party be recommending the venue to anyone else. Extremely disappointing

Where to begin, our party decided to try this location with a voucher in hand we had prebooked a table and headed on in. The restaurant was busy and we were greeted and pointed to our table which was by the window. The table was situated between two other tables barely enough room to sit down but we made it work knocking into other patrons chairs in the process. We then proceeded to place our order online where the voucher code did not work. After re inputting the code several times to no avail we gave up with the voucher and paid for our order as time was marching on. We ordered as follows a standard beef carvery, kebab, and hotdog. The beef from the carvery was the end offcut, which was hard and inedible, not even a ‘slice’ of beef, the stuffing block was as solid as a hockey puck and the Yorkshire pudding was stale. The only thing eaten was the cauliflower cheese…such a shame for an establishment that promotes its carvery in its advertising! The kebab was one strip of meat and a large portion of overlooked chips and the sausage from the hotdog was hot in the middle and cold at both ends again served with a large portion of over cooked chips. To top it off we did order a side portion of onion rings which were also over cooked. There was no opportunity to ‘ follow up’ whether everything was okay with our meals, and we left the restaurant disappointed and not wishing to return after this experience at this restaurant.

The trading post never disappoints, I usually always have the carvery but decided to try something on the new menu so had the chicken katsu burger which was amazing there was 9 of us and despite you being extra busy all meals were great, hot, and tasty 5*

very very poor service, and quality of food

Great value. For a cheap meal out the Trading Post is great. Staff are friendly and there is normally something going on .

Friendly staff good food nice atmosphere good selection of beers

My local pub for meals or just a drink friendly staff and good atmosphere

Food most of the time is good,but now and then not very warm,and looks like it's been reheated.some of the staff are great, some no good at their jobs... on a whole worth going

The food was just AWFUL. I have always loved coming here the food was always great, but last weekend everyone’s food was burnt and it was disgusting and just inedible. One of my family members ordered a well-done steak and it was just burnt and inedible. This was the worst experience ever. The waiter was lovely but he did seem quite fed up after some of my family sent their food back and said it was yet again burnt and claimed it was ‘charcoal grilled’ although everytime i’ve been here its never been cooked that way nor has it tasted that way. honestly i won’t be coming back and wasting my money on a meal i couldn’t even eat.

Quick service and reasonable prices

Friendly staff, food was okay but lacking in taste (We had the carvery). I also had the vegetarian Spinach tart, it had some flavour but the tart had clearly been sitting for some time keeping warm, the result was a soft tart with very unappetizing pastry. My daughter also had the carvery although she had the meat option, she opted for a mix of the meats but was only given a burnt end piece of beef which was inedible, she probably should have mentioned this at the time and I'm sure it would have been rectified but likewise it probably should not have been served onto the plate either.

We came in for a carvery on a Wednesday with our small children, we was served by a lovely lady called Claire, she provided us with a high chair for our little one and also colouring pencils and paper to keep the girls occupied, she checked on us throughout our meal to make sure everything was ok and towards the end she popped back with some little toys for our youngest who was over the moon with this, what a lovely lady Claire is keep up the good work you really made our meal out a little less stressful 💗

We visited for my father's 70s birthday, always had great food here, but this night was different. The staff were great, girl behind the bar was friendly and helpful, and the waiter we had was a good lad. The food that we had which was bad, was 3 cowboy burgers and 2 cheeseburgers, all 3 Cowboy burgers went back, Very over done burgers, to a point that you could smell the burntness before picking them up. We asked for new ones and these come back just as bad but the bacon was crispy to a point that they snapped. The waiter did his best and kept a level head. Not happy with the food to be fair.

Went for 70th birthday wasn't told they had no turkey mash or hardly no vegetables on the carvery so 3 of us had no meat and daughter had nothing didn't want to complain there as it was a birthday party and didn't want to ruin it for them sent an email to Marstons for them to just say we will hope to see you again il pass it on disgusting really before people spend over 100 quid on carvery you should be told some meat mash and vegetables are missing

We came to the trading post for my dad’s 70th birthday. We ordered 4 cowboy burgers. When they arrived all of the burgers were burnt and crispy. We asked for replacements, which they did. When the replacements arrived they were also burnt. We also had 2 steaks. One was ordered as well done, and when it arrived it looked like it had been cremated!!! The other was meant to be medium/rare, and it was cooked more like medium /well. We decided not to order any desserts due to how bad the mains were. Drinks are expensive. For 2 Pepsi, and a J2O it was over £10!! We have never had a bad meal at the trading post in the past, but I certainly won’t be going back in the near future.

Excellent from start to finish. phone call from the manager to fit us in, friendly staff and excellent food.

It was Friday evening and it was packed.

I went out for dinner last night with a group of friends and I am sorry to say that I didn’t have a pretty good experience there. I ordered a southern fried chicken burger with chips which took 40-45 minutes to arrive on our table. But the food I ordered was delicious and the staff were very apologetic. The atmosphere was also very busy but warm welcoming as well.

Couldn't seem to order a Carvery midweek, only Sunday Carvery listed. Went up to the counter to order, bit of a queue though, so wish it could have been on the App.

Sunday carvery was very nice! I wasn’t expecting a lot, but it was all lovely. Meat - in particularly the pork, was delicious. Service was quick despite it being a busy Sunday, staff were friendly, and everything was clean and tidy. Would come back,

We visited here recently for my dad’s 60th birthday celebrations, we had a table booked which was really easy to book and meant no waiting around when we arrived. We were a party of 7 including 2 children, one child wanted fish off the bigger appetites which was unavailable, they then chose to have the scampi from the bigger appetites which was around £8.99 and the portion was absolutely tiny and the plate very hot which wasn’t advised by the waiter. 5 of us ordered carvery which was very nice and enjoyable, only a very minor downside was there could have been more vegetables available. We then had puddings which again were very enjoyable, overall just a couple of minor issues but it didn’t stop us having a nice time.

Lovely meal as always Plenty to choose from however we go on a Sunday for the carvery .A monthly vist that is lovely every time. Friendly staff and nice relaxed pub closed to home

Lovely carvery, and very filling! Three choices of meat, lots of 'trimmings'. I opted for a small plate and it was more than enough. Will definitely visit again.

Very disappointed with the food . We arranged to meet friends there and raved to them about the menu and well known carvery . But we haven’t been for a good while . My son , now 17, has been going since he was in nappies ! The food was dry and brittle . All over cooked including the veg . Peas were shrivelled . We had a tea spoon each .We had booked for the carvery but it was nearly all gone by 7 ( finishes at 8pm ). There was No turkey and no fresh veg coming out of the kitchen . The place in general looked tatty and run down . Ripped seats and no matching sets of chairs around the tables . I would say it’s probably changed hands several times from back in the day ( when it was a bonza find). My glass had someone else’s lipstick on it ! Sorry but it’s a no from me Simon. Definitely needs some love injected.

Meat was nice. Potatoes were cold. Hardly any very to choose from we had carrots, peas, red cabbage and cauliflower cheese (there was no cheese)

The Trading Post. Like Boddington's, it neither excited nor disappoints. The carvery has to be their strength, their steaks their weakness. Either way, meals here - including venue, parking, location also speed and quality of service - are a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

Not massively busy, however no check backs, 2 main courses substandard and 45 minute wait for main course. 15 minute wait for a drink. This place has gone down hill

Carvery was awful and very messy, not enough vegetables had to wait for some of them, the meats we at the end of their life and dry, stuffing was great..... a few of them and I could pave my garden! Carver needs to keep the area cleaner and to keep up the supply of vegetables Marks out of 10 ..... 3

Staff and management are extremely professional and I’d say they live and breath for the trading post hence why Orr’s a lovely place to go as we are all treat like family there

Quite regular visitors and never had a bad experience. Staff are always fantastic, in particular this evening Claire was great, going above and beyond to ensure our food order had gone through correctly and ensuring my unnoticed mistake of ordering my girlfriend a “lighter” burger option was corrected (trust me this saved me a lot of hassle).

Stopped off on our journey west along the A14. We decided to try the weekday carvery and it did not disapoint. Delicious! All the staff were polite and friendly, especially the young lady behind the bar and the young lad serving on the carvery. (Lunchtime 24/2) We look forward to our next visit.

I use the trading post regularly when I visit Kettering the menu is basic but enough to choose from service is always great and the food is very tasty and good value

Had a Family Lunch Today food and service excellent thanks to all.x

The team was helpful and efficient food was good value and good quality.

I never have any problems with the Trading post. Always find the staff friendly but professional and the food of a good standard. At just under £130 for 10 people it's a price that you can afford. Going there for my wife's 60th next month. The only thing is the alcohol free beers and ciders is ott price which can discourage drivers from staying sober

Popped in for a meal, Waited over an hour for our food went up to ask at the bar where the food was at, They replied with its a standard 45min wait for food then the lady on the bar seemed surprised when I said its been over an hour, After 10mins past and the waiter came out with our mains, So had to mention about our starter hasn't arrived so they took the mains away (felt sorry for the waiter), They looked fed up, Then after a long wait we finally got our starter, Food was okay well.... hot but the long wait for just a simple meal ruined our appetite, Will not be going back in too much of a hurry.

Waited 45 mins for food for two people , only one serving came out .asked for both at the same time ,10 mins later mine arrived but not the other, question where the other was ? ,"You said you didn't want it so we got rid of it " another 10 mins and a new serving arrived .mine was cold by then and uneatable.we left with mine uneaten on the table.

We went for a Sunday carvery only to be very disappointed, 2 options of veg and a very poor serving of meat

Good food. Excellent service especially since the place was extremely busy. I was impressed

We love the carvery, we visit as a couple or with the children several times a year and always enjoy it. Staff are friendly and the pub is generally clean for such a budget friendly establishment too. Keep up the good work!

A great place for a family meal, lovely friendly helpful staff offering great service and great food.

Food took 35 minutes to arrive. Burgers were very chargrilled and burnt and thats all we could taste.Didn't have time to return them as we had theatre tickets and we running out of time. Very noisy

A really good experience! Service was friendly and efficient. Carvery was honestly amazing. Fresh crispy roast potatoes and such tasty meats. Best carvery around

We had a lovely meal, and all staff we came into contact with was very polite and helpful, first time here was visiting the area, would go back again.

Booked a table for 17 for a 70th birthday with ages ranging from 18 months to 70 !! Staff were extremely friendly and very helpful which made it a truly special experience and lovely celebration. Food was excellent and piping hot. Will definitely be returning and would highly recommend!

As usual it was busy in there which meant there was a wait to order food and drinks. Once food order was placed we were able to enjoy the carvery straight away 😋 My only whinge was that the slices of meat were on the thin side (have been to other carveries where the slices are thicker). But the service, variety of vegetable dishes and dessert menu options are good 😊 left feeling satisfyingly full!

Service was very good and fast, all the staff were very helpful and polite. Food was lovely, all round 10/10 experience

All the newer staff that have made a positive impact have made the training post a far better environment! The Poker nights are great, food is delicious and a warm place to be. (They also let you bring your dog in) another reason to go!

Very busy so glad we booked. We had the carvery it was all very nice. With it being so busy they were keeping up with bringing fresh vegetables etc. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Came here for dinner with my grandparents. There was a vast choice on the menu and plenty i could have as a vegetarian. The meals did take quite a long time to come out, which is why i knocked off a star, however it was at a peak time.

Unfortunately like our previous visit we had to wait to check in for our reservation, wait at the bar to be served and wait for our food to arrive, there was 7 of us eating and the first meal to arrive was finished by the time the last one arrived

I booked online, easy to book. The carvery we had, it's was 11 out of 10.the staff are very helpful. Trading post is a great pub.

We looked at carvery and decided it looked like it had been there since lunchtime. We opted for mixed grill average chicken looked pale, steak overcooked for rare, arrived with no fried egg which came after, sausages were cremated. Staff helpfully and friendly. Sadly 10 years ago this used to be the best carvery in Kettering certainly not now.

Ordered steak medium rare was burnt sausage burnt ,told waitress never came back £17 for the worst mixed grill ever had will not be returning there.

Fabulous staff really friendly and welcoming

Tried to order on the app it was just spinning on the payment page forever so ended up going to order at the bar. Ordered food, we had mac and cheese which was lukewarm inside also had the soup which had been sat under the warmer for a long while that the butter had melted to a runny mess when opened, the advertised half a baguette was 2 small slices of baguette that were dry. Over all not the best experience and the waiting staff were too busy to check back on us.

long wait , food overcooked, stick to carvery in future if one. picture attached of a medium rare steak? NOT

Cheeseburger was burnt to a crisp. Was sat on a tiny table for grown men, like a kids table with wooden chairs. Meanwhile loads of comforted chairs/tables around empty. Assume the waiter just thought oh 3 guys let's just shove them on the bad table. Took an hour to be given our burnt burgers and 10 chips for £13. Biting into the burgers was like biting into a rock. Horrendous.

Had to wait over an our for our food, one meal came out 10 minutes after the other. Steak was tough and gristly soggy chips

Had a lovely carvery here today. The beef was so tender. Plenty of fresh vegetables and a nice big Yorkshire pudding. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. Will be here again soon.

I know pomni but I don't know what to say to my mom and I hope you have a good day

Roast dinner bland, meat stood too long. Expensive drinks.

Very busy every time we have visited at weekends, so booking would be advisable

First time here on our way out of Kettering back to London. Had a great carvery and enjoyed it a lot. Staff were friendly and attentive.