Whistle and Flute in North Lincolnshire

7 of us went last evening. Excellent food, we were all impressed with the value for money with the 2 for £20 offer. Huge portions and all enjoyed our meals. Will definitely return!

The Whistle and Flute is engraved in my memory due to the outstanding food, service and atmosphere. Prices are absolutely amazing especially in accordance with the fantastic quality. There aren’t enough superlatives that can be used to describe this establishment and I can’t wait to return again.

This was my second visit. There is a wide range of menu choices, something for everyone, and a mid-week special on Tues / Weds of 2x mains for £20..... We opted for this - fantastic value. My friend had a huge portion of fish and chips, and I had chicken parm and chips. Really big portions and very tasty. We both had a pud, too. Friendly and relaxed. Well worth a trip.

So friendly great food lots of it! Wine is good for the price the girls are lovely. Great for family lunch or tea out or even a gathering. Reasonable priced too. I would advise booking as it’s small but you can just walk in

The food and staff are lovely. The portion size of the food to the price you pay is excellent. Never had a bad meal or experience in the pub in the 3 years I've been going in.

We were a party of 19 for a special birthday and couldn't be happier with the customer service. Julie has been brilliant. The food was amazing and portion sizes VERY generous. It was brought out very quick so it was piping hot and we all ate together. We will deffo be going back soon.

Nice little pub But barmaid Courtney Very unfriendly and did not speak or smile Waited 10 minutes before we where served Just empty bar with no staff Very poor service Used to call in a couple of times a month But not now

Tried this pub for Sunday lunch recently. The food was good well cooled promptly served. My preference is for good vegetables with such and these were not. In an area where there are lots of local farms for veg it isn't difficult. The tables were a bit crowded in and the pub was nowhere near full but we were in early.

very disappointed, me and my husband both had burger and chips The chips tasted too dry. it could of been better.

Called in here today with my partner for food and we were not disappointed ! We both had the hunters chicken. The portion size of the chicken with lovely thick bacon on top was large & was fantastic. Very tasty sauce. The chip style wedges were very nice accompanied by delicious salad on the side. The staff were all very friendly and made us feel welcome. What a lovely place. We will return again.

Booked to stay here after a long day’s walking. Obviously it’s cheap so I wasn’t expecting much. Unfortunately it still managed to disappoint. Breakfast is charged on top of the room rate, and I pre booked it when I arrived. I’ve just been for my breakfast to be told that the chef thought that the previous customer was from my room so there was no breakfast available. The shower leaked, there was muck on the carpet and the room smelled of toilet cleaner. I’m just waiting for my train home and the housekeeper has repeatedly tried my door and finally asked me what time I’m going to leave. I can’t recommend this place.

Best service and best food. Staff were really lovely. Nothing was too much trouble. We needed takeaway tubs as we had a train to catch and it was no problem. We will definitely be back

Just had a truly great garlic mushroom starter, followed by an 8oz sirloin perfectly cooked and a great apple crumble and custard. All at a reasonable price, and excellent portions. I recommend this place to anyone. It also provides good clean accommodation, at reasonable prices.

July’s Tapas night. Wowee, what a great night! To start off with staff were very friendly and happy to help even though being rushed off there feet. Food was great my favourites were the salmon and dill croquet and the tacos both cooked to perfection. Hope more of these theme nights continue.

Happened to have a 90 minute wait between trains at Barnetby, so popped in here as it is literally at the bottom of the steps of the railway station. There were lots of food options on the specials boards, so we decided we would eat here. Both of our meals were excellent value (off the 2 for £16 board) , as much as we could eat, and were tasty and well prepared. The Doom Bar was in excellent form, as good as any I have tasted, and the bar staff were helpful and friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone, and we will be deliberately breaking future train journeys at Barnetby purely to eat here again.

Stayed here 2 nights for business reasonable rates...rooms comfortable..although tv did not work..didn't have even meal so cannot comment on food. Breakfast looked OK not sure if it is value for money though. Appears to be reasonably well run but not sure if focus from host is on rooms or pub? Coop x road which stocks all thgs convenient....and train stat adjacent to pub. Parking available although was quite busy at all times not sure if cars were patrons or locals.

Went for a birthday party would never eat here again I had lasagne there was no meat it was awful when asked if everything was OK I said no and explained about my meal was never offered a discount or free drink ect never even apologise just said ye told the chef so I would not recommend going here to anybody I know

I was at Barnetby station - about 30 yards away! - all day taking photographs fully equipped with sandwiches and a flask. But I'd heard that the Whistle and Flute was good so I thought I'd nip in for a quick lunchtime pint. One look at the menu convinced me to stay a little longer and so it was a while later that I left, after two pints of Doom Bar, a "small" portion of steak & ale pie, chips 'n mushy peas with a latté to follow. It was all excellent and Lord knows how big the normal portion of pie is! Well cooked food, well-kept beer and friendly service - what's not to like? I wish I were going back to Barnetby again soon... Recommended.

I had an interview in the area so booked one night. I was offered a week's work on the spot so extended my stay. They kept extending my work, week by week. Julie the landlady was exceptionally helpful when i went asking every friday to extend my stay. If you were born with a silver spoon up your arse and think drinking water comes from a green glass bottle with french writing, this is not the place for you. However if you are an honest working man, who needs somewhere warm, clean, comfortable, friendly and extremely affordable, that happens to be less than 50 feet from the door to the pub, less than 50 yards to a railway station and less than a mile from a motorway, then this is the place for you. I have no hesitation in saying I would be happy to stay here again. I tried to think of one negative to balance the review and the only thing i could think of is, if your are in the furthest room from the main building the wifi signal is weak. But in the words of Arnold, "I will be back".

Had a lovely meal with my daughter and friend at Whistle and Flute. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Tables were set out spaciously and service to your table so covid rules being followed. The meal itself was delicious, my almost two year old tucked into steak and ale pie with mash potato, peas and gravy. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to eat out in a friendly and cosy environment.

Went to Whistle and flute for Sunday lunch. Very impressed with the COVID in place. Staff very friendly. Meal was gorgeous, we asked for something that wasn’t on the menu and they had no hesitation to provide what we wanted. Food was excellent and very good value. Definitely be going again.

Can't express how good the food, service and Covid-19 precautions were whistle and flute had gone above and beyond will definitely be visiting again 😊

A extremely friendly and welcoming pub the food was brilliantly presented gorgeous in taste plenty to choose from and reasonably priced i would highly recommend 👍

Had an excellent meal last night , fab friendly service and very good price ,chicken parmigiana was amazing

Excellent value for money. Will be coming again. Food very tasty, homemade Chips. All in alla fantastic experience.

We went out for lunch such a better atmosphere now it has been taken over by a Diffrent JULiE was verry nice food was great thanks

Called in here on the spur of the moment for lunch, having last visited some seven years previously. Pleasantly surprised to see nothing much had changed in the interim. A good selection of well priced dishes and whilst my first choice of a seafood trio was not available (due to the proprietor having gone to the fish market to buy fresh fish - always good to hear!) my second choice was a fine replacement.The service was prompt efficient and very friendly, it could not be faulted.Whilst this venue could not be called fine dining, it does not pretend to be and serves good quality dishes at very reasonable prices.Whilst the decor does not seem to have altered that much since my last visit it is still clean and welcoming.Overall a pleasant visit and I will not leave it another seven years to return.

The manager is called julie apparently,this women has no manners or social skills at all .how her staff for for such a horrible foul mouthed person is beyond me .shouting at staff whilst customers at sat eating .very classy.

A welcome stop before getting on the train, lovely friendly pub with great food and beer. Timothy Taylors and Worthingtons 🍻

Having eaten at the whistle and flute many times, but not for a while now. We decided to have a morning at Briggs's garden center and then chance a table at the whistle and flute for lunch on the way home before walking the dog. We arrived and ordered drinks and the restaurant was empty but decided to sit outside as we had the dog and it was a warm day. The girl behind the bar did mention that we could sit inside with the dog in the lounge area but not the restaurant side. We chose to sit outside. I took our drinks outside and mine was ok but my partners was a some form of Diet Coke when I had asked for a coke. The food came 45 minutes later!! Mine was cold and my partners was Luke warm. I had to go and get cutlery and condiments after our food was brought to the table. My partner asked for salad cream which arrived when she had nearly finished her meal. The girl working behind the bar was clearly clueless and had even taken our order incorrectly. Now after speaking to the manager/landlady I can understand why.I asked to speak to the manager and a lady came out to talk to me. From a very large distance shouted "what's the problem"? I waited until she actually came to the table to talk to her. After telling her my food was Luke warm and before saying anything else she started telling me it was hot and that she had prepared it and it was hot. I also told her about the mistakes with the drinks and the long wait. She told me that there was a plumber in the kitchen. Absolutely no one had mentioned this to us. The manages attitude was absolutely disgusting towards a paying customer. Having finished talking to her she disappeared back into the pub and then returned with the young girl from behind the bar and again after a confrontational conversation she decided to discipline the young gile in from of us and the turned back on us.This is a total lack of leadership and management. I now understand why the pub was empty of customers and having now reading the feedback from other customers I understand why. Thais is a shame as this pub use to be fantastic.I would never recommend this place ever and the landlady/manager should listen to her customers other than abuse them.There is absolutely more I could write but I feel that it would go on to long.

I believe the family’s meal was okay and mine was less than okay. The chicken on mine was tasty, but the rice had far too much salt! Therefore I couldn’t eat. I instantly felt excited by the ‘Skinny Whistle’ menu, but have to admit I was disappointed when I could only eat the few bits of chicken for £11.00. The place itself needs a good clean and refurb too. Staff are friendly.

We visited for a family meal and found it to be quite a experience. The restaurant itself was shabby and in need of a a good clean. The food took ages to come and wasn't great but having waited so long we didn't want to send it back to have to wait again. The girl waiting our table was really lovely but was constantly getting called back to the kitchen whilst trying to serve us and was clearly doing her best. the landlady must have been a professional boxer at some point in her life, very rude and intimidatiing We won't be returning.

Popped in for lunch whilst waiting for next train. Nice, clean pub, nice ambiance with back ground music playing and a great food selection. £6.95 for a lunch special was very good value and the food was tasty, homemade and well presented. Friendly staff too.

We were advised to give this place a miss but decided to take our daughter there for her birthday, what a terrible experience! We had to wait for over half an hour for the waitress to take our order and it wasn't even that busy apart from a load of resident contractors drunk and swearing at the bar, The tables and cutlery were dirty and the floor had probably never been cleaned in a month of sundays. When the only waitress eventually took our order, the food came 3/4 of an hour later, it was cold and tasteless, when my wife asked if she could change it for something else, the landlady went off on one! what language!!! Consequently we left with my daughter in tears. I would say I've had better food and service in a transport cafe.I cannot see how anybody could eat and drink in a health hazard as this place seems. Avoid!!

I want to start by saying some of the reviews for this place are very harsh. Yes it does need a bit of a spruce up, some of the furniture very worn but this is a family friendly local pub not a fancy restaurant. The menu had a varied choice and we all found something we wanted for both starters and mains. The food itself was delicious and well presented, not one complaint from any of us. Service itself needs some work, the waitress (yes the only one on a busy Saturday evening) was lovely but she was running around trying to cope with everyone and we heard a few comments about slow service although it was no fault of her own. A few things that would probably prevent us coming for a special occasion again but would be perfect for a midweek family meal.

Had an amazing afternoon with my family at the whistle and flute warm and friendly welcome . Fantastic menu all the favourites with a few surprises plus a host of specials boards to keep everyone happy, although it does make choosing tricky.Food presentation and quality of ingredients superb all dishes were full of flavour and with generous portions no-one finished feeling hungry. Relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant ment we were happy to stay longer than normal and even if you were only having drinks it's a nice space to sit in.A big thank you to all the staff for making our birthday lunch so enjoyable will definitely be returning soon as there's to many dishes to try

A group of 5 of us went here for Boxing Day dinner and it was lovely steaks was cooked to perfection pollo was lovely and the other two enjoyed everything on their plates , we all had starters and non of us could fault any of them , think people need to give this place another try barmaid was lovely and very professional at her job and a massive well done to the chef xx deffo going to go here again xx

Booked a table for Saturday evening. It wasn't very busy which was a bit concerning but the meal (main course only) that we had was very good indeed.

Bij binnenkomst kwamen we via de "verkeerde" deur binnen voor het restaurant. Die leidde naar de pub/bar, maar al snel was duidelijk dat we even naar het andere deel moesten, waar ook tafels waren voor te eten. Waren hier rond half 8, en het was nog steeds gezellig druk, ook aan de bar.

Oh dear what has happened to the Whistle and Flute. used to use this brilliant place a lot for lunch. Unfortunately haven't been able to go for a while (probably over a year).

We visited for a family meal last Saturday night and found it to be quite a miserable experience. The restaurant itself looked shabby and in need of a a good bit of TLC. The food took ages to come and wasn't great but having waited so long we didn't want to send it back to have to wait again. The lady waiting our table was really lovely but was constantly getting called back to the kitchen whilst trying to serve us and was clearly doing her best but run ragged. At one point we could hear what we assumed to be the landlady having a go at the staff in the kitchen but loudly enough for us to hear - very unprofessional and simply not nice for customers. We won't be returning.

The pub & accommodation is very worn & is in need of some tlc. Staff great, food great, bed comfortable, room decent Not the ritz but good value for money

It proved to be an average stay at the pub/bed and breakfast. Staff seemed quite helpful and the room average. Our room was on the first floor of the accommodation block. Beds and bedding not brilliant, Wifi in the room was useless, tv was a very small flat-screen, shower not good. I expected the rooms to be cleaned each day but it was just the bin emptied and every other day coffee/milk etc were refilled. Disappointed that the carpet was not vacumed and not enough towels were provided for two people. Is it also too much for the windows to be clean on the outside to at least an average standard. The ceiling needs to be updated. Looks like what I had in my kitchen back in the 1970s. The rooms need a lick of paint and a good clean. Overall, it was OK, but I think next time I will stay at the Travelodge- generally good value for money but more importantly clean and all of the above issues catered for the customers to a more satisfactory level.

My food didnt taste right I was sick the day after it really was an awfull experience also the Place is Dirty ....we will not be returning i think the Landlady was rude when i tried speaking to her she had an apron over her normal clothes ....and Just said im Busy sorry Love the Bar man claimed he was New ......I was Unimpressed

Seven others went for a family lunch and had a three course meal. service was a little slow but we didnt notice because we were too busy talking. we all enjoyed our lunch judging by the empty plates. it was really nice home cooked food. the staff were very friendly and pleasant and made us feel very welcome. we would go back there again.

Have eaten here many times over the years and gradually the interior has deteriorated. Can’t believe how tatty and shabby the owners have allowed the place to become. The carpet through the bar and restaurant is absolutely filthy - looks like grease has been trodden into it for years - indeed on the main walkway through to kitchen door the pattern cannot even be seen on the carpet as it is so filthy - hope the kitchen floor is cleaner. Food ok and staff are friendly but the scruffy interior puts you off eating there. Really hope the owners spend some money on it and spruce it up soon.

Friendly welcome at the bar, the tiniest of rooms such that drawers would not open and one side of bed was against the wall. Shower room good and bar meal was well cooked and presented with a good choice. Waiting staff very helpful despite being rushed off their feet with a large group of cyclists. Bar carpet and decor very tatty. A drag artist entertained those who were interested. Good "Full English" the next morning and sandwiches for lunch made on request.

Very disappointed went here for a birthday meal and left Hungary

So my wife and 2 small children and their grandparents, had the misfortune of staying here for 2 nights. On arrival we were asked if we wanted breakfast, which we booked for 8:30am. We arrived to have breakfast to find the hotel completely shut, there was another family that had been waiting since 8 am to get in for breakfast that ended up having to leave at 8:45 without having their breakfast, which they had paid for. Another couple had also booked breakfast for 8:30 and had the same thought as me, that the reason why it wasn’t open was due to the Karokee going on till gone 2am and the owner/landlady being drunk. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND DONT STAY HERE!!!

Popped in for quick tea, staff very friendly, fast efficient service and the food was outstandingly, would have no qualms recommending

Visited this pub on Saturday night with friends as we have dined here loads of times over the years, we were surprised we could get in at such short notice but after having our meal we realised why, this pub has really gone down hill it looked scruffy and grubby, there were 4 of us and not one of us enjoyed the food we basically ate what we could then left, we should have complained but we just wanted to get out of there as quick as possible, service was extremely slow waited at least half an hour for our starters, we are so disappointed as we used to enjoy the food.

Just had an absolutely lovely mothers day lunch with my daughters and partner. Service excellent and good piping hot and very good. Potato skins,2 garlic chilli king prawns and a prawn cocktail for starters, really tasty. Salmon for me and nice to see it look like salmon abd not a grey brick like some places ive been. Steak for 2 of the others and chicken strips for the other. Portions size really good. The cheesescake that i had for my sweet was beautiful and light. Thankyou one and all. Am sure a return visit will be on the books VERY soon

The staff were nice and friendly but we had a roast dinner and at £8.95 you expect everything to be fresh but the roast potatoes and the yorkshire's were of a frozen variety. The mash wasn't that clever either. Nicest part of the meal was the lovely beef.

Proper good Food very nice homemade and fresh rely enjoyed it great value for money under £10 for 4 course lunch pub is clean staff is friendly food served quick would definitely be back best pub for food in Lincolnshire highly recommend

We ate here on a Tuesday evening and noticed when we arrived there was an offer 4 courses for £9.95. We decided on this deal and were glad we did!

My wife and I stayed here for one night as it was cheaper than a round trip taxi from our home to the function we were attending a couple of miles from the hotel. The landlady made us feel really welcome and all the staff and locals were very friendly.

...as usually visit this place because it's different from the usual pubs in town(scunthorpe) and the food is good quality. One of them places we think to go for say a birthday etc, had some fab meals here previously, however after tonight's visit, it's not really worth the drive out.

We’re new to the village and tried this restaurant back in July 2017. But, it wasn’t a good experience and had no intention of revisiting! However, we we’re informed by a local we needed to revisit as the pub as been recently taken over and there are new chefs. So we gave it a try and the difference in food was quite remarkable. Freshly home cooked food, which was tasty and piping hot. The portion size was plentiful. Staff friendly and attentive, but not over bearing. The only down side is the restaurant is in need of a refurb, hence only 4 star. Will definitely go back.

Excellent service, food and price. Friendly and polite staff. Can thoroughly recommend the Whisle and Flute. Dr P

I can highly recommend, this lovely pub/resturant,

We booked to stay here for a trip to Lincoln Market in December (booked in August). Had heard great things about this place. Looked OK upon arrival and a couple of customers outside directed us where to check in.

We booked the Whistle and flute at quite late notice to attend a funeral plus extend our stay to catch up with friends.

Spending few days away to visit my sister. Looked for local place to eat, went in and asked if there was table available and there was.

Went to the whistle for the spiritual night and meal and had a fab time the food was delicious fresh and good quality ingredients cooked to perfection, the staff were very attentive friendly and couldn’t do enough for you , the landlady is lovely and should be very proud of what she has achieved couldn’t ask for a better night thanks Julie and all her staff recommend this pub to everyone x

I have used the Whistle & Flute many times over the years and was a bit concerned when in I read the poor reviews. We needn't have worried thou, the landlady & staff were more than attentive and couldn't do enough for you. The food arrived and was as good as it always has been in the past, usual large portions and not a frozen chip in sight !! I was especially pleased that chicken parmigiana is back on the menu . Only reason for 4 stars is it's in need of a desperate refurb, although I understand this is in the pipeline. We will be back again soon .......

My wife and I tried this after being recommended by a friend and also because we had a voucher.

A really all round great evening, we had a very nice meal in the restaurant before watching the act. We topped this up by booking a room (nice and clean) so we could fully enjoy the night we ended our stay over with a full english breakfast in the morning. Special thanks to the staff and management for making our stay enjoyable.

On entering, the pub was nearly empty and smelled stale and a bit fusty. There were no gluten free choices on the menu and the waitress appeared not bothered in asking the chef what they could make apart from as usual jacket potatoes, my son had steak he asked it to be medium rare and it was fairly well cooked! I had stir fry veg on a bed of noodles. I received the tiniest few veg on a bucket load of dry noodles and could not find the soy sauce on it!!! The yorkshire puds were frozen and not homemade and burnt and the pork was so fatty it was hard to find lean meat.

What a nice surprise! it's refreshing to enjoy good honest home cooking ,as opposed to factory frozen rubish as served by most chain venues. The menu is probably limited but offers a something that would suit most people and is changed frequently .Located in a small village, the eating hours are somewhat limited, but i can quite understand this.Staff are courteous and friendly .Overall good quality food and value for money. Definitely visit again.

Room very clean,staff were lovely especially Julie nothing was to much trouble, lovely breakfast would definitely stay again made to feel very welcome

Been wanting to try this place for a while as in the past heard a lot of good things about the place. Upon arrival we didn't know if we was in the right place, it was a Saturday night and the place was empty , not only was it empty it was filthy there was all food and other bits dropped on the carpet what clearly hasnt been hoovered in a long time and the place just looked run down in general . We should of ran for the hills then but by this point we was in our seats and the waitress kept asking us for our order not wanting to make a fuss or embarrass the lovely young waitress, we ordered our food. I had pate what I couldn't even spread over the bread it had big hard lumps in it and was tasteless, my boyfriend ordered prawn cocktail and after the first mouthful said this sauce tastes off! We both left the starters, we was thinking about cancelling the main but it was already on its way out, we had both ordered steak and chips what could go wrong?! .... Both went for medium steak , couldn't even cut it and when i finally did get a mouthful it was full of fat and tasteless and I spat it out, my sweet potato fries didn't taste like sweet potato fries (I mean you can go to aldi and buy a bag for £1 and put them in the oven for 20 minutes and there perfect so not sure how they can go wrong) my boyfriend said his chips was hard in middle like they was still frozen. Not been the type of people to ever complain my boyfriend said don't eat the meal we will pay for it and go somewhere else! I would never complain ever I hate confrontation but I said no you need to say something as the manager needs to know , we had got the train there what took 20 minutes and cost us £20 why should we pay for something we haven't eaten then have to pay for another meal! In between all this some other people walked in took one look at the place and walked out but the manager didnt take a blind bit of notice, to busy sat getting drunk at the bar!When we eventually got the courage to say something the manager come over instantly with an attitude, we offered to pay for the starters as we had not complained at that point and asked if there could be a good will gesture for the rest of the meal we haven't ate. My boyfriend said his chips was hard, so the manager then picked a chip up from his plate and squidged it in her fingers and said 'your telling me thats hard?'! Then asked us if we wanted the meals warming up! (Not now you've had ya grubby fingers on it love!) Her attitude was disgusting, she didn't once say sorry , she was absolutely awful and told us to don't bother paying at all! ... which was actually fine with us but we was trying to meet her half way!Then we had to wait half an hour for a train in the wind and rain as we didn't feel we could stay in there!Like I say we never complain about anything, and my cooking isn't the best at all but this food was awful and so tasteless and to top it off the way the manager spoke to us was awful! We had heard so many good things about this place, not sure if its changed hands, but we told a guy at the train station about what had happened and he was from Barentby and said he had heard the place had got really bad! Go at your own risk!!

Lovely food. Waitresses very attentive even though the restaurant was fully booked. Will definitely visit again

Such a shame. Cooked by someone who just did not seem to know how to give flavour to food. Pan searing gammon or pork should be a basic skill.

Four of us went in here for dinner 1 had pollo which was cooked to perfection 1 had chicken Stilton which was also very nice 1 had Cajun chicken again perfect and the other had chicken schnitzel again was perfect couldn't fault these meals in anyway generous portions sizes can't understand why this place gets negative reviews ( if you have a issue with the place or the food be an adult and discuss this with the manageress) don't plaster it all over here xx all I can say is what a nice place to eat in at xx

Popped in for quick drink Friday evening and was surprised how busy the place was. Had intended on eating at home but decided to try the food after a customer had ordered a mixed fish platter which looked really good, so I ordered one too and wasn't disappointed, lovely fresh fish and cooked to perfection, will definitely return.

I've been going to this pub for 20 years and always had great food....however tonight was not the case. I have to say this was by far one of THE worst meals I've had the misfortune to be served. Pollo Con Queso has been a long stable favourite from here for many years, but tonight it was horrendous, just chicken cooked in a tub of cream. No flavour at all. Salad with no lettuce leaves and a few chips. Asked to speak with management but told none were on site. After persuasion the managers son spoke with us who met some way to deal with complaint. Won't be going back here, what an absolute shame.

This pub has always been a firm favourite of mine from family meals to their lunch specials with friends but after visiting last week we wont be in a rush to return. I had heard disappointing comments recently but thought I would give it a go and make my own mind up how I wished I had listened. Long long wait for food wouldn't be able to nip anymore in a lunch break at work to meet friends... could see work groups there complaining about long waits. Once the food eventually arrived it was very disappointing. Chicken strips and chips always a firm favourite at the Whistle and Flute were all over cooked and verging burnt my son even left his chips which never happens. All meals received were well under par compared to this time a year agoOne young girl looked to be serving the bar and waitressing was polite and tried her best but she had to many people to deal with. The manager looked like she was cooking and was extremely flustered.Lets hope they turn things round as this was once a great pub

I was working in the area on business and stayed at the Whistle & Flute for six weeks. The rooms were very clean and reasonably priced. The restaurant was clean and the food was excellent. The staff were young, enthusiastic and very accommodating My overall experience at the Whistle and Flute was very enjoyable. I would not hesitate to stay there again when I visit the area

I have just arrived back from taking my friend for lunch. We have been here on many occasions and the food has been outstanding, and the service second to none. This did not happen today. We arrived on time where a young lady told us were our table was and asked if we would like a drink.Our drinks arrived quickly. We were offered a menu which I noticed was different from the one online( this had the same menu as before on previous visits, but has not been changed to new menu). Both my friend and myself wanted the lamb roast( as available on online menu) but was told that we could only have beef. We both ordered this to be told 10 minutes later that there was no beef because it had not been put on early enough for us to have it. We were then given the menus again and we both ordered steaks mine being Sirloin and my friend order Rib Eye. Another 20 minutes or so past when the young lady came back to say there was no Rib Eye Steak either. We were both surprised as the restaurant was not full only 2 other tables were being used.The meal arrived with the food pile onto plates that were to small. The steak was very tuff and hard to cut even with a steak knife,although it was medium rare and chips were very hard I could not eat mine. My friend said she did eat hers because she was so hungry. The chips were like they had been cooked before completely inedible. The salad was fresh though.When I went to pay I told the person behind the bar that I was disappointed with our food and she asked why and I told her, but all we got was sorry.It is a shame because this use to be a wonderful pub with good food and a great atmosphere I will not be going again in the future just a waste of money. Had better meals at some Hungry Horse Pubs.

Having visited here on a number of previous occasions and enjoyed lovely meals and service, albeit last visit was about 2 years ago, I was so embarrassed to have taken my visiting family after praising this place up to them to have to endure a 1 hour and 40 minutes wait and 3 times the single member of staff came out of the kitchen to apologise for not having items ordered. The food (I use the term loosely ) was diabolical and virtually inedible. We could not attempt to eat it. Other customers were continually complaining about their meals too. It appeared there was nobody overseeing the kitchen and no management to be seen, what's happened to this once lovely place. We will never go again.

The food I had today from the whistle and flute was spot on, admittedly the wait time was a little bit long but it was understandable due to the restaurant being full to the brim. I'm very picky when it comes to food so i usually struggle to find an affordable place to go out to eat that is to my liking, but it was very good for a pub and i would highly recommend to anyone passing threw the area.

My partner is allergic to wheat and is a vegetarian, so not easy to please, but the mushroom stroganoff suited her well and even I thought it was really nice, with a strong intense mushroom flavour, big thumbs up! I had an enormous mixed grill with tons of meat and couldn't finish it all, but it was all cooked to my liking.Heartfelt thanks to the owner for the hard work shes put in, as a lack of telephone and internet has caused them loads of hassle as she explained to us, due to a BT fault, so take cash if you go as the card machine wasn't connected due to the issue with the internet etc.We will definitely be coming back for more! Keep up the good work :)Blake & Debbie

It's our first visit here and we were looking forward to a nice pub meal. There was lots of things on the menu which were unavailable. So we both settled for the fish and chips.When it arrived it didn't look unappetising and bland. It was clear to see the oil needed changing. The fish itself was large and surprisingly very tasty, however the batter was thick and undercooked, and the chips over cooked. In the not to distant future this pub will be our local, we therefore hope this is the exception and not the rule.

I reviewed this establishment 6 months ago on my first ever visit, just for a drink, giving what was quite simply an honest view of what I encountered. (why do otherwise ?) For my pains, I was rewarded with a smug, sarcastic, self-satisfied and over-sensitive response from someone with the unlikely name of Adios, inviting me to never visit here again. In the intervening months I have, therefore, returned here 4 times when in the area ( I’ll eat / drink / spend my money where I want, thanks ), with either friends or work colleagues, and I’d like to put the record straight ( or straight-er )The food - minus a couple of dishes that were served not quite as piping hot as might have been expected - is every bit as good as many have previously commented on : decent sized portions, a good range of choice and clearly a chef with imagination. Certainly no “formulaic” meals here, and that is to be welcomed.The prices are perhaps a bit above average but maybe that is the “rural factor”, I don’t know, but they are not exorbitant. However, drink prices ( for beer, can’t comment on other formats) are very reasonable indeed so that offsets it pretty well.However, one view that I cannot amend, much at least, is that the staff really haven’t been very engaging, or particularly welcoming, at all, or given much impression of “having a good day” on any visit. Smiles don’t seem to be part of the “person specification” But overall the food quality makes it worthwhile for a good meal, and I’ll keep coming…. and spending.

Just had dinner this evening, the main meals were a bit disappointing. Had the service not been good the review would have been 2 start. I had the prawn cocktail starter which was good, my wife had the Brie which was good but a rather larger serving. Kids pasta went down well. Main meals not so good tho. I had the salmon in Hollandaise sauce which was missing the sauce. My wife had the prawn stir fry which had far too much sauce, it had the noodles and veg swimming in the sauce and was far too spicy for a normal sweet chilli. We didnt have to wait long for the meals and they had bread before the starters. Service was fine from the two waitresses that we saw.

We visited as a family group of 9 for an evening meal. There is a good amount of choice on the menu at reasonable prices as well as a set fixed price menu.Service was good as was the food quality.Would come again.

Food was very good and staff friendly, but when full they struggled to keep up with orders, waited 45 minutes to have our order taken and another 45 minutes for food

We came on Sunday 23rd. I had the stir fried duck with noodles. It was ok. It would of been better with less sauce as I had more sauce then noodles which made it very gloopy and sloppy. The children's sausages were very chewy but they loved there mash and veg. The pork schnitzel was dry. Then to top it off we ordered puddings. 4 chocolate puddings, 3 crème brûlée and 1 vanilla cheesecake. To then be told 5 minutes later they didnt have enough chocolate puddings and nothing chocolate related to replace this. Also the créme brûlée's were served freezing cold and without the sugar topping being blow torched. The worst créme brûlèe I've ever had.

The location and appearance of this pub/restaurant are, let's say, unprepossessing. Don't be put off, I called in for a meal as I was staying within walking distance. I had Schnitzel with twice-cooked chips, peppercorn sauce, and veg. The Schnitzel was better than any I've eaten, including in Germany and neighbouring Germanic countries! The chips were also the best "thick " ones I've ever tasted, and the veg. nicely "al dente" too. Do give this place a try, the young waitress was charming and kind too!

Visited with some work colleagues a couple of weeks back and whilst it was all okay it didn't really stand out as anything as special as it seems like it tries to be based on serving food on wooden boards, slightly above average prices and a need to explain that eggs are from hens. I had a black pudding starter and it was pretty good, a very promising start. The other starters were also good and very generous portions. The mains were not as impressive. I had meat pie and it was good, but at 13 or 14 pound I was expecting a bit more as you can get really good pies in most places for less than a tenner. A couple of colleagues had steak which were both over cooked and also served on wooden boards which resulted in having to leave the sauce in the servicing pot and dipping the chips in it. The others were okay but just a bit overpriced. Overall we had a decent meal and as such I have given a generous 4 stars. I will definitely try it again as certainly potential.

We ate here for my aunt's birthday at the weekend. We were a party of 7 and had booked in advance. Despite this, on arrival we were informed that the bookings had all been made at the same time and that we would be unable to place our order till the Chef was ready. Despite it being very chaotic I really cannot fault the service of the two waitresses who must have been very stressed out and had their work cut out for them because of the booking errors.When our food eventually did arrive it was worth the wait. Despite the chef having a backlog of orders the presentation of all the courses was superb with everyone agreeing their meal was delicious. I really also have to give credit to the chef who had his work cut out for him, had to put up with some really rude and aggressive customers but despite this took the time to come around every table to have a quick chat and check that everything was okay with our meals - you really don't get that type of service at many places these days.All in all, despite the wait and chaos, it was a lovely meal with excellent service. The only thing I would say is that whoever is in charge of bookings should pay much better attention next time. To cause undue stress to your staff as a result of your mishap was really unfair and wasn't nice as a customer to witness either.

Although we spend the winters in Spain, I am looking forward to my weekly Tuesday lunches with family. Great food and we are always well looked after

We decided to call in on the spur of the moment and so pleased we did.The portion size was very generous and the food itself was brilliant.I had the Black pudding Bon bons and the Trio of pork, which I would highly recommend.My husband had the cheese melt followed by Burger ( which was HUGE ).The service was warm and welcoming and a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Just had a very disappointing visit for a family Sunday lunch. We have visited many times before and have previously rated the food very highly. On this occasion my children were expecting to be able to choose their meal as they would normally to find that there were no listed children's options. When we asked if they could have a small plate option we were told that they could only do that for a few options on the menu. So my 9year old daughter who wanted a burger was offered the adult meal at the adult price. My children did not enjoy the meal which was made worse as we had to wait a long time to be served.We were hoping to make this our weekly treat but will not be going back with the children. The food when it came was ok but I couldn't help but feel that the chef was more interested in appearance than flavour. The only positive was the waitress and bar staff who were very friendly and accommodating.

Treated to a meal out by son and new daughter-in-law who live locally, when visiting them last week. Quality food, good range of options on the menu, served hot and fresh and very good portions, clearly a good chef as I see has been remarked on before. Will definitely call again next visit albeit it will doubtless be my turn to pay for the "treat :-) One comment I would add, though, is that I also found the staff somewhat off-hand and lacking in any warmth or welcome, which I see has been previously noted. However, I can probably live with that when the food is as good as this

Called in for a meal,and what a fantastic meal it was.Had starters of leek and potato soup and black pudding bonbons,very hot and tasty.Main course of trio of pork and chicken parmigiana,they were beautiful in both taste and presentation.We were served by very friendly polite staff,an asset to any business Will definitely be going back to try more of the extensive menu,plenty of specials available too.

Called in without prior intentions as missed connection and had 90 minutes to kill on the desolate wind tunnel that is Barnetby station, and looked at TripAdvisor for a local pubWell..... a totally underwhelming reception from a miserable barmaid. It's an unattractive, dark, pub and it was cold.Plus points - blindingly cheap Black Sheep and toilets that were a lot better than another recent review suggestedOtherwise - complete non-event

Whilst a bit off the beaten track, this is a warm and welcoming pub/restaurant. I have been here a few times and have never been disappointed. Excellent friendly service, great food and a good menu choice. Expect good portion sizes and great value for money.

First visit in a few years. Never had a bad meal here but on hearing who was now the chef decided to visit again. Steak cooked just how I like it and the service was excellent. Keep up the good work.

We use the w&f regularly. Recently we commented on the poor cleanliness of the gents toilet and we were assured our comments would be passed on. One week later, no change. Grimy sink, stained urinals. Hot air drier has disappeared, but there are sometimes paper towels. Come on w&f you can do better!