Whitehouses in Bassetlaw

Great little quaint pub, welcoming staff and great home cooked food

Sunday lunch was nice and plenty of chose would go back again

Excellent service 1st time but won't be the last......various menu

Ellie and Ava and caitlyn were magnificent cannot recommend enough ❤️

Came in for the steak night on Tuesday had 2 lovely steaks cooked to perfection with 2 drinks at £38 it was 100% worth it would definitely come back to try again loving the new owners

Bad experience unfortunately!!!!, always address concerns & issues in person rather that write a bad review but after addressing my issue with the management their explanation was unacceptable and needs addressing before someone else gets trapped the way we did. The food wasn't that good to be fair but would never send food back , just wouldn't return. We had two very tough steaks that came out cold and the chips were stale and had been re heated but we're reasonably priced and so reflected the quality. But after fetching the bill to the table ready to pay we saw the bottle of wine we had was £38 for the bottle. We appreciate and don't expect to pay £8 supermarket prices in a restaurant but never in my life have I paid more than £21 for the very same wine elsewhere. Clearly thinking this must be a mistake I returned to the bar to ask if there had been a mistake only to be told it was correct, I then asked to speak to the owner and someone came to me explaining that they are tied to a brewery and they have to pay £30 for that bottle , but iv done the research and they pay alot less than £30 and do appreciate they have tax on top but still doesn't make it anywhere near £30. I can hear some saying now, why didn't you ask the price before ?, how many ask the price of drinks before ordering?. Hopefully this issue will be addressed before anyone else feels taken advantage of.

Booked for a large party of 23, the food and service was excellent, the staff went all out to accommodate us aswell as dealing with other customer's. Will be booking there again

This restaurant has changed ownership and the web site and menu is totally different from that currently found on search. It is now just pie and burgers

Went the 25th Sept for my partners birthday, booked by my son who had been before with the previous owners. What a disappointment. Food was cold. There was a few young men near the bar swearing and no one told them . We had my young granddaughter with us. They'd lost the blow torch for the crem brulee so was rubbish and left it. I did call the next day and spoke with the owner, who to be honest half heartedly apologised and did say he'd had a few complaints. All I can say is we won't be back . Felt for my son who paid for the whole meal, not worth it at all

Really nice meal. Great variety of food for your budget. Cooked well. Calm atmosphere. Value for money. Happy to accommodate as I have intolerances. Would definitely come back again if I’m in the area.

Lunch time food was amazing. Sadly dinner time food was awful and the ice cream very gritty The atmosphere and service was great.

Absolutely stunning food, great beer and Very attentive service. Great lunchtime menu for the smaller appetite and very good value at £14.00 for two courses. The main menu is also available and having had the pie of the day we'll definitely be back. Real chips, proper mushy peas and a homemade chicken ham leek and stilton pie that had me stuffed but impressed 😁

A great place to visit and the food is really good

Had a lovely carvery, loads of veg, homemade yorkies, mashed potato was starting to colour which let it down but loads of meat (I chose lamb) made up for that as I'm not a mash fan anyway. Great roast potatoes too. We had the child/senior roast for £6.95... absolute bargain and definitely going back 😋

Great place to eat- food is fab, team are excellent and the best homemade pies ever!

We had a lovely carvery yesterday though some of the food wasn't quite as warm as I'd like but it was delish. The puddings were amazing and the service was fantastic. A lovely time was had by all and the plate size Idea was a stroke of genius! Pay for a plate size, not what you have. Perfect! Lovely atmosphere and definitely one to return to.

Under new management, the exterior now looks welcoming and clean for a summers day/evening drink outside. Inside we received a warm and jovial welcome. The atmosphere was light and airy and they had no problem with us being early for our reservation. The staff are very accommodating. Drinks and food are reasonably priced and very tasty! We had a wonderful evening! We look forward to trying their ice cream station!

Limited menu at the moment but quality very good

Lovely Sunday carvery. Nice choice of meats, lovely veggies and huge Yorkshire puddings! The most delicious gravy that you can smell as soon as you walk in. Will definitely be back!

Booked for a late Sunday carvery lunch and was assured when booking that food was brought out fresh regularly. Rude girl showed us to our table, we felt as if we were a nuisance just being there, then never returned to take our drinks order so I had to go to the bar where the staff were all chatting. Decided to have a look at the carvery we were supposed to eat, a small piece of very dried out beef and an even smaller piece of drier looking turkey, doubt both pieces weighed more than 250g between them, and some slushy, grey looking vegetables that had obviously been sat around for a long time. Needless to say we left and went to eat somewhere else. Won’t bother returning, there are much nicer and friendlier places to eat at in Retford.

Update - June 2024. Carvery lunch. Good value meal. Wellcokked except for possibly frozen Roasties letting the side down. Staff professional, accommodating & helpful. BE AWARE The GOOGLE DISPLAYED CONTACT TEL. NO: IS INCORRECT AS AT June '24. Useful system if table booking is in 1 hour slots, which enables the staff to effectively manage table allocation for the next party. Book as many hours as you want. You still won't be rushed from your table. It just gives staff a better way to estimate when tables will be free for customers requiring them after you. Seems sensible to me. Cannot speak to food taste or quality. Menu seemed pretty basic pub fare. Place itself was slightly soulless. Bit ,ok for a quiet drink. Clean & orderly. Staff very pleasant, Talkative & helpful.

Only stopped for drinks but nice to see this place back as a real pub again. Carvery looked good even though we weren't eating

Google is obsessed with asking me how this place is when I literally just walk past it. I do plan to go though sometime. Now stop asking please

The food was out of this world, absolutely brilliant

Food was really good, unlike the service. Shame. Will give them the benefit of the doubt and try again.

Amazing food, it's been a while since I could find a place that cooked 10oz rump steak medium-rare the first time, the homemade chips were amazing too, it was beautiful. The grills were just as great and filling. Not to mention the desserts; lemon meringue pie, sticky toffee pudding and my choice of chocolate cake and cream, soft, squishy, chocolatey goodness in a bowl. Will definitely return again.

Great new management, very attentive great pub grub!

Great food, friendly, attentive and helpful staff, well definitely be back, it's great to see it open again.

Given this is a fairly new business, it isn’t going to last long with the big mouth barmaid. Spoke to me and several other customers like dirt. I think she really needs to assess her choice in working in this industry. Plain rude!

Under new management the Whitehouse Retford serves an A rating for Sunday Dinner. gammon , beef, and lamb on the carvery on the day. Full vegetables, leek cabbage amazing great English dinner with great service and an amazing atmosphere. Just go take the family you'll be stuffed.

Absolutely rude and lack of care. Table booked for 6 people at 6:30. Only 5 places, then when we got our food and finished we were then told that we had to move. It was 7:37 we had finished food 10 mins before and never got asked if we wanted dessert. Moved onto a table near the bar and it was so unstable that it made it hard to drink. One of the waitresses then had a meltdown behind the bar and broke down in tears due to being messed about. Big girl behind the bar arguing in front of customers is classy Won’t be back!!! Ruined my night

Excellent Sunday carvery. Meat slices are a bit thin, but very tasty. Great choice of vegetables and potatoes. Delicious!

Food was excellent had a while to.wait for pudding but they had only just opened will definitely be going back

Excellent new owners and food . Home cooked food at its best . Mother’s Day carvery with desserts wow wow. Red hot carvery tasty would highly recommend. . Great meal great atmosphere .

Relaxed atmosphere , service was polite and attentive, food wasn’t spectacular although tasty it wasn’t as expected based on menu / price. Standout are the chips , let down by the soup (bread no butter, watery)and general refinement- lacking on the expected seafood specials

The staff were very attentive and friendly. 5 of us had lunch, but the menu was far more elaborate than the end product. My venison haunch was tough, and the cheesecake was more like a mousse. One vegetarian had the nut roast but the stuffing was very much like sage and onion in texture. £40 per head..too pricey for what we had. The vegetables were tasty. It could have been memorable, but the reviews surpassed the reality.

Beautiful restaurant, fabulous food, wonderful hosts. Highly recommended

Under new ownership. You can pop in for drink now, or sit at the bar pre and/or post dining...something you were unable to do during stewardship of the previous owners. Altogether a much more pleasant experience, and worthy of support from patrons old and new.

Lovely food , great service, nice atmosphere, not rushed to eat your food would recommend 👍👍

Super evening. Food was delicious, service first class and wine excellent. Great value for money. We’ll be back soon.

Great place to eat, good quality food & really helpful and friendly staff.prices are on the high side and for a pectasarian the menu was limited, hence the dropped star.

Had dinner here over the weekend. Food was delicious! Definitely recommend the prawns. Sunday roast was fantastic. Ed and Jane are wonderful hosts and make everyone feel at home.

The food is absolutely incredible!!! Such a wonderful and friendly spot for a meal and drink! The prawns are insanely good. Love this place :)

Lovely fish lunch with friends. Lots to choose from the extensive menu. Not cheap but very good Tonight may 12 went for evening meal very good meal and service

We went to The Whitehouses for a bank holiday lunch yesterday and we would highly recommend it to anyone appreciates exceptionally good food. The owners are very friendly, knowledgeable and professional. The atmosphere is inviting, relaxing spacious. If you have not been before i would encourage you to try the food.

Excellent food 😋 and the wine was not to bad either highly recommend the moules

Sadly over priced and under- whelming.The pie was all hard pastry and little else and the wild bore sausage and mash was tasty but looked lost on the plate.

Such a welcoming atmosphere! Brilliant service and amazing food!

Really lovely food. The service was beyond excellent it was really attentive. I will definitely recommend and return.

Went for Mothers day 19/03/2023 Absolutely beautiful lunch Prawn cocktail superb, Lamb cooked perfectly and great choice of vegetables to accompany Creme bruilee to finish Coeliac OH catered for with excellent knowledge Would highly recommend

Our first visit to the whithouses, a mothering Sunday treat, it was fabulous. We were a large group who received such a the warm welcome, the staff and owner provided an excellent service, the food was delicious and top marks also for the presentation. Thankyou, we will most certainly be visiting again.

So good to see this lovely pub/restaurant with Friendly Faces at front of house. We have had some fabulous meals here now after banning ourselves a few years ago because of the extremely rude Previous manager. All that is in the past, he's moved on to upset people elsewhere! Now we have an excellent combination of new owners who make you Totally Welcome and along with a good and interesting wine list, the food is tremendously good (superb venison, fish & chips and steak and nothing ovetly fussy) with smiley, attentive (but not in a pestering way) service and the big bonus.... if you want to open another bottle or have a port or brandy after your meal, they bring it with a smile and you're welcome to stay as late as you like without having to stand in the car park. BRING IT ON, Edward, Jane and the team!

We visited the Whitehouses at the weekend for a meal to celebrate my birthday. I have to say that it was excellent. The food was very tasty and the service was superb. Lovely wine and well kept ale - I would definitely recommend a trip!

When I booked the table, I asked if they have an A La'Carte menu on a Sunday and was informed they do as well as the Sunday lunch carvery. When we arrived I asked for the menu only to be told they only have a Sunday lunch menu plus a specials board. Rather disappointed but we stayed and ordered. It was my daughters Birthday (they drove from Barnsley). Mains were Beef, Pork and Venison. Whilst not cooked badly, the meats were hard to cut with the blunt knives, the venison chewy though. No one came to the table to ask if were enjoying the meal. We all (4)decided to have Crème Brule but were informed they had sold out. I feel the pricing did not reflect the quality of the plates. I was wanting the slow cooked beef cheeks from the other menu.

Great place really loved the food

Sunday lunch - very good quality and choice. Friendly and welcoming, look forward to trying lunch and midweek evening experience.

Absolutely fabulous. The beef cheeks were one of the best things I have eaten in a long time. Service was excellent. The owner was great fun and all the staff were superb. Will absolutely come again.

Visited last night as a table of four, our first visit to the white houses! We will definitely be returning, from the moment we arrived we were greeted with a very warm welcome by a friendly, chatty team; from the decor to the staff friendliness, the food to the drinks, everything was absolutely amazing. We were served by younger hosts and they were so polite and could not do enough for you. 5 star service thank you team Whitehouse!

FOH staff were very welcoming and attentive, need a little more training on drinks. Food was excellent beautifully presented, clean and well lit.

Owner was more than accommodating when we arrived without booking in advance, managing to fit us in even though they were busy. Friendly and welcoming staff too.

Now under new management, great service. I would definitely recommend a visit 😊

New owners. Food is exemplary. Looking forward to returning.

Our large family of 15 visited. We pre booked and were given the snug room for seating. Our ages ranged from 2 to 75. We all enjoyed our meals immensely. We had the roast beef, belly pork and sea bass as adults and the kids had Goujons and fish and chips. Everything was superb! Portions, presentation and service. The new owners could not do enough for us and we were very well looked after. The deserts were simple and classic but very well done. If you want great Sunday dinner done really well come here. The new owners were 6 weeks in and this was a superb experience!

We were out to help celebrate our friends 70th birthday the landlord was very welcoming and the staff friendly and efficient nothing was to much trouble, the food was very good the steaks were cooked to perfection, a good time was had by all.

Very good Sunday lunch, polite staff traditionally dressed which is nice to see, very pleasant and genial host/proprietor. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

It is a long time since we ate here and it was refreshing to be met and served by welcoming and friendly staff. The food was excellent, the beer was good and we all had a lovely evening. Thank you

Amazing food , The new proprietors Ed and Jane really have pulled out all the stops, we had 3 courses and all 3 were so so tasty...I had the partridge goujons to start with Beef Cheek for main and Cornflake tart for dessert, My wife had the Soup of the day to start, Seabass for main and Apple crumble, A Nice relaxed atmosphere with a separate bar area away from the seating for meals..Good selection of drinks as well..The new owners opened the doors on 14th September 22 so any negative reviews prior to this date should be ignored.

Fantastic dinner for a large group of us. Edward and his staff were very friendly, flexible and helpful. Delicious meal, with ingredients locally sourced. Relaxed atmosphere was great for a stressed pre-wedding party. Would definitely visit again.

Fantastic. Lovely welcome, great food served by friendly staff. Loved it. Will return. Thank you for having us. Martyn

Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and great food

My partner and I stumbled across this gem of a restaurant last week when we were passing through. The food was absolutely first class, very friendly staff and a warm inviting atmosphere. Highly recommended and I hope we get the chance to visit again soon!!

Enjoyed the opening mighty Good luck see you soon

Thanks guys for the invite to attend the pre opening event. Atmosphere and quality of food was top rate, but didn't expect anything less!!! Wishing you all the very best of luck.

Great food, great service and lovely staff. Will definitely go back.

I would love to visit this restaurant, however I've been ringing for the last 3 days now and no one is answering. Have you changed the number?

Excellent food, lovely surroundings

Excellent food, varied choice to suit most people, nice to have game on the menu, I can recommend the rabbit.

Food absolutely amazing, highly recommend 👌🏻 one of our favourite places to eat.

Used to be good. Gone downhill. Will never return overpriced & substandard food. The scallops was full of sand discusting unedible. Way better restaurants than this will spend my money elsewhere.

Absolutely worth seeking out. Had a fantastic meal for my dads 71st. Food and drink was excellent and the guys looked after us superbly. 100% would recommend. We’ll be back very soon

If your a sea food lover like me don't miss this place food was excellent our waiters were very attentive

Had a lovely meal here this evening with family and friends! All the food that was ordered looked delicious, but the beer-battered fish and chips was to die for! The batter was really light and tasty and the chips were excellent! It's not the cheapest, but the food was truly excellent, and speaking purely for myself, the completely clean plate I left spoke volumes! Highly recommended!

Good food and service as always.

Fab service, great food, very fresh. Will definitely be returning.

Fabulous food. Fish pie delicious.

Good selection and absolutely beautiful food will be going again very soon

I had the Christmas menu and it was delicious. The restaurant was looking festive and there was a good atmosphere. Throughly enjoyed being there.

If you're willing to wait a little longer, the food is incredible and worth it

Food was delicious . Big portion sizes too great value for money definetly return

Absolutely beautiful, if u like your seafood, this is the place for you

Amazing food, lots of choice and huge portions. Everything from sea food platters to game pies and all the favourite tradional dishes as well. Can't comment on desserts as always too stuffed from starter and main but again I know there's a great selection. Very popular so book well in advance, you won't be disappointed.

The food was absolutely amazing, great menu and it was a lovely restaurant. It would have been 5 starts but I knocked off a couple of stars because of the manager/staff as when we arrived they stood and glared at us as if we'd inconvenienced them and didn't greet us at all. I had been warned about the miserable guy but was surprised at just how unfriendly he and his wife(?) made the atmosphere. We were served efficiently without a smile, until the older lady took over our service and she was really lovely - lets hope she stays. I would recommend this place due to the food but do not expect a welcome, never mind a warm welcome!

Absolutely wonderful menu with a large variety of dishes. Beautifully presented and very well cooked. The staff were very efficient and friendly. A very well kept interior. Could not fault snd well worth a visit

Most of the staff members were really lovely, but we felt we were spoken to rudely when they told us they needed our table for the next guests. The starter platter was beautiful. The main meal of partridge was dissappointing. My son in law had steak in which this was not cooked to his liking. He asked for medium. Parts of the steak was rare. The cooking was not consistent. Prosecco drinks was the only choice in which we dislike prosecco. We were spoken to rudely when we went to pay. Over priced.

Most amazing food. Very attentive staff but could reign back on the table visits I think. The garden room room was simply beautiful 😍

Lovely food. Downside can be the mood of the staff/owners, which is hit and miss and can be uncomfortable. Such a shame, I'd give it 5 stars otherwise. You almost feel like you've done something wrong or are an inconvienience.

Super food, with a great choice. Excellent atmosphere. Brilliant service

Good food and service will be going again

Fantastic food to help celebrate a birthday!

Wow wow wow seafood heaven If you are a foodie and love amazing super fresh food from the length and breadth of England cooked by an expert artisan team delivered in luxurious surroundings with "at your posh aunties " level of sophistication and excellence in terms of making you feel at home and relaxed. This home away from home is a hidden gem, go try it I urge you as you will not be disappointed but don't tell your friends let's keep it our secret. 🙏 P.s This is a Family run oasis done properly other places need to visit and up their own game.