Woodys Bar and Lakeview Restaurant in South Kesteven

Have just been to their firework display. What a fantastic evening. Very well organised. Plenty of refreshments although I would say they maybe need another one of two outside bars. The main bar was rammed! Worth the £5 each for entry. We’ll be back!

Lovely venue- came for a picnic with our 2 grandsons, one has special needs, we asked the staff if they minded us having a drink outside and eating our own prepared picnic. We were quite prepared to buy some drinks! We wanted to be able to enjoy the outside and not stress out our grandson or cause any disruption inside. She said no, it's licensed premises....we eventually found a bench near the lake- no table, we managed but it was not ideal. There were no shortage of tables......pity a little more consideration could have been given to those less fortunate....

Took my elderly mum for a meet-up with some of her friends. They chose Woody’s as it was central for them all. However, it is not very accessibility-friendly. The car park is round the side of the building and there is quite a long walk from there to the entrance, particularly if you have to park at the far end, as it is just a long row of single spaces. The car park is loose gravel, so not suitable for wheelchairs or walking frames. There are no accessible parking spaces. My mum and her friends all struggled to get into the building. When we arrived, I went in first to ask about accessibility and if there was an easier or shorter way to get in and the first staff member I spoke to was very sullen and offhand. Thankfully a much more polite and pleasant younger staff member stepped in and did try to be helpful by saying she could open the fire exit, which leads onto the car park. However, this has a sizeable threshold and step so was no help as my mum requires level access. It makes me wonder how they would evacuate wheelchair users in the event of a fire blocking the front door. It’s a shame as the food was good, but the whole experience was marred for almost everyone in the party by the stress and difficulty of actually getting into the building.

I visited this afternoon with a local walking group. Very rude couple behind the bar. They seemed to have fallen out with each other. The man shouted 'what do you want' at me, refused to take payment for my tea and sent me to the back of the queue to pay the woman, who also refused to serve me. I was grateful that the next customer ordered her to take my payment before serving him ...... apart from our small group the place was quite empty. An unpleasant experience for all of us.

First time away after becoming wheelchair bound Access was good, food was wonderful & staff were pleasant and helpful The burgers were to die for!

Went for Sunday Roast today. It was not upto their usual standard, but then we haven't visited for quite a while. The turkey was bland and dry and the beef was served rare and tasteless. The vegetables were no better. It was a spur of the moment decision to lunch out. All in all a big disappointment.

Absolutely terrible service after company had Xmas party there beer tasted like the pipes hadn't been flushed in months and service was absolutely rude wouldn't never go there again was a waste of time

The carvery was rubbish. Beef too tough to eat, turkey bland, colliflower cheese not cooked, just sauce poured over raw colliflower. Wine OK, beer OK. Waitresses OK. Bar man usual miserable person. Not sure he understands that he works in hospitality. Now I know why I hate carveries. No point in complaining. No one to listen. Fireworks not as good as past years. Suggest add a £1 and give a longer display. Site still brilliant, food lets itdown. The garage shop at the entrance is excellent. Order your paper!

Very good food and polite staff. I would say that you should state that there are raisins in the apple tarte tatin as I cannot eat raisins or sultanas. Very good atmosphere as well Thank you. Broomfield family.

Awesome place would recommend to anyone,great restaurant and bar reasonably priced, great atmosphere freindly staff even the music in the background is great 10/10 !!!! Hands down better than anywhere I've stayed so far !

Table booked and was ready on arrival Ordered bottle of white wine glass were strait from dishwasher wiped my glass dry . Wine ended less child than desired I ordered Ancaster sausage and bun with chips the chips were not hot on delivery and the bun dry the 2 sausages were not the length of the bun .The were issues with meals with other members of the group.We raised the issues with manager and the to price of a meal and the wine off . The plus points the steak was good. Would I visit again no would I recommend no.

Slow, unprepared and borderline rude. Arrived 2pm, told thy had a hold on ordering food. Had to wait 1.5 hours to order food. Only managed 2 rounds of drinks as at times only one staff member on the bar and large queue. Ordered whitebait special £6.95 literally got 6 small whitebait and a garnish. Shocking value for money. Waitress staff were nice hence the 2 stars not 1. No apologies from the bar staff who were mega stressed. Avoid busy times as they simply can’t cope despite not being what I would class as busy!

Don’t order extra gravy !!!!! £1.75 for a tiny boat🙄 Very disappointed. Nice dog friendly bar. 🐾🐾🐾

Nice place , good tasting food, alittle expensive but very pleasant. Log burner keeps room nice and warm. Could do with more staff, bar staff seemed rushed and flustered

Visited Woodys on many occasions over the past 8 + years but the last 6 months or so the food quality & quantity has gone down hill with prices going up & staff turnover is high. Staff at times are obviously very busy yet witnessed a new manager walking around doing very little and talking down to staff - the lady with short blonde hair (think her name is Angela) and her colleague John are friendly and work hard, often battling queues at the bars with both wedding guests as well as walkers yet with a smile on their face & some cheery banter when they can take a breath they do try to make a visitor’s experience positive so its disappointing as a customer to hear management make disparaging comments to staff. Woodys & surrounding area is a lovely location with fishing lakes, nice walks, inside lounges with cosy seats and a winter log fire plus an inside dog friendly area so it’s great when we take friends there who have dogs. We do hope the food gets better and management show more appreciation for their hardworking staff as they’re the ones keeping it ticking over & maybe we’ll think about eating there again. .

Stopped off on the way back from a (coffee machine) rescue mission from the weekend. Great staff. Very helpful. Drinks reasonable prices. Ordered the burger and the vegan hotdog. Both meals delicious. Will be back when up this way again.

Great place for lakeside walk, drinks & meal. Food & service great especially our waitress Lucy! Will be back.

After booking a table for 20 guests to celebrate a 70th birthday in the family we all placed our orders a week in advance. On arrival the order was placed incorrectly and some meals were unavailable to had to be changed. The meals arrived slowly over the space of 35 mins meaning we didnt eat together. The meal for the birthday girl didn't arrive at all and had been missed from the kitchen order. The food was raw or cold or still frozen. Badly presented and of a quality worse than I would cook at home. At least two member of the party who ate fish as their main have been unwell during the night with sickness. The staff were unsupervised and inexperienced to deal with the litany of errors. Appalling experience. Will not return.

Call in following walking dog. Had iced coffee which wad nice. Decided to ordered from lunchtime menu. Fish and chips, not standard I would expect fish rubbery on both servings. Took back at end, was told should have took back sooner! Which was difficult when I we had eaten our meals this way. No refund given, offered free drink or dessert, didn't real want either, but excepted desserts. We are local to this establishment, and this is the 2nd consecutive disappointment. Lot better place to eat on the area. Won't be back anytime soon. As I work in hospitality

We have been coming here for many years and this time was disappointed with the meals and prices have gone through the roof. Vegetables were clearly frozen and then cooked, had no flavour and expensive. 3 Sunday Carverys and 3 drinks for £60!! I know...

As a disabled wheelchair user with assistance dog, I found the entrance slightly tricky due to a lip on the door but had been previously warned about this and staff were fantastic and helpful,and very considerate of my dog and welcomed her too, The food...

e went twice for their Christmas menu and once for Sunday lunch and on all occasions the food was superb. Good portions and lots of fresh vegetables. Value for money you cannot beat. The staff were all very friendly as well

There was a time pre-Covid when this restaurant served a splendid Sunday lunch at a very fair price. Not now. The starters were deep fried, dry& sparse. The main course was poor. The stuffing so hard it flipped off the plate when cutting was attempted....

I visited tonight with my husband, son and his friend. We were very impressed by the excellent service. The food we ordered was from the daily specials board. I had the Vietnamese Bao Buns special and my husband had the black and blue burger. Both...

Starters were nice nachos and deep fried mushrooms but the main courses were cold - fish & chips / steak / gyros plate all cold. I spoke to the waitress to say all the food was cold and she apologised and just took the half...

Stopped at the camp site for one night, our anniversary so booked a table in the restaurant. Fantastic fayre, great value for money, and taste hot food. Can not find fault, would definitely want to eat here again! Fabulous service, excellent food, a real find...

We had family staying for the weekend on site in their camper. We live close by so came to visit. Everything was about making money. Car parking charges just to come and see family. We went into the bar - spent 20 minutes trying to...

We called in on Friday lunch time for a beer and something to eat. It was a nice day so fairly busy. We checked in and gave our details for the track and trace thing then sat outside at one of the tables. The restrictions...

Booked a table for Sunday lunch for me and my wife plus a couple of friends. Lots of rules regarding COVID on display as we got there but sadly nobody checking they were being adhered to. No one ensured the visitors complied with the legal...

Want to say a Big Thank you to all the staff at Woodys bar. We stayed in one of the 6th cabins for 2 nights and ate at the restaurant. The staff were kind, friendly and very helpful. Well done all of you.

Living quite close we have been regular visitors to Woodys for many years. We have been with our caravan for a stag party, Used the restaurant many times both lunchtimes and in the evenings, and regularly visit on weekday mornings when we walk our two small dogs around the lake then have lunch and a drinkoutside (weather permitting)However, today we decided having been locked down for 10 weeks we would attempt to return to some sort of norrmality and try the dog walk. On arrival at the gate we were expected to pay £5 to park. We probably would have walked for about 30 minuted around the lake so feel that this was really expensive. Don't think we will be returning for a long time.

Was staying at the caravan site and decided to order food from the restaurant. We rang to place our order as we wanted to take it away. Had to change our order 3 times. Because they had run out of that type of food. The...

Pleasant welcome, lovely atmosphere and food very good. All had the Pub Club lunch. Small portions but price allowed for 3 courses. Brilliant

First time we visited we had a lovely lunch, beautifully cooked steak (to our preference), good service, lovely location. Went back New Year's day, food very good, but service poor - a one hour wait between starter and main, people arrived after us got eserved...

Nice bar and restaurant which has an area which allows dogs inside. Friendly bar staff, good choice of drinks and food. We have lunch here on a Saturday afternoon and the food was great and very reasonably priced. The bar also has Sky Sports and...

This was the 3rd time we had been here for Boxing Day lunch. Booked in November. On arrival restaurant was about half full, no crackers on the tables as on previous visits, Cavery wasn't on so we wondered what the menu would be, just the everyday menu! nothing special for Boxing Day, very disappointed! Took ages for our order to be taken too. Food took a while to arrive. restaurant was starting to empty & only 1 family arrived after us. We were asked if our meal was ok after about 1 minute, as we'd only just started it it seemed ok. Unfortunately one of the meals, scampi, was barely cooked & mushy inside, inedible, noone was about to complain to, they all disappeared. The other meals were ok, not the special menu we were expecting. Eventually someone came to clear the plates away & we explained the scampi issue, we were offered a free dessert which we had. The desserts on the everyday menu weren't all available as there was a special dessert menu! Shame there wasn't a special Boxing Day menu! Overall not a great experience, we will not be back next Boxing Day!!

Visited family for Christmas and decided to book this restaurant for Christmas Day lunch. My friend and myself booked traditional turkey dinner which we cannot fault, was excellent, my daughter and granddaughter are both vegetarians, the only choice was tofu stir fry, which they found very bland, they both said it would have been nice to have quorn roast or nut roast with all the usual trimmings.Overall the meal was very good, starter, main course, dessert, cheese & crackers with a glass of port, truffles, this was all finished off with delicious mince pies & coffee. The tables decorated nicely, and the service was excellent. Well done Woodys.

We visited as a group to have a meal, drink and a walk, as we have done many times before. On arrival just after 13-30 we were greeted with a crowd at the bar waiting to be served so we found a table and looked at the menus to choose our meals. I joined the queue to get drinks and watch a disinterested person slowly serving the people at the bar with no urgency and with no support from any other team member. After 20 minutes it was my turn to be served and I questioned why he had no help and if we would have a problem in ordering our food , he replied “I don’t know” so I decided that I would just order the six drinks and not bother with the meals. As we have been there before and always enjoyed the food and reasonable service have not marked this establishment down.

My hubby and I went to my work party at Woodys last week, brilliant evening, food was lovely and served efficiently to say how many people were served, disco was really good and included all parties

attended a xmas party have to say it was very good considering there were 2 parties going on the food was really good all came out hot and nobody really had to wait!! very efficient staff well done

We were blown over by huge menu and by the really reasonable prices - 9 veggie options which I have never come across before, I was spoilt for choice! You could eat in the restaurant, large bar area or on the lovely sunny terrace. The staff were great - a real asset. Will certainly visit again if and when we visit the area. Highly recommended.

Good place for a family get-together, birthday party, easy parking with plenty of space if you have children, very obliging staff with a good choice of food.

Had an awesome some AT woodlands Waters.... great clean site, great bar and restaurant.... the food was spot on... and the bar prices were average....

10 of us had booked for dinner on a Sunday evening. Food was good but a little limited for choice as they had had a very busy day. That was OK and all had a choice of the remaining menu. Staff were excellent and polite. food was well prepared and good quality. Not easy to find a quality restaurant on a Bank Holiday Sunday unless you want to go Oriental.Several of the party had dined here before and quality is maintained in our opinion.

We dined on two occasions here, for dinner then again for a cooked breakfast the next day. On both occasions the food was delicious and the staff were lovely. 100% would recommend.

Pre ordered food & booked table for the 19 of us. All meals hot and taste great. All clear plates so that tells you just what they were like. Meals yummy. Drinks spot on overall price etc worth it! Sunday morning breakfast before heading home. All meals great and tasty. Only issue one of the group ordered paid etc yet waited well over a hour has the kitchen staff sorted the wedding group family who ordered after us. Disappointing but hey! The bar and eating area very clean and everything was yummy! Staff very friendly and happy.

Very hot day so chose to sit in the bar with it's air con. I have a lovely woody's burger with beautiful chips and a side of fresh golden onion rings. My friend opted for a more simple but just as tastey sandwich. The staff were friendly, bar was clean, food was fabulous. If you are feeling energetic you could walk round the lake. Set in lovely surroundings.

Went with the grand children would never go back up till 2.40am as people who personally knew the wardens were in front of us using loutish behaviour swearing we only stayed the one night due to this we booked in for 2 but due to our 4and 5 year olds not sleeping left 7.30 this morning horrendous!!

We had our wedding reception held at woodys in April 2017. We had good communication with the wedding coordinator and manager. The day ran so so smoothly, I can’t thank you all enough. Food was piping hot, lovely and served quickly. So many compliments from the wedding party. The room was organised and decorated beautifully, the venue organised and supported my room decorator. I had some things I had arranged myself to be put out and everything was done perfectly! The surroundings are perfect for those wedding photos. We had group shots in the courtyard and family/couple shots in front of the lake! Pictures came out perfectly. I cannot fault the venue and staff at all making our wedding day perfect!

Excellent views across the lakes. Food reasonably priced and good quality with a good selection to chose from.Staff very friendly.They have a lot of weddings here in the summer so beware as they cancelled the food service from 4 - 7pm to accommodate the wedding guests one day which wasn't great when advertising an all day food service.

Visited last weekend for a ball held in their function room. 1 person doing the bar at the start for 120 people. Food, stingy portion for prawn cocktail consisting of 5 prawns too much sauce and barley any salad. Main meal ok except roast potatoes like rocks. No flavour, hard and dry. Pudding ok coffee very nice. The management team do not care about complaints from customers.

We visited after a day out. There was a wedding on but this didn't effect our visit, there is plenty of parking.

All the food we ordered was amazing. Between us we had scampi, gammon, chicken in white wine sauce and a kids chicken nugget meal and every meal was amazing. Good prices aswell. Definitely will be coming back.

We came for a lunchtime meal on a Saturday nd found the place really packed,realising there was a wedding due to take place we anticipated a bit of a wait for food.Wrong! The menus read we ordered and had a speedy service.I enjoyed their mixed grill very much,not over filling but very well cooked and presented.There were four of us and we all had different meals that all arrived together.Very friendly staff ,tables cleaned as soon as they became empty,no one seemed to wait more than a few minutes for food.Will definitely come again,very happy to recommend this restaurant.

We have eaten here for many years been to numerous weddings charity balls etc & have never been disappointed I cannot understand why the lady who left the last poor review did not try & resolve the issues she had before leaving the restaurant

Food awful. My daughter had under cooked chicken with blood in it. No presentation. Chips terrible. Cheap cafe style meal rather than restaurant quality. Poor menu. Gave it second chance and had breakfast - the water in the tea and coffee pots was lukewarm, ran out of hash browns, mushrooms raw and breakfast lukewarm. Despite being ordered at the same time we got our breakfast a few minutes after the rest of the party had finished eating. This is a contrast to what it used to be 3 years ago - it deteriorated last year but is even worse now

What a great night,beer plentiful,just about recovered haha,He's a real entertainer and a must to see if you like meat loaf,Dj as per was on form too,all in all a fantastic weekend,you need more like this Woodys.

Went here on a Monday night for their bike night. Lots of great bikes, decent drink and very nice buyers at the back. Definitely a must for bike enthusiasts. Starts at 6.30pm on the adverts but people show up a bit earlier.

Como un patrón normal de Woody's, normalmente bajar a una bebida y comida con amigos, estar revisando desde este punto ...