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Very nice pub lovely pies great desert would highly recommend. Steak and stilton pie was amazing followed by cheese cake for pudding.

Freshly made. Lovely food. Not too expensive. Will go again.

Heard a lot about this place so we ordered take away with friends. The food was AMAZING!!! So fresh, tasty and flavoursome. 3 starters and 3 Currys were ordered and all tasted amazing. All 3 mains tasted very different. In a good way. An explosion of flavours.

Have a really great time in this place . Only really go there to play darts but should go there more often as bar staff so friendly

Excellent place for a quality beer and relax.still a great place to relax

We went in 2023. It was our wedding anniversary in July. My husband booked with the previous owners. But unfortunately For us the restaurant changed hands in between. However the new owners went above and beyond to actually open the restaurant for us to celebrate our wedding anniversary. How cool is that, they went above and beyond to honour their commitment. Food was fabulous and we had a great time. Thank you

Friendly little cafe, good selection of cakes always available. Large car park shared with the clock museum. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Very conveniently situated close to attractive Rutland Water between Oakham and Stamford but easy to miss as it's on a tortuous bend in the middle of a dip in the road and the entrance is up a narrow passage. It has plenty of seating including secluded covered outdoor areas at different levels on a hillside. My daughter described her Margarita pizza, cooked in an oven on the hillside, as the best she'd ever had and all our meals were very tasty. The price was not excessive for what we ate. There are lots of lovely dining establishments in the area but amongst them this one was worth returning to.

Really good food, comfortable seating and our waitress Rosie was very attentive and made us feel at ease. The portions were generous and tasty. Recommended

Who ever wrote the review about the Rutland Pippins below needs there heads checking, either that or they have no taste buds. I solely travelled just for the Rutland Pippins, there magnificent, so many flavours which really gel well together. Yeah the blue cheese is not powerful but it’s lovely and subtle and it compliments all the other flavours, there oustanding!!!!

Working in the area and came here based on reviews, and was not disappointed! Great place very welcoming with fantastic food. Asked for recommendation based on my preferences and was guided to a great lamb curry with peppers and onion. Would definitely recommend

Had an excellent night stay at The Cheney Arms - my wife and I were made to feel very welcome. The room , which we have stayed in before was very comfortable. The food was excellent and the choices of drinks and local beers very good.

Good food and drinks. Plenty of parking.

Great independent coffee shop with friendly and smiley staff. Very accomodating with my dietary requirements & checked on multiple times throughout our visit. Cosy and clean, can’t wait to come again!

Nice welcome. Good choice of ales and wines. Home cooked food. Steak pie & gravy were outstanding. I would have preferred home made chips rather than frozen. The haddock had a very light batter which didn’t look great but it was really nice. Made a change from heavily battered fish. Staff friendly and efficient.