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Great local pub . Food only on certain days

Recent change of ownership and they've transformed the place. A popular and friendly village pub

Came for lunch but didn't order. £14 for a sandwich with a doorstop of bread but little filling. Have to order at the till. Had to clear our table ourselves. Erratic service. This is a glorified prefab in a park. I can get a beautifully presented and delicious savdwich at the famous George Hotel in Stamford for less, where I order and am served wherever I am sitting, by a uniformed and well trained waiter. Have a wander round Ayscoughfee gardens but avoid the cafe and a fleecing

What I like about this takeaway is that the food isn’t creasy. The chips are a decent portion and it’s redeemable in price.

Navigate the stairs in the Gallery and you will come to this little gem of a cafe sited over two levels. Well laid out dining with large windows and artwork dotted on the walls. Menu is light bites, including all day breakfast, sandwiches, salads and cakes with hot/cold drinks and if you fancy it you can have a tipple or two. Staff are very polite and friendly and provide excellent service.

Horrendous, cheap tea and coffee for ridiculous prices!!really unwelcoming staff and really rude!!! Would not recommend at all!

Fabulous visit meeting up with friends. Attentive friendly staff and lovely food. If you think west brigford Gilt is good please come and try Bingham 😁

This pub is under new ownership and they have really tried to put some soul into the place, they have your standard beers on draft but they have guest beers that are brilliant and not too pricy. They have games nights but even if you aren’t a regular, they make you feel welcome. I wish it, or I, were closer!

Delicious freshly made food, great atmosphere and reasonable prices. Seafood risotto is highly recommended. Good size garden

Myself, husband and 7 year old went for tea at Istanbul. We have visited on many occasions and tonight’s experience was excellent as always. Superb food, great drinks and great atmosphere but what sets this apart from the competition is the service. Jan was fantastic as always, and it was lovely to talk to and get to know Tamina who knows exactly how to talk to and look after customers. Thank you both for a lovely evening. Also many congratulations and all the very best to our original favourite waitress who we briefly saw outside. For those who haven’t experienced the restaurant I highly recommend the tribute act nights which are so much fun and are great for special occasions, or just because! Thank you all and will see you soon x

We only live about 20 minutes and driven passed many times. We stopped on the way back from Buxton. They weren’t officially open however they were more than happy to serve us. It was awful weather outside but they had the log burner going so was gorgeous and warm. Cafe was all clean. Food delicious. Cakes scrumptious. The staff are so friendly. Car park is close and large. Definitely will be going again.

Just had the most delicious 3 course Christmas Meal. One of the best I've every had! Very tasty and would definitely recommend. Great value for money too.

Lacks atmosphere - feels forced and cringey. Landlady is painfully unwelcoming - heard her moaning about other customers that had just left which was very unprofessional and constantly was complaining that nobody uses the pub anymore. Locals are not friendly - big tall guy called John kept glaring at us when we were laughing and made us feel unwelcome. Drinks a bit on the expensive side, bar lady was very friendly. Nice looking traditional style pub in a pretty little village. Would recommend them putting some music on low level volume for a bit of atmosphere.

Not so good today, chips seemed to be warm ups from previous day. Had to throw away 25%+ , either green or eyes in potato. Don't know if it's changed hands recently but didn't recognise baby of the staff, though I only go two or three times a year

Absolutely Fantastic, beautiful food , beautifully presented, excellent service and very good value for money, 100% recommend and will be eating there again. Thank you🥂👍🏽