The best restaurants serving British food in Woodhall Spa East Lindsey East Midlands

We have eaten here before but have only ever sat outside for drinks/snacks. On this occasion we sat indoors for a full cooked meal at lunchtime. The internal decor was pleasant and the ambiance excellent. Despite being almost full there was a very quiet and refined atmosphere. The menu was varied, interesting and most mains were around £15. Everything we had was delicious and well cooked. The shepherds pie was exceptionally good - the best I’ve ever had. Our only criticism would be the rather too ’al dente’ veg. The service was exemplary and we will definitely return.

Took my father and stepmother for lunch on the 23rd. Welcomed by friendly staff and sat next to a small but roaring fire. Not too close to burn, but enough to take the chill off. Small menu to choose from but with a variety of dishes. I had the pulled beef pie (so did my dad) with mash potatoes and peas, stepmum had a chicken korma. The pie was definitely homemade with a hot water crust pastry made by Max. It was packed full to the top with tender beef in a rich gravy. The mash was creamy and the gravy thick with a beefy flavour. The korma looked creamy and was accompanied with poppadoms and rice. We topped it off with a creamy creme brulee and coffee. Well worth the visit.

We stumbled across this gorgeous little cafe when our intended cafe was too full to accommodate us. It’s lovely, I liked the interiors and the staff were friendly. My coffee was lovely (although a little hotter than I’m used to). I had the Cherry Bakewell cake and that was lovely, full of flavour and very sweet, gluten free too if I remember rightly. Cute little find.

Friends said if you ever visit Woodall Spa look out for the cake shop. So glad I went looking for the cake shop as the cake display looked gorgeous and very tempting. I could resist buying a couple of cakes for later. And I wasn’t surprised I had to join a queue, which gave me time to look around. The cakes were delicious and of course if I’m ever in the area again I’ll definitely stock up on more food.

We known Janet for a long time and when we heard the news we just could not believe it as we saw her last September when we called in for lunch Our friends live outside Hull but we come from Surrey and we were up for RAF Connisby Air Show as we up this year for the show but we did go to Woodhall Spa and passed Janet tea room with sadden heart.ii

We visited the cafe this morning and had an outstanding breakfast, freshly cooked and so reasonably priced. Served by very pleasant young lady too. So much better than the buffet breakfast we had yesterday at a 4 Star hotel 🤷‍♀️up north yesterday. We took a cakes home too - delicious! Keep up the good work 👍👍

I had expected some decent service but on arrival of the food it wad announced that we had to go around the corner to retrieve cutlery from an old wooden cupboard ourselves along with other items. Never asked if we enjoyed the food which was surprising considering the amount of food which was uneaten. Staff clearly not professional people and it shows. The dining area was draughty and cold. Lots of standing around at the bar area chatting amongst themselves. I had rump steak with chips, slaw and onion rings. The steak wasn't medium as asked but medium rare. The chips had clearly been around for a while and were frozen chips for sure, nothing crispy about them. The slaw had a weird taste like a very greasy creamy mustard flavour which did nothing to enhance the meal.

We called in to Little Dorrits for a snack and a brew. The menu is your usual cafe fare all day breakfasts, breakfast baps, omelettes, burgers etc which is just what we were after. Our family group had bacon baps, eggs on toast, coffee & tea which were all good and reasonably priced. The service was also good and the young lady serving was very helpful and our food turned up quickly. All in all a nice little traditional style cafe serving nice comfort food which hit the mark on a cold day.

We arrived at this hotel for a wedding, on arrival I found it unusual to be asked for payment upfront? We were staying in the grounds, in a block of about 20 rooms (approx) The door to the lodge was entered by security fob. It soon became clear that the door closure was worn out, as the door slammed shut every time someone came and went, including drunk golfers at 2 - 3 am in the morning???? My room was the first one inside the door the door frame was connected to the wall of my room so the slamming door was annoying!!!! Three times I reported this problem to the receptionist (when I could find one) who promised to sort it, this never happened. The shower in my room was leaking into the bath for the duration of my stay (2 nights) I reported this also but again nothing happened. A family member had an executive room paying over £100 a night more than my room, when they arrived some of the wallpaper in the room had fallen onto the floor, damp was obviously an issue? Whilst on arrival the hotel seemed rather nice it soon become clear that all was not as it seemed (hence payment taken upfront). The staff were all young and lacked guidance or training the guy at breakfast was just damn right rude, if I hadn't been at a wedding I would have left and found somewhere else immediately. This hotel requires a good maintenance man, a full time receptionist as well as a manager. The other noticeable point was the reception, which was in a small office. The reception door spent more time locked than it did open. Even on the morning of leaving, the reception was locked, when I went to leave and discuss my complaint with someone, six sets of room keys were just left lying on the floor outside. When we tried to book our rooms the phone was never answered, the same with emails, now we know why, lack of staff. Nevertheless the experience of the Dower House Hotel, Woodhall Spa is over and I won't be returning.

A warm welcome on entry, great friendly service and delicious home cooked food at a great price. Good beer too. A really nice, cosy and dog friendly pub.

What an amazing Christmas party night. The food was out of this world. The service was excellent. A very warm welcome. Really made the Christmas party special. Thank you.

An overdue visit on our part as we love this hotel and its history. Afternoon tea was lovely and the staff extremely welcoming.

Ordered a shandy. They didn't have any lemonade! No pies, no lasagne. So opted for two fish finger butties. Sorry but we have to be honest,they hardly filled the bread. Fish was gray and rubbery. Not worth half the price. We went into this pub because it's dog freindy which is great, but won't be eating here again.