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An excellent place to eat. The staff are very attentive but not overbearing. Lovely atmosphere and decorations

After visiting Roots earlier in the year, the black swan was on the bucket list. My husband surprised me with an overnight stay for my birthday. It was Every bit as good as Roots and more. The room which was situated in a quaint cottage across the road, was cosy and had everything we needed for the nights stay. The copper bath was great to have a nice relax in before dinner. Dinner was exceptional, the service, the food and wine pairing were all faultless. We were also so impressed with breakfast the following Morning which was a dining experience in itself. Will be sure to return when we’ve saved up some more ££!!

We have a gift voucher for Purnells which is now closed. Unable to contact either by email or phone for a refund. Beware before ever buying a gift voucher from a Gl;ynn Purnell restaurant.

The best roast dinner I’ve had in a long time. The beef was delicious and cooked to perfection, lovely roast potatoes and the right amount of vegetables for the two of us. Oh and a huge Yorkshire pudding. Wonderful service too. And the dogs stayed downstairs so a dog free dining room was perfect upstairs.

Great food, great service, absolutely delicious!

Came in a couple of days ago, quick food that’s super filling, Lola our server was VERY welcoming

We’ve been meaning to come here for a while having been to most of the Stratford restaurants. The menu and specials board are nicely diverse with 3 fish options vegetarian options and pork and beef. I chose the 3 fish medley in white wine and dill and my wife had the chicken and leek pie. Portions were good and both dishes were very flavourful we cleaned our plates. The desert menu was very exciting but we were full so shared a very eclectic 5 cheese board. With wine and coffee the bill came in at less than 100 and we felt well fed. Will come back as the menu deserves another visit and the quality of cooking and diverse specials suggests a strong chef.

Went to the spread eagle end of October for my dads 80th. The service was slow, food service slow, not everyone got their drinks at the same time. Was my first time here after driving from west yorkshire. The food was ok, nothing special at all, expensive for what it was, £15.50 for lasagna and a bit of salad and and bread. The lasagna pasta was a little tough as i would say not cooked or prepped properly. The set of tables they pulled together were all different heights. Main thing is, my parents enjoyed it. Would we go back, no. Far more better places to go.

Great food and reasonable service but for 2 adults and 2 young children the bill was around £600 and at that price point it just lacked the wow factor for us. The headline prices seem ok but by the time you add wine pairing service charge, mocktail for kids etc it felt we were paying London Michelin prices for an experience that fell a little short of that. It was a shame as we had come several times but were put off going back with prices having gone up.

Menu is varied and good for gluten free choices. Sadly although we a bit party and most of us were staying in the hotel, the coffee machine was switched onto cleaning mode towards the end of our main course and no option for coffee offered after that. Friendly staff.

We stayed for the night on their lovely small campsite and enjoyed one of the best pub meals ever. All beautifully cooked with friendly welcoming staff. Fantastic place, we will be back. Thank you

A very good dog friendly pub with rooms. Rooms clean, food brilliant, friendly staff and dogs allowed everywhere. Only thing that could be improved is the guest entrance to the hotel, very tired and need of updating. Otherwise a brilliant stay!

Beautiful food and great service. The staff were all very friendly and couldn't do enough. Well worth the drive to get there.

A great local pub. Reasonable prices and friendly staff. Nice and central in York. Good old-fashioned building. Always has a good atmosphere. A good selection of beers.

We both ordered red bream from the specials board and were served a small overcooked fish with soggy skin on a colossal bed of half squashed grey-green marrowfat peas with a small bowl of flaccid skin-on potato in the shape of fries. No cruet and nothing seasoned. As it was put down we just felt disappointment. Like receiving a school dinner. We've never complained about food before and should have, but ate it and left. We were asked what we thought but were too shy, apparently this was a new dish, I said that it wasn't what we expected, I should have said, yeah, don't serve this again! I'm only fessing up now because Google keeps asking for a review! I've been a few times before and the food has been great so I hope it was a one-off. Just unfortunate that it coincided with trying to impress my mother and expensive!