Had a great meal here with the family. All of our food was good traditional pub grub. I had the…read moresteak and ale pie and can honestly say I've never had so much steak in a pie. It was cooked to perfection. The gammon and egg was also really good as was the steak. Pub had a good atmosphere and everything was reasonably priced.

Very impressed. The food was excellent, the service was quick and friendly even though they were…read morevery busy. Reasonably priced. Friendly atmosphere. Child friendly, including having a selection of board games to borrow. We'll be going back!

A nice, welcoming pub with a great range of locally brewed beer and cider…read more You can also take your dog and children in to The Australia. Drinks are very good value too. The only real negative is that there are no Vegan dishes on the food menu which seems quite an oversight for what is otherwise quite a cool, modern pub.

Excellent pub. We only popped in, had a warm welcome. Even though we had an adult springer and two…read more5 mouth old springer pups that was no problem. Food was excellent and plenty of it. The drinks from their own brewery excellent as well. An excellent dog friendly pub.

The food was amazing! The service was very polite, and the ambiance was nice! Recommend to come…read morehere for food, splendid! They even have a working Instagram followers and Facebook one! Splendid restaurant ;)

Won't answer phone (said they wee too busy, even though we called repeatedly from about 5 pm to 8…read morepm), which caused us to miss our dinner. They botched next night's dinner reservation - we made reservations for three for 6.30; they put it down as two for 7.30...we went elsewhere. They wouldn't make up our room until we complained. Room was nice but smells exactly like wet dog.

Atmosphere was enjoyable and the service was friendly and efficient. 4 diners: 3 ordered the fish…read moreand chips and 1 ordered the vegan burger. The fish was so hard that it was almost impossible to cut with a knife, and of course difficult to eat and rather tasteless. The burger was similarly prepared. Each seemed to have been cooked earlier and left to warm and serve later. Truly disappointing. Suggest eating at the local alternatives.

Spooners has a nice atmosphere, surrounded by railway artifacts, including a real narrow gauge…read moresteam locomotive! The head barman is a great host, and runs a fun pub quiz. Sadly the pub is often understaffed at busy times. The food is good, but the service can be slow and indifferent. The food prices are more in line with restaurants than other pubs in the area. Stick to drinks and you will have a good evening!

Worst carvery ive ever been too, broccoli & coliflour was cold, roast spuds was cut so small, gravy…read morepot was empty and the chef had gone so couldnt ask for more, yorkshire pud was burnt, stuffing was only a tea spoon full size portion, and the pork and beef i got served the end slice that should be put in the soup, and the tables was full of clutter, and the other plates and glasses that was on the table was dirty, We will never return, value £2.00 not £7.95,

We stayed here for two nights. The hotel room had shower en suite and had recently been…read morerefurbished. Room was clean and spacious and the bed was comfortable. The room had a Tv and hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities. The breakfast was especially good and great value for money. Large car park and only few minutes walk from town centre. Staff helpful and friendly. We would definately stay here again.

Went in for a drink with my family on what seemed to be a quiet Thursday night with about half of…read morethe place empty. However, I had had a beer placed in my hand for less than 30 seconds when some drunks began cursing us out for momentarily obstructing their view of the football match as we maneuvered to sit down at a table. We finished one beer and left. Not a chill place for visitors.