Visited the Dragon this afternoon for Sunday lunch. Unfortunately we arrived at around 3pm and they…read morewere fully booked (so book a table in advance). But we stood at the bar with a drink and admired the beautiful husky that was visiting the pub and after 20minutes were seated. The food was absolutely delicious and cannot be faulted in any way. The only reason why I've not given 5 stars is because I was really looking forward to a lamb shank and unfortunately they had sold out and hadn't told me when I sat down. The service was very pleasant and we were even offered extra gravy half way through our meal which I think is a great touch. Great pub, not cheap but definitely worth every penny.

Recently rebranded as 'The Dragon', this is one of three pubs in Willington that are in close…read moreproximity. A popular pub with a largish car park, in a good location right next to the canal. A good variety of outdoor seating, both at the front of the pub and in prime location next to the canal, perfect for a summer's evening! Inside the pub is modern and spacious, with pictures adorning the walls from Willington in bygone times. We visited on a Bank Holiday and the Dragon was very busy with diners and drinkers alike, sheltering from the incessant rain! Menu wise, a good variety of dishes, both traditional and more modern. As it was so busy on the evening we visited, we just went straight for the mains. We went for the 'Dragon burger' and the Moroccan Tagine; the burger was tasty enough, with a pleasant accompanying side salad and great chips. The tagine was the pick of the dishes though, full of flavour and a sizeable portion, with cous cous, but could have done with a portion of veg, but that was an extra. Other dishes included steaks, fish and chips, homemade pies etc. A good meal, and we will definitely give the starters and desserts a try on another visit.

On a snowy Tuesday evening in January and with the aid of our trusty Sat-Nav, we went in search of…read morethe Cock Inn, a place reputed to serve great homemade food. The car park is in the front of what is a fairly large pub, courtesy of its large dining room extension in 2000. Having negotiated some fairly narrow roads to get there, it was good to get inside the warm cosy surroundings and peruse the menu. The bar area of the Cock Inn was packed with locals and the bar itself had a wide range of drinks on offer, sadly driving, I had to stick to coke. The dining room was large with a variety of seating, tables in the window, to make the most of what I suspect is a tremendous view, large tables in the centre for groups and cosier tables for couples. The beamed ceiling awash with what looked like Christmas tree lights, and even trees that appeared to be coming out of the floor, decked with the same lights and the occasional Robin. Sounds strange, but it really did work, the feeling of a calm relaxing environment was great after a day's work. Menu wise, not huge, just right, we skipped the starters and went straight for the main courses, a good variety around the £10-11 mark, like gammon, various different pies, cod and other slightly more expensive dishes like rump of lamb and steak. I went for the fish pie, clearly homemade, a large portion packed with fish (cod, salmon etc), perfectly cooked in a creamy but not overpowering sauce topped with mash potato and a sprinkle of cheese, comfort food personified! My wife had the steak and ale pie, packed with filling, gravy and a thin pastry top, so good. The accompanying peas, carrots, new potatoes and cabbage were the perfect sides. Probably full enough to stop, we ventured to have a dessert, because we were so enjoying the food and the ambience so much. Classics like a cheese board, sticky toffee pudding were on offer, but I had the chocolate fudge cake, with ice cream, slightly disappointing, could have done with being a little more chocolatey. My wife had the homemade apple, date and ginger crumble; an unbelievably good crumble, arguably the stand out dish of the night, I was lucky enough to be able to finish it off, so often desserts flatter to deceive, its nice when a dessert lives up to its billing. On the completion of our meal, we immediately booked in for Sunday lunch in few weeks time, we were very impressed!

From the owner: The Cock Inn is a Village Pub in The Staffordshire countryside. Hanbury is a Quaint little Village,…read morenestled in the National Forest and very near too the Fauld crater. A massive hole made in 1944 with one of the largest explosions now to man. The Cock Inn has the prime vantage of it's location, taking in breath taking views of the weaver hills, Where Alton towers situe's. An Extension to the Restaurant was Made with large glass windows helping everyone enjoy those views. Our Rustic style, oak beamed and bricked finished restaurant, fits in snug with our rural surroundings. We pride our self on no nonsense food. It has to taste Fantastic. You pay for the taste. We are Family Run and Not tied to any Chain, which gives us that advantage of being able to give you a nicer, warmer welcome. su casa es tu casa.

Green Man has improved with new owners. Sunday lunch is very good and at a very good price. Usually…read morea choice of beef or turkey. I wish pork was an option. Roast beef comes with all the trimmings, Yorkshire and horseradish. The mustard could be of a better standard. Young lady who serves there is lovely, the older lady works hard, keeping very busy and probably does not have time to smile. Small parking lot at side of back door entrance. Trained dogs friendly.

Great, friendly service. All of our party chose home-made pies. None were disappointed. Fantastic…read morefillings and great side orders. Choice of drinks a wee bit limited but good enough for a couple of rounds ! Definitely a place to head to again when we're in the area again.

Fantastic food, great specials board a really great British pub, sadly too few about nowread more

AMAZING!!! As far as I remember this place has won pub food…read moreof the year ever year since Ive lived in the area. Super tasty quality food, I noticed that on the menu it even tells you which farm the meat came from, or where the ice cream was made etc. The Greek Lamb and the Gammon are both brilliant. The portions are huge and I'm always left with enough food for another meal but save room for the Holly Bush sundae because you wont ever have a such a selection of tasty locally made ice cream :) The prices are great too, last time I went it was around 30quid for the 2 of us.

Please read my earlier review which is much more detailed! The Bulls Head ALWAYS delivers in every…read moreway. The food is excellent, the service is over the top and is always the best!! This was our regular, our local and we loved it. Why even bother to post another review? Because this will be the last, I'd almost the last time as I fly out in Thursday to join Mrs G in Beverly Hills. I will only be back to deal with selling our home here in the UK. The only slight negative here? Parking is a challenge - but it is so good it is worth it - or come early like me :)

We had a great night out here at the recc of people who live in Repton. They were not wrong. This…read moreplace was heaving, every table full. All sorts from singles to families to old folks. Kind of different as you must go up to the bar to order food and drinks. We had a Big steak stick with peppercorn sauce. We had a pizza with arugula salad on top. A few cocktails and beer. Absolutely fab. The desserts were enormous! Don't get one on your own. Be warned

We had dinner tonight for the first time - yet it is only 3 miles from our home - why? I guess…read morebecause it is tucked away just off a Main Street in Repton and so you don't see it unless you are looking for it. It was really good, the staff were warm and friendly and the ambience (on a Friday night at 6pm) was a really nice mix of busy, bubbling in the bar and the whole bar area but then really peaceful and conducive to chat - and date night, in the Conservatory where we booked our table (at the last minute). My steak was good and Mrs G enjoyed her fish and chips. Mrs G had a draft cider while I enjoyed a large glass of Tlemperanello (spelling?). Unusual for us we both had a dessert and shared them. The sticky toffee pudding was really good and perhaps the best I have ever had. Cannot recommend the "blood orange" treacle tart - no trace of blood orange flavor, very small and basically not worth the money at all :( Will we be back - Yes! Two thumbs up

It has been a couple of years since I ate at The Boot when I had a very good meal, good menu, good…read morefood and good service. When there was a parking space at the front door, I had to take it. My meal today was not the case. There was a Father's Day 3 course meal for £39 which had a good selection but seemed a little expensive. I ordered off the smaller "Sunday Bread" menu. Belly pork, stuffing Yorkshire, roast potatoes and a small jug of gravy. I wrongly assumed some veg would come with it at a price of £14.99. I thought the menu heading was strange "Sunday Bread". I wrongly thought it was something biblical as in 'give us this day our daily bread.' When my food came out I was shocked it was a SANDWICH. I had ordered off the sandwich menu. If the heading was sandwich menu I would have known better. And all the starch, two thick slices of bread, stuffing, roast potatoes and a Yorkshire. I like carbs but this is ridiculous. Some genius Gen Z at corporate probably came up with "Sunday Bread" The pork was pitiful. I left the bread. The Yorkshire was good, roast potatoes not so good. Very disappointing.

I got spat on tripped up and hair ripped out and the food tasted like rotten egg soup and my water…read moretasted like pepper spray

This lovely little village pub has a really friendly, local atmosphere about it. Lunch time meals…read morein the summer months are relaxing in the quaint outdoor cottage garden. Lunch indoors during the winter months next to the log fire or just reclining in the comfortable arm chairs is a heart warming joy. The food is always excellent, from a large yet mainly traditional British menu. They have a well stocked wine menu and plenty of guest/traditional beers & ales. The ONLY downside is that the establishment is a bit small in size (indoors) and so on popular nights can get quite cramped but in the summers months the outdoor seating helps to alleviate this problem.

Friendly staff, good atmosphere but sadly the food we ordered was not good …read more Chicken was so so dry,I really think it had been sat around for a couple of days. Ordered jacketed chips and got ordinary luke warm chips. Salad was a tiny amount of rocket with a few tiny pieces of tomato and onion. (Hoping I don't get ill) We did tell the staff as they asked, but was not taken any further. Sadly we will not be returning and we only live around the corner. (Was hoping to be a regular.)

This is a fantastic local pub to the villagers of Waddington and surrounding villagers…read more It is a friendly pub, with good staff members, they do food menus and the landlord is a local member of the community as well. I had my wedding reception there many years ago and it was great, the food was lovely and it was a nice friendly atmosphere around the place.

Very good value well cooked food, and even cheaper weekday luchtimes…read more Good portions, but some carvers are more generous than others - even so my gentle hint about me not being on a diet was met with a smile and another slice of beef on my plate. Beers vary and are generally well looked after. A new 'curry carvery' is meant to be starting, but I haven't had the chance to try it yet.

Fantastic value carvery at £6.50 for a monster plateful of good food…read more Roast Beef, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, roast potatoes, 4 veg and mash. They even did a free plate for my 4 year old son. Very friendly staff, couldn't fault the place.

I was a regular here in the late 1960's during my student days. Great to pop in for some lunch…read moreafter all those years. Gone are the hundreds of 'cut off' old school ties that used to be pinned to the beams, I guess they would need a wash by now ! Found myself passing though Wymeswold whilst having to take a devious route due to a major closure of part of the A14 near Kettering. Said I wanted a pint of a lightish bitter, he served me Harvest Pale (3.8%abv), it was excellent, good taste for such a light bitter, though when I had sat down I spotted an Adnams pump, and old favourite of mine, indeed I have just driven from East Suffolk where its brewed in Southwold. Their light bitter is 3.7%abv. Nice menu of pub food, then he pointed out special today was Liver and bacon. The large portion came with excellent mash, loads of gravy, peas and onions and was absolutely delicious. The jovial Landlord was good for a bit of a natter, and despite there not being too many people in , there was a nice atmosphere, one of the reasons I used to patronise it in my youth, and it only cost me £8.75 What a lovely experience to go back there