Good beer, good food, good company, good landlord, a warm & welcoming atmosphere, good natured…read moreabuse off Emily behind the bar! What more do you want?

27th September, 2012. Beer First…read moreVery Well Kept Ales., as a Regular i believe it is now a Bass, Bass Red Amber Ale @ £3.10 a Pint. Plus Two well Selected Guest Ales for the Beer connoisseur {presently each at £2.80 / Pint} These Being [at the time of Review], *They alter 1 - Mallards 'Duck n Dive' 3.7% Golden Hop 2 - Vale Hadda's Winter Solstice 4.1% (Copper) The Environment : Clean Lined at front, at bar. Eating and Relaxation zones to each side. round to the right-side of bar to rear, you come to the Eating Area., airy and comfortable. beyond [outside at rear] is a raised Patio that has been used to Site a Marquee, which serves as Weather Safe Outer-Area and also a Wedding [post bar and reastaraunt] collection area, suitable for general mixing, photo's etc. Garden Zone : a) to the rear-side of Marquee is the Ducks and Rabbits area, that the kids will be very fond of, keeps them entertained, as well as Parental/Adults alike. b) the seated/garden area has kids play equipment and park-benches for outside weather warming quaffing. c) front of Pub to car-park zone are also wooden seating. it is here i personally really like, right by the side of the road! The Full Moons Main Feature [Village Character] You enter the village by a Lane, and the Pub sits by the 'very under used Lane' where you can sit Front of House, and imagine a Cart to Roll By any minute!! The exit from the village, is again by a Lane. If you then so wish. From here you can go 1 Riverside., to a well situated, but [in my opine] a lesser quality Public House, But Luvverly Situation. 2 Go to Southwell, where you can continue your Ale-fuelled revelry. 3 Find other local-village bars of note [ie, Bleasby], but your own discovery is this option. pps., i cannot assess the 'nosh' as i havnt imbibed as yet. by all accounts very good.

Really nice food with good beer garden with play castle for the childrenread more

Great traditional pub. Very popular with good selection of real ales and largersread more

Great pub with lots of real cask beers on. They had a Beer Festival coming up when I was there, so…read morethere were 7 on handpump. Had lunch which was lovely - price was a bit steep, but it's an affluent town, so that's probably the norm. Nice staff, lovely beer garden and outside terrace, beautiful flowers and hanging baskets. Very well-kept, although the light fitting in the Gents WC was missing, so I had to use it in total blackness. Mentioned it to the staff who said "...yes, we know about that..." (????? and...???)

Traditional English Pub. Great beer. Very friendly. Often…read morehas entertainment at weekends.

Went for a walk down the river. Found this pub by chance. It was lovely! Didn't eat though as…read moreprices looked a bit high. Drinks wern't cheap either but seeing how warm the weather was we had to have a few. Nice to sit outside with a view of the river and boats going up and down.

Have eaten here several times over the last year, and the food has always been consistently tasty…read morehot & generous. Staff all friendly & efficient, I would go more often but getting a mooring isn't always easy.

`fun fair` MicroBrewery Has Now Moved into the Pub, its groovin' very good ales…read moreplus 3 guest taps plus : perry [7.5%] / still cider [5%] Brewery Tailored Ginger Beer @ 4% [from the kettle] home made cakes / soups olives and choice snacks Friday Night is Pizza [home-made] Night. Regular/Occasional Curry Nights by Asian Hosts brought into the Pub to Deliver from the Kitchen!! The Waltzer is Better than Ever at 4.5% Chaos is very, Very ,, Nice at 5% Gallopers @ 3.8 gets you going just right. Ghost-Train [Dark] excellent finisher at 5% I Need to Taste/Swallow ~ Tunnel of Love 5% so will return for that!!! Beers List [13 Beers] http://www.funfairbrewingcompany.co.uk/beers.html Ken!!

Looking for a pub that serves fusion food at ridiculous prices, London Pride and a wine list as…read morelong as your arms? This isn't the pub for you. If, however, you are looking for a pub that serves VERY local beer (as in the beer is brewed upstairsin the pub), dangerous home-made ginger-ale, pizza on a Friday and darts on a Thursday, has excellent staff and management and friendly locals (and friendly animals hi Oscar the lab, Thomas the half-Bengal cat and Sam the British Shorthair) this really is the place for you. The Chequers is a small-ish truly local, yet welcoming pub. The beer is brewed in house (with one guest ale) and beautifully kept. This is an old fashioned pub. The decor is lovely and recently refurbished, but fear not it's not fru-fru nor trendy. It is a pub and a local one at that. As I mentioned, in addition to the real ale, there is also a small wine list, the usual small selection of spirits and I'd imagine (I didn't check) the usual lagers on offer. This is not a foodie pub you can get pizza on Fridays (home-made, apparently I've not sampled it) and paninis on a Sunday. And that's pretty much it, besides crisps and the like on the food front. This suits me many of the pubs in the area(ish) have totally turned into restaurants that have cute names and a couple of ales on offer. This is a local pub that instead occasionally has a bit of food on offer and that's the way it should be. Sadly, the pub is only open Thursday Sunday. I would love to know how the landlord keeps his cask ale fresh given those hours, but I suppose as he brews it in house it's not too difficult. Another downside is there is no garden if you're a smoker you're pretty much reduced to standing in the car park. Besides the beer, there are two friendly cats and one exceptionally friendly dog. Dogs are welcome in the pub though there is a sign asking you to keep them on leads I don't know if this is enforced, especially as there is also a sign asking you to keep children on leads. This is truly an excellent pub which deserves far more custom (and reviews). I would be sad I don't live in the area, except for the fact a sneaky weekday pint is not possible. I do hope it goes from strength to strength.

While visiting the Newark, England area I had the opportunity to eat at this restuarant. The…read morelocation borders the River Trent which makes the setting very beutiful. Acctually there is another resturant next to this one which also looks very nice (The Farndon Boathouse) which I hope to visit some time in the future. We started off with an ale in the pub and then was seated in the dining room. I ordered the Roasted Salmon & Chorizo Linguine, it was fantastic. The staff was very attentive to each or our needs as I was with a group of approximatly ten.

Part of the same group as andwhynot and The Junction, The Lion is well up to the standards of the…read moreother two. The staff were friendly, the ambience warm and the food excellent. Well worth going out of your way for, but watch out, the car park isn't overly big.

From the owner: The Lion at Farnsfield pub and restaurant has a lively and welcoming atmosphere, and provides the…read morehighest standards of freshly cooked food, drink and effortless service. Soft modern furnishings complement the traditional building features, creating a warm, inviting feel. A pub with pub values offered with bags of style, charisma and personality. With our unique ambience and relaxed atmosphere, we are the perfect destination that complements most occasions, from business lunches and light lunchtime meals, to enjoyable to evenings out and big fun parties offering our fun, yet passionate service. We are extremely proud of our pub, you will find fresh food produced by our talented kitchen team, 6 real ales, a large wine selection from around the world and a wide variety of lagers from the Continent.

A lovely pub, about 2 miles from Southwell races. Clean, smart, modern decor. Excellent food, very…read morewell priced. Service and staff excellent. Even the toilets are smart, modern, exceptionally clean. Well-kept, pretty raised flowerbeds to the entrance. Would definetely visit again.