"It makes such a difference to a meal when the surroundings are nice and the staff are friendly and pleasant! This exactly what we found just a few nights ago when we went to the Lord Nelson at Winthorpe for the first time ever!Living in Newark for less than a year, we are still ticking off places that we have on our to visit list but eventually the opportunity to eat here came along so off we went along. Entering the lovely little pub/restaurant we approached the counter to be greeted by, as we found, a smiling Michelle. A friendly and warm greeting! We were so pleased. Then a nice young girl server, Rachel, led us to our table. Again, another friendly, pleasant face! An excellent start to a very good meal, as it turned out. Given the menu, we perused it to discover some interesting and enticing dishes but we eventually plumped on the lamb medallions/ and also a chicken dish. These came fairly quickly, accompanied by broccoli, new potatoes, baby carrots, parsnip purée, creamed spinach and what appeared to be shredded stir-fry cabbage. These choices proved to be good ones, not perfect but good enough to want them again. My lamb was excellent and the shredded cabbage it was sat on was really tasty. A generous portion but I had to pinch my wife 's gravy as it needed fluid to get the most out of the mouth-watering flavour of the lamb! Her chicken was a bit dry but still nice and appetising. No sticky toffee pudding and the other desserts did not entice us that night so maybe next time for afters.We were very pleased by our first ever meals there and they seemed to tick all the boxes at the Lord Nelson, good menu, lovely staff, fair sized portions of tasty food and pleasant surroundings. Be most assured that we will be back and walking there on a sunny evening! A recommended place to eat for you all!"
