South Kesteven
The Stag

The Stag

Church Street, South Kesteven, United Kingdom, NG32 2NB

Meat • Steak • Salads • Chicken


"The Stag Inn is a delightful looking pub overlooking the small green in the village of Barkston near Grantham. Internally the pub is clean and tidy with a range of two and four seater tables with New England shades of light blue on the painted table legs in the restaurant area. We didn’t venture into the pub side so can’t vouch for the decor in there. We arrived unannounced just after opening time of 12 and were offered a table with no difficulty. There was a menu of the usual offerings of fish and chips and a range of burgers together with roast salmon, chargrilled pork chop, a leek and cauliflower cheese pot pie, ham egg and chips and a vegetable lasagne amongst others. A specials chalkboard hung on the far wall and the crab and prawn salad with Mediterranean bread sounded so good we both opted for it. That was a mistake as we were to find out. The meals were reasonably quick to arrive and were served up in two large bowls with a dusting of paprika round the edges. What hit me immediately was the large flaccid green lettuce leaf draped over the edge of the bowl, together with a whole half-a-lemon that we each had. A small wedge would be perfect. The bread tasted sweet and was as far from the Mediterranean as it could possibly be apart from the occasional input of sundried tomato. What irked me most though was that the bread was delivered up pre-buttered with what looked like some bright yellow catering spread. A small ramakin of real butter between the two of us would work so much better. When asked if everything was okay I mentioned this and was told that chef would be informed. Having said all that the crab and prawn salad was full of flavour and sat on a nice mixed salad of red peppers, lettuce, red onion and cornichons. A word of advice to the wise….. don’t sit at the table near the restaurant counter as this is where the pub’s phone is located. On at least two occasions the phone was left to ring unanswered by the staff, presumably as they were busy elsewhere (the pub was by no means full) and was right behind my head! The volume of the ringer was high and it would have been a more pleasant experience for us if, firstly, it was answered and, secondly, the volume was turned down. On the plus side the staff were polite and helpful but the food not so great."

Goochs

Goochs

3 Castle Street, PE9 2RA, South Kesteven, United Kingdom

Cafe • Steak • British • Breakfast


"We visited Stamford to meet some friends and visited Gooch's for lunch as it is Dog friendly. As we had our dog with us it's sometimes difficult to find Dog friendly places. It's ok in the Summer as most places accept Dogs outside , but in the Cold Winter you want to be able to go inside in the warm. This was a big plus for us being Dog friendly and the doggy part is downstairs and backs onto the outside which is great if your Dog needs to go to the toilet. If you didn't want to be near dogs you can sit upstairs so it suits a variety of people , dog friendly or not. We ordered our food which consisted of 2 panini's , one with Southern fried chicken and the other with stilton , poached pear walnut. We also ordered a large peroni and a deluxe hot chocolate. The staff were friendly and our drinks were bought to us in about 10 minutes. Wow... I couldn't believe my hot chocolate. It was like a meal in itself. It was huge , with whipped cream , marshmallows , gingerbread crumb and chocolate sauce. I can honestly say it was the best hot chocolate I've ever had. Our panini's arrived shortly after. Both our panini's were lovely and came with a small fancy side salad and a pot of coleslaw. My panini of stilton , poached pear walnut was delicious. It is however a bit on the pricey side as my deluxe hot chocolate, a large peroni and 2 panini's came to nearly £36. It was worth paying though as we don't go often and was a lovely treat. We would highly recommend this place and definitely great if you take your dog."

The Tollemache Inn

The Tollemache Inn

17 St Peters Hill, NG31 6PY, South Kesteven, United Kingdom

Pubs • Full • Lunch • British


"Great pub and I am a regular here. Food is usually consistently good and obviously the drink prices are excellent owing to the fact that this pub is part of the Wetherspoons franchise. So you are obviously wondering why I only gave it one star? This is due to the atrocious and bullying behaviour I witnessed on Saturday night by one of the Managers to a security employee. We were enjoying a drink in the beer garden which was packed with people due to the fabulous weather. The young security man came around checking ids of those who may not have been old enough to be there when he was approached by a young woman who I assume was a Manager (blonde hair and glasses). This 'lady ' preceeded to scream at the member of security in front of the whole beer garden, accusing him of not doing his properly (he was). She stood shouting and pointing her finger in his face. The whole beer garden was watching in total disbelief and it made for such an uncomfortable atmosphere that we left (as did many others). The poor man was totally humiliated in front of everyone. Being management myself there is a way to deal with staff issues and this is not it. If there is an issue, pull the staff member to one side but do not ever bully him in front of a packed pub! Mentioning this to some other friends later in the evening and apparently this woman is well known for this type of behaviour. This bullying behaviour needs to be addressed asap and I won 't be going back there until this woman is put in a position which is more suited to her vile personality. Bullying is NEVER OK."