Claret Jug - Menu

Main courses were fine but non alcoholic drink outrageously expensive. A half print of lemonade and lime cordial cost £5.30.

the service was slow and the quality of the ingredients was not very good, one night I had chips and they were just bits and scraps of potatoes

Will just like to say that this bar is a lovely environment. The staff are excellent a special Vicky that can’t do enough to ensure you have a great time View menu

Waited far too long for our food… went up to the bar to query it and all staff were on their phones, clearing not caring one bit. Food was very average when it did arrive. Then the kids had another long wait for their desserts. Would not recommend at all!

I have stayed at this hotel many times years ago it was owned by de Ver and was excellent, since then after many buy outs the service is very slow with staff that seem to think you’re a nuisance and at times ignore you When the food eventually arrives it is generally of a good standard.

We're staying in the lodges and popped down to the hotel restaurant for lunch, it was closed and we were redirected to the sports bar. Despite the bar being relatively empty, service was remarkably slow and chaotic borderline incompetent. It took 40mins for a dry burger (devoid of any flavour) to be delivered to our table, the side salad was an absolute joke. We won't be returning! View menu

Arrived at hotel and went to bar to watch football and some pre dinner drinks. After buying drinks a sign was put up to say they were now closed. 6pm. We asked when they were closing the following evening and got told we don’t know the management decide on the day-it was 8pm yesterday, 6pm today and tomorrow is 5pm we think! At least prewarned we could go to a local bar which was open and a glass of wine cost less than £8.75.

Staying at the hotel, we met up with our friends at the Claret Jug, for lunch. They 'd just had a sandwich, which they said wasn 't good, ie the bread wasn 't fresh, and they 'd waited ages to be served. We opted for a toastie (2 cheese something or other). It was dreadful, with the underwhelming taste of fried bread. I ordered a lime soda, but was served lime and lemonade, which was flat. Too tired to complain, so left it. Weirdly, it tasted of Turkish Delight rose lemonade perhaps? Wouldn 't recommend it to anyone. Avoid avoid avoid. PS A single shot of lime added £1.50 to the already pricey 'soda/lemonade '.

Stayed at Belton Woods for 5 nights for work. After dining in the hotel’s other restaurant the previous nights and had a great experience, but fancied a steak on my last night as a treat so went to the Claret Jug. Service was OK, a little slow to be served even though it was only me waiting. I would have accepted a friendly “wont be a moment” but not a word was said. The beer was served in a warm glass. Ordered a medium rare steak which arrived well done. Waited a few minutes for a service check which didn’t happen so I returned the meal to the bar counter. The replacement arrived which was still overdone (medium to well done this time), with the same chips and onion rings that had been redi... View menu