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Five Bells Inn

➤ 95 Main Street, South Kesteven, United Kingdom, NG23 5BJ

Carte • Pubs • Full • Steak • Lunch

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"A very charming English Pub/Restaurant set in the centre of Claypole Village High Street with on and off street parking Child friendly rear garden play area that in the summer boasts a pizza oven that also has Big Bertha A Big BBQ Oven . The Bells regulars enjoy Real Ale rotated drinks menu and ciders and of course your lagers, for the lady you have a vast selection of gins on offer this really is a place for the connoisseur . On today's visit I enjoyed real ale complimenting my burger meal with fries and salad that was heavenly, so much so that I was disappointed I had no room one of the Bells legendary deserts ! Yes yes you mat say but was the staff friendly and the service prompt ... completely, very happy and will return more often."

Tawny Owl

➤ William Hall Way, Newark and Sherwood, United Kingdom

Carte • Steak • Salads • Coffee • Burgers

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"We booked last minute and was welcomed with friendly faces. We ordered an about 40 minutes later we received our food, it was fathers day so this was to be expected. After 5 minutes a waitress came and checked on us when I told her my food was cold. I told her I didn't want to make a fuss but she told me it was no fuss at all. 5 minutes later, I had a brand new, piping hot plate of food that was delicious."

The Grove Inn

➤ 53 London Rd, NG24 3AL, Newark and Sherwood, United Kingdom

Carte • Pub • Fish • Beer • British

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"I have this pub of googling restaurants in the surroundings of Retford, booked a table for 4 for 1 hour lunch, it was ready to wait for us when we arrived. the coworkers were very helpful friendly, it has a very comprehensive menu, we all chose something different, my brother my...hubby from the over 60s menu, my brother I had the normal menu, he had a kind of pie, with maic brunettes, I had the squirting chips with muddy burs, the fish itself was as tasty as well, but the If we were ever in the opposite, we would see each other again."

Chesters

➤ Main Street, NG24 3LL, Newark and Sherwood, United Kingdom

Carte • Pubs • Steak • Lunch • Asiatic

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"Chesters is pretty local to us being only a couple of miles away and so we thought we would give it a go as I didn 't fancy any of our usual haunts. It 's a pub with letting rooms and a bar food offering with a separate restaurant and is very tastefully decorated in the restaurant area. It was a bit noisy in the main bar area as it 's a popular place for all ages and football was showing so we took a two seat table in the side dining area close to the conservatory and we had the place to ourselves for quite a while. Having already checked out their menu online I had decided to try out their 'home made ' cottage pie which came with carrots and peas and it is hard to fault it but being the ultra critical diner that I am here are my thoughts on the meal. Oh and by the way if you like a real ale go for the Doombar, it 's a cracking pint but a wee bit pricey at £3.60, I guess it would have been cheaper in the bar. It wasn 't overly busy in the pub or restaurant but our food took around 25 minutes to arrive, just a wee bit longer than I was comfortable with and it arrived on cold plates. The cottage pie itself was piping hot in an oval ceramic container and was indeed home made but the veggies whilst hot initially soon cooled down very quickly. Now a couple of things were not quite right here, the cottage pie had a cheesy top (which I personally don 't mind) but we were not given the option of with or without cheese. The aforementioned cheesy top was very tasty but was also very 'gloopy ' it could have done with either a few seconds under a grill or a quick blast with a catering blow torch to (a) give it some colour and (b) to crist it up a wee bit. Minor points I know but relevant none the less. We were offered extra gravy half way through our meal (there was very little gravy in the cottage pie) which we declined but in retrospect should have accepted as it would have helped keep the veggies warm, lol. The young man that served us attentive and knowledgeable and the owners were too and apologised for the time it took to get the food and the cold plates when it was pointed out to them. Would I go back? Yes and fully intend to so that we can try some other dishes on the menu. Did the cons out weigh the pros? No, this is one you need to try if you haven 't been before. There is free parking outside the pub and a good sized car part round the back. It has a nice atmosphere and is well decorated with plenty of room between the tables."

Inn On The Green

➤ The Green, NG24 2RR, Newark and Sherwood, United Kingdom

Carte • Pub • Fish • Steak • British

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"Visited several times before. The food has usually been good but on this occasion the food was exceptionally good, very generous portions and beautifully cooked and presented. The menu is varied, considerably more choice than your usual pub/restaurant and offers some interesting dishes. Would have given 5 stars but the attention received left a bit to be desired. Not enough patrols by the waiting staff. We were waiting so long I ended up going to the bar to place our order. No table check either. In summary, well worth a visit, a very good restaurant, just a little bit more attention and it would be excellent."