Hare And Hounds Country Inn

We had been wanting to try this place for a while after seeing the amazing pictures of the meals on Facebook but we ended up a little underwhelmed. I had the fish and chips and my wife had a chicken roast dinner. My chips were absolutely amazing, probably the best I've ever had but the fish was very thin and scrawny and a little bit over cooked. My wife said her chicken was a bit dry, and the portions of potatoes and vegetables were a bit stingy. I really wanted to try a beer but was put off by the silly prices so we had a coffee instead which we regretted as it tasted just like warm milk. Would have said something about the coffee before we left but there was no one available to talk to.

Went today for Sunday lunch, we were told roast of the day was beef. There was a sign behind the bar saying, no steak pies. My husband and I thought, that’s not good as we were going to have pie. We looked through the menu and settled on slow roast beef, not our usual choice as we like our beef pink. When it came we had one slice of dry beef you could sole your shoes with. I said this beef is tough can I have chicken instead? One of our party had chicken and it looked good. She said that she would have a word with the chef. Took my plate with her. Came back with my plate and said chef can cook me a chicken breast but it would take time or he could slice me some pink beef and heat up in gravy. As the rest of our group had nearly finished I said I would have the beef. She came back with the beef which looked lovely and moist. I thought yumm but it was still tough just not dry. The rest of my meal by this time was stone cold. They had not given me fresh potatoes and veg. I ate it as I was hungry. No one came back to ask if things were okay or if we would like dessert. I will never go back.

Fabulous country pub with friendly welcome, roaring fires and excellent food and ale. Dog friendly proper country pub. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Power cut for a birthday staff lit candles and we played board games which, to be honest, was actually quite nostalgic and cosy. Landlord went all the way down to the works and sorted out the energy company to refuel the generator and a good night was had by all!! Thanks James legend mate, saved the day. Parking: Ample parking and rooms if you get too carried away with the amazing atmosphere! Price per person: £10–20

Beautiful place, beautiful service, beautiful food. Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Roast Dinners with All the Trimmings