The Fat Boar

1. We ate here late on a Sunday afternoon, mainly to get out of the rain and we were hungry. Staff were pleasant and quick at taking orders etc. The building is tastefully decorated and there was a good mix of customers. The good bits!

   However… We ordered 2x roast dinners and a pint. Unfortunately, both dishes were bland and beige. Veg was soggy and tasteless and the bowl of cauliflower cheese looked and tasted like baby food. Disintegrated cauli in luke warm sauce. The thin, curled up slices of beef were of poor quality and also lacking in flavour. The red cabbage was nice but that’s about it.

   I’ve been wanting to give the Fat Boar a go for a while but it was really disappointing. We may have been unlucky, maybe it was end of service (the veg at least looked like it had been cooking for some time.) Our plates were cleared but nobody asked how our meals were (maybe they knew the answer already) and we weren’t offered sweets, although we would have declined based on the food so far.

   £31 for 2 mediocre meals isn’t something we could recommend and sadly, won’t be returning.

   (The mobile food van at Eagles Meadow afterwards looked and smelled much more inviting. A better option next time.)

2. We didn’t eat, we just had drinks at the bar.
   We were told that there were no tables available, since we did not have a reservation, even though there was an empty 4 seater table from the time we arrived until we left, which was at least 2 hours later.
   It seems like a cool spot, and the roast lunches were moving out pretty fast, so they seem to very popular.

3. Amazing food! We stopped by the other evening and was very impressed! We both had the steak which was so tasty. Dessert was equally as nice to! Would defiantly recommend, ring and book to avoid disappointment! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Not cheap but good value – great staff, comfortable seating in bar and seperate restaurant. Very welcoming.

5. I’ve been here a few times but forgot to review. Went again on Sunday and had lunch there – it was excellent. Plenty of tender roast turkey for me, three meats for DiL. Loads of veggies too, which is what I like! Very enjoyable meal, will come again on a Sunday!

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