The Lore of the Land

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   sarah

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a birthday dinner upstairs, felt very cosy, food was fabulous - we had beef cheeks and buratta, and the roast potatoes. Defo the best potatoes we’ve had in our lives! We enjoyed nyetimber bubbles, and they even brought out a mini cake with candle at the end ✨
   

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   Natalie

   Essex

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Pub was cold, windows open above us, service was slow and while the food was nice enough it wasn’t outstanding and arrived like warm, certainly not worth the £80 per head price tag that we ended up paying.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Norfolk/Suffolk

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Six of us went for Sunday lunch and had the family sharing platter. It was amazing! Meat cooked to perfection and lots of gravy with the huge Yorkshire puddings. Also freshly roasted potatoes red cabbage and carrots, both the latter with a tasty twist. The pub itself is over 4 floors and it was fully booked for both the 12 pm sitting and the 3 pm. Despite its size it’s cozy and incredibly friendly. The staff all knew exactly what to do and all were very professional and efficient throughout. The only issue ( and it really wasn’t a problem ) was the constant pressure to buy more drinks. No sooner was a bottle empty, we were being asked if and when we wanted the next one opened. I don’t know if this is normal practice so it definitely wouldn’t stop me returning. All in all a fabulous pre Xmas day out !
   

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   jOHN

   London

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Mixed experience, but overall good . Bread and butter starter quite awful. Bread was more like cake, dry doughy and overcooked / burnt. Scotch egg was excellent, hoisin sauce pairing sublime. Ordered the Barolo wine, served cold (was told it had been in wine fridge !!) Roast and trimmings were excellent. Pork was juicy and fantastic cracking, lamb moist and delicious. Beef was cooked perfectly but the cut of beef lacked flavour (not chefs fault). Donut and panacotta were excellent, the sticky toffee pudding was overcooked (made by the same person who did the bread ?) min r pie ice cream fantastic. Worth a visit but chose carefully
   

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   Kai

   Hampshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Brilliant service, our waiter said drinks were on him as the food was 2 mins later than he said it would be. Food was great, overall ambience of the pub was nice, great traditional pub. Would highly recommend.
   

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   Kathryn

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a dinner booked for 7.30pm they were running late with service but I have to say we hardly noticed the pub had an amazing atmosphere the staff are very attentive and apologetic, they took a drinks round off the bill for the long wait. The food was amazing I had the monk fish tail and my husband had the pork loin absolutely delicious. You must try the beef fat popcorn omg it’s very tasty they should sell bags of this loved it. We will definitely e back can’t wait to sample the Sunday dinner.
   

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   Lisetta

   Hampshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a lovely Sunday lunch great service not stuffy or too posh, sublime roast lunch platter and desserts. Great value for the amount of food and staff exemplary ! Booked to come back in two weeks time
   

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   Phoebe

   London

   5 reviews

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   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Pros: beautiful, cosy pub with a great pork belly roast, great beer/ cider list. Cons: service was either really lovely or a little bit unfriendly but overall inconsistent, sticky toffee pudding wasn’t great.
   

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   JustineW

   Hampshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This is our second visit & as good as the first time, love it.
   

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    Lewis

    Norfolk/Suffolk

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Lovely Sunday lunch with friends and our 9 year old daughter. Everyone had a great time. The service was lovely and the tall chap with the glasses (I didn’t get his name) was a credit to the whole place. The beer was great. The food was outstanding. If I lived 70 miles closer this would definitely be my local. We will return! Thank you all
    

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