The Castle Inn

This restaurant needs some help. Servers were not friendly, poor music choice, shabby interior decor, and overall lackluster vibes. The food itself wasn’t great, aside from the fish and chips which my husband liked. There was a HAIR in my salad and the restaurant still charged us for it. I think this place is only ‘popular’ because there is no competition in the village. Overpriced and not worth your money or time.

This place is disappointing for several reasons. Firstly, it has glaring lights which you don't notice until you have sat down. Secondly the interior decor is dull, and feels like a missed opportunity. I ordered the most expensive fish and chips, for a sliver of fish and potato wedges (advertised as skin on chips). Some wedges were hard, grey with black eye. The servers never once asked if the food was ok. This pub is certainly resting on its laurels as the location is picturesque.

This place is an absolute gem outstanding in everyway, we stopped for a night enroute back from the Cotswolds and what a find. A very friendly welcome right from the get go nothing too much trouble, was shown to our room which was massive with the biggest bed you have ever seen it was called an Alaskan, very clean very tidy same could be said about the bathroom. We booked a table for that evening, again everyone very friendly, professional and knew what they were doing nothing too much trouble. The food for a pub was little more than outstanding, it was 5* excellent better than alot of hotels we have stayed in, a good choice on the menu and very competitive prices, nearly all home made, the braised beef and treacle tart are a must have. Plenty of wine to choose from again very competitive prices. It can be said a full dinning experience which you would not normally find from a pub. Lovely breakfast the next plenty of choice and even with one staff member down it was handled very well with not much wait. We will without doubt be back again, thank you very much to the whole team at the Castle.