Superb food in a legendary country pub. Set in a superb village setting under Holcombe Hill and Peel Tower.

Quality food! Steak and ale pie is thicc, chunky chips are thicc, sticky toffee pudding is thicc!! Yummy! Polite and friendly staff too! I will be back again!

The food was on the pricier side, but you don't mind paying for food that is truly worth it. And this place is definitely worth the extra price in my opinion. There are other eateries in the area that are similarly priced that have food which is much worse. They don't have a large menu, but what they do they do they do well. My only thing that I disliked would be the sherbety tangy/sweet rocks that were with the brownie and ice cream desert. I feel that was a poor pairing that ruined every bite that had some in. Everything except that particular part of that particular dish was very good. The atmosphere was good, service was also very good. Nothing much to complain about, unless you're an especially price conscious person. If so, then admittedly, you might find the value proposition lacking. An example of this would be the fact that the sticky rib starter is £9, and it came with 2 ribs (first time I had it, it came with 3 slightly smaller ribs, second time with 2 larger ribs). Now, for me, I didn't mind much. The ribs were rather big and were excellent. Absolutely delicious. But for some the prospect of spending £4.50 per rib might be offensive regardless. For me I'm okay with spending extra for a nice meal every now and then after a long country walk. Edit: Upped my overall score to 5 stars because I do feel the overall experience was worthy of 5 stars, despite the food and atmosphere losing a star each. The loss of star for food is due to that desert I disliked and the price. While atmosphere lost a point due to how crowded and rowdy it can get. I prefer a calmer, comfier dining experience, but at the end of the day, the building is an old one in a village near popular walking paths so there's not much to be done about it. Hence the loss of just a single star. I would have also liked some comfier chairs when not in a booth, and for it to have higher quality furnishings in general. With that being said, considering a considerable number of clientele are those who've been on dirty country walks (and those with dogs), they may feel that it's simply not worth it; and their current aesthetic does have its own charm in my opinion. Now that was a fair bit of criticism but with all that said I think the overall experience wasn't really negatively impacted despite these issues being there. Somewhat greater than the sum of its parts in a way... the great location great food combo is hard to beat even if some issues are present.

First visit back in around a year, fantastic as always and the new menu is divine. Great value for money, fast service and general all round good atmosphere! We had the goats cheese bon bons and ribs to start, the ribs were phenomenal and I recommend to anyone visiting. We then had the chicken burger (with aspen fries) and fish and chips. Fish was super fresh and the burger incredibly tasty.