The Best Restaurants in Bardney, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (2025)

Amazing holiday home. Mandy was so helpful when we arrived and helped our son who is Autistic, make sure he could have his PS4 on the bedroom TV. The bungerlow has the comforts of home, the welcome package to start our holiday had everything you needed. The hot tub is amazing and Bailey's Retreat is spotless. Mandy is friendly and checks on the hot tub daily without disturbing you and gets it ready to use. There is nothing missed at all and we couldn't of asked for a better holiday stay. There is a local shop a cafe , a couple of pubs and Sunny's fish and chip shop, which was amazing. Licoln is a short drive where we had many lovely evening meals, ranging from pub's, nando's, Wagamama's, TGI and many more also the beautiful cathedral it was an amazing stay and one that I would book again. Thank you Mandy and Paul for an amazing stay ❤️

Beautiful bungalow in a lovely location. Very well equipped and spotlessly clean. The hot tub is checked every morning by the owner who is very friendly and lives next door

Lovely place, 3 good sized bedrooms and lovely hosts, highlight was the hot tub, village is wonderful with 2 good pubs

Lovely bungalow, spacious rooms, and super hot tub

Fantastic food in lovely surroundings! Quiet on a Thursday lunch but book at a weekend. Good selection of gins.

We stayed at the "Sebastopol Retreat" next door (airbnb), a delightful clean and cosy little "retreat" to escape for a few days and very central to explore Lincolnshire by car. The pub itself is a bit of a success story, having reopened as a traditional village inn and encouraging its return as the "local" for the area. We read elsewhere that if you want to eat, it is advisable to pre-book so we made sure we had a reservation for the traditional English Sunday Roast. I can say it was very delicious, as one would expect in a part of Britain renowned for farming. We loved the pub, the village and the City of Lincoln with its medieval buildings.

Local pub but very welcoming to new visitors. Amazing food. Function room available

Found this place by chance. Only open at present Friday, Saturday & Sunday, so check if making a special journey. Great atmosphere, and food is good pub grub and really good. Felt very comfortable, went back a couple of times. The first time to eat the next time just for a pint.

My two friends and I came here for an evening meal as we are camping close by and the food was absolutely delicious! The prices for both food and drinks is super affordable considering the quality. The staff were friendly and another bonus is they are dog friendly inside and out- would recommend a visit if you’re close by!

Excellent customer service, lovely food , lovely atmosphere highly recommend the old Angel INN

First time there had a carvery sat outside was very nice the beef was lovely tender

This is a great pub to visit with seating in and out. All the staff are friendly and good food with decent prices together with kids menu. Good selection of beers and ample parking. Weekends can be busy especially Sunday Carvery but worth sampling and perhaps booking.. Band night is worth keeping an eye out for, so I'm told😜 The only down side guys, is that if you want a quick 'in and out lunch' be it with four or five us, with a pint IMHO you'll finish the pint before it arrives. Although everything is cooked fresh it is worth the wait. However, well worth the stop 😁

We had hunters chicken and pies all were delicious. Parking was good. Very cold in the restaurant. A couple of hiccups with booking time and not being able to pay by card which held us up getting food.

We are on holiday and went for a meal. The food was great and the lady that served us was lovely. We had a lovely evening

Excellent service lovely staff, lovely pub. Food was good, dog friendly as well 😃

I bloody love this place. I brought my parents here for lunch today as they were up visiting me and I knew we'd get excellent food and service. We all opted for the Grimsby Haddock and chips with mushy peas and they were magnificent! The fish was enormous and I ended up only having a handful of the lovely chips as a result, but it was so tasty - as if we were having fish and chips at the seaside. The staff as always were very friendly and the service was perfect. I hadn't been in the garden before but it is a lovely little suntrap and we enjoyed it immensely. This pub is also very dog friendly and having 3 dogs along with us was no problem at all. I would recommend this place wholeheartedly to anyone looking for some lovely grub in a friendly environment.

Lovely country pub with a very nice restaurant area. Friendly warm service. Mostly good food, my fillet steak was perfect, unfortunately my wife's was not as good! I shared mine with her and ate what I could of hers and took the rest home for the dog...

Best of the best ....attended a wedding reception here recently Incredible food. Perfection...and the service was second to none ! Highly recommended. 5☆ from us

We had an amazing evening meal at the Bustard Inn the night before our wedding. We previously contacted Lesley and made her aware of our occasion and booked a large table for 15 of us, she was so attentive and helpful from the booking process through to the evening itself! The team really helped us to feel relaxed and made the experience really special! Not only that, but the food was delicious, amazing quality and also generous portion sizes! Can’t thank the guys here enough for providing a wonderful place for ourselves and our family to eat the night before our wedding and for making us feel so welcome and special! I just wish we lived closer so we could visit more regularly

Staff were very pleasant, & efficientIt. It was midweek lunchtime, and not busy, so without enough people to feel a buzz, but still a great place to be.The best fillet steak I’ve had for some time. My Daughter loved her Duck too, just too good not to go again! More than worth repeat visits, looking forward to them.

Outstanding service throughout! The food was fabulous and well presented. I could not fault anything. We had chicken on a skewer, which was amazing. You must give it a try. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone who wants a great tasty meal with excellent staff service at a moderate price.

Delightful place to visit in Woodhall Spa just a short walk from the main drag. We ate about 11.15am deciding on the full English breakfast at £11. Tea was extra at £2.50 so on the more expensive end on offer. Food was really good quality, staff very efficient and friendly. It started getting really busy towards midday where all outdoor tables were full. Well worth a visit if you are intending on exploring the town or just passing through as there is ample parking on street nearby.

We had a panini lunch and a slice of cake with coffee. Friendly staff, great service dogs allowed gets busy so best to book in advance if you don't want to be disappointed and prefer to sit indoors.

What can I say about this stunning Tea house in Woodhall Spa. Fantastic location, beautiful building, decorated to classic standards. Menu is brilliant, Staff friendly polite and super efficient. Food amazing. Be sure to book if you want lunch

Simple the best in Lincoln. Makes the scamper up and down steep hill worth every step. Great service, warm abs attentive staff in a beautiful setting. Having been here multiple times and heard the sameoif others, we would definitely recommend the Jews House!

Located in a beautiful 12th century stone house on the famous Steep Hill, I was told this is arguably the best restaurant in Lincoln. Based on my experience, I won't be the one disputing that. I absolutely loved it! It is sympathetically restored and beautifully decorated. Modern additions of light stained framewood contrasts with the much older darker beams. The white painted ceiling between the beams and white walls brightens the place, but not too much, just enough, as it is combined with rich ochre and exposed stone walls. The palette of rich, bold ochre and red colours continues in the choice of materials, the velvet chairs and wall sitting area wonderfully complementing the darker wood of the tables. At the same time, the dimmed lighting provided by the lamps carefully positioned, almost requires a few minutes for your eyes to get used to it and take it all in. It is then, when sitting at the table that one can really appreciate the beauty of the place: stylish, upmarket, very elegant and classy, almost with a feel of a stately home. The way in, through a narrow and low ceiling side passage, is wonderfully quirky and totally belies what is to come. It almost has a theatrical way about it, opening into the compact entrance where you are met by the superb Samantha and staff. The food is absolutely delicious. I went all fishy on the day: cornish turbot as starter and seabass as main. I loved the imagination of some of the elements on the plate and the combination of flavours and textures, as well as the presentation. I chose the strawberry n elderflower jelly dessert on the day, with champagne consommé, white chocolate mousse and a rapsberry sorbet. Sweetness and acidity perfectly balanced and a fitting end to a wonderful meal. The atmosphere is great, very relaxed, so much so that I established easy conversation with some of the dinners, some regular customers driving over an hour to come to this restaurant as, according to them, it is not only the best restaurant in Lincoln but one of the very best in the area. And if you are into wine, fear not, the wine list is extensive and Samantha's knowledge phenomenal. A beautiful restaurant with delicious food, great staff and exceptional service. Unmissable!

Small, intimate, high-end restaurant set in a wonderfully characterful old property halfway up the hill in Lincoln. Offers a la carte dining and a 5-course tasting menu with wine pairings. Exceptionally friendly staff. We tried the tasting menu and while two dishes were excellent, there were several noticeable blips in quality (including a pancake that was clearly burnt to look at let alone taste), and overall the menu wasn't particularly imaginative. If you have the luxury of being able to go further afield, there are better experiences to be had for this price. If you're limited to Lincoln, though, I think there's nothing else that competes.

Popped in on the fly for an impromptu Sunday lunch and we were not disappointed! Large pub, good atmosphere and friendly staff with a well stocked bar. 4 choices of delicious quality meat and plenty of it, excellent value plus a choice of how many courses you'd want including a kids option. You know it's a good Sunday roast if the veggies come on a separate plate! Super tasty, we'll definitely be back again. Highly recommended.

We had a Sunday lunch one beef one pork one vegetarian nut roast, all very nice even the nut roast was brilliant very hard for many to get nice. Would definitely advise a visit we will be returning. Also well priced for what we good. Staff all made us welcome and did a brilliant job

Fantastic lunch the food was amazing. Very clean and lovely decorated pub. Friendly helpful staff

My son had his wedding reception here and many in the party booked rooms. I stayed in room 17 at the lodge. The rooms were very comfortable and well equipped with fan/iron and board/additional heater/toiletries, kettle, tea etc.. We had the use of a downstairs room for the bridesmaids to get ready. This was a great idea. Breakfast is greatly, made to order on Saturday but buffet style on Sunday All staff were really helpful and professional, we felt really looked after. The standards are high here but we had a great time. Highly recommended thank you

Wow, what can I say about The Dower House Hotel that hasn't already been said! We had our beautiful wedding there on December 6, 2024, and everything was amazing. All the staff went above and beyond for us. The food was simply the best. Our bedroom was amazing, and a massive thank you to Jade and the staff for making it perfect. I have never seen such a beautiful venue, and all of our guests were in love, too. It makes it even better that we had asked for all the Christmas decorations to be up (if possible), and it was just beautiful. Well done to all who work there! I will be forever singing your praises. Highly recommend for any wedding, party, or simply a beautiful meal. It won't disappoint you at all. Worth every penny and more.

We had a lovely meal here, great setting, very relaxed! The menu is smaller than previous visits but everything was done extremely well. Our starters were ordered wrong but what we did have was excellent! Squid & Hummus to start both very tasty. I had the Eve burger and I was pleasantly surprised at how well executed it was! My husband had the Katsu curry and was impressed also! No desserts for us but we did have coffee which was good, the wine selection is good and the alcohol free beer selection is also really great given its location. We will certainly visit again! The service was good and it was great to see that a new person who was learning the ropes was being well supported!

A lovely open space at bar entrance, where we sat to dine (table reserved). Pub was clean, decorated, nicely furnished, accepting behaved dogs too! Sunday roast meals were quaint, stacked with Yorkshire pudding, however the pork had no crackling & the potatoes weren't well roasted. Otherwise a nice place, would like to return again midweek to try again!

In many cases, a 5 star review has almost lost its value because people will give one just for someone simply doing their job. However, this is a 5 star review that is VERY well deserved. I can't rate The Adam and Eve high enough! The food was top quality, there's a good selection of drinks, the staff are friendly and very accommodating. The room we stayed in was very cozy and immaculately clean, the bed was very comfortable, the bathroom was big and had a nice deep bath. The water was hot and we had no issues with water pressure. It had all the facilities you'd expect, tea and coffee, TV, WiFi etc ... Breakfast was delicious. Overall we had a wonderful little getaway and it didn't break the bank. This is the only place I've stayed at where I felt guilty about not having to paying more. We will definitely be coming back.