Golden Grove Pub

Very enjoyable experience, ideal for a family Sunday lunch

Best Sunday roast I have had in years: beef just the right ‘blush’, roasties and yorkie properly crisp and other veg’ had been treated with ‘respect’. Chicken and vegan wellington also wolfed down. The parfait for dessert was something else. (Pity the cauliflower cheese side was off though).

We were really disappointed at the fact that we were refused our 50% discount after signing up to the mailing list and not receiving a discount code. We questioned this and were met with a blunt refusal initially but thankfully had one item removed from the bill. The crisps to nibble on are over priced and not worth the money. Both burgers were served warm and not hot. We didn't complain due to the social dynamic of the group and the fact that we were celebrating. However, this was an ultimately disappointing experience and we quickly moved on rather than staying like we had intended for further drinks.

The service was friendly, we could take our dog with us provided we ate in the bar area (and not the dining room), which is where we wanted to be, anyway, because we prefer the informality of it, and the football was showing on the tv screens. Good atmosphere, got increasingly busy but the tables are not on top of each other, so it didn't feel cramped and we didn't feel rushed, either. Just a good, relaxed, easy-going place to meet up. Will definitely go again.

We received a call at 3:45 to confirm our reservation at 4:30 and told they had run out of roars beef but had pork and 2 portions of roast chicken. We were happy to have pork so went ahead with our reservation. On arrival had to wait ages to be seated in a bit very busy restaurant. The lady that served us, confirmed we wanted roast pork and went off and got our drinks. She assumed we just wanted the main until I called her to order our starter. Oh she said. She assumed we weren’t having a starter. We were not asked if we wanted any sides with the lunch or cauliflower cheese. We were not Good starter. 45 minute wait for main course. Bad Sunday lunch. Extremely salty congealed gravy, meagre vegetables, less than a dessert spoon of cabbage, I black tasteless carrot. I asked about cauliflower cheese and was told it would take 10 minutes. It’s extra but we weren’t given the opportunity to order because the roast dinner had already been put through to the kitchen before we were asked if we wanted a starter. Service was terrible. No care. Service was dreadful and we won’t be going back. The bar staff are great.