The Grill - North Lincolnshire

We had a disappointing experience at this upscale restaurant. Some of our dishes were not up to par. The rice was undercooked, and the squid starter was tough, with a thin sliver of something hidden inside the batter. The haddock was overcooked and chewy. We were never asked if everything was okay with our meals, and our feedback at the end was not acknowledged. While the vegetarians and meat eaters at our table were satisfied, we were left dissatisfied with the fish dishes. The person responsible for approving the fish quality should try it themselves.

We visited The Grill for dinner during our stay at Forest Pines Hotel. The food was excellent. Two weeks ago, my partner and I dined at a Marco Pierre White restaurant in London, but honestly, this meal was even better. My partner enjoyed the chicken and mushroom soup followed by perfectly cooked confit duck. I had the amazing beetroot salmon, followed by a delicious gourmet burger. We also received a complimentary dessert as we were celebrating a birthday. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

The food at this restaurant is excellent and the wait times are minimal. The staff, particularly Anisa, is friendly and efficient. The atmosphere is relaxed in a lovely building and there is a good selection of wines to choose from.

I had limited choice where to eat as there is not much in the area, so I paid for overpriced, uninspiring food. A very limited menu and one of the main items, was not available, so it was even more limited. I went for the £16.50 pizza (that is not a typo) which when delivered to me looked like the waiter had eaten some of it on the way to the table as it had a chunk missing. I know should have complained but I have a rule of never returning food to a kitchen. So all in all, the food and restaurant as mediocre as the hotel itself.

Visited with friends for afternoon tea. We were told we would be in the dining room but were in the bar area. We moved tables so we could do social distancing but had to ask for one table to be cleaned as had remnants left of a previous person 's visit obviously not cleaned after each person 's visit. Having seen the pictures on the web site and read what we thought we were going to have we thought we must be in the wrong place! Only two of the sandwiches were advertised also the scones but not the rest .Due to dietary preferences two people asked for cheese and when these arrived they were just a slice of cheese in white bread looked very unappetizing.. With our spar discount and eat out to help out discount the price was reasonable but felt they were doing it on the cheap. Certainly not worth £21 which was full price. We did not complain as did not want to spoil our first outing since March but very disappointing.