Savile - Newark and Sherwood

I was the 3rd baron saviles butler so i used to visit rufford many times and of all the great houses ruined or otherwise in the dukeries this place is perhaps tge closest to me it is lovely to see what little remains of probably the finest house in the dukeries been used so well for visitors, a typical country house kitchen of its period but put to use now as a supplier of food and good food for the public we enjoyed our visit as always imensly a lovely place surrounded by lovely grounds we both recomend

Previously visited several times a few years ago. Meat was nice although we prefer the beef pink, but the veg especially the roast potatoes were bland and tasteless…need to cook in duck fat or around the meat to add flavour. The parsnips were a little undercooked. Overall it was ok but had better elsewhere for the same price. Sadly will be my last visit.

Mediocre ok Sunday dinner. Reasonable price. Atmosphere just felt a little bland. Not a lot going on. Would go back, but would t be a first choice. The restaurant is really hard to find and you have to pay £5 to park.

A lovely restaurant, we attended for the Mother's Day lunch. The restaurant is located within the grounds of Rufford Abbey so be prepared to park on grass (it gets very busy at weekends) and pay £5 to park (which is worthwhile if you are spending time in the grounds but not just to visit the restaurant). The restaurant is well signposted. It was quite cold within the restaurant as it is in an old building, with radiators along one wall, (high ceilings and old stone walls). The waiting staff were great, very attentive and friendly and the service was quick. They offered ice cream to my son rather than the puddings on the menu which was great. The food was lovely, I had homity pie and and everyone else had roast beef and yorkshire pudding. The pie was excellent, and I'm told the beef was delicious (not pink in the middle). The pie came with mashed potato and a roasted parsnip (one), the beef came with roast potato, a roasted parsnip (one) and yorkshire pudding. The table was provided with a bowl of veg which was my only complaint. It was the sort of frozen mixed vegetables you get with carrots, green beans etc. The meal was £19.95 each and while the plated meal was lovely, the veg was a massive let down for the price. I can only assume the yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes were cooked in animal fat as these weren't provided to the vegetarians but then to get a bowl of frozen veg was dismal for £19.95. Two puddings on offer, we all went for the sticky toffee pudding which was lovely (the other was creme brulee) So much effort was put in to the pie and beef, yorkshires and roast potatoes, the mixed veg stuck out as especially sad and out of place. It was half lovely, half woeful. I wouldn't book again unfortunately.

Went for Sunday lunch yesterday and it was absolutely lovely, not to many people like other carverys so the food actually hot when you sat down to eat. Very organised and friendly staff would definitely go again