The Bird In Hand Country Inn

I am saddened to write this review after many years of enjoying delicious Sunday lunches at this restaurant. However, today's meal was extremely disappointing. The food was cold and of poor quality, both for vegetarians and meat eaters. The previous chef was exceptional and had surpassed the only other good Sunday dinner option in town - ours! I urge the restaurant to hire a new chef and bring back the crispy roast potatoes, carrot puree, lean roast beef, veggie Pithivier, maple roasted parsnips, and proper gravy. The meal should be served hot, not lukewarm. Despite previously enjoying many satisfying Sunday dinners here, we will not return until the quality improves. What a shame!

I was very impressed with how management dealt with out original complaint about a previous visit. My family were invited back for another Sunday lunch entirely complimentary on the house. The service was superb and the food was excellent. Nothing was too much trouble and all of us enjoyed the food that we got on this visit. Happy to tell our family and friends how well customer service was taken by this team and how enjoyable the food was. Thank you to all the team on Sunday in particular Becky and Zoe. It made our 35th anniversary celebration really special.

My family had a fantastic Sunday lunch at this large pub. It was a great place to enjoy a Sunday Roast with plenty of space. The service was excellent, the car park was spacious, and the food was delicious. I have no complaints about my experience or the entire visit.

The Bird in Hand is a lovely place to stay, somewhere to enjoy both dinner in the evening and Sunday lunch too! We stayed 2 nights and held our Golden Wedding celebration in their beautiful function room, as this was our wedding reception venue 50 years ago! We also had a large table for a family dinner the evening before our party and this meal was delicious and beautifully presented by courteous, friendly staff. Our party the following day was perfect, with a superb meal where everyone was presented with 3 courses of beautifully arranged plates of food! Zoe and her team did a wonderful job ensuring that our event ran smoothly and that everyone had a great time. Our guests certainly left leaving plenty of compliments! A big thank you to Zoe, Suzy, and Carrie for all your help in organising our very special day! We will definitely be booking in for the next big anniversary celebration.... it would be sooner if we didn't live abroad!!

Today we had a family lunch for 8no persons. Food took an hour to arrive when it did 2no pork dishes were inedible and were sent back. The remaining Sunday roasts we had with the exception of the vegetarian dish was at best pathetic. Little or no vegetables sloppy. Yuk. The beef portions were very small to the point that they should not be on the plate. Roast potatoes were tasteless and hard. The overall food was probably microwaved. We ordered dessert which again was slop. The ice cream was melted, the strawberry dish just gew. Drinks very expensive. The meals that were inedible were replaced with chicken which was much improved and they did take the cost of the meals off the bill, hence why the 2 stars, otherwise this would be zero. Overall SLOP. Don’t go eat elsewhere.