The Sands House

Went to The Sands House for some lunch with the in-laws and was pleasantly surprised. Never been before so it was nice to see something different on the menu. We had garlic mushrooms on toast and prawn cocktail for starters and I was so impressed with the presentation I forgot to take a picture lol. The toast was a baguette, not just a slice of bread. And the creamy garlic sauce was amazing. The prawn cocktail was as expected the portions were very nice. We had fish, chips and mushy peas, chicken kabab and chips and lamb stew and mash. The chips are home made and very nice, the fish was massive, chicken lovely and tender. I was struggling to decide between the beef and lamb so ask our servicer what she would recommend and she said the lamb. I am extremely happy I asked, because the lamb was so tender it melted in my mouth and the mash was very nice too. We visited in the afternoon so it was very quiet. The prices were reasonable too, I am definitely going to return and I will be recommending this place to everyone. Part 2: visited Sands House again 12.03.24, at about 12:30, four of us for lunch, they have a 2 for 19.99 deal on through the week. It was a bit more busy today, not so tranquil but we could still hear each other talk, we had 3 starters 4 mains and 1 desert, 2 juice's and 2 cups of tea and the bill came to just over £70. We had to wait a little while for our order because it was busy, but it was worth the wait. The lady that served us was on the floor on her own again but seemed to be able to handle things nicely with patients and understanding. Very happy will be returning.

I've been coming to the Sands House since I was 4 years old and it's back to the lovely old pub it used to be with well tendered log fires and bloody good ale. The food was excellent, we had steak and ale pie n chips and the chicken burger. Huge, perfectly cooked chips and delicious gravy made this one of the best steak and ale pies I have ever had. Our 9 month old baby was with us and she was made very welcome. Great service too. Thanks

Well presented pub with cozy interior and plentiful parking. There's a fair amount of seating inside and an abundance of it outside, looking out to the fields and open spaces behind the pub. During winter the fireplace(s) are used if you like to sit next to a crackling fire. The venue is dog friendly. Service is pleasant. Menu seems to change from time to time so it's hard to recommend specific items as they may be gone by the time you visit. Taste-wise the food ranges between ok and great with my favourite dish being the slow cooked braised beef with mash and gravy. The food is quite a good value with large portions and sensible prices. The one thing to improve upon would be to adjust the cooking times so that the pastry on your pie isn't hard and chicken burger is not so well done (not to say burnt).