The Fox Inn

Coming from America the sound of a "Carvery" was interesting. Back home there are no places left that cut beef in front of you. The staff was very friendly and made us feel at home right away. This is a locals restaurant and pub. Vegetables are local sourced and my wife really liked that they were not over cooked. Having traveled recently in several large cities, the 12 pound, 3 course meal was an absolute bargain. The taste of the food was also a very refreshing change compared to normal bland restaurant food. It is not a fancy place but neither am I. The Carvery offered Turkey, Roast beef, and two kinds of Pork. The plate was large and we were given lots of meat. The vegetables were self serve. The special offers a single to thru line. I could not eat my full plate so I am going to say the portion is normal to large. Deserts we're good according to two in our party. Like I said I was stuffed from the main course. The Fox Inn is a must stop in if anywhere near the area!

We have been here before and again mixed reaction to the food. It is incredible value and the serving staff are great and very efficient. We had the soup for a starter- French onion but it was very salty and over seasoned. The carvery is great- 3 different meats but there is a small selection of vegetables- roast potatoes are very hard and there is no mash or boiled potatoes as an alternative. The puddings are ok though I was unsure of the ice cream flavours and the crumble pudding was overly granular. Beer has got expensive £5.70 for Proper Job- an excellent beer. All in all a mixed experience- bill for 6 came to about £92 just over £15 a head which is good value. Like the ambience of the pub and it is busy understandibly.

MENU: We visited as a party of 4 on a weekday. We had the carvery priced at 3 courses for £10. Full menu also available. VALUE FOR MONEY: See above! Some good deals on offer here. FOOD: 4 meats available and good variety of vegetables. All cooked to perfection. SERVICE: Excellent and friendly. LAYOUT: A fair amount of space between tables which we liked although I wouldn't want to be seated at the table at the end of the servery as this is where the queue lines up. The decor is clean, fresh and has been done very tastefully. ATMOSPHERE: Very pleasant, not noisy even when it started to really fill up at around 1pm. OVERALL: A definite recommendation but you'll need to book.