Hearth Of The Ram

Had dinner here with friends last year during a stay for a wedding. It was particularly busy so we had to wait at the bar for a table. Service was slow as you can imagine during busy periods. The food was very good as were the drinks. The overall decor and feel was great, we were sat out in the conservatory area which was warm too.

Pleasantly surprised after hearing some mixed reviews. It was very busy, but the lady at front of House was very welcoming. The service was very good, and although we were a party of eleven, the food was served on time. The haddock and chips was very good. I won't hesitate to return. A year on and how things change. Pizza was very doughy, with thick unappetising crust, not particularly tasty either. Two of our party had the steak sandwich, again the bread was tough and difficult to bite into. The restaurant just had a tired feeling, plus they were serving a reduced menu, for a street café fine, but not a so called restaurant. We won't be returning.

Family was visiting from Florida and we decided to try a meal at Hearth of the Ram. Everyone had something different and there was no complaints. I personally had the beef burger with bacon and cheddar cheese. It was huge and flavorful. Chips were nicely done. Beer was good and cold. We had 5 or 6 different servers check on Us or provide things asked for. The price was more than We normally spend on a meal, but by no means felt they were over the top. I had read other reviews here with complaints about how long food took or lack of service. It was surely not the case on our visit. The place was fairly busy with people seated indoors and outdoors since weather was great. We had drinks in 5 minutes, our meals served at 40 minutes. Nice atmosphere inside the place.

Went here for Sunday lunch. Lovely atmosphere in the conservatory. Some great local ales too. Starters were absolutely amazing. Mine courses slightly less impressive, yorkshire a bit over done etc. Also, while I know it's a personal pet peeve (!) I ordered a pie and instead got a casserole with a very thin pastry lid. Overall would recommend, but there's a lot of equally good places locally.