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The Leather Bottle

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The Leather Bottle Reviews

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Reviews ( 429 ) 4.6

Paul
Paul
2025.05.11
Food was to a good standard seemed very freshly cooked with a decent presentation. The menu had a lot of choice and the food itself was tasty . Only thing I would say is that I had scampi and the scampi was tiny all breadcrumbs and the smallest pieces of scampi Iv seen once i opened the scampi up but tasted decent enough the chips was the best Iv tasted. And my daughter had a prawn and cray fish salad hardly any prawns on it with the cray fish and far too many leaves in the salad but tasted good again. Desert was average we felt but tasted fresh had sticky toffee pudding it was very dry and not enough toffee sauce on it and a really small scoop of ice cream. Would I go back yes I would the service was very good and the restaurant was very well presented.
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Lloyd P
Lloyd P
2025.05.05
We visited this gastro pub on a bank holiday for lunch, and the food, service, and atmosphere were all great. I ordered the beer battered haddock with chips, mushy peas, and tartare sauce, which was delicious. Service was fast, attentive, and friendly.
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.05.06
Thank you Lloyd for your 5 star review, we had a smaller team than usual on Bank Holiday Monday and they worked really hard to make sure everyone had a great experience. I will pass your feedback onto them and we look forward to welcoming you again in the future - Kind Regards Angie x
James Masters
James Masters
2025.04.27
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Molly Cantwell
Molly Cantwell
2025.04.20
Sunday menu was very reasonable and tasty! Highly recommend! Service good too. Lovely little village.
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.04.20
Hi Molly, thank you so much for your 5 star review, it's so welcome to have feedback and our team work so hard to deliver an enjoyable experience - Happy Easter and kind regards - Angie xx
Steve Ranaghan
Steve Ranaghan
2025.04.12
Mothers Day meal, standard menu, all meals great, good service, nice atmosphere, all very good. Everyone v happy, as always, v consistent.
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Alexander Macdonald
Alexander Macdonald
2025.04.11
Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.04.12
Thank you Alexander - kind regards Angie x
Harvey Roberton
Harvey Roberton
2025.04.05
Lovely meal with friends, top quality food and atmosphere, wonderfully looked after by Nicky and Pepe. Thank you team.
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.04.06
Thank you Harvey for your five stars, it is so rewarding when people really enjoy their time at the LB and the team strive to deliver a quality experience for everyone - I will make sure that they all read your kind review and look forward to welcoming you again - kind regards Angie x
Ciara Lowrey
Ciara Lowrey
2025.03.30
Had the most amazing experience here, visited for mothers day and had their Mother’s Day set menu which was incredible, the food was honestly one the best dishes I’ve had for a long time, the service was incredible the staff where so lovely and very attentive, can not recommend this place enough!! Big shout out to the chefs they are incredible!!
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.03.31
Hi Ciara, thank you so much for your five star review and we all appreciate feedback, especially on one of our busiest days of the year, our entire team works very hard to deliver a top quality service and experience and I will make sure they all read your review, we look forward to welcoming you back in the future - kind regards Angie x
Jess Coleman
Jess Coleman
2025.03.16
Amazing food and great service! Thank you to the team, can't wait to be back xx
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.03.18
Thank you so much Jess for your 5 star review, our team are just that, a team, the kitchen and the front of house work very hard with each other, to deliver an excellent product and quality service and it's always good to get feedback - look forward to seeing you again - kind regards Angie xx
paul S
paul S
2025.03.10
T C
T C
2025.03.09
Best roast I’ve ever eaten. Unbelievable food and service. Will be a regular
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julie james
julie james
2025.03.03
We have been here many times before, so we were really looking forward to our Sunday lunch which has previously been great and would always recommend. Unfortunately yesterday we left disappointed. It started badly with a wait of almost an hour for our first course. Two of us had gambas pil pil starter which tasted nice but was squeezed into a tiny dish that made it difficult to negotiate and was accompanied by burnt toast ! We all had Sunday roasts, which included roasties that were also burnt around the edges and just warm. The Yorkshires were very dark/ burnt dry and hard. The cauliflower cheese was so overcooked it was brown and mushy. Ok. Maybe it’s because it was 4pm and food had been sitting around a while, but I don’t think it justifies the disappointing food. I also have to say that the absence of vegetables as part of the Sunday roast isn't good Considering the price, which wasn’t cheap. They should definitely have been included. Being positive, the meat part of the meals were really nice and well cooked. The staff were polite and efficient. Sorry to be so negative, I don’t know what’s happened since we last visited, but we won’t be returning for a repeat. Such a shame.
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.03.05
Hi Julie, firstly I want to apologise about your experience Sunday at the LB, it seems we did have some issues on this particular Sunday which, if you look at all of our previous reviews, are not typical. I have and still am investigating the problems that occurred as we have a rota for staff and it's difficult to get all the feedback in a single day. I want to genuinely thank you and the previous reviewer for drawing this particular day's shortcomings to my attention and I can assure you that there will not be a repeat of the poor experience that you had. The menu was new and partly experimental and I can confirm that going forward, as a result of your feedback and others, we will be reverting to the usual Sunday menu incorporating more vegetables included in the Sunday Roast. Once again I apologise and assure you that we do listen to, and take seriously, all feedback and I hope you will give us another opportunity at some point in the future - kind regards Angie
Sue Sutton
Sue Sutton
2025.03.02
10 of us came for Sunday lunch. We had pre ordered our main course. What we didn't like was having to wait around 15-20 minutes before they came to take our drinks order. The food is really nice but also found it odd that you have to pay extra for your vegetables. We were not asked if we wanted any sauces. Also never got the water for the table which we asked for. Service charge was included, which if it had been down to me they wouldn't have got the £35 which was added to the bill. We paid cash and should have been given back some change but that was never even bought over to us. I do know that we could have asked about the change and other things that we wasn't happy about but it's their job and they should have asked if we were happy with everything but they never had much communication with us at all. So to sum it up..lovely food but terrible service.
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.03.03
Hello Sue, I am terribly sorry that you didn't have a good experience with us yesterday, please leave this with me while I investigate what happened and why you weren't looked after to the level that I expect - kind regards Angie
frank holby
frank holby
2025.02.25
Fantastic venue. Had a lovely meal there . The food was absolutely top class and not expensive. The staff were warm and welcoming. The drinks were reasonably priced . Would definitely recommend the leather bottle to anyone wanting a special meal out..
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.02.26
Thank you Frank for taking time to send reviews and especially a 5 star one, it's really important to myself and the team and it motivates us to try even harder to deliver a top quality experience, so glad you enjoyed your time with us and we look forward to welcoming you again - kind regards Angie
Daniel Ryan
Daniel Ryan
2025.02.08
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Paul Wooding
Paul Wooding
2025.01.17
Very ordinary evening menu,not told what wasn't available on menu until I had struggled to find choice and then ordered,Haddock, dry,small plate options mine very oily apart from cauliflower,halumi,tempura prawn.the lunchtime menu looks better so choose when you go
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2025.01.20
Hello Paul, thank you for your for comments, we value all feedback from our customers, firstly we are truly sorry that you didn't leave the LB happily satisfied. I apologise for the delay in responding as I wanted to investigate this further. I spoke to your server and she informs me that she advised you there was one item on the menu, the squash wellington, that was no longer available. We have a system at the stand where items that are not available are notified to the servers so they can relay this information when menus are brought to the the table. We have never had a complaint that the menu had too few options, the menu you chose from was the a la carte menu which is changed every 8 to 12 weeks dependent upon the season, it's on all day from 12PM and I'm sorry there was nothing to your liking. Our system also requires the server to check that you are happy with your meal during service and when she asked you, you did say you were happy. This is the ideal point for us to correct anything you are not happy with, and I really wish you had drawn her attention to the fact that your food wasn't to your liking. Your server has conveyed to me that you seemed pretty happy with your meal and even left a tip when your bill was settled which is another indication to us that you appeared happy. We really do not want anyone to have a poor experience at the LB, our executive chef puts a lot of effort into sourcing fresh, local ingredients and constructing a top quality menu, our serving team pride themselves on delivering the best possible service they can and so I can only apologise that in this instance you had a poor experience and I hope you will give us another opportunity to deliver the meal and experience you were anticipating. Kind regards Angie
Paolo Kastelec
Paolo Kastelec
2024.12.17
What an amazing evening ! Lovely country gastro pub with a great menu serving delicious food ! The all place felt really welcoming ! Fantastic Xmas decorations every where. We started with a selection of 4 different plates and my favourite was the deep fried cheese ! Followed by a delicious gigantic burger ! Of course apple crumble to finish ! Super friendly and attentive staff ! We will definitely come back !
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2024.12.18
Thank you Paolo for your amazing 5 star review, it's lovely when such a seasoned reviewer/traveller takes the time to write such encouraging words. I will ensure that the team get to read your review and we look forward to welcoming you back any time in the future. Kind regards Angela
Tony Turner
Tony Turner
2024.12.09
Came in on a stormy day and soon warmed up. Had the sharing platters between the 4 of us and most enjoyable and filling
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Danielle Lester
Danielle Lester
2024.12.06
Amazing food! Would have liked increased portion size.
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Gavin Goodchild
Gavin Goodchild
2024.11.28
Lovely Supper had at the Leather bottle , Angie & her staff were all amazing 🤩
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Reply from The Leather Bottle 2024.11.29
Thank you Gavin for your five star review, we are all really pleased that you had such a lovely experience and hope to welcome you back again - kind regards Angie x