July 2025 by Christopher Radcliffe
Great food great staff
July 2025 by Emma Dodds
Lovely pub, staff are great and food was amazing had a lovely afternoon
July 2025 by Claire Parkes
Came here yesterday lunchtime for my dad's 70th birthday meal and decided to have the Sunday lunch and it was honestly one of the best roast beef lunch ive had would highly recommended and will certainly be returning, the staff were wonderful couldn't do enough for us
July 2025 by Alistair Dean
lovely experience eating in an old rail carriage .....great food and service.....
will be back again
June 2025 by David Hurdiss
first time here, food was lovely, and the unusual dine of the feeling of being on a train. a little TLC required for building and exterior
May 2025 by Simon Davenport
3 course menu , we both ate everything put in front of us,
Attentive staff. Can not fault
October 2024 by Dan Bainbridge
Not very happy.place shot staffed where we sat a completely miss mash did no what they were trying to aim to
September 2024 by Philip Mansell
Lovely meal in the carriage,wonderful food,great service
Dietary restrictions: My wife and my friendcare both coeliac, they were offered plenty off choice
September 2024 by Susan Allbutt
Third visit for us in the last couple of months. Food really good and excellent value can well recommend the Chicken Caesar Salad. Lovely setting in the carriages - warm with comfy seating. Special mention to server Oliver - who despite being on his own and very busy was extremely polite, cheery, and helpful. 93yr old mum couldn?t get over the great service which can be quite rare these days. Will of course be back.
September 2024 by George
Lovely to be able to have Sunday lunch in an old railway carriage. Food was excellent, as was the service and they staff were very friendly. Would highly recommend for any occasion.
September 2024 by Alan Whitehead
We visited here Sunday lunch party of eight all meals were very nice and friendly staff
September 2024 by Jonah Hill
Very grotty. Desperate for a deep clean and a refurb. Staff could do with some training too. The mains are nice but give the desserts or any 'cocktails' a miss. We debated leaving after sitting down and with hindsight we should have. Used to be nice, but not been invested in since I was here 9 years ago.
September 2024 by Heather Garner
Arrived at The Spotgate at 6.55pm to be seated for 7pm. On going up to the steps of the carriage, paper printed menus thrust in our hands. Once seated asked what we'd like to drink. Drinks came straight away, no problem, food ordered. At approximately 7.35pm we got our starters, now correct me if I'm wrong but I thought goujons were strips ? I got lumps of soggy battered fish not the strips I'd imagined. My husband had the calamari which look over cooked heavily battered lumps, we ate it but it wasn't the best starter we've ever had. Plates got cleared after at around 7.55pm when my husband asked for another drink. I asked my 7yr old granddaughter if she'd like another coke, which she didn't, to which the waitress replied "oh ! how unusual a child refusing a drink!", well no, it's not unusual, if she doesn't want one then she doesn't want one. The table to the side of us whilst we were waiting had all three courses, then asked if the chairs were comfier in the bar. At 8.30 still no mains and granddaughter was getting hungry, so we asked if they were going to be much longer? The waitress said she'd see. She did come back and say we were next to be served. The table behind us then asked when they were going to be served having waited as long as we had. Within minutes their meal arrived with ourselves still waiting. By 8.55pm I had had enough, my granddaughter was now not just hungry but tired. We went to the bar and offered to pay for the drinks but not the starters, to be greated with "well your food is ready now" too little to late ! The male member of staff tried to justify the wait by saying they had had a big party in and that was why there was such a delay. That really isn't my problem, I don't expect to be eating my main meal 2hrs after sitting in a dark dingy carriage with nobody coming to us to explain or express there apologies for the wait. It's a shame really, they are really missing out on what could be a lovely dining experience. Tablecloths on the table would be a start. We took our granddaughter with us because she's Harry Potter mad, the carriage could have been an excellent experience for her but instead she left hungry and tired. I remember going to The Spotgate many years ago when the trampolines were out the back, packed every night , food and dining a great experience. What happened?
NEVER AGAIN !!
September 2024 by Ashley Meakin
Meal for 6 people. Waited over an hour with no apology or acknowledgment that either it was a busy kitchen or understaffed. Food was good but steak and burger were overcooked and not as ordered. Lovely venue on the train, just a shame about the slow service.
September 2024 by Tom ?Tom L? Lander
Cracking place
