Fernhurst

Visited on a Tuesday afternoon. We parked up at the side of the building. Despite the poor weather on the day you can imagine this pub getting very busy in the summer months. A large outdoor seating and dining area and a bowling green at the rear. It looks bigger inside than it appears from outside with a good range of seating options. Once we were seated a number of menus were presented to us. Quite an impressive range of options to choose from. This including a pizza menu and Specials of the Day. For starters we ordered a Garlic and Cheese Ciabatta. This was only £5.00. We got 4 fairly large pieces. Piping hot and very tasty. It was more than ample to have as a starter to share between two. I chose from the 12 for 12 option on the midweek menu. A choice of 12 dishes all priced at £12.00 available Monday to Thursday. I went with the Sausage and Mash with garden peas. I also ordered some Onion rings as a side order. Most sides seemed to be priced at £3.50 which is reasonable as many places now charging upwards of £5.00 or more for anything extra on the side. My fellow diner ordered the Steak and Ale pie from the Classics on the main menu priced at £15.00. Have to say we were impressed with our mains. Mine was a decent sized portion with 3 Cumberland sausages. Not the biggest sausages I have to admit but tasty and succulent. The Steak Pie looked delicious. A large portion full of chunks of steak. An excellent quantity of thick cut chips. Nice to see chips served on the plate and not in a cone or a small container to disguise the measly portions some places offer. Everything was piping hot. We did notice some of the meals going to other tables and the portions on all the plates looked impressive. Unfortunately I was disappointed with my onion rings. A good portion and some decent sized rings but I think they had been fried in oil that was too hot or they had been refried. They looked a little burned and the batter just broke up as you bit into them. In hindsight I should really have said something at the time rather than at the end of the meal. Had they been more expensive I probably would have done. Even though I was getting full I wanted to try a dessert. A choice of 8 desserts on the menu and all reasonably priced at £5.95. The crumble of the day was Apple and Blackcurrant with a choice of custard or ice cream. Wasn’t over keen on the crumble topping but the filling was a different matter. Again a very decent portion. Loads of fruit and very enjoyable. Service was friendly and efficient. Any questions we had about items on the menu were answered to our satisfaction. Based on our visit would have no hesitation recommending this establishment for a lunch time meal. Impressive range of options. Bigger than average portions and at prices that are very reasonable. I have to say we found the food we had cheaper than many similar places we have visited recently without sacrificing the quality of the food.

Absolutely amazing. We had a family birthday celebration here for 100 people. Julie organised the event and suggested a BBQ on the large terrace behind the pub overlooking the bowling green. It was wonderful. Nathan the chef BBQ-ed outside and the whole kitchen team were fantastic. The food was delicious. Myles ensured the whole event ran smoothly and that everyone was happy and well fed. Cain and the bar team were brilliant and made sure that drinks were flowing. Our talented musicians were easily accommodated on the terrace and performed beautifully. Nothing was too much trouble for the Butlers team. All requests were met with a smile. I had so many comments on how great the food was, how lovely the staff were and what a fabulous setting it was. Luckily the sun shone, but the build up was stress free, as Julie had a contingency plan in case it didn’t. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this venue. So very happy that our local is well and truly back and better than ever.

First visit and impressed with the pub. Very clean and lovely food. I had the mixed meat Sunday roast which was lovely. My only ever so slight niggle; I would've preferred to serve my own gravy out of a jug as there was too much on my plate but apart from that all good 👍