Cutlers - Newark and Sherwood

We were on a weeks holiday and this restaurant was recommended. They opened the restaurant , as it was my birthday , service 100%. Our waiter was so polite helpfull and made up feel so welcome. Food excellent. Wish we had found this at the start of the week and definitely would have stayed at the hotel , the Grange. Next time in Newark booking into the Grange and using their on site cutlers restaurant

Efficient friendly attentive team served us delicious food in a beautifully relaxed surroundings, faultless. A wonderful venue very highly recommended.

Visited with friends to restaurant not hotel. Car park was fairly full but very few people in the bar or restaurant. The establishment is very neat and tidy. Bar area was comfortable and service was ok. The restaurant itself is like stepping back in time to the late 50's, early 60's. Service from the young Hungarian waiter was pleasant and efficient. The older couple also serving I guess must be the owners who were pleasant enough but not over welcoming. The real let down though was the food which was the epitome of bland. Everything was tasteless. Our starter of salmon fish cakes was accompanied by allegedly a sweet chilli sauce. I have never seen a bright pink chilli sauce before- I think it was prawn cocktail sauce that had maybe seen sight of a chili flake but just no taste. The fishcake itself was tiny and there really should have been 2. The main courses followed in a similar vein, unappealing and tasteless. The worst pork fillet ever seen swimming in what looked like the tomato soup that Julie Waters served up !!. The frangipani dessert was stale and the cheese board was uninspired. In essence this is the sort of food that may be good for convalescent homes but not in a what looks like a nice comfortable hotel. Frankly if I had not recieved the 25% discount through the Gourmet Society I would have complained but chose not to do so. The bill was not expensive, just not value for money. I don't like giving negative reviews and I'm sure with some tweaks this place could be great.

We took our Grandmother here for Sunday Lunch at approximately £17 per head it's not one of the cheaper places to eat Sunday lunch but it was much better than your average car very, the menu choices were varied with simple flavours and the special touches that good restaurants add, like a very good chutney with the pate starter and slivers of fresh fruit with an exceptionally good creme brûlée. I had baked supreme of chicken with wild mushroom sauce and it was exquisite, beautifully tender and great flavour, it was accompanied by a platter of fresh vegetables for the table which included the type of roast potatoes you wish you could make at home (something a lot of restaurants struggle to get right) my husband had the beef which he said was very tender with delicious gravy. What made this place stand out for me was just how well they treated our Grandmother, she's been before and they not only remembered her name but remembered what she'd eaten at her previous visit, they remembered how she liked her food portioned and showed genuine interest and sense of humour in chatting with her. I can't distinguish one member of staff because every person we came across treated her the same, which for someone who now doesn't get out very much is priceless. I have no doubt in my mind where we will take her next time we go, so if you want a decent meal and the kind of service that you can't pay for then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place.

Stayed one night whilst meeting friends for dinner. The hotel is great , nice rooms with very comfy beds and very pleasant staff. We were the only people in the very cosy restaurant on a Wednesday evening although some people were eating in the bar. The food was fine , not WOW but OK .My only criticism is that it is a very limited menu .Two beef dishes. a pork dish , the obligatory sea bass , a chicken salad and two vegetarian dishes . If you have the chance stay over and have the breakfast. It is super , freshly coked and fried bread as it should be . we will be back