The Fox Pub And - Rutland

Never written a review before, so this had to be good. Proper country pub,reasonable prices, great choice of pub classics. We all enjoyed the meal. It had a good amount of customers eating. This included a range of ages. They have a sandwich menu which looked interesting. Highly, recommend this as a lunch destination. We will be back for lunch again.

Popped in for a look and ordered a drink around 4pm. Beautifully decorated and toilets pristine. Pleasant sitting area in restaurant section. A few diners remained after their meal which probably testimony to their satisfaction. A group of regulars in the bar area who were neither welcoming nor unwelcoming. A smart place to dine, although cannot comment on the fair . Prices are commensurate with other pubs in the vicinity. Bear and wine was excellent and a reasonable price. Staff helpful when we enquired about Sunday lunch booking, although the 4pm cut off for kitchen , scuppered our plans. Huge car park and nice patio area. Camra Rutland pub of the year, I am not surprised. Overall a positive experience, nothing negative to say.

We thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday lunch at The Fox. The food, drinks and service were all excellent.

Buzzing with customers…great atmosphere for a village pub…nicely decorated and very friendly staff…l had the chicken liver parfait..and then the home made steak and ale pie.. Delicous! The Fox certainly had a winning formula…this was our second visit and it won’t be our last….

Staying in Manton for a week I did a desk top survey of the pub restaurants in the area based on TA reviews and the establishments ' menus as posted on their website. We some heistation we landed up at the Fox for a Saturday evening meal. We both had haddock spinach fishcakes off the specials board for starters and beef pie chicken salad for mains, with yours truly seldom able to resist crème brûlée for afters... Well, the meat pie was fantastic nicely cooked shortcrust pastry top bottom and packed with tasty and prime quality beef. I always take others best ever tributes with more than a pinch of salt but this was indeed one of the best steak pies I 've ever had. Save for overcooked mange tout all the food was pretty faultless and the service very attentive too, so we booked to return on the Monday. Unfortunately for us none of the Saturday team was there on the Monday and it was obvious from the presentation (my wife had the same starter salad main) that the kitchen was in different hands too. I should probably have gone for the pie again but, as it was only two days later, I went for the slightly more expensive lamb shank off the specials board instead. Sadly that was only average as lamb shanks go. So full marks for the Saturday, not so good on the Monday, but perhaps we were just unlucky. It certainly has a nice atmosphere and I would happily go again if in the area.