Blubeckers at The Leather Bottle, ,

One of the better local warm and friendly Pubs with atmosphere, that offers good quality affordable food in a clean, homely and congenial environment, which comes highly recommended by all that regularly use or visit its Restaurant.

One of the better local restaurants. Excellent atmosphere, very friendly polite staff and good food. What more could you want…

I used to love this pub when it was an independant country pub but fortunately Bluebeckers haven’t changed it too much although the modern interior doesn’t really fit with the lovely olde world building.
The menu is fairly large so there’s plenty to choose from although there all pretty standard dishes. The staff are very friendly and helpful which is a bonus.

One of the better pub restaurants in the area. The old world charm is great and brings a whole new dimension to entertaining American colleagues. The Ales are good, the menu has plenty of variety, prices are reasonable and the food itself is excellent. Definitely a Hit!

The Leather Bottle used to be a bikers pub but has been taken over by a chain called Bluebeckers and has been modernised throughout.
I visited for lunch yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised, I had been expecting it to be the usual pub chain blandness but it was lovely, full of character. The Leather Bottle is in a nice quiet setting, the outdoor area is spacious and would be gorgeous in the summer.
Inside the décor is modern and comfortable with two large dining areas and a small cosy bar area. We sat in the first dining area on the right as you go in the front door. First impression is the delicious smell of good food and the wood burning heater that was nice and warm on a chilly day.
The menu is a good range of traditional pub fare (burgers, cottage pie, sausage and mash) and the more unusual (Roquefot, spinach and pear salad with raspberry dressing).
We went for the fantastic value lunchtime deal of £8.95 for a starter and main from a selection of the menu, two of us had the spicy vegetable soup with two big chunks of fresh bread each to start (thick, fresh and not too spicy to scare the in-​laws!) and two had potato skins which come with guacamole and salsa or bacon and sour cream (the bacon comes as freshly cooked rashers not some horrible diced up processed mixture).
For our mains we had a burger and huge chunky chips (the burger unfortunately was very overcooked), cottage pie, gravy & veg (it looked lovely) and I had the cherry tomato cassoulet with haloumi which was absolutely gorgeous.
The waiting staff are friendly and attentive enough without being annoying or intrusive.
My only complaint was the drinks, I had a diet coke which was foul. It tasted really cheap and nasty like own brand supermarket coke.

A great get away country restaurant of the Blubecker fame. Under new management. Warm, friendly, great food and atmosphere and tops on a summers night in the garden.