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A traditional English Carvery Restaurant, specialising in home cooked meats Roast dinners with all the trimmings! Home made Sausages Home cooked pressure smoked Turkey
PRICE RANGE
US$20 - US$34
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
British
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Wine and Beer, Family style, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

The food here is amazing, what makes it so special is how passionate and proud the chef is. The meats are cooked low and slow so they fall apart when you eat them, and they are very generous with portions of meat - unlike most...places. There is a small selection of veg, usually 2 options, but that’s plenty when you have so much meat. The chef will tell you all about the food and how it’s cooked, and will encourage you to go up for seconds if you’d like to - although we’ve never managed to do that! The food is delicious, you will leave the Huntsman absolutely stuffed :)More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 27 October 2023

The food was of great quality but not a great selection of veg and in my opinion over priced for a cavery

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 22 October 2023

Food was good, but nothing to really write home about. The whole meal would have been much more enjoyable if the ‘supervisor’ hadn’t been so snotty and patronising. Unfortunately our meal out was ruined by us being treated like toddlers, and questioned on why we...hadn’t finished our dinners. In addition, we were told any left overs were able to be taken home by another member of the team (Josh - who was lovely!), the supervisor came over to tell us we would need to pay £16.95 to take it home as we had been up to get seconds (as advised by other staff as it was the last sitting of the day) because this is what they charge for a takeaway roast. She even told us she felt like our ‘parent’. In the end she handed us a takeaway box and sarcastically said, ‘have it on me!’ Extremely awkward and uncomfortable meal after that point. When you’re spending nearly £200 on a roast for a table of 6, you don’t expect to be questioned on taking leftovers home. Surely they would not want to encourage waste. Baffling!! We won’t be returning.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 22 October 2023

The food was amazing, the serving staff we very polite and helpful, the supervisor however was extremely rude and difficult. We were having a lovely evening until she interacted with the table, she was extremely rude and made us all feel very uncomfortable, we couldn’t...get out of there quick enough. This ruined our whole experience and although the food was amazing we will not be returning.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 22 October 2023

The welcome and service was first class the carvery was old school perfection with the chef providing as much quality meat as you can eat, the veg was self service ( if you could fit it on your plate ) and delicious, and the sweets...were to die for. Congratulations to the team for a fantastic eveningMore

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 19 September 2023

Overpriced roast... 3 courses enforced (shocking), prawn cocktail starter had one prawn in it, desserts v bland, roasts don't even come with cauliflower cheese... get same/better with more choice and being allowed to choose how many courses (civilised experience) anywhere for much, much less... any...decent place entices you to add course because they are tempting, not because they make more money... plus charged extra 5 quid for a Sunday dinner on a Sunday ... grim decor 40 years plus, no air or windows open so suffocating... the place screams greedy ownersMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 11 September 2023

Extraordinary food and service. Stay at least 12 hours without eat, to have "space" for all the food served.!! Good value for the money paid.

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 19 August 2023

Although visiting due to having a voucher to use as gifted by a friend, visiting as a table of 6, we had heard good things about the huntsman before coming here. It's a deceivingly large place inside, with plenty of seating available. One caveat being...that the restaurant is currently only open on Saturdays and Sundays, and does require pre-booking. We visited for it's renowned carvery and were not disappointed. All 6 of us had the 3 course meal, consisting of a varied selection of starters available, but the star of the show however was the main course. Upon finishing the starter, your table gets cleared, and led to the carvery area. A great selection of different meats (pork, beef and turkey), 3 different kinds of potatoes, vegetable options and all kinds of trimmings. The meat tenderness was out of this world, and all other parts of the dish were incredibly flavourful. Service was great throughout, and leading onto the final dessert course, pretty much all of us just about managed to complete it! A sign of a good meal. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area, or who happens to be passing by. If you've ever had another carvery and thought that was good, wait until you try this!More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 1 August 2023 via mobile

Came here again has the last time must have been over 10 years ago. So glad we did as food as good as I remember large portions and friendly staff this has to be one of the best carvery’s in the Uk well worth the...drive to(2 hours)More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 22 July 2023 via mobile

I was warned not to eat before you went, good advice! Delicious meats and the vegetables were amazing too; a yummy desserts! A must visit!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 16 July 2023

Fabulous Carvery. Best around. Enough meat per plate to serve four.. Absolutely mouth watering tender meat. Friendly hospitality. We were served by Alana and Steph who looked after us very well. Also Lewis who greeted us was very welcoming and chatty on exit. A very...friendly team. You wouldn’t be disappointed. May sound a little expensive but worth every penny.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 14 July 2023

Quite a quaint venue full of odd unexpected nooks and corners - very friendly and welcoming. The offer is a fixed price three course meal with carvery main; for a cost that is fair for three courses. Starters and desserts are quite varied so provide...good choices. The choices we had were excellent. The carvery offers a range of meats liberally served although some carvery fans might find the vegetable offer a bit disappointing. A mix of peas and mushrooms seems rather odd. But overall a very pleasant time.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 27 June 2023

The Huntsman never lets you down. When I try to explain it to my workmates in Birmingham, they think the price is a lot for a carvery. I get that opinion it does cost more than chain carveries. That's the thing. This isn't a chsin...carvery. It's a quality restaurant that happens to serve carvery food, and a great deal of pride is clearly taken in the preparation of the food. For (what at June 2023 was) 29.95 per head you get three courses of food. Which compares favourably to other quality restaurants in the area. In terms of sheer gluttony you're welcome to go back up for more carvery. Unlike any other carvery I have been to, seconds includes the meat, not just the veg. The portions are generous to begin with the meat served fully covering the surface of a large dinner plate. The meat options (gererally beef, turkey and either gammon or pork) are clearly of wonderful quality and slow roasted to an exceptional standard. The best restaurant Yorkshire puddings I've ever had, home-made sausages and crackling all compliment the meal perfectly. If many places were offering meat this good the veg might be something of an afterthought. Not here. The veg was all seasoned to perfection. On my visit there was mash, roast potatoes, carrots and cabbage. Every sauce you could wish for was available, although I had a bit of each meat I wanted horseradish for my beef - even that seemed homemade. Stuffing and a delicious gravy were of course on hand. We had my disabled Mum with our party and a member of staff queued in her place while my Dad directed what she'd have on her plate which was a much appreciated touch. The food is always incredible here, the staff are brilliant too. This visit was no exception. The Huntsman is a long-held family favourite amongst all generations of our family.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 4 June 2023 via mobile

CHECK YOUR RECEIPT - overcharged £175 as added extra adults and charged the kids as adults. Booked a large group and we’re out across 2 tables - could have gave my large group a better spot. Completely unsocial setting. Food was huge disappointment - was...told after that had to ask for vegetarian option. Veg was horrendous - only green veg was Brussels! No peas, green beans, broccoli, cabbage ect. Stephanie stepped in and saved us being overcharged. Disappointing, stressful and horrible experience. We won’t ever return.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 4 June 2023

Haven’t been here for a few years, but after today we’ll be back very soon. Food was better than I remember, but the service made it for me. My son is in a large powered wheelchair, the staff were so accommodating, my son couldn’t fit...under our table due to the positioning of the table legs, the table was changed with minimum fuss. My son was made to feel very welcome and all his needs were met with a smile, it’s so good to find a restaurant that is so welcoming to people in wheelchairs.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4