the Grandison

Beautiful village pub. Lovely atmosphere, excellent food, great drinks selection and great service. Cheri and Aaron know how to run a pub! If you’re close to passing by, make sure you pop in!

I had a hard time finding somewhere to book on a Friday night and found this place last minute on Google maps. Staff are so friendly, nice family atmosphere and generally very civilised customers. Food was top quality and the dessert was unforgettable.

Excellent. Nice to see them serving a local real ale. The sandwiches were fresh and tasty. The staff were welcoming and attentive. Very nice after one of our regular walks in the area.

Gorgeous outdoor space and well appointed inside. The staff are attentive, pleasant and efficient without being intrusive. Welcomed our dog. Food was excellent, I had a wonderful Sunday roast beef, my wife had the grilled chicken salad. Good choice of beers. Great spot after a lovely walk.

Three of us stopped off at the Grandison today for a light lunch and a drink. Everything was perfect, what a delightful place this is. Marnie looked after us brilliantly well - she really is a credit to the establishment and her friendliness and knowledge made a very good experience a great one.

Good country pub, you can walk in or use the pub’s online booking system. The pub is opposite the village hall which has a child’s playground and large field. I have been many times for lunch and dinner and the food is always delicious. The staff are attentive and friendly too.

Excellent Roast today at the Grandison. Welcoming service from the owner and team. Excited to try the Festive menu in a few weeks time!

The food was so delicious - went as a group of 8 and each one of us commented how delicious the food was. I had the catch of the day, which was salmon.

Friendly, welcoming and polite staff. We chose the two course lunchtime menu. The food was perfectly presented and beautifully cooked. In fact it was exceptional and we couldn’t remember the last time we had such good food. Excellent experience!

First time visit to The Grandison and I'm sure it won't be the last. What a lovely place. The staff are all very welcoming. The service is great and the food was really tasty.

Booked for 28th December 2024 after doing a search for dog friendly pubs. The staff were attentive, menu looked good and the food outstanding. Best pub food we have all had in a long time, I’d recommend the Steak and Guinness Pie. Deserts were also great. The dog was very welcome too. Will definitely be back again

What a lovely place to be. Sat outside, hubby had a pint I had a lovely Whitley Neil rhubarb & ginger gin & tonic. Then a coffee & Victoria sponge. Victoria sponge was the best I’ve ever tasted. Amy was polite & friendly. We’ll be back x

Excellent food and friendly staff-will definitely plan a return visit soon.

This pub is back to ours best for food. A proper gastro-pub! Excellent food and service.

Lovely pub that you probably would not find unless you knew it was there. Only managed to have a drink as it was full with people eating. Must be a good sign

Lovely place for lunch and dinner. The staff is always helpful and very welcoming and the food is always amazing

Took our son, Daughter-in-law and teo grandchildren for Sunday lunch. The food was of an excellent standard, the roasts being particularly good. The staff were good, attentive without being a nuisance.

We really enjoyed our lunch at The Grandison. The food was superb as was the service. We all (there were four of us) really enjoyed the menu choices too: something for everyone but clearly cooked to order too.

Lovely lunch with friends after a 5 mile walk round Bramfield Woods. Pub more food than bar and lunch menu was a little gastro, but good quality and well presented. Lovely outside seating if weather nice. Would go back but probably sunny evening.

Really nice fish and chips, although full we had some sticky toffee pudding that made us too full but was really nice that we couldn’t stop eating it !

This was our first visit to the Grandison which had been recommended by a friend . We weren’t disappointed . All the food was cooked from scratch & there was a very good value two & three course set menu as well as a main menu. The service was attentive and helpful .

10/10. We booked as a large group for a Christmas works party mid December and from start to finish could not fault the service we received. We were asked understandably to pre-book our food choices which was seamless and easy to do and everything was spot on when we were served on the evening. The choice of food was varied and the quality and portion sizes were excellent. The girls serving were all polite and attentive throughout our visit and worked so hard to ensure everyone had a good evening. Warm and cozy atmosphere, delicious hot food for all and a great variety of drinks behind the bar. Excellent value as well, we couldnt have asked for better. Already planning our next visit to sample the standard menus. Thank you!!

Loved it! Went for a spot of lunch on Saturday. It was a biy busy, but the 2 members of staff on duty kept things running over smoothly. The food was delicious. Our table had the surf n turf, battered fish and chips, pan fried hake and the ribs. All of it was top notch and the portions are generous! And you can definitely tell the food is cooked fresh and not just reheated in the microwave. There is a spacious seating area indoors, and there is a warm friendly aesthetic. Would highly recommend 10/10.

What a wonderful find! Jonny Caribou and I were on a wildlife adventure, trying to get photos of the Hawfinches in St Andrew's church. We decided to try the local, i.e. The Grandison, for lunch. JC had the haddock and chips - crispy, beautiful, gluten-free batter, with thrice-cooked chips. I had the pan-fried hake with sautéed potatoes, samphire and a curry "broth." Both main meals were delicious, but what really got our vote was the pudding. Sticky toffee pudding, with clotted cream, honeycomb crunch and a raisin and apple syrup. To die for! Also need to give a shout out to Kyle, who greeted us and was our main server, and the lovely lad who brought the food (unfortunately, didn't get his name 😢.) At £70 for 2 x mains, 1 x pudding, 4 x drinks plus a 20% tip (well deserved) I thought it was very well priced. Will be returning again soon, this time with Benji the dog!

Lovely, welcoming dining area. Excellent service and delicious food. We enjoyed our lunch with friends very much.

Hubby and I went to the Grandison for a mid week meal and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We were welcomed by 2 members of staff who were very polite and friendly. We chose our dinners but asked to change a couple of things and there was no problem at all. The young lady serving us was chatty and very friendly. The food was lovely and tasty and the amount was just right. We would definitely go there again.

food was banging top notch service was a wee bit slow but the atmosphere was welcoming the whole restaurant/Bar was cold when we arrived asked for heating to be put on not sure it was the only blot on a great lunch would come back if the heating was on and the room was warmer

Nice spot for a drink on a summers day. Good tea and coffee if you're that way inclined. There's a playing field and swings etc opposite if you have energetic kids. Short walk up the track to Bramfield woods for dog walking etc. Brilliant for a nice meal - ask for the fixed menu!

Friendly and charming, there's a good menu with a lot of seafood options, as well as a range of salads and meat dishes to choose from. The inside is attractive and there are three outside spaces, at the front and back (one, covered, to eat and another decked area for drinks). They are very dog friendly - and there are lovely walks available in nearby Beal's Woods.

Excellent meal, lovely pub opposite village playing field. Service very good and well kept beers.

My wife and I visited today for a Sunday meal, upon arrival a customer was having a heated debate with a staff member about finding bacon in a veg dish! The customer was clearly upset, however the very young employee didn’t seem to know enough to deal with it and looked out of his depth! Perhaps it was a veggi replacement product, who knows but not a great arrival for us. We were seated and our waiter was pleasant. We ordered drinks, a bottle of white wine, however, a part filled bottle was delivered to our table in an ice bucket that had been used to serve glasses at the bar (a first for me)! Without hassle it was changed for a sealed new bottle and apologies made. Food started to arrive all was good, the food was delicious and to a high standard, I ordered a 2nd pint of Guinness that didn’t arrive so I needed to ask again! It then came (its the little things, and they added up). The staff generally seemed nice but clearly no direction from an experienced manager! they where all young and inexperienced but where doing there best and worked hard under the circumstances. I didn’t like the fact at the end before we paid our waiter was behind the bar swallowing from a pint of beer like he had a thirst to quench in full view of the seating area, non alcohol or not that just didn’t look right to me, bad form! The bill came and had 10% added for service, I asked for it to be reduced to 5% for obvious reasons! Not unfair considering, it’s too pricey so we expected better. We got a treat at the end by realising that Kim Wilde was on a table at the end of the bar with other people!! Nice surprise. Overall the food is excellent but the running of the place appears a shambles! Not sure we’d visit again, sadly….

The food, when it came , was pretty good but the wait for our courses was greater than we expected. We couldn'r say whether this was because of the wait staff or an overrun kitchen, but the management did not seem particularly aware of it, or if they did, were not much concerned

The food was ok but it is overpriced and the pub lacks any atmosphere. Would not recommend

We arrived 15 minutes late for which I apologised. There then followed a strange performance of moving, cleaning and laying our table. It was as if we were not expected or perhaps even welcome. The lady in charge made no effort to engage with us. This was a pity as the food, especially the fishcakes was excellent.

Food was OK but not memorable and does not warrant a revisit especially as there a large number of better options in the area. The one star for atmosphere is down to radio 1 being played on the music system in the pub while the average age (ish) of the dozen or so customers was 65!!

Sunday roast was lovely but unfortunately the service was poor and I had to get up three times to go to the bar to remind staff of requests such as water for the table, extra gravy and dessert menus. We were just left.... a real shame

Having previously enjoyed 2 excellent meals at The Grandison, I had high hopes for the 3rd. Unfortunately the overall experience was not great; the Sunday Roast was not hot and disappointing in quality and quantity in comparison to the previous occasions. No horseradish to accompany the beef ~ it was still early in their sittings so had not adequately prepared. It was incredibly busy and the staff were trying very hard to keep on top of food and drink. Not sure if they had over-committed on the number of covers or perhaps they needed more experienced staff; paid £60 for an 'ok' meal.

Disappointed. Been here a few times and always enjoyed it. Came today for a drink after a walk to be told that you can’t order food unless booked a table. No problem, some crisps and a pint will suffice. Was made to feel like we weren’t wanted and they wanted the table back asap, despite the pub being at best 40% full the whole time. Was discussing coming here for dinner in a few weeks, perhaps not after today.

Giving 1 star is generous after getting food poisoning from the food here. Service, atmosphere non existent. Over priced and underwhelming. Not recommended.

25feb2025 underwhelming:. Pre booked ... at the end of our meal delivered with excessive waiting, we learned the pub has been under new management for 2weeks. The entire experience was poor with apologies from staff who seemed demotivated, menu items inaccurate/ unavailable, bar shortages,.... We visited on strong personal recommendation but clearly the new regime is running under par. ...