The Lore of the Land

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   jane

   London

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved the experience but meal was a bit ruined by adding heavily fishy broccoli as a side to a beef cheek dish. We didn’t realise the side came with the fishy topping. :( Thought the portions of main were small for price point. Charming staff and really glad we visited! Thanks!
   

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   Sherry

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The steak was cooked very well and the dishes my colleagues ate looked really good. Really enjoyed the food.
   

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   Graham

   Oxford

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 13, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time at The Lore of the Land. Blown away by the quality of food, wine and service. We had a group of 7 friends dining for lunch, had an enjoyable pre lunch drink in the bar, and then an amazing 3.5 hours of incredible lunch experience. Particular call out for our waitress, Cher, who served us for the entire 3.5 hours. Great knowledge of the dishes, good sense of humour, and really made the experience top drawer for us. Definitely going again soon.
   

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   Ayman

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 11, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, friendly service, and a lovely atmosphere
   

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   sarah

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 11, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a birthday dinner upstairs, felt very cosy, food was fabulous - we had beef cheeks and buratta, and the roast potatoes. Defo the best potatoes we’ve had in our lives! We enjoyed nyetimber bubbles, and they even brought out a mini cake with candle at the end ✨
   

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   Timothy

   VIP

   London

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 10, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food and beer, unfortunately service was a let down, had to get up twice to order more drinks.
   

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   Natalie

   Essex

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 8, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Pub was cold, windows open above us, service was slow and while the food was nice enough it wasn’t outstanding and arrived like warm, certainly not worth the £80 per head price tag that we ended up paying.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Norfolk/Suffolk

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 8, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Six of us went for Sunday lunch and had the family sharing platter. It was amazing! Meat cooked to perfection and lots of gravy with the huge Yorkshire puddings. Also freshly roasted potatoes red cabbage and carrots, both the latter with a tasty twist. The pub itself is over 4 floors and it was fully booked for both the 12 pm sitting and the 3 pm. Despite its size it’s cozy and incredibly friendly. The staff all knew exactly what to do and all were very professional and efficient throughout. The only issue ( and it really wasn’t a problem ) was the constant pressure to buy more drinks. No sooner was a bottle empty, we were being asked if and when we wanted the next one opened. I don’t know if this is normal practice so it definitely wouldn’t stop me returning. All in all a fabulous pre Xmas day out !
   

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   jOHN

   London

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Mixed experience, but overall good . Bread and butter starter quite awful. Bread was more like cake, dry doughy and overcooked / burnt. Scotch egg was excellent, hoisin sauce pairing sublime. Ordered the Barolo wine, served cold (was told it had been in wine fridge !!) Roast and trimmings were excellent. Pork was juicy and fantastic cracking, lamb moist and delicious. Beef was cooked perfectly but the cut of beef lacked flavour (not chefs fault). Donut and panacotta were excellent, the sticky toffee pudding was overcooked (made by the same person who did the bread ?) min r pie ice cream fantastic. Worth a visit but chose carefully
   

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    Kai

    Hampshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Brilliant service, our waiter said drinks were on him as the food was 2 mins later than he said it would be. Food was great, overall ambience of the pub was nice, great traditional pub. Would highly recommend.
    

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