The Bowl Inn

As the last part of a six-week driving trip around the UK, we stayed at The Bowl Inn for four nights. This is a popular pub/restaurant despite (or maybe due to?) being located on a small back road, surrounded by farms. Every part of our stay here was delightful and we actually hated to leave. The staff and owners could not have been more friendly or accommodating. We enjoyed cooked-to-order breakfasts and a nice selection of dinner items. We had one of the larger rooms (ask for room 9), which was spacious and comfortable, complete with a terrace and pastoral view. Our thanks for making us feel very welcome and at home at The Bowl Inn.

What an amazing place, set off by brilliant service. We arrived on Saturday afternoon after a lovely walk around the nearby Kings Wood, our room was not quite ready so we were seated in the pub and well looked after while we waited. Once shown to our room we found a really comfortable and nicely decorated room, it felt luxurious and clean. It's a very quiet location at night and we slept really well. We were in the "garden room" which has its own little garden with patio doors, the garden is well screened and felt really private. The pub has a nice mixed vibe of old local pub, and very lovely modern restaurant in the extension at the back, the two blend together very well. It was busy on Saturday night but the background noise was not overwhelming it just made for a nice atmosphere. There are two nice outside areas with countryside all around. Tables inside and out are well spaced and not crammed in. Dinner on Saturday night was delicious, our server (Georgia) was chatty and personable and put real effort in to look after us, nothing felt like too much trouble. All of the staff seemed genuinely interested in making sure we had a good time, and seemed to enjoy working there, which is sadly lacking in a lot of places these days. Breakfast on Sunday morning was good quality, well cooked, and tasty; although it was not as hot as it could have been. We once again experienced the same great service as the night before. We will definitely be back!

The first thing to say is that the staff are lovely, very friendly and helpful and looked after us very well. We had a meal in the restaurant and we were a little disappointed. We waited almost 40 minutes for our food, despite the restaurant being only one third full. My husband had the pie of the day which was very enjoyable. However, my chicken Caesar salad was quite a disappointment. The chicken was beautifully cooked, but there was hardly any Caesar dressing in the leaves and when I asked for more dressing I was given a portion of vinaigrette, rather than Caesar dressing. Worse thing was that there was no Parmesan at all in the salad - not sure how you can have a caeser salad without Parmesan. I felt this was poor value, to pay £17 for a caeser salad with hardly any dressing and no Parmesan - basically some salad leaves with a chicken breast on top.

We stayed here for the night with 2 other couples. We all had lovely rooms with balconies and the rooms were very clean,quiet with a lovely view across the countryside. The stay was topped with the full English breakfast and the staff were brilliant with a shout out to Lynn for her fabulous “nothing too much trouble” attitude.

What an amazing place to stay, was here for 5 nights and couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome by all the staff and locals. Great location in the countryside, perfect for relaxing after our days out and great food on offer. Highly recommend, we will definitely be back

We stayed here on Friday 15th March. From the minute we arrived we were treated with a friendly welcoming service. The room was perfect (Queen size with balcony) and well worth the rate. We ate in the bar area which was busy with a great atmosphere and then spent most of the evening in the bar sat in front of the log burner chatting with the regulars. All of the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. A great breakfast the following morning, with plenty of choice and great service. Would thoroughly recommend and will definitely return.