The Old School Tea Room - Bassetlaw

We called in for lunch on speck and we’re seated at the window it was cold outside and cold inside. We both has steak pie with chips and pot of tea for two. We waited quite a long time for the food to arrive. It was not a homemade pie but it was tasty.however £31.80 was too much for what we had. I feel it’s overpriced for pie and chips x 2

Disappointing meals. The soup tasted of packet or tinned soup certainly not homemade with a slice of bread from a loaf, not worth the cost. Steak and ale pie was a shop bought pie with a couple of lumps of meat. Overpriced for the quality.

We have visited this charming tea room multiple times and enjoy the fact that it was once a small school. Whether we are there for a meal or just a cup of tea, the friendly staff always make us feel welcome. Today, we indulged in a tasty home-cooked Sunday lunch, followed by a delicious bakewell sponge with custard. We look forward to visiting again soon.

Tomorrow is my Dad’s birthday and knowing that he has been here before and has enjoyed it, I booked a table for four for yesterdays Sunday lunch. I live 45 miles away from here plus the detour to pick up my parents, this was a relatively long journey for an absolutely terrible meal. We asked if our table was ready as their was a ‘chat’ going on at the till and neither of my parents can stand for a long time. Our table ‘over the there by the window’ was how we were ‘shown’ to our table. We waited for our order to be taken. And waited. And waited so we went to the till to order 3 x beef roasts and 1 x chicken roast. The food came in about 10 minutes but it was awful. The beef was so over cooked it was inedible. The mash was portioned out in an ice cream scoop clearly got the school dinners feel. The veg were clearly frozen previously. The gravy was so thin it slopped all over. We ate what little we could. No one came to ask if everything was okay. No one came to clear our plates. No one came to ask if we would like dessert, however at least 3 members of staff were free to chat to other visitors for in excess of 15 minutes. There were only 4 tables occupied during our time here so they were not busy by any stretch of the imagination. Absolutely no customer engagement with us whatsoever. When I grudgingly paid our extortionate bill for what we had had, no pleasantries were offered. It was just so disappointing. I said to my dad ‘ sorry your birthday present was so sh ’ AVOID

The atmosphere at this restaurant is relaxing, with tables nicely spaced out. The service from the staff is prompt and polite. The food is fresh, tasty, and well presented.