Queen Eleanor – Fayre & Square

I had used this pub/​restaurant on numerous occasions when staying in the premier inn next door. It certainly hasn’t got better, worse if anything. Wouldn’t recommend eating there. Staff were helpful, service was quick, pity about the food. Still I may be in the minority with my complaint as the place was very busy. Wouldn’t last a week in the States.

Called ahead to check coeliacs could be catered for, staff very helpful making suggestions on how the menu could be adapted. On arrival the waitress was friendly and helpful, checking with the kitchen that the meal would be suitable. we ate from the 2 for £10 offers, food was excellent. My vegetarian burrito was excellent and the american chicken (without breadcrumbs) tender and flavoursome. Many thanks.

this pub has got a lot better and i believe is being re furbished at the moment, it use to have waiters with there trousers half way down there backside but now the waiters are dressed propurly and the food there is good, the sunday roast is great if you have the larger version.
it is a great pub to go to no matter what the weather is like, if its wet sit inside and if its sunny sit in the garden.

Very, very disappointed. My lasagne tasted like cottage pie. (However the rest of the food was okay.) I have to add that the chef was very friendly but as for the rest of the staff, very rudeLast food orders are at 10pm on a Saturday, we placed our order at about 9:30 food came at around 10. up to that point everything was okay — we ate. Got up to order dessert and was told by a very rude and loud bar lady that it was too late, every other place we have ever went lets your order your desert once you have eaten the main course, one of the other staff interrupted and said they would ask in the kitchen if it was okay. I tried to pay and then was told there was a minimum payment on card, had to get my partner to pay cash. This dessert was suppose to come with coffee by the time we had eaten it the coffee only then arrived (this after the bar lady shouted out across the room did we want it with milk, causing everyone else to turn around and look at our table, it was when the coffee arrived being very weak and tasting awful that we decided to go! Never going back again! Too many drunk people talking too loud!

the good parts — family friendly, small indoor play area, more spacious outdoor play area
next door to an inexpensive hotel
on the outskirts of N’pton situated on the A45 approx 2 miles from M1 junction 15
the bad parts — food is very average, it’s over-​run with children (except the bar area), the pub has no soul, & on 2 separate occasions we’ve arrived there on a sunday evening at approx 5pm to be told that the restaurants closing for the rest of the day. on one occasion the decision was taken in the time it took me to order drinks, take them out to the garden along with the menus (which the barman had handed to me) & return with our order