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The Bustard Inn & Restaurant

4.6
4.6
33 Reviews
£26 to £40
Modern European
44 Main Street, South Rauceby, Spalding, Lincolnshire NG34 8QG

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
  • Romantic
The Bustard Inn and Restaurant in South Rauceby, Lincolnshire is a beautiful spot building up an impressive collection of foodie accolades. Amongst those impressive awards, are an AA Rosette and the enviable title of Best Pub Food Restaurant in Lincolnshire, proof if needed that the team at The Bustard Inn aren’t resting on their lucky position in a glorious 19th century inn. Beautifully restored to reflect years of impressive history – including social visits from royalty – while creating a comfortable, modern look, The Bustard Inn is cosy but airy, informal yet special with a wonderful courtyard perfect for al fresco evenings. The mouthwatering menu includes British and European specialties creatively conceived and attractively presented.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Modern European
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 33 people are saying

The Bustard Inn & Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6
4.6 based on all time ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

33 Reviews
  1. drgourmet

    Newcastle51 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on November 2, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Just off the main road, the Bustard is fairly easy to find, and well-located for a bite to eat on the way home from London to East Lincolnshire. An excellent range of modern starters and mains; food arrived fairly promptly with good service, freshly cooked and attractively plated. We will certainly return, now we know it's there.

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  2. SuffolkSue

    Lincolnshire1 review

    4.0

    Dined on October 27, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We picked a quiet Saturday lunch to meet up with friends, the weather was awful but the fire was burning and the food and service was very good. Definitley go again.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 20, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cannot fault this place at all! Been multiple times, always welcomed. Atmosphere always good and food always outstanding!

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  4. MichelleN

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 14, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice surroundings good Sunday lunch. Only comment, my husband dissapointed no apple sauce for the pork.

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  5. Beretta

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 25, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place, super good , super service even though we changed from four to six at short notice .

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  6. AlanJ

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 4, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great eating little bit noisey lovely to eat in a nice pubs

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  7. MEB2017

    London3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 6, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Overall, this was a very pleasant evening for two with excellent, perfectly cooked food and good value for money. We don’t manage to get to the Bustard often but when we do we always enjoy it. On the whole, the staff are extremely helpful and accommodating, which was certainly the case in the ‘meet, greet and seat’ phase of the evening. If the waitress that served the main courses had managed a smile then it would have merited an extra star for ‘overall’ and ‘service’, but I guess that everyone has an off day from time to time.

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  8. danielM

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 30, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We visited to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. The service was first class and food was wonderful. Beautiful place, such charm. Thank you.

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  9. GavinP

    Lincolnshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 18, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great meal, thouroughy enjoyed the food. Good service

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  10. rjms

    Cambridge1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 29, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Good and balanced menu, very welcoming and accommodating when different members of party arrived early and late Good distance between tables Very clean environment

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The Bustard Inn & Restaurant is rated 4.6 stars by 33 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for The Bustard Inn & Restaurant

44 Main Street, South Rauceby, Spalding, Lincolnshire NG34 8QG

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Lincoln
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Modern European
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
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