Name: The Boat Inn
Address: 97 Main Street Hayton,Main Street, Retford, Retford, Retford, DN22 9LF, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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Hayton Castle Clay Shoot

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Humberside Airport

The Boat Inn

Retford

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kitchen

Fantastic food, a lovely cosy setting and a marvelous host. Thankyou.   We had visited several times to eat and chose it for our wedding reception. We were not disappointed. They helped us choose menus,  provided a private area with space for first dance and kept our bubbly topped up. 

Fantastic food

Hallway stank to high heaven like a rugby club dressing room.
Room stank to high heaven of cigarette smoke (no smoking allowed in rooms).
Grime and dust on every surface throughout.
Black and pink mould in the bathroom.
Thin curtains did not block out light.
Noisy fridge whirring all night (or at least until I unplugged it at the wall).
No water or milk provided (making aforementioned fridge a pointless fitting).
One teaspoon - which was covered in a white crusty substance.
Bed linen not fresh.
Shower and tap water temperature uncontrollable - temperature is set at unbearably hot temperature.
LED emergency bulkhead light on the ceiling above bed - illuminated room all night.

I recommend you think twice before housing livestock in this room, let alone staying it yourself.


Awful & Disgusting Accomodation

Went for lunch with family of 5. Owners were friendly, welcoming and attentive without being over bearing from the start. Lovely setting, cosy and warm with the log burner. We had 2 camembert sharing board to start, was lovely, nice touch with pickles, gherkins, olives and sun dried tomato's. Plenty of bread to dunk in. It was a meal in itself. Mains again very good, burgers were tasty, fish and chips great chunky tripple cooked chips, and salmon with variety of veg. All hot, fresh and well presented. Reasonable prices. Would highly recommend food and service. Im surprised it wasnt busier. Will definetly be back. 

Fresh cooked food, friendly service

Our first visit to the boat for years although we are local.
Great Food, not your normal run of the mill pub food, definitely a cut above. Great service, very comfortable surroundings, log burner going, spotless toilets. 
What more could you want.
If you haven't been under present management we suggest you try it.

Superb dining venue. A cut above.

We didn't know what to expect. The menu of foods given looked very appetizing.The prices seemed a bit high but my gosh the service was exceptional. The food was brilliant, fresh colourful and delicious. We would definitely recommend the Boat Inn. Looking forward to visiting again.

Delicious Dining

A great evening of food and entertainment with a warm and friendly welcome. 
The quality of the food was equally matched by the singing of Johnny Flinton
Extremely very good value
Would definitely recommend a visit.

Great Evening

Just called in for a drink and took advantage of the fizz Friday offer, which was order a double gin and get a single free with a mixer of your choice, they also do a pie night on Wednesday and steak night on Thursday. Didn't have a meal but ordered some " nibbles" homemade bread with oil and balsamic and some olives which was very tasty. The fire was lit, the welcome friendly and the service good, very nice relaxed surroundings and is of course lovely to sit out in the summer.

Fizz Friday 

Awful. Room 1 has no windows but it does have an overpowering air freshener. We had to open the door onto the car park to try to get rid of the smell. There is a fridge but no water and only UHT milk. The fridge made a noise all night. There was dirt under the bed and dust in some other places. The room is only big enough for single occupancy and access to the bed was difficult. There were no chairs and dressing next day was awkward. One meal was ok but the other was inedible with over cooked fish and batter and chips cooked in an unpleasant tasting oil. The mushy peas from a tin were nice. The pub does not do breakfast but it isn't clear that it's room only. The tea tray was poor. There was a wardrobe but no drawers although there is a big flat screen TV! I cannot recommend this pub and it is such a pity because it's in a pleasant setting.

Overnight stay with evening meal

Having visited the Boat for their fabulous steak and wine deal evening a couple of times, we decided to try the Sunday lunch there.
It was very good, very reasonably priced and fantastically attentive hosts.
We love it there and fully recommend that it’s worth a visit!

Fabulous food and hosts

Visited tonight with friends. I’ve recently moved to the village and was glad to see the pub reopened and I hope it does well. The stove was on and the pub was warm and welcoming. I had a lovely glass of wine and my friends and I enjoyed our food. Both my friends enjoyed their steaks and my burger was delicious. The hosts were warm and welcoming and the service was great. Really enjoyed our meal tonight. Thank you

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