John O'gaunt Inn - Central Bedfordshire

Lovely Sunday lunch here again. Warm welcome and attentive service. Lovely menu, I had the vegetarian options, tempura asparagus and sweet potato curry. My partner enjoyed the soup and roast pork. Two lovely desserts. Highly recommended.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here, the menu is fairly limited but the standard of cuisine is excellent. Pricing is on the high side, more than we would spend for an everyday meal, so would only choose here for special occasions.

The decor is nice, the food was tasty, well presented, nice enough. Maybe a bit pricey. But unbelievably limited options for GF. Especially in 2023! We had told the pub on booking one of our number was GF so it was not a surprise/unexpected drop in. They didn 't seem to care. Particularly as the menu a) has a huge bread bias...brioche here, toast there, burger buns and soda bread elsewhere and b) is not easily available online. When there we asked what was suitable for a GF diet...there was such a limited choice unless you wanted mussels/baked Camembert/pate/soup with nothing to have with it. Surely in this day and age it is not beyond the wit of man/restaurant to have a GF bread available? Especially is 80% of your dishes contain bread! When asked, the response was rude and defensive. We bake our own bread so don 't have any alternatives . Service both before and after that point was OK...but no warmth or welcome felt. And I felt appalled on my GF friend 's behalf. I am not sure I would bother returning, despite the reasonably tasty food.

We have been coming to the John O’Gaunt in Sutton for some time now and have followed Jane from The Hare and Hounds their previous venue. Always a great welcome from Jane and you are immediately struck by the welcoming atmosphere and the lovely way the pub/restaurant is presented………make’s you feel welcome somehow. The food is great too……..I like to be presented with a small but enticing menu to choose from and you just know it will be well cooked and well presented which it is. My tip……have a bowel of olives and a glass of wine or beer and then look at the menu to decide. We had king prawns and spiced cauliflower fritters to start and as mains……pie of the day and mushroom burger…..both with wonderful chip cooked in dripping. I thought Jane ran a great restaurant at the Hare and Hounds and I think she does exactly the same at the John O’Gaunt and would thoroughly recommend you visit. We are discerning clients and not easily swayed.

A very disappointing Sunday lunch, very few vegetables a couple of spoons of cabbage, one very small piece of broccoli. Seemed to want to fill us up with mashed potatoes, 2 roast potatoes and large Yorkshire pudding. Two skinny pieces of beef. Not up to their pre Covid standard and expensive for what it was at £20. Used to be superb food … not any more.