The Trooper

Excellent overall experience at this restaurant. Firstly the food was exceptionally good, with so much choice on the menu, a little bit pricey but you get what you pay for and our meals were certainly worth it. The kitchen is visible when you walk past to the bar/toilets and it was spotless. Staff were very friendly and efficient only slight criticism the website offers lunch time special prices for 3 courses and there was no mention of this when given the menus. Decor is lovely, large garden areas from and back with plenty of seating for warmer weather. Plus a play area in the back garden area. The front does get quite a lot of noise from the A38, which is a shame as the pub is surrounded by countryside.

Fantastic food, best fillet steak I've ever tasted. They do wagyu for the affluent (£69 per person) as well as the usual sirloin, rump, rib eye etc. Fillet was £35 . Lovely location, nice open fire, really relaxing. Great selection of wines. I would definitely recommend it.

A party of 10 of us visited early on a Friday evening for an 85th birthday celebration - the food was nice albeit slightly pricey compared with other venues in the area and we had to wait sometime until we received our meals, although that may have been because it was very busy and the need to serve us all at the same time. Service was very good and the waitress was charming and helpful even to the extent of fetching a blanket from her car to enable one of our party to use as a cushion as she found the seat rather low. It seems very popular as evidenced by the number of parties of people that were dining that evening and a quieter day/time might lead to a more generous marking when the kitchen is not under such pressure.

The staff that was on when me and my daughter went for lunch was amazing so friendly and helpful they both went above and beyond for us I can't remember their names but they 10 out of 10... Honestly best staff I've ever had the pleasure of meeting such brilliant genuine staff

We tried “The Trooper” last night for my wife’s birthday and had an excellent time! From the moment walking in the door and being greeted by the bar staff and getting a drink before heading to our table. The food was really good! Brilliant varied menu, plenty to choose from! Very reasonable aswell for what we had! The waiting staff we very efficient and very friendly even during the busiest time of time! We shall be coming back! Thank you!

First visit, and it was fab. Recommend for steak lovers 😋

Was in the area for work and decided to come here for dinner. It was very quiet, but it was a Tuesday at 5:30pm. The food was a pleasant surprise! Even the grilled vine tomatoes and sautéed greens were fantastic.

Had a great afternoon meal here with family, staff catered to us amazingly and had our one year old high chair set up, brought her meal out first and kept her busy with colouring book and pens. Food was amazing and priced fairly! All the staff were attentive and couldn’t do enough for us! Will be coming back as the boys in the group could have stayed all day and ate one of everything!

Went for a Birthday party with a crowd of us. Our table was booked for 8.30 although didn't sit down to closer to 9.oclock. Food was great and I thought the cost of the wine was ok. Service was good and not rushed. Would return

We are pleased it's reopened and the new look is splendid. Our Sunday lunch was generally good but the discoloured new potatoes should never have been sent out. Who thought up Broccoli and Spinach soup? Extra gravy was a nice touch but there were no serving spoons for veg. Although busy the service was attentive and the atmosphere good. Mints should have been provided to sweeten the rather large bill. Manoeuvring in the small car park is difficult. There were plenty of expensive cars outside so I doubt others thought it overpriced.