The Finch's Arms

Have visited several times,but on this occasion the soup starter and dessert were fine, but sadly the vegetables with the main course (lamb & beef) were only lukewarm. Had to point out an error in the bill (immediately corrected) and we were not the only ones who had this problem.

Love it. Always do and I consider myself as picky as hell. It's as relaxed or formal as you want. I'll Be back before Christmas..

Five of us for dinner on Saturday night (21 Jan 17), the Finches Arms was very full, with people dining in the bar area also. Nevertheless, the service was very good while the food and wines were outstanding. There was a good choice of fare on the menu and we ended up having 3 different starters and 4 different meals between us; ranging from Smoked Salmon, Smoked Mackerel and Scallops starters - to Steak, Pheasant, Sea Bream and Cod for our Mains. Apart from it being a little noisy (it was very full) at times, the atmosphere was very convivial. Overall, a very good night indeed.

Lovely food, great service!! The log fire was gorgeous and it's a really welcoming place, well worth the trip out onto the peninsula. The dining room has great views and we'll definitely visit again

Outstanding food. Fantastic customer service. Beautiful location. 100% will be returning to this wonderful place. Gorgeous accommodation. Lovely wine selection. Spotless. Great value for money.

Location, food, and service all very good. We met up with old friends and were able to chat over drinks and a meal in comfort all afternoon. The only problem was that the car park is too small and I had to find parking on the road some distance away. However we had a great time - Thank youvery much.

We had a great meal served by happy staff who went out of their way to ensure we enjoyed our first visit to the Finchs Arms. We will be back very soon.

Very relaxed and inviting setting, service was excellent combined with great food. 4 roaring fires which was great on a cold winters day. I will definitely be making a return visit.

Overall good experience. Parking is a problem - limited on site and restricted nearby. If it was like that in January, August must be a nightmare. Good welcome; service and food.

pleasant atmosphere , service patchy , food a little sparse unless you ordered side dishes side dishes' Overall a pleasant lunch in a pleasant inn

Lovely setting. Good value for a two course meal but portion size of main course quite small for healthy appetites after a walk round Rutland water!

Lovely food and well priced.a super setting,a shame that the service was so slow,we waited ages between courses and even longer to find someone to pay the bill to!

Promptly seated when we arrived even though we were 20 minutes early. Food was excellent, portion sizes good, if a little on the large side. Only down point, once the dessert menus had been delivered that was the last we saw of otherwise attentive service. Loss of further sales for The Finches Arms.

Overall, our party( my wife and I, our daughter and her 3 children aged 8 to 13) enjoyed a very pleasant lunch. However, the food was rather a long time coming and eventually we had to resort to ordering some bread and olives to keep the troops from getting too restless. This also resulted in the adults feeling they should forsake their usual coffees/ cappuccinos at the end of the meal. However, not to make too much of this - we will certainly be returning.

Nice choice of food. Well presented. Pleasant staff. Only a short drive out of OAKHAM into Hambledon with a reasonable amount of parking space available

Excellent service with friendly staff. Great menu choices, fine dining style quality and presentation. One of our party was a vegan; she was well accommodated as the chef had created some amazing dishes for her to choose from. A very enjoyable experience.

Really disappointing! The staff were unfriendly, the food shocking and the the service poor. We would not go back. A waste of the beautiful location

My wife and I booked for Sunday Lunch. Very good service and excellent food. Staff were friendly and attentive. Thoroughly recommend the whole chicken (for 2) - what a great idea to allow us to carve it ourselves.

Difficult to find.I used my satnav and the postcode placed me in a road 300m away. Because the restaurant is set back from the road behind a tall hedge,and no pub sign we spent a long time searching ,so we were late,but they accommodated us. It was 10 minutes before our order was taken. The lunchtime offer was ok.

We had a lovely welcome and attentive friendly service with a lovely ambience. The food was first class. We would certainly return when we are next in the area.

Good food and excellent service. The restaurant offers a quiet and peaceful location for a family meal. We were absolutely delighted with the whole experience

I am so often left disappointed with that feeling you have over paid for a meal you could have prepared better at home.. Not so The Finches Arms: Food was quite simply superb! Priced well. Curtious attentive service without being intrusive. Thank you - looking forward to returning!

Fabulous evening; excellent food and lovely waiting staff. The wine list is a delight with something to suit all tastes and wallets. The setting is beautiful and the restaurant has some lovely features.

We had a lovely evening. The staff were attentive, the food delicious and the atmosphere convivial. We both selected from the set menu and asked for an adjustment to the risotto. It was gorgeous. Many thanks. We'll be back!

Lovely setting and atmosphere. Great food - we had Sunday lunch. Pineapple and mango desert was luscious. Service was a little slow, though it was Sunday lunchtime.

Wonderful food and friendly service. Lovely pub and restaurant. Good stop off point for our office outing's 23 mile cycle ride round Rutland Water. Possibly a couple more veggie options?

Lovely environment, lovely food, good pint. Will definitely go back when in the area. We had lunch but would like to also try dinner another time.

Always a warm welcome, good food and great service. We started with an early coffee, had a walk round the peninsula and came back for lunch - excellent.

food was nice, expensive when no vegetables included these are all extra. Portions are small for the money paid. Service abit slow shame for a restaurant in a lovely place

Lovely meal (the smoked salmon looked like art on a plate, the steak was cooked to perfection & the local strawberries were delicious), attentive staff, great atmosphere & ambience in a beautiful setting.

1st time visit and it was our anniversary so wanted somewhere really nice and was not disappointed. location and restaurant were perfect. service was excellent. we both had 3 courses and the food was some of the best weve ever had. Cannot fault it. thank you.

A very enjoyable lunch indeed. Lovely setting and delicious food. Will definitely return for another meal . Range of food was excellent and dietary needs were met for one of our party

Only make this your destination if you enjoy being ignored. Customer service, what is that? Left both hungry and thirsty but not sure the staff would have noticed when we vacated the table.

We were a little late for the booking, but the staff didn't seem to mind and made us feel comfortable by giving us the option to have a drink in the Bar first. The clientele were very affable and may have been locals. Nice feel and atmosphere. Someone slipped up by playing Christmas Carols for a while (September?). :-) The quality of food and table service was good, but the table a little small with poorly positioned legs for comfortable sitting. Just one at each corner would be so much simpler. The price reflected the standard. Not overly keen on food being served on Wooden platters, except cheese and biscuits maybe. We would certainly visit again and also consider a night stay to enjoy the area walking and /or cycling.

This was our second visit to the Finches. Lovely setting with views over Rutland water. Set lunch menu is great value. Lovely staff too! We shall return 🙁

Excellent location and good variety of menu choices. It was a beautiful day when I visited so very busy. The waiting staff though very pleasant were struggling to keep pace with clearing tables and taking orders. The food was fresh and tasty and worth the wait.

Lovely pub, great food and excellent service in a quaint location by Rutland Water. Nice choice of beers and wine with the only downside being the hunt for a parking space.

Excellent choice of delicious food, beautifully prepared. Our Italian guest was very impressed too. It is definitely an ideal venue, especially on a sunny day

Great meal good service, fantastic setting, looking out over The reservoir , with the sun out under an umbrella, with a pint of good ale, what could be better

Absolutely fabulous lunch as always, service was excellent as was the attention to detail was excellent too. I would not hesitate to recommend eating here.

Excellent service. lovely food and delightful surroundings. The manager even brought us a little fleece rug to put round our shoulders as we sat enjoying the early evening in the terrace. Food was fab. Will go again. Couldn't have been better. Recommended

Our party reported that the main menu, meat options were tasty. The vegetarian starter was nice but the main inedible. The ambiance was generally good but the waiter pompous.

Food was excellent but service was extremely poor. Attractive restaurant with varied menu but thought the waiting staff seemed to have forgotten us. A shame as I have heard many good things about the Finches Arms.

Very good food, especially the sea bream, with good service in a pleasant restaurant added up to a very good value set lunch. Ambiance was greatly improved after we asked for the music to be turned down.

The food was great and the younger waiters and waitresses were really helpful, but we were not happy with the service from the person who is either the owner or restaurant manager as he tried to rush us to choose what we wanted to eat and was quite brusque.

Excellent meal and service the only minor issue was that the drinks dispenser for lemonade and soda water had broken down so unable to serve shandy or wine spritzer, 2 drinks that members of our party initially requested

Overall a lovely place, nice people nice surroundings and lovely food. We will be returning !! Just needs a little lick of paint in places.

We had Sunday lunch here and had a table outside in the sunshine. Lovely, laid back atmosphere. Beef sirloin sublime! The quality of the food in general was excellent. Great little spot in a very pretty village for after a walk or a cycle ride.

The Garden hedges are so high that its impossible to see Rutland Water. £70 for a bottle of ordinary wine and 6 prawns for two is very expensive! Service very slow and we never got the glass of water we asked for.

Once again excellent service, superb food . Staff are efficient and very pleasant. You ask for medium rare steak and thats what arrives on your plate.