Which is best for a meal?

Friends over here on holiday want advice!

neither

go to catch or artisan instead

or go a bit further up the road to the plough which has just been taken over by new managers and another thread on SF is giving some good feedback...

Yes, broaden your horizons.

Of the two, the Tavern wins hands down (but get there early for what is usually an excellent carvery). There seems to be a panic at the Sportsman as soon as more than two families place a food order and it coincides with a person wishing to order a pint at the bar. A forummer commented on here that they were told to wait well over an hour for food at the weekend. The food - on the occasions I've eaten there - has been fine but you can find much, much better.

There are loads of threads on here about decent places to eat.

What about the Fulwood Inn?

I hear that has recently been taken over

What about the Fulwood Inn?

I hear that has recently been taken over


Soulless place with Two For One food.

Average at best though a nice place to sit outside if the weather's fine.

Why not either head into town (Leopold Square, Winter Gardens) or head out into Derbyshire - Monsal Head Stables or even Castleton (Bull's Head)?

More locally there's Loch Fyne (old Hanrahan's). I can't comment myself as I've yet to visit but my friends rate this place highly.

none of these 2....if you want superb food drive 5 minutes up to Lodge moor to the 3 merry lads....it is unbeatable

Yes, broaden your horizons.

Of the two, the Tavern wins hands down (but get there early for what is usually an excellent carvery). There seems to be a panic at the Sportsman as soon as more than two families place a food order and it coincides with a person wishing to order a pint at the bar. A forummer commented on here that they were told to wait well over an hour for food at the weekend. The food - on the occasions I've eaten there - has been fine but you can find much, much better.

There are loads of threads on here about decent places to eat.

Agree with Sportsman (Crosspool) comments. Went in on Sunday and waited 20mins at the bar for a drink. Sat down to a table with dirty glasses on it that your elbows and the beer mats stuck to. Filthy place!

Plough now serves good food, and Sportman lodgemoor does good real home made pub grub

Yes, broaden your horizons.

Of the two, the Tavern wins hands down (but get there early for what is usually an excellent carvery). There seems to be a panic at the Sportsman as soon as more than two families place a food order and it coincides with a person wishing to order a pint at the bar. A forummer commented on here that they were told to wait well over an hour for food at the weekend.

I think that forummer might have been me, and it was actually bank holiday monday and the waiting time (for burgers - nothing complicated!) was at least 75 mins. I would avoid and go with the other suggestions on this thread!

What about the Fulwood Inn?

I hear that has recently been taken over

Yes by aliens. They are controling our thoughts in the lounge bar.

Crosspool Tavern's full of all the students who walk up from the bottom end of Crookes, beer's not bad though, not too expensive, and the meals are decent, it's just the service that's a bit pants.