
Hearty Goodfellow
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About Hearty Goodfellow
On Church St in Southwell, Hearty Goodfellow is a pub serving comfort food alongside a range of ales. Sunday roast comes in three sizes, small, regular, and large, giving diners a choice depending on appetite. The food menu runs alongside the ale selection rather than standing apart from it. A private dining room can be reserved for group parties, and dogs are welcome throughout the pub. Outdoor seating is set out in the beer garden. Together the layout covers indoor dining, a group space, and outdoor tables, giving the pub a few distinct ways to accommodate a visit beyond the main room.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, steak and ale pie, fish and chips and steak fajitas.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, steak and ale pie, fish and chips and steak fajitas.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roasts draw repeated praise, with reviewers highlighting the beef, shoulder of lamb, and a choice of small, regular, or large portions, though one diner found the cauliflower cheese and vegetable portions skimpy. Close behind, several single out standout dishes like the steak and ale pie, fish and chips, steak fajitas, and gammon, alongside cheesecake for dessert. The beer garden and outdoor seating get called great for alfresco drinking, and the ale and Guinness selection earns consistent approval. Service is repeatedly described as friendly, professional, and attentive, with staff thanked by groups celebrating birthdays and cousins' gatherings in the private dining room. One visitor notes being seated by an unlit log burner in January, and portion sizes for sides drew occasional complaint, but otherwise reviewers across large group bookings and solo pit stops report feeling welcomed and well fed, with several saying they'd return.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roasts draw repeated praise, with reviewers highlighting the beef, shoulder of lamb, and a choice of small, regular, or large portions, though one diner found the cauliflower cheese and vegetable portions skimpy. Close behind, several single out standout dishes like the steak and ale pie, fish and chips, steak fajitas, and gammon, alongside cheesecake for dessert. The beer garden and outdoor seating get called great for alfresco drinking, and the ale and Guinness selection earns consistent approval. Service is repeatedly described as friendly, professional, and attentive, with staff thanked by groups celebrating birthdays and cousins' gatherings in the private dining room. One visitor notes being seated by an unlit log burner in January, and portion sizes for sides drew occasional complaint, but otherwise reviewers across large group bookings and solo pit stops report feeling welcomed and well fed, with several saying they'd return.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“We reserved the dinning room for our annual cousins gathering [17]. The service was excellent. Our pre ordered Starters and Main Course were served very professionally. The Desserts are chosen once the main couse has been cleared away. Our main host Sarah had it all organised and as with the Main Course and Starters there was very little time from first person receiving their choice to the last. Our main host Sarah helped to make it a very enjoyable afternoon.”
- Google user
“When here with a group of about 12 for a meal, nice service, nice food, ok value. Will be going back.”
- Google user
“Absolutely lovely meal here, food was spot on, all freshly cooked, greeted upon entering and shown to our table. Orders taken quickly and the good thing was condiments were brought to the table before the food arrived. Three choices of sizes for the Sunday roast, small, regular and large. Two in our party of 5 chose large and others chose regular which to be honest was ample. Definitely will be back again.”
- Google user
“Incredible food, amazing staff and inclusive service, I have been to pubs where you get looked at like you have 2 heads but we felt welcomed immediately, staff were helpful and happy to explain their seating and services, the best gammon I have ever had, fantastic service and we wanted to ensure the kitchen staff knew we appreciated them and left a message on a napkin. Thank you for amazing food and a great pit stop we would recommend to anyone that would listen.”
- Google user
“Dropped in at just the right time when food was starting at 5pm following a recommendation from a friend. It didnt disappoint, service was on it and friendly (Ethan was a star) and the food was superb following a 12 mile walk. The four of us were all very happy with our choice, me being the inly one who could manage a pudding. We are coming here again in july when we'll be visiting the minster. This is how a pub should do food, and with decent ales too.”
Highlights
“Hearty comfort food and real ales in Tudor-style pub with lawned beer garden, plus kids' play area.”
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Good for kids
- Food at bar
- Cozy
- Beer
- Food
- Private dining room
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Dining options· 2
- Seating
- Table service
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Highlights· 4
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Parking· 4
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Paid parking lot
- Usually plenty of parking
Location
Bars near Hearty Goodfellow
- Full Moon Inn4.66042 mi£20–30ReservationsGood for kids
sunday roast beef, sticky toffee pudding, fish pie
- The Lion at Farnsfield4.61,3554.2 mi£20–30ReservationsGood for kids
sunday roast dinner, gammon and chips, valentine's night decorations
- The Woodlark Inn4.76226.9 mi awayReservationsOutdoor seating
fish and chips, seafood dishes, steak & ale pie
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearty GoodfellowReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.6605 | — | £10–20 | sunday roast, steak and ale pie, fish and chips |
| Full Moon InnReservations · Good for kids | 4.6604 | 2 mi | £20–30 | sunday roast beef, sticky toffee pudding, fish pie |
| The Lion at FarnsfieldReservations · Good for kids | 4.61,355 | 4.2 mi | £20–30 | sunday roast dinner, gammon and chips, valentine's night decorations |
| The Woodlark InnReservations · Outdoor seating | 4.7622 | 6.9 mi away | — | fish and chips, seafood dishes, steak & ale pie |
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