Overstone Manor in Northampton

Staying nearby but the hotel restaurant was expensive and uninspiring. Saw this place was close so gave it a try, but then wished I hadn't. Looks great when you arrive, large building with good grounds, but what lurks inside are where the problems begin. First issue was a drunk guy creating a scene in the bar, which he continued to do throughout my visit, not sure why they didn't just refuse to serve him and throw him out. Anyway, ordered my dinner and drink from the table using the Greene King app, which they promote in the venue. The drink arrived relatively quickly, but was not quite what I ordered as it had ice and I had requested specifically no ice. It was also supposed to be a large drink (pint) but was about 3/4 full. Anyway, I couldn't be bothered to argue so drank it anyway. Food arrived shortly after, but was probably the smallest portion I have seen in a long time. Having finished the main course I was still hungry, so ordered a dessert, again using the app. Half an hour later I had to go to the bar to ask where the dessert was. About ten minutes after this it finally arrived. During the whole time I was waiting there were no waiting staff about clearing the 3 tables of used plates, at no point did anyone ask if everything was OK. Generally a poorly run place with small portions and a questionable atmosphere. Certainly wouldn't rush back, or recommend to anyone. Interestingly as I was about to leave another customer asked for a manager to complain about the extremely poor service in the restaurant. So it wasn't just me having issues.

5 Stars! Popped into The Overstone for breakfast this morning and WOW — hands down the best breakfast I’ve had in a long time! Everything was hot, fresh, and full of flavour — proper hearty start to the day! Perfect Saturday morning date — great food, lovely atmosphere, and fantastic service. Huge compliments to the new management team — you can really see the difference already. Friendly service, clean environment, and top-quality food. Highly recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍳☕️🥓❤️

Had another lovely carvery here Tuesday evening. As always the food was spot on and very friendly service 👌

I had no choice but to give a lower score than I would liked just for the sheer lack of service. The senior member of the team was very unprofessional no service with a smile, she was quite abrupt upon returning a drink of soda that had no flavour(syrup ran out) calling a younger member of staff aggressively to try the Fanta and his response was it's definitely fizzy but has not got any flavour. The table staff were great friendly and clearing plates and checking if our food was okay. The carvery starting off we had to ring a bell for service we was finally greeted by the server then he wondered off returning 5-10 minutes later to serve a small queue. The Carvery spread was hit and miss the meat was delicious but the vegetables etc had obviously been sitting for far too long, the roast potatoes were very dry and tasted of a dirty oven the other veg was either too over or too raw. This was meant to be 40th birthday celebration with out of town family and friends. Some other dishes were delicious others again were hit and miss. The Overstone Manor was a great place to eat many years ago with a few tweaks here and there, staff changes etc it could be once more.

Nice little pub. Park is great for kids. Food is nice but we waited an hour for the food to come out. Great scenery, lovely place. Only bad side is the food waiting time.