What a superb pub. Looking round the many rooms is akin to touring a stately home and it's no wonder that it has just gained a CAMRA award for"Best Conversion to Pub Use" 2007. Oh and the beer's not bad either. An absolute must visit!Wednesday last. A rarity in The Tobie. A non micro (shed) beer...... Fullers Chiswick Ale. A perfect beer in perfect pub served in a perfect condition. If only it could happen more often, it would be perfect! Hi, Perfect pint & Griffin. I understand your points. For example, Greene King Abbott is still as it always has been and strength not altered. It depends on the catchment area really, if punters want micro or regional/national. I know some micros are crap. Everard's- it's funny how 'Gold, their new 5% brew has more taste than Original, 5.2%. I've realised why-Brunswick Inn make it in Derby. So there you go- alleged shortfalls in ingredients? I'll try a Chiswick's sometime and be a bit more open. Us younger ones do prefer to try different tastes rather than the same old stuff others have had all my life, however. I'm in this pub Sunday 23 March if you want to chat further. Happy drinking and if Abbott/another nicer tasting national is on, I guess i'll try it! I don't tend to touch 3.6% IPA as for 20p extra you can have something 30% stronger and not have to visit the other room so often!

Goats cheese sandwich with a pint .... absolute dream at this pub !!Had a beer or three in here before and after Saints played the Iron. Friendly pub, had a good chat with the reglars about why it had dropped out of the GBG - they don't like the local CAMRA!

8 real ales: Daleside bitter, Kelham Island Scrumtious, Black Dog Schooner, Landlord, Salopian Hop Twister, Ashover Poets Tipple, Bradfield Blonde and Beartown Bearskinful. All that I had were in reasonable condition although a shade on the cold side.

I did't eat in here but the food they were bringing out looked excellent, genuinely home cooked it seemed and reasonably priced.

Not too far from the station and well worth a visit.Excellent pub with well kept ales and friendly atmosphere. Always first on the 'to visit' for away games at Scunny. Unfortunately there's 2 divisions difference at present so no away trips likely.

We visited Lincoln for the first time in early June and this pub had the best range of small brewery beers out of all the Bailgate area. On the whole very disappointed with beers available in this part of the city as I come from a former 'beer desert' that now has 25+ available every night. Darlington!I must concur with 'brisk' on the Harvest Pale, its a fine pint, and my usual wet in the Vic on a Friday.
All the beers are very well kept and the food is good,
Recent changes are few and subtle but I do miss the old staff, although the new bods seem to be settling in well, I echo ‘ritark’ by saying lets hope that the guest list isn’t going to suffer to much from the Batemans take over!
The same regular faces seem to be ‘sitting tight’, thank goodness, and are always forthcoming with a smile or a nod, they, along with the beers make the place what it is. A great real ale city pub with character
Yep classic brick back street pub serving excellent ale. Small front room to the left, main long bar to the right. Don't think it has changed so much , still get other beers and the refreshing Castle Rock Harvest Pale. Nice and quiet to sup late on was open til one on a saturday.

Great Cask Ales, Lovely Food on Sunday evening. Proper Olde Worlde Pub and open on Sunday evening for food till 9pm which apprears to be very rare for the surrounding area!I will start with my score for the Blue Pig which is 10/10 because I cannot fault it.

For me, it is a perfect pub; excellent beer, excellent food and excellent ambiance. Unspoilt by progress, it retains a delightful olde worlde charm and long may it stay that way. There were six real ales available when we visited. As I was driving I could not sample all of them but I can say that the Timothy Taylor Landlord, and the Ahtanum Gold from the local micro Oldershaw Brewery were both spot on and served by a very attractive young lady. Foodwise, the Blue Pig has a comprehensive menu of mainly good honest English dishes, which are excellent value and were freshly cooked … and the chips were real.

The Blue Pig will definitely be on my itinerary on my next visit to the Grantham area, and it is definitely worth a detour off the A1 …
I will start with my score for the Blue Pig which is 10/10 because I cannot fault it.

For me, it is a perfect pub; excellent beer, excellent food and excellent ambiance. Unspoilt by progress, it retains a delightful olde worlde charm and long may it stay that way. There were six real ales available when we visited. As I was driving I could not sample all of them but I can say that the Timothy Taylor Landlord, and the Ahtanum Gold from the local micro Oldershaw Brewery were both spot on and served by a very attractive young lady. Foodwise, the Blue Pig has a comprehensive menu of mainly good honest English dishes, which are excellent value and were freshly cooked … and the chips were real.

The Blue Pig will definitely be on my itinerary on my next visit to the Grantham area, and it is definitely worth a detour off the A1 …

Visited this pub on a saturday early afternoon and a sunday early evening - on a personal basis I found the big screen TV's taking a bit too much attention but the range of ales made the visits worthwhile. Archers IPA, Oakham Bishop's Farewell and Grainstore Osprey all in good condition.

The late licence and general ambience suggest that this pub may get livlier than when we visited but would go back again!I like this pub. Good for watching rugby, football etc and the staff & clientele are very friendly. Good choice of real ales & posh lagers. Haven't tried the food so can't comment. Recommended.Excellent pub, watched the England v France Rugby game here. Beer excellent locals welcoming.

We visited here as it was the closest pub to our campsite and found it to be a very acceptable place. Friendly staff, lovely beer garden, friendly dogs and well kept Deuchars IPA and Mansfield Cask (Pedigree also on).

The food was very good value and well prepared - the Pork Wishbone Ash went down very well with our party!

This is a very well-run village pub with well-kept beers and two well-behaved dogs. I have always been made to feel very welcome and at home on my (infrequent) visits. Food is good and the garden is very pleasant in the summer. I agree with ddstyles that the place could do with a refit and looks tired, but this is not a show-stopper in my opinion. 8/10 as this is a pub I could drink in all day and would happily recommend.A pub in need of refurbishment as it looks very tired and quite shabby. Public bar really not up to much. Saloon bar quite dull and empty. Regular selection of lagers and low end bitters.