The Peacock Inn - Lincoln

We've been here a few times now for Sunday lunch and everytime we've been greeted with a smile. Everytime the service is great, very friendly and attentive. The food is equally as good and there's always plenty of it too, nice quality and cooked to perfection.

While there was a warm welcome on arrival, we couldn 't help but be disappointed which was a shame as we 'd expected better from a Greene King offering. We visited early evening on the Thursday before Easter weekend, so just at the start of what is usually a busy bank holiday weekend for the hospitality trade. The place had no beer only lager on offer. This did not bode well, a pub without cask ales, so maybe we should have left then to find somewhere else, but since Covid, many places finish food service early, so being our first night in te city we stuck with it. So to order food hubby opted for the fish and chips, and me the mushroon pie mash. The barman came back a couple of minutes later to advise they 'd run out of fish, so hubby had to try to remember what else was on the menu (because it wasn 't brought back for him to choose again) and decided to change to steak. The bar side had a few in watching the football, and in the restaurant side we liked the way the TV was framed to look like a picture, but why did the volume of the TV have to be so loud on this side of the bar? The music was still playing, but we struggled to work out what the songs were because of the volume of the commentary, and this was daft seeing as there were only 3 tables occupied, and all at the opposite end to the TV so clearly customers this side didn 't want the commentary. The table was also sticky, so not well wiped between customers. Then the meals arrived the steak was disappointing accompanied by a good mound of chips and a couple of onion rings it all looked the same colour. Now not having been able to re read the menu, we don 't know if it was missing the splash of colour that usually comes with addition of a grilled tomato or peas. My pie arrived with chips and the barman said I had to change it to chips because the mash isnt vegan I told him I wasn 't vegan so it wouldnt have mattered and he did offer to change it, but by then the pie would have gone cold so I stuck with the chips. What I don 't understand is why he didn 't bother to ask, just made the change. Very very poor customer service, he should at least have asked if I wanted chips instead. To be fair though, the pie was brilliant and I wouldn 't hesitate to order it again when in another green king pub (becuase they all have the same menu) although I am in the camp of opinion that reckons gravy is better with mash not chips. Although we were not impressed and dissapointed by this single visit to a Green King establishment, GK pubs are usually of a reasonable standard. The staff though were friendly and professional. Still seems odd that they were out of staple drinks on the eve of a busy bank holiday weekend. So in summary, the place did appear to be cared for and generally clean, the staff were welcoming and the menu reasonable. However, if you are not in to sport, then this is not the place for you.

Shocking! Went in for quiet drink. Had something randomly thrown at me from across the bar. Complained to the bar man who said that was acceptable behaviour and didn’t see the problem. Told the other parties that nothing was wrong. Refused to let us talk to a manager.

Visited the Peacock in when staying in Lincoln for the night at a nearby hotel. We arrived at about 430 knowing food wasn't served till 5. On arrival we went to the bar and ordered drinks and asked if we could sit in the restaurant whilst we waited till serving. The young gentleman with blonde hair said that was OK and gave us a couple of menus to look at whilst we waited. Once 5pm came we ordered our food: Starters Deep Fried Halloumi with Sour Cream and Salsa Dip Chicken Liver Pate with Red Onion Chutney and Toast Mains Steak and Ale Pie with Chips, Seasonal Veg and Gravy Chickpea and Sweet Potato Curry with Rice. We also shared a portion of Onion Rings. No faults to be found with the food overall. All of the food tasted brilliant. Our mains were fantastic and full of flavour certainly one of the best S/A pies I've had. Would definitely use the pub again if staying in the same area.

Booked in for Mothers Day treat for 6 adults , 2 teens and a toddler. Firstly there was no one around to seat us , so we just sat ourselves down. We didn’t know if drink orders were taken at table so just took ourselves to bar. Ordered food. 6 of us had Sunday lunches and wow what a disappointment. Turkey tasted frozen/ thawed out and had a funny taste, burnt stuffing balls, mash potatoes were inedible possibly frozen/ thawed out. Yorkshire pudding like cardboard. Far too much gravy possibly to disguise to taste.!!! All of us left a lot of if. Fingers crossed we are all ok tomorrow.service slow and unfriendly, no check back, no offer of sauces. Private function on too!! possibly the landlady, several members kept going in and out of the kitchen even a small child at one point.Did speak with manager regarding payment, who wiped our bill completely!!! Will not be returning.