\ufeffThank goodness for that. It\u2019s not just nostalgia on my part. There\u2019s nothing worse than remembering something enjoyable with fondness and revisiting it, only to discover the experience in question is not quite as good as memory would suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disappointing is an accusation that could never be levelled against the Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese Souffl\u00e9 served at The Brownlow Arms, even against the bar that nostalgia sets: it\u2019s every bit as delicious as I remember. Same goes for the rest of their dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul and\u2008Lorraine Willoughby say that the souffl\u00e9 is such a favourite among diners that if they ever took it off the menu, there would be a revolt. Regular diners (of whom this quality pub restaurant has many) would mass outside brandishing placards and pitchforks. They\u2019d demand the rich, creamy, cheesy starter with its ethereal core, sweet leeks and its crispy onions be immediately reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The couple renovated and reopened the place in 1979, and it has remained one of Lincolnshire\u2019s most treasured pub restaurants ever since. It feels wonderfully cosy and welcoming, just as a rural pub restaurant should. But it also serves food the likes of which you\u2019d have to travel far and wide to match, with a smart restaurant setting, lovely service and canny wine pairings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pub\u2019s interiors look lovely, with wood panelling in a dark blue shade, traditional white table linen, chunky oak chairs upholstered in light fabric with blue ticking stripes, open fires and candles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The building is rich in character too, built from local limestone in 1852, Grade II listed, with bay windows and stone-mullioned windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul, Lorraine and a brigade of chefs, led by David Newton, utilise local ingredients such as Gelston lamb, Lincolnshire-reared high-welfare beef and free-range pork, plus fish landed at Grimsby, which is delivered to the restaurant daily. Seasonal fruit & veg is sourced from Lincolnshire\u2019s fields and bread is from Hambleton Bakery. The Brownlow Arms serves food on Tuesday to Saturday evenings and at its popular Sunday lunch service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An \u00e0 la carte menu changes seasonally and features a choice of six starters and eight main courses, including fillet steak and a chateaubriand for two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a choice of five home-made desserts plus ice creams and sorbets from Jude\u2019s (the best ice cream Paul has ever tasted, he reckons), whilst Kirton Lindsey\u2019s No12 Chocolatier provides hand-made truffles served with coffee. Paul has also curated a wine list which is rather wonderful, with some reasonably priced but well-chosen examples designed to pair well with the chefs\u2019 dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Brownlow Arms is recognised in Harden\u2019s and by the AA with two rosettes for its dining and five stars for its accommodation. \u2018Old-fashioned country hospitality,\u2019 and \u2018exceptional dishes,\u2019 says its website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can\u2019t argue. Since 1979, the place has been one of the most consistently excellent and most well-respected quality pub restaurants in which to enjoy proper hospitality and great dishes in a lovely environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening times and booking<\/strong>: Food is served Tuesday to Saturday evenings and at Sunday lunch. The Brownlow Arms, Grantham Road, Hough on the Hill, Grantham NG32 2AZ. Call 01400 250234 or visit www.thebrownlowarms.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ufeffThank goodness for that. It\u2019s not just nostalgia on my part. There\u2019s nothing worse than remembering something enjoyable with fondness…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[951,952,950,949,948],"class_list":["post-4883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-and-drink","tag-brownlow-arms-hough-on-the-hill","tag-brownlow-arms-review","tag-lincolnshire-poacher-souffle","tag-lincolnshire-pub-restaurant","tag-restaurants-near-grantham"],"acf":false,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4939,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions\/4939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pridemagazines.co.uk\/lincolnshire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}