AWARDS, PRESS & GUEST REVIEWS

Good Pub Guide County Dining Pub of the Year 2019

PRESS

The Times - October 2023 - Cosiest Pubs for Autumn
Daily Mail Inspector Calls - October 2023 5 Star Review - '....I start with padron peppers, and tuna sashimi, both utterly delicious. And the partridge is sensational'
The Times - June 2020 - 30 Great Pubs to Enjoy this Summer
Weekend FT - September 2019- Tim Hayward Restaurant Review - “The Olive Branch filled me with joy. The surroundings are charming with a degree of ramshackleness that bespeaks shy authenticity".
Saturday Times Weekend - August 2017 - Where travel experts pay to stay - “Hidden round a corner on the middle of Clipsham, a tiny village in Rutland, this pub with rooms — and an amazing restaurant — is the perfect hideaway when you need to de-stress.”
The Times Giles Coren Review - February 2012 - 'very decent cooking, lovely hospitality, efficient service and wonderful value'
The Independent - August 2012 - Food **** Ambiance *** Service ****
Conde Nast Traveller - November 2010
The Times - Finest Dining Pubs - October 2010
The Daily Telegraph Fiona Duncan- February 2009 - 8/10

ACCOLADES

Michelin
- Pub of the Year 2008
- Red Guide since 2002

Good Pub Guide
- Pub of the Year 2021 & 2014
- 6th Best Pub in the UK 2013
- Inn of the Year 2008
- Leicestershire & Rutland Dining Pub of the Year 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Good Hotel Guide
- Cesar Award 2024 Best Hotel in the Midlands
- Editor's Choice Award 2017, 2018, 2019
- Restaurant-with-Rooms Award 2012
- Entry every year since 2007