Food was extremely tasty. I could have had more jus/sauce with my salmon dish, it came with a large portion of potato, which made it very dry. Pie was a proper pie, and well tasty. Extra gravy was requested. Créme brûlée was amazing, as was the crumble. The place was very welcoming and decor was classy and comfortable. I will be returning when I next meet up with my friend.

The pub is beautifully presented, with a fabulous atmosphere. Graham and George always make you feel very welcome. The four of us chose different options and were delighted with the presentation and quality of the food which was fresh and tasty. Four clean plates demonstrated the point. Lovely desserts too. Highly recommend The Chequers.

Much improved new menu and great quality of food. Service friendly as always. Would be great to see some specials appearing in the future 🤞

Good food in very little pleasant surroundings. Will be back.

The Sunday lunch was first class. The stall were excellent. No criticism at all.

Excellent, beyond expectations, service and food exceptional, pricing great value for money...

Service and food brill decor very good and all round great lunch

Wow. New menu and full of choices for lunch. Our regular stop now when we are travelling to family down this way. Thanks for everything’s George & team

On our way once again to family down South and had lunch here for the second time. Perfect! Changed the menu which was great. George & team couldn’t be more welcoming.

Another brilliant lunch on our way to visit family. We make The Cheques Inn a must stop at every time we do this trip. Can’t fault the food, always fresh & tasty. George & team do a brilliant job looking after us

Our first time here for lunch. Absolutely spot on. Service was excellent and the beer just right

Spot on again. Another return visit. Another great lunch & brilliant service by George & team

Another return visit. Another great lunch & brilliant service by George & team

Brilliant. George was ultra helpful and very attentive. Food is spot on too

Good food and drink, busy time but coped well. Good job

Great steak and chips. Lovely atmosphere. Really enjoyed our visit

Father’s Day with family, we experienced starters, mains and pudding's all presented well, however we ordered two salmon mains from the roast section which would only comment that I’m not sure the stuffing and Yorkshire pudding supported the fish well Perhaps just the potatoes and seasonal vegetables would be adequate One tomatoes soup starter just didn’t quite taste right on our occasion by being too sharp and a little acidic Otherwise a lovely atmosphere with good service Will visit again Thankyou

The Chequers is a beautifully clean and inviting pub, the bar staff (George) was polite, courteous and friendly without being familiar and the food was good, it was the first week of a new chef. We would have no problems in returning when we are over that way again.

Family of 9. Amazing food and great service. Would recommend

Quantity of food outshone its quality. So much on one plate. Meat was ok, but vegetables were very poor. They were not al dente but rather poorly cooked and underdone. The parsnip was not cooked. at all. Its a shame, but unlikely to return. Sorry

Food very good. Service excellent. We sat outside and were very comfortable.

Very good choice of Sunday lunch options, all of ours really delicious (and plentiful). Lovely setting, staff friendly and helpful, and everything met our needs. We'll come back another time to try out the other menu! Thanks very much.

Most enjoyable the staff were very good, food was flavoursome and will go again.

Received a lovely warm welcome by two young gentleman front of house lovely tables laid out and delicious food served

Lovely Sunday lunch . Great choice . Great staff. Cosy restaurant .

Sunday lunch with my husband, father-in-law and 4-year old grandson. It was our first time visiting the Chequers Inn at Elston. Lovely place, we found to be warm and welcoming. My father-in-law enjoyed his 3-course meal (loves his food), my husband ate everything because he was starving 😊 Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it half as much. There was too much food piled on the plate and this made it difficult to really get at the different elements of the meal. I was very disappointed with the tiny piece of crackling and my roast potatoes were a little soggy because they had other foods piled on top. I was also a little disappointed that they don't really cater for little ones. The "smaller" portions served up for "little ones" were huge and sadly wasted. It may be worthwhile offering a more child-friendly menu (at least 1 dish) for Sunday lunchtime. To summarise, venue was lovely, staff also lovely, but the food could have been better.

We love Sunday lunch at the Chequers, unfortunately the beef was rather overcooked and a bit grisly this week. Other than that it was very good. Always great service.

Beautiful venue, great food, very pleasant waiter. Will definitely return.

Food was delicious and service great. Special mention to the limoncello cheesecake which was delicious!

I had the open chicken and leek pie. It was lovely. The red cabbage is to die for. Wished I asked for the recipe. I would certainly recommend this place to friends and family.

Not the first time we have visited this pub/restaurant for Sunday lunch and once again we were not disappointed. The interior design of the pub is very smart and trendy as well.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. As always food was delicious, staff are great

Always a great meal and lovely relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommend

Fabulous Halloween activities for the grandchildren along with the usual excellent food and service

A great local pub with excellent food, lovely staff and comfortable surroundings

Our friend travels over quite often to see us and she loves to visit the pub too

Nice food and good atmosphere. Would definitely return for another meal

We obviously came in at the wrong time as ended up waiting what felt like 5 minutes in the middle of the restaurant so our first greeting of this restaurant wasn't the most welcoming. Perhaps a reserved with your name on the table so you can at least sit down. Food was great but pricing was top end, perhaps a 2 or 3 course price offer would encourage more to partake

First visits, very welcoming and attentive barman down to remembering on second visit what our drinks order was from previous nights visit. Food was very nice on both visits. If back in the area will definitely return.

Fabulous food welcoming atmosphere We are only local so a first visit, we will be back

If there was a 6th Star this place would have got it! Absolutely superb! Not only outstanding hospitality from the owner himself but the food was of the highest standard. Fresh, hot and tasty. What a find in the Newark area. Beautifully renovated village pub to the highest standard. And a bonus that nothing is over priced… How lucky if this was your village local!!

Lovely pub friendly staff the service was fast and food was great

Excellent Christmas Day lunch. Great food in a relaxed atmosphere. Thanks to all at The Chequers!

Food was amazing and staff were very friendly. The pub is absolutely lovely and decorated very nicely for Christmas.

There was a festive menu and a few items menu (fish and chips and burgers) but we did fancy either so the server asked the chef if they'd do us two pies, which they did. Freshly prepared with some christmas veg which was lovely.

A fabulously warm welcome and great service from this village pub.

This was our first time for Sunday lunch and was very impressed by how beautiful the dining room was . The Christmas tree was huge and very pretty . The food was amazing and the staff were very good at their jobs. Overall super happy and we will be returning.

Good food, good ambience, attentive staff and not rushed in anyway.

Enjoyed the ambiance; the new lounge area looks amazing. Food was excellent as usual and the staff were efficient and friendly. Of course we will return. Xx

very nice service excellent and the puddings a must thank you