The Castle Inn, Boston

The Castle is situated on the main A52 road between Boston and Skegness rather than in the village itself. Like many country pubs, it tends to be geared more towards dining pub and the generous food helpings here come highly recommended by people I know who regularly visit. The service can get a bit slow when busy. The carpeted main bar has a low beamed ceiling with high shelves containing several model ships. Whilst the bar is quite cosy it is a bit contrived and most of the fittings appear to be the result of fairly modern refurbishments, the brick fireplace being a good example. A decent selection of Batemans beers (not one of my favourites) although 3 of the 4 pumps were off on my visit leaving just the Valiant available. The wide screen TV looks a bit odd perched on the corner of the bar itself. 2 dart boards and a few trophies suggest that they are pretty nifty with the arrows. Beware not to tread to the cute pub dog that will almost certainly come sniffing around your ankles at some point. There is a small dining area beyond the main bar and a spacious beer garden in good weather. They have a decent quiz night on a Friday although the prize of a meal voucher is hardly worth winning unless you regularly use the pub (although the Jackpot is worth picking up). The pub appears to be fairly popular and is a safe bet if in the area.