The Boat Inn, Lichfield

From the moment you step inside you know you have arrived somewhere special. The grounds are beautiful and inside is well decorated. The service is second to none. The food as you can see was perfection in every way- presentation/ flavour and balanced. The cocktails were particularly special and would recommend trying. Simply one of the best restaurants in the UK without London prices.

Amazing dining experience and the staff were attentive and knowledgeable on what was being served. When booking it also asked if we were celebrating an occasion, to which my partner answered anniversary. We were greeted with a card on our table from the staff to congratulate us. Really nice touch and great environment. We will highly recommend to anyone looking for a fine dining experience.

Excellent service before we arrived met at our car with umbrellas and again all throughout our meal. Lovely touches like the sprig of flowering thyme on the napkins and a personally signed celebration card for our table. Yes, this isn't a cheap pub lunch but considering the quality of the lunch menu and service I think this restaurant is excellent value. This is the finest dining experience we have had in many years and rivals the best in London. A perfect experience for our special occasion. We loved every course presented and I will be looking to return at some time to try the Dinner menu.

Lunch The Boat Inn with Chef Liam Dillon Absolutely gorgeous ... and the food ain't bad either We've been a big fan of Liam and the food he serves is amazing We had the 3 course set lunch £40 with sides of Hispi cabbage & Beef fat chips. Just look at them chips Which we feel is great value for such top quality produce cooked to perfection. Every course was delicious and beautifully presented. We were lucky enough to sit at the chef's ‍ table right in front of all the action. It was lovely watching all the kitchen working together and Liam orchestrating it all. Thought we were watching another episode of Great British menu and we would of scored a 10 definitely. All the staff were lovely and very professional. Thank you to Liam and all his team for a great visit. If you find this useful give a

Chefs Table Experience - Thank you to Liam Dillon and his team at The Boat Inn for a fabulous chefs table experience. The experience as whole is amazing especially from being a pastry chef and watching the team work and putting dishes together with perfection… It was a lovely birthday treat. Thank you…

Excellent tasting menu here the food was excellent and very creative. Service was fantastic much improved from when we went a few months ago. Venison was the best dish on the tasting menu it will be tough to beat.

So good even your bag gets a chair! The food was next level and you must go for the accompanying wines chosen for the 4 or 6 course menus. We were blown away with the whole experience topped off by the friendly and helpful staff. Go and try for yourself, we'll definitely be going again.

I had the pleasure of dining at the chefs table on 9th October with good friends. We had the 7 course tasting menu. The food quality and presentation on the plates was exceptional, every ingredient on the plate made sense and had been prepared with care and attention to detail. My personal favourite courses were the cod that came with a beautiful creamy sauce and the lemon/honeycomb pre dessert. The front of house team looked after our every need I think we were quite a demanding table! and they have got the balance of friendliness and formality just right. It was a special evening for our group of friends and I'm very glad we chose to spend it at The Boat Inn.

We visited on our way home from Holiday for a bite to eat. We had a great lunch from the garden menu, it was delicious and the staff were excellent a real credit to The Boat Inn. We will definitely be coming back.

Have visited 3 times now in last 3 months and each time the food has been outstanding! Service from team is also fantastic. Thankfully its a local restaurant to us and no other restaurants stands up against this one in our area.