威登窄船飯店

Decided to go for dinner on Saturday 26th August for our wedding anniversary. Ordered drinks, starters & mains. Ordered White Wine & a Beer. I ordered Fish and replaced chips with mash. Not a lover of crushed peas, prefer mushy peas so decided to not have the peas. Drinks came, the wine was warm not cold or even room temperature. Warm. 2 minutes later the waitress came to say they have no mash potato. Saturday night restaurant with no potatoes for mash??? Food took a long time to arrive even thought restaurant wasn’t busy. And yes you guessed it. Peas on the plate. Overall the service was average, the drinks were average and the food was average. Probably would not return.

Perfect location overlooking the canal and although on quite a busy road, was very peaceful, especially as you can go for a walk alongside the canal. We stayed here the night before we headed to Silverstone, which was only a short drive away. The room was ideal, nice and clean with all the usual amenities, such as tea & coffee making facilities, hairdryer, fluffy towels & complimentary toiletries. The decor & furniture could do with a little freshen up and the shower was lacking a little shelf for your toiletries. We also ate in the restaurant, the staff were very welcoming & friendly & we enjoyed some tasty food.

This is a lovely place to visit especially on a sunny evening and can sit out and enjoy the view of the canal. I am quite surprised by the food reviews on here as I came onto trip Advisor expecting them to be excellent! I had a wonderful meal here. The lamb rump was absolutely delicious, really well cooked on a bed of spring beans which were also perfectly cooked and the dauphinois potatoes were also beautiful. I really enjoyed it and was so pleased I had ordered it as it jumped out at me as soon as I saw it on the menu. The gravy in a separate boat was good too so could choose exactly how much to add.

Let’s start with the positives: Lovely location near to the canal - lots of beautiful walks very close by. Great walk in shower Restaurant on site with delicious food The room heater was efficient and warm. Free parking and great WiFi The negatives: We stayed in November. The duvet was summer weight and when we asked for an extra blanket we were given a lightweight cover. We spent the first night with our coats on top of the bed. As we were staying for three nights we went out and bought our own 13.5 tog duvet. Can’t understand why the summer weight had not been upgraded for the winter. 🥶 The pillows were like a couple of flat pancakes and also need upgrading. There was a hanging rail with no coat hangers, luckily we had some with us that we could use. No drawers for clothes, just a couple of bedside shelves. The lighting was poor, had to use a torch to read in bed. Perhaps the Narrow Boat is geared up for those staying for a single night, rather than those staying for longer.

Visited the narrow boat for a 70th birthday lunch. Roast beef dinner was lovely. The staff were nice and attentive. We also stayed the night in one of their rooms which was clean warm and a comfortable bed. The rooms are in a block separate from the main building.

We stayed Friday for one night as we were visiting friends in nearby Weedon Bec. We were warmly greeted by Julian and check-in was easy. Our accommodation is just across the car park and was more than adequate for our needs. We decided to have a drink before going out and there is a good selection of beers and wines, all reasonably priced. We thoroughly enjoyed chatting to Julian and learning about his sister's plans for The Narrow Boat. Obviously in January the weather isn't appropriate for sitting out in the garden overlooking the canal, but there is also another indoor restaurant that overlooks the terrace. We were more than happy sitting in the smaller restaurant/bar area particularly with the log-burning stove beside us! We had a look at the food menu which looked very nice and reasonably priced. Our breakfast on Saturday morning was delicious. My husband opted for the "full works" which had a supplement, whilst I went for the standard one. Very nicely presented and the poached eggs were perfectly cooked. As other people have said, The Narrow Boat is on the A5 so you will experience some noise from the road but you get used to it. We look forward to coming back to stay again the next time we're in the area. Thanks to Julian and the chef for making us so welcome.