Bootleggers Steak House and Grill

Whilst the view of a busy Spalding from the large glass frontage is a good feature this establishment lets itself down in most other areas. They are a pub trying to be a restaurant and prices reflect this while the food doesn’t definitely pub grub! They are trying to compete with a 2 for £10 menu on Saturday lunchtime to be in line with The Pied Calf and Wetherspoons. However they haven’t adjusted their drinks prices charging £3.40 for a pint of Fosters. They also only have 2 beers on tap with everything else being in even more expensive bottles. if you want value for money try the Pied Calf or Ivy Wall (Wethersppons)! this place isn’t awful but could do so much more with its potential.

Alright for a quick tea but not recommended for a nice meal if you see what I mean. Food is very good don’t get me wrong. Staff service is ok but not great.

Although the owner was welcoming the same cannot be said of the staff.
On the first occasion my partner and I tried their Roast lunch which was fine however a few weeks later we went on a Saturday evening and here is where the problem started. We were told to arrive between 8.30 and 9.00pm due to how ‘busy’ they would be. We arrived at 8.50 to a restaurant with 3 full tables and the proceeded to be told we were late de3spite us not receiving a set time for our table.
The food was ok at best, although my first 2 choices were sold out (I was told they only keep limited stock in to keep it fresh) but it was rather lukewarm and I have to say all of my party felt the same and left unsatisfied.
On the 3^rd occasion my partner and I went for ‘Rib Night’ on a Sunday at around 7.30. We were greeted by no one as 3 members of staff sat on the far side of the restaurant and we had to call them over. The restaurant was completely empty and when we asked if they were still serving we were told:
«Yeah but we are closing soon because it’s quiet.»
We weren’t offered a table at this point and it was quite clear we weren’t welcome so we decided to leave and opted to visit Indus where thankfully we had an excellent night and fantastic meal as always.
To summarise, worth a shout for a roast lunch on a Sunday but I’d avoid on an evening.
The owner is friendly but the staff sadly are not.

We went here for a night out with friends as everywhere else was booked and we thought we would give it a try. We went for a good night out, all in high spirits. However, we were very disappointed with this restaurant and in particular the service.
We were put off the minute we arrived as the 3 men in our party ordered 3 draft beers. However, when we watched them at the bar we saw tins of John Smiths being poured into the glasses. When we questionned why we were paying £3.60 for a tin of beer when it was advertised as draft, we were told they had run out of draft and that we would still have to pay the full amount.
Also, on the evening we went there was a group of thirty in the restaurant for a Christmas Party (even though it was nearly February) which we were not warned of when we booked the table. The party was extremely noisy and you could not even hear the conversation on our table. Although the noise was not necessarily their fault, the way the management handled it was not good, and they even tried to tell us there was nothing they could do. Our fun night out with friends was definately ruined by poor management.