We had booked the Masons Arms in Louth for a birthday treat for our close family. We arrived shortly before the booking time and were immediately shown to our table.
The chairs are of a very low back design and not suitable for hanging coats on so the four of us resorted to putting the coats on the floor in the corner. Not ideal.
I ordered the Lincolnshire bangers and mash with an onion gravy and parsnip crisps. Mrs Wanderer had, on a previous visit, the buttermilk chicken and said she was going to try something different but the draw of the chicken was again too strong! Testament to the chef’s abilities. Our companions chose the same.
The dining room was reasonably full and we waited half-an-hour for our meals to arrive. Not unreasonable for freshly cooked food.
When my sausages arrived the overwhelming impression was that there was too much gravy. Note to the chef: the mash doesn’t need to be swimming in the amount that was served up. I would have preferred the gravy to be dished up in a jug or some-such to enable me to control the quantity and pour it over the mash rather than surrounding it. A small point though and I have to say the meal was delicious and the sausages beautifully cooked.
My wife’s chicken was as good as on the last occasion and the point I had previously made about the chips overflowing from the plate due to the large portion sizing wasn’t repeated. Good move.
All in all an excellent lunch and one to be repeated. I give this restaurant 4 stars on this occasion, dropping one star from my scoring simply for the quantity of gravy on my dish.
The Willoughton Wanderer 
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