The Folly

4.3 (17)

£26 to £40

British

The Folly Inn, London Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6LB

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

The Folly is situated in the rural outskirts of the historic market town of Towcester on the A5 opposite Towcester racecourse. The original building dates back to the mid 1700's and is the quintessential thatched English stone property, full of character and understated style. The Folly is a destination venue for those looking for exceptionally good and innovative cuisine. Head chef David Horak sources local ingredients where possible and uses them in imaginative dishes based on great British classics with a contemporary twist. All food is cooked to order from fresh ingredients in our own kitchens.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Contemporary European
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:30 pm
Website
http://www.follyinntowcester.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Smart Casual

Location
The Folly Inn, London Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6LB
Area
Towcester
Parking Details
Parking for 40 vehicles
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining

Risotto Milanese
Saffron and herb risotto with edamame beans, mange tout and pine nuts, Parmesan shavings
Bouillabaisse
Mediterranean fish and seafood stew "Bouillabaisse" crusty bread
Old Spot Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin medallions, mushroom sauce, wilted spinach, new potatoes
Beef Stroganoff
Beef fillet and wild mushroom Stroganoff flambéed with vodka in creamy smoked paprika sauce, basmati rice, greens

Desserts

Eton Mess
English strawberries, crushed meringues and whipped cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice cream
Rhubarb & Cherry Crumble
English rhubarb and cherries poached in rhubarb gin, burned butter crumb, crème Anglaise
Affogato
A scoop of Rossa's Italian vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at The Folly.

4.3

(17)

4.3Food
4.4Service
4.0Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Energetic

17 Reviews

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JacquelineH
Bedfordshire1 review
4.0
Dined on 25 February 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very nice enjoyable meal, lovely presentation, service was good and friendly. Will definitely be returning.
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DavidA
London1 review
5.0
Dined on 20 February 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I have visited the Folly many times. It is my favourite restaurant. The food is excellent and the menu choices well balanced for a variety of tastes. The service is very friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. I would recommend this restaurant to any discerning customer who finds themselves in this neck of the woods. A thoroughly enjoyable experience all round.
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Chris
London24 reviews
4.0
Dined on 10 January 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Enjoyed our meal, particularly the pork belly and chocolate fondant. Will come back.
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gwc333 Gold
London441 reviews
4.0
Dined on 24 November 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great value lunch with extremely good and friendly service well worth the stop on the way to Blackpool
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NeddySeagoon
Buckinghamshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 November 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A sensational Sunday Lunch, a friendly welcome and great service. A great choice of food, and every element of our meal was superb. Roasts were delicious, portion sizes perfect and the wine a perfect compliment to it all. My five year old was brilliantly looked after and had a great choice of food, not always the case in even the better restaurants. We felt so welcome and nothing seemed any trouble for the staff. We visited for a special occasion and had a really memorable visit. Thank you to Robert and all the staff. I would recommend The Folly to everyone , treat yourself! Don’t be put off by the roadworks chaos in Towcester either!
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NickC
Northampton/Northamptonshire1 review
2.0
Dined on 16 September 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Booked this based on v good trip adviser reviews. Looking at website menu & prices the expectation was that this pub is very definitely aimed at the posh end of things. If anything more high end than I wanted that weekend but they had availability where a couple of other pubs on my list didn't so I went for it anyway and booked. Welcome in the bar was warm, first impression of the formica table and the rather cafeteria glasses plonked on it was rather unsettling but I told myself the food would more than make up for such a trivialities. The wait to order drinks and food was about right. It being a Sunday my Dad and I ordered roast lamb, and my daughter ordered whitebait. The wait for the food was long. The roasts arrived with huge Yorkshire puddings (will never understand that with lamb but not complaining) which turned out to be rather crispy, the lamb thinly sliced and swimming in gravy was lovely and tender but was tepid! The vegetables were an uninspired boiled collective including cubes of swede that I haven't seen or endured since school dinners. The whitebait were rather too large for my 10 year old daughter's sensibilities but that's our issue not the Folly's - they were nicely cooked in a spicey batter, but I was expecting the usual 1-2 inch long fish not the 3 inch ones that arrived and she tried to eat them but freaked out and finished off my by now cold lamb so I think I won that exchange ;-) I made it up to her with a pudding (2 different sorbets) which took so long to arrive she had to leave half of it or risk 'brain freeze.' In a final irony, you know how in some restaurants you are inundated by inquiries as to whether your food is ok? In this case if I had been asked I'd have sent back the food in favour of something that was actually hot but no one asked, and as my dad is struggling with dementia I wasn't going to call someone over and cause a scene. Ambience might be good at other times but don't expect much on a Sunday lunchtime.
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dalste
Bedfordshire1 review
3.0
Dined on 5 August 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
The lamb main was fantastic as was the deserts. It's not quite up there in terms of "fine dining", but a reasonably nice place to visit with some decent food all the same.
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LindaW
London5 reviews
4.0
Dined on 18 July 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Fabulous little restaurant very close to Silverstone and we always make the effort to dine there. Great choice of food and good selection of wines. Staff have always been very helpful and welcoming to us. Nice size of restaurant for us not too big and great atmosphere.
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OpenTable Diner
London19 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 July 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was our first visit to the Folly for my mothers special milestone birthday and certainly won’t be the last visit. The food was delicious and very good value. The manager was also extremely accommodating in terms of ensuring we got our seating preference, which was outside. If you are pondering whether to try/visit, then do so, definitely worth a visit and not too far from Towcester race course /Silverstone and Stoke Breune.
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LindaW
London5 reviews
4.0
Dined on 15 June 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
very good with friendly staff full of charm great location
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Contemporary European
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:30 pm
Website
http://www.follyinntowcester.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Smart Casual

Location
The Folly Inn, London Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6LB
Area
Towcester
Parking Details
Parking for 40 vehicles
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining

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The Folly

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Menu

Starters

Soup

Soufflé

Devilled Whitebait

Brixworth Paté

Main Courses

Risotto Milanese

Bouillabaisse

Old Spot Tenderloin

Beef Stroganoff

Desserts

Eton Mess

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Rhubarb & Cherry Crumble

Affogato

Reviews

Additional information

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