A traditional inn with a modern vibe, The Snooty Fox is a countryside pub with a menu built around steaks, seafood, and lobster. You’ll find it near Lowick, just yards from the Titchmarsh Nature Reserve and a few minutes from Thrapston and a short drive from Kettering. Operating within The Greedy Gordons Group, after a refurb, it’s become a lovely, luxurious spot suited to all kinds of dining occasions, be it a family lunch out or a long celebratory meal with friends.
The dining room retains its age-old charm, thanks to exposed stone and brick walls, wood-beamed ceilings, and impressive chandeliers. Other elements create a more modern, contemporary atmosphere. There’s also an impressive bar, topped with a wood counter which frames ample shelving stacked with quality spirits, and nine taps with local and well-known ales and beers.
The Snooty Fox menus use fresh ingredients only, drawing on the best available. That means that if you’ve got your heart set on certain items, it’s a smart move to get in touch before your booking to clarify availability or reserve your dish. To start, you might opt for a dish from the fruits de mer section, which reels off the likes of Jersey oysters with a choice of toppings, mignonette and more, alongside the signature Snooty Fox seafood cocktail, giant piri piri prawns and whole dressed crab.
Starters might offer up potted beef with hot Guinness bread, ham hock terrine, and house cured salmon with pickled cucumber, caper berries, and seaweed butter. Mains at The Snooty Fox, meanwhile, might include whole plaice cooked on the bone with beurre noisette, crayfish tails, clams, croutons and sea vegetables; fillet of sea trout with caviar, lobster ravioli, spinach and lobster bisque; or lobster roll stuffed with tempura lobster, buttered lobster, saffron aioli, gem lettuce, pickled cucumber, plus parmesan chips and onion rings on the side.