The 'Walter' is an ideal pub for a quiet drink by a roaring log fire (they hold the 'Cask Marque'…read moreand are in the 'Good Beer Guide') or an excellent meal prepared with locally sourced ingredients to the highest quality. The Walter de Cantelupe is situated in the quiet village of Kempsey, just 4 miles from Worcester City centre on the A38, The Walter de Cantelupe is the perfect place for lunches, evening meals or a room for the night. Large open log fire, plush comfy furnishings and a paved walled Garden. The 'Inn' also has a couple of rooms for B&B at a reasonable rate and is a good place to stay if you are travelling support, coming to see the Rugby at Sixways, you will get a warm welcome from the locals!

This place is great for me and my family. We can go and have a great indian meal and few beers, and…read morethen walk it all off on Kempsey common afterwards. The front door is actually on the common, where sheep and horses graze. The only slight down side is that it is a bit close to the M5 motorway, but you don't hear this when you are eating, and when you go for a walk, as long as you walk in the opposite direction the noise soon fades into the background. Service is good and prices are fair.

While staying in the nearby Camping and Caravanning site at Blackmore, we visited and ate in this…read morelovely, traditional pub three times. Firstly as a group of 8. Secondly as a group of 17 and finally just the two of us. Each time was memorable. Excellent food, friendly and interested staff who could not have been more helpful. On the evening of our main meal as a group, we were driven home by Alice. Interesting activities noticed while in the loo included ferret racing!

This place has been up and down for years changing chef's etc. Though I must say the food has…read morealways been enjoyable. Staffing levels could be increased but great

wish I had read the reviews before wasting my fuel. I…read moreordered the halloumi salad. it came with no dressing, far too much boring, dry, tasteless salad, with halloumi. I ate the halloumi, which was nice, teaspoon of coleslaw which was supposed to be home made but I doubt that, and left what appeared to be a bag full of mixed leaves from the supermarket. everybody has off days, but deal with complaints properly and you won't have dissatisfied customers who feel the need to leave a bad review. sadly in this instance, despite speaking to the owner, nothing was offered by way of recompense. essentially a plate full of salad leaves cost £16.50. I would not recommend this pub and obviously will never go back.

Great local pub, real ales, very good food. We used to go to the Bluebell up the road but that went…read moredownhill when I believe they had a change of management. Then we discovered this place and it really is as good as all the reviews say. Good for bringing relatives when they come to visit. Can't fault it really.

Excellent service throughout the meal! We walked in and were served immediately at the bar. There…read morewas a terrific selection of gin, beers and wine. We quickly perused the menu (skipped lunch so we were famished!) and placed our dinner order. The food took a while to arrive but we were enjoying our drinks and chatting, after several hours in the car driving from our home in the North. Everything was warm and tasty, and I really loved the vegetable variety. The cod and salmon pie was a bit dry and I could only think they must have forgotten the hollandaise as I didn't detect any sauce. Still delicious and stuffed full with fish! Only complaint would be the really dirty seats. Easy enough to order a few chairs or have them recovered.

This is the second time I've stayed at The Swan, the first being last June. I wasn't impressed with…read moreit then and gave it a (generous) 2-star review on Trip Adviser. Now, however, it is under new management (again) and has improved considerably. It's difficult to know how to grade it, and I really wanted to give it 4 stars as I did enjoy my stay, but on the other hand.... 'meh, I've experienced better', which would be 2 stars. So I've compromised and given it three stars this time. Let's start with the rooms. These are lovely, really nicely decorated and appointed, and quite spacious. Each has a fruit theme, and this time I was in the Pear room. The bed was comfortable and warm, and the en-suite was large with a bath and shower. The only minor downside was the small amount of black mould in the grout of the tiles around the shower. It's so unsightly and really spoiled the overall impression of the room, and it's not difficult to get rid of with the appropriate cleaner. This room was also located at the back of the inn and was over the cooling plant, so there was an almost subliminal vibration that even extended to the bed at night, making it difficult to get to sleep. It was barely noticeable at a conscious level, but subconsciously your body is expecting an earthquake or other imminent disaster and refuses to relax. The cooler did switch off eventually so I did manage some sleep. It's an old building dating from the 18th Century, so you have to expect that there will be some stuff like this going on and just deal with it. But I think I will ask for a different room next time. On to the bar and restaurant - the bar area is great, very cosy with old timbered beams everywhere - it does look the part. They have a good selection of ales on tap, including one of my favourites 'Doom Bar.' There's a huge beer garden outside with children's play area, and it's ideally located in the centre of the village next to the green, so there's plenty of space to spread out in hot weather. It's a popular place with locals and is well-supported, but then again it is really the only game in town in this small village. The food menu has been downsized since my last visit, which is no bad thing really as they clearly could not support the size of menu that they used to front. Now it's more basic pub fare - fish and chips, steak pies, burgers and the like - and although it's not going to win any prizes in the haute cuisine stakes, it's certainly more manageable and is good homely grub. I had a wild mushroom soup, which I suspect may have had a canned variety as a base, followed by a chick pea and sweet potato korma, which came with rice and a very small nan bread, and was very tasty. I was just glad that they did have a few veggie dishes to choose from. The dessert was a rather interesting-looking apple and blueberry pie, and it really was a pie! It looked like a large pork pie and came with a separate jug of custard - delicious. The new staff were lovely and very friendly - they've only been running it for 6 weeks and are clearly keen to do their best for the place. I wish them well. So well done The Swan - I'm glad to see improvements in the place and may it continue to do so.

Is it is not often that I get into this part of the world. So when my local friend suggested that…read morewe go for lunch before my return journey to London, I jumped at the chance. As I was in a rush, I did not have a chance to sample the many delicious looking appetizers that were on offer here. However, after perusing the menu and deliberating for some time, I plumped for the braised duck with hoisin burger. We did not have to wait too long for our food, and soon I was presented with a well - ordered wooden block with my lunch on. I must say, the food here is as well presented as the tasteful decor of the place. Even though it was just a burger and fries, there was clearly effort made to do their best with every dish. The duck was moist and tasty, and the fries were great too. If this was a clue as to how great the rest of the food is here, I would love to return. Hopefully if I do get the chance to return, I will have the full three courses next time!

Have had several excelent meals here. The staff are very friendly and helpful and we always have a…read moregood night. Had the 'Authentic Malaysian Curry (chicken)' the other night and it was delicious and well worth it. The only downside to this place is that the menu isn't as varied as I'd like lots of basic pub grub but the specials are excelent if they haven't sold out before you get there! My number 1 tip for this place - get there early and order quick!

Best dog friendly pub in this country! Love the people and bartenders here and everything abt it.read more

A proper 'locals' pub in the countryside outside of Malvern. Homely decor with Marstons and…read moreRingwood ales. I understand the pub has been taken over by one of the locals & so far, so good. Clearly they have a lot of community support too. Was treated to 'An American Werewolf in London' reception where all conversation stopped, darts froze in mid air and we were sized up good & proper. Must be the hairdo!!!