A country pub but not far from home. Gentleshaw is about 15 minutes drive from Walsall but feels a…read moremillion miles from the hustle and bustle. It is at the edge of Cannock Chase and if you sit on the far side of the pub by the window you can see for miles. The name comes from the old windmill in the grounds across the bowling green. In the winter it is lovely sitting by the roaring fire. There is a bar, lounge and upstairs restaurant. Sunday lunch is excellent with a good choice of meat. You can also order off the menu. The fish and chips are massive and amazing with crispy batter. Never had a bad meal here just sometimes they go over the top with peas but if you love them it's fine. They do good bread and butter pudding with custard. They also do real ale.

Beautiful pub and homecooked food with friendly staffread more

Fantastic food, great specials board a really great British pub, sadly too few about nowread more

AMAZING!!! As far as I remember this place has won pub food…read moreof the year ever year since Ive lived in the area. Super tasty quality food, I noticed that on the menu it even tells you which farm the meat came from, or where the ice cream was made etc. The Greek Lamb and the Gammon are both brilliant. The portions are huge and I'm always left with enough food for another meal but save room for the Holly Bush sundae because you wont ever have a such a selection of tasty locally made ice cream :) The prices are great too, last time I went it was around 30quid for the 2 of us.

I was looking for a place to eat nearby Hollybush Garden Centre and we find this pub…read more It`s in the middle of nowhere and I was pretty happy with the choice because their portions are huge. Man, you have to be VERY hungry to eat in this place. Seriously. And of course, it's a good value for the money. I got a nice rump steak for about £6-something )I don`t remember the price because it was a treating and I didn`t pay for anything. Nice!) and the chip portion was generous. Food tastes really nice there. It`s definitely homemade and the service is really nice. Actually, fair play to the girl who was serving us. She seems to be barmaid, manager and anything else in that place. She keeps the pub running well. I would say. Multi task people: my favourite ones! This pub has also a different meal for the day in a cost of over 6 pounds. Really nice options. And the cakes seemed to be pretty fresh! I wish i had more room for some pudding. If you can find the place, it really is a nice thing to stop by. It`s in the junction 11 of M6, by the way. There is a huge playground and kids won't be bored.

Great pub, Bank's ales that are well kept, plus good food. Range of outside seating with kids play…read morearea too. Well worth a visit.

We were on a road trip to Wales, charging up the M6 and were in need of lunch. On driving through…read moretown, we saw something about being the best in Staffordshire or something - so we turned around and gave it a shot. We sat in the pub area around 1pm on a weekday and it was buzzing. The restaurant was casual, English pub, but had a very nice, upscale feel to it. They have quite a few beers on tap and since we were there in winter, they had mulled wine. We got the chicken club, fish and chips, and 2 people got the pan seared sea bass. Everyone was very happy with their lunch. I ate the club and was very happy with my meal. The service was great as well. If you are flying through on the M6 and are looking for a break to grab a good meal, stop in at the Littleton Arms.

This place is a firm hometown family favourite…read more I mean, we're on a first name bays with a lot of the staff. It's hard to review a single time, as I've been here so often I forget to check in. The bar is well stocked, isually a good range of beers and ales on tap, including one of my summer favourites, frulii. They even have prosecco on tap, good gin list, which is always a fab selling point for me, and a good range of wines, spirits, and a dinky but varied cocktail list. Pick and mix of sweet, nuts, wasabi peas etc behind the bar, and excellent tasty bar bites, cake, fudge, allsorts on the bar, which always has arrangements of fresh flowers from across the road. I am yet to have a disappointing visit here. Honestly, nights out, Chrostmas eve drinks, meals as a family, as a couple, as huge tables of extended family, the food is always great, fresh local produce, hearty meals, great range of meat, game, veggies, your lot. I would be surprised if someone couldn't find something they liked on the menu. Hot drinks are great too, afternoon tea is good value and super tasty, and it's changed hands a couple of times in the 18 years I grew up there, and the prices have risen ofc, but it's always been pretty excellent, with great rooms and breakfast to boot too. Would happily recommend to anyone, and worth travelling to if you like your good pub grub!

This is the second chance wehave given this establishment our recommendation is now a definite…read moreavoid. Poor quality, poor slow service and extremely poor value.

This is a great friendly local pub, that has recently been refurbished. The staff are always…read morefriendly, the food is quite alright, but it's the pub quiz that I like best. Too many sports rounds for my liking, but some really friendly locals and some great questions, even if there are a handful of over competitive folk, looking up answers on their phone, or studying at home every other night of the week, that you want to throw the lime out of your gin at... Dart board, cheap rounds, on site parking, and plenty of outdoor seating.

I have been to this quaint pub a few times over the years and have most of the times been happy…read morewith their meal. They have got a new Chef in and a new menu. OMG!!! I must say a small crowd recently came to celebrate a birthday and most of us had something different. The presentation was spot on and tasted even better. The bar staff and waitresses are very friendly. You can sit outside in the sunshine, there is a smoking area and a large car park. Well worth a visit

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One of the very best real ale pubs I've been too. Great service and truly great atmosphere…read more Dog friendly and great people. A must visit pub. If anyone knows the opening hours of this pub could you please let me know. It's a pub with old fashioned trading hours. :-) Update the trading hrs are. Mon12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm Tue12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm Wed12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm Thur12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm fri12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm sat12pm-2.30pm 7pm-11pm Sun12.00pm-10.30pm

This is one of those quirky, really old pubs, where all of the rooms inside are absolutely tiny,…read moreand the roof is so low that you'll see 'Mind Your Head' signs everywhere. The place really has character to it, and I have to say, regarding the copious amounts of wooden beams holding the ceiling up, it feels as thought the inside of the building should be listed as some sort of relic. The punters who drink here are also very old-worldy, and I always feel like I've stepped back in time when I've gone inside. I really love the selection of drinks sold here, and I usually buy a few different glasses of wine. But it's not any old wine, flavours range from strawberry to cherry to elderflower to plum to dandelion to nettle. I'm yet to try the nettle, next time eh! But all the ones I've tried so far have been very delicious, rich and strong! One thing that's very annoying about this pub is the opening times. Everything is very hazy, because the Griffin states that it closes at lunch times, but then seems to open whenever it feels like it. I've tried to go there at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm and it's been closed. Surely they should be open the majority of the day to bring in drinkers.

Given that there were 51 guests, there was a wide choice on the set menu. The waiters came around…read moreand took everyone's choice. I felt sorry for the chef, he couldn't have been prepared to know if he was going to require 30 turkey dishes or 30 lamb shanks. If I'd been the host I'd have got them pre-ordered. Neverthess, everything was fine. The vegetables were nice and hot too, and plenty of extras. I've dropped them one star for one big no no in my book: Deep fried potatoes pretending to be roast potatoes. I know why they do it, but I wished they wouldn't. Apart from that a wonderful feast.

C'mon then, lets review all the things near the hometown!…read more A barn conversion (if you couldn't guess by the name) at the edge of cannock chase, we came here for a family Birthday. Mostly roast type things, and their attempts at gastro pub fare, I guess. Everything tasted fine, but other than the fuel for my absolute love of beams, it wasn't particularly anything to write home about, I do remember vividly, however, their way of calling their pudding a strawberry shortcake, and succeeding in using only one strawberry! Sliced in crisp-thickness slices. It seemed a little tight to me! They do do wedding receptions, and it's a nice enough place for that, but definitely somewhere for the plainer and less adventurous eaters among us!

I was let down, took 3.5 hours, and we didn't receive the cheese platter. The table beside us did,…read morewe were getting everything at the same speed as the other table, so we were made to wait for a long while with no food or beverage.

This just happens to be a ridiculously good restaurant disguised as a modest pub in the middle of…read morenowhere. I can't really think of anywhere you can get better food if I'm honest. The menu changes daily based on what they have fresh and what they could shoot that week (seared pigeon is amazing). The staff are all very friendly and its an excellent all round dining experience. Not too pretentious and lacking a lot of the frills that can come with this kind of quality meal but thats why I like it. Definitely book ahead but well worth a visit. The only downside is that its difficult to decide what to order with such a good selection.

A well established country village pub, pre-dating the Trent and Mersey canal with a warm and…read morefriendly welcome for all. The pub is situated directly on the canal at bridge 58, with easy access from the canal for boaters and walkers. It remains one of the few unspoilt village hostelries nestling in glorious countryside in southern Staffordshire a roaring log fire in the winter & colder nights, traditional ales and delicious food using the best local produce awaits you. We take great pride in our approach to the food served and our friendly service. We are proud of our relationship with our suppliers, our entire menu is sourced responsibly & where possible locally. Families and well behaved dogs on leads are always welcome. There is ample car parking, and a large canal side beer garden where you can enjoy a glass of wine, a pint of Real Ale or a coffee and watch the boats go by on a lazy sunny afternoon.

a nicely refurbished pub, much better than the before is was done. beer is good. nicely laid out…read more on a nice hot summers day the place would be perfect for a nice lazy pint and in winter it would be the ideal cozy night to drink at.