As of December 2018, this pub is under new management and have had a big refurbishment. I hadn't actually been to the pub prior to that so I don't have anything to compare it against but the result of new owners & decor is a winner!
The pub was actually recommended to me from a local, otherwise I probably wouldn't have ever gone in. I had a friend visiting and I was trying to think of a local pub easy for us both to get to, here enters the Old Tigers Head! We went for Sunday roast and arrived around 12:40 and the main space was 95% full with only a couple of high tables free. The decor is lovely, great colours and light and modern with nice seating. Staff were very friendly and service was prompt. They do actually have a further room at the back of the pub where you can sit but as it was empty we didn't want to sit in there as there wasn't much atmosphere. The food didn't take long to come out at all and I was pleasantly surprised, it was really tasty. I had the beef Sunday roast and my friend had the vegetable wellington. My meal was really nice, full of flavour and the meat was cooked perfectly. I was actually told it would be served medium rare and come out a bit pink as standard, but it didn't! I was happy with it though as the knife cut right through it. We did intend to get dessert as well, but we chatted so long that we ran out of time! I will definitely return to the pub and will officially call it as my new local. I got the vibe that it was a fresh crowd of people experiencing the pub and there were many families in there too, which I take as a good sign. I'm really happy to have a new local spot where you don't feel like you're intruding on the regular old boys at the bar when you walk in!! read more