Very twee and artificial feeling. Food is good and decent choice of beers, but feels too…read morepre-fabricated. Guess like most of these kinda places. Although, there is not much else around it - so better than nothing (or McDonalds)!

Fantastic pub, part of the Sizzling Pub Co. Regular special offers and good quality food at bargain…read moreprices. Have recently been offering two meals for £5 (check http://www.sizzlingpubs.co.uk for the latest). Staff are exceptionally friendly. Shares car park with McDonalds which can make it very busy. Often full of tradesmen on a Friday evening straight after work but landlady keeps them under control. Pool table usually fully booked.

Situated in the heart of Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds, the outdoor dining here's very…read morecomfortable and sectioned off from the bar area, over looking one of the local car parks, which was handy as this allows you to eat and look over to your car if you want to, we found. The menu was geared towards comfort foods like burgers and wraps and subs and this place went all out on the ciabatta bread. Dog & family friendly, busy establishment with a funny name.

A Chippy firm favourite. More of a bar than a pub (imo) but a brilliant one at that. Service is…read moresuperb and very friendly and the cocktails are brilliant. Food is appetising and menu supports great family favs. One of my go-to places

The Black Boy is steeped in so much history. It was built in 1793 and has seen two world wars. You…read moreimmediately experience the heritage when entering. There's this countryside feel contained inside, so it doesn't really seem like you are in Birmingham at all. The canals at the back are great to gaze out over in summer time, especially if you just want to relax with a pint. Inside, there's this amazing warmth that's perfect during the winter. The wooden beams and old furniture are also really captivating, and I don't think there's anything better than eating a roast dinner here and feeling cosy next to the fire. As a child, I used to love looking around at all the little models and ornaments which clutter every shelf and wall. They kept me very entertained. I absolutely adore pubs like this, and I'm so glad that there are still so many like this out there.

The black boy is an incredibly old pub and you can feel the history from the moment you enter I…read morealso want to say it has a great selection of beers particular on draught and they do change. The food is good value particularly for a country pub and type view of the canal is very nice. Having visited recently as a group of 4 I found out how bust they can get with a sign up advising of a 45 minute wait for food, 45 minutes was closer to an hour with the staff doing little to assist customers. The quality varied depending on what you has my steak was fined fellow diners was cremated!

The three horse shoes hotel and restaurant is based opposite the sports bar and it's a gift and I…read moremust say although from outside it does not look like anything special, its actually a loverly pub, restaurant and hotel. Its quite old fashioned décor inside but it just feels warm and cosy and really hospitable. I have attended over a dozen times for Sunday dinners and also a couple of times in the week, and they do some great meals, very high quality of food and really really yummy. The average price I would say is approx 15-20 pound for a three course meal and is defiantly worth it. I would recommend the Sunday lunch as its great really homecooking type feel to it. In the week though I would recommend the rack of lamb which literally melts in your mouth and the toffee and pecan pie which is naughty but so so so good!!! I have attended some weddings there also which were great, the food was brilliant and wine etc etcthe only thing was is the restaurant is not air conditioned and it was inbearable inside, it was so incredibly hot, the staff were great and put about ten fans all around the room but this is not ideal to be honest. But apart from that its really good.

This is a regular watering hole for my family situated just off the Fosse Way and so on our route…read morefrom the Cotswolds to see family in Nottinghamshire. I stopped there with my parents on Tuesday 16 March and we had a great welcome from the landlord, who remembered them from a previous visit, and a delicious lunch. I was driving otherwise would definitely have sampled one of the real ales on draught. My parents had their favourite draught cider. Now to lunch - we opted for two courses which are great value for money at 6.95.The home-cooked food was delicious, especially the fish and chips, and the portions not too heavy. We will definitely continue to eat at this pub whenever we are nearby.

This was the second time I'd been here, both occasions by narrowboat. It was a warm June evening…read moreand, whilst there were no moorings available on the bank, we were able to tie up alongside another boat for the night. The outside tables were nearly full, but we found a seat, bought drinks and ordered our food. The gammon steaks were enormous, the beer was good and the service was friendly and efficient. A friendly place, we'll be back again.

We dropped in by accident and found a jewel!…read more Great food (we had Fish´n Chips and a Sirloin Steak), the starters are really tasty (have a try on the croquettes with Aioli. The Ales are - well - if you are german - and from Bavaria / Franconia the beer is the only point you can criticise here (no foam and too warm... but hey). It was Winter - so we didn't have the idea to look behind the house where I recognised later that there must be something like a small beer garden. Anyhow. The Cape of Good Hope is the place I want to be again. Waiters/Waitress - friendly and nice - even to a hun. Food - great dishes. Served with a smile and utmost tasty Beer - (the tourist says "hey nice - an english Ale! - the Franconian/ Bavarian says "Naaaaaaa.....) ;-) Would I come here again? Definitely Ranking from 0 to 10 (10 is best) Location: 7 Menue: 7 Food quality: 7-8 Food taste: 8 Drinks: 7 (good crafted beer) Table: 7-8 Waiter Service: 8+ Drinks are rated 7 for the local brew. (I'm native franconian - and used to high quality beers (highest density of breweries in the world)... So I might have a clue about quality of beer.....) I would give it a try!

Visited March 2015 This place has been through so many hands…read moreover the years. Another refurb has taken place, and the walls still show bare plaster due a problem with the damp course. Otherwise the changes in the restaurant look very good, in the main. Some of the things, I thought were over-priced: Bottle of Pinot Grigio - £13.95 Bottle of Shiraz - $12.95 Gammon - £8.95 Chicken in Basket - £7.95 Burger - £7.95 Chips - 1.75 Half portion of cottage pie - £4.95 Fudge Cake - £4.75 x 2 = £9.50 See extras later. I liked my meal, but my wife was less than impressed with hers. Chilli con carne was on the menu, which I had with chips, as they had run out of rice!!!! A friend said she could nip and get some from her house if it helped. :-) Some guest beers, and wine not too over-priced. They had a beer called "Beoley Ghost", not quite sure what this was all about, but it was a good pint of bitter. The red wine had a lot of sediment, not a problem if you are warned, but they didn't know. Although, it was odd that one of the bar staff alluded to something they had seen before, but had not realised its implication. Apart from that, it was very nice. I was none too happy be served with instant coffee, with milk already added, and pay the price I would expect for ground coffee. Including a double Irish whisky, it came to over £17 including the 3 instant coffees. The sweets the kids had, came in at about £4.75 each. They liked them, but it looked pretty much shop bought. I will update further, and I have removed my previous reviews for this place. I don't think my wife would want us to rush back. I want to score it 2.5 stars, and I wish system would let me, but I'll keep it at 3.

Friendly staff and surprisingly yummy food which was well presented. One of the better pubs in…read moreRedditch to visit if you want good food :).

Great selection of beer and cider. Lamb is always good. Other food enjoyable. This pub can be very…read morebusy, even then the service is great. Inside the pub is often noisy, the dining room quiet, outside variable

I am from the States, and I am a beer enthusiast!…read more I was on a business trip to Malvern working with a company that later screwed me over, but that did not put me off of Malvern, because of this pub! The Nags Head is a place that has 15 hand pumps for cask conditioned Ales. The place is old like a real pub should be. It is so kewl to sit in a public house that has been around over 200 years. The service was great the the restaurant that is attached is really quite good. Specializing in "Slow food" they only take reservations but I as a single managed to get squeezed into the dinner line up. I highly recommend if you are ever in Malvern to find the Nags Head and enjoy it!

Well this really was a turn up for the the books, last time I was down this place was shut and…read morethreatened with conversion into flats- it would have been a real shame as I believe there has been a pub there for a couple of hundred years! It always used to be the best pub in the Bidford, Broom and Wixford axis and it looks to be back with a bang. The new owners have really spruced up the place, but they have retained the rustic style too. They seem to be heading in the gastro pub direction but I would still feel comfortable going in for a couple of pints which can't be said about a lot of similar venues. They had some really good ales on- I stuck with the purity mad goose as you can't get them up in the grim north, it's good to see them embracing the local upstarts! The food was fantastic- I started with Crab Nachos which were incredible, really fresh and a large portion. They were also available as a main but I think they would have been too much of a good thing. These were followed with the Frito Misto; whitebait, prawns, squid and white fish (Couldn't tell what type but i'm no expert!), in a light crispy batter with new potatoes, samphire, special tartar sauce and crispy noodles. The fish was well cooked, the sauce excellent and I cleared my plate but the noodles seemed a bit out of place and didn't add anything other than bulking out the plate a bit. The other highlights from our group were the pint of prawns- literally a pint glass brimming with steamed prawns, traditional cocktail sauce and bread a butter, the goat's cheese tart and the sea bass served with loads of lovely fishy bits like clams and mussels. Everything was really well presented on your plate. Everyone raved about the triple cooked chips- a concept Rhod Gilbert sums up perfectly for me; "Why didn't they get a chef who could nail them first time around?!" But despite my scepticism they were really good! The only thing that a I could grumble about would be the lady who took our order was a little bit brisk and some customers could see this as rude but the rest of the staff were really friendly and I am only really searching for a criticism! Even the bill was reasonable; just over a ton for four with a bottle of wine and several pints of ale. I really hope these guys succeed, they have hopefully turned around a lovely local pub with a boat load of history. The food and drink is outstanding and fairly priced. The Broom Tavern is just what the area needs as most of the local pubs have struggled in recent times. If they keep the standards up hopefully they can expand and spread their excellence in an area crying out for it!

We ate a late Sunday lunch at The Broom today. The food was really excellent: I had the vegan…read morepizza, my girlfriend had the vegan filo pie, and we shared a basket of probably the best chips I have ever eaten. There's more and more vegan food available in pubs, and this place is well ahead of the curve in beautifully cooking and marketing it. Quality gastropub food at very reasonable prices. We had a nice chat with the manager, the service was gracious and friendly, and two fireplaces made for a very cosy atmosphere. By the time we left, it was full of Sunday diners and drinkers, lots of kids, a very fun family atmosphere. Delightful - we'll be back!