Our favorite pub during our visit to SUA! The service and food were great. It was one of the best…read moremeat pies we had in the UK! The space is extremely cozy and relaxing, especially if the weather is crummy.

Slightly confusing, but the restaurant is also called The Black Swan (older name), but operates…read moreunder both names. We wish we had booked out Christmas Day meal here instead of our pricy lackluster meal at Encore. Anyways, had dinner here one night and the food was delicious. We tried the pork belly and the steak and ale pie, both brimming with flavor. Expect heavy hearty meals here. The salmon scotch egg was too much breading, but edible. The squash soup was quite good and light. Service was friendly and efficient (order and pay at the bar counter).

I admit I am biased, this is my local pub. In my biased opinion they serve the best real ales in…read moreStratford bar none. The pub is wonderfully located off the beaten track in the Old Town part of Stratford and is a regular haunt for many of the locals. There is a pool table and dart board and on various days of the week hosts a number of local leagues which merely adds to its genuine feel of a good old fashioned English pub. There is a large garden which basks in sunshine throughout most of the day (when the sun shines) and when it rains a large permanent canopy keeps you dry. The kitchen never fails to produce wonderful food and on certain nights of the week offers a special themed menu, sometimes Curry night, sometimes Gourmet Burger night and sometimes fish night. Every other Sunday the pub hosts a quiz night which is good enough to challenge the Little Grey Cells but relaxed enough to be a fun quiz to take part in. And all in aid of the Air Ambulance. The New Bulls Head (formerly the West End) is quite simply the best pub in Stratford.

From the owner: Great Food, Real Ale and Community Spirit…read more A Taditional pub tucked away from the town centre, serving well kept real ales. Food is served lunch and evening, with the fish and chips being a locals favourite, plus home made pie of the day. Also showing Sky Sports with a pool table and darts board.

Had a lovely visit to Stratford-upon-Avon for my birthday…read more This pub looked lovely from the outside and we headed straight there after our delicious meal in a nearby restaurant. It was 10.25 on Wednesday evening, February 25th, but we were turned away by the young barman, as he said he had already called last orders and wasn't letting anybody else in. Now, my husband and I were very disappointed, as everywhere else in the town had been so welcoming and accommodating. We walked across the road and had a few drinks in another bar, as there are plenty of nice places to choose from, BUT, if I was the owner of this establishment, I would not be best pleased at young bar staff turning my customers away. That is a lot of revenue to lose over the year if this is happening every night, especially with the cost of living at its current high and the daily struggle that pubs face to stay profitable!! Maybe a bit of staff re-training wouldn't go amiss and a reminder of who pays the wages!!

This place has been around as a drinking establishment since the 1400's. It's a great old pub - low…read morebeamed ceilings, fireplace, etc. Definitely atmospheric! We stopped for a few beers and some food. Beer was good (it's a Fullers pub so nothing amazing) and the food was solid pub grub.

My wife and I are senior citizens, tourists from America. We were staying at a small hotel located…read moretwo blocks from the Crown. We had two dinners at the Crown Inn on weekend nights in June 2018. We enjoyed it very much. The young staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Many people were hanging out at the outdoor picnic tables - a nice atmosphere outdoors. Inside there are 3 rooms with restaurant seating, in addition to the bar area. The food is good. My wife liked her hot pie of chicken and ham, and I thought it was very nicely prepared with perkfect pot-pie crust. I had a burger that was very good. This is a casual and popular neighborhood place that does not feel touristy, Highly recommended.

I have eaten here a few times over the years and it was always "fine" but in my opinion it has…read moreimproved significantly in recent times. The service is great and the food is good as well.

Good value for money and nice food with a Family atmosphere. Nice staff who were very helpful. Food…read morewise they offer general pub grub and steaks/burgers. Inside is a bit dated style wise but clean and presentable. Some tips, you cannot pay for the servers tips via the card machine so take cash & remember to take your parking sticker into the restaurant to claim the parking fee (£2 for 2 hours).

Great pub and menu. Little bit pricey but worth paying as good quality. Shame the landlord/lady are…read moremoving on.

Superb brunch choice! We had a large party of 20 that was accommodated in a private dining room…read more Everything was delicious and the dishes expertly prepared. Service was outstanding and special orders not only accommodated but solicited. Overall, this is a great place for a Sunday brunch.

Prefacing this review as solely based on the Christmas Day dining experience, can't speak to a…read morenormal day. We prebooked the Christmas special, which was 3 courses, an AB, and a couple of drinks included. It was busy, but service was very slow. Our whole meal lasted 2 hours when it really shouldn't have. The tartine starter was quite good but my scallops not so much. The sauce was good, shrimp inside was good, but the scallops didn't taste fresh. After an agonizing 30 minutes after, we finally received our mains - beef Wellington. The beef was dry and overcooked, literally had to dunk in the sauce 3x before you could eat it. The pastry surrounding it was cold and borderline soggy. Effectively, the dish wasn't hot so why did it take so long to come out? The beef was accompanied by some oddly fixed flavorless salad of green beans, kale, and green onion. The side of the cauliflower was delicious. Desserts were ok - two different types of chocolate. Drinks were good. Staff member who served us was very friendly and the staff certainly looked overwhelmed at serving the level of business that day.

Incredible restaurant Service is one of the best ever. The…read moreinterior is just how you would hope it to be. Very historic with lots of beams and wonky walls. The food was off the charts spectacular! My husband had the lamb chops, I went with a vegetarian pasta dish that was pure perfection. The soup was a home run!!! Amazing experience!! Thank you guys!!

I have just returned from 'Lambs' tonight and I was appalled by the extremely poor management…read moreattitude there this evening (8th Aug pm). After tasting a rancid drink of Tomato juice where I could tell it was definitely off and tasted acidic and was bubbling (working). Manager refused to accept it was off. Oddly enough wouldn't try it though. Refused to refund. I have used this restaurant regularly on Sundays prior but I will think again about the future. He just smirked showing his total disinterest.. I think they thought I was just a passing through customer and would not be seen again - how wrong. Overall the food was good and the waiting staff were brilliant. Shame that the manager was less helpful therefore letting the team down. I have made a complaint and will see if they reply. Update: Visited today 24/8. Spoke to a professional supervisor, she listened, understand my complaint, apologised and rectified the situation. So much better than my first interaction with management. Thank you.

Now when you visit the countryside you don't really expect to find a bar as a city dweller might…read moreexpect it but No. 1 really was just that. Feeling a little swanky at it but still, cheaper than most of the traditional pubs surrounding it, a good area to get up and strut your stuff, and close enough the other aspects of "nightlife" in town (not to mention close to bed if you've opted for one of the travel lodges). No.1 felt like the perfect start to an active stratford night. Now i wouldn't normally review a place i had spent such a small amount of time in (without much of a yelp head on for it either - no food, no carefully laid tests for the staff). But one act from the staff compels me: We were walking into town, unsure where would be open, it was really very late. Two intimidating looking bouncers are stood outside No1 (as is their job). We pause across the road, wondering at a country bar that needs bouncers like that, i was about to walk on when they bellowed, "don't worry its nice in here, come on over!" Both with beaming smiles, one walked us in and pointed us to a good spot to sit and the other instructed my friend as to where to smoke (out the front it seemed was less windy that night). I was amazed, to be honest i'm used to bouncers being short tempered and sometimes pretty brash with you (thats just part of city life!). This is the first review i've penned where the security made a place worth visiting for me, well done guys!!

Such a quaint place to come & see with the crazy uneven floor pretty gardensread more