Barbon Inn in East Staffordshire

Broke our journey up the M6 with an overnight stop at the Barbon Inn. Couldn't have wished for more. Comfortable rooms, good sleep, excellent food, and great hospitality. We would be very happy to return!!

Stood off here on our way to the lakes, friendly service cute dog, Chaos, likes to say hello!

Called in for a drink after a long walk staff were friendly and pint of real ale excellent But charged over £5 a pint to expensive won't be returning.

Very welcoming hotel that's well placed to access the surrounding countryside. Sunday lunch was excellent and the friendly family staff were great. Plenty of parking, outdoor seating and dog friendly. Recommended.

We had a great meal at the Barbon Inn. The place was busy but they fitted us in in the bar area which we were very grateful for as we’d just done a 10 mile walk! The service was friendly and I had a delicious local gin and tonic. Our food was excellent, there’s a good menu and everything was delicious. The desserts were great too. This is a lovely traditional pub with a friendly atmosphere, we’d definitely return- thank you 😊

Fantastic character pub nestled in a quiet village. Animal friendly, Bikers, Ramblers, regulars and tourists all welcome. Warm greetings from the owners with not just a wide selection of drinks but quality local sourced ingredients which deliver taste sensations meals for the hungry. Absolutely to die for food. I will come back to sample more.

Fantastic inn with welcoming staff and brilliant food. Happy to come and have a sing song again soon

Stayed one night at Barbon Inn. Very disappointing. Shabby, room tired, badly chipped, damp, paintwork, shabby chipped, cheap modern furniture, not in keeping with what could be a beautifully sympathetically restored Inn. Owners dog in dining room, acknowledging dog friendly & as a dog owner, fine with dogs, but not roaming freely & sitting at tables whilst eating. Evening meal ok. Breakfast cold & bland selection. Under new ownership so hopefully will be sympathetically restored to what could be a lovely pub. Beautiful original black range in pub, which is heart of the pub. Lovely features but desperately needing restoration, paint & new wallpaper. Very very overpriced at £106.00 a night!!

Lovely walk from Kirkby Lonsdale and you arrive here. Old pub and although a bit run down, we were made very welcome from the staff the moment we walked in. Prices were higher than expected for drinks. We did manage however, to sit in the beer garden, before the rain came on. The resident dog, Chaos was lovely and friendly too.

Walked here from Kirkby lonsdale, nice walk taking in the scenery with a pint at the end. Old style pub, it was OK, friendly staff but pricier than anywhere else we have visited. Quiet on the day we were there.

Sad demise for a once great pub

Fantastic rural pub, went in there for soup and a sandwich (there offer) did not disappoint amazing lentil and veg soup

Visited this pub a few times during the week as we were staying in a nearby holiday cottage. Couldn’t be made to feel more welcome by the owners and the locals. Everyone was really friendly and we met some lovely people during the week. The pub is very dog friendly and as dog lovers that was great. The highlights were Sue the springer and Rio the Viszla! Not forgetting of course the resident pooch Chaos, lovely dog. Lovely cold beer, decent brandy, and on the 1 occasion that we ate here the food was unpretentious and tasty and good value. If you see game pie on the specials get in quick, one of the nicest pies I’ve eaten! All in all a great place to spend some time, the owners should be really applauded for making this such a lovely country pub. We really hope to be able to revisit some time in the future.

A superb, welcoming, friendly, and cosy place! A wonderful pub in an incredible setting - a must-visit if you're in the area!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our few days with our dog. Lorna and Dave made us feel very welcome and she even got a sausage for her breakfast 😊 Food was good and we will be returning soon.

Lovely country pub at the base of Barbon Fell. Real fires, friendly new owners in an atmospheric setting. The food was fantastic. We had the roast beef dinner, superb. Lots of tender beef, and a wonderful Yorkie accompanied by lovely cooked vegetables. Dog friendly is always a plus and their own dog called Chaos was a friendly character who calmed my old dog down. Well recommended for a fantastic meal and have to add the glass of Merlot was to die for 🤣 We will be back , sooner rather than later 😊

What a fab village pub, the landlord/lady where great, very accommodating and not at all bothered with our muddy boots and dogs!

Warm and friendly welcome, cosy fire, delicious Sunday roast. Very relaxed atmosphere in this old traditional style pub. Highly recommend

Lovely meal lovely atmosphere and very welcoming hosts. Apparently under new ownership since the turn of the year. Would definitely recommend.

We live locally and called in just over a week ago - when it was freezing outside. We were greeted with a warm & friendly welcome, a roaring fire and a cosy bar serving lots of great drinks. What more can you ask for from a lovely country pub. We'll be back soon.🍺

A lovely tradition pub, very friendly and welcoming. Lovely food we had a great Sunday afternoon sitting by the fire. Donna the bar lady was really great and made a fuss of us and our son. They have just got new owners with a new chef well worth a visit. Thank you for making or visit to Barbon.

We had a lovely meal at the pub last night. The food was delicious and they were accommodating and considerate of our young children’s needs. Of the six of us, everyone really enjoyed their meals. Fish and chips were delightful.

Good luck to the new owners who have only been here since beginning of December. Lovely place but in need of freshening up which the new owners are planning to do. Good was fantastic and service was great. Cheerful and cosy with the open fires blazing, barmaid Donna very chatty and welcoming

Stayed here a few years ago and it was excellent but unfortunately not any more, believe its about to change ownership so hopefully will improve again. Current owners run it down, poor expensive food, no rum at the bar, find somewhere else for the time being

A little olde worlde pub in a quiet village. Just stopped for a drink, staff very friendly and helpful. Meals available, fair prices and rooms. Parking available and dogs warmly welcomed

Perfect after a wet walk. Fire, a decent pint of Guinness, BLT and chips. Simple but great

Called in for a drink, lovely & friendly service

Nice and worm welcoming, nice rooms, Lovely food and lovely area.

Waited over 40 mins for the main.The food was not particularly good. The gammon was poor very fatty. The fish was greasy. The drinks were expensive £4.95 for a shandy. Asked for the bill and as the waitress was also attending the bar went to the bar to pay as didn't want to wait another 40 mins.Toilets not clean.All in all would never return again. No lighting at the rear of the pub in the car park.Extremely dangerous.No disabled toilets. Female toilets on the second floor of the pub extremely steep stairs.

Great food. Staff lovely and helpful. Nice ale

Didn't stay but ate ther. Food scrummy and so much. Excellent location, excellent service

Stopped for a drink during a long walk. Barmaid was lovely, very friendly and chatty. Nice typical olde worlde type pub, with proper stoves to heat in cooler times. Good selecting of beers and cider, good choice of snacks. We didn't eat here, but they do also do food.

Quite basic but the cost reflects this and so is good value for money. Pleasant staff and nice atmosphere

Went for a snack. Really nice staff and the sandwiches are amazing.

Stayed overnight with our dog,room was good and the staff were very nice and helpful. Had a meal and a few drinks in the bar and the food was lovely, would definitely return soon

Very disappointed. Even with the special offer we didn’t expect the rooms and hotel to be so shabby. Our room was in dire need of an upgrade, even though the website said it had been renovated recently. The carpet was in a bad state being very worn in places and heavily stained. Bathroom extremely small with old fittings and holes in wall. The inn in general was very tired and needed a upgrade. Food in the evening was awful, the steak and ale pie was no and the meat was very pale. No chips so had roasted potatoes which had obviously been fried in the chip oil and had a peculiar taste. The gammon wasn’t much better. Not good value for money. Breakfast was okay nothing spectacular but better than the evening meal. No fresh milk! Sorry but we won’t be coming back despite the staff doing their best and very helpful and friendly.

Great choice of beers, friendly staff and good food. Beer garden. We got thrown out at 10:25

We holidayed in Barbon recently & the Barbon Inn was our village go to pub. Very traditional & dog friendly which was idea. it’s also a hotel. In all, we ate there 3 times that week & between us we sampled the steak pie, local venison sausages, homemade lasagne & fish n chips. All were lovely. Great choice of beers. The only thing stopping it being 5 star was after the first visit they removed the specials board as they were a chef down. This restricted the menu a bit. Plus on the 3rd visit we were the only ones in the restaurant section & so a bit soulless. The 2nd visit had us next to a posh bloke who was showing off to the whole pub about what he’d done & what he’d got. Which was a bit tiresome. Our first night was the best when we had the specials board & got talking with other tourists in the bar area. A cracking night. We are back in Aug & will be eagerly sampling the food & beers again. Specials Board back on hopefully 🤞

Lovely quite pub. Friendly staff

Very nice little pub in idelic, surroundings, friendly staff an excellent food

We both had Steak Pie Veg . Best ive had . Lovely Pub . Staff friendly . Highly recommend .

The Bar woman today was very rude to one of the staff infront of us and most unfriendly to a customer, telling him he cant have a fish finger sandwich as that's a childs meal (not mentioned on the menu). Won't be returning

We had a meal for two in the middle of the week at lunch time and the quality of both meals was awful, possible the worst we have had in a pub anywhere and the staff didn't seem bothered about it when we complained, needless to say we cannot recommend it and we won't be visiting again

The place is lovely, I had the terrine there’s room for improvement on this dish. Mains fish chips mushy peas tartar sauce, very nice. I had swan a local beer very nice Open fire in cast iron range We will be back, I’m a chef been in hospitality for far to many years so I’m a picky individual. Nothing personal cheers

We've just enjoyed a fabulous Mother's Day lunch at Barbon Inn. The food was delicious, plentiful and faultless. The service was both friendly and attentive, without being intrusive. Our dog snoozed in the warmth from the welcoming open fire. We'll look forward to a return visit!

Excellent service and friendly staff. New manager doing a great job.

Beef was terrible worst I've ever had must of changed chefs . I was so upsett that it has all changed I 5hink it need to be run by the right people

Great little cosy Inn with very homely atmosphere, very helpful and friendly staff. Nice Inn traditional Inn food, well served and good portions. Rooms are warm and perfect for that cosy sleep after being out in the Cumbria winter weather. Will always return when visiting Barbon Village.

Lovely place, relaxing, fantastic staff, excellent food. Rooms could do with a little upgrade. Loads of walks, and you're not far from the lakes, etc.

Just a short stop on our way down south from Scotland X once the heating came on the bedroom was very comfortable

Delicious lunches and evening meals served in a cosy farmhouse Inn in a beautiful countryside setting. Very friendly and welcoming staff and lovely garden setting to eat out on a sunny day.

Lovely location, fabulous food ,friendly staff only down side no wardrobe,just 3 coat hangers on a very small rail in corner with just 2 small bedside cabinets .also no t.v or wifi in our room .Would return but request better equipped room .

Comfy bed. Shower wasn't great. Bath wasn't big enough. No TV in the room. You could hear people using the toilets in rooms on upper floors. A gorgeous brekkie and coffee on tap..

Traditional village English pub with a traditional pub grub menu, diamond in the rough

Friendly local pub with great food and decent beer. Allows dogs in the bar area and also in the very pleasant garden. Portions are generous, so go hungry if you want dessert as well!

A good stop off point. Ok menu and prices. Pleasant staff.

Called in here for lunch after a walk around Barbon Manor Estate. A friendly welcome from the landlord who invited us to sit in the garden area which is a pleasant space. Very attentive service, we were given a run though of the food available that day and we served drinks including water for our dogs. Enjoyed an excellent roast beef sandwich and home cooked chips which was just just what we needed after our walk. A great spot in beautiful surroundings away from the crowds of Kirby Lonsdale... Recommended!

Nice place good staff good food Have recommended it to friends

We really enjoyed ourselves in this very friendly inn. The food was good and the staff were excellent. Nothing was too much trouble. Loved the roaring fires.

Nice enough place just had lunch, menu a bit limited and prices a bit too high for what you actually get.

The rooms were very comfortable and had a cosy feel to them. The en-suite bath was a nice touch after a long day of walking. Food couldn’t be faulted (fish and chips and the best breakfast). The staff were so lovely and accommodating on behalf of the bar staff and the runnings of the hotels. Would definitely choose to come back here should we ever be back in the area. Only slight issue was a ‘humming noise’ which was fairly loud while staying in room 5. We think it to be the extractor fan in the kitchen but the noise did stop at 10pm.

Room 1 was very draughty and cold gaps round windows . 80pound was a bit pricey for the standard of room ..the pub its self is very good .food was good as was the beer also no cupboard or TV.

Great place to eat after a long walk very friendly with good food

Made to feel very welcome after a good day walking,lovely fire going to warm you up,food looked really good although we didn't try it.

Very hospitable manager. Fantastic log fires.

Awesome food and company well worth the visit if you want a proper old fashionable pub

Obviously busy and short staffed. But couldn't have been more friendly. Very tasty sandwich in front of an open fire . Just what we wanted.

Such a warm friendly welcome from the establishment and the locals. A roaring fire an so clean and cosy. we had a lovely warm beef sandwich with chips. will highly recommend this place.

Hi just been for some food at the Barbon Inn food was excellent and service was brilliant would highly recommend thanks matt

Cosy place. Friendly people. Good food. Friendly waiter's special Donna. Very kind and helpful. Could not do enough for us we are coming back especially to see Donna.

Lovely pub very welcoming and fantastic food

Didn't stay overnight, but did stop for drinks and food. I had to leave a review just to say how wonderful and welcoming the staff were here! Will definitely be back!!

Brilliant place Brilliant staff Brilliant food you can't go wrong here highly recommend ☆☆☆☆☆

Stayed nearby in holiday accommodation. Place was recommended in holiday literature. Went for a special meal to celebrate a night away without our children and husband getting the all clear from cancer. We dressed up but would have been more comfortable in jeans and a jumper. We were given the choice of being wedged up to a wall by a walk through to the kitchen next to a chap with a dog and a couple with a lively toddler (this wss the main room by tge bar as you go in.through the door) or on our own in the next room. We chose the next room which was quiet but chilly. They lit the fire for us but I kept my coat on throughout as it was cold without it. The menu was basic with no steak option. I had pie which was perfectly adequate pub grub. Husband had fish and chips. The staff were very pleasant which was the redeeming feature.

Excellent pub - really atmospheric setting and super cosy inside - roaring fire, well kept real ales and great service! Recommended!

Excellent service, great food will definitely be back.

Really exceptional evening meal - 5 Stars

Very welcoming pub with a cosy open fire . Nice choice of drinks and decent enough food , however a fairly limited menu . When you have been walking all day and require some refreshments and food this is well worth a try .

Lovely little place great food staff

Spending 4nights here - staff really friendly - rooms clean and comfi - food tasty

Very friendly and the food is delicious.

As a B&B I found it disappointing as the bed in room 5 was uncomfortable (I could feel the springs digging in to me), the shower was weak, and the frying smells from the kitchen pervaded the upstairs landing. There was also a strange humming noise until 10pm which I assume was an extractor fan in the kitchen below. Fortunately there's hardly any traffic so we had the window open through the night. I have to say the towels and bedding were perfectly clean, and we had a reasonable evening meal in the restaurant - menu tried to be adventurous but not matched by skill (burger served in a shop-bought bun, steak pie just had a puff pastry lid, etc.). Breakfast was ok (but sausage hard, hash brown greasy), and the service was friendly. I think this Inn is 'ordinary' as somewhere to dine or have a drink, and they're short-staffed. The building clearly has history and is furnished accordingly (there's also a lovely outdoor area), but the accommodation is a bit shabby and unloved. Spoke to chef/owner in the morning but he was too busy to pay much attention.

Popular with walkers and cyclists but be warned if you want a cab back you may be out luck or have up to two hours wait due to it's remoteness. Having said that it's well worth the visit especially for the great food and drinks and service.Probably best to book if you're going for an evening meal.

Delightful location, friendly service and lovely food.

Only popped in for a ‘pit stop’ but we were very impressed with this lovely, whitewashed, traditional country pub. The staff were welcoming and answered our many questions about the pub and area. Our dogs were welcomed which is always a bonus for us. The cask ales were plentiful and tasty. We would seriously consider coming back to stay with our dogs and exploring the fabulous countryside.

Lovely large beer garden in the shade part of the day. Good value menu with nice variety. Efficient and safe service. Nice village. What more do you want ??

Really wonderful place. . Food was outstanding and the staff really pleasent and helpful. . Highly recommend

Great place for lunch and nice outdoor seating

A great old fashioned pub with good choice of food. Even had a pensioners portion of fish chips and peas

Just called in for a quick pint on a lovely evening. Great Lager... .. Lovely staff... Really pretty beer garden... Yes we will be back!!

Really friendly service, cooked us some chips when the kitchen was closed. Only sat outside but nice beer garden, pub looked cosy on the inside too.

We ate here a couple of times during our recent holiday in the area. The food is pretty basic, and very limited for choice, but we enjoyed the fish & chips and meat pie. We didn’t visit the loos so can’t comment on the cleanliness but If you’re staying in barbon then the inn is well worth a try.

Excellent place to eat and drink in a wonderful location. Loved it.

Booked a dog friendly table for Saturday evening in advance. Arrived at 7.30pm to be told our name was not on the list of bookings. Terrible service not even a real apology. Had obviously booked the table out to someone else!!

Had the best pint of Tetley creamflow in a long time. Great setting.

Lovely village pub with great food and staff

Unwelcoming expensive bland food.

Only stopped for a drink but the landlord was very accommodating. Will definitely be returning for food also!

Best home made chips. Staff very friendly

No tv in room breakfast nead to wait 40 minutes