Coffee & Cake in Stafford

This is my favourite pub in Eccleshall. Beer is by far the best, the atmosphere is lovely, and the staff are friendly. What more could you want?

Lovely pub in a lovely village . Vast improvement from original . It's popular so parking can be an issue at busy times

Visited this place on a trip back to the UK to see family and one family member recommended it and booked a table. The first disappointment came when we were not given the table she had asked for and a move to something more acceptable only came after a fair amount of insistence and very grudgingly, on the part of the waitress. Drinks were slow in coming and when they did arrive, one of our group was given tap water when she'd very clearly ordered soda water. There had been a short conversation with the gentleman who appeared to be 'head waiter' about my vegetarian Thai curry and yet I was brought a prawn curry. Obviously that was taken away and the rest of the party began their meals while they were hot. After five minutes, I went to the kitchen to request something simpler to prepare, so that by the time my dish was brought, I wouldn't be eating alone, but was assured that my curry would be with me in minutes. When I returned to the table, the rest of the party were already complaining about the overcooked battered fish....the one dish that had been the reason for recommending we eat there in the first place! This wasn't a weekend visit and not really over-busy, but we obviously chose a bad night. We certainly won't be going again, but what is even more important is that our family member, who recommended it and is local, probably won't be either.

We waited a while to have our order taken and then there was an issue with the system apparently which meant our order didn’t go through. We waited 50 minutes for food in the end but the staff were really apologetic and did take off some bits of the bill as a sorry so that was appreciated. We’ve been several times to whites but this time it felt chaotic and not as attentive

It was outstanding. I have a meat and fish allergy. The chef did my food differently so I was able to eat (Thank you Chef) One of us had Fish n Chips omg huge. The other had Steak cooked to perfection. I had the Halloumi Wrap. Delicious and filling. Food was outstanding. The service was amazing. Could not fault them. Nothing was to much trouble for them. Friendly and polite. We will be back there. But Chef you need to bottle your Grapefruit Sauce and sell it in there. I would have brought 10.