Cross Guns Inn in Shropshire

Popped in for a drink when passing...huge ice outdoor seating areas to front and side with grassed area. Dog friendly in bar area. Large car park. All nice and clean. Pool table room also with dart board. Sunday carvery on offer too. Seperate smallish dining area.

Had a fabulous Sunday lunch carvery here today. Huge portions and very, very tasty. Staff were all lovely so can’t wait to go again.

A very satisfying carvery. Plenty of vegetables and good variety. The staff were very helpful and prompt with service.

Good food. Lasagna very nice and chips good too. Biscoff puddings great

Lovely atmosphere and nice staff. Great food, plenty of it value for money

Such a super place. Arrived in rain, staff so so lovely. Sat outside (in the rain) as our dogs are a little different- but you made us feel welcome and your service is impeccable. Thank you

The food was very good, the staff were friendly and helpful. They allowed us to bring my brother's dog into the non carpeted part of the premises. Very happy

Went Sunday lunch at13. 30ish the food was very disappointing. All three of my roast potatoes were rock hard as were my wifes. There was a strange taste (which we couldn't identify) to all the food. On looking around the other tables we noticed that there was a huge amount of food left on the plates of other diners.. We reported our concerns to the waitress and she apologised and said that she would inform the chef. We too left a lot of food. As regular visitors to the area we will in future sadly give this place a miss.

Great pub, food was fabulous and a bargain! X2 steaks with trimmings and a bottle of wine for £35 on a Saturday... top marks.....

Lovely food fantastic staff will be back 👍

Just had a lovely lunch at the Cross Guns. The food was very tasty. The service was fast and efficient with friendly, polite and informative staff

72 miles stopped at Cross Guns Pant Oswestry hungry ordered gammon with chips and salad Waited a while it was busy The meal arrived no salad no pineapple the chips were thin unpeeled mess We did complain 3 times when asked £ 35 70 did not finish the meal they apologised chips were left on plates at 2 other tables would not recommend to anyone

Lovely pub, whether you are a biker, a local or a walker, this is a great stop. Highly recommended.

Great lunch, good atmosphere and delicious beer.

Nice little find for dinner stop whilst out walking the heritage trail. Warm welcome from friendly staff.

Quiet large beer garden that needs flowers

Stopped for lunch on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon. A lot of us turned up at once and they were great. Food was good and we didn't have to wait long

Great pub and a large beer garden for kids or dogs. Didn't have any food but looked very nice.

Disgusting gammon,unless it was horse meat absolutely awful will never go here again

I had incredible service by both Tilly and Madi today! They were so attentive to my needs and made sure my meal was perfect. Nothing was to much trouble for either of them and I'll definitely come back. Thank you ladies 😊

Sat in this pub at the moment. Great music. Ordered food. Good sized portions, reasonably priced and very tasty. Homemade chicken pie was delicious. Staff super friendly and accommodating. It's dog friendly too. Can highly recommend this lovely pub.

Wonderful Easter afternoon carvery. Food was excellent hot and tasty, service and staff friendly and helpful . I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a family friendly pub . Definitely going again 😁

Visited twice whilst holidaying in the area. Good food (especially the loaded steak fries), great staff and dog friendly too.

We popped in with our two dogs for a quick bite to eat. We had such a warm welcome and the pub is really nice inside. Service was great and so quick. I had the steak fries which I absolutely loved. I would definitely recommend this place for great pub food or just a couple of drinks with the family.

Superb carvery. Chef even made up a bubble and squeak for us as we were craving vegetables! Staff lovely and helpful. Worth crossing a busy road to get to!

The pub has just changed ownership. We were greeted by Vicky and Dennis the new managers. The pub was spotless. The staff very welcoming. The food was fresh, piping hot and well presented. Will definitely return.

Grant atmosphere, food and service was spot on

We stopped by this place for some food and seeing the nice exterior made us think it was worth a drop in without having first looked for reviews/ recommendations. The service was prompt, friendly and very pleasant. The atmosphere was mixed between a cosy countryside pub which was to its credit, pet friendly, whilst the other half had a feel of local boozer with pool table and fruit machine. The gents toilets were however not pleasant with one leaky urinal having an open bucket placed underneath it. I'm told the ladies toilets actually looked to have had effort put in with some free Toiletries that were a welcome surprise. What made this place somewhere I wouldn't recommend was the food. No one at our 5 person table finished the food. The burgers were really bad, so were the (what looked like turkey) sausages. One of our group took a single bite of the burger and left the rest. I cant emphasise this enough but the moment the burgers were brought to our table it was obvious that it was not going to be a good experience with the buns each looking like they had been stomped on. Not wanting to keep on this point but each of the burgers looked and tasted like bad school canteen food. It was a shame

As usual great food great atmosphere staff very friendly

The staff were lovely; very helpful and friendly and looked after us well. Sadly, the food was disappointing. The portions were generous but it was all bland and tasteless. All the sauces were thickened with flour which adds nothing to the flavour. The final disappointment was being served instant coffee. There should be a mandatory warning at the door for establishments still serving instant.

Passed this place loads of times but tonight was the first time I actually stopped for food there. Glad I did. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Service was brilliant, friendly staff. Food was great. And reasonably priced👌Faultless.

An OK local pub, service was great.

Lovely pub with super friendly staff. Made us and our dog very welcome and the food was fantastic.

Had a lovely meal here. They welcomed my dog and were very friendly.

Only having a few pints,and yes wife is driving back 👍

Nice pub, great food served piping hot, lovely staff, nice beer garden, not the smartest place but will definitely be returning!

We were travelling through Wales and decided to stop for a lunchtime drink at The Cross Guns at Pant, near Oswestry and, as it was a lovely day, we planned to sit in the pub garden. The staff were friendly and welcoming but when I pointed out that the pub dog had just done its `business` in the pub garden, the staff did nothing about clearing it up. We took our drinks into the large pub garden only to discover quite a lot of dog mess at various places on the grass. Not ideal, therefore, if you wished to bring young children there - or in fact anyone! A pity because it is a good place to stop on your journey through Wales.

From the moment we arrived, the staff were lovely and made us feel so welcome. The food was tasty, and the portion was great value for money . I would definitely recommend

Amazing food here, definitely be back.

Friendly, comfortable place. Decent food, pleasant staff. Outside seating. Warning: they offer very tasty black vanilla ice-cream sundaes. Do not, repeat do not, get the black stuff on your clothes!

Welcoming pub. Sunday lunch excellent. Bubble and Squeek perfect. Vegetables fresh , gravy perfect. Service excellent and Welcoming. Highly recommended.

Had 2 pints and a portion of there famous loaded chips. Was very excited for these as we've heard nothing but compliments about them. Had the halloumi fries and asked to swap the sweet chilli mayo for just mayo as I don't like sweet chilli for them to put no sauce on it and give us 4 sachets of mayo sauce. For £14 we expected the sauce to already be on there. The fries were the biggest disappointment though. For £14, which is insanely expensive for chips, all we got was a medium sized portion of fries, with pomegranate seeds and spring onions mixed in with 5 or 6 slices of halloumi ontop. That's it. Don't get me wrong, they were very nice, but for £14, incredibly overpriced. I'd pay no more than £5 if I knew what they were. Very disappointed for the price we paid. Pints were nice however, staff were friendly and the atmosphere is nice.

Friendly staff..great brownies..awful coffee!!

Stopped here in passing on a long journey… Food was reasonable but on the expensive side for what it was. My partner enjoyed his steak loaded fries. Waitress was friendly but food took a long time to come considering we were the only people in there initially. Most notable thing was the strong smell of dogs inside (I appreciate it’s a dog friendly pub but I’ve been in many dog friendly places and this one just felt unclean).

Really lovely Sunday lunch one of the best I’ve ever had. Thankyou

Starters were delicious and good portions. However our mains were way to salty and disappointing because of this. Staff are lovely and the place is very nice and cosy. UPDATE: 9/7/23 Had Sunday dinner here today. Highly disappointed for £18 each for a Sunday lunch it is appalling. Mostly everything is mashed.. the meat is average although you do get a lot. You get one small roast potato which is hardly cooked. Small amount of mash, large Yorke which is hit and miss... mine was perfect but the other three with me didn't think much of it. Everything more or less tasted like leek with strange aftertaste on meet. For x4 people our bill was just under £140 and with the quality way too much. I would never have a Sunday lunch here again!!! It also took nearly 30 minutes just for our starters which were really nice in all fairness. x3 of which were soup!

Pit stop for toilets tea and coffee. Very friendly bar staff, clean and tasty drinks then back on the road.

We went for rides in the car at the weekend and ended up here & thought we'd try Sunday lunch. It was a great decision. Lots of veg options served, the best roast potatoes I've ever had, and the beef was tasty and plentiful. we will definitely be going back 🥰

Lovely food very nice hosts and our Great Grandson and the rest of us liked the black ice cream

Called on way home from Rochdale yesterday,food was nice and staff were friendly but not impressed with the size of the portion for the price of the food

Great place for the family and dog friendly. What more do you want!

Stopped on way home from holiday. Had no idea what to expect. Food was fabulous. Halloumi fries were lush and burger fresh and full of flavour. Excellent pint. Reasonaby priced. Would highly recommend. All good.

A party of 15 of us landed on their doorstep…an amazing welcome , friendly staff , and the food was just fantastic !! Thank you !!

Was really quiet for a Sunday lunch. Surprising, considering how good the Sunday roasts are. I didn't take a photo as I was too eager to get eating! One of the best pub roasts I've had. And dog friendly, too

Had a delicious lunch here, on way home from a pleasant weekend at The Glyn Valley Hotel. Roast beef and all the trimmings was truly excellent and the Katsu Chicken burger was lovely,very tasty. Will definitely visit again when back in beautiful brilliant Wales.

Very expensive for what you get in food

Absolutely fantastic. Roast Lamb was 10/10. Sticky toffee pudding was unbelievable as well. Very welcoming with the dog. If you want a decent roast, then look no further. £18.00 was worth every penny

Nice small pub, few places to sit out the way for a quiet chat and central for people to get too

Stopped off for an early evening meal, fortunately grabbed the last vegan curry dish which was fantastic as were the chips and a very generous portion, really friendly staff made us feel very welcome, just what was needed before continuing our journey.

Lovely food, great welcome, very reasonably priced. Smoked salmon starter was outstanding, sea bass main delicious.

•Homemade food •Large portions full of flavour •The risotto had too much salt though •Impressive homemade chicken kiev

Relaxed environment, lovely place to meet friends and family

Need to improve the quality of the beer or reduce prices

had a great pint of Madri and a small scamp and chips with mushy peas which was great. Ireland were playing Wales great atmosphere and lovely log fire. seemed under staffed but very friendly. very in expensive at £7.50 per meal but great value for a good lunch. (had scamp.and chips)

Real fire ,good beer, and a warm welcome - but it was chef,'s day off.

We spotted this place in the middle of a 4 hour drive and popped in searching for sustenance. We were quickly seated and food took no time at all to arrive. It was reasonably priced - we had starters and a main - and absolutely stunning. My husband had the beef Sunday Roast, whilst I had Crab Mac n' Cheese with salad and garlic bread. We were in fact so full that neither of us needed dinner later that evening despite eating at 1pm! The waitress who served us (we missed her name unfortunately, but she was very young) was very happy to help with anything and was a joy to talk to. They also had the sweetest sheep dog on site who was happy to play fetch and was just generally adorable. It was clear as we were leaving that the site is dog friendly for all as other guests were showing up with their furred friends. Excellent experience in general and we've noted it on our GMaps as a place to stop in future excursions!

Had a lovely lunch there,would call again staff were friendly and jovial

Ten out of ten as usual. The beef dinner was just delicious and the red cabbage was the best I've had. We always call when passing from Llani to Manchester and can't wait until next time. All the best for Christmas and the new year to you all.

Delicious food. Simple well prepared dishes. I had a very tasty steak and chef happy to serve a diet version with lots of nice veg. Log fire. Not fancy schmancy just a real basic proper pub. Good beer. Loved it.

popped in for dinner again - great value if you are not a big eater as they do smaller portions of a number of main meals. Husband always has the chicken burger

Since the update it’s turned into a really nice pub, and great atmosphere

Excellent food , friendly staff and love dogs.

Love the food and a very nice local

We cannot recommend this pub enough. The food was absolutely fantastic - we had Sunday roasts, burgers and kids meals plus delicious home made desserts. The roast pork was outstanding, a huge portion of meat with top notch roast potatoes, a selection of fresh veg, stuffing, pig in blanket and a delicious Yorkshire pudding. All top quality homemade food. We were a group of 5 adults and 5 young children and the staff went absolutely above and beyond to make us feel relaxed and welcome. Nothing was too much trouble and the staff seems to anticipate what we needed before we even had to ask - bringing teaspoons for us to feed the babies and colouring books and pencils for the older children. We will most definitely be back. Thanks so much to the team for making a family meal so enjoyable.

Visited again for our dinner – husband had the chicken burger which he said was large portion of chicken and tasty, and I had the small gammon – very tasty and half slice of nice gammon and duck egg and chunky chips. Garlic bread with cheese nice but not worth the money as got this for a starter to share and 3 slices of French bread type. Everywhere warm and cosy and friendly service. Large car park and outdoor seating areas too.

Called in en-route from South Wales, had passed many times , decided to call in . Very warm welcome , found a quiet table , very polite waitress, immediately told what daily meals were and what shortages there were ,with alternatives. when we ordered the waitress read back our order to ensure it was correct, and also the request for steak cooking. when the food arrived it was divine . piping hot , obviously home prepared, and well presented. Definitely will be going again .

Lovely Sunday dinner ruined by too much gravy

Turned up looking for dinner . Set menu on Sunday - Roast dinner of Pork or Beef. Also serving local Station Bitter which is excellent. Food came quickly, really tasty. Had a seat in the window where I could keep an eye on my bike. Great place for bikers - good parking. Worth travelling to (Newtown 40 mins, Welshpool 20 mins). Don’t normally leave reviews but thought this was worth it….

Lovely food and staff. We were in a rush as had booked a cruise elsewhere. Food was exceptional

* Poor * Really not one to complain but came out of her really deflated. One meal out of six finished and that’s only because I was starving and 22 weeks pregnant. Stick to “ The Hungry Horse “. Atmosphere shocking, we been travelling 6 hours after picking our boy up from army and really looked nice from outside. We are so down to earth and friendly and just felt so frowned down upon. They really didn’t care about how you were served or spoken to. No chips available just fried, which is not the end of the world if they were fresh. If only we knew mc Donald’s were down the road, we would have gone there. As a buisness owner you go out of your way to please customers but I don’t think they know how to even be friendly. Steak was nice but mushroom and tomato were from breakfast by looks of. Poor, poor. Very disappointed. It’s nice to be nice and accommodating and this is something that was totally lacking.

Travelling through Pant to visit a sick relative. Stopped by chance and myself and husband had a great lunch. Friendly staff, open fire and the food was fantastic. My husband even said it was the best chicken burger he had had in a long time. Will definitely call in again.

Bit pricey at £16 adult and £8 child , beef was fatty and very little of it , on the plus it was hot and vegetables were tasty, disappointing not many real ales only station.

Ran in for an emergency roast after dropping son off in Swansea. Fast, delicious. Can't fault.

We went to this pub after a day out walking. Lovely draught beer, food was excellent. Lovely service too! Thank you very much. Would highly recommend steak dinner. 🙂

Have not been for many years but gave it a try mid-week late afternoon and so glad we did. Great large areas to front and side to sit out on warmer days. I had the gammon and came with pineapple, a duck egg ( tasted like hens egg) and skin on chunky fab chips and peas – was excellent but far too big for me and would get the smaller meal option next time. Husband had the Chicken burger ( looked like 2 chicken breasts and he opted for fries instead of chips…he loved it and was great value for money. I have added photos of menus and most meals they do a smaller option. Really looking forward to going back soon.

Very welcoming, dog friendly and lovely Sunday dinner

The staff was very rude and almost in no mood to work. The place was literally not even half occupied, still they refused seating by saying they are very busy...

I have passed this place many times but today I decided to stop and have meal. I had Cumberland sausage and mash with green beans. I added a garlic bread and had a pint of diet coke for a drink. I didn't have to wait long for the food which was plentiful and there was enough gravy which is something a lot of places scrimp on. The garlic bread was nice and crunchy, although I didn't manage to finish the meal due to my "eyes being bigger than my belly!" It was a very nice meal and the service was very good too. I will visit again and would definitely recommend this establishment.

Had a meal there 2 steaks for £25 on the way home from Tenby. Lovely pub friendly people.

We arrived just as they were about to stop service however no problem. We had an excellent Cumbrian Sausage meal and had an interesting chat with our waiter. Plenty of indoor and ample outdoor seating. The place is a little worn at the edges in places but seems to be a real part of the community. Good sized car park.

Staff friendly, Staff outside smoking Never seen them wash there hands, went straight in behind bar and serving drinks Other member of Staff brought the food out, Had fish and chips And minted mushy peas, Peas where lukewarm warm Big fat chips could of been cooked longer, certainly where not soft or fluffy Fish also could of been cooked longer as batter was all tacky inside, or make a lighter batter, It was OK but could of been much better

What an amazing find this was on our journey home from Blackpool to Swansea!!! Such a warm welcome and friendly staff. When i asked about what was gluten free, i was shocked that they fully catered for this and nearly everything on the menu could be gluten free. Also really reassuring of thier knowledge just by reading the menu of what could and couldn't be made gluten free. Beautiful tasty food and the chef, who i think was the owner came out to see if everything was ok with our food. She was so friendly and all of our meals were amazing! Large portions too (even the 'small' choice). She was great with the kids too, and when my little boy couldnt finish his food, a takeaway carton was no problem at all. Was so impressed!

Called in there looking for some dinner. We had the fish & chips. Good portions and very nicely cooked. The Bramley apple pie desert was excellent too I would happily go back again

Great food , nice atmosphere, however it's more for pub grub type pub rather than a special occasion. Although the staff are very welcoming

Fantastic service and food.. stopped off for food on way home from Manchester and the staff couldn't be more accommodating so me my wife and daughter could have a cooked meal on our way home.. highly recommend this pub... 5 start service and 5 star food...

Staff excellent and food of a good standard. Great place to watch the world go by

fantastic food we stopped just for a drink but couldn't resist the menu. The garlic mushrooms stater and hallomi starter were exceptional. The steak loaded fries were a massive hit and highly recommended. we also had an incredible brownie and apple crumble. brilliant food and fantastic service we will be back. highly recommended what a beautiful local friendly pub.

I usually make a stop here on our trips from South Wales back to Manchester, there is always a friendly face ready to serve. I am also a big fan of the RSPB badges on sale. Always make sure to buy a few. Great outdoor seating area and kept clean.

Great food, good service, very friendly

Drinks are reasonably priced, garden is great and dog friendly to a point ....landlord does bring his dog out off- lead to play ball....which distressed our dog and I do believe....all dogs should be on lead in a public area. Those are the positives, the food is basically rubbish and the service and customer service is non-existant! My advice regarding the Cross Guns....is to travel a few hundred yards up the road (heading towards Oswestry) and go to the most excellent White Lion...better service, fantastic menu choice, and frankly better attitude.