George And Dragon in Hinckley and Bosworth

Great place for a bite to eat and a drink. Went as a group of 9 friends. The staff were very helpful with pre-ordering our food and the service was very good, the food was excellent and very fairly priced. Highly recommended.

Gammon very tough with a lot of fat running through. Not a good meal and not what I expected, from the reviews. Would not recommend this meal

Absolutely abysmal!!!! I booked a room, when I arrived I was told the room was not ready and to sit in the bar!! After around an hour, I was told there was no room available!!! I was sent on my way in abysmal weather conditions in the pitch black and on my ow!! This establishment put my life at risk, which is a totally unacceptable situation!!!!!!!

Come here often to meet friends at lunchtime, the staff were friendly, a good atmosphere, the menu good, the only reason I gave 4* not 5* was I thought the chips were over cooked and the pie base was a bit soggy unusual because the food is always excellent. But we would still recommend

Been here a few times as a stop when we are doing one of our walks around the canals / Bosworth. Not been for a while and was impressed. The beer garden area has been improved , the food better and good value ( we had a ploughman’s and beef sandwich) . Not sure if pub has changed hands or not but it was good before and excellent now ! The beer selection is great .

Called in for lunch with friends, we had 2 steak and ale pies which were absolutely delicious, but the 2 ploughman's were a bit sparse with a lot of bread to fill the plate, but still worth a visit

Came with friends for lunch, still fairly busy, the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the food is always good, steak and ale pie, and the ale good too. Plenty of I indoor and outdoor seating, worth a try

Come here often to meet friends, I usually have the steak and ale pie Which was ok but not as good as usual, and my wife had a ploughmans Which was disappointing, the bread was stale, there was a tiny piece of Sausage roll, 1 slice of Apple and in general not worth the money, but the Atmosphere was good, and the staff were friendly and helpful still worth a visit

The food was excellent I usually have a pie here, nice atmosphere, good choice of menu, good bar, They have closed the car park now in favour of outside eating, which means parking in the street, apart from that well worth a visit

I was in the UK a fortnight ago and drank at the Church End Brewery. The guy on the next table recommended the pub at Stoke Golding which is owned by Church End. He said the Scotch Eggs were amazing. On returning to the UK myself and two friends went for lunch today. The beer, Church End Brewery, was, as you would expect, absolutely excellent. The food, largely typical pub food was well presented and of good quality. The Scotch eggs were amazing. The Chef said that he made ten of them today and we consumed seven of them - including taking some home with us. Absolutely first-class. So where does the 'mostly' come in? We ordered sticky toffee pudding. Now this really should come with a Government Health Warning - it didn't! It wasn't sticky or sickly enough!! Also, on paying the bill, the card machine wouldn't take my card - a French bank card - but a 'Mastercard' - and it worked in a supermarket an hour later. The staff were hugely welcoming and hugely apologetic and embarrassed about the problem with the card machine!! Would we go there again? - absolutely - but we'd do without the pudding, pay cash - and take more of the Scotch eggs home with us!!

Visited several times over last few days (from the canal on a boat). We were only wanting the excellent ales always served at this lovely pub. We have however had several excellent meals here too. We sat on the patio area with flowers everywhere and a potted plant on every table! Lovely friendly staff - all very dog friendly too. Fantastic attention to detail!

Came again after lockdown, after checking in we were shown to our tables, it was clean and inviting, the food was very good, well worth a visit to support them

Pre-planned meal for friends and children to celebrate anniversary. We had booked our tables and meals and all were ready once we arrived. Our lunches were excellent and served fresh and warm. Great choice of own produced beers + selection of lagers and weisse beer. Table service was prompt, with well organised Covid compliancy including book logging visitors, hand gel and well displayed NHS QR check in posters. Perfect day with family and friends with the sun making an appearance 🌤

Came with friends, we used the covid app tracker on entry and shown the table, the staff were so friendly, the menu good. We had 2 steak pies and 2 ploughmans, all of which were delicious, well worth a visit to support them

If you’re a real ale fan then this is the place for you. A selection of about 8 real ales to suit all palates. Lunchtime sandwiches were divine with the best white bread you can imagine. The ploughman’s platters were enormous but so very tasty. Go for the pork pie, best we’ve tasted in a while. Sadly, no food in the evening yet but worth checking out. Service was brisk if a bit unusual in these strange times as everything had to be ordered in a little hut in the car park if you’re sitting outside. Certainly made the waitresses work hard.

Lovely sandwiches and warm sausage rolls sampled. Very nice. They do a limited range of hot dishes not sampled but looked good. Nice surroundings and dog friendly.

Have walked and driven past this pub loads of times but never been in. Met here for lunch with friends. I love the fact there was no music, you can hear yourself speak. Lunch was fine. It was also nice to walk into a village pub and NOT feel slightly unwelcome. We will be back. My only negative was we had a coffee while waiting for our friend to arrive. The coffee could do with upgrading - that's all I will say on the matter.

Always a warm welcome. Always fabulous Ales and Gins - great selection of different bottled beers. If you’re lucky - the Scotch Eggs on a Saturday are unbeatable- but sausage rolls and pasties are super yummy

Quaint pub with log fire just what is needed for a cold, wet night. Locals very friendly, lovely atmosphere and the beer is amazing. Great variety and well kept. Didn't eat there as meeting family later at home but will definitely try food at another time. Great venue if your on the canal, give it a go you won't regret it.

This pub is the official tap room for the Church End brewery. The beer here is awesome if you like real ale - I highly recommend Fallen Angel if you are not the driver. Traditional pub with no frills or background music. Food only served in the evening for special events (like steak night once a month) or at lunch time. When they do its of excellent quality - try their steak and ale pie .... its a well kept secret so dont tell everyone ...

Came here to meet friends for lunch, very quiet in the bar but there is a good selection of ales from a local brewery, also a good selection of food with meats from a local award winning butcher that we know well, the menu is small but a good selection of choice. It was delicious, I had faggots with mashed potatoes, my friend had a lovely steak and ale pie, and our wives had a ploughmans lunch. All excellent. And the chap serving behind the bar and to the table was very friendly and helpful, worth a visit

We called here twice in a week during a trip along the Ashby Canal. The pub is very friendly and welcoming and the food is great. There is a wide choice of real ales and a good range to the menu. We had chef Tony’s steak and ale pies (twice, just to be sure!) and they are absolutely outstanding. The WiFi was appreciated too. There are few village pubs that maintain this high quality of fare and warm welcome.

We popped in for lunch recently when on The Ashby Canal. Lovely pub, dog-friendly and charming barstaff.They brew their own beer, which is excellent, and have some award winning ales.We had lunch, I had faggots, chips and mushy peas and the wife had chilli. The food was sourced locally and was top nosh.Would highly recommend it

Our walking group came for lunch in July, this was our fourth visit which shows what we think of it. The food was excellent, the faggots were superb.

Came for mid week lunch with a walking group. The food was superb - spicy chilli, locally sourced ingredients, fresh and interesting salads and a delicious ploughman's. The portions were generous - couldn't get near to clearing my plate. The choice of beers was much appreciated with Goat's Milk proving a favourite. Alex gave us a good welcome and opened the car park and pub early for us to use before we set out on our walk. Many thanks. I hope to be back soon.

The pub is everything a good local should be. Good food (lunchtimes only), unrivalled range of great beers (at reasonable prices), really friendly staff, large garden, no music/gambling machines/gimmicks, dog and muddy walker friendly. Alex and her staff run a great pub.

My first visit here and it's worth finding. I was given a taster beer before I found one I liked as I hadn't heard of them before. The staff were friendly and helpful and we had an enjoyable lunch in pleasant surroundings. Lunch menu had something for everyone, reasonably priced, was well cooked and tasty. Portions were just right. Would certainly go back

Came for lunch with friends, I had Frank Parker sausages and mash, my wife had veg lasagne, with drinks, it was served quickly, with friendly staff, well worth a visit,

Thought I'd try the Award winning Goats Milk local beer. If my pint was typical it came from just a bit further back on the goat. An acquired taste and one I have no wish to acquire, couldn't finish it.

Not sure why we have not heard of this place earlier...wish we had! Went today for lunch...nicely busy, log fire burning and a

Come here for lunch regularly to meet friends, the menu is good as are the prices, I enjoyed the Frank Parker award winning sausages and mash, my wife had fish and chips, well worth a visit

Just a couple of Americans visiting and wanted a country pub lunch on a Saturday. We took our two kids and decided to try it out. We're so glad we did! The atmosphere was welcoming and cozy. The staff was friendly. The food was especially good. We ordered french onion soup, cottage pie and fish and chips. We then had to try the sausage roll, pork pie, and scotch egg. Everything was fantastic! The chef came out to talk with everyone for a bit and we were impressed that he would do that. When he stopped at our table to chat it didn't feel bottled. We had a lovely conversation. After filling our bellies and chatting with a few other patrons, we left feeling like we made friends. I don't drink but my husband really liked the beer he had. We will definitely be back!

We have visited this pub several times, the food is very good, although you do sometimes have to wait a while to be served, that said, for us its ok. Friendly staff. Sometimes difficult to book in advance, so I guess that's we have to wait. Great selection of beers for my hubby and nice wines too.

A friendly, welcoming local pub, with a great choice of real ales. A nice quiet place to enjoy a Sunday afternoon.

Excellent pub serving a very wide range of traditional ales, I should think that they have ales to suit all palates, my husband was very pleased with What the Fox Hat, and Fallen Angel. Can recommend this pub if your a real ale drinker.

We often visit this excellent pub by boat for it is only a short walk from the canal. It is such a beautiful pub that we occasionally drive here too. It is the first pub to be bought and run by the Church End brewery and stocks at least 5 of their beers and we've never had one we didn't like! They only do food lunchtimes, Tues-Sat but it's all homemade - excellent steak and ale pies! Proper thin, shortcrust pastry - no lids of puff pastry and no voids of air either! They have a Summer fete on today and so have eight beers on! Amazing. Including Stout Coffin and two new ones, Mikes Meteor and Folka Cola, which despite its name, was rather good . As well as this huge range of ale, they also do plenty of cider (Thatchers Gold & Stowford Press) including a proper one , this time it was Dorset Nectar. There's a host of lagers, country wines and dozens of gins too. Dogs, children, ramblers all welcome. What more can I say, it just ticks all the boxes!

We were staying with friends in Nuneaton who suggested a night out at the George And Dragon. What a fabulous little pub! Great beers and proper bar snacks, lovely ambience, fab decor. Just about the perfect little village pub... and a big shout out to the Badger's Spit cider and Church End Brewery ales - particularly the GraveDiggers and Goat's Milk!

Popped in for a lunch time drink. Excellent selection of Church End ales, spoilt for choice. Lovely dog friendly pub. highly recommended.

A truly outstanding and authentic pub. An extensive range of fantastic Church End Brewery ales combined with great ambience and very tasty bar snacks makes this arguably the best pub for miles around !

Called in for Saturday lunch, great atmosphere! Choice of great beers, all looked tempting despite my normal taste for Fallen Angel decided on Stout Coffin and WTFH for my wife.

Fantastic. As good as i could do it ay home but without the washing up. Lovely desert of cheesecake too Really enjoyed the lunch beer and warm friendly atmosphere. Was a real treat and.exceptinal value for.money too!

Some nice Marstons beers on offer - the Jennings was spot on and the location is ideal for a pre or post-Indian meal pint (Sunargow Tandoori a few doors away) Proper pub to watch some sports on TV and unwind with dine great beers on offer.

We visit this pub regularly. Love it in the better weather when we can sit outside. My husband loves Fallen Angel beer and I love the choice of unusual gins they serve. The pub is warm abs welcoming and so clean and the food is excellent. I really can’t fault it! If you haven’t visited you are missing out!

We visited this warm and welcoming pub for their monthly Sunday lunch. Just as we ordered drinks there was a power cut apparently taking out the whole village! Luckily the George has plenty of local beers on hand pumps, wood burning stoves and candles on hand making it a lovely feeling of camaraderie until the power came back on half hour later.

The pub was just lovely inside, a welcoming wood fire and very happy to have our dog come along with us. The menu looked great, simple, but just what we were looking for. "Fish pie without vegetables please" we ordered. We thought fish pie should have fish in it, we searched and searched under the pile of weird dried out lumpy mash that had been dumped on top of the sauce as an afterthought, and eventually found a piece, very disappointing. If there had been as much fish in there as there were peas, then it would have been a little more acceptable. The rectangular slice of vegetable lasagne that was served in an oval dish, wasn't fooling anyone. Dried out and sad. Such a shame as everything but the food was lovely.

We are regulars in this pub and have never had a bad meal and today was no exception we’re made to feel very welcome by all staff

Fantastic pub, with a lovely traditional atmosphere, bar staff and the land lady are fantastic! Perfect place for a quiet pint or somewhere to meet friends steak night is our favourite night of the month and we’ve yet to find a better steak elsewhere! Highly recommended!

We have lived in Stoke Golding for the last 6 years and The George & Dragon has been our local, but tonight the manageress Alex insulted my partner by implying our dog who we take there regular had chewed the leg on her new £500 chairs, every table leg and chair leg in that pub has chew marks on it yet she accuses our dog of chewing her new chairs. Well that’s us changed to the Dog & Hedgehog. Disgusted in how this jumped up manageress treats her regulars. Bring back Katie at least she loves all dogs not just her own. Their loss as we spend upto £100 a week in that pub.

Really loved our lunchtime food here, we booked ahead for 4 as didn't know how busy it was likely to be, well prepared and presented food, all four of us were happy and satisfied with our choices. My only gripe was about a dog owner so not the pubs fault, who saw no problem with letting her dog pee on the carpet, a little off putting when you are eating.

This pub is owned by Church End Brewery and does a fine selection of real ales and ciders. We come...

We met up with family on bank holiday for a meal and we were given a warm welcome on this...

Food served at lunchtimes only. Menu is very good and the food is lovely. There is a lovely selection of...

The ploughmans lunch was the best ever, pick three options from beef, ham, pork pie and three cheeses to make your own. All local food and really great.

Mi marido y yo disfrutamos de un encantador almuerzo hoy, torta de carne con patatas fritas, centro tomado, caliente y lleno de sabor y rápido

We visited the George and Dragon in Stoke Golding for lunch on Thursday. We had been told my many of friends on how good it was and we were not disapointed. The selection of beers by a local brewer were vast and my wife and decided on a beer called goats milk best pale ale I've ever had. The food we ordered was butchers own faggots from frank parkers with hand cut chips and mushy peas "perfect"and there own beer battered fish and chips best I've had away from the coast. The land lady looked after us tremedously and we can't wait to return.

Pub food okay, not cheap, not dear but limited for having a chef. Excellent beers, no music, but sometimes noisy dogs or kids, avoid Friday afternoons, they both appear in numbers!"

My friend and I decided to go a bit further afield for our normal Tuesday lunch and after some on line research we chose the George and Dragon. It is a nice cosy pub and although the menu wasn't over big there was enough choice for lunch. My friend had the fish and chips and I had the haddock fishcake. They were freshly cooked and served hot and nicely presented. Although we didn't try the beers there was quite a comprehensive list. The lady behind the bar and serving our meal was very pleasant. Sad to hear they don't do meals in the evening as I know my husband would like it here. We will certainly go there again.

Lovely pub in a nice village. The beer is amazing. The staff are friendly too apart from one lady who struggles to say please or thank you. Been a few times now and her attitude is quite off putting on a Sunday evening. Even noticed a regular making a comment recently because she didn't say thank you. That all said, all the other staff are spot on and as I said the range of local beers is brilliant.

I went here to meet a friend and catch up.. I got stood up but was adequately entertained by the old fellas in the snug and their banter...Great reasonably priced piping hot food with a great old pub feel... well worth a visit.

Somewhere you can chat whilst having a pint. We always take our friends real ale goes down well. Friendly bar staff too. Good old fashion pub!

Recently discovered this pub that serves beers from a small local brewery, does a good traditional range of pub food at lunchtime and has a friendly atmosphere. I have tried several of the beers, which tend to be pale in colour but also include an amber bitter and a dark stout and mild. My current favourite is a new bitter called Sideshow which I think is superb. We ate at lunchtime and had the gammon and faggots off the standard menu and a game pie which was one of the daily specials. The meat is all sourced locally and was excellent quality. The gammon came with both pineapple and an egg. The game pie was in its own small pie dish which is often a sign that it isn't really a pie, but a stew with a pasty lid cooked separately and added at the last minute. Not in this case! The pie was completely encased in a good shortcrust party, with plenty of meat and a good gravy served in a jug. A proper pie. Portions were generous and vegetables an interesting and imaginative mix, not just the usual boiled standards. The bars are comfortable with a wood burning stove and an interesting collection of a couple of hundred Toby jugs. In the evenings food is limited to pork pies and very meaty excellent sausage rolls. This is an excellent traditional country pub offering great beers and no nonsense good value food.

We visit The George and Dragon a fair bit. On all occasions both the food and drink have been excellent. The pub is dog friendly with water and treats available for the dogs. I pretty much have the same food and drink, Goats Milk and a Ploughman's does me and everytime it has been excellent. The food portions are good! Recently visited with family (on Christmas Eve) All food on the menu was available, there was 10 of us that eat, all food came out together and was hot. I am glad this place is a 30 minuet drive....or I'd end up in there every night!! Really worth a visit if your near by.

What a great pub.Lovely atmosphere with very friendly bar staff.Beer is delicious and the sausage roll bar snacks are to die for.Love it... just wish I could spend more time here!

great selection if church end brewery beers and very knowledgeable staff prices are very reasonable overall had a good evening.

Lots of great beers to sample. The pub feels very welcoming. Food served only Tues to Saturday at lunchtimes.

Popped in to have a quick pint. Then left a couple of hours later. You will find a fantastic variety of beer from the Church End Brewery. Including the themed 'EU Beauty' and the 'Screw EU' beers. Staff were friendly and the atmosphere also.

I have previously written a review of this excellent little 'pub. Great selection of real ales. Good ambience and friendly staff. On the last Sunday of each month they cook a Roast Sunday Lunch. There is no menu, so no choice.The food is determined in advance by the Licensee. Meat (which is changed each month) and seasonal vegetables, followed by a dessert. No starter. Home cooked food at its best. £12 for main and starter. Amazing value. A very good collection of Toby jugs, old bottles,books and pictures. Just what a village 'pub should be. Would recommend.

We were on a boat and thought we'd have a pub lunch up the road from the canal. There are three pubs in the village but two of them were closed at lunchtime - something we city slickers had not anticipated. The G & D was open however, and we had some decent beer and a very adequate lunch served with great charm and friendliness. Great. It's the sort of pub you'd like to have as your local. Recommended.

Five of us called in for lunch. Pre booked to make sure. Quite busy, but not too long wait for food. Fish and chips, pie and chips, faggots and mash all great. Veggie lasagne really not good, wouldn't order again, very disappointed. Good value for money but don't bother with veggie lasagne.

Great selection of real ales. Good ambience and friendly staff. Amazing collection of toby jugs, old bottles and books. Would recommend.

This pub is owned by Church End Brewery and serve excellent real ales, as you would expect from a local brewery owned pub. A selection of about six ales always available and always in excellent condition. Lager, cider, wines and soft drinks also on offer. The staff are always friendly and make you welcome. Bar food is served only between 12noon and 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday. No food in the evenings except a monthly steak night.. The last Sunday in every month, a traditional home cooked roast dinner is served, but reservations are advisable. Quiz night on Wednesday evenings for Charity. Closed on Monday. I am happy to report, no gaming machines, no pool table, no TV, no juke box or music! Just a proper good old fashioned country village pub. The only downside of this pub, is that they frequently run out of crisps. This a very friendly pub with excellent real ales well worth visiting.

Just a lovely little pub, with a warm welcome and excellent craft ales.Oh if only there were more like it. Well done Church End Brewery that refurbed and operate the pub.

I visit this pub as often as I can, as the craft ales are absolutely superb, and there is a variety to suit all tastes, a proper country pub, the staff are friendly and the food is excellent, what more can one ask for.

Sadly this was a drinks only visit as we were too late too eat, food only served till 2.30 and not in evenings but you can take your own food in the evening. The real ale selection was superb with at least 6 on fraught and a lovely description of each chalked above the bar. The lovely lady who served us gave us samples before we chose. The one we chose called coffin something was one of the best stouts we have ever tasted. We were made very welcome by the staff and so was the dog who was given biscuits. The staff were very informative about the area and very friendly. We will definitely visit again. Toilets very clean too....

Having had a long week at work, this was such a warm and welcoming put to pop into for an evening drink. The selection of real ales allowed all 4 of us to try something different and something that suited our tastes. We are planning more future visits! :)

Not many places can boast an arsenal of real ales of this quality also lagers available if thats not your forte & in which you can enjoy them in a lovely atmosphere! No music, no tvs, no fruit machines! No pool tables! This pub makes up for that 10 fold with its own relaxing atmosphere! Beautiful top quality home made food which isnt available every night, but bar snacks are available, locally sourced pork pies, sausage rolls, cakes & a collection of cheeses & your posh crisps & nuts also available. Staff are super friendly & all in all a fantastic little recluse in the countryside. Will definately be revisiting for Sunday lunch on the 25th Oct, which we were advised to book early as these events are once a month & always fully booked. Cannot wait! & thank you again for such a fabulous evening.

I love this pub, in the heart of lovely Stoke Golding this pub has it all.Great food, great beer and a great location.The pub is owned and run by a local independent brewery and they serve their own real ales, of which I have now tried a few! They also serve great simple food at a reasonable price. Their Ploughmans lunch is stonking.

It's always a pleasure to pop into the G & D. Many fine ales are always on tap and frequently changing. The pub looks delightful from the outside and is also very pleasant on the inside. A nice beer garden is also set up too. I'd fully recommend a visit to anyone.

We visit this pub regularly. Lovely, relaxing, trditional country pub. Lovely friendly staff always welcoming. Also very dog friendly - bonus! We cannot praose it enough.

What a lovely, traditional pub. Great choice of ales, beers and snacks. There is something for everyone and most are locally brewed. A small but very nice garden. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Found a bit of a gem here.

Very friendly and helpful. All food was freshly cooked and home made. Good quality and excellent value.

Was there on Friday evening so food not available but this is a great place to enjoy a large range of well kept ales

After a busy day it is great to find a "proper" pub to relax in. This is a friendly place with good beer and on a Friday night just full of folk chatting and winding down at the end of the week. great discovery.

I'm probably biased because this pub is in walking distance, but simple fact is that it is a wonderful, traditional country pub doing what a pub should do best: serving fabulous beer in a properly amicable atmosphere. I was so pleased when Church End Brewery took it over and long may it prosper.

The drink was ok but we were not made very welcome and no acknowledgment when we left. Won't go back there

I have been a Church End fan for years and waited impatiently for the renovation work at the formerly Ansells' pub to be completed and got over to the opening day pretty damn quick. I was not disappointed, and have become increasingly fond of the G & D each time I visit. The pub exudes tradition but is also bright and spacious at the same time. The beers are always excellent and the ever-present Fallen Angel won gold at the Great British Beer Festival this year. Lunch-time food is great quality and excellent value and is very well prepared and presented.Beers tend to change every week or so depending on brewery production so apart from the Angel it is great to see a variety of beers of all types when you visit. Lager and cider drinkers are also catered for and there is also a good selection of wines and soft drinks.There is a fair sized car park beyond which is a grassed beer garden with benches and tables for those sunny days so all are catered for. Back inside, the staff are very friendly and make you feel at home. It is so nice to have this classic/contemporary real ale pub within easy reach, and I just keep going back for a regular treat. Please give it a try, you will be glad you did!

This is a real pub selling real ale in the lovely village of Stoke Golding . Friendly staff and strong ales are the order of the day

There is a great choice of fantastic ( church end) beers here, which are all very reasonably priced. The staff are very friendly and the pub has a great atmosphere. All in all this is a traditional pub, which is rare to find. This is somewhere you have to try and you will not be disappointed.

Warm welcome at a drinkers pub with beer from Church end Brewery. No food on offer in the evening, so just for the drink and banter.

These days it is becoming harder and harder to find a 'proper' pub - small, friendly and convivial and preferably not too far from home. My partner and I have found that the George and Dragon ticks most of the boxes. There is no annoying music, no fruit machines flickering and jingling, it's clean and tidy if a little bland on the overall presentation but the big plus is the fantastic range of beers - after all it's a pub and the beer needs to be good.There's not much in the way of food so don't make the journey if you're looking to eat - that said they do a simple range of basics at lunchtime and there are 'Steak Nights' and Sunday lunches at certain times each month. If you're looking for a quiet place to enjoy some outstanding beer with maybe a pork-pie or a bag of the outstanding 'Pipers' crisps then there is little to disappoint here.I live almost 10 miles away and I've made it my 'local' pub of choice.

As a Church End Brewery pub, this place sells a superb pint, no disputing that fact. I'm informed that the wine and grub are both up to scratch as well. The staff are friendly in the whole and it's a great pub for a cosy winter ale. Come the summer it's a different story though. I've been visiting the pub regularly for the last three years and there is a real problem with dog faeces in the beer garden, to the point that we will no longer take our kids there on a hot day, it's just not safe to let them in the grassed area (largely put there to cater for families I assume). I fail to see how this can't be checked and remedied on a daily basis, not only from a customer satisfaction point of view, but also from a health and safety perspective. I'm fully aware that the issue is created as a result of inconsiderate dog owners, but the owner has a duty to make sure that the facilities are fit for purpose and they certainly aren't in this respect. Please, please, please sort this issue out, ideally by banning the *insert expletive* that let their animals foul. It's a real shame that such a great local can't cater for families.

Being a local family and a big fan of real ales we were very pleased when this place opened. Whilst the beer and ambience is good, they just seem to have a 1970s atitude to families with children. They have a no children whatsoever after 7pm policy which is so rigorously enforced that I, along with my wife and two quiet well behaved children were asked to leave without even taking a sip of the drinks we had just ordered (having called in after a walk one evening in the school hols - prob 7.30pm). As a result we do not use the place, and a number of other families within the village have taken the same standpoint. Clearly this is not a local pub for local families.

Came across by chance. Fantastic pub - great beer, great people and really enjoyed my lunchtime snack. Can't wait to return

Food was amaZing best I think iv ever had church end has my vote for pub of the year plus also very dog friendly place and has a very good chef

A proper pub with great beers. Not being a local I had not experienced Church End Brewery beers before and was delighted to discover them.We were in on New Years Eve whilst on a narrow boat holiday on the Ashby and Coventry Canals.The atmosphere was lively and the bar staff friendly.

have tried most church end ales and must say all are excellent. called at the george and dragon for lunch today and it was as good as the beer. a great ploughmans and steak sandwich, served by very pleasant staff.

Being a self proclaimed connoisseur of beers (:-)), this pub is amongst the best I have ever been to. The beers come from the 'Churchend Brewery', which is an award winning microbrewery, not far from the pub.The beer choice varies, depending on what the brewery is currently offering, and includes a guest beer too. I also concur with the other reviewer's comments on the quality of the food, and have tried their Sunday roast on several occasions, and never been disappointed.I'm only glad that this pub is a fair way from where I live, as I would feel duty bound to drink copious amounts of beer!

Stoke Golding is a small village where Henry VII was crowned after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. This pub is an example of a British Pub where time has almost still. But it is extremely comfortable with a terrific atmosphere - there's even a library, and the food is fantastic. There is a wonderful choice of ciders as well as beers, all with reasonable prices. Friendly staff made it a real pleasure to be there. I will no doubt visit again! I'm surprised that no one has written about it on Trip Advisor before