Mare & Colt in Wyre Forest

Very pleasant interior, cozy and welcoming. Staff were very helpful. Food was excellent, hot and served promptly

Have only ever been an occasional visitor here, and have not eaten, just pop in for the odd pint now and again. I will probably not be visiting anytime soon after today ... £5.05 for a pint of Green King IPA, which btw is just 3.4% abv. Frankly, this is unnecessary and unacceptable, price wise. I'm sure the pub won't be sorry in not receiving any further custom from me, but felt compelled to inform others. I'll not comment on other prices, but you can probably guess ... Thanks for replying, however, you skillfully avoided the whole point of my review, which is, for clarity, the cost of a 3.4% abv beer ... Frankly, it was a politicians reply in avoiding the statement put to you. Still absolutely avoided the price issue.

Lovely place, staff were very good

Not terribl and I’d like to give it two and a half. Not poor but less than average too. We ate here because we love the food and service at another Chef and Brewer pub near Shrewsbury but this one isn’t a patch on it. Service was functional at best. Nobody was rude or unpleasant but I can’t put a finger on it, we just felt like the staff were going through the motions. I ordered the game mixed grill and was quite excited because I love all of that. The menu listed venison, boar and duck. What was served was badly overcooked venison, chicken and gammon with an egg!!! No boar, no duck. Some chips were served with it but they looked like they’d been thrown on the plate from six feet away. My wife’s meal was nice though so not all was lost. However, presentation is not the kitchen’s forté. I suggest they send their staff up the road to The Riverside Inn to experience good pub grub and excellent service. We won’t be bothering with the Mare and Colt’ again.

The Mare and Colt and the Running Horse seem to have stopped serving food, part of the Chief and Brewer chain. Correct me if I'm wrong update as of 31st October 2024 In the past I have had some poor experiences at the Mare and Colt so I'm not a regular customer for those reasons, this will remain the same. The staff are Lovely and helpful, unfortunately the price structure for food and drink has been set very high in my opinion. Especially in comparison to other local Pubs. I'd class this Pub as a treat rather than a regular visit. A Chief and Brewer pricing issue which is out of the control of the staff. The tiny apple tart was £6.69 at the time of our visit, extrapolated from that. The cost of living crisis affects us all and in the choices we make, so no more Chef & Brewer visits for me.

Outside seating perfect for today. Sharing platter with a couple of other starters. Staff always friendly and welcoming. Thank you again Another visit in the autumn for a hearty steak pie with mash 😋

Came here today with my family my husband had the roast dinner, I had the chicken duo, and my daughter had the pie the food was excellent the waitress was kind and helpful we will definitely be returning soon

We came for an impromptu early dinner. No issues booking in. Fairly quiet at this time. We had steak and mixed grill and it was lovely. Great food and lovely service from Jemima.

We live about 30 minutes away but it has always been worth the drive over. The food here has always been excellent and we have been with friends and family and never fails. We came over in mid October and we were served by Scarlet who looked after us impeccably.

Lovely food and lovely server, thank you Tom 😊

Lovely food and lovely server, thank you Tom. I nipped in for dinner on my own after work so didn't stay long but was still looked after very well whilst I was there 😊

Great food ..can recommend the seabass ..and friendly, helpful staff..thank you to Scarlet, Dan and everyone else for looking after us. Lovely evening.

Lovely food, friendly attentive service, especially from Scarlet.

Lovely family meal. Choice, food and service was great

The car park was busy. We weren't sure we would get a table 1pm on a Friday. It was busy at the bar but we were seated in the restaurant within five minutes. Strangely the restaurant wasn't busy, I have no idea where everyone from the cars were? We ordered from an extensive menu and really enjoyed our food. The wine was the best we've had for a long time. The service was excellent and friendly. There were two tables close to us but not close enough to spoil our conversation or theirs . Would definitely recommend it, not overly priced, no offers but still good value .

Lovely meal and we were well looked after by Dan & Jemima

Had an excellent breakfast here which was cooked by Lee. We were waited on by Dan who was very welcoming, friendly and personable. It was a great experience and I'd highly recommend it!

We had a great breakfast here with fantastic service from Dan and awesome food by Lee. Definitely recommend and will be returning. Even with allergies at the table nothing was a problem and the process was straight forward.

Came for a meal and drink with my friends, had a lovely evening was served by Dan who was so kind and welcoming the whole time. Great welcoming and funny personality! Will definitely be coming back 🥰

Superb service,especially from Dan. Food was great,well cooked and delicious. Great relaxed atmosphere. We really enjoyed it and will come again.

The beef and ale pie was very good as was the sea bass. The vegetables were a little too al dente for my liking and the custard with dessert could have been warmer. Lee was great and the service was not at all rushed.

Having driven past the pub for years I finally turned left and was delighted I did. Our food was superb, great selection of beers and really friendly staff.

We came here for a birthday meal on our travels in the area and have to say we were very impressed. Very intimate and cosy restaurant. The service recieved was brilliant. By the time we had ordered our food it was straight to our table. The food was absolutely beautiful! Would highly recommend 👌 Worth every penny!

Dan and Rebecca served us extremely helpful and polite

Lovely place to eat and catch up with friends. Great food and service from friendly staff especially Mia and Rebecca. Would highly recommend.

Rebecca was extremely attentive at all times. The food arrived super fast. We had steak and it was delicious. Highly recommend The Mare and Colt.

Drive by call in on way home. Ordered the fish, cooked perfectly. Delightful little quite pub. Inside was very clean and welcoming as were the staff. Will be bringing the family on next visit.

Large portions, tast was excellent, staff polite and officiant, no problem at all.

Good choice of food with excellent service

We had a two night stay at the safari park in one of the lodges and there are two Chef and Brewers close. We had a Gourmet card so we tried both of them. The pub looks like its been refurbished recently and has a lovely outdoor space to sit on the summer. The staff were warm and friendly. We will definitely be back

Lovely clean pub, staff attentive and polite. We had Sunday lunch and was a little disappointed, cold hard vegetables, meat was thily sliced and the Turkey tasted watery and processed, however the roast potatoes were gorgeous. Plenty of gravy but tasted like granulated bisto style. Portion was small but sufficient. The overall cost was over priced. But the biggest surprise was the cost of the drinks, both alcohol and soft drinks were extremely high and over priced. Not recommended.

Stopped off for a meal, Very nice place

Lovely breakfast and good coffee. Rebecca and Libby very welcoming, great service.

Went for a family meal on Sunday 18th and the staff was brilliant really welcoming and friendly, service was quick even know it was very busy. Food was exceptional and well worth. Definitely will be visiting again soon

Food was excellent ans service was perfect from Libby and Mia

Came for food, really enjoyed it, our waitress Mia was great and Libby was very helpful. Would recommend coming here.

Food was great, Mia and Libby were very helpful and polite

Ordered fish and chips with peas. They were well prepared. I loved how this place is established.

Just called in as passing- lovely outside area where we sat with dogs. Very friendly staff

Great meal, friendly staff, what more do you need!

Always a nice place to have a quiet drink.

Regular visitor with my mom and dog. Staff are always so friendly and always make us feel so welcome. Big shout out to Dan who is extremely friendly, helpful and goes out of his way to make us feel so welcome. Thank you.

My husband and I decided to go to the Mare and Colt for Sunday lunch today. Well all I can say is the food was appalling. I asked for the Sunday lunch without the meat and that I would like just the vegetables. What I got was one piece of carrot, one small piece of brocoli, two bits of shredded cabbage and 5 tiny pieces of potato. My husband had ordered me a cauliflower cheese to have with the vegetables. It was all stone cold and to be honest the carrot, brocoli, bits of cabbage and potatoes were disgusting. I took my late back and told the member of staff that it was cold. She said she would get me another. When my food came again it was cold and I couldn't eat it. We went up to the var to pay and I told her that my food was cold and that couldn't eat it. They took my meal off the bill. We weren't even apologised to. I will not be recommending the Mare and Colt to anyone and we will definitely not be returning. I won't even be giving it 1 star.

First visit to this pub. Food was excellent. Service first class. The only reason I marked atmosphere was we visited early so the pub was quiet. Really enjoyed the visit.

We visited today as a large family. The staff were amazing. So friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. Even our fussy eater tried new things and cleared his plate. We don't live nearby but we will be going back. Highly recommended

Quieter than usual, but excellent and speedy service.

First visit had lunch with friends It was a lovely experience. The service and food was just excellent . And so lovely due to the weather to be able to have a drink after our meal outside thank you.

It's a nice pub, good atmosphere and better than average service. I found the food adequate, though I thought the prices are a little high, at least 20 - 30% higher than I'd expect. 4 of us came to £120 and looking at what we ordered it was all very standard 'pub grub' Nice enough but expensive for what you get.

Gorgeous food, very attentive & polite staff and a great atmosphere.

The staff are very attentive. Our meal came fairly quickly and was delicious. The decor is modern and very clean. We will definitely visit again soon.

Had a lovely meal with my family. Service was great and waitress was very attentive. Food came out with good timing and all was good.

Went for a meal which was lovely, Staff were friendly and attentive and excellent service from Libby who took care of us.

A welcome stop on a Monday for dinner. Good pub chain menu and the food itself was great. The barman when we went in was great.

Food was beautiful, plenty of it. Staff fantastic and a nice atmosphere. Thank you

Food was OK - typical Harvester fare. The pub was a convenient place to stop on a long journey but a couple of locals were given priority at the bar when ordering which felt unwelcoming. The bar and restaurant area has a nice vibe and the outside area is very nice.

Very lovely service. Sat straight away and high chair brought over to accommodate our needs for the child at the table. Quick service and extremely yummy food. Desserts were excellent. Great environment. Jemima was our waitress and she was lovely.

Always liked the M+C food choice great,served by lovely pleasant young lady,food hot and good value. Shall be visiting again very soooon.

We stopped off here for Sunday lunch and were so glad we did. The food was amazing! I had the Beef Short Rib and my wife had Turkey. The food was cooked to perfection, the staff were great and the venue was lovely. To top it off the sun was out and ate outside under their lovely pergola. Highly recommend and we will definitely be back. Thank you!

We came to the restaurant for a 50th birthday celebration. Rebecca and her team were absolutely fantastic and we throughly enjoyed the food. We really do want to say a massive thank you as they did such a great job of looking after us and what made us smile is the staff all came out with the birthday cake singing 'happy birthday'. We will definitely be back.

Thank you to the gentlemen behind the bar who served me Guinness on my birthday today. That was incredibly appreciated. Will be back again for food. Lovely pub!

My friends always ask to lunch at the Mare & Colt when they're visiting me. As always, good food, wide choice, reasonably priced and plenty of space to enjoy a catch up. Venue is clean & comfortable. Special thanks to our waiter & waitress today, very polite, helpful & friendly. Will return & can recommend.

Lovely, helpful and friendly service from waitress Rebecca. And delicious meal with my Mum. Would definitely return to the Mare & Colt for food.

Jemima was great and the duty manager

Visited for lunch a few weeks ago. Lee was very accomodating, he let us use the car park while we were house hunting. We returned for lunch and we were'nt disappointed. The food and service was excellent. Will definitly become our local..

Worst Sunday Roast ever had,we did arrive after 3pm but that Beef, roast potatoes or Yorkshire pud,should have been served to us,unfortunately we paid for it,Happy to get away,

Always a good atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff members was served by Libby today she was very attentive and made us feel welcome. The food was at its normal high standard

Popped in on a whim on Sunday of bank holiday weekend as up road from go outdoors. Ordered 2 beef dinners which was about £17 each. Food arrived and was very disappointed. one tiny peice of broccoli and very very small bit of cabbage all of which might just about fill a spoon. 3 potatoes 2 of which I wouldn't even count as so small. A carrot and what looked like an amazing Yorkshire pudding. Unfortunately looks can be deceiving as it must have been left in oven to keep warm and had gone so hard and brittle the whole thing literally disintegrated when you tried to cut into it. It was literally unedable. There was 2 good peices of beef and the gentleman who served us was very friendly so I gave 2 stars. I do not think this was anywhere near quality food or good value.I left out of pocket and hungry. We didn't get asked if anything was OK with meal to raise this issue and it was busy at bar so I wasn't confident to complain as it would have effected my anxiety.

Popped in on the off chance. Great food and friendly staff. Definitely going back.

One item left off order. However, the food we received was very good.

Popped in for lunch and was surprised how much this place has changed as I had not been in for a long while. All for the better and looks lovely with lots of cosy areas. The range of lunch food was good and suited the three of us visiting who all like different things.

Hadn't been here in a long time as didn't have a good couple of experiences but as time goes on new people take over and we decided to give it a try. So much better than previous, friendly welcome, lovely atmosphere and our service by Dulcie was fantastic. So glad we tried it again.

Liked the place nice barmaid helpful. Good ambience

A splendid lunch with friends at a reasonable price served most pleasantly by the lovely Dulcie. Highly recommended.

11 of us came for a meal food was quick, hot and lovely and pudding were good! Service was excellent and we couldn’t want for nothing! Thank you mare and colt

Friendly staff. There was 11 of us. Food piping hot. Nothing too much trouble.

Very good service, good food and well cooked, would use again

Just a lovely meal and dessert!

Nice food, good selection, pleasant surroundings, efficient staff. Maisy our waitress was attentive and good natured while under pressure.

I booked here for a birthday lunch today. On the online booking form I requested a quiet table as my 99 year old mother has dementia and a noisy environment bothers her. On arrival I confirmed that this would be possible. We were taken to an area that filled up very quickly and naturally became a little noisy. There were so many tables dotted around the restaurant that were so quiet and I couldn't understand why my request was basically ignored. The food I have to say was very cold and I observed that the next table to us made the same remarks. Not sure I would visit again.

We had a vegan Wellington (shown in picture) and a steak. Food was great, staff very lovely and the place has a great homey atmosphere.

Service was excellent and quick and enjoyable food. Nice atmosphere too. Friendly informative staff. Reasonably priced drinks with lots to choose from.

Sat in the bar for a few hours. Nice atmosphere and had a a bottle of champagne to celebrate some good news. Decided then to have something to eat in the restaurant. We had the cheese sharing board to start and then a hunters chicken type meal for mains. All very well presented and nicely washed down with some lovely g&t’s. Services was good and friendly. Restaurant was quite busy and the bar, so nice atmosphere. A pleasant way to spend 5 hours! Clean and nicely refurbished. Will return!

Faultless ! We are regulars at the Mare & Colt whether for a cheeky meal for 2 or a family celebration. We had a meal this evening was absolutely faultless from start to finish. The lovely Amelia looked after us and ensured everything was perfect for us. Great service

Great meal, friendly staff. Will be back

Had burnt bread on cheese sandwich.Service bad..They were expecting party of 18 and only 4 of us sat another table.We sat there about 15 mins before they took our order....no excuse as it wasn't busy.

We arrived around 16:40 and our drinks and meal orders were taken. Many items weren't available and the server said that we "had come at the worst time". Not too much of a problem and we ordered other items from the menu. 45 Minutes later the server came to apologise and let us know that there was a problem with the ordering system and our order hadn't gone through. By this time one of the items ordered was no longer available. The food then arrived 1hr10 after ordering. We received possibly the worst food I've ever been served in a restaurant. Of the 9 meals there was only one that was remotely edible. The majority had clearly been sat under a heat lamp for an extended period of time as most of it was now cold and hard. The Turkey on the Sunday dinner was dry and crunchy. Sent this back and received the same plate that had evidently just been microwaved. The others we received were equally dry, cold or overcooked. The roast sirloin was like chewing gum and so dry that no amount of gravy was going to save it. The Lamb Shank shepherds pie was so overcooked that the lamb shank was a dry, congealed lump on top, the minced lamb in the bottom had formed into a burnt sticky clump which came out the same shape as the dish with the mash so dry on top that it had formed a complete skin over it of dry potato. The kids meals were either overcooked or cold. The kids pizza was the only think that wasn't dry, that was a barely cooked, clearly microwaved pizza with cold broccoli. All of the Yorkshire puddings were so dry that they crumbled to dust. The carrots were well cooked though. The only meal that was remotely edible was the duo of chicken. This crispy chicken was nice (as was anything deep fried like the chips) but the chicken breast was also overcooked and dry. Based on the food, there was no way that the food hadn't been sat around for ages and I suspect that it was just forgotten on the pass. As soon as you looked at the plates of food, it was clear that there were major issues with it yet it was still sent out. The chefs should be utterly ashamed that that "food" left their kitchen. We had our drinks order taken when we sat then didn't see another member of staff other than when the initial error was brought to our attention after 45 mins and when the food finally arrived. There was no proactive resolution of the problems to our meals other than the offer of free desserts which was declined. After complaining to the manager she removed the majority of the food from the bill which was appreciated. This was possibly the worst experience I have ever had in any restaurant from fine dining to Wetherspoons. In the end we were all so hungry that we resorted to a take away when we got home, having wasted 2 hours for one drink each. On reading the menu we arrived in high hopes for a lovely meal and left, vowing never to return

It is such a beautiful restaurant to eat or just to have a very relaxing drink , the staff are very friendly big smiles very helpful, food was excellent

We arrived around 16:40 and our drinks and meal orders were taken. Many items weren't available and the server said that we "had come at the worst time". Not too much of a problem and we ordered other items from the menu. 45 Minutes later the server came to apologise and let us know that there was a problem with the ordering system and our order hadn't gone through. By this time one of the items ordered was no longer available. The food then arrived 1hr10 after ordering. We received possibly the worst food I've ever been served in a restaurant. Of the 9 meals there was only one that was remotely edible. The majority had clearly been sat under a heat lamp for an extended period of time as most of it was now cold and hard. The Turkey on the Sunday dinner was dry and crunchy. Sent this back and received the same plate that had evidently just been microwaved. The others we received were equally dry, cold or overcooked. The roast sirloin was like chewing gum and so dry that no amount of gravy was going to save it. The Lamb Shank shepherds pie was so overcooked that the lamb shank was a dry, congealed lump on top, the minced lamb in the bottom had formed into a burnt sticky clump which came out the same shape as the dish with the mash so dry on top that it had formed a complete skin over it of dry potato. The kids meals were either overcooked or cold. The kids pizza was the only think that wasn't dry, that was a barely cooked, clearly microwaved pizza with cold broccoli. All of the Yorkshire puddings were so dry that they crumbled to dust. The carrots were well cooked though. The only meal that was remotely edible was the duo of chicken. This crispy chicken was nice (as was anything deep fried like the chips) but the chicken breast was also overcooked and dry. Based on the food, there was no way that the food hadn't been sat around for ages and I suspect that it was just forgotten on the pass. As soon as you looked at the plates of food, it was clear that there were major issues with it yet it was still sent out. The chefs should be utterly ashamed that that "food" left their kitchen. We had our drinks order taken when we sat then didn't see another member of staff other than when the initial error was brought to our attention after 45 mins and when the food finally arrived. There was no proactive resolution of the problems to our meals other than the offer of free desserts which was declined. After complaining to the manager she removed the majority of the food from the bill which was appreciated. This was possibly the worst experience I have ever had in any restaurant from fine dining to Wetherspoons. In the end we were all so hungry that we resorted to a take away when we got home, having wasted 2 hours for one drink each. On reading the menu we arrived in high hopes for a lovely meal and left, vowing never to return

First time at the Mare and Colt for a while. Whereas my friend meals were fine mine seemed a bit overpriced. Not a great deal of meat and sauce was fairly tasteless. Not worth the £16 i paid. Service was good.

Always friendly and still feels like a country pub.

Lovely traditional country pub, delicious food and friendly efficient staff. The atmosphere is great, nice background music not too loud so can have a conversation over the table. Staff are attentive and don't rush you.

Overpriced and tiny portions. Paid £11 for one fishcake and some lettuce. My friend paid £3.50 for one piece of garlic bread cut in half. Won’t be returning after coming for many years.

Lovely pub, portions are on a par with children’s portions though. Was not very happy and mentioned it to the staff but they just said that’s how the portions are. We ordered a side of garlic bread for £3.29 and received ONE very small slice of garlic bread cut into two, when I asked if that was it the waitress said yes. A side of onion rings was £3.49, there were 6 small onion rings. I had mushy peas with my fish, there was literally 1 tablespoon of peas on my plate. I could go on …

Great service - Rebecca was our waitress and she was very patient. We were a family booking of 10 and 4 of the children have learning difficulties so a meal can be quite challenging. Rebecca was very patient and helpful. The food was great and pub is always consistent with its standards.

This was a lovely dinner with the family celebrating a birthday. Was comfy inside with lots of space. Service was great, with staff being kind and welcoming. Food was good, although some of it was cold such as the sticky toffee pudding. However, it was so delicious we didn’t even both sending it back cause it tasted too good to wait. Overall, amazing place and food.

Visited as a family on Easter Monday. The staff were helpful and seated us early on request. The others enjoyed their meals but my slow-cooked steak pie was almost inedible, lots of thick pastry and the meat was tough and gristly.

I went for a lovely Easter Sunday roast, we all enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere and the pub was really nice, we were served by Rebecca who was very friendly and the service was excellent, thankyou.

Popped in for an impromptu lunch and wasn’t disappointed. Adam was fantastic and made our visit very pleasant. The food was excellent and the beer was very moreish!

Great food, fast service and a lovely pub.

Had lovely meal yesterday to celebrate my birthday- highly recommended