Market Vaults in Tamworth

Simple home cooked food at lunchtime only. Small menu but very tasty, very popular and good value for money.

Had the full breakfast here it was the best one ive had, would highly recommend it.

Excellent lovely old worldy pub 👌 the atmosphere was brilliant 👏 the staff and locals were very welcoming 🙏 the drinks were lovely and reasonably priced and the lovely cheese and onion crusty cobs were fantastic 😀 10/10 we will definitely be going back 😀 thank you 😊

Great atmosphere,good selection of beers, and good entertainment !

Great ale and good good at the right price.

Great atmosphere, good service and just a good vibe, attracts a good crowd which always adds to the atmosphere

Lovely traditional bar well worth a visit.

Lovely decor. Friendly service. Decent selection of Joules ales. Big garden up the alley at the back.

Traditional pub, selection of real ales, beer garden at rear. Food served 12 noon 'til around 3.

Great Joules pub , mainly just beers in evenings & cheese bap's but had some great live music.

Cracking old pub with great selection of real ales and ciders.

Great little pub with a great range of Ales.friendly bar staff and great live music.

So friendly, welcoming, great traditional food, first class beer

I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE MARKET VALUTS FOR YEARS AND I HAVE HAD LIVER AND ONIONS & MASHED POTATOES & GARDEN PEAS FOR 3 TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND IT IS REALLY TASTY & EXECELENT AS THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT YEARS AGO..

Friendly service, great food and and a reasonably good choice of beers from this pub in the centre of Tamworth. And the young barman who is apparently going into the army soon is fantastically good looking.

A great place with a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. 1st class food and great service 👌

Very reasonably priced from a cob at £2 to Steak and Ale pie at £8.50. Lovely beer in a beautiful tradition pub setting. Service was prompt and friendly with the food arriving quickly.

Good old drinking pub Have music night Thursdays open mic 🎤 All very enthusiastic some more uplifting than others It's very entertaining

Love this place the bar lady fay is great

Didn't sample the food. A great pub in the Joules tradition. Full range of ales, well served. Great atmosphere in a long narrow pub. Often have live music, sometimes on the outdoor stage at the back of the large beer garden. A real town centre treasure. Recommended.

Great atmosphere. Excellent service and food.

Good pub. Clean and tidy and have a great selection of ales.

Always pop in here for 1 or 2 would of been nice to see the fire rawing has it was a cold day Sells traditional beer cosy man’s pub

If your looking for a great Sunday roast, this is the place to go! Generous portions and all home cooked. Genuinely the best Sunday roast in Tamworth! Great variety of drinks Fantastic wee gem of Tamworth 100% recommended

Wonderful traditional pub. Owned by a brewery. Selling wonderful beers, home cooked food.

What a fantastic gem of a place! Had a couple of beers, top condition and very enjoyable. Had two meals too and couldn't believe the excellent value. Worth the trip to Tamworth just for here!

Lovely little pub that we dropped into whilst having a few drinks in town. They had a selection of ales on draft that were all reasonably priced. The decor was typical of an old British pub! Lovely atmosphere in there. Toilets were extremely clean. Will definitely be back!

Great welcome, Great food & Great atmosphere Will be back soon

Standard joules pub. Good beer, real ale, warm, one to visit while in Tamworth.

Called in here pre- attending the by- election '23 with our group ( official monster loony party ) the locals were really nice friendly folks, open Mike with musicians in top room was really good, staff pleasant, good well presented drinks, food good, excellent visit, pity I live 70 mile away or it would be my local ...

Nice place for a beer. Not full of kids, ok band on at the time.

Cosy & warm. Had a sausage bap & chips, wonderful value. Service a little slow, but pub was very busy just prior to Christmas so not complaining. Lots of regular customers -obviously a firm favourite. Would recommend.

live music and a good pint, what more do you need?

Lovely little dog friendly pub in middle of town .we had food scampi n chips £8 what a bargain in these times ,the beer and service great too .To good to miss .

Nice log fire ,I am not really a real Ale drinker but tried it anyway. Smashing 👍 place !

Very nice pub, great beer, great stff, great prices & great atmosphere. What more could you want.

Old pub in tamworth went for food and a drink really good

Fabulous little pub, a proper pub just like in the good old days, with comfortable surroundings and great beer. Friendly, welcoming, we'll be back. Update: lunchtime food is fabulous! I just wish they served it into the evening.

Proper old boozer!! Decor is lovely, staff are chatty and food is brilliant value for money!

Lovely little pub. Good great. Nice people

Great atmosphere, and on a Saturday, some brilliant live bands .......

Nice pub,good beer. We had proper chips. Nice over 500 years old pub. Staff very pleasant worth a visit

A lovely friendly place and a very welcoming atmosphere loved it

In my opinion the best place to go and have a drink in tamworth

popped in on a visit to tamworth, heard about this place from a friend. malbec wine was lovely, sat in garden was nicely lit with music playing. but as it was closing we were literally told to leave which was very sarcastic in manner.

Brilliantly priced Sunday lunch. Excellent value

Great venue in Tamworth, we always enjoy playing here!

Great staff great food great pub dog friendly clean loos

In reply to M Lewis how you acted in the market vaults on the 3 occasions you have dined there,you were found to be very rude about gender and height of both female and male bar tenders,on every occasion the staff were polite to even though you thought it was hilarious with 3 others to intimidate the bar staff even from your table,at no point did either member of staff retaliate or make any remarks to you,customers also commented on how rude you were,I'm a regular and I witnessed this myself

To M Lewis, refering to a person as a Small woman is very rude, and if this is how you acted in the pub then I'm not surprised if you didn't find her friendly. I have used this pub for several years and have never found any member of staff rude. Service is great and value for money. By the sound of it you won't be missed.

Friendly place Small and inviting, some nice beers from. JOULES, also had a lunch there, very nice indeed, made two visits here, and would definitely return

What an awful experience today! Booked the table for 1pm. Upon arriving we’re told to vacate the table by 2pm. Ordered the meal immediately but wasn’t served until 1.40pm. The small woman behind the bar is horrendous. She should not be working in hospitality. What a very abrupt and unfriendly woman - not the first time either!!! Will never go back again and would never recommend anyone to go there!

Decent selection of ale, nice staff and food was very nice and reasonably priced too. Dog friendly.

Lovely atmosphere and excellent service

We visited The Market Vaults on Good Friday lunch time with our two dogs, where we were given a warm welcome. I had a Joules pale ale and my husband had a Joules chocolate corker, both lovely ales. We decided to stay for lunch and I chose the home made steak and slumbering monk pie with mash, peas and gravy, my husband chose the three egg omelette with chips and salad. We were very happy with our food, plenty of meat in the pie. Overall we had a very good experience and will definitely visit The Market Vaults again next time we are in Tamworth.

Good selection of beer and the place was very clean and tidy. It was the most expensive pint we purchased all day though.

Hidden gem. Lovely pub. Good ales and excellent food

Had a lovely roast dinner and I will be going again 😊

Best pub in Tamworth, recently won best joules pub. Staff are friendly and helpful. Live music every weekend and home cooked Sunday lunch. What more could you ask for

Nice cosy pub, joules selection of ales

Excellent real ale pub.Very quaint cosy pub.Staff very welcoming. Good choice of real Ales...

popped in for lunch. great value, pie/scampi and chips. fresh and cooked well. defo will be eating here again lunch times when were in town. updates. starting to really enjoy coming to this pub, warm cracking fire, friendly. great lunches at good prices.

Superb afternoon drinking Slumbering Monk. Lovely, reasonably priced food & great atmosphere

What a hidden gem this place is. A traditional British pub with great Joules beer and superb food. Can’t wait to go back!

Great traditional pub with a good selection of ales.

Good boozer. Reasonably priced, decent quality beers.

Excellent Sunday lunch in a lovely atmosphere and the price is unbelievable for the standard of the food. Good service and the meal was big and very tasty. Really couldn't fault it.

Lovely pub food superb 8 pound for fish and chips homemade you can't get it from chippy for that and dog friendly roaring fire real ale staff and atmosphere 10/10

Great old pub with a friendly atmosphere. Beer is excellent and staff superb. Best pub in Tamworth. Sunday dinners are excellent value for money and cooked to perfection.

Went to the market vaults Saturday night, i have allways used the 2 joules pubs in Lichfield not really aware of this pub on my doorstep although I live in Tamworth. Wasn’t disappointed great atmosphere , live music great night will certainly be returning more frequently.

Always come in here when in Tamworth for the September CAMRA beer festival. Plus points it's a Joules pub so the decor is very traditional pub, tied house type of decor (I would describe as "Samuel Smiths lite" and that is no criticism) ie lots of Joules branded mirrors traditional bar counter basically Joules full range of real ales and keg lagers (the keg lagers are a step above the national brands also on offer). From previous experience the hot food is very good, but on this visit I had a cob which, honestly was very basic (for comparison have a cob in the Windmill Rugby, that's basically a meal). So lost 1 🌟 from the review due to that. Overall very good though. Thank you.

Had a good night out great band

What a gem of a place! Had a Sunday dinner here today, absolutely gorgeous! Perfectly cooked, really tasty. We will be back soon!!

Visited this traditional pub a few times now. We are only visiting Tamsworth. Found to be friendly and rolls superb. Really pleasant bar lady. Dog friendly but unfortunately our schnauzer sat on one of the plastic seats tonight , Sat ,the staff member spoke to us in quite an assertive manner. My wife and I will be going elsewhere tomorrow and until we leave . Their loss our gain!

I visited with my friend and granddaughters for lunch. We were warmly welcomed. Our meals were delicious and smaller portions provided for the children. I have to recommend the lasagne, it was perfect. We sat outside in the garden section and the barmaid, Sharon, was brilliant. She came out several times to see if we wanted anything and was very helpful. I would definitely recommend this pub.

Terrible pub, guy kicked me out for no reason cause I didn’t hear what he said. Literally grabbed me and took the pint I paid for away. Never go here.

Great little character pub with an excellent selection of ales and gins. Live music available some nights. Accommodating staff and dog friendly. Definitely a good option for a Friday night.

Had a couple of pints in this nice tradition pub. Good choice of beers and ales. Nice location and friendly staff.

Nice friendly pub with live music at the weekends, great atmosphere, great staff especially the young lad Jack.

Always enjoyed the selection of good real ales

Best Sunday dinner in the area for food and hospitality. Bruce behind the bar is a star. Very polite and helpful, even packed the scraps for our dog. Top place , top people.

We met up in Tamworth with my 89 year old Dad, there were 8 of us and we throughly enjoyed our time at the Market Vaults!! The food was really delicious and home cooked and very filling. The Slumbering Monk Ale my Dad had as a treat he enjoyed! The lady who served us hadn't been there long but was very welcoming and helpful, and so were the two local ladies i sat near us!! Highly recommend the pub as the atmosphere was how a pub should be. Well done to you All. Would visit again.

Excellent pint, friendly service.

The food was excellent hot with the plates being hot as well. All fresh vegetables and your own gravy boat. The beef just melts in your mouth. Definitely we'll worth a visit for Sunday lunch but remember to book.

Tamworth is not necessarily on the tourist radar and approaching from the road it appears to be a collection of out of town retail parks - BUT venture into the old town centre and you will find a real treasure of a pub - The Market Vaults is a Joules brewery gem of a place. Two real fires, a fabulous welcome from the team behind the bar and some great ales. Sunday lunch needs to be booked so get in early - it is home-cooked fresh fare which looks amazing. Thank you to the lovely lady behind the bar not only for recommending the best beer but also accommodating us so beautifully even though we had not booked - we wished we had asked your name!

Who is the welcome for the pooch

Really friendly pub with a very welcoming landlady. Went on spec for Sunday lunch and it was brilliant. Would definitely recommend. Will definitely go again.

Always pop in here when in Tamworth, lovely Joule's beer, nice food and friendly staff. Cheers.

Expensive and not very friendly hosts constant dogs barking while trying to eat ur meal .

Grand abd you can take your dog.

Great alcohol with a lovely atmosphere. Lovely old building with good music and the prices are reasonable. Highly recommend popping in for a drink while you're in Tamworth.

Popular pub with joules ales. Quite a narrow pub with two bars. Can get crowded. You may be lucky enough to listen to live music

Top night with a great singer and great atmosphere

Very friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Would happily have stayed here and drunk more beer if life allowed.

Open mick night, had a great time

The sort of friendly and busy town centre pub I thought had disappeared; There's not much in Tamworth of much interest, so far as I'm aware, except for it's history, the amazing Saxon/Norman castle and this place .

Hidden gem. Great staff, great food, great beer.

Just Brilliant, Great traditional pub, excellent food and a really great host, nothing too much trouble, locals very chatty

Nice old building great ale/food

An old styled pub with loads of character and very friendly staff. A great selection of drinks. It was my first visit and I will certainly return when I am next in Tamworth.