Mow Cop Inn in Stoke-on-Trent

This was the nearest pub to our campsite so seemed a good choice for us to have Sunday lunch. The first thing that hits you is the old/stale smell as you walk in. Yes, it’s obviously a very old pub, its layout and decor is very 70s. When we arrived the lady on duty was very friendly and welcoming. We got drinks and had a look at the menu which didn’t inspire. Plus we felt the prices were quite high so we moved on! Shame really, this place needs to move with the times!

Our family group covers four generations, there are meals to suit all tastes. Great menu, lots of choice. Specials are just that, definitely not your ordinary pub grub. Staff are lovely and the atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly. The food is excellent value for money.

Lovely Sunday lunch with a very nice hostess. The food was plentiful And good. The choice of beers limited on draft but great selection of bottled. Will come back again.

We've had the must amazing Persian meal. Friendly staff, great service. Excellent and great value for money.

Having waited for an hour for our food to be served, we were mortified to be presented with frozen fish, chips and peas. The food was definitely not home made. The Ploughman’s lunch was sparse and had no meat or pork pie on it. The drinks came to £14 which consisted of two lemonades, one coke and one half a larger! The pub is very dated and smelt damp.

Visited at the weekend and even though we had booked a table we were an hour and a half early. Margaret greeted us and eating earlier was no problem. Myself and partner had fillet steaks, perfectly cooked and all for just £16.95 each. I could not fault the service or the food, so will definitely visit again. Many thanks ☆☆☆☆☆

Traditional type of pub, serving the old favourites like pie & chips, chicken & chips, etc but the chef also does several Persian specials.The prices are excellent and the food is cooked well and is tasty.Best price for a fillet steak that I can find and it's cooked properly (I have mine rare).Staff are very friendly.Well worth a visit.

Been here a few times the atmosphere is great & so are the staff very friendly and welcoming always have a good time here.

Food ok, average pub grub, not a huge selection of beers etc, but ok. Prices were mid range, and pub could do with updating. Very old feel, but not quaint, more tired and dated. Budget eats, certainly not for a special occasion, more pensioner outing

Food was freshly made great service they accommodated us without a booking..... We arrived and were able to get a table without waiting food was freshly prepared to our ordered puff pastry pie..... We had an enjoyable meal & chat in this cozy pub in beautiful surroundings landlady was most welcoming to us.

Had a lovely lunch here following a short walk up to Mow Cop Castle. I had a Persian Lamb dish which was delicious. For four of us with drinks, mains, sweets and coffee, the quantity and value for money was exceptional. Would definitely recommend and we will visit again.

1st time we have been to the pub. Service is good. Food is ok. You get what you pay for. Would go again but won’t rush back. More Pub then Grub

After walking in the area enjoyed a meal which was served promptly with attention to detail. Will call again when in the area.

Nice pub/restaurant with a nice ambience.Two of us had Sunday lunch. The food was excellent and at a good price.This is a well managed and friendly pub in a typical English village

Excellent traditional pub food with very friendly , helpful staff. Lovely authentic Persian dishes and steak cooked to perfection. Superb value for money, popular with our family. Have visited many times.

Booked in here for my step mums birthday tea. We called ahead to make sure we could have Persian food as we read mixed reviews in terms to the times they serve it. Lady was lovely and made sure they saved enough for us. It was lovely we all enjoyed it and even my toddler tried some of all our dishes and enjoyed it. We met the chef too who is Iranian and we had a lovely conversation and it was a warm and lovely atmosphere we will definitely return.

Standard pub grub, and the closest to now cop folly. Good value for money & loads of parking if you just want to walk from there.

Very enjoyable visit, food was very very good as usual. Service is very good and very polite owners. I had garlic mushrooms, very nice,and Acapulco chicken which is very tasty. All in all we had a great time.

Sunday Lunch was fantastic as usual,my wife had Ratatouille all very nice. Some great puddings to choose from,I had fudge cake the wife had apple crumble. All very nice.Great meals.

The steaks are to die for, I've been to several steak houses but nothing beats the steaks here. My wife had a Persian as always and said was delicious. Very comfortable and great friendly staff and great surroundings

Volver después de una comida maravillosa en uno de mis favoritos de mi marido había lugares para comer la carne que él dijo era delicioso yo mismo tuve una de las comidas persas que era deliciosa. Es un pub encantador en encantadoras alrededor el personal es siempre muy agradable y acogedor, siempre muy limpio. Cerca del castillo y de La Grange muy popular entre senderistas, ciclistas y acampadas ¿qué más hay que decir la verdad.

Back again, Fantastic rib eye steak, The wife had one of the Persian specials which she said was delicious (as always) and piping hot. Service is always very prompt and friendly, Great country pub set in beautiful surroundings. See you again very soon. Dave xxx

Me & my family came here for tea it's a lovely old pub & not far from the castle,the food is ok too, the staff are friendly & it's clean.

Ojalá pudiera escribir un informe mejor. El pub está en un entorno encantador y el personal era amable. Las raciones fueron muy generosos, pero la comida (cordero asado) era realmente horrible. Nuestros hijos estaban lo suficientemente contento con los palitos de pescado y patatas fritas. Algunos de los sobres de ketchup había fermentado y quedamos atónitos con aire. La habitación también tenía un fuerte olor a humedad. No había ninguna señal de la comida persa el sitio web mencionado. En conjunto fue una experiencia deprimente y nos alegramos de salir.

Visitamos el viernes 10 junio 2016 Por recomendación (6). Comimos cordero - delicioso

Good food at very reasonable prices! A nice and friendly atmosphere, too. Pub has plenty of character and is surrounded by some incredible views across Cheshire/Staffordshire.

Este lugar nunca deja de asombrar. No sólo amable y acogedor, pero la comida es buenísima y afortunadamente no un plato de pizarra a la vista. El almuerzo de domingo tan deliciosos.

Great hosts, friendly staff and good food.Nice for a sunday lunch, just be aware that the place is only open at weekends.

Step back to a pub that believes in good food and a pleasant if rural atmosphere and the Mow Cop Inn fits the bill. Service is friendly and quick even for a party of eight of us for Sunday Lunch. This pub only opens three days a week but its reputation is excellent, food superb and atmosphere brilliant. No pounding pop music to disturb the pleasant ambiance and possibly not for younger people unless children with adults. Good selection of ales on offer along with a goodly collection of shorts. So if at a weekend you need a break on the way up (or down) from the Castle call in, and you will be pleasantly surprised. We were.

Once again The welcome was friendly and the food is just fantastic. The wife had a Persian while I had the Rib Eye Steak, Both meals were cooked to perfection, Definitely we will be back

Always good to come back to a favorite place to eat.Always good food and good service.Always good value.Booked a table for fathers day and we all enjoyed the food,my fussy girls are happy here and the rest of us enjoy the fresh cooked food.

Had a great traditional Persian meal. Never had Persian before - really enjoyed it - great flavours.

Excellent service, always made to feel welcome and a very high standard of food! Would recommend it too anyone!!

we were camping up the road and decided to go to the mow cop for a drink..we ended up having tea..so glad we did..very friendly pub and fab food..very reasonably priced

This is a delightful country Inn off the beaten track but not too far. The Persian menu is excellent and I should know as I have tried all they have to offer, they also do excellent steaks and other meals to suit everyone. They also do roasts on Sunday, lamb or beef and the vegetables are cooked so you can taste them and are not mushy like some places. It is a family friendly pub which can be packed or just comfortable but it only opens on Friday to Sunday also bank holidays. I must tell you I go every week if i am able as I like it that much.

Saiid and Margaret run a lovely pub that they have choosen to open Friday to Sunday,as it suits them.Friendly and always welcoming the persian food is always great and mostly gluten free too.They serve english food as well but you can go any where for that,lol.

Travelling through the area, looking for somewhere to eat, came across this pub. For a Saturday lunchtime it was amazingly quiet, which was worrying. However, we received a warm welcome; drinks were fine except being a part time pub, didn't have everything on tap, but we were there for the food.All meals (6) arrived well prepared and presented with fresh salads, warmed bread rolls, etc. Suspect everything (apart from salads) had come from freezer, but it didn't matter.A very enjoyable lunch. Thank you.

Every so often we call into this pub for a delicious 'proper' roast dinner. The food is first class with the lamb being our favourite!Being a bit of a traditionalist I usually go for the homemade apple and berry crumble with custard.The staff are friendly and pleasant, always making us feel welcome.We will no doubt be back again in a few weeks.

Very nice meal, I had Sunday Roast and my wife had one of the Persian specials. Both meals were very enjoyable and piping hot. The pub was a little quiet but very clean and the staff were polite.

Got in asked for table Got drinks nothing was explained about ordering system !!! Had to go back up to ask for menus !! Ended up looking on line as no kids menu in it ... Ordered at bar as no one came to us !! When she did take my ordered she disappeared and started taking food out ... Had a chat with someone then came back to take rest of my order. Food arrived had to then wait for cutlery, food !! there was no love gone into making it !! Looked like it had been chucked on the plate , roast dinner was fresh from frozen potatoes .Didnt touch the veg as it looked like it was days old meat was dry and horrible !! If that had been the first time I tasted lamb I would never eat it again ... Fish was over cooked again fresh from frozen... They took are plates didn't even ask how are meal was ...when we left no one said goodbye it broke my heart having to pay so much for the worlds worst meal ... It wasn't even busy in there avoid avoid avoid ...

Visiting family in Staffordshire this local pub had a good selection to please everyone. We chose from the specials board - Horesh Esfenach was a Persian style chicken dish with tomatoes and spinach served with rice. Others in the party had lasagna and chicken cordon bleu which came with chips. Wine was reasonably priced - we chose a pinot grigio. Simple food, nicely cooked and very pleasant, efficient service. I think food is only served at weekends so best to check.

Excellent meal, we went on Saturday Night. What a change to see something very different on the Specials Board.I had a chicken dish with spinach, tomatoes and orange juice - excuse my ignorance I cannot remember what is was called, it was delicious, the chicken was so tender, You can tell how good the food was all 4 of use cleared our plates completley - and the portions were more than generous, we did have to wait a little while but then thats what you have to do if you want "cooked fresh" foodWould recommend this pub, excellent, bit of a treck to get there - especially when you don't come from round there ..... think it may have been our friends taking us on a mystry tour...

This is a very well run Traditional pub with very polite service from the owners or staff,it is always exceptionally clean.The food is very good, always home cooked with some fantastic specials that are worth looking at first as they are unusual but very tasty.The last meal I had there was Beef cooked in drambuie that happened to be strips of fillet! Very Tasty!Always very accommodating with the children,my two girls love the food.Good value for money.Look at the website for opening times as only open Friday evening,Saturday,Sunday and bank holidays.

Nice food and drink. Restricted opening hours, only Friday, Saturday, Sunday and bank holiday Mondays.