Old Tramway Inn in Stratford-on-Avon

We were looking for a nice place to drink and have some food, local to where we are staying - this place turned out not to be as nice as it looks and read about. We walked in and saw a lovely bar area and nice fitted out area all over. We asked for some drinks and sat down, but shortly afterwards a chap joined some others sat nearby on a different table and began talking. Personally at work I am used to this language, BUT not when I am with my wife in a nice looking place with reasonable reviews. It turned out this chap is STAFF, as he ended up behind the bar then getting some ice for the barman (virtually every other work was an F word or a “bloody” word. Yes, a lot of males in the pub but for me this language was unacceptable with a lady in the area and also young child walking around the bar area (I think he was a local to the bar). We will not return and if anyone is looking for a nice bar, suggest you think twice about here unless you like really bad language! I am used to bad language, due to my work and lifestyle (motorcycle rider and also a delivery driver) but this language should not be acceptable in a public bar/restaurant!

Stopped for two nights as a pub stopover using their carpark in our campervan as a base. Stratford-on-Avon was beautiful and the hard working staff in the pubs we visited were amazing. The staff in The Tramway Inn were functional and friendly. However, on the first night was a "staff party" (loud club type music) which finished at 23.30 (not published). The second night the author witnessed a drug deal taking place on the pub grounds closely followed by the pub staff joining the seller and purchaser for a few beers! Also, we paid £20 per night for a parking place only. In conclusion, Stratford was amazing the location was very disappointing.

Lovely friendly pub, dropped in after theatre as non locals and they were super friendly and accommodating, great service and highly recommended!

Well we won't be coming back for food that's for sure There was no chilli, so no nachos or Tex burgers or chilli con carne. no fish and chips . the eggs looked like they'd been cooked the day before. The gammon was thin and overcooked. The chips were the only good thing. Apparently no chef for 2 weeks, so why take bookings when they clearly can't cope

Great pub with friendly staff and locals. Made to feel very welcome. Selling a good range of ales and fresh cooked food is definitely worth a visit when in Stratford upon avon. Also, has overnight parking for motorhomes in the spacious car park behind the pub.

A terrific pub in Stratford inhabited by locals, not tourists. Very friendly and welcoming to 2 Aussie visitors. Food was yummy and cheap. Great selection of local and imported beers. We got live entertainment both nights we visited - a young singer with his guitar on the Friday and a full band on the Saturday night. The pub was singing along. Bar staff were lovely, all on all a great night out and just across from our Airbnb Hampton Lodge.

Fabulous Sunday roast, excellent staff, lovely decor, fab darts board and great value for money with big portions. We will be back

We stayed in the pub car park with our Motorhome, Everything was perfect from arrival, Ideal location to access the attractions, not too far to walk, Lovely Pub food as well. Also Dog Friendly

Have visited this local pub a few times over the last few months always enjoying a very pleasant experience. Under new management a friendly young couple who have really improved and tidied up the place. Very welcoming a good atmosphere and feeling suitably Christmassy. A much better selection of drinks, although haven’t eaten there yet the Sunday roasts looked delicious we fully intend to indulge ourselves soon.

Best fish and chips I’ve eaten for years!! We arrived on Friday evening. We had paid to stay in their car park for 2 nights in our motorhome. The location is excellent for visiting Stratford Upon Avon. Staff were friendly and the food was exceptional value.

Stayed at this little gem of a stop over last night in our campervan. Fab night in pub. Food reasonable. Met Emily and Eddie who run it. Lovely people and made to feel incredibly welcome. No EHU. Use of toilets whilst pub open. Walked into town from the car park this morning. Would highly recommend and will definitely return. Emily even waved us off when we left this morning. Cost £12.00 for night. Now taking bookings through booking.com however we just turned up with no notice.

Great local pub with friendly atmosphere and welcoming to non local visitors. We had drinks and pizza whilst we played bingo and even won a couple of rounds. It's nice to visit a pub where the locals and landlords are so friendly to visitors from outside the area. Startford upon Avon is lovely and we will be back so the Old Tramway Inn will be on our list to revisit too :)

We found the pub on Google when leaving the Butterfly Farm. We were a large family group, 8 adults and 6 children They couldn’t have been mor welcoming. Plenty of tables, games for the children, great beer and just a happy caring place. Don’t expect fine dining BUT this pub serves great lunchtime menu go suit most families. Reasonable prices and Great Quality. Served with care. We got the impression the owners may have recently taken over They fully deserve to succeed. Thanks you were one of the many highlights of our family reunion

Great service from all the staff here , fish and chips was amazing . Keep up the good work Regards The bargies

Thank you to Ed and Emily at The old Tramway for looking after us! I recently had a birthday get together for around 60 at the pub for my 40th birthday and it was such a great day/evening! Ed and Emily were so welcoming and accommodating , giving us as much space as we needed and allowing us and helping us to decorate how we wanted. There was plenty of food which came out throughout the day and evening and the stone baked pizza was delicious!!! We were well looked after from start to finish and everyone had a fantastic time! We will definitely bring family and friends again for special occasions!

Previous reviews have put me off trying this pub but I was delighted to see that it has been taken over and the reviews are now great. Went for the fish and chip Friday deal at two meals for £20. I must say that we were astonished at the quality. First time in ages that I have found somewhere that does great food at great prices. Owners are a delight and whenever we fancy a meal out this will be our place. Good luck with your business.

We arranged with Emily to stay overnight with friends and have two motorhomes. Nothing was too much trouble and Emily and the rest of the staff were great. Good selection of beers, wine and a good menu. Easy walk into Stratford on the old tramway path. We will be back.

Lovely local pub, very friendly people, great atmosphere actually sold Katy cider which pleased hubby as it’s the first time he had seen it in a pub Just been taken over by a lovely couple who were very friendly and very personable We wish them good luck great job so far

Popped in on my way home from work with my daughter late evening as a pit stop on the way home. Recieved excellent customer service from Kevin, he was more then happy to help, a very happy and cheerful soul and made the biggest effort ever with my daughter wgich is hard to come by and making her feel included in the evening. A credit to the pub and a credit to the hospitality industry! Keep up the good work Kevin!

What a great pub the Guinness served here is as good as in Dublin . A great pint probably the best in GB .Well done Emily and Eddie for a great pint.

Excellent friendly family run pub serving delicious food. Dog friendly and lovely atmosphere. Off street parking and outside seating area

Went for after work drinks with colleagues,stayed for food which was amazing. Great parking, seating indoors and outdoors. Friendly staff, great range of drinks and food would highly recommend a visit for all ages.

Cannot rate the tramway enough. Met up with friends for a drink and had food. The food is excellent, amazing hospitality , and staff were very helpful and friendly.

We have just visited the old tramway for lunch - new management Are great and the food and service was brilliant. Dog friendly which is a big plus!!! Great to see the place come back to life!!

Great new owners, friendly, fab atmosphere and brilliant barman .. lovely to have Tramway as a good local pub once more ! 😊

Fantastic new owners, nothing too much trouble. Great to have our local back, good food, good service, smiling friendly staff. Well done Eddie and Emily, even put up with my annoying loud brother 😂

Back open despite the fact that trip advisor says not. New menu options, roast dinner was excellent. Friendly welcome and relaxing atmosphere. What a change in 2 months!

This is a little gem. Under new management, the new team seem to be working hard to breathe life back into what was a bit of a tired establishment. Lots of parking and great outside space - this is a great place for a drink...

Fantastic friendly staff,new owners are really welcoming and it is great to have a bouncy castle for the kids so we don't have to stay in the park whxih was rammed. Can't believe someone left a negative review, I haven't got a single bad word...

Live locally and used this pub a few times for food and/or drinks. Appreciate they’re refurbishing and new management in place but on a sunny Sunday afternoon it felt far from welcoming. Such a shame as this place has lots of potential. Staff looked weary...

Visited Easter weekend for a few drinks. Had a reasonably pleasant experience. We live locally and have been an occasional customer for many years. In the past it has been much more engaged with area and a moderately busy venue. Am not sure what the...

We went for a quick drink here today ( Fri evening). All was ok to start but then the parents of various children went out to smoke, leaving their children (aged about 8-10) to run amok .... high pitches squeeling dancing & running round the...

We arrived just as they were opening at 1pm, the barman was very helpful as we were looking for a caravan park and had driven down as all online were saying full or not open. We had lunch and it was delicious, best chips I've...

We last visited The Old Tramway Inn early last year when we received a warm friendly welcome from the owners who welcomed us and ensured that our needs were attended to. This visit could not have been more different, cheap poor quality food not cooked...

Dreadful is the only word I can use without getting blocked. Food was awful, we waited ages for our meal thinking it must be freshly cooked only to get a pre made pizza base that you can buy from any supermarket and it must have...

13 of us (from age 6 years to grandparents) visited on Sunday 10th July. Henry and his team were fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble. The meals were delicious and arrived hot. Everyone had a good family meal out and bouncy castle for little ones...

Had Sunday lunch with the family. The best portion, taste and price in Stratford. Go here on a regular basis with the family, bouncy castle most weekends to keep the kids entertained, keep up the good work.

This used to be a good pub. The food now is dreadful. Ingredients are cheap and tasteless. Halloumi was like rubber. My friend ordered a cheese and onion baguette. She got a cheese and pickle one. The cheese had absolutely no taste at all. The...

We ordered fries for my daughter and after 2-3 fries it was 2-3 FLY WINGS.I complained about it and the staff said is seasonal herbs which i doubt about it.Rude staff.

Visiting For weekend so on 5/06/2022 decided to order Food.Sunday roast was absolutely terrible .Mash was a teaspoon full, Brocolli all stringy and under cooked,meat 2 pieces about 4” by 1 “ laughable was extremely tuff and fatty.Then the one boiled potatoe and one carrot...

booked a table here for 6.15 on a sunday afternoon as stated on the on line menu they were serving food till 7pm...got an email confirming booking.when we arrived at 6pm we were very rudely told that they had stopped serving food at 5pm,we were...

Stayed at a local B&B and this place had been recommended for dinner. Unable to seat us in the pub as all tables had been reserved for a quiz night. Invited by a bored young lady to eat outside in a gazebo. After freezing our...

There aren't many places you can get a burger for £11 now but this is one of them! The quality was excellent with onion rings, coleslaw, salad and chips included in the price. We sat in the plentiful outdoor seating area and we couldn't believe...

Visited on a Sunday in the early evening. Bar staff and manager were fab and very hospitable, the food was excellent from the kitchen. Kids and dog were very welcome. Thoroughly recommend.

This is our 2nd visit here for Sunday lunch and again didn't disappoint. The rost potatoes, home made stuffing and gravy are fantastic. Plenty of meat, served with sides of vegetables and cauliflower cheese and extra gravy if needed. At £10.50 this is great price....

Booked online on Saturday evening for a table for Sunday lunch. Very straightforward and pleasant lunch with my father. Service was good snd food was lovely. As a vegetarian I did ask if I could have the non- goose fat roast potatoes but staff didn’t...

We stayed in a B&B close to the Old Tramway Inn. Enjoyed meals on 2 separate evenings. Staff was very welcoming & helpful. The pub was well lit & decor was lovely. We ordered our food & when it came it was cooked beautifully, hot...

Having not used this pub for many years I was genuinely surprised at how good it was. We ordered a simple pizza and a mixture of starters which were fresh, simple and tasty . Service was very good and the price represented excellent value for...

We stumbled across this gem after walking past the restaurants by the river and canal. We had the chicken and bacon ciabatta and added a side each of fries and onion rings to share. The food came quickly and was beautifully presented and nice and...

Let's start with the positives. The young waitress Leanne performed stoically being on her own at both the bar and taking orders.Although close to tears she performed very well. Not so the under manager Henry who sauntered in late and kept up to his job...

Needing somewhere to meet up with some old friends who were staying in Stratford we wanted somewhere with close parking and comfortable indoor/outdoor facilities. The OTI met all of our needs perfectly and they looked after us brilliantly. Only a short distance away, the town...

So last night we heard this pub had a singer & thought we would go out & enjoy the sun, we stayed for 20 minutes if that, only one member of staff wearing a mask, no hand sanitiser, no social distancing, kids running amongst the...

Awful went in for the footy after paying to reserve our table. Not a big drinker plus driving wanted a pop, coke lemonade that sort of thing. Was told they were for mixers only I wasn’t allowed instead I had a very limited choice of...

It was a very hot day and we wanted to find somewhere to sit in the sun to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat. Every pub we saw was crowded and were so busy it was no pleasure. Quite by chance we spotted...

After checking the reviews we thought we would give this pub a go! Big mistake. Ordered nachos to share to start ..... ok. Then steak and ale pie, mash and veg.....mash and veg Luke warm, pie hot and ok but not well presented..... more like...

Just been to the Tramway with my son. He is in the army and suggested we go for a pint and a bite to eat on his weekend off and we got turned away because it’s ‘over 21s’ at the weekend, he is 18. The...

Can I just say that the bar girl and John the chef were Amaxing!!! Dog friendly (yes she had steak) and can’t wait to come back

What a fantastic meal would recommend it to anyone who is looking for great food. The staff are very friendly and the chef came out and checked that everything was OK I would definitely call again next time we are in this area

Looking for a good English food with a twist this is the place to come. Beautiful main courses and sweets. Great pub, staff are great and lots of parking.

Visited this inn twice while we were in Stratford for evening meals with my brother and sister-in-law the staff were very pleasant and gave us good service. Pleasant surroundings and right opposite our guest house

Como sugiere el título, el exterior no es el mejor, pero no dejes que eso te desanime.Nos recibió una chica muy agradable que nos llevó a nuestra mesa y, a partir de entonces, la noche fue muy agradable, el servicio fue bueno y amable, la comida fue excepcional y también a un precio muy razonable.No dudaría en volver a parar aquí si nuestros viajes nos llevan por este camino.

Visité este pub para comer y tengo que decir que la comida fue absolutamente exquisita, el servicio fue muy amable y servicial. Todos han cumplido con las medidas de COVID - 19 de forma segura y debo decir que estoy muy satisfecho con mi visita a este pub. Felicitaciones al Chef.

What a fabulous place to eat.fantastic,tasty food, well presented and great quality. We've been back quite a few times and never been disappointed.

Had a meal with my mate last night got the best and polite table service from two young lovely girls. I noticed they kept coming to check on all tables including us definitely will be coming back excellent customer service

All staff were brilliant very attentive. Food was amazing. Will definitely be coming back. I hope this small pub has the support it truly deserves x

Booked a table for 4 and 2 children as we used this pub as a meeting spot to meet up with distant family, on arrival everything seemed ok, starters come out and we asked for the sauce on nachos to be separate which was not. When we had our mains come we was left with no cutlery on our table and had to go wondering around the pub to find some. Our mains was another level to embarrassment for the chef, I had a ribeye steak requested medium rare and come out medium well and looked like it had been boiled, bearing in mind this main is £15.95 on the menu and my partner had the seafood platter and it was shocking for £13.95! All frozen products, deep fried to the point that they were not edible, and chips was forgotten too. our other members of family was not happy either, after waiting around for our check back that never happened we asked to speak to the manager and he hid behind a door in the bar and got the assistant manager to attend to us, we explained the situation and we paid for our drinks and starters and left hungry, overpriced poor quality food AVOID

So poor I can’t give it a star! Booked this pub for dinner in Sunday for 9 and a toddler. The girl on the phone was lovely - offered us 6.15pm with flexibility. Arrived in the pouring rain to find no table available! No effort to sort out the situation, no apology. Do not go to this pub for food!

Felt inclined after seeing the last few reviews to post this.Absolutely gorgeous food, great pub, fantastic garden with plenty of space to help with the social distancing measures the industry is having to follow, as per GOVERNMENT guidelines. And yes, they don't take cash right now..... So what.....a lot of places don't and cards /contactless paymenta are actively encouraged, you know, given the pandemic goong around and cash being a source of transmission etc.... I see it as a sensible move, not one really worth moaning over...

Called in for a drink now that pubs have reopened but they now only take cards not cash. Always found it a decent drinking pub before but this paranoid nonsense does nobody any favours and I wont be back for the forseeable future.

Awful food, utterly charmless staff, one meal was forgotten and turned up once we'd all finished. No apologies. Total dump.

Dirty glasses, mucky tables, rotten salad and unfriendly staff. Big disappointment. We won’t be back.

Had a fantastic meal, food was excellent, big portions and great prices. Friendly staff & good ambiance. Definitely will come again

we used The Old Tramway inn on Friday and Saturday night for meals plus a few drinks. bar staff really helpful. also while we were there they had a free jukebox.

Just a quick lunch and then to Stratford shopping Very good food very well cooked large portions On plate (but cold) food went cold quickly needs a hotter plate! Price very good as was the beer

No he estado en The Tramway por un par de años. Gran espacio exterior que creo que en verano sería genial.Bien dispuesta en el interior, una gran joven sirviendo detrás del bar tomó una buena pinta de cerveza y fue muy agradable hablar con ella.No comimos solo bebidas, así que al informar, buena cerveza, buen pub limpio, buen personal y sí, volvería a llamar.

We called here for are tea, my mum had fish and chips, she said it was okay but there was not much fish in. I had the gammon which was nice.

I visited this lovely pub Saturday morning to look for a light bite before a busy day. I ordered the ham & cheese toastie, cutlery and sauces were provided by a lovely bar women very chatty and full of smiles! Atmosphere and outside space was wonderful and great weather to match. The toastie was 100% worth the price! With brilliant quality of ham. Overall a fantastic experience will visit again maybe to try out something from the breakfast menu :) highly recommended.

We eat in this pub most weeks as daughter rehearses in the studio there. Usually it’s decent pub grub, but last week it all went horribly wrong. I was actually on the next table to Andy R of Hull. The problems started with checking at 18.35 that service was prompt as daughter had to be leave at 7.25 and being told there was no long wait. At 7pm I prompted the bar to chase our food to be told it was nearly done. I think kitchen mixed up Andy’s mains with ours, strange as the number of diners was different! So, when our food arrived at 7.06 we were starving and in a rush. Had we had any other choice we wouldn’t have eaten it - and we’re not fussy eaters. We both had the ‘Yorkshire Pudding Wrap’. When this has been ordered before it’s been a nice fluffy Yorkshire, folded over containing plenty of meat and veg, with a side order of lovely crispy roasters. Not so last week. The insipid looking Yorkshire was like an old deflated football, looked like the contents had been shoved in and then squashed flat, very chewy, very little veg, loads of stuffing (with beef?!). It got worse when the pale undercooked looking roasters turned out to be giving a stark visual of the disappointment to come - Luke warm would be a generous description, except one - the one that was still frozen solid in the middle! Still starving we both figured the gravy would hide the lack of interest. Wrong! It was so thick it needed coaxing out of the jug, felt powdery, probably because they didn’t seem to have waited for the kettle to boil as this was only just warm too. Then the high point of the whole thing - the sudden hit of saltiness from the gravy that made us realise too late that it should have come with a health warning. So Andy R from Hull, I think you came off better than us, your chips and eggs looked nice. To be fair to the lady on the bar she did ask how the meal was when we paid, although when told it was certainly an experience and being given a run down of the issues all she managed was a sorry and still had us pay. Apparently it was the usual cook, so I’ve suggested that whatever had upset cook that night it would have been better to close the kitchen than take it out on unsuspecting customers.

Just awful, table covered in cigarette ash, music outside ridiculously loud, unpleasant smell wafting from toilet door which was left propped open! Food was dreadful , did not consist of what was advertised on the menu . Toffee and chocolate sundae contained neither chocolate or toffee just some burnt biscuit in squirty cream and one small scoup of ice cream all for £5.95!!! On the plus side the staff seemed pleasant !

First time reviewing, great pub, clean aswell that is always a massive plus on my list

Staying locally so decided to try for an evening meal. The place itself looks okay to start with. the girl serving seemed more interested in others than listening to what I wanted so was dubious it would all come correctly. The starters arrived, no issues so far, except the jerk chicken skewers were sweet barbecue at best. The fun really started when we were told that the mains were actually ready at the same time as the starters and did we want them straight away. As we hadn't started the starters we said no, but after a few minutes (while we were still eating the starters), we gave in and had them. The ham and eggs was supposed to be with 2 eggs but only arrived with 1, but as my wife only wanted 1 of her 2 that came with the gammon, I had one of hers as I couldn't be bothered to complain any more, The salad dressing were mixed up on all of the dishes as well. When the server came to "ask" if everything was okay, she didn't even wait to get an answer. All in all for almost £50 for 2 starters and 3 main meals we were not impressed.

Booked for 7 of us but ended up Turing up with 11 (bloody family ey) which was not any issue for the tramway while we waited a few minutes for them to put an extra table together for us they took our drinks order which was swiftly delivered to our table when we sat down, food was delicious and with fast delivery the waitresses where all helpful and had a smile, overall the place looks great inside and a huge beer garden outside that was busy, Will definitely be returning next Sunday!

We have been her a few times in the last year and alot seems to have changed recently! And for the better I may add! Ale is always perfect, with a great selection, they recantly changed the menu which I would highly recommend! Especially the small plates! Last time I popped in the lovely girl behind the bar mentioned TripAdvisor so I thought it was about time I'd put one on for you all! Well done tramway staff very impressed!

has gone down hill needs big changes seems like they do not care as the managers or ownsers do not care have been told snice our last visit this year they run out off food and drinks a lot

Can you believe a pub running out of crisps and no rice to go with meal! You can, then try Tramway inn.

Having been out for the day in Evesham we decided to dine out on the way home in Stratford. Being bank holiday Sunday we thought roads would be busy and not wanting to go through town we popped into the Tramway for lunch. Atmosphere relaxed all staff were smiling. We ordered our food and even though they were busy outside our food arrived. We had fish and chips and mac and cheese. Both nicely presented and I must say my MAC was the best I have ever tasted. Thank you for our brilliant Sunday lunch today

We use the restaurant on a very regular basis and it is consistently great. The service is excellent and the food is delicious. Reasonably priced as it is a pub.

Visited this pub today whilst in Stratford visiting relatives. Lovely old pub full of history.

We visited the Old Tramway on a Saturday evening to end our little trip to Stratford Upon Avon.

This is a really handy pub, on one of the main routes into Stratford town centre, from the south. It has generous parking in the rear, staff are friendly and attentive, it’s clean and is a classic pub, vs a contemporary done up type venue.

We stumbled across this lovely place on a rare day out. Everything spotless toilets. The staff were very friendly “service with a smile” and the food, wow very tasty and with good vegetarian options, portions were a good hearty size too. Thank you to all the staff. I would recommend anyone pop in for a nice meal.

The new menu is absolutely brilliant, something for everyone and the free from menu caters to veggies, vegans and coeliacs! The place has a lovely alfresco area and the inside area is a perfect pub in Stratford upon Avon, it feels like a writers hub with quotes from the RSC and old fashioned books on display. There’s a retro jukebox too which just fits the bill.

Just popped in at the Old Tramway! What a jewel in the crown it is! Hidden away at the back of Stratford upon Avon! Ample parking! Very friendly staff! Great menu! The quality of food is second to none! Very tasty and plentiful! We will certainly return again!! Thoroughly enjoyable experience!!

Went for a lunch with my wife ,daughter and two grandchildren. Ordered large fish and chips, 2 small fish and chips, and childs burger , and childs fish fingers and chips.

More of a locals pub. Ate here twice, average and could use a bit of attention to detail, eg a sandwich with salad was a sandwich with (dry) lettuce. Overcooked tapas choice.

We visited here on a hot weekday afternoon and were surprised by the size of the outside space plus and outside bar. Plenty of room for children to run around and lots of parking.

Came here with a group of friends and we all had an excellent meal. The menu was good as was the service. It was an oasis from the river festival.

Being a minute walk from our guesthouse, the Tramway was the logical place to have dinner for 2 tired travelers. We weren't disappointed. Our nice dinner was complemented by a virtual one man band with a nice voice that played a lot of pop standards to his own arrangements.

The worst meal we have ever had, loads ot things on menu not available so went for fish and chips. It came burnt and over cook and plate chips every thing scalding hot. They did offer to replace it but we had already waited a long time and we had some where to go, all they compensated us with was a sorry and 4 chocolate mints, and waitress told us better places to eat in town,!!!

I have been to all of the places in town, but nothing in town makes me feel like home than here. good beer followed by good comfort food truly is the best experience in such a friendly warming atmosphere. this is best spot in stratford. good history best place to have a good pub like the old tramway as it in the name for me. decor is amazing and love the outside patio its soooo comforting all year round! i definitely recommend this place to all 10/10