The Artichoke Inn in Daventry

Visited my brother and his wife with my Mum and we popped in here for a quick drink. Such a lovely place with great character and friendly staff. Would definitely visit again next time I'm there.

Lunch time visit. Very limited lunch options - no soups or salads - and what was on the menu was incredibly over priced. A “fish gujon” sandwich priced at £14.00 ! And when it turns up the “granary bread” is just basic brown ready sliced packet bread. The gujon was greasy and the accompanying chips straight out of a freezer packet, only just warm when delivered to our table, and tasting of nothing. All really cheap items and then they have the cheek to charge fancy gastro pub prices. A pub that can’t even be bothered to get the basics right. If you wanted a jacked potatoe it was £9.50! A tuna mayo sandwich £12.50! Much better quality food, prepared by people who care available in many places but may the Artichoke.

Food was good and the drinks were hitting the spot. It’s a lovely cosy village pub! The service was great and everything came at a steady pace. The fries tasted like the fryers are close to needing to be changed but apart from that everything was stunning. Will return.

Lovely village pub with great atmosphere

This was my first visit for 35 years. Has the feeling of an old fashioned pub, but what struck me when walking in, was how clean it was. Very friendly staff, especially noticeable from the younger members. Food was lovely too. Highly recommend.

A very pleasant experience, food was great with a lot of specials on offer. It was reasonably priced, and the quality was good. The pub is clean and well maintained and the staff were friendly and polite. Service was a tad slow but i suspect thats the price of freshly cooked food. Would eat there again, great place to take family and friends

Visited today for a Sunday roast and was utterly disappointed. We have 4 roast beef dinners and a pate starter. The pate came with a piece of brown toast for £7.50 not happy at all. The beef had more fat than meat and we were given one small dish of cauliflower cheese between 4. Would not recommend for £100 for 4 adults. Very poor quality and a shame as we are local

This is a lovely pub, and we enjoyed a very good meal one evening. Lovely food and reasonable prices. The staff were friendly and we were made to feel welcome. We also popped in on another evening for a drink and sat in the small but pretty garden. My husband was very happy with the quality and choice of beer. We would visit again if we were in the area.

Fantastic village pub and restaurant with great variety of food and drinks, marvellous attentive staff too

Would like to thank the lovely Artichoke gang who are always lovely with my mum when she sometimes visits for Sunday lunch by herself. My mum is 81 and visited yesterday and couldn’t wait to tell me what a wonderful experience she has had. She loves sitting outside in the garden and enjoying the beautiful flowers. It’s so nice to know she is made to feel so welcome. Special thank you to Shelly the landlady for spending time with her.

We came to one of our local pubs in Moulton, and had food (which was lovely) but the service from the manager was appalling. My 2 younger brothers who aren’t even that old, stood in dog mess in the outside bit of the garden where you eat. This dog was the owners dog as I was told by one of the workers here, who even leaves there dog unattended at a public space when people are eating, I don’t know? Not only is this disgusting, we requested to get the poo cleaned up and I had to go up about 20 mins later asking again because it still hadn’t been done. You would think the owner of the pubs dog would go and clean it up themselves, but instead they get one of the bar staff to do it instead. Disgraceful! Then about an hour later the woman manager came outside collecting glasses and my 2 younger brothers had this tiny ball they were playing with no where near anyone in the garden, they were near the bush. And the owner said “no ball games”. Just miserable!!!! Also my little brother had a small scooter and there was some pavement and no one was on it so he wanted to just scooter a little bit on it as he couldn’t do it on the grass because there was crap all over the grass!!!! The manager also said come off of that. Grow up actually!

Nice staff. Good vibe. Nice pint. Great garden.

Great village pub, with a beautiful garden

Great place to sit outside, food was good.

Enjoyed dinner here on two consecutive evenings during a recent stay in Moulton. The restaurant was relatively quiet on both evenings, possibly due to the Euros taking place and there did not appear to be a TV in the pub. Our meals were tasty and freshly cooked, Beef curry, Chicken 'special' and Fish & Chips. (The beef curry was superb).

Good quality "pub-grub" at reasonable prices. Nice beer garden.

Popped in on speck and they kindly found us a table. Cracking Sunday lunch with large home made Yorkshire pud, and fresh vegetables all cooked well. Roast Pots and Parsnips, red cabbage , cauli cheese, carrots and peas. We had beef which cut very easily. All in all a very good Sunday lunch

You stand at the bar waiting to be served whilst the guvnor sits at the bar too lazy to get up and serve you whilst drinking beer with his cronies & his wife when she does get up to serve hufs and pufs and couldn’t crack a smile or a hello if her life depended on it, and is more interested in using the pub to sing, Everards is a great brewery but these two don’t know the first thing about customer service.

Fabulous atmosphere for local music.

THe Artichoke does not serve meals here on Monday and Tuesday so we were only able to eat here on the last of our 3 night stay in Moulton. It was well worth the wait! The pub was super busy so we waited a while for our starters but we were not in a hurry and they were delicious when they came- i particularly appreciated the generous salad garnish that came with the 2 large home made smoked haddock and prawn croquettes. Mains followed at a good interval after the starters, and my beef stir fry was amazing value with plenty of large chunks of well cooked beef which were melt in the mouth tender. If it wasn't fillet steak then they have an amazing butcher! The portions were extremely generous , my husband had an enormous lamb shank, the only down side was that he felt his accompanying cabbage was too heavily laced with bacon strips, which he said reduced its contrast to the rich meat of the lamb. Had we known how huge the portions would be we might have opted for the smaller options of the same dishes at reduced price. Altogether a superb meal in an excellent atmosphere. Brilliant value and delicious food.

Great atmosphere, open mic nights are well worth a visit. Extremely nice hosts many thanks, Ray French

Great evening having a few beers with family and friends, lovely atmosphere, great service. Be back soon.

Excellent food and lovely staff, a really enjoyable place to eat 🙂❤️

Nice pub. We've had drinks there. Had a Sunday roast 3 weeks ago. Booked for 2.30. Shown to our table it wasn't made up ordered roast beef. The dinners were delivered to our table but had to ask for cutlery. It was just put on the table not placed in front of us? Wasn't offered salt and pepper. I did ask but it never came? Food was nice though.

We had a table for 10 for Mums 86th birthday. Very good , friendly service

Love the way that the pets get all the love

Lovley clean welcoming village pub, lovley fire on, very warm and comfortable, lovley attentive staff, good service from ordering to receiveing our Sunday lunches all together at the same time.

I am surprised because the food is fresh and cooked lovely, will come back again 👍😍! I recommend to friends and family! Staff is friendly

Hope I don't get my brother into trouble as he recommended this place for Sunday lunch for 4 people. Place was busy when we arrived just before our 3.15pm booking. We were shown to our table and, after half an hour of waiting, my brother went to ask when they would take our drinks order. A girl took our order and at our suggestion also took our food order at the same time rather than our having another long wait. After 4.30 we were still waiting for our food. My brother complained and we were told they were waiting for roast spuds to cook. It was heading towards 5pm when the food, which was a simple Sunday roast , finally arrived. Both the manager and the cook challenged our timing of how long we waited by stating that we didn't order food until 3.45pm despite our pointing out that we had arrived punctually before 3.15 and waited half an hour just to order drinks never mind food. To our horror the meal ordered for one of the party who is celiac, had Yorkshire pudding on it, so had to be replaced entailing a further delay for her. We paid the bill, (full price) no apology from manager, no complimentary drink or discount. As we left I made the comment sarcastically , "Apology accepted". He replied "That's OK" so I said, "No - for the s""t service". He just carried on talking to a customer at the bar. Overall impression. Being busy is no excuse for terrible service. There seemed to be a lack of staff on duty working their socks off, but the manager still found time to be sitting down outside smoking when we arrived and at no point addressed our concerns, Noticed the till receipt says 16.31 on it which is kinda difficult as we hadn't even got our food then. Needless to say, won't hurry back to The Artichoke.

The food used to be lovely, but this evening they got one of the mains wrong and when it came out it was a burnt, dry chicken burger. Then got told they would cook what we actually ordered but we'd have to wait 20 minutes. Everyone else finished and we ended up taking it home in tin foil. Bit expensive for what we had and probably won't go back.

Nice pub, food good, friendly staff

Great pub with a variety of entertainment

Friendly pub, helpful staff, good food and beer.

Popped in for a quick half to meet four friends who were in the area. The bar area is nice and tidy and the staff pleasant. Prices are creeping up though.

Lovely pub in Moulton village. Busy, especially two days before Christmas 🎄.

I have been contemplating writing this review, however I feel it is necessary to add a review with my overall experience at this pub. I booked this venue to hold my fathers wake a few weeks ago. I was recommended by family and had several conversations with Shelly the owner which were pleasant and nice. Shelly greeted us on arrival with a warm welcome and apologised for our loss. We have a child in the group who has a severe nut allergy and Shelly dealt with this amazingly, she adapted the menu and cleaned all the pub to ensure no traces of peanuts, this was lovely. Unfortunately that’s where the good experience ended. My overall involvement with the landlord was horrible, he was rude and shouted at us that he’d had enough of us and then hid upstairs. (Once we had paid the bill) This was upsetting to be spoken to in this way. Yes we were drinking and yes we may have been a little loud sometimes but we were not rude, rowdy or unpleasant. We had just attended my fathers funeral we were celebrating his life. No empathy from him and such an unpleasant experience especially with the circumstances. Shelly was very apologetic regarding his behaviour however he would not apologise for his rude and aggressive manner. Due to this reason unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend or visit this pub again. This is such a shame as all the other bar staff were lovely, empathic and helpful.

I have been contemplating writing this review, however I feel it is necessary to add a review with my overall experience at this pub. I booked this venue to hold my fathers wake a few weeks ago. I was recommended by family and had several conversations with Shelly the owner which were pleasant and nice. Shelly greeted us on arrival with a warm welcome and apologised for our loss. We have a child in the group who has a severe nut allergy and Shelly dealt with this amazingly, she adapted the menu and cleaned all the pub to ensure no traces of peanuts, this was lovely. Unfortunately that’s where the good experience ended. My overall involvement with the landlord was horrible he was rude and shouted at us that he’d had enough of us and then hid upstairs. (Once we had paid the bill)This was upsetting to be spoken to in this way. Yes we were drinking and yes we may have been a little loud sometimes but we were not rude, rowdy or unpleasant. We had just attended my fathers funeral we were celebrating his life. No empathy from him and such an unpleasant experience especially with the circumstances. Shelly was very apologetic regarding his behaviour however he would not apologise for his rude and aggressive manner. Due to this reason unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend or visit this pub again. This is such a shame as all the other bar staff were lovely, empathic and helpful.

Didn't eat here so can't comment. The service at the bar was very friendly and efficient. There was a live band playing and the atmosphere was fantastic.

22/11/23 Once again the Everards Original and the Guinness spot on the steak and onion paninis spot on!

Over from Ireland to meet friends was so friendly food beautiful jo and George loved it and Irish man Joe was some craic xx

5 stars to this pub! I held my dads reception there after his funeral, and it was superb, the buffet was fantastic with tea and coffee. We were greeted by Shelly on arrival and all our guests commented on how good everything was! Thanks for making this day special and memorable.

5 stars to this pub! I held my dads reception there after his funeral, and it was superb, the buffet was fantastic with tea and coffee. We were greeted by Shelly on arrival and all our guests commented on how good everything was! Thanks for making this day special and memorable.

Customers have dwindled over the last year or so, which is a shame as there was always a nice atmosphere here. I have never eaten here, so can't comment on the food, One thing that puts me off going is the music! it's a constant loop of depressing country and western music. We would have stayed for another drink recently, but couldn't bear the dreary music.

Very pleasant village pub. I've only used it mid-afternoon for a coffee, but Service was always quick and friendly. Coffee was fine as well.

Nice beer quick service. Didn't get food but it looks like it would be good!

Friendly staff and very tasty food in a lovely village. Certainly worth visiting.

Visited today for lunch, one couple threatened to walked out after waiting so long for a meals , very unpleasant atmosphere, Waitress not trained in a flap. Meal came, they ate some, left. we ordered a light lunch, the portions so small it was smaller than a child's meal. Fish and chips. Should have sent it back, but we were visiting each other after a long time. I went to pay and mentioned the portions were so small, The chef, was leaning on the bar, and said well thats what you asked for. This was the size of a fish finger. I said This is smaller than a child's meal, Well you will know next time. Believe me there will ne no next time.

Shocking service and communication. Made to wait 40mins to order food to then be told they’re not taking anymore orders, at 7:45pm on a Saturday with a half empty pub.

Everything you could want from your local village pub - simple food done very well, lovely staff and atmosphere. Great live music.

Beautiful pub, lovely garden & amazing food! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Emma and Jas (Jazz?), are extremely friendly and welcoming. As a solo drinker I instantly felt at ease. Friendly, bubbly and stimulating conversation. I'm sure I bored the pants off them, but they never showed it 🙂 If this level of customer service is available on prescription, I defintely want a repeat. The Artichoke and it's team embody everything a local community village pub should be - you will not be disappointed! Head, shoulders and a country me ahead of other local offerings. I'm looking forward to my next visit. Thank you for making me feel welcome and at ease. You are both amazing people in so many ways. Can't wait to same Sunday Lunch, Open Mic, and the Artichoke Festival. Village / Country Pub hospitality at its very finest. Enjoy 😉 Well done Team Artichoke, keep the great work up!

Very pleasant and friendly staff. Very tasty food.

Had the Sunday Roast, lovely fresh food, liked how the cauliflower cheese came on a separate dish. On one occasion, I had to search for the bar staff when I needed an extra fork. Had a good atmosphere with everyone eating or just chatting at the bar. Would certainly retun if and when in the area again

Nice pub but horrible service from the landlord. Waited 1.5 hours for food. Most of the group gave up and went elsewhere. He was unapologetic and rude. The regular staff were nice

Great beer garden, great food, friendly staff. 2nd year we've visited, recommend!

Friendly staff, prompt service and great food!

Went for lunch today, and had a great time. Sadly we had to shoot off due to a business meeting, otherwise we would’ve happily stayed longer! Me and hubby both had fish and chips, with a couple of blue moons.. Came out fresh, and piping hot. Really tasty. Finished it all off with a couple of desserts.. and two very full bellies!! We will definitely be back :-)

Had a great meal here food was perfect Can't help with price somebody else paid

The bar staff were uncaring and arrogant. It’s better in there when the owners are working. Wasn’t impressed today. No dog biscuits either. Not sure we will come back after today.

Dropped in for lunch after a recommendation from a old mate.. not disappointed, the service was great the hosts were very welcoming and the meal was fabulous will definitely be back. Nice beer too.

Always a good atmosphere in this village pub. Especially good when the Morris dancers are there for the village festival. Excellent ales.

Perfect vibe for a nice sunny weekend pint and chat. Garden is great in the sun. Nice selection of drinks. Friendly staff. All you need from a pub in my opinion.

Lovely friendly pub, staff are great

Nice pub with friendly atmosphere.

Good selection of real ales and a mild on draught....! Lovely beer garden and friendly staff

Great place nice and friendly knew the chef from years ago

Fantastic little jewel situated in the small town of Moulton just a stone's throw away from Northampton. Friendly locals venture this pub and next to the even friendlier menu of beers, the kitchen prepares mouth watering home made English meals. Visit this place when you have the chance!

Very friendly landlords, great beer and great food.Very friendly pub and great atmosphere. By the way have a good look at the new menu, the food looks delicious.

Great pub.. Great beers and looking forward to coming back soon as lots of GF food on the menu!!!

Warm welcome, friendly staff and great food

Great friendly pub - good atmosphere and quiz

Nice food good service decent price we all enjoyed our meal

Food was ok . staff were friendly but won't be going back in a hurry

We visited on 25th March and staff (young lady) was brilliant. We hope that she who assisted us is made aware, she was friendly, knowledgable. We were made aware immediately of what was not available from the menu (1 item). The chicken pie was gorgeous, great portion size (loads of chicken). The landlady provided good entertainment with singing and guitar. Dogs accommodated which was much appreciated as we had visitors with dogs. All in all a great experience and would definitely recommend. We will definitely come again.

Had driven down from Durham that evening and arrived late in evening wanting to eat. Had just missed kitchens closing but chef still accommodated us. Had an amazing home cooked meal which was much needed. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Highly recommend.

The Artichoke was a well needed stop off; we dropped in around 8pm on a Tuesday night, on our way home from work. We expected the pub to be a bit run down from the photos online, however, it must have had a refurb as it was bright and modern. The staff, and the locals were very friendly. I really enjoyed the lasagne and onion rings. Pets are welcome. We had a luton van which we managed to park in the car park. It's a lovely cosy pub!

Some really good food in a warm welcoming pub friendly staff nice selection of drinks 10/10 experience

Really nice country pub, and great if you are staying in one of the local hotels that may not serve food in the evenings. It is a very short 5 minute walk from The Poplars hotel, and serves food until 8:30pm. If you're eating a little later in the evening, best to ring ahead and make sure food will still be served. I can guarantee a warm, hearty pub meal upon ordering. The pie is a proper pie, served in a dish encased totally in pastry. Desserts were nice, but again, if you're eating later in the evening, be prepared for a few of the desserts to be sold out. All in all, just a really nice country pub, with a lovely warm and friendly atmosphere. Say hi to the dog! It's a lovely old timer and such a cute dog. Loves to be petted.

Lovely food and friendly staff, nice atmosphere

Phoned on Thurs for 20 on sat evening , which changed to 24 on the night . The food was superb as really friendly atmosphere.

Good food and reasonably priced. Love the log burnere

Great Food, Great Service. If I lived local, it would be my local.

I had my lunch at The Artichoke yesterday and the food was just delicious! Full of flavour, fresh and onion rings were home made! I enjoyed my meal very much and I will definitely be back. Strongly recommended!

Excellent pub. Good food and great atmosphere.

Such a warm welcome here, an amazing selection of beers (and gins), great food, lovely laid back vibe.

Lovely meal today at The Artichoke , proper home cooked food. Arrived early before food served and chef prepared dinner early for us. Great value for money and a lovely atmosphere, would definitely recommend.

We had a private function for 18 people and it was such a good choice. The hosts were so helpful and accommodating and the food ( fish and chips) was absolutely top drawer. Simple but top quality, fresh, superb batter, looked and tasted beautiful. Moulton is lucky to have pubs/ publicans like this. New owners working hard at providing a great venue- and succeeding. Thankyou again

Food nice, good portion size, homely atmosphere.

Great Sunday Lunch. Lovely food, good atmosphere, friendly staff. Just what you want from your local pub.

We took our Mums out for Sunday lunch after hearing good things about the food here. Sadly very disappointed, expect vegetables to be al dente but these, especially the broccoli and carrots were hard verging on solid. Mothers had pork and chicken which they enjoyed but our beef was inedible. It was tough, cut wrong, overcooked and tasteless. I didn't even bring it home for our dog. Such a shame as had visited before, not recently, and the pub has a great selection of ales but sadly based on today's meal, we won't be back. Unfortunately we also overheard two other tables making complaints.

Good selection of real ale. Friendly staff

Great pub. Very accomodating to picky children and great sized portions. Would recommend!

Very good food and very friendly..

Went for lunch with my friends had a lovely time, very tasty food and just a lovely atmosphere .... just brilliant thank you

Lovely, friendly pub, great food and a pleaseure to eat there.

This was a hive of activity on the night I visited, great choice of beer, friendly staff and even live music. I was a solo tourist but found that I was made most welcomed by staff and locals alike. I had a great night.

Went for artichfest. Had an super yum pulled pork burger and chips. Enjoyed sitting in the garden having a sing a long

Excellent range of real Ales and wines plus a threesome Folk band playing very well indeed. It's a lovely warm and inviting place to visit with great hosts, lo way people, lovely place. Decent size carpark to the side and plenty if seating both I side and out.

Awful food. Awful staff. They didn’t even have half of the menu in stock. Rude lady owner Will NOT return

Now under a new landlord and landlady the food is excellent plus so is the real ale very friendly and helpful staff worth a visit.