The Barley Mow in South Staffordshire

Came here alone and couldn’t have asked for better experience chatted to the staff very professional yet relaxed had a good talk with all. Ordered a lasagna and it was really nice especially with the chips. Kid called Layton who was working there was very kind to me and bought my meal out very quickly great service.

This place has been our local for many years and has always been great however since the new owners took over the pub deteriorated immediately, no sole there anymore, flowers baskets ( that the previous owners looked after) have died due to no water! the gorgeous wisteria has been pulled out , the cider is flat and lifeless most of the time and the owner, when he comes, never interacts with customers just walks past! rubbish lying around the bins which smell due to them not being collected for at least 2 weeks unhygienic for a food premises! such a shame a lovely pub has gone to pot so suddenly,. looking elsewhere now for a drink.

Booked for a Sunday lunch ate here before and was beautiful however yesterday wasn’t as nice for a start £17.95 for a Sunday dinner ! Average is £15 so thought this be amazing sadly it wasn’t the beef was very thickly cut and was given a butter like knife to cut it which we couldn’t the mash was ( for me ) amazing along with most the veg but the red cabbage was very vinegary the Amstel was flat I know there are new owners / management so hopefully it perks up I’ve worked / lived in pubs most my life so I understand that people always say past mangers did this did that I’m not doing that who ever was on shift yesterday were lovely esp the young girl just a tip slice the meat a bit thinner and give steak knives we will book again though

Best food for at least 10 miles radius . Not the usual ghost kitchen ,warmed up stodge from 90% of pubs . Worth the wait times .

Not got the soul it had under the previous owners. Asked for an Estrella but they had none. Had a whole list of food items not available including sausages and onion rings! Pure staple of pub food surely. How can a pub not have sausages or onion rings!!! Know the new owners haven’t been in long but worried that an amazing pub is going to go down the pan. No background music. Place felt lifeless (literally and metaphorically) and nowhere near as busy as it used to. As we were leaving, heard a regular being told that they’d forgotten to cook his food so he asked for a refund. Doesn’t look good for the future sadly. Used to love this place! Won’t rush back just yet but will give the new owners time…

Myself, my 2 daughters and granddaughter went for lunch here. Harriet was our server. And she was wonderful. The food was delicious. And all staff so welcoming. I would definitely recommend this place. Simply Beautiful. Thank you so much.

Shocking ,bring your Own heating dont cater for the people who Have to seat outside As the tables are took for inside,JOKE,

Fab food great staff so lucky to have this little gem in Penn I had the steak and ale pie and my daughter had the gammon it was lush.

Came on a Sunday morning as we'd heard a lot of good things about their breakfasts. The praise was well deserved! Probably the best full English breakfast I've had in memory. I couldn't think of any way to improve it. Their lunch and dinner food is amazing too. Real pub grub done well. And all served with a smile in a friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be back for breakfast again. As well as lunch, dinner and drinks! :)

Nice country pub, dog and customer friendly. Good range of beers and spirits. We visited for a drink as a break in dog-walking - as we so often do! - and stayed to eat. I had a medium rare steak, which was cooked to perfection: my partner had gammon, eggs and chips and enjoyed every bite. Highly recommended!

The food was excellent and the staff were very nice and friendly good service can't fault the service would recommend to family a d friends I've been there twice very happy on both occasions

The most delicious breakfast! Hot, tasty, excellent quality, value for money, served quickly and eaten fast! You will struggle to find a better quality breakfast in Wolverhampton with friendly staff. Can't wait to return!

Lovely meal we recommend the steak caesar salad or the steak and Stilton pie are wonderfull. Always friendly service. We love this pub.

A friendly welcome when we arrived. The food was very good, very well presented and the portions were very generous. The service was excellent. Staff very friendly, polite and helpful. My first visit to the Barley Mow after been recommended by my daughter and we were not disappointed.

Eight of us had a lovely afternoon meal at this lovely Pub there is a vast choice on the menus also including the Xmas menu with a choice of two or three courses well priced. The pub was spotlessly clean including toilets great. We were well looked after by Kathy who took our orders from the table a difficult job at best with a Gang of Four brothers with their wives but Kathy dealt with everything in a throughly professional manner even encouraging the ladies to have another bottle of wine Ha ha Kathy you are a credit to the pub and yourself many thanks

I took my Scout Troop for a meal on our last day of camp. Cath and Claire were fantastic and made us feel right at home, the food all 11 meals were delivered on time all were declared first class, the surroundings were great we had a wonderful time and will return

Visited last night party of four. Meal was great , best steak and ale pie I've ever had. Full of steak and tasty. Husbands steak very tasty. Only thing was people brushing past table as little cramped. But would definitely go back for more. Lovely gardens and marquee for outdoor seating

Used to really like this place but seems to have gone downhill. Asked for pint of Stella at £4-10 a pint & gave it to me in an old pint tot which I questioned & said it needs to be in a proper glass to which the young girl & guy behind the bar got quite arsey & stated its not there fault they've got no glasses. I replied there's about 20 stella glasses outside that could be collected instead of chatting to the locals & not working. I reluctantly accepted the drink that went flat before I got to my table & evidence of blackcurrant on the glass made my mind up not to drink it so they had £4-10 for nothing. I don't know whose in charge here but there were 6 of us & all drinkers prepared to make a night of it but weren't gonna drink prestige & costly lager from an old pint tot..so at a time when pub's are struggling so they say the barley mow seem to think it's OK to treat customers in this way..a minimum £150-00 would have been spent by our party if we had stayed but we left to find a pub that was welcoming & went to 7 star's up the road where the beer & service was spot on..one question though & it's who trains these bar staff to be none curtious to customers. Seems there probably isn't any on this evidence..

First time going out for a meal since the pandemic as shielding so was anxious, but sat outside under the canopy and felt safe and tables spaced out well. food was lovely and hot, my husbands barley burger he said was lovely and my nephews steak and Stilton pie he said best he had tried, only complaint was our food was bought out before any cutlery or condiments so was sat waiting for them with our food on the table, so shame wasn’t bought out before or with our meals but yes will definitely return

Visited this evening after a walk over the common. All good re drinks order. Ordered food. Two of our party had pies which they the thought good. I and a friend had chick pea and spinach curry. Came with chips or rice or half & half and a nann. We both thought the curry somewhat tasteless. It was improved with some salt. Also the main ingredient seemed to be potato, which from memory was not mentioned within the description on the menu. The nann chips and rice no issues. After we had eaten, we sat with our, obviously finished, plated in front of us for well over an hour! In the end we moved them ourselves to an empty table. Not the best!

Dont waste your money on going here, inadequate parking had to park on verge in lane, bar area so small people queuing next to tables so cramped, food absolutely awful not even cheap and cheerful, will never return and definitely will not recommend

We went out for a meal for my birthday and mothers day. The pub is local to us but we do not go out much at present. The staff at The Barley Mow made us feel welcome and the food was excellent for the money....

My family visited in October 2021. It was my dads 70th birthday. i ordered the chicken curry or tikka masala. it wasn't very nice at all. The curry was dry and had no sauce at all. it just wasn't good. i would not visit again....

Went here for a meal on a Wednesday night nice quick service the food was cooked how we asked we could not of asked for any more

Absolutely lovely as always ., best pub grub around .. all homemade never fails to please :. As someone who makes regular visits to this pub for food and drink .. I totally disagree with the last 2 comments

What a shambles! No starters no mash no mint sauce,gravy???you couldnt even call it that!! Bland tasteless food! TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY will NOT BE RETURNING

The service was OK and I enjoyed the meal I had, the general consensus of the group of friends was there was a focus on quantity rather than quality of the food.

Never been to this place before. Quaint little place with friendly staff. Quite a bit of choice on the menu in terms of pub food. Problem was I tried to order a couple of things and they didn’t have them . Very long wait for...

The journey there was down thin country lanes - drive slowly there are some sharp bends. Parking was plentiful when we arrived but this was just after opening. You may have problems when it's busy. We ordered our meals and drinks at the bar and...

The table adjacent ordered 10 minutes after us; their food arrived, and before long they had cleared their plates. A member of staff was asked where our food was: she never came back to tell us. A second staff member was approached. Reading the Reviews...

Very good for drinks and food. Affordable prices and the food was lovely. Staff was lovely and welcoming, but we didn't get any cutlery or napkins so we had to chase it. We will visit again

We visited the barley mow on a Saturday afternoon and the experience was terrible. There was myself, my husband and 2 children aged 14 and 12. We placed our order and had to wait 50 minutes and still no food. Other people who arrived after...

Disappointing no pie lids and lack of chips. Asked for extra chips was told we can’t because kitchen closed. No veg to go with pie. The gammon was swimming in a pool of its juices.

First meal out since the pubs reopened and what a choice. Food was fantastic, I had the steak pie, it was delicious and the meat cooked perfectly. Plenty of outdoor seating space (covered and uncovered), quick service and the staff were really friendly. Oh, the...

Great food, cheap and cheerful, to enjoy with a pint or two. Nice walk down country lanes if you don't want to park. Staff are really helpful and the pub has tried really hard to make the pub COVID secure, with loads of outdoor covered...

We returned to 'The Barley' after what seemed like an eternity. Everything is so different but so very well organised. Greeted at the entrance to the car park with hand sanitizer and then shown to your table. From then on there's no need to move...

Visited yesterday lunchtime for the first time since lockdown, the organisation is first rate, lots of covered outdoor seating, met and welcomed on arrival with explanation of the social distancing setup, hand sanitisers etc. We chose to sit inside the pub, some tables have been removed and those remaining have been separated, there is a one-way entrance/exit system, we were given an individual, understandably reduced, printed menu, which was destroyed after use. Our drinks and food were delivered to the table, as good as ever with friendly smiling staff as always. Well done Barley Mow, great that you are open again, we will be back very soon.

Nice steak cooked as I asked and at a reasonable price. Being a small dining area it was full and you should book to guarantee a table.

This is one of the best pubs local to me. Good food, real ales, welcome dogs and good atmosphere inside and out.

Food is excellent, beer is great, but you’ll need a blanket or to keep your coat on. The premises are cold. They have a log burner but are unable to light it. I believe alterations should be made to utilise it. The business they turnover warrants it. Many of the customers remained fully clothed. Come on lads....spend some of the profits on heating.

Probably the best steak pie I have ever eaten. Absolutely full of succulent meat , with a puff pastry topping , served with chips the way they should be . Beautiful

Warm, friendly, great food at very reasonable prices. Excellent choice of cask ales, well kept and served. We'll be back.

Superb food and ale of the highest order at wonderful reasonable prices in quite an idilic setting to say the least.

A fine, ancient old pub just off Penn Golf Course. Good range of excellent food. Good choice of real ale, though a pint is on the expemsive side.

Booked last minute party for 16 people. Really accomadating, food all came out correct and tasted great. Service was friendly everyone in party was very happy.

We came here for a family Sunday lunch for a birthday meal. We all ordered Sunday lunch there were 8 of us in the party. The table was very cramped and hard to get in and out of without disturbing other diners. I was unable to get out of my seat without the whole row of my family moving out of their seats.We had all ordered beef and chicken dinners, these left us disappointed with the lack of vegetables, the dinners came only with peas and green beans, no other vegetables. There were only roasted potatoes on the dinners no boiled or mashed potato. No stuffing served with the chicken either.It would have been lovely to have a better selection of vegetables and maybe some roasted parsnips.The girl who served us was not very attentive and did not come back to check if we were happy with our meals. The cutlery was a mix and match of knives and forks, I ended up with what must have been a childs fork, that was difficult to eat with. The dirty plates were left with us for a while after we had eaten.We had dessert which were good, but the man who helped bring them out didn't have a clue what they were, the tea towel he used to carry out the apple crumble and custard with was dirty and hung on the custard.Overall it could have been a lot better, it was such a shame as the pub is a lovely old quirky place that could be fantastic.

Well we have just come back from the barley mow and really disappointed.We have been going to it for years for food and it has all ways been top pub grub.But tonight was a big let down.First the plates came out cold.so that was the start of it .I told the young girl bringing the food out All she said she would tell the chef no sorry.Didnt even come round to ask you how your meal was.The onion rings and chips was cooked enough they was still hard in the middle.went to complain but the bar was to busy.who ever organises the tables on the bookings need sorting out.we went in at 6.00pm and Their was tables booked for 7.30. Surely you can get someone in between that slot.Its money your loosing.

A quaint old fashioned eatery hidden away in Penn, Wolverhampton. Very popular with good food, large portions and fairly priced. Need to book although there are outdoor tables in good weather. Highly recommended.

We visited here last week with my parents. OMG, the food was just amazing!

This is a lovely Quant pub I had a steak pie it was georgios the only downside they need a better choice of larger

Great for families and Dogs! The food is amazing and everything is a reasonable price. Atmosphere is lovely, and the new updates to the outside make it really welcoming and cosy. We go every week for a reason.

After a mini nightmare at home we had a walk to the barley mow where we are never disappointed. We had the two steaks and bottle of wine deal. Steak cooked perfectly and I had a lovely salad with mine, we took the wine home and washed our steak down with some perfectly kept real ale. A good selection and served at the right temperature which is always an added bonus. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Visiting the Barley Mow for the first time with family, very quaint pub / eatery, resonably priced menu and on such a sunny day ate outside in the beer garden, it's looking a bit tired inside but apart from that would still recommend.

Other half ordered a fillet steak got served a sirloin steak I only noticed once he had eaten half of it

Had a great lunch recently with my wife. Both had pies, hers was steak and ale and mine was steak and Stilton, both great taste and value for money. Beer and lager were good.

This was my second visit after the first one a couple of years ago and it has got dirtier and dingier. Lucky the doors were open as the place has a musty unpleasant smell lingering. The food was ok nothing special and service ok but it looked like the waiter and barman needed a good wash also. Two of us had the pies which were ok but had very little else with it. The whole place including the outside toilets needed a good clean. We went to order a coffee after our meal and we were met by a stern reply by the barman that they had no coffee. I said jokingly that we could have brought some and got another terse response we’ve ordered some it will be here later. I mean come on that’s a first for me I have never known a pub or restaurant run out of coffee.

We often visit this country pub, mainly in the summer time however we do often visit throughout the year. The staff are lovely, hard working and friendly. There is always a great selection of real ales, and a recent selection of new gins, now including a gin of the month. Yet they still serve great food with hearty portions and full of flavour. Great value and great service. You can tell that there is been management as there has been a lift of the pub, where there is now an outside bar for the busy summer period. Definitely will be visiting more.

Have visited this pub before and not too bad . But we went for a meal 2 nights ago the food had gone down you would get more chips in a happy meal , the pub is run down dirty , cobwebs hanging from curtains seats are thread bear, and the smell of dogs on the carpet gave me asthma . All in all in need of some TLC

Came here last night and 4 of us had fillet steak and cooked to perfection and £16.95 which very good price, plus chips salad or veg and onion rings so good

We go here at least once a week. Amazing food, the staff are lovely and you’ll find a real ale here. Hearty food, no stingy portions, and a great atmosphere!

We went for lunch and I ordered a veggie lasagna, when it arrived I was told it was indeed a veggie lasagne. I took a mouthful and discover it was a meat one. I have not eaten meet for over 30 years and now have a huge intolerance. I have now suffered 2 days of diarrhoea and vomiting. The food looked nice but I wouldn't trust the kitchen if you have any dietary needs.

My family enjoyed a mothers day lunch at the Barley Mow.

Visited this pub with colleagues for food, the pub is small quaint with low ceilings, nice friendly atmosphere with good selection of real ales. The food was really good and we all enjoyed our meals, it was busy and had to wait for a table as it's a small venue. I would call it a good traditional pub and we will be going back.

Enjoyable evening with family. Recommend the Beef and Stilton pie. Vegetarian Curry and Lasagne good too. Friendly staff.

We happened to be staying at a house just a few hundred yards away and decided to try here as so close and i have to say i think we ate and drank here about 5 times over the 3 weeks. The pub is lovely and cosy and only has a small bar but the staff are so good and quick to serve you that you never struggle to get a drink quickly even when there was a party of us on the Friday night. You will be lost for choice with the menu i can tell you that. they have everything on blackboards and specials too its brilliant and so much to try. Every meal is home cooked and at really great prices they also have a great many beers on offer. I will defiantly pop back when in the area and i bet its brilliant outside in the summer but wow what a place and honestly you want to write a review but also you don't want everyone to know in case you can't get in as its so busy next time you visit. ha

Great choice of real ales & good pub food. Lowest doorway I’ve encountered to get in, god help you if you have a bad back.

I invited out by a dear friend along with another couple. She chose the barley Mow based on a very pleasant previous experience. Sadly not the case this time.

We haven't eaten at the Barley Mow for about 6 months so decided to go there for lunch. This pub is genuinely very old, the front door is a real talking point as it is probably no more than 5 feet high and immediately inside there are very steep stone steps down to the bar area. There are no menus here, everything is chalked on two or three blackboard but nonetheless there is quite a varied menu and you need to order at the bar. The pub has had a bit of a facelift since we were last here, all the seats now match and have been covered in green leatherlike material which has improved the look of the place enormously without detracting from the old building.

Lovely quirky pub! Great beer .. amazing food ! Especially steak and Stilton pie with chips and salad .. would recommend to anyone if you haven’t tried it you won’t be disappointed

Good choice of real ale, kept in good condition. Last time I ate there it was good food too (usual pub grub). friends of mine went very recently and said the standard was still high.

Pre booked table for 5 at 16.30 on a Saturday no problem. Three of us arrived on time ordered drinks are were pointed in the direction of our table with board displaying our name. We had been sat for 10 minutes when a member of staff came over and changed the board saying they needed the table for 19.00 I found this most rude as we were obviously waiting for the other couple who arrived about 5 minutes later. However the food we ordered was well cooked and delicious, we had mains and desserts and left at 18.30.

Visited on a Friday just before 3pm, wasn't overly busy, tables could all do with a wipe down and this is the 3rd time I've had a soft drink there which has been served in a beer glass and it's tasted like the glass hasn't been cleaned properly. Waited 50 minutes for 2 burgers (I checked the time on my receipt so I'm not exaggerating), the meat had a nice taste but all the outside of the burger was burnt. Seems to have gone downhill in the last 3 month's or so. The only bonus is that you can still take dogs in to the pub.

Lovely welcome always, food excellent, dog friendly, great atmosphere. Highly recommend. The dog loves his speak treatment.

Food was amazing, pub has a homely feel to it to. 8 of us are tonight 27th August and it was all fresh no mistakes made and not a very long wait at all. Would definitely go back again

Went last night with some friends for a meal on a pre booked table

We came here for my partners birthday, she pre-booked a table for 8 people around 1 o clock, it was a good job she did because when we arrived it was really busy. Small ish car park, but we managed to find a space.

I had a meal with friends today.The food was dry and tasteless.The pub is grubby bench seats threadbare.The waitress had a dirty t.shirt on.

First time here with me wife daughter and her boyfriend roast beef dinner 8/10 steak ale pie 9/10 sirloin steak x 2 6/10 cus there's didn't come untill we had finished ours beer and prices reasonable toilets could be cleaner but would go back

Don’t go, youngish lady behind bar (brunette) rude! Couldn’t break a smile or make you feel welcomed at all! Slow with everything, beer flat as and not well kept! Food lacked anything! Get the old barley Mow back and get the old bar worker stu back and that blinkey for our!

Omg this place has gone right dow the pan... the staff are slow the food is no where near as it was.. something has seriously changed and not for the better...greasy under cooked onion rings, over cooked scampi, under stocked on everything only option is chips.. the crowds in the garden swearing every other word and talkin about cocaine when we are sitting with an 11 year old.. this place use to be lovely.. now???? Twice we have been in the past few week and both times utter crap.. such a shame

We visited on a Thursday about 5pm parking was good .staff were very friendly and found carvery to be very good value for money Plenty of choice ,lots of variety of vegetables all cooked well and hot if in area again would definitely return

Visited based on good reviews-but food was very average. Portions were enormous and overbearing. Steak was not cooked as requested and was chewy.

If ever you visit this quaint little pub you must try the food. We eat here frequently and have tried a good variety from the menu and everything is very, very good. The prices are very reasonable for the amount of food you get, which is substantial. If you are not a big eater then take a bag, the food is so good you won't want to leave any, especially the chicken tikka masala which is as good as (and considerably bigger) than many Indian restaurants serve.

good quality food burger and chips nicely cooked also steak meals are excellent staff are very friendly you can eat outside when weather permits , the added bonus its in a rural setting ,

We dined here again exactly 1 year after our first visit. This time we took our good friends and the food, beer, atmosphere and staff were terrific. The staff went out if their way to make our visit enjoyable. The steak & ale pie was the best I have had.

Went into day for the first and last time absolutely freezing inside it was warmer outside too much clutter,too many tables pushed together,quite dark and dingy,ordered our meal not cheap by the way ,then a couple came in with a dog (not a guide dog) left to roam so far,put me right of my meal what’s happened to hygiene,,toilets outside really in the dark ages not for me wont be going back there in a hurry

I only gave it an average because I think it could of been better . It's a cosy old pub , but we were freezing from the start. We kept our coats on the whole time. The beer is good and the food good too.Steak baguette was nice but onions tasted burn . Steak and blue cheese pie has massive and pie very tasty . The chips we had were over cooked and dry which was disappointing. I think it needs to bring a new menu in as it hasn't changed for years . May be a dressing on the salad garnish would be nice too . I would defo go again but wear more clothes to be warm

Came here with my partner for some lunch. The pub has a very homely feel to it and we were made to feel welcome. The menu is quite extensive with a variety of choices. I opted for the pork loin steaks with black pudding and for the price was excellent value. My partner had the steak and Stilton pie which was amazing and I’d even go as far to say as better than the pie factory’s! Will definitely be returning!

First class food and service. Refreshing change can’t wait to go back. I had

Staff are very helpful and friendly. We had a birthday meal with a decent size group of 13. The food was excellent. Definitely recommend it.

We visited this pub several months back and saw the meals and menu but it was so busy we couldn’t get a table ! A return visit was required to try them.

Again this place doesn’t disappoint with the steaks and how well they cooked, only thing is you have to book as small restaurant and if you want fillet steaks preorder them as they don’t always have them in, but will always go here for them

Staff were very friendly, drinks on draught were lovely and the pies were orgasmic! Massive portions too. Nice surprise

I visited a couple of times now with family and the meals are excellent. We like that you can choose...

It's a busy pub and there's not a lot of space inside but the food is always really good, especially...

We booked as a party of eight people and all enjoyed a variety of very high quality meals. Very generous...

Our second visit to the Barley Mow in a month. Once again the food was brilliant, huge portions and Gammon to die for. Can't really say any more other than the prices are very reasonable and service very good. Great pub in a lovely spot, one of the best in the area.

Admittedly we only popped in for a drink after a New Year day walk, however after sitting at a table with our beers all we could smell was dog mess. This pub is obviously very popular for dog walkers as there were a number of them sat in the area where people were eating. I’m so very glad we hadn’t planned to eat there. Also, the toilets which are situated outside separate from the main bar/restaurant were an absolute disgrace. We finished our beers and happily left. We won’t be returning!

We visited here on Christmas Eve to meet friends and family, this was from a recommendation.

We as a group of 8 had various pitza and carvery.tye let down is the pitza collection system whereby you have a pager and then have to collect you food from the counter top where it has Sat for several minutes you then have to ask for a plate to collect your salad from the cart,not the most of variety,far short of the harvester outlets.there were staff floating about checking on you who there for could have speedily bought the food over to you whilst you had already fetched your salad,don't think I will rush back here any time soon and save it for a carvery