The Bear in Rugby - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We came here today 15sept 2024 for a nice birthday dinner but what an absolute disappointment. All our food was horrible meat on the Sunday roast was tough my friend could not even cut it with the knife. I thought okay the burgers will be great as they promote it so much what a boring tastefull burger not coming back and hope everyone that read this don't eat there. You can only drink only thing they can't screw up.

Food is very bad. I sometimes wonder how someone wouldn’t be able to cook a simple burger. All you need is not to burn the meat. Bun was either microwaved from frozen or it was ar least a week old. It crumbled while eating. On top of that, bad food is overpriced

Lovely Sunday beef roast. The cauliflower and leeks in cheese sauce was delicious! Service was prompt but it was fairly quiet. Cost of a lime & soda was high compared to other pubs but house wine at £19.50 okay nowadays. Overall a lovely Sunday lunch.

Great place, went for a large get together and they have catering specials. Food was great. Staff was welcoming. Plenty of parking and space!

Ellie was an absolute delight on our visit to the bear. She was kind, professional, very respectable and made our stay comfortable. She made us feel very welcome and catered to our every need. She will go a long way in the industry. Food... Had the American menu and it did not disappoint, generous portions and wonderfully cooked. Hats off to the chef. All in all, the experience was brilliant, staff are nothing but polite and helpful and the value for money was very impressive. Only down fall on my experience is no Guinness on tap

Micheal and his whole team has done an amazing job for the pub, great atmosphere and always made to feel welcome

We loved our evening at bear. Staff were attentive as always. Tracey was exceptional. Had a lot of fun, such a brilliant local pub.

Moved to Cawston, Rugby about 4 months ago and tried the Bear 🐻 pub for the first time. Decor is contemporary and fresh, service and food was FABULOUS! Mia was very attentive, food was nice and hot. We shared a chicken 🍗 wings starter with spicy buffalo dip, delicious 😋. Mains, Hubby had “All Day bfast” and quality was excellent 👍🏻. I had the Gammon Steak, which was delicious as well. Good portion size and no room left for dessert. Had a few drinks and a cheeky shot 🥰 Bar staff and Manager were very friendly as well. We will be back. K&C at table 31. Dog friendly as well and was nice to see the fur babies in the bar area xox Lovely, stress free meal and everything was perfect 😍

Moved to Cawston, Rugby about 4 months ago and tried the Bear 🐻 pub for the first time. Decor is contemporary and fresh, service and food was FABULOUS! Mia was very attentive, food was nice and hot. We shared a chicken 🍗 wings starter with spicy buffalo dip, delicious 😋. Mains, Hubby had “All Day bfast” and quality was excellent 👍🏻. I had the Gammon Steak, which was delicious as well. Good portion size and no room left for dessert. Had a few drinks and a cheeky shot 🥰 Bar staff and Manager were very friendly as well. We will be back. K&C at table 31. Dog friendly as well and was nice to see the fur babies in the bar area xox Lovely, stress free meal and everything was perfect 😍

came here for a beer with my friend, was greeted by lawrence he was very accommodating and always had a smile on his face. would recommend

Brilliant pub, very clean and well kept, fantastic service. The staff are friendly and welcoming, the pub itself has a lovely feel to it and a good atmosphere they also have a lovely outdoor set up too.

We visit this pub every Tuesday for the pub quiz and play your cards right. It is a top night out full of friendly people and lots of laughs. The quiz gets your brain going and play your cards right is a nice bit of fun. Kev the quiz master is top, and he always makes it tasking and interesting. The pub is our go to venue, we often walk down any night of the week; the staff are welcoming, the other guests are friendly and the food is delicious. A top pub with a great looking future. Thanks to all the staff and Michael for making our local one to go to. Venetia & Paul

Came for Sunday lunch and was very disappointed with the presentation, portion sizes and quality. Food was chosen from pub classics. Nice pub but won't rush back for food.

Very disappointed with the food. Very small portions and poor quality. Won't rush back for food. Spoilt what should have been a nice family meal.

I've been going to The Bear for quite a long time now, however since the latest team have taken over and revamped the place, it has become a lovely place to have a few drinks with friends and family, and they serve fantastic food with a very helpful and friendly service team who go out of their way to make sure you have a great experience. The chicken and mushroom pie I had yesterday was amazing! The icing on the cake for me is that they are a very dog friendly pub. The dogs are looked after just as well as the humans!

Love our local, best pub in Rugby!

Amazing service, amazing food, amazing everything - you are all awesone

A meeting with friends made very special by lovely food served by very friendly efficient staff, very promptly in very comfortable surroundings. A lovely time was enjoyed by all.. Will definitely return. Thank you.

We had a great experience at The Bear. I booked a table for 21 people and I couldn’t fault their service. The staff were polite, friendly and efficient. We Pre-ordered our meals in advance and it was simple to do - the communication was great. Thank you.

Beers are nice, could do with a good clean in places . Coke was a little flat.

We really love coming to this pub, we enjoyed some dinner tonight but have regularly been visiting here over the past year.

I've been here previously with friends and I will continue to come back. Everything about the Bear screams "friendly, warm and inviting". All the staff were super supportive and very welcoming. Will definitely be coming back! Food was superb, and reasonably priced too!

Order roast beef dinner it was served on cold plate beef was tough as old boots definitely wasn’t very for money the food was not very hot

Really enjoyed our food and a pint staff really friendly will be back soon

Very disappointed tonight with my meal I had fish and chips the batter on the fish was inedible it was soggy may have been microwaved not sure.no one asked if meal was ok I appreciate it was busy it being a Friday and the weather sunny. Bar too busy to queue up to say anything. This is a shame as previous visits here have been very good, so would not have the fish again .

Promptly greeted by friendly, helpful staff upon arrival. Comfortable dining area with pleasant decor. Good choice of "traditional" pub foods, with themed deals on various days which offer excellent value. Food was great, clearly having been freshly prepared. Portion sizes were just right, enough to satisfy without feeling over full and not leaving you wonder where the rest is. Two of our group had burgers, which came in lovely soft, fresh buns and had plenty of toppings. Overall everybody was very happy with what they had and we all agreed we would definitely come here again - which, arguably, tells you all you need to know.

Friendly pub with good service. The pub was quiet and I didn't have any food although the meu looked nice

amazing roast thank you so much

Delicious roast, we had the super roast and couldn’t finish it but the lovely staff gave us some takeaway boxes to enjoy the rest of it at home. We will defintely be back ☺️

Brilliant pub, family friendly (and dog friendly) great place for family meals and a night out with the boys / girls alike. Plenty going on with bands, quizzes, theme nights etc. They also do Cracking breakfast on a Saturday. Lovely places to sit inside and out. Clean and tidy all round pub. Worth a visit!

Great local pub, a nice tasty meal at a very reasonable price. Staff were helpful and friendly, showing sports on the tv when live.

Always a great atmosphere and friendly staff

Such a shame, have been to this pub many times before and always had a great experience, however, after coming here to try the food was left extremely disappointed. £15 for a Sunday roast in which the food arrived luke warm, potatoes were reheated so very dry and one piece of tiny meat. Not only that, £18.49 for a steak in which was cold! Unfortunately would not be in a rush to come back and would no longer recommend to anyone in the area.

The pub has been refurbished and has a clean and fresh feel to it. Food was great. Vegan burger is highly recommended. Service is welcoming, with friendly and happy staff.

Wasn’t happy with the service, ordered food had to wait almost an hour for it. Had to ask 2 members of staff to find out anything about where our food was, when we eventually got our food it wasn’t all correct. Seated right next to the Live band which started an hour before the time stated and wasn’t warned about this, wasn’t a very nice/ welcoming environment

Tried the new Wednesday night, ‘Two pub classics for £20’. Lovely food and good atmosphere in the pub. Quite a few people in. Felt like a nice mid-week night off cooking!!

Lovely meal here with my parents, food was amazing, drinks were great and service was good staff very friendly will defo be going back thank you

Fantastic local, welcoming atmosphere to all. Cup final weekend events an absolute testament to the ongoing updates the team at the Bear do to keep getting better. Great BBQ, great beer, topped off with brilliant, attentive staff - cannot ask for more from your local!

Consistently good, really nice place to stop for a drink, food looked great although we didn't eat on this occasion. Friendly service and will return

Really continues to be excellent. So good having a decent local again! Keep up the great work!

Fantastic friendly pub, good food, great team and loads of events!

Ordered super plates x 2 chicken burger was average but edible Madras chicken curry meant to be Spersize and got the smallest microwaved horrible curry tinned version with rice which tasted horrible and smallest horrible nan with smallest onion bhaji and samosa. Tried one bite and had to send it back as it was horrible. Never again here. Staff were absolutely brilliant and very friendly and helpful and refunded for curry. By the way fish n chips is pollock fish the cheapest fish. Was really looking forward to eating here but never again. My wife had to eat her food with me just sitting and watching. Shame that such poor quality food is served with unmatched quality and freshness as everything is microwaved or re-fried. Hopefully others will have a better experience.

We were a table of 8. Food came out all together & is good pub grub. All enjoyed it.

Friendly and nice pub.with great service and good beer.

Recently moved to the area. Great pub with really nice food and drink. Beer garden for when the weather allows, and dog friendly. Definitely will be returning.

Excellent staff, really good offers, drinks & food makes this a terrific pub.

beautiful pub, lovely service from the manager and all other members of staff would highly recommend as a place for food and a drink !!

The atmosphere is great, the food is hot and fresh. The staff are great and they get the queue down quickly. Everybody is friendly and willing to help with any issues. Overall its a great pub to come to even with your dog! 🙂

Great atmosphere in the evenings! We travel over and the staff and food are really nice. Definitely recommend for a friendly pub 😀

Only had drinks but nice pub and heard the food is good... have offers on burgers 🍔 on Mondays

Perfect if you are a regular. I was kept waiting at the bar, even though I was next in line, but of course, I wasn't a regular, and the locals were attended to first. When the food eventually came out and it was not really busy, it came out wrong. I believe it was the manager who brought the food out. He wasn't happy when I told him it was wrong. Maybe if he had spent less time talking to the locals on the table behind, he might have read the order and checked the food to see if it had been plated up correctly. (Having previously run a pub. This is not the correct way to run a business) We visited a while ago when the food was better and friendly staff. Very disappointing.

Great afternoon was had. Lovely food and a good atmosphere

Had been previously and not really enjoyed the food that much but this was before it's been taken over I think Food was great, atmosphere was much better, more happening and welcoming. Staff were great and really friendly

Great service and a warm friendly welcome for my team from work (around a dozen of us came for lunch) Great value. Food is tasty. The fries were a little underwhelming, but the rest of the food was delicious. Decent chips would raise it to 5 stars! Our team had burgers, chicken burgers, ceasar salad and fish and chips... all tasty and fresh.

Great service, decent food, very reasonable price.

We booked a table in advance for 6pm as we knew it would be a busy time. We waited an hour for our food, which was disappointing since we had young children with us, and we noticed a couple of other 2-3 person tables who ordered after us were served before us. The staff were professional and apologetic but the quality of the vegetarian curry I had was disappointing. Their burgers and chips range look much better but vegetarian options are limited.

This is the 3rd time I have visited at lunchtime for a meal, (December, February, March), and each time it has been so cold, no heating on at all. If you can't afford to put it on I suggest you don't open. Each time hardly anybody there so obviously it's not viable to heat the place. I doubt that we will visit again at lunchtime, which is a shame because food is good.

Saturday night with the girls for food and drinks. Great atmosphere, excellent food and brilliant service as always, thank you!

Had steak special and veg chilli, both were lovely meals, will be back, thank you 🤩

Nice local dog friendly pub, always friendly staff and reasonable prices

It was a sad Occasion,we held a loved ones wake at this Restaurant the staff and food was amazing very perfessional and accommodating to our needs, strongly recommend for a Venue, pub and surroundings perfect outside seating and Dog Friendly, thank you to U all..👏👏

This was our first time here. We had a lovely lunch at a good price. The staff were very polite and respectful. We will o back again.

Had a fantastic Sunday Roast, great portion sizes.

Booked for a table of 4 for Mother's Day, and had a really nice lunch here. We requested a well lit table for my mum (as her eyes are poor) and were given one near a window with natural light, and the service and friendliness of the staff was excellent. The Mother's Day menu itself was quite small, but we all found something we liked (there was also a kid's menu available) and the food was excellent. I would say the only downside was the slightly too-loud music from the speakers in the dining area, but to be fair we were sat under one of them in the corner to probably had more exposure than many others. Highly recommended overall, and plenty of easy parking too!

Always have a nice time here at what’s become our local. Food and drink is great and the staff are very friendly too!

We really like this pub since it was revamped during covid. Tracey that assistant manager served us, and the service and food were both brilliant. Definitely we will be back.

Very good atmosphere. Very busy. Will definitely go again. 😊

Band night great night brilliant hosts.

Love this pub. Our local. Dog friendly, brilliant staff. Food and drink great. Only problem is we spend far too much time there x

The atmosphere was amazing last night and all staff are very friendly

Food was amazing 👏 great service. 👍 staff were lovely .

Amazing atmosphere with great management 👏

Great place to eat, never been before and I have to say the food was delicious, portion size was perfect, vegtables were delicious and the beef was cooked perfectly. Atmosphere was really good with the football on. The staff were really friendly and considering how busy the pub was the service was impeccable. Will definitely be going back.

Had a Sunday roast. It was ok but one piece of carrot and one piece turnip! If I hadn't ordered sides, it would not have filled me up. Little expensive for what is served.

Friendly staff, good selection of beers and ales and a good atmosphere. Had a good meal. The food was served very hot and good service .

Sunday lunch 11/02/24. 1 small slice of beef the thickness of a ham slice, 2 very small parsnip slices,2 very small carrots slices , 1 broccoli floret, and 3 potatoes with skins as tough as a jacket potato for £15.00 definitely not worth it. Didn’t enjoy the experience at all and has stopped me from booking for Mother’s Day .

A lovely welcome and service. Very obliging with the birthday cake and gave us a great table. Most meals were very nice (especially the chunky chips) and lovely and hot. A bit disappointed with the roast beef, as £15 is a lot to pay for one slice of meat. Will definitely return.

Visited on Sunday We had a lovely Sunday lunch the service was great, lots of other menu options if you don't fancy a Sunday lunch. Would recommend!

A fantastic local pub. We are delighted it has become our place to go. But, one of the things that lets it down is the poor state of the ladies toilets. Whilst they may be clean, the poor repair of the toilet seats and the terrible tiny design of them is disappointing.

Got so excited when I found out we where all going to The Bear!! I had my usual a ploughman's sandwich with chips you could die for Wow xxxx

An alright pint of Guinness. Good food

The Bear, a local pub in the middle if a large residential area. I've never been a pub overdone and nominated a 'local' but thus place is handy and seems to make sure effort so top marks to mine host for that. It's a nice place and if you live locally to it I would urge you to support it. Malcolm Clarke Rugby 5.1.24

Had a meal off the festive menu, 1 breaded mushroom starter - delicious 2 turkey dinners - faultless 2 festive burgers - very tasty 2 lemon roulade - beautiful 1 chocolate brownie - indulgent It was extremely busy being Christmas Eve but the service was faultless & staff were helpful & courteous despite being rushed off their feet.

Recently had a festive meal for my husband's birthday. Food was amazing, the pub was busy with a friendly atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

We have visited many times, we have always had great service, all staff are lovely, welcoming and polite. It is a real family pub and we will continue to visit . We just had a family Xmas meal at the weekend and the festive menu was really tasty. Thank you! Would wholeheartedly recommend 👌

We booked a table for the Christmas Festive menu. Overall the food and service were good. I would recommend the Christmas Festive food if you’re looking for a relaxed meal with friends and family. #supportlocal

We came for our Christmas meal last night, there was 19 of us as it was Rugby Deaf Club’s annual Christmas dinner outing. We were all impressed, which is hard to do with 19 of us. Couldn’t fault the service at all, it was all quick and very friendly. The food was lovely and we were well catered for with a few different allergies and dietary requirements. Everyone left happily having enjoyed themselves. Thank you so much!

An absolutely amazing time they got us in at no notice after another venue let us down and supplied us with an incredible full Christmas meal can not thank them enough staff extremely helpful and caring highly recommend them

Amazing food. Staff couldn’t have done more. Lovely atmosphere. Can highly recommend.

Very busy with a live band, but a great atmosphere and a short wait for food was not a problem. Great customer service from every member of staff. Would fully recommend this pub.

Both service and food are great

Beautiful pub, super friendly atmosphere. The food is absolutely amazing. There is something for everyone with different tribute acts and other events. Definitely worth a visit ❤️

We had our Christmas meal at The Bear this weekend. Despite being a large group, the staff were very attentive and even put Christmas crackers out on our table for us which was a nice touch. All the food was great! It was our first time here and we will certainly return, thank you!

First time and will definitely be back, food was wonderful, staff were great and very accommodating. Loved the little touches like the dog treats and board games

Had a stall here for a christmas market. Lovely, friendly staff, the pub is very warming and has a lovely atmosphere. I didnt eat but the food looked amazing.. I will definitely be back. Thanks for a great day x

Absolutely 10/10 place to visit. Lovely vibe and great staff

My family and I visited today as I was holding a stall for their Christmas market, everything was so very well organised, all the staff were extremely helpful and incredibly friendly. Whilst we were there we ordered lunch, the food was incredible, hot, fresh and came out so quick. The portions were great, this is a big thing for me, very good value for money and not overpriced. The pub was clean, toilets were regularly checked and kept on top of, tables were cleared away quick after finishing, all round a fantastic little pub, I’ll definitely be visiting again.

Didn't have food but really nice atmosphere good place to meet

Good food at a very reasonable price.

Amazing food and service. One of the best pub in Rugby. Highly recommend.