The Bistro in Staffordshire Moorlands

We love the Chapel Tearooms , our favourite drop in when we are walking in the area! The best ever Festive afternoon tea today , it was superb and delicious!! Thank you to Elaine, Alison and the team. Wishing you all a happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you next year xxx

We were staying over in Leek on a Sunday evening, wanting to sample some Staffordshire oatcakes the following morning, but the oatcake shop we wanted was closed on Monday! Poor planning. But luckily this place was open at 7.30 am and we found what we wanted here: oatcakes with various fillings such as bacon or tomato; all with cheese. If you've not tried them, Staffordshire oatcakes are very different to the Scottish biscuit that most people associate with 'oatcakes'. Here, they are a soft, flexible wrapper like a pancake, or perhaps a chapatti, made from a thin layer of a yeasted oatmeal/wheat batter griddled until it sets, then wrapped around your chosen filling. We took a pair of oatcakes with cheese and bacon, and a full English of 2 eggs, 2-3 bacon, 2 sausages, 2 toast, beans and tomatoes, plus extra hash browns. This was all in a takeaway tray - there is no table service here. It took about 10 minutes, which is fair enough as everything is cooked to order; but we were the only customers at that time. I imagine at busy times there could be quite a wait. The food was excellent, piping hot as you'd expect with it being cooked to order; and good value too, under £10 for the 2 breakfasts described above, though coffees added a bit more. Highly recommended.

Visited on Friday 15th of November. We should have been a party of eight but were reduced to a party of four due to unforeseen circumstances. This didn’t phase the restaurant in anyway: the staff were excellent, very understanding and the service throughout the night was fantastic. We ate from the set menu which gave us a choice of three starters, three mains, and two desserts. we could have eaten everything on the menu, the choice was so good. I opted for the cod starter followed by the Venison the sticky toffee pudding. All were exquisite in their appearance and the taste was amazing. Can’t wait to return!

A proper pub. Really friendly welcoming pub, big portions, food is exceptional. Especially nice at Christmas.

Nice country inn with a great selection of ales. What more can you ask for!