Based on 442 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 442 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 184 in 232 in Forest of Dean
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Great little stop off for a drink and bar snacks. No food served anymore but well worth a stop off.
Michelle Clare . 2024-10-12
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We absolutely loved this little pub! Definitely worth a visit!
chris davenport . 2024-09-07
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it's a nice pub, very welcoming staff, had a couple of drinks.
Michael Palmer . 2024-06-14
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Great place and very friendly atmosphere
susie homer-pryce . 2024-05-10
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A warm welcome at the Cock Inn from Jane and Steve. Great beer (they have guest ales regularly) and a nice local atmosphere. Very dog friendly and a lovely warm fire. Clearly very popular with local foresters etc. We will definitely revisit. Thanks
Neil C . 2024-02-16
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Came in for food as advertised on my way through. Don't do food anymore, seemed as though it was being run down pre-closure . Shame it's in a good spot, could be busy
Elli Piner . 2024-01-07
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Beautiful traditional original well kept pub. Lovely owners. Will definitely go again.
james mannering . 2023-07-17
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Lovely little pub, with very reasonably priced food and drink! Nice little garden outside. Will come back again for sure! And very pleasant staff
Ross Duberley . 2023-06-30
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Fab food,great service from a very friendly landlord,will definitely visit again
natalie johnson . 2023-06-22
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This pub is definitely a must but a shame that it's closed Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday otherwise we would have been back for more tasty food and tried the other fantastic selection of beer, ales and ciders. Staff are very helpful and really don't mind going that extra mile for you , it's dog friendly so our large and very slobbery french mastiff enjoyed the feast along side us. A visit is a must and hope to be back next year. Strongly recommend this pub.
sam woodcock . 2023-06-15
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Blakeney village on,y has two bars and only the Cock offers food. On a plus point it had a larger garden away from the main road. IMHO that’s where the good bits stop. Inside smells of stale cigarette smoke. Food is average at best. A local pub for local people . Closed Mon to Thursday
Kevin D . 2023-06-13
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Drinks are good.barman was good. food was poor
Daniel Edmonds . 2023-06-08
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Lovely local pub, clean, friendly, good choice of beers and great choice of gin ! Great owners. Easy parking
Michael Hessian . 2023-05-29
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Cheapest pint on the forest and a good selection of ales. Steve the landlord is a top fella too.
Tom Andrews . 2023-05-29
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It's got better since we last came c5+ years ago. Well kept beers and friendly staff. Great beer garden. We didn't eat but plenty were on a Friday evening.
Dave Pickston . 2023-05-28
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Six adults and 2 kids had food. Really tasty and very good service. We were all very happy and certainly had no complaints.
Peter N . 2023-04-29
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Lovely food very friendly staff will be going back
Alan Ruddock . 2023-04-26
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Oh dear!!! Soup from a Can& Bland Chicken. Landlady Smoking and drinking bottle of Wine in the Snug room next to the Bar, yes we did see you after we had ordered. its more of a locals place where no-one cares if people smoke in there . Think the Owners need to retire and shut up shop. more of a Cock Up the Inn. Shame as could be a nice place if cleaned up served home cooked food rather than out of a tin.
Brixham . 2023-04-17
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Ok for a beer in front of fire but probably wouldn’t eat here.
Tony Lord Munchausen . 2023-03-19
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A cosy, traditional country pub. I love the interior: patterned carpet, beams and horse brasses. If you want the romance of an olde worlde country pub, this is the place for you. The man who served me was very friendly, and it was very cheap for a pint and a bowl of chips!
Scott Johnson . 2023-03-05
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Stopped at this lovely country pub.Warm welcome from Landlord and Landlady. Excellent Burger and Fish and chips.Really good real ale.Well worth a visit.
Wayne G . 2023-02-24
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Stepping into this pub takes you straight back to 2006, a waft of stale cigarette smoke lingers, a smell I’ve not noticed in a pub since the smoking ban was brought in fifteen years ago. The law doesn’t seem to apply here as patrons puff away at their leisure. We stayed for a couple of drinks which were nice enough and the landlord was very friendly.
Lizzy Holroyd . 2023-01-29
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Fantastic old pub, owners are great, helpful, friendly, food is good, atmosphere great!
r rainingtrees . 2023-01-22
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Great pub, lovely beers, and really nice landlord & landlady.
Ivan Clarke (Nobby) . 2023-01-01
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Lovely old pub log burners And lovely hosts
TheNugent1 . 2022-12-28
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Dog-friendly traditional pub with a great atmosphere and reasonable prices.
Robert Dent . 2022-12-25
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Love this place, shame about the name though haha!
Constance Medina . 2022-11-26
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Absolutely beautiful place! Went today (sunday) had a pork roast and a chicken soup starter... well it blew my socks off! Food was amazing, so welcoming and friendly! Cant wait to revisit so worth the trip ❤ thanks again for everything!
Louisa Brazier . 2022-11-13
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Very friendly pub, with a great selection of drinks, especially ciders - can’t wait to sample the food ☺️
Simon De-Gare Pitt . 2022-10-23
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A warm welcome, fantastic service and delicious food. What a find! One of the best parts of our time in the Forest of Dean.
Neil Penlington . 2022-10-16
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Great landlord Great beer Always great prices 👍👍
Shaun Byrne . 2022-10-09
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An outstanding pub, one of the very best for beers and food. Excellent home cooked food with a superb choice on the menu. Could have stayed there all day, and it was so good we're going back tomorrow for lunch. The landlord and landlady were welcoming and attentive, and the decor is everything an English pub should be.
Paul Siddals . 2022-10-02
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Stopped here for lunch on our way to the Forest to celebrate a birthday. Good real ale and a nice bar meal. Landlord good sense of humour if you buy into it. Q "What's the soup like?" A:"Well...it's warm and runny.." :) This is the sort of pub I love .....full of character and history you can almost touch. It's the sort of place we need to support - too many of them are closing and being converted to homes.
Robert W . 2022-10-02
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Visited here today with a friend. Looks very ran down and delapitated. Pigs in the beer garden that is filthy. Very dodgy looking people inside. Unfriendly bar staff... Had a pint of coke at £3 and couldn't drink it . Needs to be shut down. 0/10
tgirlgabby . 2022-10-01
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Nice place with lovely views, the staff are very welcoming and really friendly would definitely visit again.
Dean Cozens . 2022-08-27
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I went to meet a friend today. We had a meal. Meal were on the big side. It was hot and fresh. Staff were friendly. I will be going again. Thank u for a warm welcome x
Kathryn Duggan . 2022-08-16
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We stopped in for Sunday lunch while staying nearby, such a lovely traditional pub! The food was excellent and really good value for money and the landlord was so friendly and welcoming, definitely recommend!
marthah967 . 2022-07-31
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Great old English pub with good beer and excellent food dog friendly and garden but its only open Friday Saturday and Sunday so please check
ian carter . 2022-07-19
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We decided to pop in here for food and drink on a Saturday as we staying local. Never been to the area before. Upon arrival the landlord immediately showed some arrogance but we ignored. At 2.04pm after spending around £15 on drinks my wife and I felt hungry so decided we would ask if we could order...no we stop at 2 and don't start again until 5.30pm. This was again the landlord, who at that point was serving himself some food. We decided that as nothing local in the area within walking distance we would walk to the village and managed to get a drink and excellent service killing time as we were so hungry by getting an ice cream and snacks in the local shop. Headed back after a long walk and arrived back at this pub at around 5.15pm. Landlord said to my wife...oh you are back again....my wife said yes just I time to order food...he laughed in his arrogant way and said no nearly time.....rude. Looked at menu which had not changed since lunch and went in to order...ordered the Tortollini for my wife and I ordered the lamb shank with red wine and rosemary sauce mashed potatoes and veg. The food arrived in 8 minutes....supermarket tortellini (not Tortollini) get it right with what looked like juice from chopped tomatoes and a few raw onions and salad from a a bag! The lamb shank was microwaved with a dry tasteless mash, tasteless celery,broccoli, carrots, courgettes and mashed swede. The lamb was chewy, dry and absolutely disgusting and more bone than meat. The sauce was just a lumpy sour gravy. This was by far the worst meal my wife and I have ever had the misfortune of eating anywhere! We were not asked how the meal was and the landlord...is just simply rude and arrogant. I hope others do not make the mistake of dining here. He could not be bothered to serve us and we waited all day to dine. Oh and just for special measure, the pigs which are to the rear of the beer garden.....were fed the same time as us throwing up a huge cloud of dust and pig smell. Who feeds the pigs when you have just served food to guests????? Any positives? The day was a lovely sunny day and the drinks were cold. I would not stop here again if it were the only pub in the area! Abysmal!
ZiggyFoody . 2022-07-10
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Lovely pub Very friendly and polite management and staff Came in on Sunday for a roast beef dinner with the wife and kid Pet friendly pub too Would recommend it to anyone who is in the area for the weekend
aiden mallender . 2022-07-04
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Lovely atmosphere, good food, land Lords very friendly.
Jennyfwr Osborne . 2022-05-08
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Very warm welcome. Lovely staff and landlord. Did not flinch when asked if Chips were gluten free and not cooked with meat. Answered easily and knew his methods. Not like a chain where they have to refer to massive leaflets. Will be back next week!
anthony berrow . 2022-04-08
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Friendly welcome, great service. Sunday lunch was fab, tender beef and best selection of vedgetables Ive had with a pub sunday lunch. Delicious brownie to follow 👍👏
Paul Wright . 2022-03-21
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I and my wife were in Gloucestershire for the weekend to recharge our batteries. We found this charming local pub and decided to grab a few drinks and a bite to eat. Wooooowwww! It was really good! We were a little bit circumspect initially whether to dine here or not, reading a lot of negative reviews about their food. But we were super happy with the food. My wife had their Soup of the Day and I had Steak & Ale pie. Both were amazing!
Ajit Nair . 2022-02-21
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I and my wife were in Gloucestershire for the weekend to recharge our batteries. We found this charming local pub and decided to grab a few drinks and a bite to eat. Wooooowwww! It was really good! We were a little bit circumspect initially whether to dine here or not, reading a lot of negative reviews about their food. But we were super happy with the food. My wife had their Soup of the Day and I had Steak & Ale pie. Both were amazing! Highly recommended 👍🏽
ajitn2014 . 2022-02-21
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Dog friendly, we booked a table for a Saturday night. Food was amazing and owners lovely. The pub had a really good atmosphere. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
Claire c . 2021-11-20
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A local boozer where you can be tutted at for ordering drinks. If you’re lucky you can turn up when it has been closed for no apparent reason, then go back home and avoid the whole experience. Avoid.
N7680VRdavidf . 2021-11-14
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Absolutely wonderful pub, came in as strangers and left feeling like locals. Cant recommend this place enough! Steve and Jane the owners are so kind, welcoming and lovely. The food is all fresh and homemade and is delicious. The locals are so friendly too, even to us welshies! Special mention to John and his stories and Steve and Sarah for making our night so much fun. We and our 2 dogs thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, pub is very dog friendly and ours loved meeting Laura's 2 frenchies, especially baby Vinnie. I really hope locals and tourists alike support this pub, as it would be an incredible shame to lose a gem such as this. Thank you all so much for making our weekend extra special!
Lauren Chard . 2021-11-07
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Great traditional pub with a fantastic garden and table service. our favourite place for a drive out on a Sunday afternoon.
David Bowker . 2021-10-17
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Friendly host, craft ale at £3 a pint and welcome dogs.
geoff lumbard . 2021-10-04
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Touring the Forest of Dean area, we called at the Cock Inn on the evening of Tuesday, 28 September in sheeting rain looking forward to a hot meal and warm welcome. Front door locked although there were people visible in the bar drinking as we could see them through the pub window. After our repeated attempts to gain attention were ignored, eventually someone (presumably the landlord) staggered out from the back door and grudgingly suggested could come in for a drink. When we asked about food we were told ‘No, we don’t do food’ . If you are going to have a few mates round for a lock in drink then next times I suggest you close the curtains and put a ‘Closed’ sign on the door. Appalling !
224trevorb . 2021-09-29
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Loved it , great Sunday lunches
L “Lin” S . 2021-09-25
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Nice Roast dinners and friendly service.
Garfield Bryant . 2021-09-21
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Stunning Sunday lunch and great service
Anthony wood . 2021-09-05
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Nice Ales, food, atmosphere and staff. Almost dont want others to know. Tge views at the rear from the garden are stunning.
Dog JUDGE . 2021-08-30
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Beautiful country pub in a stunning location. Lovely friendly locals and very welcoming proprietors. Have plenty of outdoor seating and some (totally odour free) friendly gorgeous pigs (and cute little piglets) to meet/watch whilst your having your bevvie in the sun!
Ana Rey . 2021-08-29
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We visited this lovely pub while staying in the village and had a great evening. The landlord was very kind and squeezed us in as we left booking until the day. He was friendly and the staff were welcoming with the pub having a warm, relaxing feel to it. We had a fab meal, from a good selection of pub classics, and enjoyed delicious puddings. There was a good selection of ales as well as ciders. The whole evening was such great value for money! Thank you!
helenmO6545UV . 2021-08-23
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Great selection of ales, cider and World beers.
Darren Powles . 2021-08-14
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Lovely staff... Great food.... Cosy little environment. Staff were welcoming, considerate and attentive to needs. Lovely experience. Definately recommend.
Emma Lou . 2021-08-10
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Lovely friendly people.very welcoming.garden was lovely to sit outside to eat.dog friendly.couldnt fault the place.
Barbara Maddison . 2021-08-09
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Fantastic little place...very pleasant atmosphere...
Martin Hughes . 2021-08-08
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Shame, never got to try it. Closed Mon to Thurs while I was staying really close. Probably never get chance to try it. Supposed to be great though!
Simon King . 2021-07-28
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Came here for food today. Absolutely fantastic. Fast friendly service and real value for money. Beautiful garden with pigs and ducks. Lamb shank was beautiful. I would highly recommend a visit.
Cypress14 . 2021-07-17
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Very friendly, great range of drinks, nice outside area and lovely range of good food !! We will definitely return
Carrie Brown . 2021-07-10
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This is a great place to stop for a pint or two, the food is great as are the staff. We called in here twice as we were camping local to The Cock Inn and enjoyed ourselves both times. Lovely food and a great atmosphere. We plan to visit again and would recommend this Pub/Restaurant 100%. Thank you Steve, Julie & everyone else for making our visit enjoyable :-)
661krisu . 2021-07-06
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Really friendly pub. Food was lovely.
Janette HIlton . 2021-06-27
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Moved to the area 18 months ago and as the pandemic happened not long afterwards we’ve not really ventured out that much. We’ve been 3 times now, once sitting outside as per COVID rules in the lovely large garden and twice inside more recently. Despite only having drinks on each of these occasions we have been warmly welcomed by the landlords and lady serving behind the bar. Very welcoming and friendly and we hope to eat there very soon.
CNG7 . 2021-06-20
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excellent food as always!!very relaxing place to go,nice big garden to sit out in when the sun's shining😊
Sue Williams . 2021-06-14
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What a lovely pub! Really friendly staff and delicious food. We both had the homemade lamb and mint burgers which were beautifully presented with fresh salad and chips. Followed by apple tart and chocolate brownie. Prices were very reasonable too so excellent value. It's a shame we don't live closer as we would definitely return off we did.
Amanda Coneley . 2021-06-07
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Lovely pub with character. There is also a fantastic beer garden out back. We had bbq ribs with fries and side salad priced at £10.95 each. Sadly only open weekends atm due to Covid.
Denartes . 2021-06-06
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Very nice. Really welcoming Great food and drink. Would recommend it.
Paul Tolley . 2021-06-06
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Nice & cozy country pub. Very friendly place
Trevor Rudge . 2020-10-28
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Called in on our holiday on the off chance to be greeted by friendly landlord and landlady. Food was full of flavour nice gap between each course. Wide choice of drinks and varied menu. Price was no different than your chain pubs but had better service. Will be back next year for another full course meal.
Glen Carter . 2020-10-17
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Such friendly couple. Food was amazing. Will visit again. Completely recommend. Has a lovely garden. Plenty of parking. We liked it so much we went again night after.
Wendy r . 2020-09-19
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Stopped here for a quick drink as we were a little early for our check in. Popped in again the following day on return from a day out. Had Sunday lunch before journey home. Suffice to say this lovely pub became our 'local' whilst in the area. Food was delicious, landlord and landlady were friendly and welcoming, drinks were cold. Thoroughly recommend.
Karen Burroughs . 2020-09-15
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Lovely food we had a pleasant visit
Emma May . 2020-09-15
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Nice pint andlovely beer garden
Jeananne Scarrott . 2020-09-05
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My friend and I booked in for dinner here, we were staying nearby and came on the recommendation of our host. The pub is traditional, friendly, they have a wide selection of gins and catered for our drinks tastes. The owner was really friendly and...
NatashaO4 . 2020-08-08
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Lovely people, courteous, superb food, quick service and delicious Ales
Steve Macdonald . 2020-07-18
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We booked the 'Family Room' just for one night because we had a funeral to attend in Blakeney, and needed a local base. The Family room was spacious and light. Tea,coffee and bottled water were in the room for us. A TV was also in...
steverE2991BN . 2020-03-14
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The food is expensive and the night we went it was awful. The fish (probably frozen from one of the lower end supermarkets) was undercooked and inedible, the peas were cold, the coleslaw had no taste whatsoever. I didn't eat it but the landlady made...
unhappyeaters . 2020-03-11
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Shocking food for price, gravy was like water, meat ordered beef was raw, rock hard veg, coke was like water
helenamL5600IZ . 2020-02-23
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absolutely dreadful where do i start. food came out no enough vegs meat was not cooked lamb was half alive and the beef was uncooked. veg was hard.. had a pint of coke diluted with water tasteless!!! i do not recommend... pub was empty
34roxanneh . 2020-02-23
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Lovely atmosphere, good food management very welcoming
Rita Osborne . 2020-01-25
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Great service lovely landlady and landlord very friendly pub.
Ursula Walsh . 2020-01-11
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Super friendly staff great food.
Mark Springham . 2020-01-10
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We took are dog for a romantic weekend away first pub ever you can just let your dog chill out off the lead while you eat or drink. Staff are super friendly would highly recommend.
Dave P . 2020-01-06
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We were staying in blakney valley view campsite and came across this lovely pub. From walking in to ordering meal, the atmosphere and staff were so so friendly. Food was delicious I had plougmans lunch .husband had a curry .all friendly people in there .real...
Climber61510423537 . 2019-11-12
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Travelled up for Sunday lunch ate outside with our dogs. Very friendly wellcoming place. They keep a pig in the back which was of great interest to dogs and children.
ian e . 2019-11-12
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Very accommodating, Sunday lunch a little pricey, pizza is good though
Danny Davies . 2019-09-22
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Amazing staff so polite and food to die for🤗🤤🤤
just unsub . 2019-09-18
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Amazing choice of beer, cider and food, owners very friendly don't drive past call in you won't be disappointed
Angie Roberts . 2019-09-16
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Steve is a real character & the food is absolutely amazing. We had the Steak pie & the Lasagne - both really good & the hospitality top notch.
754jackieh . 2019-08-26
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Loved to be there in my good old times at Cecil's.
Rolf Jentsch . 2019-08-21
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Awful frozen food.. most staff friendly.. land lady was rude and incompetent. Wasnt too expensive. Ordered a pizza and asked if I could have bacon removed as am vegetarian.. was assured by young waitress this was ok.. when delivered had meat on and land lady...
Rowan B . 2019-08-09
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One of the two bar staff was really friendly and personable, leading us to go again the next day, but on that occasion, the other member of bar staff made our family group feel distinctly unwelcome when they weren't noticeably busy. Fairly standard array of pub food options, sadly let down by a failure to deliver on a couple of tweaks to pizza toppings, and apparently by not restocking for a number of days apart, as the vegetarian options were whittled down each time we tried to return before giving up.
Rich Hims . 2019-08-01
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Blown away with our food this evening. Pie of the day came with cauliflower cheese, loads of veg, mash and gravy the best pie I have ever eaten. Burger served with a massive salad of beetroot, olives, potato salad onion rings and fries. Chicken curry...
Burdej . 2019-07-29
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This became our local for the few days we were staying in the Forest of Dean. My particular favourite was Pablo the pig, he grunts when happy! Staff were friendly and accommodating. The final night we ate at the pub and food was tasty and...
Wensleyfoss . 2019-07-17
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Food was cold there was dogs in the pub off a lead. at the bar there was ants. I could not wait to get out. We will not be going back.
Aaron Preece . 2019-07-11
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Great atmosphere, exactly what a great English pub should be
colin turley . 2019-07-05
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