The Crooked House in South Staffordshire

Saturday 8th July. Had planned a trip especially from north wales. Always been on my bucket list. Checked website and Facebook page. Sorry to hear about the break in. Information stated should be open again 6th or 7th July. Tried to phone before visit to check if open. No answer. Should've been open 8th but no updates or information. Arrived at 12:15. Five cars parked by locked gate. Nobody knew What was happening. Walked down the lane. Fantastic house. Unfortunatly we had a wasted trip. Blackboard outside 'closed until further notice' people arriving after us who we informed they were closed. Had we known we wouldn't have wasted a journey.

Lovely, friendly meal out with friends and kids. Enjoyed variety of kids and main meals. Staff very helpful in ensuring a meal for member of party with egg allergy and one needing gluten free food were personally catered for. Food tasty and chilled, relaxed atmosphere. Great iconic building and kids loved all the 'wonky' walls. Great evening out

Staying nearby in Kingswinford, i'd been recommended the quirky Crooked House Pub as an outing. A little tricky to find, as you have to drive down a dark potholed track, through what looks like an old rubbish dump to get to the pub - hardly appealing! Opted to visit on a Sunday evening - sadly they stop serving food at 5pm on Sundays, so unfortunately i left hungry. Standard local boozer, apart from the fact its on the slant due to subsidence. Thinks it relies on this quirkiness rather than good customer service for trade. Its there is you want a drink in a pub on the piss!

Marstons must be out of their minds to be selling this place as everything about it makes you want to return. From the moment you walk through the door the entertainment begins as members of your party will start falling in different directions trying not to be affected by the doorways and windows leaning different ways. Great fun! The couple running the pub are extremely friendly and helpful to meet our dietary requirements. The menu concentrates on good value, traditional pub meals that suit the style of the pub. Our steaks, both T-bone and sirloins were cooked perfectly to our requests and there was a huge bonus for two members of our part who are GF - they offered a GF sticky toffee pudding with custard! An absolute delight. Next time we are in the area we will definitely be returning.

Me & my wife had a lovely afternoon yesterday , we’ve been here many times over the years but the place never seizes to amaze me, we couldn’t fault the very friendly service & an absolutely superb meal, we will definitely be returning.

Interesting building, but that is it, beer not worth drinking and ran out, Staff miserable as sin, the chef should stay in the kitchen, couldn’t manage to get an order right. Best thing about the place was the pork scratching’s

We visited The Crooked House on a Sunday afternoon, it was our first visit and the marble trick is pretty good worth a visit for a drink.

It was a fantastic sight to see tilting to the one side and when you walked in and saw the door you felt drunk, it gave you a tipsy feeling, the character of it inside is has I remembered it from years ago, there's seating in the bar and a dinning area also an outside seating area, a garden and a marquee for weddings etc, the staff where lovely and knew a lot about the house and it's ghosts and it was interesting seeing the marble round upwards.has for the food we found it a bit pricey so went for a small fish and chips which was very nice.

If you’ve not been to the crooked house before then it’s worth a visit. The original pub leaves you feeling a bit wobbly to say the least but the restaurant at the rear is flat. Great selection of reasonably priced gins including chocolate, Turkish delight as well as pink, orange, rhubarb and custard. Food was good and good value for money. We were given a sample starter while we waited which was a nice touch. I had grey peas and bacon for starters which were the best I’ve ever had. We had bread with dripping which came in novel bread bin. My friends had burgers for mains which they said were lovely. I had hot dog which wasn’t the best... frankfurter sausage which went cold really quickly and brioche roll was a bit sweet and stodgy. Chips were really nice though. For desert I had the straw which broke the camels back which was a smaller option and was lovely. Friends had baileys bread pudding and custard and lemon meringue Eton mess which they said were lovely. Waitress/bar maid was really friendly and helpful. Bill for four each having 3 courses and 3 of us having 3 gin and tonics each was just over £100 so excellent value for money.

It has been several years since I lasted went to the crooked house. It is a pub now with considerable gardens & patio area. We are with friends & were most impressed with the choice of food on the menu. The meals were well presented & arrived quite quickly. The head was cut from a loaf (not pre-sliced) & was excellent. The staff are polite & helpful. Drinks however cost the point in my rating, the pint of Aspells cider turned out to be flushing water in the pipes,fortunately not cleaning fluid. The drink was exchanged but this could have had serious consequences.

The Crooked House is a very unique place. This building started sinking due to mining subsidence and was supposed to be demolished, but the owners of local breweries bought it, made it safe, and now it is a crazy place where optical illusions make it appear that things are rolling uphill. We didn't eat there, but we enjoyed a pint or two!

Friendly staff and good food in the restaurant, plenty to choose from and good portions.The pub itself will have you wondering if you have had one too many, many optical illusions. It has a massive play area for children so is ideal in summer.

A well worth visit just to see this house. As a member of staff for a marble and see it roll up hill. Great restaurant with great food all at reasonable prices. Check out the pheasant breast with kale and knocky.

We had a family Christmas meal here and had preordered. We arrived early so that we could get a drink etc before we sat down to eat as were told our food would be served at 12. At 11.45 they were not open. The staff were welcoming and quick to take a drinks order and food came out quickly after we were all seated. The starters were very small portions; I had the smoked salmon and it was very disappointing. Lacked imagination.For the main course I ordered the beef - the meat was cold around the edge of the plate but hot in the middle - obviously microwaved. I told the waitress it was cold and she said ‘shall I put it back in?’ To which I replied ‘what in the microwave?’ She looked a little panicked. She did take the meal back to the microwave but didn’t take any of the veg or gravy left on the table with it so this was cold when I got my meal back. The Yorkshire puddings were rubbery, hard, difficult to cut and tasteless, I didn’t eat mine. All of our party mentioned how horrible they were. We were not offered any sauces such as horseradish, or ketchup for my sons chicken nuggets - I eventually got some when he had finished most of his meal. The desserts were not brilliant. The waffles were hard and impossible to cut. The Eaton mess - well I can’t find words to explain but just don’t have it - it’s not nice. The staff were good, the building is lovely, it’s just a shame about the food. The pub advertises fresh local produce but I’m not so sure! I will not be rushing back anytime soon.

Went with grandson. Waited an hour for table then told we had to wait another hour for food. Very disorganised.

The web site stated it was open from 12, travelled all the way over and arrived at 1215, web site said it was open but clearly it was not. YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE.

Took my 10 year old for Sunday lunch after checking opening times etc on the website....when we arrived we were told that the only options were cheese and onion cobs or alimited choice of cakes...there was a Wedding Fayre on so the restaurant was closed....not happy.

I hadn't been here in probably over 40 years so I'm not exactly a regular! However, the staff made us feel right at home. Pleasantly surprised by the quality and flavour of the one and only cask ale available - testament to doing one thing well rather than 8 things badly maybe? Then there's the pork scratchings, hot hot hot pork scratchings to be precise. If you like chilli you're in for a treat with these babies, properly hot and really tasty I've asked Santa for some for Christmas :)

Very disappointed. We tried to book and no one answered the phone. When we turned up they said they had a big table booked and we would have to wait. The big table was a table of 4? The drinks were served in plastic glasses and coffee in disposable cups. You had to pay a deposit for a glass?

Lovely locally sourced, wherever possible, food in a environment and building well worth seeing without the brilliant food.

Had visited this place some time ago and was very good. What a disappointment. Staff were not welcoming. We arrived at about 12.30pm. Bar and restaurant both empty. Were not serving till 12.30pm. They could not take a booking as they had 3 tables booked and could not tell us when we could expect to eat. Dreadful.

Terrible no other words to say I have never been spoke to like it food really bad under cooked part baked baguette salted fries (not chips) as stated side salad 2 wilted lettuce leaves 1slice of cucumber covered in a thick brown sauce we had wanted to sit outside we spent £50 but was told only people in the restaurant could sit there no parasols up any where else except for there asked for money back told food was being plated so we sat inside 10 mins later food arrived appalling so many people complaining haven’t been for a long time will never go again

The building is great, so quirky and interesting. Unfortunately the staff/management seem to be trying to repel customers rather than attract them. For a start the bar was locked. The barman told me they only unlocked it when the pubs busy!? I told him we had driven a long way to enjoy the crooked house experience and he reluctantly opened it. A party of 3 were told they couldn’t eat because they hadn’t booked even though the place was mostly empty.

Sono stato moltissime volte in questo caratteristico pub "storto" ma nel lontano 2004, e non so se è corretto scrivere ora la recensione...

I use to live around this area many years ago. Went with husband there was 4 people sat down before us. Was told it will be a long wait, we said it's fine. We sat down I had to get the menu as it wasn't given to us. Then when a staff member asked what drinks we would like. I said we know what food we would like to order. Staff member said we can't place order as 4 people was seated before. Making note wasn't going to make things difficult. We thought it would save staff member coming back and thought. She was very rude, no apologies. We decided to leave as I was very annoyed at the service. If u can't handle 10 people in the restaurant don't take it out on the customers.

Chose this place for a family get together Sunday lunch - there were 11 of us, originally booked 10 but they graciously added another place to our table - because we had dined many times previously at The River and Rail - their sister pub/restaurant and have always had a pleasant experience with amazing food.

Popped in for a swift one on a visit to the Black Country with my wife and first impressions are Wow, it’s a great place to visit. Loved the place loved the crookedness and loved the atmosphere and alcohol. Very good place to visit although we didn’t have food but it looked a lovely restaurant and would deffo return but be warned, just looking at the place and walking in makes you feel drunk omg it’s so crooked...lol

My myself and my son cane here for lunch after we had been around Himley for the morning , we were seated straight away by a friendly and helpful member of staff , they had a nice wine collection . I felt very comfortable there , I was attended to quickly , the main menu had a lot of choice , the children’s menu is also very good , I had the steak and blue cheese salad , it was by far the best salad I have had in long time ! Top marks , there’s also a fantastic outdoor play area for children , we shall be returning in the near future

Went for a family day out to this fabulously quirky pub/restaurant. The food was exceptional, the staff were friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit!

We had lunch today (16th May 208) at this delightfully quirky pub/restaurant. The meal was excellent; freshly cooked and very well presented. The staff were friendly and helpful. We will certainly be going there again. If you haven't been before prepare yourself for feeling tipsy even if you haven't touched a drop. I will say no more but if you have never been or are not from this area and are looking for somewhere very different to eat and have a drink it is a must.

The pub is worth a visit for its quirky problem, however we were disappointed that there was only 1 ale available on tap as the others were being cleaned, the staff wasn’t friends it was just a case of giving you your drink and change, could do with friendly staff and more real ales available.

Omg the staff are so rude after being spock to like a dog I was then swear at by a very RUDE young lady won't be going again as it is a shame because there is a lovely play area for children but that is the only good thing I can say

Visited on Saturday 24th March, very disappointed. Service was slow and food nothing special. We also ordered the spotted dick doughnuts but were told they had run out ( chef had turned the fryer of I think as it was late).

Dined here Saturday 17th. The crooked house was warm and welcoming upon entry, really good considering the drive we just had in the snow :). The staff were professional and helped with menu queries. The food such as the bostin beef, faggots, fish and chips were exceptional. Will be definitely be visiting again

I guess the unusual nature of the pub is well known. We just popped in for a quick drink and were allowed to take our dog onto the bar. The staff were very friendly.

Have visited the Crooked House in the past and had some lovely meals. On my recent visit the quality and service has gone downhill. Still as quirky but they need to up their game and not rely on past reputations.

What can we say.? The food was excellent.The drinks were just as good.the staff were exceptional.we will go back.Its not the cheapest but you get what you pay for.If you get a chance go 10out of 10.

Haven't been here since the 90's but was passing this lunch-time so dropped in for a spot of light lunch with my Mom. It was delightful. The bar/lounge was just the same but much cleaner than I remember. The restaurant was really pleasant & the food some-thing else. The fresh produce was very evident on the plate & in my mouth. We only had a light bite each but it was so nice & beautifully presented. The waiter was very patient & friendly. Will definitely be back to try one of the more substantial options next time. Just a warning. It's a long way down the track so keep going, it's worth it.

Off the beaten track, a quaint little black Country type of pub with traditional beer and a restaurant at the back. We did not eat in the restaurant but had a crusty cheese and onion bap with our pints of mild ( which you dont often find anymore in pubs) which goes down far too easily leaving you wanting another far too quickly!

What a find , really out of the way pub/restaurant, we had a lovely meal , staff really friendly , felt at home in the clean dining area , a must for anyone visiting the area ,I'm from the south coast in Hampshire and would be more than happy to visit this little gem again.oh and the toffee apple crumble with rice pudding, and the coffee were to die for

Quirky pub, nice homely restaurant atmosphere. Please give the food a try in the restaurant it is superb quality traditional braissere food. I have visited this location several times over the years and in my most recent visit I had the Sunday roast summer and sundae offer £12.95 for 3 courses soup and a choice of three roasts and traditional Black Country faggots, followed by an ice cream sundae excellent value for money. I had the turkey and it was excellent, served with "proper gravy" and all the trimmings other members of my family had the faggots and pulled pork which was equally as nice. The waitresses were happy to help and offer alternatives for dietary requirements due to my mother in laws diary intolerance. Also nothing was too much trouble to accomadate our child's requirements.The portions were very generous particularly the meat and ample sized bowls of veg, with beautiful crispy homemade roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings. The chef is extremely experienced and offers an excellent menu adding quirkiness, keeping it current but ensuring the Black Country theme as his uniqueness. Visit recommended.

Thing is, its the Crooked House and we heard accents from around the world so you would think wow but........they have not made anything of it really. Bar was closed but lounge open. We arrived early for food having booked but had to wait in the lounge despite our table being empty as they had another table of 10......a little odd, yes and the whole experience moved forward in that vain. The restaurant has place setting ie plates for starters already on the table that are removed when your starters arrive. This happened as far as I could see to all the diners. Again just a little odd as they never appear to have been used. I ordered egg and bacon salad which the white had managed to stay runny while the yolk was hard, not even sure how that can be achieved. My wife had the onion on toast which had the added advantage of looking as bad as it tasted. We thought that there must a good main on its way but alas no.....we were sadly mistaken. The menu stated you would need a wet wipe for my main which was not the case as I experienced the most dry pork ribs without any flavour and not succulent in the slightest.

3 familias, noche relativamente tranquilo conjunto de escena.

Gran comida ambiente era precioso. Conseguimos una gran historia y configuración encantador con incluso un buen fuego que es genial para esta época del año.

Absolutely terrible service, a girl asked me to wait in the restaurant area to be seated, she then approached me and even though the restaurant was empty explained I would need to wait at least 30 minutes for a table as it wasn't fair that someone who had booked a table had just been seated, there was 4 staff standing doing nothing in the second bar while 1 staff member had approx 8 people at the first bar, the lady who told me she was the manager "Bex" spoke very loudly and her attitude stunk!! I I asked her if all the empty tables was booked and she said no, but it wasn't fair for me to be given a seat as someone who had booked a table had jut been seated, The pub is actually very dirty and tbh I'm glad she asked me to leave when she did there was all flies in the first bar swarming the beer trays!! I had asked for a menu and one of the young ladies was going to give me one but then again "Bex" came to the rescue and explained we was not allowed to view the menu even though there was several tables available!! I then asked to speak to the manager and a chef was sent out to speak to me, upon seeing the chef I am glad I did not eat from this establishment, he said he was the owner and was also very argumentative and said "I had swore at Bex", when I had not, I had just told her I could speak louder than she could, if there was an option to give a 0 rating then I would of done just that!! I don't understand the reasoning behind them having tables and chairs which cannot be used!! Went here when I was younger and it's gone very downhill, I wonder when the last time it had a hygiene inspection was?

Estuve aquí con un grupo muy grande de amigos, unos 30 - 40. Habíamos contactado el lugar en varias ocasiones para asegurarse de que se podían acomodar, incluso llamando en el día si la visita. Nos aseguró que había personal adicional en el bar para no tener que esperar años para que le sirvan. Cuando llegamos no había personal adicional, así que la muchacha pobre detrás del bar estaba volviendo bastante nervioso, 20 minutos más tarde recibimos nuestras bebidas. Nos dijeron que no había comida, pero pocos en nuestro grupo intentó llegar sentado en el restaurante y nos hablan de forma grosera. Algunos de nuestro grupo no pedir aperitivos y dijo que la comida estaba bien. También, cuando llegamos nos dieron una habitación ya abarrotaban el otro estaba cerrada. Debido al hecho de que no eran bienvenidos tomamos la decisión de ir a otro lugar, donde nos dieron una cálida bienvenida. La persona que organizó esta noche era muy molestos por su falta de capacidad para acomodar a pesar de sus garantías de que no habría personal adicional que incluso visitó en persona. Tenía muchas ganas de visitar este lugar, pero fue incapaz de apreciar plenamente y no creo que se apuran volver

Banks Ales should be ashamed of this venue bearing their good name.Went with a group for a special event. Dreadfully maintained driveway and scruffy building. The bar was locked with access via the lounge, to call it a lounge is a stretch! Scruffy all round! The venue were consulted some weeks before, and we called again on the day to ensure they could still accommodate us which they assured us they could. Management said as there were a number of us they would facilitate extra staff. They did not, 35 minute average wait to get served at the bar, one of the bar staff was using her fingers to get rid of the extra frothy head she had created on patrons pints!!! The lager was flat! When staff were asked about food they became stroppy and defensive claiming it was the groups fault and they couldn't help as they had bookings. All the time we were there only 7 people in the place weren't connected with us and only 5 of them were eating!!!It was so bad we all left and went to a much friendlier and accommodating venue who facilitated for the group with 30 minutes notice.

Attended a wedding here and fell in love with the venue! It was intimate and wonderful for a wedding. I love the 'quirky mess' of this place with it actually being crooked! I would like to know more about its history! Only had one issue with this venue and that was the flies while we were trying to eat. A waitress explained it's because he chef grows his own veggies & herbs so therefore uses manure on his garden.

We thought it strange that there was only one table occupied in the middle of the day. It soon became clear.Throughout our meal we were trying to stop them landing on our food, flies landed on two out of the five meals which were then abandoned. We told the waitress and the person who took the payment and the response was "the doors are open", we could see people sat outside who were not swatting flies away.

This is without doubt a fabulous building. It's worthy of a pint just to check it out. I'm relatively local and was passing with an American friend who I thought might like the novelty. It's been over a decade since I last visited so I was curious myself. It is delisiously hidden down a windy country lane and has all the wow factor you could ask for as you pull up. But that's where the fairy tail ends. As you walk from the car to the pub there is a vague aroma of sewers. This does not go away as you go into the bar. Combined with the slightly disorientating wonky building and a veritable flock of flies in the bar I was feeling a bit nauseous and already had my doubts about eating there. The final straw was being told you need to pay a deposit for a glass if you want to sit outside. So in order to drink like a grown-up I needed to sit in the fly infested stinky bar.... no, I think not. Made a sharp exit and went elsewhere.

Very weird walking into this pub, could do with more than one choice of bitter as the Brankspear wasn't the best.

Took my mother and father here for a meal, we have lived around the area all our lives and know the crooked house very well, unsure who has taken it over but the food was tasteless, the service terrible and had to wait ages just to be acknowledged, there was no seasoning in the food at all!! I would never go back which is a shame as ive heard a lot of good things about the place in years gone by. Waste of money and time.

The pub is down a lane that leads to a quarry but it is worth the trip. The beer is good but the crooked house itself is a bit small. There is a large restraunt at thd rear. The place is well worth a visit.

We visited this place after a 20 year absence, 20 years ago the food and service were excellent. In March of this year we took my mother, our daughter, son in law and grandsons for a mothers at meal, while the food was first class the service was atrocious! The barmaid couldn't get the order right after 4 attempts and was not sure if we could get any food. We eventually got to order when another member of staff came after we said that we would go elsewhere to eat but the wait was beyond an acceptable level but the food was very good. Our grandsons thought that the marble rolling "uphill" was great. Not a place that we will revisit for maybe another 20 years!

My first visit and my partners 3rd visitThe initial greeting was a little off par, the guy just jumped out of nowhere to say the restaurant is closed until 6, but that's ok, he was more than happy to get us a drink in the bar, while we waited and shown us the menu. We had a wander round which we really enjoyed. Funniest is watching people arrive and their first, confused reaction. Lots of history in and on the walls around the building, very interesting place to be. We eventually got sat, lit candles is a must for me, but being in the trade I get that drilled into me. Food was delicious and the service was very attentive and friendly. I had the pheasant Kiev and my partner had the chicken which were both lovely. We were offered the pudding menu after and although they looked tempting, the mains had filled us and that never happens to me!! So I had a very nice home made gin, which greatly impressed me. Bit confusing having two trip advisors, hopefully I've got the right one :) Anyway thanks guys, we will be back!!

Only came to show a child a quirky pub, the food was a secondary issue. Turned out the child was under whelmed by the 'slant' but loved the food and so did we. Really good menu, good portion size and excellent staff.

Always wanted to visit this place was so excited and when we got there just so disappointed will not be going back,the pub itself is beautiful,we bought a five course tasting menu and it cost £30 for the two of us without drinks I have to say we were starving when we left couldn't wait to leave we were booked in for 6pm it was quite a distance from our home and we were still in there at what time the wait between the courses of food was unbelievable too.didnt enjoy any off it especially the food

went here for the Groupon taster menu.. very disappointed.. as it was poor compared to previous visits.the only reason gave a good Mark is because of "bexs" excellent team member good knowledge.. if she wouldn't have been there it would have been a 2..

It was a really cold day, where could we visit that was interesting for our teenage grandchildren and five adults? We had been shopping in Dudley and immediately thought of lunch at the Crooked House, even as we drove into the car park the kids were amazed at the way the doors and windows sloped at impossible angles, they were even more absorbed when a marble rolled UpHill. The menu here was also totally different such an interesting variety of dishes, be prepared to be a little adventurous with a starter of Crab Trifle...delicious change from prawn cocktail...some of the main course dishes are familiar but served with a 'twist' like half chicken served as 3 different sections, a Hotpot with pork and black pudding in an individual long handled pot, beef lasagna home made with home made chips or bowl of salad. The desserts do not disappoint but be sure to leave enough space to enjoy they are not small but very moorish...eggnog doughnuts with sugar shake & custard, rice and apple crumble and chocolate trifle. The meals were really well presented with stylish plates and thick serviettes, the landlord and his staff were attentive and obliging and of course the atmosphere will ensure we will return as soon as we can.

Very very expensive! Good for the novelty experience but poor on service and quality. The long lane to access the pub is in poor repair.

Arrived about 18.30 only one other couple in the lounge,bar was not open.Very weird feeling the way the floor slopes but doors and windows slope the other way, felt drunk before I had a drink. Could see into the restaurant and only one table of four were in there. Asked the young lad behind the bar if we needed to book a table. He said he would check availability and came back and said they could fit us in at 19.30 which we said was ok.As we had to wait a hour to be seated we were expecting to see a lot of people arrive to eat, but no one else came so was quite surprised why the wait.We both ordered the game and black pudding hot pot with pickled veg.Very disappointing the meat was like shredded pulled pork but was not able to say what meat it was. The veg was obviously frozen and how it was supposed to be pickled in any way was a mystery. £28 for the two and two drinks.Only one other table was taken while we were there so could not work out why we had to wait 1 hr to be seated.Would take people there for a drink as very quirky place to see but would not eat there again.

We've been coming here for about 8 years from near Oxford and the wonky pub still gets us going. Great food and service, good beer and a lovely atmosphere in the restaurant. I had the game bird, oyster and black pudding hotpot - brilliant. My wife had the fish pie which was delicious. We followed with the caramel Eton Mess for me and the crumble rice pudding for my wife - both delicious. We will definitely be back again.

Fantastic food and service from Bex and a very charming young man called Jacob...A fantastic menu....The restaurant is lovely and has touches of the wonky pub on view as the restaurant is extension at the back...been before but family hadn't so was a def first and a test of angles and balance at first....will definitely be back...

Nice venue to visit but a car is a better way to get there than bus.Had a nice meal in the resturant part of the building which has been added on to the original pub. It feels like you have had one too many drinks even before you set foot through the door lol well worth a visit

Arrived on a Monday afternoon. Empty car park ( terrible car park - no real markings). Few people at the bar. Ordered 1 coffee and literally took 10 minutes to make. Kept disappearing to the other bar. I swear he was serving others in the other bar in between getting my order of 3 drinks. Asked twice for a menu. When finally he gave it to me the told me it was a 40 minute wait. Why ? Place was empty !! Disappointed! Didn't bother with food.I live locally but never again .

Lovely quirky pub, we went for dinner. Staff were lovely & very attentive. Bar is small but has character...we saw the marble roll up hill :)Restaurant is nice size...Chef sent us complimentary potato skins which were lush.Food was lovely too, I had quinoa burger with pickled onion rings..different but tasty. Other half had fish & chips. Both stuffed by the end of it. Prices are reasonable £34 for two meals with sides & 3 drinks. Definitely recommend a visit.

Worth a visit as the building is very unique. It took ages to get served at the bar, not enough staff on. You have to pay a deposit on each glass to drink outside which was a faff considering there was 10 of us. The food was nice (chips were excellent) but again nothing to shout about. I won't be back. Most definitely a 1 off.

I live locally, so have been here a few times over the years. It is a nice place to be, away from the main road and down a little country lane. They have plenty of drinks from which both my partner and I were able to find something we liked.It really is a freaky place to be in, everything is slanted and crooked and it's not actually easy to walk around as a result! You have to try the rolling a coin up-hill, your brain just won't process it! :)We sat outside and the seating area is nice, clean and comfortable with backs on the bench seats. There is a decent play area for the kids and a fair sized car park.We didn't have food, so can't comment on that I'm afraid.

The venue was perfect for our wedding reception. The staff were so helpful and worked tirelessly on the evening. The set up looked great, the food was amazing and all of our guests are still going on about how great the evening was! Thank you for making our wedding day perfect!

Went here with hubby and sun for a couple of drinks after a busy day. I have to say it was the weirdest feeling. I felt a tad tipsy just walking to the front door. Food is available but we had eaten. Well worth going for a look.

A Pub that defies logic, coins appear to roll uphill and everything is crazy. You gotta visit and enjoy a pint or two. It is situated on the B4176 approx 1/2 mile from Himley Hall & Park heading toward Dudley. Enjoy!

This famous pub (It is what is says it is) down a half mile long skinny lane off the main road was originally a farmhouse in 1765. It was converted into a public house in 1830.It was shut in the 1940’s, due to its slanting & was brought & under pinned allowing it to re-open. Now glass filaments are in the wall, if they break it shows the walls are shifting.Known as the Sidden Arms (Sidden, black country for Crooked) & was re-named the Glynne Arms after the land owner Sir Stephen Glynne.There is a lounge, bar area & a restaurant area at the back of the pub.Service at the bar is slow, the young staff not really helpful.Only 3 real ales available. They tasted alright.Nice selection of crisps, pepperoni flavour was moreish.The restaurant has 14 sets tables & chairs, 4 on the lower deck & which also has 3 sets of 2 seater leather settee’s & the upper deck has 10 sets of tables & another bar. Why when only 4 tables were occupied, it seemed odd we had to wait 35 mins just to be seated in the restaurant area before we could then order food, which took another 40 min to come. The pub & restaurant were both fairly quiet on our visit.A new look menu to our last visit, only 6 main meals & 7 specials on menu plus side dishes. Most of the meals were between £10 - £12. Puddings £5.25 on average. My venison, port & fennel faggots with mash & peas were tasty, had to order extra veg (£2.75) separate (which is a pet hate of mine, I never understand why pubs just don’t serve you enough veg to go with your meal to start with, you seem to pay more money for less food at most pubs nowadays). My extra veg were cooked al-dente, not overly impressed as they required too much chewing.The dessert menu comes separate. Only about 7 items on it, 2 were already not in stock.I did have a lovely quintessential trifle, with a rhubarb base, cucumber cream, almond crumble, lavender cream, edible flowers & popping candy.Meal & drinks for 2 of us was £45.Apart from the slow service from ordering drinks, getting seated, waiting for food to come, the drinks & food were tasty. Next time I will have to try booking ahead at the restaurant to see if that helps. When you take an hour to get there (by car) from where you live, waiting another 1 hr 15 mins to get something to eat doesn’t sit well with me.If you put a marble on the window it rolls up the frame, I like this.Kiddies play area outside to the left hand side.The building, windows, door frames & corridors are clearly all slanted, they make for great pictures.

Lovely pub with a nice atmosphere and beautiful surroundings. Good value for money and ample parking space

Came here out the blue with a friend,was astonished and amazed. Thought it was an optical illusion. Beautiful building and surroundings,good beer and well worth a visit

the pub is a quirky place so came here as a party of 8 for my daughters birthday and initially called to book and was told they were full until 8:30 .. so booked for thenArrived about 7:45 had a drink at bar, this was busy but as the bars are small more than 10 people and its busy.Anyway in the restaurant literary 8 people were in there so somewhat confused as to why we were told 8:30 .. so went through about 8:25 and told table not ready so had to wait 5 mins.Anyway we went through and food was not very nice, service slow and just not what we had expected.there seemed to be no management on, the oldest staff member looked about 20 ..very disappointing evening.

There is no online booking system for the restaurant so you can either email or telephone. I left two messages on the answer phone and one email over 3 days before receiving a response. The response was not very professional but got the job done. All the staff seem very young here.I booked a Friday evening 7:30 for 4 people however on arrival the car park was empty, no drinkers in the bar and only 1 table occupied in the restaurant. A table of 4 arrived later making only 3 tables in the restaurant inc us all night. I was really surprised by this as I thought this was a popular destination.I had viewed the menu online and its a nice touch to see all the food miles of some of the ingredients used. A complimentary bhaji and chilli dip came pre starter, I wish I had known this as I wouldn't have ordered starters. We didn't take advantage of the set price menu, 3 courses for £15. With 4 starters, 4 mains and 2 side dishes the food only price was £ 90 which I thought expensive. The steaks are available set price with the option to add ounces for extra money. I was disappointed that only two steaks were on the menu. Steak/ chips or steak Salad. The food was well presented with exception of the lamb kebab starter which is served in a polystyrene take away box delivered on a slate table mat. I thought it un necessary and a bit silly. A whole page of the menu is devoted to additional starters and the menu seemed unbalanced as a result. I think that the nearby Hickory's Smokehouse is having an effect on trade here and maybe the menu could reflect the popularity of their dishes ie BBQ Ribs, More cuts of steak to try to win back diners.I recommend for a drink but would not return for food.

Viewed the menu online and decided to visit here for my daughters birthday.The bar itself is lovely and quirky which was expected but the restaurant lets it down.Atmosphere was non-existent a member of staff told us there was no background music due to the Internet connection being slow but this should and could have been rectified with an old fashion radio or similar.Food .. Had better in a Wetherspoons .. I don't see the reason why you would have flavoured popcorn or scratchings on the menu ... I'd expect these in the bar.Lasagne was too garlicky and sloppy for a couple of us so was left uneaten.Menu was also confusing and very mismatched .. For a pub with a long history I would have expected a lot more traditional food. When I booked the table a couple of weeks in advance for a party of 8 I was told we could only have a table at 20.30 .. I thought wow they must be popular .. Nope we were the only table in there which left me very confused.I have no good comments about the staff unfortunately .. They seemed very nice but not into their jobs at all.I didn't and couldn't make out who was in charge either.Really disappointed :(

Ok - bottom line - i can't walk towards this place and look at it but i had such fun taking all my guests from all over the world here. They came from Israel, South Africa and Copenhagen. They absolutely loved it. The beer and cider pleased them and the food was great. Simple and wholesome without being over fussy. I have eaten in the restaurant before and the food is good. I would not call it fine dining but, again, it is wholesome and palatable. The staff were friendly, if a little scattered. Plenty of car parking space and also seating outside. It is worth a visit from the curiosity point of view. Everyone walks at an angle after a while...the place is completely weird and ABSOLUTELY worth a special trip - do it..don't hesitate, just get on with it and go there. It is also child friendly and great to see the reaction of youngsters. I'd love to know if you can look at the building without feeling sick ;) Let me know!

we had been to visit my mum and dads grave in wolverhampton with our grandaughter and had talked about the crooked house so thought it would be great to have sunday lunch there. The rear restaurant was fully booked but we found a table in the bar area. Taking our order at the bar was very slow, just not enough staff on for a sunday. When our meals arrived we weren't overjoyed by it for the price paid. My husbands Faggot meal was tasteless and having to pay extra for having mash instead of new potatatoes is a bit naughty as was having to pay extra for a yorkshire pudding.Why was my grandaughters sundae brought out at the same as her dinner????? I had to ask the kitchen staff to put it in the fridge!!

Have been here a few times and this pub is certainly quirky..I can remember the rather bizarre experience in the bar of rolling a ball 'uphill'. A classic example of mine subsidence effect.It is interesting that folk selling a property (or buying one) get so worked up about the SLIGHTEST crack yet we have this property functioning quite normally..Serves a good pint in a region that knows its ales!

I've heard lots of people talk about The Crooked House but this was my first visit -but it certainly won't be my last! The food was excellent and according to my husband they keep a good pint. We had a Groupon voucher for two courses, but when we told the waitress that we had decided to have a main and a dessert, we still got a complimentary starter anyway, and it was all cooked and presented beautifully (I can highly recommend the Winter Comfort - pulled beef with a crumble topping - yummy!!)All in all, an excellent evening!

Where to start , quirky place ,you wonder if your in right place up an abandon6looking road the there's this lopsided pub on outside and a tardis on inside ,through lounge into a lovely restaurant and an unusual menu selection .as from pictures excellent presentation and wonderful flavours .had some things we not had before and all was lovely ,only complaint....no room for dessert .this to wonderful staff ,we will be back

A place that I have always intended to visit but never have until last night. Meal out arranged with friends and had wonderful food, pleasantly surprised but very impressed. Visited because of a Groupon voucher, which waitress advised what we could have on the menu with no hassle. Staff very polite and attentive. Cannot fault, food, beer or service. Will definately visit again and would recommend.

I took a trip up memory lane and visiting the Crooked House pub, last time I was there was over 10 years ago. It's off the main road via some very narrow winding roads, the sign posts are very good, so you should not miss this place. It a very strange place to look at, with the pub leaning, and is something I would definitely recommend to at least pass by to have a look at. Some good beers on tap, while the pub is old, it feels old, very limited modern touches around the bar and lounge area, and due to that, it starts to feel a little dirty, a bit of a clean up in the bar and lounge area definitely would not go a miss.The restaurant area was new for me, and seems are fairly recent addition to the pub, although not immediately apparent and no sign posts to indicate it's there. We decided to stop and eat there, were seated very quickly, but took over 10 minutes to get the menu, once we got the menu, we waited another 10 minutes for someone to take our order of which we still had not had anyone to take the order, at which stage we gave up, and left the restaurant area, with 2 girls rushed off their feet, 3 behind the bar having a good chat, the service has a lot to improve. Another 2 groups came in while we were waiting, and I saw at least 1 group waiting as long as us just to get the menu to look at. Would recommend you pop by for a beer, have a look around, will definitely confuse your sense of what is straight and angled, but don't expect to get any food service quickly.

It's been years since I visited this pub at the very end of a long lane but I hope it won't be so long before a return visit. I met a friend here for a mid-week evening meal which turned out to be a great experience. We decided to order a main course and dessert and while waiting for the main course we were treated to onion bhajis 'courtesy of the chef'! Our main courses were beautifully presented and were very 'winter-warming'. Equally the desserts were good sized and mine, which was an apple crumble, had a lovely 'twist' of something crunchy inside and was served with calvados custard - quite a luxury.

This is not a place you come across by accident, you have to seek it out. However, it is well worth the effort as I am convinced that you will not see another establishment quite like it. We visited on a Friday lunchtime and chose to sit in the lounge, the bar being the other room. Do not expect modern decor in either of these rooms, it is more 1940's and quite sparten. You can however sit in the modern restaurant area which has been added onto the building, but then, why have you come here if you want pristine modernity?Without doubt this is the only place that I have felt intoxicated before I have had a drink!The food we ate was good, especially the baguettes which were excellent value and reasonably priced. Not a place I would choose to regularly visit, but one that I would choose to take friends if only for the surprise value.

We had heard a lot about the crooked house so curiosity got the better of us, so off we popped. The view from the the front was has stated crooked it was, the whole feel was to draw you in, now I was pretty sure i was walking to the front door but seemed to veer off and a lot of laughter ensued, we went inside and the inside was a quirky as the outside, it did feel that id lost my land legs,and took me a while to balance (laughter was definatley on the menu),we were then shown into the restaurant, rustic and quaint and had been built in the theme of the original pub,brilliant.Then came the food,most had been sourced locally, fish from sustainable stock,etc. I had fish in batter and rustic chips and grey mushy pays (black Country for peas)the chips were in a pot with a slither of news paper how cool, I can on honestly say it was the most amazing, mouthwatering fish n chips ive ever tasted I didnt want to end hmmmmm mmmm!!! My sister had black Country faggots with mashed potatoes with caremelised onion and mushy pays, we asked for extra gravy which they obliged and she too thoroughly enjoyed it.and the deserts were also amazing, there was a lot more variety on the menu, seeing is believing. The service was second to none all our needs were catered for, simply ace the staff were brilliant , we finished the evening with the marble trick, where it rolls up hill,oh yes I saw it with my own eyes, such an enchanting evening im definatley going back.

Interesting pub. Good food with a good choice. Liked the quirky style on entering. Friendly atmosphere.

Outstanding service, good food and reasonable prices. The quirky 'crookedness' makes this place interesting to visit.

I read about this 'pub in an old book and decided to go and see it. Well, what a surprise. It was exactly as described in the book and made for a very interesting and worthwhile visit. My wife and I drove to the 'pub. As we approached it down a dirty old and winding lane, we both thought "What are we coming to?" Having persevered down the lane, we then came to the very aptly named 'pub. As soon as you see it, you are amazed at the very slanting and crooked angle of the building. It is a Banks/Marstons House and serves mainly their beers, which are real ales. Wines, cider and lager are also available. As soon as we walked through the door, we were taken aback by a very drunken feeling, as the door seemed to close back on itself and the floor did peculiar feelings to your senses. The floors are level, but the walls are not upright. An extraordinary building thrown wildly out of kilter (mining subsidence). A traditional pub with Mastons related ales. There is a very nice restaurant at the rear with a very good enjoyable selection of foods. It was interesting to find out that most of the food is locally sourced within about 20 miles and a lot of the vegetables and eggs are grown and provided from their own allotment. The choice of food ranges from baguettes through pub grub to gourmet meals. The waitress was extremely pleasant, efficient and helpful. The meals were very generous portions. I would recommend this pub as a very interesting place to visit, followed by very good food.

Nice staff unhurried atmosphere encourages you to slow down and appreciate the dining experience. Went for my birthday and thoroughly enjoyed it. The chef was fantastic and even provided an amuse bouche between courses which was very yummy. Most of the food is home grown or locally sourced. It is cooked fresh to order so please be prepared to wait. If you want fast food go to Wetherspoons.

It is sign posted off the Himley Road but the track is a mess. Warm Welcome by bar staff and a table found . Good locally sourced food and attentive staff. Visitor's will find the old Crooked House very interesting.

Me, my wife and my parents arrived at the crooked house for a meal on Friday to celebrate my graduation. We don't live local to the area but it fell nicely on our route home so decided to book for a meal.On arrival we were surprised how quiet the car park was for a Friday night, we entered the pub and we were the only occupied table in the restaurant at 8:15 on a Friday. We felt a little anxious and although it was nice to have the restaurant exclusively we would have probably felt more at ease with a restaurant full of customers. The waitress was so pleasant and immediately made us feel so welcoming, we ordered our drinks and decided not to order a starter but instead to get started with some breads and appetisers. To our surprise the waitress arrived back with four starters, three small portions of melt in the mouth pork with crackling and a small mustard mash scoop and for my mum whose a vegetarian a courgette risotto. She explained that they were tasters and compliments of the chef. To say it set the scene for the evening was an understatement we soon felt at ease and as though they were genuinely pleased to have us.The breads arrived, individually baked to perfection and presented in a mini bread bin for a unique gimmick. My wife and dad had beef dripping which they said was great.The mains were equally satisfying and the steak was cooked to perfection. The food was good the drink was good, the service was excellent and the price was acceptable. Overall a very enjoyable evening and we will return if we are in the area. Thoroughly advise people to give the place a chance if you haven't been before it's well worth the visit just to see the crooked establishment!

£10 for faggots and peas to expensive and smells very musty we won't be going again it's on a land slide

This pub is a real sight. We went for a few drinks and enjoyed the view of it from the nice beer garden at the front. We dont have kids, but there is a decent play area for anyone that does.

We visited here after a morning at nearby RAF Cosford. We used sat navy to find it and it was sign posted, you have to drive down a very narrow lane to get to it.It was an amazing sight to see as we approached it.The building is so lop sided it is quite disorientating.Inside is no different, skewiff Windows and doors. We ate in the restaurant, which has been built on to the back of the building and is not wonky!We ordered a faggot bap and a pulled pork bap, both came with chips. When they arrived they were delicious and so hot but we did have a very long wait for them.There was also a dish on the menu 'Black Country gray pays' which I asked the waitress what it was ( who was lovely) and she recommended we try a sample portion of it and I'm glad we did as it was so tasty.Would love to return of were ever in the area again. Well worth a visitlovely)srecommended we try the sample portion of it as it was a local dish, I'm glad we did, it was really tastychips. The

I will never go to this gaff again, the female staff at this establishment need sacking. They are rude and by far the worst waitresses I've ever seen. I had to ask this one girl for a menu 3 times, 3 TIMES!!! The menu was so average and completely over priced. I intended on having a quick Sunday lunch before heading to the cinema, but it took 3 hours to receive a starter, main and a pudding which I think is a stupid amount of time to be waiting. I wouldn't mind but there were like 6 members of staff and only 3 tables in the entire restaurant. That says a lot about the place when it was prime time on a Sunday afternoon. Like some other review I read, just admire from the car. Get yourself a McDonald's on the way to save yourself a painful meal and experience. Pure Cacka!!!

visit the crooked house for the history and the novelty and to spend a while outside with a pint taking in the atmosphere but avoid the food! its understandable that the industry is all about progress but the chef seems to be trying (and failing) to turn the crooked house into a fine dinning establishment. i feel that if you are running such a prestigious establishment in the heart of the black country you should stick to the classics and keep the customers happy instead of failing to change it.

We haven't been to The Crooked House for many years and didn't realise that they did such nice food until my wife Barbie discovered it while searching for somewhere to eat on tripadvisor. We went there on Tuesday night, Barbie had the Pig Out and I had the open Beef Raviolli, we also tried the Crooked chips and Battered onion rings. The food was delicious and good value as was the wine. However my only observation would be that the white wine should be pre-chilled although served in an ice bucket we had to wait for it to chill then ask the waiter open it! Other than that we had a lovely relaxed evening.

Has it changed hands? I only gave three stars because the building is interestingCalled here last year and ate in restaurant. Varied menu and outstanding quality cooking. Today limited menu, re-heated in some way but still took ages to arrive. £8.95 for faggots and frozen peas in the Black Country. Never again! Worth popping in for a swift drink just to see the building if you have never been, Maybe have a bag of pork scratchings - though I don't know what the charge for those would be!