The Grazing Cow in Telford and Wrekin

I met a friend here on 6th Nov, we had a lovely meal and our waitress (Christina) was great and looked after us very well, she did everything with a smile and very polite. Food was good and tasty we will return.

Jess on the bar was absolutely brilliant, she is a credit to the company. Couldn't do enough for us and had a great attitude.

Good meal. Mum loved her fish & chips followed by crumble. I had the chicken curry followed by the brownie. Hubby had steak & ale pie. Servers were very busy but very polite.

Anwen and Jess were very friendly and helpful. They both made sure we had everything we needed all night. Some of our group also played the bonkers bingo game high was a good laugh. We enjoyed it. Thank you grazing cow and specifically Jess and anwen for simply being 2 lovely people :)

Fantastic evening at The Cow, huge Sunday roast portions, brilliant service from the lovely Anwen!. Missed our favourite bar man Aidan (night off).

Went to this pub with a friend for the first time. The pub has a very relaxing atmosphere and appeared to be very clean, including the toilets. We ordered food and I had the steak and ale pie dinner. The meal arrived and comprised of quite a large pie, small amount of mash, small amount of veg and finished off with gravy. All in all, although the meal was tasty and nice, but no way was it worth the £14.99 price when you saw the actual amount of food on the plate. I would have priced this at £9 at the most. I would go there again but would be wary of buying a meal again because of this.

We've lived in Lawley for 5yrs and used the Grazing Cow for the last 5 yrs. I've got to say since it's been taken over, the place has gone down hill.....I'm not one to write a bad review but would like to give constructive criticism. The prices have gone up stupidly within the last 12 months, £12.80 for 2 pints of beer are comparative to city/London prices without the city ambience/entertainment. We were there on a Friday afternoon/early evening where they had only 2 members of staff behind the bar,both of which were very pleasant and did their job accordingly, but unfortunately the under staffing lead to at least 10 customers queuing, waiting for drink, of which I saw at least 3 turn around and walk out. I spoke to the assistant manager which I believe to be Jordan??? He was very empathetic and totally understood our views, unfortunately the manager was on day off. I'm asking you to please support the hard working staff that you have in place, but most of all think about the loyal customers that you have in place. To go to you local pub on a Friday/Saturday night and be the last ones there at 9-9.30 is a really sad state of affairs. We sat outside for an hour and half our table wasn't cleared once. Please take this as constructive criticism, I know this pub is a predominantly food based pub but even the prices of the food are off putting, why would you go to a pub for a steak priced at £25 when you can get one from Miller &Carter a mile up the road for the same price???? Kind Regards Tracy

Had dinner here consisting of chicken tikka, chicken and mushroom pie and chips, kid's mac and cheese and garlic bread, followed by brownie sundae, chocolate delice and kid's sundae. The tikka was nice, but not much different from Wetherspoons. The pie was OK. The desserts were good. Friendly service.

Fantastic food, lovely staff, brilliant service, clean and well presented. Spot on for a family meal. Tremendous management and very well maintained. 10/10

Lovely meal. Very tasty. Esther our server was fabulous, very attentive and Professional . Thoroughly recommend a visit.

Not the best experience, mainly due to a lack items on the menu that weren't available. How can a pub in a large chain run out of CHIPS ?? . I'm sure the waitress, who was excellent, must have been really fed up with saying "sorry we haven't got any,"especially when it got to the sweets, which were nothing like the menu. We were early in, I don't know what customers later in the evening were offered.

This is a family friendly restaurant with good menu choices and friendly staff. We were there for Sunday lunch. My companions both had the roast beef which was well cooked and served with a selection of vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and tasty gravy. They both commented on how good the roasted carrots and parsnips were. I had a Caesar salad with dressing on the side. The chicken was moist and delicious. One of our party accidentally knocked over a glass of wine. A staff member appeared immediately with a cloth to mop it up and the wine was replaced free of charge.

We stopped by on a Friday lunchtime looking for a bite of lunch. We chose to sit at a table in the almost-empty seating area near the bar, so that my elderly aunt did not have to walk too far with her frame. (Tables in the restaurant area with at-table ordering were more occupied.) For this we had to order at the bar, which was fine. We just wanted sandwiches, for which four fillings were offered. One of these was unavailable, so we had to go with my aunt's second choice. I ordered at the bar - just sandwiches and drinks, and we then waited for over half an hour - neither drinks nor sandwiches appeared. When food and drink did finally emerge, they were fine - Chicken/BLT in good quality bread with side salad. But the waiting time was totally unacceptable, given the relatively small number of diners. It was a good thing we had no afternoon appointments to make.

Came here several times and the food has been absolutely sub par, borderline inedible Only good thing is the play area for the kids

Unfortunately on this occasion it could have been better. We found the service slow for a Tuesday lunch time, and portion sizes incredibly small.

The pub is nice & the food was ok but we registered online for the 30% off mains however the email did not come through. I thought perhaps it would come through the following day but then not long after we placed our order, I received the email with the discount code. I asked at the bar if they could apply the discount but was told no. I understand you can’t amend but there was no offer to cancel the placed order & then for us to reorder using the code. I know that this can be done as I work within the hospitality industry & this goodwill is common practice in other settings. It was very disappointing as we planned to order deserts & coffees too (so in effect they’d have got their 30% back & then some) but because of their lack of initiative to help, we ate our mains & left. We went on to have puddings & coffees in another establishment, which was actually really nice. Shame but we won’t be back. Customer service is key, build positive relationships with customers & they will return over & over while sharing their experiences with others who will in turn come for their own experience.

Popped in for my Birthday dinner, ordered sea-bass and fish & chips! Sea-bass was cooked beautifully, plenty of veg and potatoes! Huge fish on the fish&chips! Served by Aidan and Ethan! Pleasant, polite and made an effort!

Couldn't stay any longer in the place. Came out for an Anniversary meal and before we had chance to place our order, we witnessed a young member of staff being screamed at when returning food back to the kitchen! It actually made us feel sick. Quite disturbing that this goes on in our local community pub, under new management too. In any pub for that matter!! That poor girl was so upset. We didn't order any food in the end, we decided to take our custom elsewhere. Our night ended well, having food at Ashukaa in Lawley instead.

We came in for a meal, firstly the automated booking we made couldn't be found, but they found us a table so that's fine, but whilst we were waiting for someone to come over and take a drinks order there was a slim young lady who was taking food back to kitchen and walked past looking really upset and then there was a someone shouting at her in the kitchen I assume her boss. The tables around us all looked a bit shocked and we all sort of looked at each other, she can't be more than 16 and she looked visiably upset . My partner and I looked at each other and both decided not to stay. not sure what had happened prior to us arriving not sure it warranted what we witnessed.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff for our Sunday lunch. Great choice of food on the menu and the food tasted great. Definitely would recommend.

We live locally and often pop in whilst out walking the dog. This Easter weekend we had family visiting from Wales and we ended up visiting the Grazing Cow three days in a row! Two for impromptu drinks and the third for Sunday roast. Every visit was a delight! Lovely food, fab drinks and the service was excellent!! Hats off to the new manager and team members… having worked in the pub trade myself I know how hard it can be to take on a new opportunity and make it your own…whilst still catering to the needs of the regulars! We will definitely continue to visit and bring more people with us in the future!

We booked because of the 30% off discount but when we ordered the waitress said she was told to say in the T&C’s it’s not on the Easter weekend but on the offer it says everyday and no reference to the T&C’s. We ordered starters chicken fillets which was nice and 2 kids meals they was good also. We both had steak I asked mine to be medium which was more to well done but still nice and my partner had her steak well done which came medium still nice tho just she don’t like the red in her meat. (She could have said burnt and she would have been happy). The kids had pudding. The waitress gave us 20% off which was a nice gesture. I enjoyed it. Another plus we phoned a few hours before to add another person to the party and the person on the phone managed to sort it out.

didn't actually get to dine here - on Thursday I tried to book for a table in the garden for easter Sunday, it says online you can book but kept showing as unavailable I clicked on each day and it said the same so I called the pub and said there must be an issue with your booking system, staff said oh its not available to book we aren't booking this weekend you can turn up - I wanted to book as I wanted to be on the patio in the no smoking bit right by the play area so kids could play and we have lunch and didn't want to chance not being able to sit where I wanted. I said is there no way I could book, the phone was a bit muffled I assume the lady was asking someone and came back and said no not serving food out there this weekend . So ended up not booking and going elsewhere. shame. In the end it wasn't brilliant weather but I still would like to book if the booking program online says you can I should be able to

Wow is all I can say, I have never ever been to a restaurant where the managers are so vile. I even asked the young girl if I could speak to the manager and she told me the one shouting and swearing was the manager?! Disgusting how they speak to their staff, these are young employees probably their first jobs and they are shouted at and bullied in front of customers. As you can imagine it’s extremely off putting when you’re there for a nice relaxing meal. If I’m honest I couldn’t get out of there fast enough as I wanted to say something! How is this happening to young adults in 2024????

visited the grazing cow today. We arrived and nobody came to seat us, so we went to the bar where we were served by aidan who is a credit to the team, who then found us a table. As soon as we was sat down there seemed to be a younger girl that worked there upset after being told off by what i can only imagine to be her manager. The new manager was miserable and clearly doesn’t know or understand how to connect with his OWN team. The way they treated staff today was unbelievable! It has very quickly gone downhill since Stuart left & it’s so evident that they no longer care about their employees & their well-being. The food was good, I was told my chef today was Seb, so Creds to him! Unfortunately because of what we experienced today first hand with the managers and how they treated their staff, we simply cannot return.

Good good . Good assistant Nice atmosphere Good portion sizes Clean and tidy restaurant area Would recommend to friends and family

Date: 31/03/2024 Two adults and two children. We had plans to put the BBQ on, however the shops were all closed for Easter Sunday and my partner just drove us around until he thought of the Grazing Cow. Being Easter Sunday we thought, this is a big chance. However, we went in and asked for a table and the two lovely ladies at the reception entrance received us with a warm welcome. Jess served us and she was absolutely delightful. She had an amazing attitude and customer service from the beginning until the end of our meal. We didn’t feel rushed and Jess was very attentive throughout the whole meal. Jess did all her check backs and made our lunch very pleasant. Thank you Jess and the team for accommodating us.

A standard, large chain pub. Perfectly satisfactory. Quick, cheerful service. The Guinness 0/0 was excellent. Nothing to complain about

came for lunch - we used to live in Lawley bit recently moved and came back to visit friends - the cow was always a fab choice so booked there - turned up immediately thought it felt different, but we sat (eventually ) after being ignored. but we sat and then after what took an age to order got food, was ok. not up to previous standards. Staff also felt miserable and like didn't want to be there. Atmosphere of the whole place felt off. As we left I asked to speak to the manager to be told he had left and a new one is starting. - I said I could tell that Stuart had left as it wasn't very good today and he always kept a tight ship and was always so good - the reply shocked me - 'whatever' - the manager? said (a short lady with pink sort of coloured hair) didn't get her name -I was actuallyleft speechless - I though I had misheard her but she just looked through me and then carried on - It was so awkward. I just left as my friends were coming from the toilets and I dint want a scene. I shall not return

We arrived and were told that there was a wait of 35/40 minutes for food! Not good especially as we had booked. We ordered anyway and prepared to wait. My husband wanted a mixed grill but was told that there was none left. We order the sticky chicken and Steak Americano and a cheese leek pie. The food arrived ahead of the advised wait which was good and it was very tasty. Would visit again.

For a reasonable priced local, always know what you’re going to get. Called in for tea on 10th January ( and many time in 2023). Tea was quick & delicious however attended today 27th March with friends, again service from the waitress ( sorry didn’t...

Ordered turkey roast, couldn't believe how big it was. Great value and well worth the money. My Partner order the fish and chips very good portion also. We will be returning very soon.

New to the Lawley area and came in for food with friends. Wish I had read the Trip Advisor reviews before hand if I am honest. Place was like a ghost town, no staff and few customers. The staff that were working were miserable, one...

Food was average. There was a discount of 30% on a voucher but if that means a drop in meal quality then it’s actually not a discount and more of a scam. It was ok but only just. Staff were the reason it was better...

So the adults area is not just adults anymore, and the restaurant area has extended so much there is very little seating area just to have a drink. I'm sure this will drive people away.

It was ok the service was slow and we had to order at the bar due to staff shortages. I was eating my dinner when someone came in with their wet dog and sat in the area where were seated and it smelt of wet...

Called in last minute following a visit to another establishment that took over an hour and didn’t even bring our starters out. Were sorted quickly and ordering was a breeze. Our Server (forgot her name, sorry!) was brilliant…. Food was super hot/fresh. Very impressed- hope...

Was told there was no available tables despite the restaurant being empty but was sorted one and even when we had finished none of the two seater tables had been filled in that time. Service was good and food came out quickly and was piping...

Service has gone downhill fast. Manager isn't interested and will argue with us and the table just down, so not a one off. And we llast witnessed her swearing at a member of staff . Making the young girl cry . She was even pulled...

Been twice recently and both times it was good, food good, be aware that it has recently changed hands and thing they still finding their feet. It was packed on Friday night. A community pub that had the community at the centre

New management - Not a great start! Bar full of dirty glasses and plates, uncleared tables with used glasses and plates - staff stood around no not serving at the bar! Not the best visit - hear a gentlemen complain about his food taking so...

Staff were excellent & friendly. Food was yummy - been many times and will be back many times. Service was quick and the whole atmosphere was welcoming and warm. Not always easy to impress the mother-in-law but impressed she most definitely is / was 😀👍

I can’t understand why Marston has allowed their most committed manager STUART to leave. Since he has left the whole pub and restaurant are rapidly slipping downhill. It’s now organised chaos with children and dogs running about wild all over the place The adult section...

Awful experience at this pub, worst marstons I have ever been to, stroppy lady with pink hair, I think her name was Sam, very rude, dose not take the time to answer complaints or explain, she seems like am always right type of person, seen...

Well what can I say.I have been a regular for 10 years and I'm getting the feeling regulars especially drinkers are not important any more.for the in coming management you need to sort your priorities out.the new manager today looked straight through me and did...

Worst place in Telford, Tuesday lunch time and waited 45 mins for a prawn cocktail and chicken tenders, the prawns were slimy on the outside part of lettuce that you would not use and just the sauce so didn’t eat. Had to ask for the...

Terrible service. Especially mothers day. No visible leadership. Waited 45 and no desert,complained and still no deserts. Made to stand at the bar with a 15month old as no spare seats and vacant table that was available was told to wait 15minutes incase other party...

The food was great. 7 of us on mother's day and we had steak pie, burgers and steaks. Everyone enjoyed the food and the veggies with the pies were great. The deserts were good and generous portions. The service let the pub down possibly because...

How this pub has changed, and sadly not for the better. We as a family have used he Grazing cow, many times for meals, and family celebrations, and have never had a problem. Sadly that now has changed. Yesterday we went to the grazing cow,...

The table we had requested a week in advance had been given to other guests, I do understand that not requests are possible. The table was set with serving forks, my dessert was delivered with a soup spoon not a dessert spoon. The waitress delivered...

Went today for Mother’s Day Sunday lunch. Booked for 12.45pm and the pub was already busy. Warm welcome and seated quickly. Menus are explained to us. We chose to order off the very extensive Mother’s Day menu. Lots of choice and was hard to choose...

Used to like the pub staff was friendly and service was fast, now staff are rude and service is slow, although foods still nice.

First time here, Ordered the lunch menu 2x £15 Ordered the chicken tenders sent them back and waited a further 20 mins for the meal to come back out, The existing chips on the previous order had been in the microwave. The Tenders were 4...

OH dear. The management has changed at this pub since our last visit and I think he/she must have taken the standards too. We went on a Sunday evening, I appreciate it was probably a busy day, but the when we ordered our meals the...

Paige amazing service thank you Excellent food will definitely be coming back Greeted quickly at the door too Happy with our evening here

Visited here for a family meal, and what a terrible experience, firstly we entered the establishment and waited around 10 minutes to be approached before being seated, no apologises from the staff, but I’m always one for giving places a chance I was under whelmed...

After being shown to the table we were asked after a minute for our order. When asked to give us a few minutes longer, we had to wait 20 minutes to be served again, after 3 tables of people that were seated after us. We...

Dreadful... Always had a good experience and meal here for years 3 friends out yearly meet up for my birthday. Service was sloppy. Empty usually busy!!! the food came cold uncooked blood inside raw chicken, flatbread twice sent back burnt hard and couldn't get knife...

We usually love the GC but tonight was a huge disappointment. Ordered the chicken burger. The chips were thin and over cooked. The chicken burger was terrible and so over cooked and rock solid I struggled to cut through it. I took it back to...

Came for Sunday lunch and was seated swiftly. Ordered drinks, was asked if I wanted ice, said no, then drink was delivered with ice. Roast pork said it came with crackling. Dinner arrived, no crackling. Asked for crackling and was served a small piece on...

The service was very slow (25 mins to ask us what dessert we wanted after the menus had been dropped off) wasn't busy either as there were lots of empty tables. Mains- we ordered the veggie sausage as a Sunday lunch but they delivered sausage...

Usually good but this time very disappouinted. Service was slow Ordered two roast beefs without gravy One was served with gravy so went back After a delay the meal was served again but this time Pork which was unacceptable We then paid our bill telling...

Embarrassing - went with friends service was beyond slow, staff looked miserable. there were a few tables all looking a bit fed up. waitress looked like she didn't want to be there. When we did get food it was average. They didn't have the steak...

Never to return to this pub again after very poor treatment from a member of staff. Her behaviour was very rude and unprofessional. Think she is a manager of some sort. We were refused food hours before the food service was closed apparently because the...

not great - food was average. the fries were lukewarm and tasted a bit refried. burger was overcooked the lady who i assume is the manager was a bit sharp with us and to be honest a bit rude not a very nice manner about...

Paige was very good and was very quick with her table service also, the food was nice and all together the meal was delicious

Amazing food, great and friendly staff.... absolutely recommend to all family and friends..... our new favourite local

Food was great, staff were friendly. We thought it was value for money. Atmosphere was relaxed, we enjoyed our meal which was a birthday celebration and will be going back.

Sadly something has changed in the last few years. Sunday lunch was awful. No longer rotisserie chicken, ok fair enough let’s go beef. Waited 45 mins which I was assured wasn’t normal. When the food came sadly it was cold and old. Even starving kids...

Decided on Lunch on a grey cold January day, so we went down to the Grazing Cow as there was 30% off mains. Have to say whenever we go have a lovely time - ok Lunch times are not heaving but it was busy and...

On holiday in the area, lot of pubs don't open Mondays, had a look at pub restaurants in the area, thought we would try this place, menu seemed OK. On arrival parking good, clean warm and welcoming pub, ordered starters, wife ordered pate to be...

The Sunday dinner use to be great but has definitely gone down hill last few times we have been and we will be finding a alternative place next week . Shame

Unfortunately the Sunday roast was not up to the standard we have usually had many times previously. Not sure whether it was just a one off but will try once again to see but if no improvement we will not be going again such a...

Excellent efficient and friendly table service. A nice place for a couples adhoc informal meal. We go here monthly and the food never fails. 2 x ribeye steaks and 2 x apple and cherry crumble were enjoyed.

The service is excellent, the food superb. Staff are lovely and very friendly. Great knowledge of the menu..

Visited family for the weekend and decided to go back to one of our favourite venues. Couldn’t fault any of our experience the food was excellent and were looked after by Paige. She was rushed off her feet but her service was brilliant. Highly recommend...

Food was good but service was awful.girls looked like they didn't want to be there.I had to ask about everything and one girl didnt know anything.i had a 30%off voucher this would pay the 2 main dinners we had and drinks and the other 2...

Came for lunch to celebrate a friend’s birthday and had the 2 course lunch menu. Delicious. Lucia our server was attentive and food came quickly. Would definitely return and recommend

The food is awful. Burgers are overcooked. Vegetarian menu for the missus is less than impressive. The “bartenders” have no idea how to actually make anything and there’s a thing called “rinse aid”…your glasses need it. If you are going to advertise cocktails, maybe you...

Went to the grazing cow for lunch for hubby’s birthday. We were not disappointed. food as usual was very good except for a few bits of gristle in his steak which can be the case with a steak. Overall happy with the food and service.

Visited for food, dessert and drinks. Upon arrival, we were seated quickly and drinks orders taken immediately by a very nice person. Few moments later she returned with our drinks and took our orders for food. We went in for Sunday roast, but they had...

what a fantastic evening came here as part of the mind telford quiz on 28th dec - the quizmaster was amazing so fun, engaging, got everyone taking part and was just generally a brilliant evening - we all had the best time ever. they raised...

Ambience and reception was good. Food order and drinks were promptly served, our order was 1 x Scampi and chips, 1 x Hunters Chicken, 2 x pie of the day, both of which needed extra gravy but this was only to my granddaughters personal taste,...

Went for new year eve meal and entertainment, really well orgainsed, lovely cooked food nicely presented and served by freindly staff. A great night was had, definitely be re visiting and would highly recommend. Excellent value for money. Click

Disappointed would describe my overall experience. Myself and my family came to the Grazing Cow and prebooked from your festive menu. The good stuff: our server was excellent and fully deserved the tip we gave her at the end of the meal. The starters and...

New years Day Dinner- A very clean and tidy dinning area. The waitress’s we had was very polite and helpful. Order for food and drink was taken at the table. Menu was quite welll varied, but lacked choice of a roast dinner. Hunters chicken was...

Drinks are far too expensive, they are like London prices. Over £5 a pint for a Gunniess in Telford .

Friendly staff, reasonably priced food and good drinks selection. Food quality ok but has been better hence 4*. Wouldn’t stop us returning though as suspect just an off day in the kitchen.

Great food, good service, had a lovely anniversary meal thank you I had lasagne an garlic bread Andy had sausage & mash Both lovely (Andy could of done wt some veg perhaps)

We have today been for a belated Boxing Day meal as due to illness we had to cancel our original booking for Boxing Day and attend 4 days later instead. First of all the male staff member who rearranged our booking was incredibly kind about...

Food was really good quality for pub food. Everyone in our booking party for my birthday enjoyed the meal. ☺️ will definitely return again

We were there to meet up with family. We ordered drinks and then food. My soda water was flat and had to be changed. Our mains arrived but we were missing our tartar sauce which was supposed to be included with three of our meals,...

I went with my two sons. One an adult and the other a child. We went for Christmas day dinner.. I have no complaints about the food or staff, they were brilliant. I just have a small issue, my 12 year old child, was not...

Live music was great and made for a lively atmosphere. Enjoyed the cocktails especially the espresso martini.

Great food, atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff. Perfect all rounder. Would definitely recommend.

Me and my family had an amazing christmas dinner at the grazing cow, it looked and smelled amazing and tasted devine, hats off too the chef, even thou the place was very busy, we had great service , well done too you all.

Christmas lunch at the Cow was superb. A great atmosphere and although packed the staff were faultless; attentive, chatty, and efficient. The food was lovely; delicious, hot and there was plenty of it. It has been sold out for 6 months and it’s easy to...

We regularly visit the grazing cow and have always enjoyed the atmosphere and good food. We visited Christmas Eve , which we accepted was a busy time but we waited ages to be seated and when we asked the manager for an update he told...

wow - such a busy place staff run off their feet but were still happy and smiley - food was great. went for a family pre x,as get together - really lovely atmosphere and will return soon

Bar staff got both food and drinks orders wrong and quite miserable Food good when all came together. Forgot our dessert and had to ask for refund. Will think twice about using again as not money well spent