The King's Head in Stratford-on-Avon

Called in for a late lunch and were not disappointed, Magda was so welcoming and helpful, as always, lovely relaxed atmosphere

Belly pork was so fatty and the suet pudding was rubbery. Very poor.

Haven’t been here for a few years and after dinner tonight I’m assuming it has changed hands . The girl behind the bar is fantastic and I love the building but the food was yucky . I had the pork belly and it was inedible . A tiny square of overdone meat topped with about an inch and a half of inedible fat . I felt sick when I left . The shift must have changed and another waitress came over to clear the plates . I mentioned that the pork belly was pretty gross and to tell the chef . I asked when I went up to pay what the chef had said . She said he’d keep it in mind . I doubt she ever even told the chef . I’d never go back again .

My wife and I were impressed by the quality of the food and beer and even more by the welcoming and excellent service. This pub compares very well with any in the Stratford-upon-Avon area and is worth driving out to dine there. The village offers a touch of ‘old England’.

Great food. Duck two ways was particularly good. Friendly staff. Excellent value.

Decent country pub, off the beaten track. A good rendezvous for clandestine meetings 🤣

Great local pub close to the Billesley Manor where we are staying. Got recommended to it by a local and what a great find . Cheery welcome by the landlord, low beamed ceilings cask ales and a good reasonably priced food offer . Nothing not to like except we couldn't stay longer .

A 50th Wedding Anniversary meal for 14 friends and family. A wonderful afternoon 6 course taster menu beautifully presented and served. Every attention to detail covered and we are delighted that we chose The King's Head after visiting a number of other hotels in the area. Many thanks to owner & chef Brett and all his staff.

A 50th Wedding Anniversary meal for 14 friends and family. A wonderful afternoon 6 course taster menu beautifully presented and served. Every attention to detail covered and we are delighted that we chose The King's Head after visiting a number of other hotels in the area. Many thanks to owner & chef Brett and all his staff.

Very good food. Menu is not big which ensures the good quality of meals. Personnel is vert friendly and polite ❤️‍🔥

First time here food excellent staff brilliant.my daughter got stung by wasps while sitting window seat .staff were great got lemon slices.only one downside no lights in carpark.so was nervous as had fall last week in garden centre car park

Disappointed, luke warm food very poor indeed. The staff were fine, but whoever was serving behind the bar was useless. Worst I've ever seen. It was Sunday lunch on a Bank Holiday weekend and the restaurant was empty. Speaks volumes don't waste your time or money visiting this place again until it changes ownership. Such a great shame because it used to be brilliant 🙄

Great country pub , great service and food lovely garden , dog friendly in garden and bar

Great little gem tucked away in the heart of Aston Cantlow.

Excellent anniversary meal, polite professional attentive staff, quality food and good portions, will be back soon.

Lovely old pub with great atmosphere and good food. Sensible pricing...

We usually go for a meal at this pub when we are staying nearby. In the past we've really enjoyed our meals. However, on this occasion it was not good. My meal wasn't hot and my husband was unable to cut his meat. The waitress took this criticism back to the kitchen and they gave us one of out puddings free.

A very enjoyable lunch with excellent service.

Lovely meal, reasonably priced. Pleasant staff and in a lovely setting

Visited for a family meal and they managed to fit our table of 8 in at short notice. Food was lovely as always and very attentive service, dog friendly to boot. One of my favourite places to go.

I am not a complainer. I once told a French waiter the wine was bad to which he unblushingly replied ‘I Know’. And I have never, till now, walked out of a pub leaving my drink. I have known this pub over many years, having been brought up nearby. Revisiting the area, I stopped twice in two days. The first day all was well. Asking for a light lunch I was directed by the dark haired bar staff to the small empty bar at the front of the pub. I noticed that every table had a bottle with ‘Reserved ‘ written on it. The bar was totally empty. I questioned whether I could sit at a table, and was told there were actually no reservations and could sit where I wished. I returned the next day with my wife. I said we wanted just drinks and was again directed to the front bar, which was again empty. A fair haired lady served us in that bar. Again all the tables had ‘reserved’ bottles, but the fair haired bar lady did not indicate that any tables were actually reserved, so we sat down to enjoy our drinks. Five minutes later we were interrupted with ‘ You can’t sit there, that table’s reserved. You’ll have to move. This was commanded across the bar in full hearing of the party that had just arrived. The implication clearly was that we were at fault, and the tone was scolding. It was not made clear to which table we COULD move. There was no expression of apology or regret. We left our drinks, and the bar, feeling we had been subjected to a Basil Fawlty experience. Before leaving I queried the manner of the bar lady. She offered no explanation of why all tables were labeled reserved when actually that was not the case: she claimed that she had not told us that the table we chose was actually reserved because she did not see us sit there - 5 feet from the bar. In true Fawlty fashion she blamed us for not asking which table was free. Some positive suggestions: do not blanket describe all tables as reserved when they may not be: if you do so label them, direct customers to the tables that are NOT actually reserved: if customers mistakenly sit in the ‘wrong’ place, explain quietly and request politely that they move, apologizing for their inconvenience. The lady in question had a good command of English, but may not have been a native speaker. We had noticed that her manner with other customers seemed unusually direct and abrupt. Perhaps some training in customer friendly phrases such as ‘I’m very sorry but..’ ‘ Would you mind…’. Etc would help correspond with the welcoming atmosphere the notice at the entrance wishes to encourage.

service was slow given the relative emptiness of the dining area. Food was only tepid and obviously served on cool plates as it soon went cold. Large chunks of meat not accompanied by a sharp knife until requested

We enjoyed our meal at the King's Head. My salmon was good and I had almost more vegetables than I could eat. The chef took cabbage and carrots from the vegetables and gave me more other vegetables, at my request. My husband enjoyed his steak. I would have liked the open fire to be burning,

Brilliant food and staff very attentive

had really lovely meal and was such a lovely evening. And staff wonderful superb

Lovely food, good atmosphere and pet friendly to boot 👍

I came here with my family on Mothers Day and had the best experience. We all had roasts and everyone enjoyed every mouthful. Both the pork and the beef were delicious. The service was excellent and the staff were lovely with our children. It’s a bit of a journey from where we live but we will be back very soon.

Location, staff and most of the food was lovely but you need to invest in better quality roast beef, for £20 it should not be tough or fatty and unfortunately it was both. Great looking pub.

Just had the most amazing Sunday lunch thankyou.

Taken to this lovely country pub with friends. Sat in the main bar and had food. Excellent service from young lady called Maddy, food lovely and great atmosphere. Definitely will go back. Thank you

Just came for a drink, didn't know where to sit as all tables said reserved on and the whole place felt like one big restaurant than a pub. It was deathly quiet with no atmosphere, would have thought a bit of smooth jazz on a Sunday afternoon would have been nice. Felt awkward so drank up & left.

Having been here a few times and had lovely food and a warm welcome 5 of us went for Sunday lunch yesterday. As a previous reviewer has commented, when greeted we were pointed in the direction of our table without menus or a promise of a drinks order being taken. There were only 2 people serving food and drinks, the pub wasn’t overly busy but as we walked to the table we heard a table of 8 who had seemingly only received half of their meals chasing the rest of their order, so it wasn’t boding well. A couple came in after us and had a similar welcome. After waiting for 15 mins we finally had our drinks order taken, but still no menus. After another 5-10 mins we received our drinks and menus. We then waited for another 20 mins before someone came to take our order. Only 2 of us were having starters (soup and a prawn cocktail) came after approximately 15 minutes, and once cleared we then waited for another 35 minutes before we saw our main courses which we had to chase. The couple who had come in before also had a long wait, although they did get their food a lot quicker than us. The sea bass was nice, but the roast beef was 2 very small pieces of meat which was luke warm, as were the vegetables. It’s a shame as we have enjoyed quite a few visits here, but yesterday’s will be our last as now reading some other reviews it wasn’t a one off.

The prawn cocktail starter was poorly presented and basic. As a family we all had the roast dinner, we all found that the roast potatoes were under cooked. The children’s portions were not a good size as they were small. The apple cobbler wasn’t a cobbler at all it seemed to be an undercooked version of an apple crumble. Very pleasant but inexperienced staff. Unlikely to return.

Beautiful pub. One of our favorites. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. The fish and chips were awesome (loved the minted peas). My husband had the dahl curry with cauliflower which was really tasty but a little small as a main course. It needed some rice or a chapati or something.

We decided to eat at the Kings Head despite reading a few negative reviews and we are really glad we did. It was a busy evening but they found a table for us even though we had not booked. All staff we encountered were friendly and helpful and we had no delays. The food was excellent and very well presented. We are only in the area for a week but we hope to be able to fit in a second visit.

Visited for Evening Dinner on 21 September , small and full of history in the centre of the village , a number of locals having drinks at the bar and very friendly to visitors , service was quick and freindly , food order Steak for me and Vegetarian for partner . Both cooked to perfection , the vegi side salad was like a meal on its own and got praise from my partner . Cost reasonable , and nice to have a bit of banter with the locals

Had a great tasting meal, served by very pleasant staff.

Was keen to try out this pub due to the menu looking great! Walked in had a warm welcome! then we were not taken to our table we just got a point to which table was ours! we sat our selves down to a sticky residue on the table! Lovley so not only the staff don’t sit their customers down they don’t bother cleaning the tables they sit their customers down! The food was average won’t be rushing back!

Some portions are very small,duck at £24.00 with no sides is very expensive IMO. Prawn and crab linguine was very small and very tasteless IMO My wifes fish and chips was excellent on two occasions, Gold beer was great, but not always available.

One of my favorites pubs ruined, no atmosphere,no people and nobody seems to care. Ordered food 8ish no food by 9.45 when I enquired told ticket lost, we walked. On this evidence this pub will be out of business in the near future.

The food was very disappointing. The vegetables were so undercooked, could not cut them, beef was poor quality with little tubes insides. Will not eat there again, maybe have a drink as the pub itself is nice, but do nor rate the food.

I am surprised to see mixed reviews here because our first visit was an excellent one . The welcome was good , the local ales and wine lovely and the home made suet beef pudding spectacular with the best cabbage we’ve ever had. We sent our compliments to the chef then and we do again here now . Met some Belgians on the way back to the camp site and they were equally impressed. This place deserves patronage

Lovely village pub, food is decent, however for a growing lad the portions left me wanting more for my money. Staff are lovely and the atmosphere is great. Would definitely pop back in at some point

Having moved into the area we thought we’d try this local pub. Haven’t been here for quite a few years. We’d read the bad reviews but I know some people are picky! Should have listened. I rang at 6.00 & got a table for 7.30, was rather surprised as it was Friday night. I ordered fish & chips. It was undercooked on the outside & mushy inside which made me think it could have been cooked from chilled or frozen. There was no crispy batter it was completely soggy. Completely tasteless. Peas very strongly flavored of mint. Told the waitress who said she’d tell chef! At the bar I asked what single malt whiskies they had & no one had a clue what I was talking about. Selection of young waitresses were all very pleasant. Would not return & definitely wouldn’t recommend, such a shame as it’s a beautiful pub.

Lovely food and always great friendly service

Absolutely fantastic food! Great little village pub. 10/10 Great friendly atmosphere and a very warm welcome from the locals. Staff very helpful, the young lady went out of her way to get us a taxi. Definitely returning!

Absolutely loved our first visit to this beautiful little pub. Food was 10/10 couldn't fault it. Staff very polite and friendly and exceptionally helpful in getting us a taxi. Can't wait to visit again.

There was great promise, and the place is beautiful. However the food was just 2 notches below... Strange use of watercress on the garlic bread for children! Sweet peppers in the chilli linguine, and totally tasteless creme brule...accompanied by soggy shortbread. It could be absolutely brilliant with just a little more thought. Not one of the staff asked us how the food was, even though we left lots on the plates. Sad.

Superb food, cosy atmosphere, very, very friendly staff. We come here every once in a while, and its always a 5 star experience for us.

Really disappointing. Six if us had dinner. Two that had linguine complained about the small portions as did the friend that had fish and chips. Very poor and over priced. Staff was excellent.

Ate on a busy Sunday evening and food and service were fantastic. Will definitely return if in the area again.

Food was just ok but prices are a rip off. Ice cream portion was very stingy, drinks were horrendous - pennies short of £10 for a gin and tonic!! Sorry but not surprised the place was quiet on a Friday night - should have been packed when the game fair is on.

Have visited a number of times over the last few years while on holiday and have always had really good meals. We visit as a fairly large group and there have never been any issues. The food is really good with plenty of options and the staff are friendly and helpful.

First time at this place,very Freindly staff,lovely Food, will most certainly be coming back

Lily, looked after us. Very pleasant girl. Would highly recommend.

One girl ran the bar, took orders, brought food, wine, beer and took away the empties. She was awesome. Fast, efficient and she had a smile on her face the whole time. The food was excellent. Great selection of wines, beers and spirits and a warm friendly atmosphere. Don't wait, get a table booked.

Jodie and the other wait staff are always so welcoming and friendly. Food is good but not outstanding any more - feels like other pubs have upped their game to the same standard now, whereas 15 years ago it was a really impressive menu for a pub. It's pretty accessible for wheelchairs with the additional support of staff to get up and down one small step to the restaurant. Considering the age of the building it could have been worse. Lovely beer garden and a pleasure to soak in the history of the pub and village.

Lovely back garden with plenty of tables. There is plenty of tables inside too. The Sunday lunch was absolutly superb!! Everything was freshly cooked really well and the roast beef was perfect. Not the cheapest but definitely value for money!

2 tables of four in the pub at 1pm. Order d out food (two salads and a bowl of ships £30). Waited 57 minutes. Shocking.

We have been several times and always enjoyed it. Food still good but took too long to arrive. The price hike that I completely understand is necessary due to the increased running costs seems to be now over-priced compared to other places

I took 18 for Dinner here last night for my Wife’s Birthday. We had the whole of the back section of the Pub which they decorated for us so the room looked lovely. We had pre-ordered the food and it was absolutely delicious. The most popular dishes were the Kedgeree Fishcakes and the Tandoori Cod. The chilli chicken/beef was also a big hit. The Staff all looked after us all very well. A fantastic evening overall…..thank you very much!

Lovely pub lovely food lovely staff

I visited The King's Head with my husband for an evening meal. We were lucky to get a table as it was a last minute booking on Easter Sunday. Good sized car park led us to the rear entrance/exit of the pub. We were greeted by a friendly member of staff who gave us a choice of 2 tables. We chose one to the side of the pub just off the function room. I enjoyed a nice latte. Hubby had a beer. Straight to the main courses; beef Sunday roast for hubby and an Asian broccoli meal for me. The food was delicious and good sized portions, but... It was almost cold. 😬 Typically, we didn't complain but ate it anyway. It was all very tasty regardless of the temperature. But it would doubtless have been nicer if hot. I followed my main with a "deconstructed" sticky toffee Sundae dessert, which was ok but I wouldn't have again. Definitely not worth the £8.50 price tag. The member of staff who looked after us was lovely. She gave us faultless customer service. A nice place to eat, drink and be merry.

We have been to the Kings Head several times for family meals. On 2nd April we were very disappointed with the food. The prawn cocktails were average, we ordered two chicken main courses to be told they only had one left. Four of us had roast beef. On mine and my husband,s meals the roast potatoes were hard, the vegetables were overdone and the two small slices of beef had a lot of gristle. At £18.50 each this was very disappointing. However the lady who served us was amazing. I doubt we will return.

Somewhat disappointed. This used to be an excellent pub, in fact my favourite but something seems to of changed. Went there for Sunday lunch with family. The journey starts from the carpark where the outside area around the carpark looks very neglected, not tidy (first...

Visited the Kings Head a few times as a family, this time most recently on Mother’s Day. One of the best pubs around in our opinion. Excellent food, service and surroundings. Always enjoyed it and always had a great meal. Couldn’t fault a thing. The...

We visited with family for Mother’s Day , were given a set menu which we weren’t told about, we had 3small children with us after waiting over an hour to be served the children were miss behaving through boredom, the table was over cramped with...

Enjoyed a tasty Sunday lunch, will call in again.

Popped in for lunch for the very first time and was really delighted. The staff were very friendly and the food was really very good. I’ll be back for sure!!!

Great food ,great service fully recommend it

Food not good. Had two. Gammon eggs very bad not. Go to. This pub again not. Good. For the money. £29. For it

I visit here annually, and I used to rave about the food, but after visiting recently, I found the food lacking in the usual quality and quantity, and the price wasn't justified any longer. Service was slooooow, which just added to the not-so-great experience. Would go back, but not more frequently. Shame as it used to be outstanding, and the setting is unbeatable.

Brett & his excellent Team at The Kings Head, Aston Cantlow, recently hosted our wedding reception, on the 10th December 2022. Everything went so perfectly, the food, the table layout, the way the pub & restaurant were decorated and the overall atmosphere in the pub. So many of our guests remarked on the fact that the food came out to 40 people all at the same time and commented on how excellent the food was, piping hot and cooked perfectly. I cannot recommend Brett & his Team highly enough, they are stars and clearly very experienced at putting on a great function. We have already been back for an lovely Sunday lunch and will be there again soon. Thank you again Brett, from Steve & Jane Wilkes.

This is the most amazing restaurant, the food is outstanding, Very imaginative quite honestly the best gastro pub in my opinion in the Cotswolds Well done the kings head!

Very cosy relaxing and nice coffee too

Food was delicious. Staff very friendly, but service a little slow as only one person working being the bar. But atmosphere and food made up for that! Would definitely visit again.

I visited here today at approx 5 pm. I sent the one set of vegetables back as far too Al dente for my taste, even when returned when I had almost finished the rest of the meal it was still very raw tasting. The meat...

Returned to Kings Head for lunch after a long absence to dine with friends. We were inspired by the photos on the website which looked appetising and professional, especially the fish dishes. There was no sea bass available so we chose the cod main course...

Lovely old village pub with polite bar staff. Great atmosphere and the food was definitely NOT MICROWAVED but was very reasonably priced 👍🏻

An old fashioned (real fire, beams, people at the bar) pub in an old village. Shakespeare's parents were married in the village church. Food very good, simple but imaginative (smoked duck, tandoori cod, as well as burgers and pizza).

No seats in bar without food table. Very expensive drinks ...not a traditional old village pub we was very disappointed. Went elsewhere after a drink

The pub staff were very friendly and helpful though we were surprised to see only one person serving behind the bar AND waiting on tables on a busy Saturday lunchtime. The Real Ale was very good and the light lunches were tasty. Again, we were...

Quite average these days. The staff are delightful but everything else lacks it!

Beautiful old pub, excellent waitress and lovely food. What more could you ask for! Thanks to The Kings Head.

Staff very nice Sunday lunch very disappointed very small amount of beef chewy,only 3 half potatoes small amount of gravy blanched small amount of vegetables and a small amount of Cauliflower cheese nobody asked us whilst eating was everything ok really was disappointed I wouldn't...

Really like it here, food superb

Great food and welcome at this pub. Menu goes beyond the obvious to turn out some truly delicious dishes.

Good food, good atmosphere and not badly priced. Lack of options on the dessert menu only negative but great apart from that

Had a lovely walk and ended up at The Kings Head. Having been a favourite of ours a few years ago, we recently gave it another visit to see if it lived up to what we remembered. The garden is lovely to sit out in...

Nice food , but very expensive , half a roast chicken , 2 roast potatoes , small bowls of veg for four on a table £18.50 , 2 scoops of vanilla icecream £6 , bowl of soup £6

l am having great difficulty finding the words to describe what a terrible meal we had at the Kings Head. Three of us had the fish and chips and we can't all be wrong. The fish what there was of it was very dry and covered in the crispiest batter that shot off your plate when you tried to cut it the chips were ----(l'm trying to find words to describe them). Tastless, dry, and just plain awful. For what the six of us paid for our meals we were hugely overpriced.

Nice garden. Big shade tree and lush grass.

OK, there were 4 of us so what follows is my take as I have to be honest the others enjoyed their meals while I did not. After sharing some rustic bread and olives, we went straight to the mains, 2 of us having the...

Lovely and welcoming staff..great choice of menu and decently priced.

Small gathering of friends gorgeous little pub, smashing food. Would like to visit again

Have given 5 stars as food was good Just a little cold in there Great service

Excellent food, great service and a lovely ambience...

Great food and a super cosy atmosphere, particularly after dark in the bar area. Hard to beat!

Xmas dinner was disappointing. Felt rather rushed, as if staff just wanted us to eat and go. Plus none of the staff were wearing masks which made us feel uncomfortable, given the current situation. All the veg was undercooked. Probably due to rushing the service. Nothing personal, just didn't feel it was worthy of the £90 per.head. We were told that dogs weren't allowed but then the table next to us brought their dog! made up of the landlords

What a fabulous Christmas meal from a warm and welcoming country pub. Outstanding value for an exciting 3 course menu. These talented chefs even created a wonderful vegan option, tasty enough to turn the most carnivorous of people. Will definitely return as can’t wait to...