The King's Head Bar + Grill in Worcester

Have eaten here many of times and never had a bad meal. The service is aways great and the beer nice and cold. the atmosphere is always on point. Would recommend anyone stopping in for food and a pint in Worcester.

The Kings Head offers a great atmosphere whether you are seeking a night out with friends or a quiet drink. The pub has an impressive selection of drinks, from beers to wines, you have a great choice. Having previously visited I can say the food is excellent, whether going for breakfast or something more hearty that satisfy many tastes. Very friendly staff and a great landlord…lively ambiance makes it a perfect spot for drinks and food!!

This is a great pub and ideal for a few drinks with friends. Landlord is really friendly and is a well kept pub. I’ve tried the breakfast too which is absolute quality. The flowers outside really do make the pub so welcoming and it really does look great around sidbury. Definitely worth popping in for a few pints.

Had a lovely experience here on Sunday, brought the dog with me and there was water and treats waiting for him. Food was delicious and well priced and staff were very friendly and really accommodating.

A great pub on the edge of town with excellent food and regular events on. Have had the roast here on Sundays with family and it hasn't disappointed yet. Pub layout has plenty of options, tabled indoor seeating, courtyard (great for big screen sports and for bands/DJ's) and the outdoor canal side area. There's also an upstairs room, used for busy periods. The Guinness is spot on too... some might say the best in Worcester... maybe the world!?

Booked in for Sunday lunch with the family Food is excellent and well priced, beef was cooked perfectly. Great choice of beers in tap I was served quickly and the staff were friendly. Will definitely be booking again very soon

Dropped in for a pint whilst in town and had the best Guinness, really recommend if you are in the area. Will be back.

I recently visited The Kings Head in Worcester for a Sunday dinner with a friend. The staff were incredibly polite and pleasant, which set a positive tone for the visit. However, there were a few things that could have been improved. Firstly, they didn't ask about any allergies, which felt like an oversight, especially when serving a traditional Sunday roast. When the meal arrived, the carrots were a bit too salty for my taste. The beef was quite fatty, and despite being told it would come out pink, it wasn't quite as pink as expected. Additionally, I prefer my gravy on the side, but it was already poured over the dinner. I also wasn’t offered any condiments, such as salt, pepper, or sauces, which felt like a missed opportunity for better seasoning. That being said, the meal overall was nice. The greens were particularly good, and the Yorkshire pudding was lovely. I enjoyed the food, and I ate all of it. However, I did feel that the £25 price tag for two courses, when you couldn’t just order a single Sunday dinner, was a bit steep. It would have been nice to have the option of just the roast without paying for a starter or dessert. A small issue I noticed was the state of the toilets. There were cobwebs on the light shades, and the hand dryer didn’t work, which is a real pet peeve of mine. There were no paper towels available either, so I had to use toilet roll to dry my hands. Overall, it was a pleasant afternoon, but there are definitely areas that could be improved, particularly regarding the pricing structure, condiments, and bathroom facilities.

Best pint of Guinness in the UK 👍👌❤️was out for Birthday drinks and the Band Skewwiff was amazing as the Worcester music festival was on!! Lovely old pub with a nice atmosphere and amazing staff!!

Great place to have a drink, lots of different choices on tap. Plenty of space in the pub and great screens too if live sport if your thing!

I don’t know if it was some sort of staff joke or dare, but the’ smoked chicken’ side that came with my mac cheese was uncooked looking, unappealing, and tasted like a hybrid of bacon and rubber. The service was lacklustre too.

Son & daughter in law had their wedding reception there last month, lovely old pub with great food and atmosphere...

Nice beer nice area clean and tidy couldn't understand why a pint costs £2.70 on a Monday but £4.80 on a Thursday with the current climate lunchtime specials but put the price up in a evening.

Lovely safe place for an 18th party for my granddaughter.

The guys at the kings head took extremely good care of my partner and myself, we accidentally arrived after last orders but the staff accepted us nether the less, George, Evan and Matt catered for our needs and even took the time to socialise with us during our visit. Extremely quirky pub with a vibey atmosphere, beer kept very well and menu on point, highly recommend and will be back.

I was resting my eyes for 5 minutes as I was waiting for my friend to come out of the toilet and I’d just finished a 14 hour shift and the owner starts being rude for no reason maybe he was racist I’m not sure terrible service I won’t be coming back also the place is just filthy cigarettes on the floor and stinks of sewage definitely won’t be coming back!

Excellent, best pub in Worcester by a long shot. Lovely staff, cozy environment and all round good vibes. Beer kept excellently, and nice conservatory, look no further for your boozy nights in woo town. First class!

Great dog friendly beer garden. Lovely fresh food- big portions!

Nice place to grab a bite to eat a pint and watch the sport, nice beer garden with views over the canal

Arrived with 3 friends, waited 10min for table. Service was slow. The meal was not well presented and cold, meal was taken back and presented better and hot by which time my friends had nearly finished. Although I was not charged for my meal, a disappointing experience, so unfortunately can not leave a favourable review.

Enjoyed great networking event today and made to feel really welcome by the team

Best fish and chips in Worcester

Lovely bar staff, great variety of alcohol free drinks, music good, great vibe..

Good drinks. But items missing from the plates. No mention or offer to replace items. Quality of food was not very good, which is especially annoying as prices are way too high.

Food was appalling. We went for Sunday lunch. The potatoes and vegetables were undercooked and the Yorkshire pudding was stone cold - it was like it had come straight out of the fridge. My partner has the gnocchi which came with spinach. It clearly hadnt been washed and was covered in mud. We were told this was not mud and was in fact chocolate brownie???? Do not go here and waste your money. It was shocking.

Not bad but strange experience, after waiting a while we were asked if we’d like to order food so we asked if we could order drinks to be told we may have to wait a while, so then when we asked we were told we should order drinks at the bar, that’s fine but let us know when we arrive! Food was fine, roasties were more like boiled potato, parsnips rock hard, but the rest was lovely! Anything we asked for seemed to be a bit of a hassle, don’t get me wrong one of the staff (younger lady) serving was fantastic! Topped off by asking for warm milk with a coffee…. We don’t do warm milk? You do milk, yes…. You have ways to heat things, yes…. But we don’t do warm milk! Okay! We had a wonderful time as a family and didn't let it bother us but certainly won’t be going back, there is so much amazing competition in Worcester! We mainly gave it a try as they show rugby!

Mother's Day - family table booking for lunch... firstly there was no warm welcome and the atmosphere was sterile. Staff seemed quite cool/frosty and not in a hurry to serve. After sitting for quite some time hoping someone would take a drinks order, we asked... only to be told it would be quicker if we went to the bar ourselves! Food was average - flavours were good but beef a bit tough, parsnips and carrots too hard to eat! Cauliflower cheese was yummy. We love the Rugby but the room dedicated to this was cold and semi-outdoors with hard metal chairs. The screen was a great size but sound was only coming from the back of the room so couldn't be heard. Lacked atmosphere and just left us all feeling a bit 'meh'.

Along with it's sister pub at the Rose & Crown at Severn Stoke this place is a great pub to just meet up with your friends. Good honest pub grub, great selection of drinks, BBQ and live music now and then. Great place to watch Six Nations Rugby with a good atmosphere for those missing the Worcester Warriors Rugby fix. For the warmer months there's a great canalside courtyard to sit in.

Amazing pub with great food and beer, fast service, excellent music. Also the best guinness in worcester. Amazing big screen to watch the sport, whilst drinking 2 pints in one big glass. Dog friendly too. #batteredpickledegg

Excellent food and service, although can be a tad loud sometimes.

This is a first for me and I was very impressed. The staff are so lovely. Lady came round to our table for drinks order. Excellent idea. As a female, I personally hate going to the bar. Nice touch. They also have food available until 9pm, unfortunately, we were too late. Loved the Christmas songs and a lovely atmosphere. Would recommend.

Called here with friends without booking on Sunday afternoon, initially planned just a drink, but then decided to eat from the bar menu. Staff were welcoming, friendly and although the pub was not busy, there were enough people there to give it a nice relaxed atmosphere. All of us opted for the "Mac-n-cheese" - 3 of us with smoked brisket and 1 went for the vegetarian option. The food was superb - plenty of it (probably too much actually), piping hot, very tasty and no complaints whatsoever. Again, service was great and exceptionally friendly. We will come here again.

Went to a work do in upstairs room, would of been ok if on a couple of big tables but it was lots of little tables which was a shame. Vegi dish was very bland but others said their turkey ones were ok, quite slow service so food took ages.

Great range of beers and friendly service. All you want from a pint.

The sign doesn’t lie, the best Guinness around, incredible atmosphere and food is top notch.

We only popped in for a coffee on this occasion but it looks quite entertaining.

Wonderful old charming pub. Brilliant selection of beers

A nice pub with a good atmosphere and they offered a great non-alcoholic ale. Very friendly staff too!

We had our wedding meal and reception at the Kings Head and Matt the landlord could not have been more helpful and/attentive from the get go. We originally wanted to hire the Anchor @ diglis but the landlord there was so unresponsive and rude, meeting Matt at the kings head was a breath of fresh air, he made our wedding day and party the best day of lives. We had over 100 guests and Matt and his team could not have been more helpful, polite and tried to help and grant our wishes and requests. The venue is gorgeous and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. We’ll regularly be back. Our meal was from the pubs new restaurant menu and there was not one negative review of the food from over 45 guests who ate! We could not praise Matt and his team at the kings head enough! Top bloke and top friendly pub.

Nice staff, good beer. Will go again next time I'm in Worcester

Not really, my sort of place . It was ok

We had a family lunch at The Kings Head Worcester. The food was excellent the roast beef was perfectly cooked and plentiful, the other meals were also excellent, and the service was good. I would have given five stars, however, when one member of the family asked for extra gravy it was an extra£2.00!!!! and when I asked for Horseradish sauce it was an extra £1.00, when the extra gravy arrived it was in a very small gravy boat, even worse the horseradish sauce was in a tiny pot containing no more than a teaspoon of sauce!! I was disgusted!!! An excellent meal ruined by penny pinching

Having a canal boat holiday. Moored up on the other side of the canal hoping for something good to eat. We arrived a little early for the chef, but the bar staff were very friendly and we enjoyed a couple of beers before the kitchen opened. I ordered the Sea Bass. It was amazing and not overly priced. I would definitely eat here again.

Great location (especially the private courtyard beside the canal), decor fine, and low music (yay!) but... awful food! £14 for a burger that was tiny, chewy bacon, and not a vegetable to be seen! I might coke ask for a drink but never a meal.

Dinner with the girls Friday 21st July, friendly, helpful staff and chicken and chips to die for.

City pub. Lively this time with live DJ. Beer good.

Matt has this place buzzing again, like it used to be a few years ago. Keep doing what you are doing Matt.

The place to be in summer, the beer garden is a sun trap, with beautiful views across the canal. Drinks are between £4 and £6 for draught and bottles that I've had, and the service is always spectacular. I have not had the food yet, but the menu is standard pub grub and I've eyed up a few plates coming out that I am definitely going to give a try out!

Great staff good beer amazing atmosphere

Had a chicken ceaser salad which consisted of lettuce, cheese that was packet grated, croutons, what tasted like frozen dry chicken and a tonne of mayonnaise. No proper dressing and it basically made me feel sick. £14 for that ,well it was terrible !

Lovely lively atmosphere. Great staff and they even had live music!!

Good Welcome and The Most Extensive Range of Ales I've seen for a LONG TIME. 👍

It’s back under new management. Great food. Decor and vibe. Sat on the canal. Lovely place to eat especially weekends Very reasonable price top

Great location with friendly staff and lovely decor 👌

Nice looking place. Don't got very often only really once a month for a book club meet-up. Got plenty of seating inside and out. The prices are a bit overpriced for what they sell as nothing special.

Nice pub to pass the time and good drinks. Booz cruise

Excellent Sunday lunch. The beef was beautiful. Will be going back very soon.

A really old and quirky pub with a great selection of ales and ciders. If you’re in Worcester and going for a pint make sure you visit

Food is always good, staff are very nice

12 of us went for a very special occasion 3 of us had double cheeseburgers and chips one of us had roasted pork and 8 of us had roast beef I feel that other people should be aware that this was very poor it was all re heated and and no taste the beef I wouldn’t give to my dogs and the burgers well go to McDonald’s better value

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere, clean fresh look, outstanding food. 10/10

Yeah went to this venue today, I’d like to say we go regularly, we ordered two panini cheesy chips and garlic cheesy bread. One panini was meant to be ham and cheese. Well I’ve never seen grey ham that tastes like pork slice. Chips were hard with cheese still grated! Garlic bread had grated cheese not melted. Avoid at all cost RUBBISH

Fantastic venue great atmosphere

Great food and friendly relaxed atmosphere

Very very cold in the dining area. The paninni was flat and greasy the brie inside was a sliver of the rind and tasteless. The barman however was lovely and obviously working very hard.....

Very nice. Not too busy, so seating easy to find. Good range of beers too.

Went to see and listen to favourite band.

The chips had been cooked in warm fat and were soggy and fatty. The mushy peas tasted rancid.. the manager agreed. The fish tasted stale. Very disappointing as we've had good food here previously. The cost was deducted from the total. One star as the staff were lovely.

I last reviewed this place a few years ago when it had changed hands and gone badly down hill. I'm now delighted to report The Kings Head is back. Went for Sunday Lunch on 1st January and it was the best meal of this kind we've had for many a year. Absolutely superb! Furthermore the current landlord has got the place buzzing again, both as a pub and a restaurant. Thanks so much. It's great to have our local back!! 5 plus stars

I last reviewed The Kings Head a few years ago when it had changed hands and had gone down hill - badly! I'm now delighted to report the current landlord has got the place back on its feet both as a pub and a restaurant. We had Sunday Lunch on 1st January and the food was nothing short of superb. The best roast beef I've had in many a year and the yorkshire and vegetables were beautifully prepared and imaginative. My wife's vegetarian option was lovely and she ate every last bit! The service was lovely, making us feel at ease, unrushed and well cared for. It was also great value. We will be back soon. It's so good to have our local back again. Thanks to all involved!

Top quality pub with a great selection of beers/ales

Great place and great food and drinks

There were 18 of us who had a group Christmas Lunch at the Kings Head for our last club meeting for 2022. We all had a very lovely time there. The food was brilliant and the service was excellent. All our dinners came out of the kitchen nicely presented and hot. The Turkey was cooked and tasted nice. Everything was perfect and I would highly recommend the Kings Head to friends and family, as it is a nice place where the food is high quality and at a reasonable price and the furnishing and room is nice and welcoming. Jenny

Very friendly and helpful staff. Extremely comfortable. Food (4 had roast beef, 1 had mushroom wellington) superb and delicious. Relaxed atmosphere. Loved it.

Warm atmosphere, good food and nice staff.

Sunday lunch excellent. Beef perfect. Staff friendly. Great venue.

Superb Sunday roast, and a good selection of beers. Both me and my partner are confused as to why this place isn't packed out!

Visited here with a few friends last week and i must admit the food was delicious, however we did have a few issues with staff and orders. Our food did initially come wrong after a wait of over 30 minutes and the staff seemed rather aloof. Still had a nice evening though.

Food was poorly presented, wish I had complained but didn't want to cause a scene as it was a family occasion, very disappointing, just not good enough for the money charged. Nice setting shame about the staff, not a clue about quality and customer service.

I like the beer in the King's Head - good pint of Wainwright. It's been recently revamped, so hopefully it'll do better in its recent reincarnation. Beer garden overlooks Sidbury lock in the worcester Birmingham canal, and is worth a visit.

Nice and friendly atmosphere 10/10

This place has been refurbished and trust me it’s very cool. Friendly staff and a great setting, on the canal. Less than 5 minutes from the Cathedral. We got there early for Sunday lunch and were not disappointed. My roast beef was a joy, cooked perfectly, quality meat and a pretty decent portion (which I rarely find myself writing). The largest Yorkshire pudding was fun but most importantly the roast potatoes were perfect. My wife had the spinach mushroom and feta wellington. She loved it and I managed to try a forkful. Beautiful. We both have one minor criticism, not enough gravy.

Very friendly, good beer and food. Only criticism, fries arrived covered in salt! Much easier for me to put it on than take it off.

Reviewed this pub 5 years ago, new ownship made it very different but nice to know it's back to normal. Great dog friendly pub! Brilliant food food that is reasonably priced. Laid back atmosphere; clean and spacious, with friendly staff, added enjoyment of a beer garden overlooking the canal. We have utilised function room on 09/22 for a bday party with a fantastic Buffey that received numberious commilipments!

We moved to Worcester in 2017 and this pub was one of our first and favourites. Since 2018 it sadly went down hill fast after new landlords took over. We have it a miss up until today. We went in as we heard it was under new mgmt again. Very very happy. Decor is lush. Great vibe. Food is superb. Sunday roast pork belly and roast beef. Kudos to the new crew Much love

The new owners have excelled themselves in every way. The inside and outside is now completely renovated which makes it very cosy and comfortable with a relaxed vibe; food is now served every day from 1200-2030 with a roast on Sundays. The food is absolutely great; a pub menu that makes you want to try everything with the right mixture of tradition and modernity, executed perfectly. The triple cooked chips are delicious. By far the best chips in the local area; we had these with our fresh haddock, curry sauce, and mushy peas - all of which was tasty, not greasy and left you very satisfied. 11/10 We also tried the shin of beef pie with mashed potatoes. This too was a triumph. A real pie, not just a dish of brown mess with some cheap pasty on the top. This pie has flavour, was full of tender meat and the pastry wasn't greasy or too rich as can sometimes be the case! 10/10 For a starter we had the gorgonzola croquettes with pickled walnuts. Lovely texture, delightfully salty, sweet, sour and with plenty of umami. 8/10 All in all, I can't wait to go back and try the other dishes on their small but well thought out menu. The prices are reasonable for the quality and the portion size certainly makes food here a good deal. £3.5-7 a starter, £11-15 for a normal main. The aged steaks are more expensive. The service is relaxed and friendly and the wait time for food was not long. Total cost for our meal (1 starter and 2 mains with 2 drinks) £40. We have eaten at so many pubs in central Worcester and none of them come anywhere close to here. Thank you so much for the great food. I'll be back very soon to try the other tempting dishes you have on your menu! If I were to change a couple of things it would be; improve your drinks selection - more interesting local beers and a better selection of wine. Your food is so good it deserves a fitting beverage! :)

I hired part of this wonderful pub for a get together for my amazing colleagues. Matt and his team went to great lengths to ensure that our party was extremely well looked after and nothing was too much trouble. We had a buffet put together by the new chef and received so many compliments on the food. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend and hope that this pub continues to succeed.

Magnificent Lamb Pie, great staff especially Laura. Brilliant pub, great atmosphere.

Was very disappointed today as traveled a distance to come and eat at the kings Head as we have eaten here before. Looked on your sight to make sure you were open, yes fine showed us the menu, great so off we set only to find you WEREN’T SERVING FOOD. Should this not have been mentioned on the sight?? Not very happy person.😡😡😡

Great staff and service food on another level their shin, red wine and bone marrow pie was the best pie I've ever had. Would highly recommend 👍

Excellent food, pies, veggie burgers etc. Named breed on the steaks - essential in our view for any half decent food establishment. Really good. Well done. Compliments to the chef team.

Great refurbishment but real ale selection poor

We visited as a family of four and two dogs after a day on our narrowboat. We ordered the fish and chips ham egg and chips and sausage and mash. It was all so nice and tasty fresh hot food just the way you like it. The pub is very dog friendly and we were allowed to sit where we wanted. We would visit again if we were in the area

Nice location and drinks decent price

We was visiting today, it was amazing dinner, hot food, nice cold drink and tasty desserts 🥹 we can’t wait to go there again xx

Roasted pork delicious, definitely will back there again. Really friendly customer service . One of the best pub in Worcester

We had a small problem at our table. They handled quickly and graciously. Food is worth the stop and the view over the canal is one of the best in the city. On Sunday get there early if you want the Sunday Roast menu.

visited today. amazing roast dinner!

Great food, really enjoyed Sunday Roast. Recommended

Step back a few centuries in this wood panelled delight. Cosy as hell (not literally), would be great to step in here on a cold Autumn day. Looks to have the makings of a good haunting.