The Madebrook Carvery in Telford and Wrekin

Very busy when we arrived, glad we booked. Food fine, wish they would make the yorkies and hone made roasties.

Me and my family have had many a carvery at the Madebrook Carvery and enjoyed them very much, but todays carvery i am afraid was absolutely awful. It appears the original chef has now gone and someone new has taken over. 1. The gravy which is normally gorgeous was absolutely watery and tasteless. 2. The cauliflower cheese had no taste of cheese at all. 3. The roast potatoes had no taste of roast at all. 4. And the stuffing balls were dry. 5. Although we booked for four people we only had three sets of cutlery and had to go hunting for a forth ourselves It is a shame because normally the meals are very nice and good value. I am afraid if this quality continues which i hope it does not, i am sure customers will stop attending. I will go back again as i hope this was just a blip, if it does not improve we are one set of customers they will lose.

Disappointed we go here every Wednesday for a carvery ant past 2 times we.ve been the carvery was.nt very nice roasties were hard also took our granddaughter last nite had a children's meal she got 2 chicken courjoun and a hand full of chips which cost £6.95 which is disgusting she was still hungry when got home

Had a super Sunday carvery here and was only 9.99 our only complaint was the food could have been a bit warmer.

As usual lovely carvery bit disappointed this time as frozen roasters 😞 not my cup of tea but rest tasted lovely 😊

Enjoyed a relaxing carvery here after one of our dance events. Food options on the carvery were good, and it was all hot. Good value for money.

Came for Sunday dinner for my daughter birthday and it was disgusting kid burger roll was molded and hard they can't eat it will not be coming back 😢

Little bit gutted to be honest. Ordered for the first time on Justeat. Food arrived relatively quick but the curry definitely wasn’t a Chicken Tikka and they gave me the wrong Naan. Tasted more like a butter chicken? I don’t know… The food that did arrive wasn’t great and the chicken was super gristly. Tried to contact restaurant but after 10 calls gave up lol Not an amazing overall experience - would have been nice to try the right food. Probably won’t be ordering again unfortunately. 👎🏼

There was a large group of us 18 adults and 2 small children. Service was great food was very nice in fact better than we had anticipated. I'd recommend the madebrook above any overcrowded place in Southwater where getting the customer out ready for the next is more important. And I'm so glad the cuckoo oak wouldn't take our large booking as the food and service here is so much better.

Great place food is always amazing

Tuesday 11th June 2024. Travelling from Bridgnorth, we arranged a meet here for a carvery meal. Phoned at 6.30pm to book a table. Spoke to a lovely gentleman who advised they stop serving food at 7.45pm. It was quiet when we arrived. Just how we like it. The place felt warm & welcoming. We were able to choose our own table, which was good. As they stopped serving food at 7.45pm, we weren't expecting a variety of freshly cooked food available. More, what was left. There was still a fairly good selection available... and the yorkshire puddings came out fresh from the kitchen. My only slight "pick" was the vegeables weren't covered whilst not in use. All the lids were piled up on the worktop. I dislike leaving food open. The staff that served us: gentleman behind the bar, carver and waiter who was still learning, were all very helpful and polite. Nice place, nice staff, nice food (the best gravy!), good parking, good atmosphere, good prices.

Lovely food nice friendly staff was a lovely family meal. Definitely will be back

For the money its very good value!

Great price for carvery ..big carpark which is helpful going to try the Indian night too👍👍

Nice meat and roast taters but the veg was all swimming in water, even the cauliflower cheese. Lovely gravy. All gassy keg drinks, some real ale would have been nice but this is typical of this sort of place. Summary, nothing special about the Madebrook, 6 years since I was here likely more than 6 before I come again.

Bullet peas and sweetcorn.. all drowning in water Not nice .The only good thing was the meat and possibly the roast spuds. Cold thick lumpy gravy Toss up on which is worst. . this place or The Toby . Will definitely Not be doing a revisit

Nice Sunday dinner plenty of vegetables to choose from spot on 👌🏻

It's a very standard pub, nothing wrong with it but nothing great about it. It's not worth a second trip for me as its not very local but if its local to you and you just want an easy dinner go for it.

Went today there was a lot of us food was amazing staff was amazing there was 4 adults and 8 kids the staff made us feel at home thank you will be coming back again

Lovely local Carvery with a great selection of food, Carvery, Pub Menu and delicious Indian menu in the evenings. Well worth a visit.

Had a lovely family meal here today. Good variety of menu items. We had two carvery’s, two adult meals and one kids meal. Food was great and service great also.

Been 2 times in the week not good most veg etc been there all day to soggy yet go Sunday 10 out of 10 all week great 🧘‍♂️ ⁰

Myself, partner and a good friend dined here and the food was what you would expect very nice thank you !! Liv a young lady that served our table was very polite and helpful thanks Liv. 👍🏻

Always a good option to the chain carveries. A choice of pie or three or four different meats plus all the veg you can pile onto your plate for under a fiver. Vegetarian option is always declared "excellent" by my dining partner - a type of spicy, beany, nut roast with an optional slice of goat's cheese on top. Pile on your veg, cover with veggie gravy and you're good to go. UPDATE 22.02.24 Meat selection down to three today, but pie looks as wonderful as ever and the vegetables are cooked just right, a bit of crunch left in them. The gravy is always thick, hot and meaty, although there was only one pot there today, so I'm not sure if there is a vegetarian gravy option anymore. My only small issue is the time it takes to get a ticket. As these are issued from the bar, one has to wait until all the drink orders have been completed before being able to pay. There is only one till, so if you are unlucky enough to get behind a group or a person buying loads of Guinness or cocktails, you'll have a wait. However, I suppose in context, that this is a minor issue, maybe a chance to anticipate the meal ahead. It's not a staff problem - staff have always been polite and obliging, they're just a bit resource-limited. Regardless, this is a fine place to dine and I recommend it most heartily.

I am very disappointed that they would not let me take half my food home, I recently had a small stomach operation and I'm not able to eat my dinner all at 1 time so I asked staff for take away box to eat couple hours later even tho they choose the size of the plate and the whole point of carvery is you pay for whatever you fit on your plate, now I never put much on my plate as I'm very conscious of food waste and that I'm aware I can't eat much at the moment but they would rather throw half my dinner in the bin than help me out, up until now it was my favourite place that I have recommended to alot of people in the past. The picture shows what they would be putting in the bin, such a shame and such a waste.

Disgusting filthy place with extremely poor quality food and even worse attitude from the owners. Reported to the correct council departments and hopefully they send an inspector of some sort….

Food tasted great. The only place I know that you can’t take your left overs home!!! Even though you have paid for jt. Not seconds. The plate of food you ordered and paid for. Disgusting would never go there again. First time in my life this has happened. Customer service is awful by the owner I imagine. Feel sorry for staff having to enforce his strange rules. Needs new management.

Cracking food , doesn't look much on the outside but it's super pleasant inside and the staff were very friendly! Thanks all!!

we went for Christmas Day lunch and amazing

Absolutely disgusting. Our party was booked months ago for 7.30pm and day before they asked us to change it to 7pm. Had to send my well done steak back as still had blood inside!!! Daughter's balti had hard veg in it, she couldn't get fork through potatoes or cauliflower. Then when we had finished our meal we were told we couldn't order puds as kitchen was closed at 8pm. Less than an hour after ordering our meal and half hour after delivery of our meal. In reply to your reply.. You let me friend book a large party for 7.30pm knowing your kitchen closed 15 minutes after we were to arrive weeks before the date, only to ask us the day before to change it 7pm. Leaving us now chance of finding another venue for a large party at short notice plus some of us had to travel after daily obligations so 7pm was impossible for some of us. So it wasn't just the badly cooked food and having to miss out on a desert that spoilt our night.

We had a family get together for 15 people. 1st class service. Some had carvery and some had burgers. I had a lamb buhna egg fried rice and cheese nann. Delicious. This venue is definitely worth a visit.

**update While I still love their food here, I have been a bit disappointed on the last couple of visits, the manager I find quite rude, twice they have got our booking wrong and it has been made to be our fault, with no apology. When he is trying to find you a table it makes it feel like you are an inconvenience other than that the food is still lovely Absolutely beautiful food, first time visiting here today and the carvery was beautiful plenty of choices for veg and the lasagne my mum had she said was tasty as well. Will definitely be back

Not very good today 😕 carvery was cold fish and chips weren't the best either to complain and say we haven't had any other complaints stood at the bar while owner was sat there didn't even notice us place was empty only us in there even the chef and to bring food out not very good avoid!!

Came here with the partner and my sister and nephew. We decided to have a carvery. The food was okay. After we had finished, I went up for seconds and went up to grab more for my sister. This lady came over and told us we wasn't allowed to have seconds as its not an all you can eat carvery. We were not made aware of this on arrival when greeted and there was no signs anywhere to state otherwise. This lady kept going on and on and on about not having any more. Once is understanding, but to continue with it. And to keep an eye on us, watching us is just another level. Made us feel ever so uncomfortable.

Excellent Sunday carvery. Home made pie is my favourite but have to get there Early for a slice of it. Sunday make sure you book.

The staff were helpful and pleasant. I needed to ask for a table to be cleaned. Food was good, but I was a bit disappointed that they charged for a small bowl to put little bits of finger food in for a baby

Went on a Thursady for something from the Indian menu rather than the carvery. Food was lovely and served quickly. Would go again but you have to remember to go early as they shut at 8pm.

Carvery tonight was delicious Dessert was tasty Will definitely return as the Indian menu looks fabulous

Very much a venue for the more senior members of the area. The carvery, which l have is always good quality. Although the price has gone up over the last few years it is still value for money!

After reading good reviews thought I'd give it a try . Put it this way don't trust everything you read .I'm thinking the people leaving good reviews either lost their sense of taste after covid or would eat a flip flop if had some gravy on it ! I got given the very pointy end of the beef which I usually save for my dogs at home not serve up , this was sinewy and think a chainsaw blade wouldn't have cut through it , my partners piece looked like rab c nesbits vest the fat was holding it together .The vegetables needed life bouys they were drowning in water and were tasteless ,the peas could have been used as rifle pellets ,mash was sloppy watery and bland , I thought the smash robots would come out singing .Safe to say I won't be going again I might as well have eaten my money- probably would have tasted better . On a plus note staff were friendly but sadly that doesn't leave satisfied appetites .

Absolutely beautiful staff so understanding and really helpful

The food is always hot, the roast potatoes have a crisp to them that Gordon Ramsay would be proud of, and the staff are usually very sweet and friendly.

Excellent food. Great price had indian delivered Excellent service. Best food had for a while

Beef was nothing but fat and the turkey had green chunks in it. Staff didn't seem to care one bit. Very disappointed.

Very nice, clean and well cooked food 3 good meus Carvery, Curry and traditional pub grub. Also well priced so will be using it as regular pop in and it does takeaway WIN Win.

Everything fine except wrong dessert came out however it was quickly rectified

Been once and it was nice. Be better if they accepted bookings via other methods as well as telephone calls only

Love the food service is great but it’s to hot. No windows open or air con.

Tasty desserts. Awesome. The waiting time is a bit too long.

Dirtey tablas bits floating in the coke not a very clean place and all thy said was we did not ask them to clean the reserve table to b clean won't be going ther again

When we first arrived, we felt uncomfortable because many people were staring at us, which created an odd vibe. Unfortunately, we found the food to be bland and unsatisfying. The carvery lacked any distinct flavors in particular. As a result, we decided to order food elsewhere after leaving.

Great place and great food good friendly service beer always seems to be very gassy but would recommend to anyone

Had a amazing meal here last nite cooked perfectly 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻and the staff were brilliant a friendly even asked if we wanted doggy bag to go awesome 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🧡🙏👊🏻

Quick lunch time visit with work colleagues. Carvery was very tasty and we all enjoyed our food

Ordinary roast - meat was OK, but there were no roast vegies, only boiled ones...

Never been disappointed However we went late in the day and it was busy Very young staff doing their best

Lovely food lovely place staff lovely to...Best mash potato in the world

Was best cheesecake in the area , chef Steve , always enjoyed my meals 😋

Situated in the middle of a quiet suburb, the Madebrook seems to be the choice of many locals. There's a usefully large car park; the pub is a big prewar building with flatroof extension. There was a strong whiff of curry outside, and the large sign was faded, but we overcame any reservations and found it was lovely inside. We paid at the bar a bargain price for a carvery each, and got our meat and veg from the servery. I actually had a (homemade?) slice of pie instead of meat. Everything was cooked as it should be and all the veg was tasty. Recommended. Prices and drinks were at normal carvery levels, but the main meal was surprisingly cheap.

Arrived on a Saturday evening and it was so quiet. Food was good but no atmosphere or real welcome.

Fab food, really good. We had tandoori mixed grill, it was spot-,on. Really friendly staff. clean, open, bright pub.

The best Indian food ever for us ..my partner never used to enjoy Indian restaurant food but loves visiting the Madebrook for the Indian special choices and a great chef A+++

Fantastic carvery, fresh food, friendly staff

Excellent food highly recommended

Very watery Vegetables and the beef was full of fat

Interesting meal. Along with my sirloin steak and chunky chips I had some veg. Oh, I was mightily disappointed. Who on earth provides half a large mushroom and half a medium sized tomato? Guess what, this restaurant does ! The other half of the mushroom and tomato was on my neice`s plate. I have heard of the economic crisis, but this is an absolute joke ! Guess what ! I am voting with my feet and will not return to your establishment.

Always have the carvery its lovely!

Food is amazing the carvery is great and menu is nice to they do curry to amazing

Well priced and fresh with decent variety of options for both mains and deserts. Extremely helpful staff.

Sunday carvery, plenty of choice, 3 meats or pie, great selection of vegetables, lovely roast potatoes, well worth the price.

Absolutely amazing chilli chicken Balti!!!

Visited with family had the Indian menu food was delicious and service impeccable

Had the home made madras curry and naan absolutely superb

Enjoyed a family meal. Staff were lovely, food was very good.

Always rate this place. Recommend it to everyone. Never have a bad meal. BUT was disappointed when I took my kids for tea. My youngest has a eating disorder (hes 13). There was 5 of us eating. I asked if it was possible he could have a kids size plate due to his disorder. (Only £1 difference). I was told that they weren't able to do that as a child is classed as 12yrs or younger. I explained about his illness but was told they weren't allowed to do it. He literally only had 1 slice of meat and a handful of veg. I was very disappointed in this.

A modest price carvery. The meat was good. Choice of potatoes and veg rather limited.

Thank you for another lovely meal at the Madebrook, we normally go for the lovely carvery but this time we all had steaks for Mum’s birthday and the team went over and beyond expectations to make sure a good time was had by all. Food was cooked to perfection and delicious. Service second to none. best in the area! Would recommend.

Good service ,staff friendly ,carvery good value not to long of a que to get servied

Outstanding place for a quiet spot away from main town 👌 love the atmosphere! The food is tasty, fresh and good value for money. Great staff members, who are friendly and welcoming everytime. Definitely my favourite place to visit for evening meal and drinks.

Excellent value and deliciously good food

Ordered from Indian menu . 2 very good curries , plenty of chicken and lovely thick sauce that was full of flavour . Would definitely return if we were in the area .

Nice food nice place ...freezing cold inside tho and as I finished my food staff said you finished and cleared table when I was still drinking felt i had to leave..rushed

Still good value missed the mashed potatoes

Its ok. Good food . Great carvery for those who likes carvery. I had an Balti and that was good.

Excellent and value for your money

4 of us went for a carvery on a Sunday afternoon. We were last minute deciding to go out and were very lucky that the team at the Madebrook were able to fit us in, thank you! We all has the standard Sunday carvery. You can choose up to 2 of the 3 meat options or pie, I chose to have gammon and it was lovely. There is a good choice of vegetables, in addition to yorkshire pudding and stuffing if you wish. A particular mention of the roast potatoes, which were perfect! A great sunday roast and at a really reasonable price of £9.99.

Great carvery warm pub very welcoming nice 👍

Surely staff. Stale refried chips. Burnt onions in a cheap nasty burger and a bacon and brie baguette with hardly any filling. Would give it 0 stars if I could

Ordered the carvery. Had to wait at the bar to order food. The carvery selection was poor, hardly any meat, what little veg was left was almost cold, didn't find that out until I started to eat Will not go again. They didn't deserve 1 star really.

Staff are nice and friendly as you would expect but they give you a great feeling of welcome and that goes to all the staff there. Carvery is what you would expect moral choice of Gammon, Turkey or Beef, you get a yorkie and stuffing ball unless your paid to go large and the normal vegetables you get and mash. I have to say the roast potatoes lack crispness but not too many place do do a great roast spud

We joined the long Q on a Sunday, we were asked if we were having drinks and a carvery to go to the till on the right side, when we went back 1 min later to order a carvery, we were called out in front of the Q like we had pushed in. Thanks for that ;) Then we ordered and they don't have table numbers, when asked how does that work, was told that it's worked for 10 years.. So a pub that doesn't do table service doesn't have table numbers is normal... Then, the waitress was wandering around the dining area with our food looking for our table, but I guess that's the amazing system that they have in place. Ps the carvery was cheap and cold, for £12.50, may as well go to the severn gorge. The owner and her son were simply rude. Also only had 3 cheap beers on tap, really don't understand how anyone gave this place 5 stars, guessing they have very low standards or know the reviewer's. I have no reason to give this place a bad review, just being honest.

Not been here for a long time, since before the refurbishment. The carvery was gorgeous and the gravy was very nice. Staff went out their way to be helpful, would definitely recommend.

Food is always nice not very hot though as lids are not kept on pots, peas are all different colours because there cooked at different times and fresh peas mixed in with the old peas. Not very happy tonight though as waited over 20 minutes for a icecream they were not over busy but seemed to concentrate on getting hot food out, did complain to lady behind bar who chased it up and with a few minutes it was there, would think twice before ordering a cold pudding again

Lovely carvery ,excellent friendly staff.great value for money

First time great carvery curry menu looks amazing

Not been since new ownership. Indian food was lovely, especially the wrap. Nice and clean. Not a great choice of beer though. Thanks everyone. Will definitely be worth a try!

The carvery here is always great. We came in on a busy day without a booking, and didn't have to wait too long for a table. Staff are always friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend Madebrook.

Been here a few times now and enjoyed the food each time. Carvery is great value for money. Tried the Indian tonight and have to say it was one of the best curry’s I’ve had! Staff are also very friendly. Will definitely be back!

Fantastic place and food staff were very good. Thank you.

The food was absolutely fabulous well cooked and well presented,also the staff were very helpful and obliging I would 100% recommend The Madebrook carvery to anyone