The New Inn in Daventry

As soon as we arrived we were earmly greeted by the gentlemen behind the bar, we enquired about food as there were many reserved signs about and he led us to a free table. He offered to start us a tab which was kind as we weren't regulars we simply stumbled on this place as we were on the road during a three hour journey south. We were given the usual menu and a seasonal menu, selection was good with vegan and vegetarian options. My partner had the gammon with options of two eggs two pineapple or one of each which I thought was a nice choice for a change. I went from the seasonal menu and had home made beef stroganoff again with side options of fries, rice or half and half which is what i went for. My dear people when the menu said choice cuts of beef they didn't lie it was tender the sauce creamy and on a cold night that tingle of mustard or horseradish whatever they used was awesome! I had read a review regarding their generous portion sizes and they were not mistaken there my partner and I struggled to finish everything but I personally was not letting any of this go to waste. Even my partner's meal, she ate all but a couple of chips. We paid just over £30 total including drinks for the two of us. Really lovely place, friendly staff, stunning food and a lovely country pub feel to it, as my partner put it "if these walls could talk I wonder what stories they could share."

Very nice food and friendly bar staff will use , never been disappointed

Good pint nice staff great location

The pub is ok food moderate but chef very rude

Lovely place next to the canal friendly staff

Fabulous place to be . Friendly staff easy to talk to. . Great food and drink to Thank you for being our second home lol 😆 💕 much love to you all

Awesome canalside pub next to the A5. Norton junction is a historic canal junction between the Grand union, Oxford and Leicester line canals

Great, friendly service. Classic pub food.

Good food and plenty of it at a reasonable price

Really friendly service. Nice people and atmosphere.

A lovely place on the canal Nice atmosphere nice people Many things to see a good day out

Good location but flat (and expensive) beer

Do you like canals? You will love this canalside pub.

A lovely old cosy pub. With a good atmosphere, excellent food and great friendly service. Really enjoyed our Sunday lunch.

I will start with the positives, the mains were very nice, I go the hunters chicken, the chicken burger, the fish and chips and the scampi, they were all good but the problem was the desert, we got the lemon meringue pie, the chocolate lumpy bumpy and the blackcurrant crumble. The crumble was fine, but the lemon meringue pie was half frozen and the lumpy bumpy tasted of chemicals and was almost inedible

Great when open! Closed Mondays and Tuesdays 🥴!

Gorgeous Pub on the A5 north of Weedon at the side of a canal with a working Grand Union Canal lock, Beware, at speed you may blink and miss it. Pub Car park just before the venue on the northbound side of the A5, a large lay by prior to that, there is also parking north of the pub immediately after the A5 canal bridge though this also serves canal traffic. Lovely people,lovely atmosphere, lovely building. Good real Ale and other standard offerings, Fabulous food all at reasonable cost.

Very welcoming and a well kept pint

My wife and I moored nearby. We called for a couple of pints around 4:30pm on 20th July 2024. Only a few people in the bar. Around 6 to 8 tables occupied outside. Pleasent staff and service. I like real ales and they had 3 on draft. Recommended

Really good meals, good ales, friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere.

Popped in to have food with the family. Which was lovely, we all enjoyed it. The staff were very pleasant when ordering. So thank you. However.. the constant swearing at the bar was disgusting. To eat our food whilst listening to that was horrendous.. for the bar staff to also include swearing in the conversation wasn’t good either. Thank god the kids weren’t here on this particular visit. I sadly won’t be coming back or recommending. Such a shame, as it’s a lovely pub in a perfect location. Maybe teach your staff to keep this under control.

Friendly, cosy pub on the A5 and the canal. Stopped for refreshment on a bike ride. Enjoyed the outdoor seating by the canal

The roast was lovely! Very friendly staff. Thank you

Excellent place for food & drinks lovely place to go for food especially in a summers day and sitting outside

I had fish and chips. The same as in other pubs.

Good food in a cosy old fashioned pub next to an active canal.

Spent Fathers Day here. The pub could have made more of an effort for a special day. Menu was very poor choice. Roast potatoes were black and presentation was poor. We won't be in a hurry to go back

Great food served quickly and hot,wonderful starters and Sunday lunch,we had a great time,thank you to the wonderful staff who were really busy but very attentive.

Lovely little canalside pub. Very tasty pub grub options with locally sourced meat. Had the burger and it was really tasty. Nice alcohol free options for the OH. Nice to be able to sit outside next to the canal watching the boats go by

Keep asking you to move tables if you are not eating

Lovely place to eat and drink in an ideal location. Very friendly staff and great food.

Excellent. They had pineapple juice. Wahayyyy

This was the third time I have visited the New Inn. On the first occasion a few years ago I was greeted by a surly landlord with his Parrot. He informed me that I could only have one pint because he wanted to close. Fantastic welcome... The second time I visited I found the pub is an anti dog establishment On my third visit time was called at 8.45pm. I was unimpressed and will not be giving the New Inn my patronage again. I would advise others thinking of visiting to give the place a miss

Many happy memories from years past here.Re visited after 15 years. Sad not to see a bench we bought in memory of a boater had mysteriously vanished from the beer garden

Very friendly and efficient staff

Lovely, typical English pub. Friendly and helpful people. Nice and good pub food. Lots of choises for drinks. Besides the canal and lock

It's a great boaters pub overlooking a lock so you can watch the boats go through the lock with plenty of mooring space. My only complaint is that dogs are not allowed inside the pub which means you gave to sit outside with them and yesterday it was cold and damp but great in the summer. The food is great and plenty of different types of alcohol and non alcohol drinks.

Friendly staff and good portion sizes. But no proper milk for my cup of tea, just UHT.

Food only available lunchtimes and evenings, not in-between, but good quality, particularly Sunday roast and puddings. Best to book a table unless weather good to eat outside.

Big portions of hearty pub grub

Pretty standard Sunday roast, not bad but not as good as you would like it to be. Prices are reasonable to the quality of food. Portions are very decent so you can get full without spending a fortune. No table service, poor selection of wines.

Stay away, VERY RUDE (If you want to be treated with no respect by a John Cleese character this is the place for you) the young staff are lovely and pleasant. Totally opposite to the landlord or manager.

Lovely food and can highly recommend the Lasagne. Disappointed that they do not accept dogs which is unusual for a canal side pub

Lovely little pub the staff are very friendly and helpful, drink prices are very good nice easy food menu and the food is prepared to a high standard . They also have an old fashioned skittle game

very friendly staff on our visit

The pub itself is nice and the staff We have been good customers on many occasions , however this time we were not impressed having booked in the morning to be told when our roast dinner came that there was no cauliflower cheese coming which normally comes in a separate dish ( the best bit for me with a beef dinner)with ours as we don't get it if we are a walk in which we were not and even so your paying for a meal with everything there is no reduction in price. Then she said they had run out we watched every other table getting there's, and we just got plain veg. It was supposed to be a celebration and I know it sounds trivial but at the end of the day it spoilt it for us arguing it out with the girl who was nice but very embarrassed as were we. We will not be going back there after many years. Customer service was not good enough. No apology. Disappointed .

Arrived early, parked in the small car park, table was pointed ut to us, didn't know you had to order at the bar, as nobody told us. Music speaker above the table and on rather loudly for a lunchtime. Serving staff were under 18 as we had to get the drinks from the bar. We ordered, they got the order for mains wrong so one person waited for the right dinner to be served, veg were cooling whilst we waited. The staff didn't clear away and then said they needed the table - could we move somewhere else for coffee and desserts, we were told there was nowhere to seat us. We got the bill and left pronto and won't be going back. We had coffee and dessert at the 1867 just a few hundred yards down the road. It was wonderful, helpful staff, excellent food and a lovely atmosphere. Next time we meet half way guess where we will be going??

Lunchtime pint on our walk from Nottingham to Solihull along the Grand Union. Ate our sandwiches by the lock. Lovely pub.

Great place for dining or just a drink.

Nine of us dropped in for Saturday lunch without booking. Great range of menu choices - some of us had baguettes, others sausage & mash, or ham & eggs. Speedy service and tasty food. One comment - sausages were not cooked brown all round, there were pale areas. Selection of good beers, too!

Really good Sunday roast with fresh vegetables and a generous portion.

Lovely traditional English small canal side pub - no TV, thank goodness! Good menu and great food. Friendly staff. Tables outside next to the canal so you can watch the boats go through the locks.

Avoid! Avoid! Listed as a dog friendly pub, its not. Listed as open to 8.30pm for meals, its not. My partner and I arrived with two dogs only to be told by a rude bar lady that dogs are not allowed, we were told we would have to go outside with our drinks, we arrived at 7.30 wanting food, told yet again by the rude bar lady, food is finished. Owner was rude too, avoid this pub if you have dogs and want food in the evening.

Biked here. Sat outside, watched the boats go by. Had a pint in the sun. Very pleasant

Loved it, watch the narrow boats go past from outside or inside the pub, beautiful tasty food, peaceful.

Great canal side pub, great beer and food. Staff are great

The place is very charming, and located right next to a lock it's a wonderful location. I had the all day brunch which was sadly quite poor, and expensive for the quality of the ingredients. I would come here again if I'm passing, but I won't be having the all day brunch!

Nice food chilling position watching boaters come up the locks, very nice staff what more could you ask for?

Excellent food and service, beautiful spot right on the canal.would call again.

Our favourite Friday afternoon cheesy chip and prosecco Rocket Run. 🏍 Very friendly and welcoming staff

Small but welcoming Canal Side Pub with outside seating to "Gongoozle" at the boats going through the top lock of the Long Buckby flight. All within a short autumn walk from my winter mooring @WhiltonMarina up the Buckby flight to the top lock and the New Inn. I was invited to join some friends for dinner there and we had an excellent dinner and a couple of drinks.

Great food, friendly and helpful staff and a view of the very busy canal lock.

Canal side pub. We have been 5 times to eat here and each time they aren't serving food. Last time they said they were fully booked when every table was empty.... this time we turned up at 7.45pm and they said the kitchen was too busy (there wasnt that many people in the pub to feed) The food is mean to be nice hence why we try each time we pass on our boat. Not sure why dogs aren't allowed inside the pub not to much of a problem as they are allowed outside.

Pleasant barstaff . service a bit slow. Sticky table needs a good clean otherwise ok

Food was not as good as I thought it was going to be, pretty bland and not fresh, the burger tasted very salty and chips tasted old

I moored up close to the pub. First time since COVID. Spent an hour or so outside as the sun went down. Beer in hand, watching the boats pass through the lock. As it got a bit chilly, we moved inside and decided to eat. My friends fish and chips were some of the best he had tasted. I went for a ham egg and chips. Cheap and cheerful. It is always good to find a pub that is doing well.

An amazing meal, huge portions and it all felt properly home cooked. So 5 stars from us all. However, there could just be veggie sausages or fake chicken to make it a proper veggie Sunday lunch. But the cannelloni I had was delicious and the chef kindly put a Yorkshire and roasties on my plate. Overall a fab experience and will visit again.

Nice lockside pub, beer well kept, food good and freshly cooked. Not just tourists, there were plenty of locals there too. Prices are close to London prices, which is not unusual for pubs near the canals.

A modest meal for a reasonable price. Nice beer and friendly staff.

Ein kleiner Malerischer kleiner Kanal mit schönen Booten.

Lovely canal side pub next to the A5 so road and boat travellers abound. Wonderful smiley barmaid welcome who just bounded around with a natural ability, (rather than your typical grunting oik) lovely pub food at competitive prices and a decent pint of Pedrigree bitter 😃. Plenty of tables inside and canal side seating too, right next to a lock. Mooring wise we walked past quite a few private moorings to the west to get to the pub and after found a delightful canal/antique shop to the east.

Disappointed that they don't allow dogs inside anymore, canalside pub ! Who would?

Always a friendly pub, with good food.

Good honest pub grub, fair priced fair portion size

A lovely little pub next to the canal. Good line up of cask ales. Friendly locals and great service. Big thanks to the barmaid Susie for helpful advice about the next pub on our route having closed. Cheers

This is not a dog-friendly pub - please stop advertising it as such! Dogs are only allowed in the garden, which is crazy policy for a canal pub. Lots of boaters have dogs. We spent a damp and chilly evening eating dinner cramped under a sun parasol.

Had a nice beer while boats went through the locks

Went there for a meal as said dog friendly. Then told only in garden. As raining went to another pub that was dog friendly.

Reasonable prices, good food, next to top lock at Long Buckby. Worth a stop off.

I'd given up trying buying lasagna from a pub. Reheated microwave meals, premade burnt food with a layer of cheese to try and hide it. That's NOT The New Inn. Best pub lasagne in years. The Staff and kitchen staff where courteous, happy and great at their jobs. Going out of their way to help. I do feel that the portion sizes of chips on the salad Vs peas lasagne could be changed. Huge amount of salad, no room for chips. Just even it out a little please 😁

Nice little pub right next to the canal, portions were generous, apart from the chicken in the burger was very small and very tough.

Amazing canal side pub steeped in history we could not resist a visit for a drink &lunch as we went past on our narrowboat thoroughly recommend 👍

We had a lovely time sitting outside watching the boat's come and go in the sunshine

On our canal boat journey we came across the New Inn. The food was very good, the service was very good and came with a smile which makes eating out worth it.

I will let you know how the experience is

This pub is in a lovely location, had the weather been nice we would have preferred to sit outside but we had to sit inside. This pub could be made really nice inside but as it is its a bit tired in need of some updating. They didn't cater for gluten intolerance which is surprising in this day and age so we all had chips! Would come again but sit outside if the sun ever shines.

Brilliant night. Group of nine. You guys hit the spot.

Great food & able to fit you in. Perfect if on the canals

Stopped here during narrow boat ride with 6 others. Every meal was great. Great choices of beers. We enjoyed sitting outside at picnic benches under umbrellas.

Fantastic service, food and great location.

A lovely canal side pub and thankfully open all day. Friendly staff with outdoor seating to watch the boats go by

Lovely peaceful place,, food good.

The most average pub I've been at recently and for something that is right next to a stop for boats. I really only think you'd go there if it happened to be the closest place for a drink.

First time at this inn. Nice to sit on canal side. friendly staff Simple pub food but done very well especially salads. Good selection of beers Recommend +++

Beautiful place to have some good lunch and very nice beers. The location is very good because it's just beside the river canal and you can see the boats going by what makes a very lovely atmosphere. Definitely a nice place to go and have a nice evening!

No food and refused to take Scottish notes! We have been here to eat many times over the years but this time when taking a houseguest with us to eat at 7 45pm we were met with "well you'd better hurry up and order but we don't have this or that on the menu" which basically meant all they had was lasagne or burgers which none of us wanted! So we just ordered a drink each and when our Scottish guest tried to pay with Scottish money he was told "no we don't take Scottish money..we know its legal tender but we don't have to take it if we don't want to" Talk about being prejudiced and rude! We won't be going there again..i don't know these people but they come across as miserable and short..didn't even crack a smile! The other ones that have run the pub over the years were all super friendly but not these!

Nice location next to the canal. Ordered food the chips were burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. Wine glass was dirty and the beer was warm . Not the greatest experience we've had.

Went here after a family walk had a pudding I asked for a gluten free pudding they said it was safe but 2 hours after I got home I knew I had been glutened as I know the symptoms I have I called up to have no apology on the phone for my sickness and to just say well check our suppliers online. Bit disappointed in the response and would appreciate more kitchen's understanding the awareness of cross contamination when handling gluten free foods.

Lovely location enjoyed sitting with a drink reading my book.

Staff really good, made us very welcome. Food delicious and at a good price.