The Old Swan in Dudley

Unfortunately my ribeye meal was very disappointing the meat tasted good but not ribeye, the chip where hard and very thin mushrooms not edible tomato satisfactory, onion rings satisfactory but small left almost all the chips and mushrooms when my plate was collected I was asked if it was ok,l explained about chips and mushrooms but no comment £17:00 will not eat hear again, but in the past it's was always good, must have changed hands, wish I had my phone so I could have taken a picture.

This is about the 4th time I have been here for drinks and food and never been disappointed. I can bring my dog with me and everyone is so friendly! The food is great quality and at a fair price. Rapidly becoming our local!

Went in for a drink on the way back from football. Been many times, always a good pint at a reasonable price. Service was quick, very quiet in the bar.

This was our most recent trip to our Black Country Heritage with the rare treat that someone else was paying. We were not disappointed. Having turned our watches back 50 years we were greeted by Sam, a very charming Staffordshire terrier who took a shine to our bitch who objected to Sam's intimate sniffing. No blood was lost and we proceeded into the Victorian splendour of the interior pausing to greet the land lord Mr. Tim who was as always, very formally Dressed. We ordered Lasagne, and ploughman's with extra chips. Time passed whilst the Bumble hole Ale was sipped and a relaxing warmth began to guide our conversation. The Bumble hole was much better this time, As it was evident that the new head Brewer is getting fully familiar with his craft. Lunch: what comment can be made? Well it was well presented; good value and thoroughly excellent fare- the only negative would be the pork pie was pink- meaning it was a cured meat rather than Pork. I would not expect this from such an excellent establishment. But today's triumph was the chips; golden, crispy, irregular tasty chips made of potato. Add Helleman's Mayonnaise and a degree of contentment spread over the team. The Lasagne was competently executed, with a salad and some more of those chips. The chips were so good we ordered a resupply mid meal. Mr Tim, please keep up the good work.

A very nice pub, nice and clean with good beer and good food, however, dispensing with your card machine and requesting "cash only" is financial suicide in my opinion! You are going to loose many many sales!

Bosting pint of Entire + cheese & onion cob.😋

Lovely food but absolutely freezing cold. No fire, heating or hot water!

Black widow stout - best drink i've had for years. Top notch !!! Hard to find darker ales these days, but this stout is the best drink i've had for many a year. As a fan of Owd Roger, Lees Moonraker , 1872 Porter, Samuel Smith's, Enville Gothic etc, this is a magnificent brew.

Excellent traditional Black Country Pub. Good selection of Ales and Some Bostin food on offer.

Fabulous old-fashioned cosy sort of place,nice and warm, when a group of 16 of us dropped in for a prearranged visit. The Ales were great and in good nick...all in all, well worth a visit.

Bostin Black Country Pub - Great beer and atmosphere

Great traditional Black County pub with home brew. Coming from Oklahoma, I find this a local gem.

Excellent - haven't been for a while called for lunch yesterday, been taken over yet again, (I think) had jacket spud and prawns, sald very generous helpings, partner had Salmon in sauce, not over done just right ! Keep doing what your doing - thanks

Splendid atmospheric and friendly traditional pub, with great beer and good food.

The Old Swan ('Ma Pardoe's') takes its nickname from Mrs Doris Pardoe licensee until 1984. The pub is grade 2 listed, it's unspoilt interior is recognised as being of national importance, unchanged since Victorian times the enamel panelled ceiling in the front bar is an incredible rarity. The pub also has its own brewhouse and still brews its own beer. Good beer Good Food one of my favourite pubs in all of England.

Always a great night In a great pub so rich in history. P.s. the Saturday locals are a great laugh and good company

Great food. top quality brewing and beers .the bar is totally unique. Well worth travelling to see.

Great little pub, friendly welcome and great food at reasonable prices.

Only went in there for a drink and stayed there for a few hours nice pub good beers

Great pub brilliant beer love this place

Lovely pub with great food. Large menu which was very reasonably priced. Good beer & very friendly staff. We will be back.

Travelling through on a narrowboat we ALWAYS stop for a pint or three! Their ales are really good with something for almost any ale drinker. In fact we have been know to make a detour in order to visit. However we have just had a Sunday roast that would be hard to beat anywhere! The beef was beautiful, tender and tasty. The homemade Yorkshire puddings were to die for, and I'm not usually a great fan! Plenty of roasties, new potatoes and veg along with a generous amount of the most delicious gravy. Absolutely perfect. Fantastic value. Thanks so much.

Great atmospheric Black Country traditional Pub. Car Park at rear with easy access. Much history associated with the area and must keep open. A good tourist attraction to visit and a v well known Netherton Pub, serving good beer too.

The home made food , authentic drinks , good service and oldie worldly vibe were really good. Will definitely visit again 👍🏻 we didn’t realize until we went into the little beer garden that there is also a car park at the rear.. great little gem

This is a wonderful old eclectic pub serving beers from its own brewery. They're top quality and come at great prices. We didn't eat, but we spoke to people who said the food is just as good as its beers. Pubs like this are disappearing at an alarming rate. Use them or lose them. Make sure this remains open to continue serving the community and visitors like myself. Go and enjoy a good ale served by friendly bartenders who'll give you good information on their range.

Excellent cheese and onion cob with a side of chips washed down with a pint , don't tell anyone though as I would not like them to sell out before I get there next time

Much better than inside than it looked on the outside!

Traditional Black Country pub, great beer and food. If you're in the area visiting, don't miss it.

First visit to this pub. We had a lunch choosing a ploughman's for myself and chilli for hubby with some shared home made fries. Cooking was all home cooked food a refreshing change.

Great old-fashioned pub and food was great 👍

A legendary Black Country home brew pub full of character and atmosphere. Good value real ales coupled with excellent home cooked food at affordable princes.

Average beer, above average prices

If you want home cooked food and a traditional pub, this is your place. Best pub and great staff

Fantastic local pub with home brewery.

Best pub in the black country. Best food. Best ales. Best staff.

Most gorgeous interior. Lovingly looked after and preserved. Fabulous food, freshly cooked. Polite and friendly staff.

The Old Swan - known locally as Ma Pardoe's - I have heard good things about this place for years, but never actually visited it until last weekend. The food was excellent - a good selection, well presented, excellent taste, served by very nice staff - what more could you want. Well if you want more, and you are a real ale fan - they brew their own beer next door - excellent selection of beer and at a very good price. We had 2 main meals, 3 pints of beer and 3 soft drinks, all for £42.35 (almost fell off my seat at the excellent price) Large car park at the rear, a real old fashioned Black Country pub - if like me you have heard of it but not yet gone to it - GO NOW you will not be disappointed.

Always loved this pub as it is very local & friendly recently they changed the rules and started to let children in, which has been great as a family with younger children so we have been visiting near enough once a week l, sometimes more & also introduced others but unfortunately management have again stopped allowing children in so this will end our weekly visits here, It never seemed very busy when we have been in recently so to turn away our custom seems ridiculous! We are very disappointed and will be looking elsewhere to take Outlook custom.

The best pub I’ve been to in England. Was on a multi week pub tour with friends and went to nearly 100. The Old Swan was everybody’s favorite by far. The landlord Tim is an absolute gentleman and excellent host. The beers which are brewed on site are outstanding. The food was top notch. We’re looking forward to returning soon and spending more time here.

Popped in for lunch. Excellent value for money portions good and served very hot. The beer was faultless. Will go again soon

Great food great service. Welcoming and friendly pub.

Excellent ales (brewed on the premises) and good food too. I recommend the hot pork sandwich highly. Support your local pub, many of them (including this one) are struggling financially at the moment)

Beer was extremely good value ¥£2.70 per pint and food was excellent too more than lived up to its huge reputation.

Great traditional pub.Friendly.

Regularly visited "Pardoes" over several years as customers to dine or just having a drink in the bar. It still retains the olde world charm but we have seen a decline in the standard of food being served so unfortunately don't eat there as often

Although the bar area does not open until 17.00 the landlord kindly allowed us to sup there. Moreover he also gave us a potted history of his pub. The barroom itself, flat screen TV apart, would not look out of place in either Beamish or the Black Country Museum. The beer, brewed on the premises, is some of the best I’ve ever tasted.

Met friends for lunch in The Old Swan (Ma Pardoes). Food is well priced for pub grub and cooked nicely too.

Another black country pub (Tap) with alot of originality. The tiled ceiling in the bar is excellent The good range of beers make it well worth a visit Large free car park at the rear aswell

Nice people and good food. Will go again. Much bigger inside then I thought.

Well what can I say, its always looked an unassuming little place but is crammed full with character and characters. If you want propped home cooked food with real flavour and piping hot then book yourself a table and give it a try, don't forget a designated driver to sample their own brewed ales as well. Limited choices for veggies but food is so good.

Verry informative landlord, loads of local history & a brewery also, I'm looking forward to going back for lunch 😀

We held my dad's wake upstairs here and there was 50+ people attending. The staff were great very professional and the food that they put on was excellent.

Amazing traditional pub, with ales and great pub food. Nice clientele and equally nice staff. Seems like everyone is a regular inside the pub.

I don't go here often due to me being an hour away. But when I do visit here I always have a cracking time. Cracking beer with good people. I also caught the eye of a decent bird whilst I was in there. But alas...... ring on me finger ay there hahahah. Hopefully this pub continues to be a strong beer house for years to come. It's should be treasured.

It was a great pub years back, but its gone a bit down hill of late and not sure why. But the food is great still, just ask if Amy is in the kitchen

Came here for Christmas meal and was not disappointed. The best hot turkey sandwich I have tasted. Plenty of fresh turkey and stuffing on proper bread served with a portion of home cooked crispy potatoes. The staff were so welcoming, Already planning my next visit.

Annual Cousins Gathering Excellent Meal, Faggots, Fish & Chips & the Texan Steak with Chilli as good as ever. Astonishingly good value Great Beer & Wonderful atmosphere.

Popped in this afternoon and had the best four pints I've had this year. Purity at its best. The cheese and onion cobs ain't bad either.

Cosy warm good food great atmosphere.

Great place for a lunch, pint of real ale and a cheese & onion cob. Great atmosphere, Great Pub.

One of the 4 original micro breweries from the 70s. Good beer, a very friendly locals pub. Well worth a visit

Great Traditional Pub Like Stepping Back In Time With Lots Of Original Features.Goocd Choice Of Home Brewed Ales.A Pub I Will Visit Many More Times In The Future

Good pub good beer and nice food

Everyone that is capable of going to this superb pub should do so. Drink at least four beers and eat some of their superb food

Disappointed with the Food today

Fantastic pub lovely atmosphere, friendly and lovely food a great black country pub .

Fantastic pub real character great beer

Very nice place and staff were very friendly will definitely go back

Been visiting for 50 years, atmospheric decor, great food, still has a victorian feel, very quirky. Great to pop in at lunchtime or an evening for a meal with friends excellent for Christmas Fayre.

Fantastic beer, excellent food. O.K, it's not haute cuisine, but it's good, honest British menu favourites. I had the pork belly draught which just melted in your mouth. Very reasonably priced, very friendly staff. Excellent

Always great beer and atmosphere

Huge burger and fabulous chips. Way too much!

Best home cooked food in the Black Country area. I have eaten in expensive restaurants and pub and the quality of the food doesn't compare to Pardoes.

Great beer , proper old pub , always friendly atmosphere

Food is over priced for quality. Steaks were fatty. Surf n turf 15 quid for about 6 small scampi. If u like really old style pubs then the deco is perfecr with a big organ in the restraunt area. Not sure if it gets used though. Sadly wont be going again.

Great to be back. Regaled with stories from the landlord, along with great company and beer 🍺. If you haven't return as yet, give it a try. You simply do not get this experience via Zoom.

If you want a genuine quintessential traditional pub with home brewed beer, good pub grub and a great welcome by all then you must visit this unique drinking establishment.

Nice homely pub...Good beer & nice cobs...Best price in this area.

Wonderful old pub, a step back in time, what a gorgeous location. And lovely people too x

Unspoilt multi roomed 19th century micro brew pub which has a restaurant serving high quality British traditional food at prices that don't break the bank

It certainly has changed, visited the place last night and the beer was awful, I was with 6 other people drinking the different ales on offer, everyone came to the same conclusion, there beer is awful

What every pub should be like great food great beer.

Love this pub been my local for many years

Fantastic traditional black country pub. Real ale no frills not modernised authentic. Friendly people who welcomed us with lovely ale and fun conversation.

A lovely step back in time pub with friendly staff and a great atmosphere

Great beer. Proper pub. Good food at realistic prices. Perfect.

Good beer and wonderful ham salad cobs.

It was lovely to see it hasn't changed since lockdown everybody so friendly the food is great and so is the beer you can't get any better

Great pub great beer love the pork sandwiches

One of the longest running and traditional pubs in the region 👌

Best pub in existence. Nothing comes close.

Been a while since I have eaten here and I was a little disappointed with the food but it may be because they took the liver and bacon off the menu

Had a BOSTIN Christmas meal good working staff and friendly thank you

Fabulous cream tea, and the pub downstairs is an amazing warren of rooms that take you back to at least 50 years ago. The service was professional yet very warm and friendly.

Yes a good old black country pub,never been in before, well out of my area,the staff were very pleasant and welcoming.

Excellent selection of beers, fantastic food and excellent friendly staff.

Good old fashioned black country pub with consistent beer and great grub.

Just a brilliant beautiful place. Historic brew pub. Ambience and beers excellent. Highly Recommended

Went to the Old Swan at Netherton for an evening meal with friends. I’ve got to say that after travelling all over the world the chips served here are the best I’ve ever tasted by far! The Netherton Pale Ale is excellent too, but beware,...

Great place to be, I first used it 60yrs ago and still use it now.