The Pilot Inn in Stroud

A few pints after long walk from Kingsholm

This is a nice place. Plenty of parking. Plenty of seating inside and outside. Nice big garden out back. Staff friendly and welcoming. Not expensive. We didn't have food but did look really nice so will try next time. We walked along canal path to here from Gloucester which is a lovely walk. This is situated in Hardwicke on the canal. Easy to walk, drive or cycle to. It's nice and peaceful. Dogs welcome. It's nice to sit and watch the barges going up and down the river. Just relaxing place. The menu looks nice and reasonably priced. Will go again and recommend

Stopped by The Pilot on a lovely sunny day and had a really enjoyable meal out in the garden overlooking the canal. I went for the classic fish and chips, which were spot on—crispy batter and flaky fish. I added a side of onion rings that were golden and crunchy. Washed it all down with a refreshing Birra Moretti shandy, perfect for the weather. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the staff were friendly. Definitely a great spot for a laid-back meal in the sunshine. Would happily come back again!

Nothing special but a good pub. Reasonably priced tasty food.

First time visiting since the new owners. The food was great. My partner loved his burger and very rarely compliments burgers! Lovely staff. We definitely will be making more regular visits!

First time we have been here for ages. Stopped off on a walk along the canal for a few drinks. Nice to see it looking so tidy. Grass trimmed, nicely decorated and every member of staff said hello to us. We felt very welcome. Will be back again soon.

We had a lovely meal with friends. The new owners are great and very friendly explained the menu to us as we had a gluten free with us. The quiz also sounded great he had a great turn out

Amazing staff and great atmosphere. The staff are very attentive and will do anything for you. The food is nice and fresh, very tasty. The Pilot is also kid and pet friendly, the staff are all fantastic with both. Great selection of drinks. No complaints at all. We will definitely be back!

The 'been fried many times' chips were bad enough but the real travesty was the Hunters Chicken - not a chicken breast at all - just chunks of pre-cooked chicken, topped with a pile of bacon bits & cheese and then clearly microwaved to death! Fish & chips was equally as disappointing - very greasy, more batter than fish - teenager came home still hungry!

Lovely pub right on the canal, beautiful spot to have a meal or a catch-up, or to just watch the world go by. The owners were very helpful and pleasant, and the bar was amply stocked. The food was excellent, and the restaurant area was clean and tidy. We will definitely be back in the summer for a lovely walk along the canal and then a meal and refreshments at The Pilot Inn

Absolutely brilliant service food was delicious & well worth the price portion wise! Thankyou :) looking forward to coming again

Great place for a motorhome stop over. The pub menu was fantastic. I really enjoyed the steak pie! Peace full nights sleep at back of the car park!

Booked for Sunday lunch. Staff very welcoming. Quite a long wait for food considering it wasn’t busy. Sunday roast was really disappointing, very small portion, food Luke warm, thin watery gravy.

Really good food, very happy pulled pork burger was just amazing.

Enjoyed a pleasant winter's day walk from the outskirts of Gloucester to The Pilot Inn along the canal. Decided to stop for a drink. Greeted with a friendly welcome and a bowl of water for our dog. Dog friendly for well-behaved dogs. Quiet when we popped in but it was a weekday lunchtime. Very clean and tidy. Good choice of beers and service to match. Plus the canal bridge was open. Can't believe someone rated The Pilot Inn based on the canal bridge being closed. Totally wrong and why even bother, that's not what Google reviews are for. Eeejit. A nice pub to pop into if you're enjoying a walk on the canal or to stop for a bite to eat although we didn't on this occasion, hence the rating of four stars. Level 10 Google reviewer with over 1,200 reviews with 2 million views plus 14,000 photos with around 60 million views and still going strong 💪. Check out my other reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.

First time going to this pub, it was absolutely brilliant, will be returning soon

Great service, friendly staff, good food

We sadly had to arrange a wake over Christmas so it was hard to find a venue and the Pilot Inn were one of the few to reply to our enquiry. How lucky for us they did. Communication was great, the buffet was excellent with plenty of choice, the pub has a lovely atmosphere and we had a spacious, comfortable area for our specific use. Staff were helpful but not intrusive in any way and everything was straight forward and easy. We couldn't have asked for more.

I went in to see what it was like, and omg it was so nice. People did stop and stare at you. We got our drink and sat down and chilled. We liked it so much we got another drink... I think most definitely we're going back to try the food and entertainment night.

Really pleasant atmosphere, lovely outlook, and lovely reasonably priced food.

Lovely pub next to a canal, large car park. Manager was chatty and friendly, bar staff were cheerful and accommodating. Plenty of space inside and out (gazebo/garden). Steak and ale pie was clearly homemade, tasty and filling (with veg and gravy) though was a lot more pie than steak. Thanks to Park4Night for recommending this place, and thanks to the staff for a warm welcome and the overnight stay in the car park.

Beautiful food friendly welcoming staff checking on guests to see that they are ok.

Beautiful food and hospitable staff checking on us how ww feel. We felt very welcomed. The food was excellent-well seasoned and fresh.

We stayed in our motorhome in their car park, had a drink and food, the food came really quick and was frwsh and hot, car park was well lit, really enjoyed our stay and will be back x

Pub is clean, food is amazing. We had fish and chips and lasagne with apple crumble and cheese cake. Honestly brilliant. The staff are very very friendly polite and make you feel very welcome. We really enjoyed it as good service these days isn't something you experience often. The place was really busy too with foitball being in and still staff were attentive. Will recommend and certainly we will be back.

Excellent local pub next to the picturesque canal in Hardwicke.. a fine selection of ales, keg beers and ciders. Recommended!

Can't fault anything, prompt response to my email enquiry, delicious roast dinner, the best cauliflower cheese I've ever had. Service was friendly and helpful and nice to talk to one of the chefs, this will be our go to place for Sunday roast when we eat out. Sticky toffee pudding to finish again really good

Food for value for money prices, nice range of drinks but this place has one of the best beer gardens in Gloucester!

Haven't been for years, really impressed with staff and the food was excellent. Good prices too, will definitely be back.

Great stopover for a beer or two when on the canal.

Didn't eat, so I have no opinion, but I will be back to try as it looks like a great fooodie pub

My partner asked if they did vegan food and was told they only served proper food /vegan food is proper and any good restaurant will serve it

Had homemade chicken curry and a wrap the chef kindly made with brie bacon and cranberry, very good, staff super friendly and the location is beautiful. We will be back. Thank you all at the Pilot Inn xx

The server took the money and we were going to give a tip but we didn't get our change as if she expected a tip for very mediocre food

Very bad. When we entered the very nice bar staff when we asked for menus said that the kitchen would close in 40 minutes which was fine but when we came to order 15 minutes later they said the chef had decided to close the kitchen as it was very hot and had switched everything off. Very disappointed as I had brought a friend for her birthday and had been saying how nice this pub was

I don't know. I was walking on the other side of the canal the towpath side as the bridge was out no traffic or people walking could not get across

Came here for a birthday meal for my partner and with another couple. Did not book but managed to find a table for 4 easily In the resturant area on a friday evening. I enjoyed my food. I had a lasagna and it was lovely. We did end up ordering at the bar but others in the resturant had their orders taken so I am not sure if we were just unaware of their being table service but it was hard to know if you were getting table service or if you did have to order at the bar. Staff were friendly. Others in the group ordered steak but did not seem best pleased. The steak was a bit fatty and I was disappointed by the tinned mushrooms. The table cloths were ripped and cellotaped together. It does seem to have gone down hill

Nothing finer than midweek roast dinner and Guinness by canal on a Wednesday .

Staff very friendly and welcoming, food was lovely and very reasonable price. Small childrens area with toys and books to keep little ones entertained whilst waiting for food. Restaurant overlooks canal so lovely to watch boats coming and going. Good outside area in warmer weather- small outside play area for kids too!

Great inexpensive meal with family and a break from cooking

Very friendly and good service. Very reasonable prices.

Wanted a change in the venue. I haven't been to The Pilot since I was 21 & pregnant with my son. ( he's now 31, lol) Went with hubby & stepson on a Saturday afternoon.It wasn't busy, but I waited ages for food. Lots of staff but not very attentive. They chose burgers, I went for chicken wings & chips. My fries were oily and looked double fried, compared to the fries with the burgers. The boys loved their meals. Son polished off my fries & complained greasy. My chicken fell off the bone, which was nice, but the bbq sauce was just squirted over from the bottle. I personally thought I could have done far better at home. I don't eat much nowadays ( gastric sleeve) as I hadn't eaten much. I went for a pudding. Satisfy my severe sweet tooth. They had in menu bread & butter. I had to ask if this was a bread & butter pudding. Yaay, it was. The older waitress, such a lovely attentive waitress, took my order & sons brownie. OMG, this was the BEST I had ever eaten. I took half if it back home with me in takeaway container. Son loved his brownie, too. Overall average food. Pub itself has been kept up well. Car pk has pot holes. See you in another 30 years. Maybe if I'm still alive 🤣

Had a lovely meal here on Monday night - nice atmosphere and friendly staff - a great location looking out over the canal. You could almost kid yourself you were on a cruise 🚢 , even if it was pouring with rain..

Lovely location. Food was great.

Absolutely fantastic place the meal was brilliant

Great place nice beer and good views of the canel

No disabled access or parking. Unable to park near the door as it is all reserved for the Staff have to park a 100 yards away. Also there are very steep steps

Stopped by for lunch with three friends. Staff were friendly and helpful. Menu good and reasonably priced. Lots of signs with 'do's and don'ts' a little off putting!!! Tables in and out with a view of the canal. Yes, I would visit again.

Lovely canal side pub go there quite often excellent food great selection lovely atmosphere good selection of beers drinks etc dog friendly newly decorated had the wake for my dads funeral there lovely buffet loads of it great job guys

Large pub overlooking the Gloucester Sharpness Canal

Nice pub wish they sold a better larger like peroni I would be there more .

Lovely friendly staff and nice food

Great pub in a great location on the canal and great food served by friendly staff.

No disabled parking, no clear signage for alternative route to entry. Not only did we struggle but there were countless people with sticks and young children struggling with big steps and an inadequate handrail. When you are fit and able none of this matters but when you need it, you need it. Clearly this pub wants to exclude every day folk by making their pub inaccessible. Very disappointed. Can't comment on food as when we did get in the pub, eventually , they refused to serve due to a big food order! Do what!?!

Nice local place for me. I like the pilot.

Had a good time in the pilot, good food beer was good and the welcome great. I would definitely recommend..

Just went in for a quick drink. Lots of seating

First visit today, our daughter is moving to the area, so thought we’d have lunch in the pub after a walk along the canal. We had booked, but were earlier than we thought, the staff accommodated us earlier. Plenty of food choices, all three dishes were lovely, large portions and reasonably priced. We were all full and couldn’t manage pudding. Will definitely visit again when we next go up to see our daughter, it’s walking distance from her home. Nice beer garden to sit and have a drink if you are just calling past when walking or cycling the canal.

As it was a bank holiday, decided to go for a dog walk along the canal from the Pilot Inn in Hardwicke along to rhea Bridge at Elmore, then vack along the opposite side. Took an hour in total. Stopped and had a drink and a ploughman's lunch in the gardens.

Lovely canal side pub, often go here with family or friends. Food is always lovely, served in good time and the prices are reasonable

Popped in for lunch and found it to be a really nice environment with super friendly and helpful staff. The food was really good and had a well kept pint of London Pride!!

Went there with my dad lovely pub family run people are very friendly

Great place for food and drink 🍸 staff are friendly and helpful Beer garden with views of the canal

Had a drink no food the staff were lovley

Amazing site + so vast and so central to the current householders living in and around the stones! Very atmospheric..... Feels a bit strange because cars, lorries and farm vehicles are trying right through the centre🤔. I understand the attraction but this site clearly has so much meaning to previous inhabitants who created different parts of it from over 4500 years before.

A very good location adjacent to the Sharpness to Gloucester canal which is a lovely walk in both directions. We booked a lunch time table for four at 1pm and the Manager readily agreed to our request to park early to have a pre lunch walk along the Canal. ( Much appreciated) The food was very good with the emphasis on home cooking and local content. My steak and kidney pie reflected this a was extremely good. The others were very complimentary about their chosen dishes, which are all sensibly priced. The interior is very pleasant and the conservatory views over the Canal and Canal Bridge is restful. Lastly can I mention the Staff. Really pleasant and helpful and obviously enjoy their jobs.

Great canelside pub, large dog friendly garden. Great quality pub grub and good prices, lovely people.

Good service, good food, good views. Lovely

Recently everything has got so much better than I remember. The drinks taste fresher and the quality of food has really improved. Always go here for a little treat for my partner and me and always order the same meals. Food could be a couple of quid cheaper but again, it's good quality and I'm happy to pay it.

Didn't have any food, hence no stars, but bar staff and atmosphere was very good.

Had a couple of drinks.very nice and clean.Great Atmosphere.Definetly would go again.

We had a fabulous time at the Pilot Inn.

The Pilot burger was enormous but my god it was tasty. Food was out quickly and hot. Staff were really friendly. Will be going back again. A+

What a fantastic place to eat. We were a group of 4 adults, 1 child. We all ordered food and what an enjoyable plate of food it was, I had the fish pie with veg, very tasty plate of food and well presented. 2 others had Gammon and chips and both said what a big plate of food it was, another had Lasagne and said that it wasn't one that was bought in, it was made in the kitchen and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Then chicken nuggets and chips and needless to say another empty plate. The chef came out to individual tables to ask if the food was OK. This was a nice touch. The staff were very helpful and professional, and pleasant. They have a huge garden that over looks the Gloucester to sharpness canal, which in the summer I would imagine adds to the pleasure of open air dining. The pub was very well laid out, lots of different places to sit and eat, or drink with a nice ambience. Will I return, without doubt, I will definitely be back and probably more than once. Add the Pilot Inn to your places to visit. You will definitely not be disappointed.

A lovely welcoming inn...very friendly and polite staff... The food was delicious and plentiful... Dog friendly as well... Highly recommended.

Lovely cosy pub on a cold January evening..

We had Christmas day dinner here and also celebrated my brother in laws 70th birthday, 13 of us attending and we all had a fantastic time. A massive thank you to the staff of The pilot 👍🏻

Had the gammon steak and the apple crumble. Very friendly staff. The food was better than the average pub food, worth a visit.

Good all round pub locals and public mix well .

love the pilot inn.went there for world cup rugby! have done that since 2019! and also been there before that spectacle! Im from South Africa and have met loads of good people there both South African and english and other.Love the atmosphere! have only one complaint! and its not to do with Pilot inn.Its to do with there landlord who holds the property at the carpark

A very pleasant lunch - one of us enjoyed the excellent fish pie from the specials menu and the other the tasty vegan veg tart. Good range of draft beers and ciders helped to wash it down! And all at very reasonable prices, served by very friendly staff. We will be back!

We had a sad reason for visiting The Pilot, because it was for a family funeral reception. Nevertheless we enjoyed the time we spent here. The location is lovely, overlooking the Sharpness Canal and the pub itself has a cosy welcoming atmosphere. The room we used was big enough to accommodate our large group without inconveniencing the other patrons, and the staff were pleasant and efficient. The food served was plentiful and freshly made. If I were living in the area, I would be a frequent visitor here.

What an earth has happened to this place a few months ago this was a fantastic pub, Now oh my a non friendly environment with poorly trained staff and a sour atmosphere I’d swerve this and head elsewhere such a shame : (

Great location and great friendly staff . Lovely place to finish your dog walks along the canal.

Superbly cooked lunch, friendly ,helpful staff, lovely atmosphere. Very enjoyable.

Went for Sunday lunch with friends really good service atmosphere and reasonable price food Very good too

Always a good atmosphere and great food. As usual a good Sunday roast was had by all. The bar service and table waiters could not be faulted. A great place to take the family.

Had a great Saturday evening enjoying the live music and a few pints

Really friendly pub - really welcoming and were happy to let us park a motorhome in their car park overnight, thank you!

Good food, reasonably priced, excellent attentive service, overlooking canal and swing bridge, ample parking.

Great place to eat and drink for families or couples and if you just want to walk along the canal with your dog and stop for refreshments.

Arrived Sunday lunchtime. Staff couldn't be more helpful or attentive. I had lamb roast - very generous portions and very tasty especially enjoyed the crispy roasters. My husband had scampi 10 scampi chips choice of peas (garden or mushy) also served with a small salad all for £10.95 amazing value and quality.

Went in to order a meal and drinks witht the intention to spend at least £50 - £60. Ordered drink went to pay with scottish notes which are legal and told they would not accept!!!!

Food was very poor quality and overcooked.

Seems like a good place. Workin or havin a drink can have a good time

The staff were extremely hostile and racist. Their behaviour was rude not just to me but I also witnessed towards another poor young couple. When she produced her student ID, they still refused her an alcohol drink. Then worse, her partner was also refused an alcoholic drink after producing his ID and was told that he wasn’t allowed to have alcohol just in case he gave to his partner. We were horrified. This is just a local pub!! We left swiftly.

Even after a lick of paint it still seems distinctly average. Before I moan in the following paragraph, I should say that we did have a very generous portion of meat with our Sunday roast which was a plus. However… Myself and another member of our party ordered the roast beef, we had 2, yep 2 roast potatoes each. They’d been cooked to within an inch of their lives, almost inedible, when questioned on the quantity we were told if we wanted more potatoes we’d have to order a side portion, which we did and you guessed a nice bowl of black grenades come out….Probably didn’t help that the chef keep walk around the tables obviously looking for plaudits from the customers however I left you feeling they if he spent more time sorting the kitchen out rather than glory hunkering the end product maybe a few notches higher…

Family local pub with good choice of beers cider and wine. But sadly they do not cater for food allergies or various dietary requirements. I have not eaten at the pub since they served us both a vegetarian curry that was awful. However later tried again with a savoury tart pre covid that was disgusting just a very basic pastry base with a lump of melted cheese in it and they refused to give me money back. Sadly landlady has decided to be even more rude in her reply and probably would benefit from basic politeness towards ppl with allergies who cannot consume any drinks available from the bar. Very sad to see she feels this way towards ppl who cannot help having an illness and didn't receive glass of tap water. Just really sad. Some ppl just really hate vegans. But quite shocked at her reply. Being our local for many years I did mention it would've been nicer to thank us for our custom over the years. It must've been quite harsh to attack me for being honest and making me feel so guilty after she's well aware we had a family grievance recently. Customer retention and ways to help achieve a happier customer experience maybe more happier ways to resolve for both parties concerned.

Had a lovely meal sat in the garden with a great view.

Very busy but didn't have to wait long for anything.