The Red Cow in Staffordshire Moorlands

1) The cheeks to charge for WATER! 2) Carvery supposedly starts at 12, we came in at 12 and had to wait until a table of 10 got their food before us. We ended up waiting until 13:20 to get our food. Pub clearly isn't run correctly. Not to mention we got the smallest amount of meat on our carveries. Not coming here for a family meal again. *Edit* response to owner's comment: 1) you have to let your customers know you are charging for water OR give them the choice of free tap water. Common sense. 2) we came at 12... the food should have been ready at 12 not 1. And no, you were not in the process of topping the veg up because no one had had their carveries until 1. I am a regular at this pub and I enjoy coming here but today I was disappointed. Especially after hearing that the staff member who served me was bad mouthing about me to customers sat at the bar.

Don’t judge a book by its cover. The front of the pub might need some maintenance but once you’re inside, you’ll find a cosy, family-run pub with lovely, attentive staff and great views of the surrounding countryside. The Sunday carvery is generous with a variety of meats and a vegetarian option. There are also other non carvery options if you fancy something different. Overall an authentic choice for a quaint Sunday lunch!

Popped in today with my husband and daughter, as we were passing and hungry...will be going again...loverly all round x

Beautiful meal had by all and the waitress was really nice, polite and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely be returning soon, thank you!

First visit here tonight with my partner we sat in the conservatory which was lovely and warm ,food was excellent, good choice on the menu waitress was really nice and friendly will definitely be goin again ..

I had booked a table of 9 with a high chair for grandads birthday approx 4 days before. My other son had finished a 12 hour shift for one of the emergency services and met us on the carpark to pick his son up. When we got there he said he would come in with us to see if he could stay too. We asked and the restaurant director said no as he could accommodate and fit another table in. However when he showed us the table there was a long table of 8 and a round table added on at the end with 2 chairs and a high chair totalling 10 plus high chair there fore again we asked that we would need just one chair to be added in whereby there was plenty of room on the end for the child. He blatantly disgauarded this saying he couldn't accommodate. FUMMING TO SAY THE LEAST by all of us. We sat down absolutely annoyed, if we hadn't got the young children who were hungry and looking forward to celebrating grandads birthday WE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE WALKED OUT. ,TO add insult to injury another couple were on a table at the bottom of us next to the window and left before we had ordered, leaving even MORE ROOM . THE WHOLE EPISODE WAS UNBELIEVABLE. so my son and grandson travelled back home taking 2 hours before he got home. My daughter in law also had sickness and diahorrea following her meal too. I AM FUMING STILL FROM THIS, THERE WAS NO NEGOTIATING IT WAS A CLEAR NO FULL STOP. A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER .

Turned away for food, by barman, bar was empty plenty of tables. You would think they need the business with the NI increase coming and reduction in business rates relief. The excuse was the restaurant was busy for carvery.

Went today first time we have been .on arrival the place doesn't look the best but once inside it changes traditional pub and restaurant. We sat in the conservatory it was pretty quiet .the lady serving us was super nice and very friendly .we all had different meals and they were all lovely managed a pudding again gorgeous. We were offered the smaller lunch menu which we didn't have but next time we will as the portions are huge . Lunch out two courses each three of us drinks £64 amazing value and excellent food thanks again we will be back xx

We really enjoyed our meal Thank you for the good service too

The food was good but the toilets where bad even the gents thay have no disabled toilets for the disabled it just not good.

Very old traditional pub. Great atmosphere inside and great case ales.

Not been here for a while but will definitely be back. The food was lovely even catered for gluten free. They kept checking we had everything we needed and that everything was ok. Really enjoyed our afternoon.

Lovely meal at the red cow very tasty and hot really enjoyed it

Average food, poorly run pub rude owners and managers also over heard a few barstaff complain about under paid wages which doesn’t make it feel like a warm welcoming pub to attend for food, I have been on a couple of occasions and had the exact same experience, also unhappy staff

Great service felt at home in the environment staff friendly we had food in the conservatory it was a lovely room little bit cold if im honest food was home cooked no real issues the grilled chicken was chewy but fine steak realy nice garlic /blue cheese sauce amazing first time here would come back 😋

Website clearly states kitchen is open from 12 on Mondays and Tuesdays, arrived yesterday to our booking and it was closed, got a phone call later to say that it's closed on Monday and Tuesday till 3 and they arnt serving food on those days, very disappointed in this place really gone downhill. Not happy.

We had our wedding reception here in the conservatory,the food,service,staff and how they had dressed the room was more that excellent. If your thinking of somewhere to hold your special day gave a look at the Red Cow.Just another thanks to Jan,chef Dan,and the rest of the staff thanks for an excellent rememberable day .THANK YOU ALL.X

Met up with family here and from the outside looks a bit naff, litter strewn car park and generally a bit unkempt….however it’s much nicer inside and decent food. Accommodated a bigger group well.

Saturday lunch time, the place was very cold no heating on, the food would have been quite nice if it had been hot but it was only just warm, staff were pleasant but don't think we will be returning not very impressed.

Had our family Christmas dinner here was great, staff working hard food was on point considering what places charge was value for money, only negative was there were some horrible other customers just rude and should stay locked in there homes next Christmas thank you again red cow for making our day special. MERRY CHRISTMAS

Service was slow for the party we were with. My dessert arrived nearly 10 minutes after the first one for my table arrived. Food was a little disappointing.

Popped in on a drive by and thought what a lively quaint pub. An open fire and charming staff greeted us - Chris was so accommodating, advising us of tables available should we need to eat and offering alternatives if not (food looked lovely) Highly recommended

Had a really nice meal at the red cow . Nice old fashioned bar with a converted conservatory restaurant with stunning countryside views . All the staff were very nice , food was faultless , good size portions and real chips , highly recommend for similar price to your chain pubs try the cow instead

Attention to detail - this review reflects my last 5 visits to the Cow under current ownership, I live on the Ash Bank so very close to me used it for many years, lovely food by the new guys but every time I visit you order a premium steak they never have it, rib eye on the last menu and ask for a fillet tonight and out of 5 visits they don’t have it, you ask to swap garden peas for mushy got it 1 times out of 5, sounds picky but there you go, on the whole lovely home cooked food will continue to go just a little extra care and serve what you advertise it would be great, you need to go local or you lose it we don’t want a closed sign on there again

Great Sunday Lunch yesterday. Loved the introduction of the carvery. Great value for money. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

I was surprised by how quiet the place was at 1 on a Saturday afternoon, but I know it has only recently reopened. The food was lovely with healthy portions , a special mention for the beef in the pies as this was top notch. The young waitress was really attentive, but I suspect with little experience. Something she will get with more time. Overall, we will be coming back again soon, and I'll definitely have one of those pies.

Had pot pie and it was very nice

7 of us for a meal total satisfaction with food ,relaxing atmosphere Definitely recommend .

We went as a party of 30 and were really well looked after, food was nice, no complaints.

Parry of 32 of us went to celebrate two birthdays. The staff were so helpful and friendly. They couldn't do enough for us. The food was lovely and such big portions. Really pleased on how they managed to accommodate so many of us.

Went out for my friends birthday we booked a table there was no issue with booking they sat us down got our drinks looked at the menu great menu. Ordered our starter then our main came not long after millie the waitress was amazing and polite and helpful food was amazing definitely be back again.

Delicious food and great service

Great pub, lovely staff, very helpful and friendly food fantastic, great views, lucky to have a pub like this nearby, will be eating here regularly as food homemade

Nicely surprised at lovely decor.view over the fields .had Sunday dinner chicken ..large plate full of very tasty well cooked food.lovely waitresses . Attentive and quick service.x highly recommend. Chips looked good on next table..perhaps next time .thank you for a lovely Sunday meal.Like mum used to cook xx

Was really excited to go here tonight as I haven't been in years and it was always lovely. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for tonight. Table booked for half 6, left at 8:50. For the first hour and a half there was only one waitress working in the restaurant completely ran off her feet. She was absolutely lovely and did keep apologising for the wait and nothing she did was wrong in any way. We waited 45 minutes just for our starters, another 35 minutes after this got our mains, and then another 30 minutes after this for our deserts. I've never spent so long in a restaurant. Not only did the food take forever, but the restaurant wasn't the cleanest and needs a revamp really. Sticky tables, the skirting board fell off next to us, and on one of the wooden beams there was a snail/slug trail on it. I won't even start on the toilets... It's a real shame as the food was actually quite nice. We felt incredibly sorry for the young waitress for being left alone for the busy part of the night. She was also crying at one point as she said the chef had been nasty to her all night and called her names. We could hear arguing from the kitchen when this had happened, and this was also talked about amungst staff in the restaurant area where customers could here which wasn't professional. At one point a male staff member helped the young waitress move some tables to which he dragged them and made such a noise. The waitress asked him not to do this as the customers do not want to hear this, however he ignored her and continued to do so anyway. Again the waitress apologised to thr customers for this despite another thing not being her fault. I really hope the owners give the young waitress some credit and appreciation, as she did everything she was meant to do and couldn't apologise enough to us and other guests for the service we all received. It's safe to say we won't be returning but I really hope things improve to become the restaurant it used to be, and so hopefully the young waitress will not be put in such a position again.

Went at lunchtime for the 2 courses for £10.99. (Monday to Friday only) Had the Prawn Cocktail for starter. It was Good with plenty of prawns in a nice cocktail sauce and came with brown bread & butter. Not much lettuce but prawn portion was Good. For main I had the Steak & Ale Pie. This was lovely, tender lean meat (sort of shredded and cooked down) in a flavoursome gravy. The meat was a Good portion and came with a puff pastry lid. The meat portion was loose on the plate and not in a separate dish. The meal came with lovely homemade chips and properly cooked peas. I enjoyed my food and thought it was filling and Good value. Service was Good and the conservatory area was fairly busy with diners. Since discovered by reading the menu carefully after the event that the Pie comes with a jug of gravy but I did not get that!! Still Good though. I recommend the food at the Red Cow! Update for 2nd visit eating exactly the same meal! Prawn cocktail was even better with plenty of lettuce and the prawns were in a tasty cocktail sauce. Steak & ale Pie was the main meal. Chips and gravy were better than the first time with great flavour, but the pie meat portion (ie the number of chunks of meat) was sadly a fair bit smaller than first time around. Pie pastry lid tasted nice again. Peas not so good second time around but okay. Update, 3rd Visit: Everything was perfect and delicious with good portions! All beautifully prepared, cooked and presented. I had the same food again, Prawn Cocktail and Steak Pie. I'm hooked now, LOL

10/10 Service from the red cow! We went for a meal lastnight after not visiting for a short while and the food, environment and price point was second to none. Also want to note the great job the two staff members who served us did, very friendly and polite girls.

Sunday lunch was beautiful. Proper home cooked food

Overall experience was fine, not enough to rush back, starters were amazing (goujons and garlic mushrooms) mains were just substandard… normal pub chain grub rather than a standalone like it is… one waitress was very attentive but the child’s meal still came out late and in parts 👀 the second waitress had a potty mouth every time she entered or left the kitchen … all within very close range to our table, with our child on….

Amazing price. I had a three course meal and a drink for the price I'd get a mediocre pizza from another place. The food itself was also incredible and I had the biggest slice of sticky toffee I've ever seen. Such a great deal

Lovely food and very reasonably priced menu. Lunchtime menu was great and great service. Beautiful views. Friendly staff.

Went at lunchtime for the 2 courses for £10.99. (Monday to Friday only) Had the Prawn Cocktail for starter. It was Good with plenty of prawns in a nice cocktail sauce and came with brown bread & butter. Not much lettuce but prawn portion was Good. For main I had the Steak & Ale Pie. This was lovely, tender lean meat (sort of shredded and cooked down) in a flavoursome gravy. The meat was a Good portion and came with a puff pastry lid. The meat portion was loose on the plate and not in a separate dish. The meal came with lovely homemade chips and properly cooked peas. I enjoyed my food and thought it was filling and Good value. Service was Good and the conservatory area was fairly busy with diners. I recommend the food at the Red Cow!

We hadn't booked to go here. When we entered the pub and asked if we could eat here, we were told by the barmaid to wait, and she would go and find out. This made us feel the restaurant was very busy and we should have booked! When we went through to the restaurant, there was only 1 other table being used! The food, however, was delicious, and the waitress was friendly. We just didn't like the way the barmaid had treated us!

Had the hunters chicken tough as old boots re hashed chips dry peas 13.95 wasnt worth 3.95 said he knock the cost of one of the beets he didnt

Lovely little pub, all home cooked food 😋 called in on the way back from dropping off horses , lovely lady behind the bar she is so helpful forgot her name but we will keep coming back xxx

Great service and food even for a Monday lunch was all fresh and very tasty. Had chicken gougons for starters and all home made Main steak and ale pie all meat fell apart lovely Chicken kebabs superb All in all great lunch

Great home made food. Lovely service. Tasty main courses.

We were staying locally and looking around Google for somewhere with a good rating that did regular food, nothing too fancy. The Red Cow fitted the bill perfectly! Food tasted great and the portions were generous. Pricing was also very reasonable compared to what we are used to. The poor guy serving us seemed to be alone running the bar & restaurant but he couldn't be nicer.

Lovely old pub with a light and airy dining area with great views over the Staffordshire Countryside. Welcoming and friendly staff and excellent food (we had the steak and ale pie)

Superb real chips! A good sized portion too! We were a table of 8 returning to this pub under the new management to try the menu. They did not disappoint. Fresh homely cooked food & good friendly service We will definately book again!

The waitress was on her own but did an amazing job of taking orders and serving food and drinks, very friendly. The food was delicious, especially the hone made chips.

Absolutely brilliant experience here, service was great and food was unreal, such good quality for a great price!!! 10/10 recommend✨

Really lovely staff and meal, lovely big meals (couldn't finish it 😅 ). Nice decorating inside and wonderful views of the hill, will visit again.

Thoroughly enjoyable atmosphere, great service. Food was great for the price. Dog friendly in beer garden, not sure about indoors.

We called on a Sunday for lunch, 2 of us had the Sunday set meal and the other had a Cassian Chicken lunch. We asked for two glasses and a jug of tap water, one of the glasses came covered with lipstick so that had to be changed. The meals all arrived together and they were all hot, everyone enjoyed their meals and two of us had afters and they were also very nice. While we were eating we were a little upset at how the tables were cleaned, they came with a spray bottle sprayed what ever over the table and that was also coming onto our table. This was left 20 mins then they wiped the table top but did not wipe the salt or pepper that had been sprayed also, I would say they need a little training in cleaning and preparing the table for the next guest I say this after watching them place the knives and forks touching the ends of each item. This spoilt our experience at this establishment but will say the food was lovely.

Really need some staff training in customer service, not the best food very expensive for wat u get especially the starters

Absolutely brilliant, catered to our Granddaughters needs 😀

such a nice place, the food was brilliant prices were exactly what we all look for, weather was perfect and the view at the back was great, i would recommend the red cow to anyone and i cant wait to go again to be fair, 10 out of ten for a classic pub style environment with good food!!! 👊🏻👊🏻

Not been here for quite a while, but under new management. Thought we would give it a try. Very clean , bit quite, but was mid afternoon on a week day. Very friendly barman. Excellent service from him, ordered food, we both went for the chicken kebab. Very good portion, very tasty and fresh salad with "real chips". Very good value, couldn't fit in a pudding. Good selection of drinks Will be back.

The food is to die for. The burgers are the nicest burgers I have had. The staff are friendly and can't do enough for you. I would definitely recommend

Visited 19th May 2024. Was just looking for a place to eat. To be honest I drove past thought it was shut till I smelt the food and turned around. The outside needs a total revamp cleaning of the car park and painting. But to be honest the food was absolutely fantastic and cooked to perfection. The service was also very good and friendly. Not many people dining though which was a shame. Honestly get the outside looking good and this place would be packed everyday !! The inside is gorgeous but it's not reflected on the outside. This place would be packed everyday if it looked open !!!

Visited with my parents for lunch yesterday. Great service and the 2 course lunch menu was good value. New owners are working really hard and very welcoming.

Absolutely spot on! Booked into the red cow on a whim for a Thursday night tea out for my 3 year olds birthday. Fab from start to finish. The service was fantastic, the food was lovely and the homemade chips were top drawer!! Our kids had space to move around as they had kindly seated us in a booth which also had lovely views by the window. We look forward to coming back very soon. And thank you for being so lovely to my little girls x

Went for Saturday lunch 3 adults and our dog. Two asked for steak pie they were still cooking I asked for the fish and chips and really enjoyed it the other 2 had the fish and chips also. We all had pudding 2 of us had banana split and one had Eton mess sundae they were all gorgeous. The quality of the ice-cream was beautiful. Will definitely be returning.

Excellent food,large portions reasonable prices. Our first visit will not be the last.

Stayed here with my dog in my campervan for work. Car park flat. Staff friendly and food was good and reasonably priced. Will definitely be back if in the area.

The food was amazing, I would definitely recommend the vegetable lasagne Excellent service off the staff, polite and friendly Definitely would go again!

Booked for6 people choice was good ordered sunday lunch ,scampi and steak pie Chocolate fudge cake and eton mess Food was excellent and well presented staff where all pleasant and helpful

Good food in a brilliant pub, nice local feel near to the bar and a new modern conservatory for the restaurant overlooking the countryside. Food was good for the price but service was average.

Only thing that was hot was the chips

The Red Cow is back how it should be! Lovely pub food. Good menu.

Good local pub, nice food and drink selection

Proper chips ,,what's not to like :))

For difficult family reasons I have just spent a fortnight in Werrington. The Red Cow was my saviour. The new people who have it are fantastic. The meals are superbly cooked. The staff are simply outstanding. I recommend this place without reservation. Magnificent.

Music on to loud, room not warm, and cold plates

We visited last night and due to the pub being quiet we chose to sit in the pub area instead of the restaurant,which was totally our choice.Staff were friendly and attentive the food was delicious and excellent value for money.I had the garlic mushrooms to start followed by the sirloin which was cooked perfectly,my husband went for the garlic mushrooms too and the cajun chicken pasta which he said was delicious.We will definitely be returning soon

The food was suprisingly nice. Will try again for sure. The staff was helpful and friendly.

The welcome was warm and the food and drinks were very good. The menu was traditional but was well cooked and delicious. I like my food hot and the Red Cow did not disappoint. We will be back.

Unfortunately not as good as on previous occasions. The chips were burnt, smaller portion, staff not sociable, only 1 veggie choice available and no Vegan. Puddings were lovely

Food was amazing best food I’ve had in a long time, staff were absolutely great not a bad word to say, place was lovely and clean. Atmosphere was brilliant highly recommend.

What an experience. Absolutely amazing services staff were great. Very friendly chatty and a lovely manor. Food was amazing! Very very good portion sizes tasted beautiful! deserts were great too. I can’t wait to come back again. Thankyou to the red cow staff!

Absolutely amazing to us with amazing staff! Lovely food couldn’t recommend this place enough! It’s definitely my number 1 place for food! Will be returning very regularly !

Lovely homemade food, the homemade chips were delicious.

Lovely food booked for my granddaughters birthday 🎂

Chose this pub to provide refreshments after a funeral and it did not disappoint. Plentiful supply of a good variety of sandwiches and other buffet food and bowls of the best chips I’ve tasted in a good while. Plenty of choices of drinks at the bar too. Thank you

11/2/24 We were a table of 19 celebrating a 60th birthday! Not been in since it’s changed hands and it didn’t disappoint! Nothing was to much trouble and the food was absolutely amazing! The Sunday lunch menu is great value for money We will certainly be returning and would highly recommend this place. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Call in about 7 ish for some food, only 4 of us. Kids running about and some even playing on the floor. The food was at best very average. Over cooked and pretty tasteless. Let’s just say we won’t be returning.

We were a group of 7 adults and 4 kids with big appetites, this is good value for money, most of us had Sunday lunches, which were lovely (apart from the done to death cauli and broccoli), the sweets were fab, a few more attention to details and this pub could go from great to brilliant, nicely appointed dining area too with open views, nice one, would recommend, Ade Davies, Doveridge

Just reopened so thought we would try it. Proper pub grub not going to win any Michelin stars but lovely food for a good price can't go wrong Pie was lovely Burger was brilliant Chips decent need more time in chip pan but nice Garlic bread and chicken strips both lovely Cheese cake was lovely ice cream could be better but overall brilliant and affordable

Just reopened so thought we would try it. Proper pub grub not going to win any Michelin stars but lovely food for a good price can't go wrong Pie was lovely Burger was brilliant Chips decent need more time in chip pan but nice Garlic bread and chicken strips both lovely Cheese cake was lovely ice cream could be better but overall brilliant and affordable

The place has just reopened and as such has a decent tasting menu. The food supplied was tasty and fulfilling. The menu itself was basic and would benefit from genuine veggie options as my daughter isn’t keen on the obligatory cheese and onion option which, by the way, was very tasty

Amazing food and very reasonable prices , can’t wait to go back

Fantastic staff great service food is beautiful

Food quality not as good as previous visits. friendly atmosphere

We went for Burger Night. Any two burgers for £20. Because of a reduced menu as the pub is closing in SIX weeks time we had the American burger, one meat and the other customised veggie. The portion size is massive and you get two burger patties per person. We were properly well fed, but both of us could not completely finish our meals. The deal is great value. As a meat-eater I felt the burger patties were a bit below par in terms of quality and taste. However, both of us agreed it was a great feed!!!

Excellent food ordered the American burger was the best burger I've ever had and portions are massive, I'm a big eater but this caught me off guard only just managed to finish it. Also really nice friendly staff was just a bit quite for a Friday night.

Although we live very close we hadn't been here for ages, but we have been twice recently and have been impressed with both the friendly service and the excellent food. I just don't get people's gripes about "tired decor"------it,s perfectly pleasant and cosy. The pie night on a Tuesday is probably the best in the Potteries! Will definitely go again and can't wait to try the tapas.

The pub is nice but needs updating. As soon as we walked in all we heard from the gentlemen chatting at the bar was the f word and other profanities. We were going to meet my 83 year old mum and her husband but I swiftly changed our plans, no way could I have sat there with them. The bar staff were ok but more interested with chatting with the blokes at the bar. My husband's food was decent. My chips were delicious but the steak,onion and rocket sandwich was vile, I barely ate it, maybe I misread the menu but it seemed to have some sort of disgusting pesto on it. The bar staff were that bothered they took away my barely eaten plate without a question. Shame, would like to go back to try a proper meal in the evening, in the restaurant, without the profanities. Please understand, I am a mental health nurse and can swear with the best of them, but there is a place and a time.

Went with a friend this evening. 2 courses for 12.95. We both had garlic mushrooms with a slice of ciabbata to start. Possibly one of the best mushroom starters I have ever had. Then homemade lasagne. Service was excellent and not long to wait for the food. Will definitely be back

One of the best Sunday lunches we've ever eaten. The starters were quality and just enough, and the main course was beautiful. We both had sirloin beef which was cooked perfectly as were the fresh vegetables. We'll definitely be back 👍😊