The Royal Hop Pole in Tewkesbury

Excellent service and a good choice of food and drinks

My family and I had a lunch here. Nice building, but rubbish food! Pizza was like cardboard and burgers were tasteless. My mums fish and chips were ok. The best thing on my plate was the onion rings, and you can’t really get those wrong! It’s ok for a drink but I won’t be eating here again.

Best Werherspoons I have been in. Full of history. Lovely building

It's Weatherspoon but location is great and nice and large so you don't feel like it's to crowded but looking tired and could do with a make over ,one staff member who was clearing tables stood with family behind us talking for ages ,while tables needed cleaning and other staff rushing around,not professional

Always like the hop pole as good service and good atmosphere. Lots of food choice if you want something quick to eat.

Great meeting place and lovely meal at good price

Had baked potato with salad at the side twice now in different weatherspoons the salad has been disgusting. And also partner had butter milk chicken burger roll was burnt not the best chicken neither

Quick service good food. Not been here before looks like they are having a make over. Difficult to find the pub because lots of scaffolding making Difficult to make out on the high street. Nice beer garden and a good location. Worth a visit

Value for money breakfast, but the lighting is very poor and means it is too dark inside. Service was excellent. Still too dark in main area

Lovely Old Spoons. Not suitable for disabled to stay as rooms upstairs. Lovely Old building. Food very good and fast.Free coffee all day for guests. Staff efficient and friendly. Excellent outside terrace and beer gardens right on the river. Free car park for hotel guests. Town centre and near Abbey.

I can’t speak to the lodging, as I didn’t see a room but visited the pub, had two meals and multiple pints over several days during an early summer visit to Tewkesbury. The service was good and attentive, the beer and ale perhaps too good - as on my second visit I left behind a small backpack. In the morning, the reception staff had located the lost item and graciously returned it with a smile. The garden out back is an absolute delight - with multiple spaces and table configurations as it slopes down across brick patio to grass field closest to the Mill Arm of the Avon. Access from the front, or from the foot path that runs along the Mill arm and which provides easy access to the car park. Dogs welcome, centrally located to the Cathedral and High street.

Visited this Wetherspoons whilst on a weekend away trip we were unsatisfied with the food we had ordered on thursday evening during curry club , we had ordered two curries with the extras that came with the curry, the curries were rather watery and runny more like soup and tasted bland with no flavour , the chips that also came with the fish and chips we had also ordered were overcooked , other customers were also complaining about their food on that particular night , food taken back and food left on tables as people left.

Very cheap as usual, good service as usual, unlike the rest of pubs

Excellent staff,food and service

Lovely bacon rolls and refilable hot drinks

Exploring the pub with a stay in it's guest rooms in the planning stage, fabulous setting in this truly beautiful town, typical good value and quality wetherspoons food, staff super friendly and attentive.

I didn't stay in a room so can't date it. But this is a big spoons with aovely water side garden

What Wetherspoons have done to renovate and restore this building is amazing.

great service and this spoons has a beautiful beer garden next to the river.

Stopped here for food on our journey home. I received a parking fine for using the car park. I purchased a ticket from the machine, but it turns out the car park is divided in two. Half is the pub's and the other half the Council's. I didn't realise this and purchased a ticket for the council side, but parked in the pub side. We aren't local so won't be back. The food was average, but the service was good.

Steeped in history, a massive pub, plenty of dinning space. Big pub garden overlooking the river Avon. New dishes on offer ….. they do RAMEN!!! Yay

I spent a very pleasant couple of hours here on a cold June evening (!) after a concert at the nearby Tewkesbury Abbey. Very friendly staff and good unfussy food. The locals seemed a friendly bunch too. Very enjoyable.

Great environment, lovely garden and better than Nandos Piri Piri chicken and the Mediterranean salad fabulous 😋

Surprisingly ancient and valuable table in the passage, apparently very special!!!

We had a really nice meal here.the food was great staff very friendly and helpful, it was the cleanest wetherspoons we have been to the staff were cleaning up as soon as people were leaving, and very attentive, will be going back for sure,it's a pity all wetherspoons weren't like this one ,they deserve recognition for there work in Tewkesbury

Enjoyed our experience here today.

This place is heaven on earth! An old coaching inn, beautifully kept in keeping with its origins and beautifully maintained beer gardens on the banks of the river Avon . It is at the heart of a small town with the most beautiful minster, which is worth a visit. The rooms are clean and comfortable, the food is good and hot, and the beer is reasonably priced. The staff are lovely and accommodating, and I couldn't praise the place highly enough. The picture is sunset from the beer garden!!

First visit to this wetherspoons. What strikes you first is the size of this place, it's the biggest wetherspoons I've been to by far. We popped in for lunch. The service was fast and the staff were friendly. The food was hot and fresh and as always excellent value. Plus, this place has a huge garden that leads down to the river.

Great place to stay. Room excellent, food and drink a great price as well as great taste. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Tewksbury is a great place to visit.

Staff pleasant n helpful. Nothings changed, still all good. June '24 update, still the same, staff pleasant n service gud

Usual witherspoon menu,messed up on our order,didn't rectify it not very helpful staff.old historical building,but very dark.

I ordered the bacon butty and asked for it to be well cooked. It was the worst bacon I have ever had at any Wetherspoons. All the sides had a lot of almost raw fat which I had to cut off. The bacon was tasteless too. I did not complain, but won't be returning again for breakfast. It beggars belief how any decent kitchen staff can allow that to go out of the kitchen. My husband, however, was happy with his sausage butty.

One of the better weather spoons pub. Great outdoor space

Recommended for drinks or meal. Lot of space food is good staff friendly

I ordered a panini which was described as barbecue chicken, bacon and cheese. When it arrived there was no cheese at all, the bacon was hardly cooked and as for the barbecue chicken it was just ordinary pieces of chicken but the panini had a very sparsely spread layer of barbecue sauce. When I called the waitress over to tell her there was no cheese on my panini, she said oh, well I could take it back and get some put on it if you want. Strangely enough, yes, I'd actually prefer to have what I've paid for. I told her to leave the bacon out and when it came back it was edible but not a great experience. I'm a big fan of Wetherspoons but I'm finding lately their prices are rising but their standards are dropping. The garden is a nice location by the river and the staff seem friendly enough but I wouldn't go out of my way to go back. I wasn't staying in the hotel, just passing through.

The best wetherspoons I've visited. The food was excellent, and the service was great. A massive beer garden and smoking & non-smoking defined areas, which was good. Would definitely visit again. Didn't stay in the rooms so can't comment on those.

Brilliant hotel /wetherspoons staff are very helpful and friendly the food was very good will return again. Rooms per night are reasonably priced and in good location for high street 👌

One of the better Weatherspoons. Lovely old timber framed building with lots of history. Nice and central to Tewkesbury town centre.

Beer selection was great. Shame it's the only pub in Tewkesbury you can't take a well behaved dog into 🙄😒

Staff are very efficient. Nice place to relax

Yes very pleasant place food good

Lovely place for breakfast food choice quality and choice very good staff friendly and professional would recommend visiting if in Tewkesbury

Recently visited here for a family funeral, staff were great, attentive, and the food was also good and the beer garden is awesome in the summer with being on the river bank.

Excellent location great value for money service was spot on staff was very helpful would recommend this hotel for anyone and large car park at rear

Very comfortable and spacious. Great value for money.

Historical building in a great location in the centre of town. Nice little bedroom with a good firm mattress. Staff were excellent and very friendly. Stuart went above and beyond to help me when I realised on Sunday evening that I had forgotten my cufflinks. He went back to his house to collect some of his and let me borrow them. What a hero.

Great place for a beer on a sunny day in Tewkesbury. The beer garden is fab. Service at the bar was great too. Definitely worth a visit.

I can not comment on the rooms as I only went in for lunch. The food was very good, excellent service and reasonably priced. The staff were very nice.

It's a spoons what can you say. Lovely garden area.

Love this place plenty of staff Good service and very good beer garden

Great staff very friendly Great food.

Hotel could do with a freshen up as it's starting to look a bit worn.

Great pub in a great town. I love visiting this place it has a good vibe.

Nicest weatherspoons ive ever been in good food well cooked good service and selection of drinks nice outdoor garden with plenty of seating

I use this spoons quite often when staying over for work as it's super cheap. It's one of the oldest pubs in Tewkesbury dating back to the 15th Century so don't expect modern rooms. Great value though and it's atmospheric

One of the best Wetherspoon's in my opinion

Lovely meal, as always. Never had a bad experience here. Look forward to going again.

This was the worst pub I've visited in the UK. The beer was OK (not great). The food was disappointing. The service was really bad.

Great place to stay for all amenities in Tewkesbury. Staff are very welcoming. Rooms comfy and free parking if staying over.

Generous sized room and extra large comfortable bed. Hot shower. Free parking despite central location. Excellent food, drink and service. All of the staff were super friendly and helpful. Wi-Fi poor but overall incredibly good value for money.

It's a weatherspoons, it's local.

Didn't stay here just ate and drank. Really hot breakfast, tasted fresh. Good service. Great price. What's not to love. And Tewkesbury is a delightful place too.

Always a great evening at this Wetherspoons ,, on every visit we go with our 2 children and it’s always been good with regards to the food and the service by all the workers is outstanding … would highly recommend as one of the best wetherspoons in the country and we have been to many ! Thanks all 👍🏻

Sandra was fantastic, she was attentive without getting in the way, she looked after us and checked in really politely! I hope she is looked after there like she looked after us!

I didn’t get asked what the food was like. I use the hot pole lots usually amazing food. My Katsu curry was not katsu. Just normal chip shop curry. This has now happened twice. My first experience was amazing but they obviously run out and it’s not so good. I would rather be told so I could choose something else.

Good check in from very busy receptionist handling a huge booking over the phone. No lifts in the building, probably not allowed because of its age. Be prepared to carry your luggage up the stairs to either the first or second floor. Parts of the old building upstairs is stunning. My single room, 110, was not! Absolutely tiny but was en-suite and a reasonable price without breakfast. Appreciated good supply of tea bags and milk, Also biscuits and bottle of water. I had requested a quiet room and it was quiet once the bar bottles had been emptied in the bins for the night. Good reading light in the room/hairdryer/iron and ironing board. Just a very oppressive, dark, and cramped room that could be massively improved with light coloured furniture and blinds. Didn't have dinner there as couldn't find a table at all and no one to help. Found a lovely Italian restaurant a few doors down the street towards the Abbey, called Cafe'e Vino and Garden. Check out was quick with very friendly receptionist.

Bit usure when booking, but absolutely enjoyed it and hope to go again. Lovely old sprawling building, loads of character. Only had breakfast so cannot comment on other foods, breakfast was good, hot and quickly delivered to the table. Drinks were cheap as expected, the rooms were comfortable as was the bed. Highly recommended.

Stayed here for one night and it was great. When we arrived the Receptionist was very helpful and carried our bags to our room. The breakfast was good and the waitress Kim went out of her way to help us down the front steps with our cases. Thank you both very much.

Usual Wetherspoons standard of top value food and drink. The garden was lovely as it was adjacent to The River Avon. More umbrellas would be appreciated as it was so sunny but overall such a nice experience.

A good night out although disappointing that neither the Katsu curry nor fish and chips available. Service was good. Quite concerned though towards the end of the evening when bag upon bag of dirty laundry was brought into the room and piled up in the corner. It was disruptive and quite frankly somewhat smelly. Some unbagged laundry was put on an empty table and bagged up when the rest had been stacked up. We weren't the only guests in the room and it showed a lack of consideration, and questionable hygiene.

Excellent spoons! Nice rooms to sit it, good range of beer and well above average food. To be honest, the food is actually very good for a spoons! And a very nice beer garden.

Plenty of space to sit at 10am and luckily no queue to order food. Ordered a large breakfast and tea. Sign on the bar saying no swaps in breakfast items so didnt ask Did ask for crispy bacon though Food arrived within 20 minutes Bacon was opposite to crispy, beans were cold and the hash browns were so overcooked they were rock hard Not what i am used to at a wetherspoons for sure and wont be coming back here while there are other good breakfasts in tewkesbury

One of the nicest Wetherspoons that I have been to. In terms of cleanliness and staff you cannot fault. Only ever eaten breakfast here and its as a normal Spoons Breakfast should be.

came here for family day we are regalur users .the staff are all exalent friendly .the food is nice an comes in quick time .probaly one of best wetherspoons in uk

My wife and myself were on a coach trip to Cornwall, and we had a lunch stop. We saw The Royal Hop Pole in Tewkesbury. What a fantastic Wetherspoons. Smiling, attentive staff. The food was great, hot meals on hot plates, just as it should be. Congratulations to the Management and Staff. This Wetherspoons is top-notch.

Visit here all the time when we are in Tewkesbury as its really convenient for where we stay. Gets really busy early evening with couples and families having meals and also some lunchtimes when coach parties of pensioners visit the Abbey. Usually lots of seating as there are several seating areas but I have known it be rammed but thankfully the staff do keep out the feral gangs of 17 year old 'near-adults' who sometimes try to clog up the venue and don't buy anything. Lovely seating area by the river when the weather is nice if you don't mind the wasps which seem to frequent every British pub on the few good days weather we have each year. Hopefully Global warming might give us a few more warm days when we can enjoy the river?

We went for an evening and received a typical Wetherspoons experience. No airs and graces but fair bar food and some excellent Real ales. The outside seating area was very good in the evening.

Quick lunch here to escape the sun during the last heatwave. Agree with the review below which says it has a "better Spoons" feel than some. Building is nice. Outdoors is lovely down the bottom by the river. Food is the same as any other branch but at least you know what you're getting. 1 point knocked off because some staff were lovely whilst others were a bit curt, and the online ordering didn't work so I had to go to the bar and try to remember what everyone wanted. Other than that, great lunch.

Cracking Spoons, great location. Has a 'better' feel about it than some Spoons Best beer garden in town backing onto the river Recommended

Rude barstaff WATCH OUT FOR THE SCAMMING ON THE DEALS DRINKS £1.99 sould be but my friend was nearly charged normal price £3.50 not good really so had put this review sorry!!!!!!!!!!!

Weatherspoons food, Weatherspoons beers, cheap and easy choice. Local beers, craft beers/ale/cider. Good and fast service, staff don’t look happy here

Touring holiday and tried night at this hotel and thought it was fantastic value in a great building

This is a lovely old hotel with many separate rooms and areas for eating and drinking, and a large beer garden. I found the service to be friendly and helpful. During our three night stay we had drinks on a couple of afternoons, one breakfast...

We have visited many Wetherspoons over the last few years but this is the best service we have received. Well staffed, quick service, tables cleared promptly. Very good outside space.

Having arrived at the property, all the staff were very friendly and helpful. I have been to a lots of Wetherspoons and this one is my favourite. Shame I don’t live closer to it. Normally the Wetherspoon restaurants are like a machine with everyone doing...

We came in for dinner for my daughters 10th birthday and had a fantastic experience. The staff really made a fuss out of her, which she loved and even prepared her cake and came out with other members of staff, including the manager, to sing...

We went to visit weatherspoons with our friends on a hot summers day. Around 5 minutes after we arrived (we being a group of 17 year olds) a very poor mannered lady came over to our tables and told us to order something or we...

We nt for lunch to the wetherspoons i had the all day brunch my wife had the vegeterian all day brunch they where very good the staff where very good and the service was excellent

The food service was fast and the staff were so accommodating and just lush! Yummy food and good vibes. Thank you Wetherspoons tewks <3

As always another good visit food was quickly seviced after ordering and was very taste.Just a shame we had to eat inside it was late November as this 1 has a very nice large garden area which we lovely to use in the summer .

Visited 24th November for a three night stay with my husband stayed in room 201 the beautiful room overlooking the garden and river we had a fantastic time not only the staff was friendly and helpful .food and drinks we enjoyed very much . We...

We visit here 4 times each year on our overnight stop on our trips to Somerset from Yorkshire. We love Spoons and have visited here frequently, but this pub is the coldest place on earth. It's uncomfortable, has outdated air-con that blows like an artic...

Ordered a tuna baked potato. The tuna was very smelly...reminiscent of cat food. I took one bite but it tasted awful too. The waitress asked if everything was okay and I said the meal wasn't good and I couldn't eat it."Sorry about that" she replied...

Steak was dry and tough, chips frozen and not very good. Been here many times but this was not the normal standards.

I had lunch with a friend here last week and opted for a jacket potato and five bean chilli. The meal was well cooked and tasted fine and was pleasantly presented. Well done.

Went to Tewksbury for day out with family. Went in The royal hop pole for a drink and something to eat. Food good and so is the service. The only negative thing I would say about this pub is the fact it's extremely dark inside....

Stayed here on a one night stop off on our way to Dorset. We have stayed before which is why we chose it. Massive rooms at a good price. Decent breakfast in the morning for a very reasonable price. The only negative we found was...

Typical ‘spoons, large and spacious. Breakfast was OK, but on our visit, a number of items were unavailable. It was notable that the majority of customers were still wearing masks, while the staff were not!

Three nights no sleep and feeling the most uncomfortable I have ever felt, the rooms have no aircon and were unbelievably hot , spoke to staff about it and they re reply was well we are in a heat wave no it's called summer and...

My wife and I popped in here for dinner as always weatherspoons is good quality food and drink at excellent price .Although Weatherspoons around the country vary in my experience this is certainly one of the top ones.