The Stags Head in Stratford-on-Avon

Good beers and very friendly staff.

We had been told it was really just a locals' pub, and not to expect too much. However the service was friendly, beers were good and the steak and ale pie was delicious, with huge piles of peas and chips.

A lovely warm welcome. Great attentive service and very reasonably priced food. My son enjoyed his steak pie. I had the vegan chilli and it was good. Friendly staff.

After attending a family funeral, we had lunch here today. A warm welcome, and good, honest and filling lunch. My husband said that the Guinness was perfectly cold (so he had a second!) Great local pub!!

Good choice of food. Always good service, friendly atmosphere. Never had an 'off' meal here, always reliable.

Lovely friendly pub - nice basic food. Unfortunately very limited for gluten free with Jacket potatoes or Steak and chips as options. My grandson had a home made lasagne and my husband had chicken curry- they both really enjoyed their meals. I had a jacket potato which was ok- as good as a JP can be. We did love the pub though, really cosy and welcoming on a miserable night.

This really is how a pub should be. Went in today (despite living a few miles away have never been in) just for a few pints to celebrate dad's 75th birthday. A friendly welcome, a great range of beers (seven real ales I counted), cosy, buzzy feel and a lovely unpretentious atmosphere. Like there's a dart board. And a fruit machine. This isn't gastro-ville. But it's honest and I love that. A lovely mix of locals supping at the bar and families and other folk enjoying Sunday lunch. There's not many village pubs left like this. And they should be cherished. A gem. Will be coming back for the food.

A lovely evening in our wonderful village pub, the Stags Head is always friendly and cozy. I would recommend this pub.

Great rustic pub/restaurant and b&b. Fantastic welcome from the Landlord - really comfortable twin-bedded room, spotless bathroom - and all decorating looked almost new. Bar offered a good range of beers/lagers/cider at reasonable prices. A menu that covered all tastes provided us with a top notch steak, chips and trimmings - and an excellent battered fish/chips with accompanying season vegetable. Breakfast was huge - offering fresh fruit juice, cereals, and then a magnificent ‘Full English’ platter.... unlimited toast/butter/marmalade/jams to follow... all washed down with as much tea/coffee as we could drink. Will definitely be visiting again. Such helpful staff were a credit to the Owners. Thank you . Davidj

This isn't a five star hotel and it does not pretend to be. It is a 'local' of which so many are disappering. I spent the night here in a warm and comfortable room. I had a fine home cooked chicken curry and a couple of pints of very good bitter with my dinner. Breakfast in the morning was well cooked and there was lots of it. All the staff were friendly and welcoming. If I'min the area again, putting up at the Stags Head will be my first choice.

We (2) had a break for a week in Wellesbourne. The Stag's Head landlord, staff and locals were very welcoming, It is a warm perfect local. The beer is good with a wide choice.The food is of a "home made" variety and is good and tasty. The local "opposition", The King's Head, is attractive but fails to deliver good food. Thanks everone at The Stag especially Bev (who had just come back from holiday) Thanks a million.

Didn’t have a booking but called in with a couple of friends. Small lounge with not much room, but very quiet. Very old building with lots of history. Lovely staff. Good menu. Best pastry ever on the pie and four different lots of fresh veg cooked to perfection. Generous portions too. Lasagne was just right too, also home made. Will definitely be going again soon. This is not fast food, expect to wait, but it’s freshly cooked and worth it.

We didn't stay, we popped in for dinner after reading the Google reviews and we weren't disappointed. At first we struggled to find the restaurant having missed the door for the Lounge Bar.Once seated, we found the bar staff all super friendly, we enjoyed mains which were hearty and home cooked. The cottage pie came with extra gravy which was a nice touch and the all day breakfast was scrumptious! All in all, a fantastic meal which we nearly missed out on for not reading the signs!

A group of us went for lunch, we had already viewed the menu so had an idea of what we were having, very friendly staff, great service and the food was just the ticket, as they say. A homely feel about the place, and I got my side portion of onion rings, always a bonus. If you are passing, I would thoroughly recommend it for a polite lunch venue.

We go here regularly for lunch including Sunday lunch. The food is always well-cooked and the staff are very attentive. On top of that there is a wide selection of beers that are kept in top-notch condition.

Visited tonight. Haven't been for a long while, but super friendly accommodating staff as always. And the food was superb. Big shout out to Kelly and the team. Awesome!

Best pub in the village with good selection of ales. The breakfast is good. The accommodation is adequate but for £80 per night it is somewhat overpriced. £50 would be more than enough. The evening food is generally wholesome fayre of reasonable quality. I would hesitate to return nonetheless.

Straight talking wait staff got this hungry lot it’s food, hot and tasty. Not Michelin star but hey it filled a hole nicely on a Sunday Family’s outdoor afternoon. All dishes were licked clean!

Popped in for lunch and were not disappointed, friendly staff, lovely ploughman's, very filling, would definitely call again.

Staff was rude and was refused to be served especially going in on a few occasions. Would never go in again and would not recommend.

Good wholesome food at a very reasonable price. Beer choice and qualiity was good. Very pleasent surroundings.

Popped in this lovely old pub after visiting Wellesbourne Market I had double cheeseburger chips it was very good. the lady that served us was very pleasant. It was nice to go to an old country pub. would we go back YES !!!!

This is a good old fashioned pub where my wife and I had good meals. Staff initially seemed abit distant but warmed the longer we stayed there. I would go back if I was back in the region

Have been to this place several times with a group of friends and each time have been put off by attitude of male bar staff in response to simple request to dispense my pint without the sparkler attachment. I have had various excuses why they could not varying from ' it's a legal requirement' and ' it's pub policy' to the latest ' to avoid cross-contamination', 'from what?' l asked.... ' it's not coming off -end of!!!!' was the clincher. So despite the age of the place, old world charm and courtesy is lacking from this chap. I will now avoid this place and go to a more friendly Cotswold pub where they can do this simple service or don't find the need to use this artificial device to spruce up their beer.

Chicken curry the best of dishes I’ve eaten here & it’s surprisingly good. Lasagne ok too. Go hungry as the portions are BIG !

Had lunch with friends after trawling Trip Advisor for a pub halfway for travel. Table was nicely presented and we were shown both A La Carte and daily specials. We all decided on the ‘over 65s’ two course lunch ... and at £6.50 ... a real steal! There were two ‘roast’ choices ... lamb and chicken ... both were excellent. Four veg, three potato preparations, Yorkshire pud ... all extremely well presented ... and plentiful. Dessert was just as good. We had either banana splits or apple pie .... with either cream or ice cream ... and ‘yes’ on weekdays .... it really does cost only under £7.00. We shall definitely return. Many thanks to the staff

You have to try the Steak and Mushroom Pie it never disappoints, we have had this so many times we just have to keep coming back. The beer is not bad either

We really enjoyed our lunch. We had the winter warmer which was lamb stew for £5. Loads of lamb and veg served with bread. Very tasty. Easy to find in Wellesbourne. Staff very friendly. Very enjoyable. Will come again

Here's a quintessential thatch-topped, ancient inn - and yes, with B&B; accommodation too !

Was a lovely impromptu visit to the stags head on our way through from Stratford was a nice cosy pub with friendly staff. Enjoyed a chicken curry and was a nice large portion will definately pay another visit if in area again.

Not the best but you got what you paid for. Staff were very friendly. Beer was a bit flat don't know what it's like at lunch but won't be back for an evening meal.

After having had a lovely visit at the nearby Chedham's Yard, was looking forward to a snack and pint here afterwards. Sadly left lot to be desired. The service was surly and disinterested, the food was cheap and nasty. We were served pints of Wainwright beer with vinegar taste, when we mentioned this to grumpy barman he snarled back that we were the first to complain...and had we had it before to know what it should taste like?!

A real local village inn with no pretentions or pomp. The Stag has two bars, we chose the smaller (and quieter) lounge bar. This turned out to be a good choice as it was the quieter of the two. Between us we had the burger and the Steak and Ale Pie. Both were excellent. The chips were delicious and the portions very generous.

Llamado para el té en nuestro camino a casa de un día y nos quedamos muy impresionados. El personal era amable, ordenar fue sencillo, y las comidas, cuando vinieron, eran muy sabroso y con mucho espacio en la placa. También era una buena relación calidad-precio, como los dos de nosotros tuvimos una comida y una bebida principal y llegó a cada menos de 20 libras!

Pasamos una noche aquí con amigos. Nos sentamos en el salón y eran las únicas personas de allí toda la noche. Sin embargo, no son las más tranquilas de grupos así que probablemente era lo mejor. Cuando la comida llegó fue buena comida de pub, buenas porciones y sabroso. La camarera nos dijo que casi toda la comida era casero, si es así, son afortunados de tener un chef tan bueno. La mejor parte, sin embargo, era la banana se divide que habíamos ido. Eran geniales!

Estuve aquí con un grupo de amigos los sábados por la noche. Estábamos en el bar 'lounge'. Personal amable, buena selección básica en el menú a precios muy razonables. Entre nosotros tuvimos el pastel de carne con cerveza, los pastores y la lasaña pastel de todos que eran excelentes. Todos tuvimos la banana split - sin duda no debe perderse pasamos una noche muy agradable gracias.

A menudo aquí para el almuerzo con un amigo o para una cena con mi marido. James es el barman siempre educado y amable, así como Sharon en la cocina. Nunca un problema con la comida, y el banana split es para morirse. Si quieres un restaurante pijo vete a otro sitio. Esta es una buena comida de pub.

Pasamos la noche allí con mis amigos. Buena comida básica a buenos precios. Tuve una gran noche con los lugareños y disfrutamos el concurso. Vale la pena una visita y decente ale.

Tenía un par de pintas y jamón y queso con patatas fritas. sandwichera

I'll keep this short & sweet, went here for dinner and main reason we chose it was because we could take our dog in and it was close to where we were staying.The pub was a typical village pub and very welcoming, the menu was huge but had enough choice on there to keep you happy and reasonably priced.The service was quick and the food very good and piping hot.No complaints what so ever and would use this pub again, thanks very much.

Have visited The Stage on 3 occasions now for food with friends at lunch time & it has been fab. Good quality, decent portion sizes, piping hot & served with a smile. The staff are friendly & welcoming. If your looking for good pub grub that ain't fancy & over priced then this is the place to go.

Went to the Stags Head for lunch after a visit to Chedhams Yard. We had booked and ordered ahead and when we got there we were served within just a few minutes and the food was really good, especially the roast of the day and the treacle pudding! Well recommended.

We come here at least once a month, and the food is quick and tasty! Highly recommend the burger and chilli-con-carne!! Friendly bar staff and good beer...nice atmosphere!!!

Although this is a very small pub the food is excellent . There is a limited menu but everything is freshly cooked and of exceptional quality.. I have no hesitation in recommending this pub to anyone.

Went to the stag's head for lunch the other day, superb and friendly service. Fantastic selection of ales. Best pint of Guinness I've ever had. Also the food is superb nice choices and a nice menu. Steak and ale pie was fantastic. A very warm and welcoming friendly pub. Will definitely be returning.

This pub is absolutely great. Good service,friendly staff and comfortable room. The food is delish and presented beautifully. Would recommend .

Nice pub in a nice location great beer served well in a friendly atmosphere. Well worth a visit but ask about the history !

Use this pub as a stop off while travelling back from Lincoln and You can alway tell a good pub, by the standard of the loos, and they were excellent.

Colin and his staff are the most hospitable hosts. Nothing is too much trouble for the tam at this very quaint pub.

My partner and I live in Wellesbourne and after taking our dog for a long walk we decided to call in for Sunday lunch, the fella that served us was to say the least a little vague and was not really welcoming, we ordered 2 beef lunches not that we had to wait too long but when it came out to our horror it was all frozen microwaved produce no fresh veg no real roast potatoes and the beef was a boil in the bag job, we ate it as we was starving but if you want a good home cooked Sunday roast this is not the place to go ... Its such a shame as its a country pub and I guess if good wholesome food was produced it would do a storm ...

Small but welcoming local set in rickety Tudor house. Service is friendly and the eclectic furniture add to the oldy worldy feel.

The Stags Head Wellesbourne ,I have enjoyed a many a great night at the Stags . The staff and the owners are friendly warm heart welcoming . The food is of great value. Collin , family and staff are very friendly and make you feel like part of the group , karaoke and dart nights are great locals are friendly , . i would be more than happy to tell people about the pub if they where looking for a night out in a quite village

This is a great pub has been my local for many years great food and great staff they always make everybody feel welcome and I will continue to use this pub in years to come great place to do definitely recommend it to anyone

It was like stepping back in time to the bad old days. Stopped off here for lunch on a drive to Birmingham. Nice looking pub. Ordered drinks and grabbed a menu. Normal pub stuff on the menu. I ordered scampi and chips , my wife ordered a jacket potato with chilli. After a 45 minute wait the food turned up. It was definitely from the Iceland range! Frozen rubbish chucked on a plate. The salad that should have come with mine was absent. My wife asked if her jacket potato came with a side salad and was told it did , what it actually came with was a quarter of a tomato and an inch wide piece of rocket! The staff seemed like nice enough guys and girls but were more interested in discovering who was the most drunk last night. A gent on another table had to order bread three times before if arrived. I also notice a chip drop on to the floor as a meal was being brought out. The guy delivering the meal saw it drop and made sure he did not step on it as he made his way back to the bar , picking it up did not sem to be an option! Will not be returning.

Stopped off after visiting Wellsborne market.The staff were polite and efficient.I had steak and ale pie was lovely,finished off with banana split .

Recently refurbed, and not before time.Could be a really nice village pub. Always seems cold in there, even though there is a fire place with logs in it..... Not used of course...... Why not, it's still bloody cold !!!Food is not bad, but the wi fi is horrendous to log into, and when you do, so sloooooow.Lots of ways to improve the ambiance, just need to give some thought to it !!!!

Daughter and I dropped in here on the way home after house-hunting in the area. Lovely old pub with warm friendly atmosphere and low ceilings. Enjoyed burger and chips and there was plenty on the plate ! Would go there again.

This is my brothers local, so whenever we visit on Saturday, we repair here to put the world to rights. I can only comment on the beer, as I have never tried the food, except scratchings, crisps and nuts, but whenever a plate passes, it looks like reasonable pub fare. It is a low ceilinged well-used pub - I remember the thick fug of cigarette smoke that used to permeate the ceiling and walls before smoking was mercifully banned. There are a couple if wooden tables outside the front door, which are usually hijacked by smokers, but if and when there is sun, they make a pleasant vantage point. Otherwise smokers can go into the back courtyard where the 'outside' loo is and get a little shelter. There is a good range of real ales, and an active bunch of locals propping up the bar on Saturday afternoons. They like to watch the horse racing on the large set in the corner of the main bar, but there is an annex where families and couples can sit. The landlord of many years Colin, has handed over to his daughter, but still appears regularly to chat to his old friends and clients. This is an old fashioned village pub, that has resisted the modern transformation to bistro bar, and long may it last.

Enjoyed a well presented beer or two here. A cosy little pub frequented mostly by locals and sitting at the heart of the Village.

After a long walk through muddy fields what a great place this is to stop for lunch…a proper village pub with lots of good beer on tap, friendly service and excellent home made food…all very reasonably priced. Will definitely go back if we are in the area!

Stayed here on 2 occasions recently whilst working at JLR about 4 miles away. Very friendly with a very pleasant bar and restaurant area. The room was clean and well presented with good range of hot drinks available. The staff were excellent and the restaurant food was fine for the value. Continental breakfast was free with hot food from the menu available on request. Continental was my choice with plenty of variations of cereals, toasts, croissants etc.

Called in for lunch whilst in area and was pleasantly impressed with service and quality. Four lunches, three from menu and one daily special were well prepared and served on a timely basis. Country atmosphere and friendly staff and customers.Recommended if in Wellesbourne.

Booked late Saturday evening. A warm welcome on arrival and staff who were attentive and efficient. Nice plate of roast lamb and the trimmings. Called back later for tea. Definitely call again when in the area.

Great little pub in our village, good country atmosphere and a great selection of real ales. Food is very good with an uncomplicated menu

My Mother In Law is hard to please with food. It's the wrong butter or the marmalade is too thick cut or the chips are not quite as she likes them or etc etc ....... !!But, at The Stags Head the cheese and onion toasted sandwiches were PERFECT. As were the chips.I will add that we were a party of four and all our food was fresh cooked, well presented and much enjoyed.This is an old village old pub - nothing fake - not posh - real England.

Stayed here after my cousins wedding. The staff were really helpful and accommodating with my booking as we had to pick up the keys and drop our bags off before the wedding at 12pm. The rooms aren't majorly modern but are really clean and comfortable and it's a quiet area. The breakfast was awesome and we would definitely recommend to our friends and family

Great food, a real findGreat staff, and considering the rubbish hotel we had locally, really saved our stay. Thanks guys

We ate here two nights running as we were staying in Wellesbourne. The pub staff are very friendly and the service is brilliant. On the second night, the Morris Men arrived and this was a lot of fun as my brother who is visiting from Australia has never seen anything like this before.

Visited here on 22nd July food average but you only get what you pay for I won't be going back in a hurry

We wanted just a sandwich and do you know what? That is just what we got. No surprise chips or tortilla crisps. No pretentious green leaves. Just a simple tasty sandwich with a couple of slices of tomato and cucumber - perfect! A good selection of beers made the visit even better. Thank you the Stag's Head.Our 3 stars rating is because the decor is quite tired and the soft furnishings are decidedly over the hill. If this was attended to then 4 stars all round.

This is a large pub in Wellesbourne with a very decent restaurant that gets fairly busy at the rear. Decent choice without being too pretentious and there is a good range of beers to choose from.Food is actually very good, service was great and I can't really fault the place. I visited two nights running rather than eating in the large unfriendly Hotel Restaurant that I was staying at, and spent an enjoyable meal earwigging the table next to me who were a group of Americans that had just been to the 'Awesome' Warwick Castle.

Had Sunday lunch here as we have family who live in Wellesbourne and we wanted somewhere affordable for lunch. The pub and the area around it is so pretty. Must cost a fortune to maintain it. It's obviously really well supported by the local community as it was packed when we arrived but they had reserved a nice table for us in the lounge bar by the window so we were very comfortable. The food is basic pub food and exactly what we needed to suit a large age range!

Saw this advertised and visited last week. Excellent traditional pub, fine Guinness, really good home cooked food, very polite and helpful staff, good weekend pub atmosphere.Will definitely revisit

Good little pub, clean, friendly staff and reasonably priced drinks. Dogs allowed. Some interesting pictures of olden days.

Having completed a very muddy and cold walk across the fields from Alveston, coming across The Stags Head was a very welcome find. We knew nothing of it before arriving but, once inside, it was just the sort of pub that we like - traditional, homely....and WARM! Plenty of ales on tap including my favourite Doom Bar. And when I asked about a draught cider for the missus, they had a choice of two! Although we didn't eat there, the food we saw being consumed by others looked good and the comments we heard were complimentary. If we are in the area again another time we will make time to sample more of this lovely pub. Well done to the landlord/landlady.

Great local but I only go in every now and again.I'm always dying to tie my horse up outside and have a good game of darts.Beer is good, food is reasonable for good old fashioned pub grub,The bad part: toilets are outside but I supose that's the character of the pub. It needs a lick of paint to spruce the old place up.Manager and staff are the best part of the place. This place is the best pub in Wellesbourne. Popular for the local frequenters..

There is nothing presumptuous about The Stag. It is a village pub with pub grub and beers - what more do you want? Sure, the food isn't gastro style but you are not paying gastro prices. The beers, at least 6 on tap, are all well kept and excellent quality. All in all it knocks the Kings Head into a cocked hat.

Good selection of real ales plus a number of lagers. Had a couple of pints of London Pride, well kept and just the right temperature. We came for lunch as well as a drink based on the TA reviews as we were strangers to the area. We had fish and chips and filled baked potatoes. This is standard pub fare and was fine but nothing special. There were many other dishes to try so there will be something for all tastes. My personal opinion is that this would be an excellent local for an evening's drinking with the option of a meal if required. The lady who served us was pleasant and our meals were not expensive.

A very good and varied lunch menu,we all enjoyed our food.Nice place.We picked this place as our original choice of venue did not put a lunch menu on the web

An old school drinkers pub with surprisingly good food and friendly staff. At first I was a little aprehensive a it looks a bit dated on the inside by needn't have worried.

We went to The Stags Head on Saturday 3rd May 2014, it was a very inviting pub offering what looked like extremely good meals. We did not eat merely sampling the ales on offer. I would go again.

Lovely pub with excellent food, the chilli con carne was second to none!!Nice atmosphere, very welcoming and excellent value for money, will definitely be returning!!

Lovely old fashioned local pub with good selection of beers,decent menu with decent sized portions and not too costly. Yes it could do with decorating and the outside toilets would make a VIctorian workhouse look like a step up but this is a welcome oasis in a desert of faceless corporate chains.

A little gem lovely home cooked steak and ale pie a real antidote to bland average over priced hotel food. Well worth the drive for a couple of miles.

Cosy locals pub for a nice pint of real ale in an intimate couple of rooms around a well provisioned bar.

Having travelled for many hours, the Stags Head proved to be an oasis during a busy day. We stopped just in time for Sunday lunch which proved to be a good decision. The three courses were all enjoyed and the roast was particularly good. A fine selection of well kept and keenly priced ales all added to the enjoyment. So, if you're passing, it's well worth popping in.

Stayed at the Walton hotel for fee days and needed to escape for an evening. Bar man recommended the stags head, small family run pub with history. Good home cooked food with good atmosphere, at reasonable price. Did not disappoint ..

Food was ok but portion sizes a bit small and dirty table matts. could be so much better than what it is. its in the centre of a beautiful village but just needs to go up a notch on the food front and I didn't like having my drink from a can in a pub!

How often do we look further afield only to easily overlook what's on the doorstep?This is a perfect example.The Stags Head is a very 'local' pub and classic with it. The building itself sports a thatched roof and original features including exposed wood frame on the inside.They serve a great range of beers and traditional ales as well as a large range of beers, wines and spirits plus a range of coffees too.Recently they launched a new breakfast service from 8am. It just had to be done!!The 'Staggering Breakfast' was a great choice, especially if you're hungry. But there are different options.The quality of the food and service is excellent and the atmosphere is great.If you're either local or travelling through, it comes highly recommended.