The Sun Inn in Shropshire

Featured in the Good Pub Guide and popped in for a pint whilst staying in the area. An unpretentious 15th century pub, doggy friendly and an excellent real ale from a choice of six. A local brew from the Three Tuns brewery in Bishops Castle. Friendly crew and punters.🇬🇧🇳🇿

We went for Sunday lunch today while on holiday, portions were very small especially the meat, sprouts were frozen and overcooked, hassle back potatoes were undercooked, shop bought frozen Yorkshire puddings. Mystery pudding is kept a secret until mains were finished. Finally got our table cleared to be told pud was sponge, chocolate,fruit and cream which we declined. No offer of a coffee or a refund to cover cost of desert. Won’t be going again!!!

Food at the sun at last! And amazing it was. We went on a Friday night, they were serving game casserole and it was delicious, big portions and at very reasonable price, we returned the next night for loaded chili wedges, and loaded chilli dogs. So tasty and again very reasonable. Great atmosphere and fantastic beer and service. We met the catering team after we ate and you could tell the passion they had for locally sourced food. Long may it continue. I hear they are starting Sunday lunches next year with a twist. Recommend this wonderful pub highly.

Alex assistant manager behind bar excellent service and very talkative. Thanks Pub now offers beautiful bed and breakfast which are all newly decorated. We got a look around as might be staying soon.

Thank goodness the Sun Folk sessions are back and the pub is in safe hands again! The monthly fun filled sessions here certainly raise my spirits. There’s always a great welcome and a great selection of real ale and some nice wines. It feels like the latest landlord really know how to make a pub a success. We must eat there soon and add that to our experience at this lovely traditional pub.

We went on a Sunday, when the main menu is focussed on roasts, but with other options still available. The roasts were excellent value at £9.50. The beer is brewed on site and was very good. The staff are very welcoming. The decor is classic pub and the internal spaces are somewhat cramped in a building this old. All in all a very enjoyable experience.

Fabulous place to stay. A beautiful gem in the heart of Clun! The accommodation was excellent, very well presented and exceptionally clean. Breakfast was fabulous and the hosts extremely helpful and friendly. Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for somewhere to stay in the area. Great base for walking, cycling and generally exploring the magnificent Shropshire countryside. Will we be back, hopefully very soon!

We were staying at The Sun whilst walking Offa’s Dyke. The owner very kindly picked us up from the Dyke and dropped us back again in the morning. The pub is a lovely old fashioned pub with lots of rooms and open fires. They serve local ales and ciders. Our idea of the perfect, cosy, unspoiled pub. Our room was in the old stable building. It was small but tasteful. With a different bed it would have been ideal. The bed however was more than made up for by the Elvis impersonator who entertained us in the bar. He was fabulous. Clun is a lovely little town. Don’t miss the cafe or the door Knockers!

Great night in the Sun with friends. Good beer and welcoming atmosphere. Lovely clean room comfy bed and spotless bathroom. Great cooked breakfast in the morning completed a wonderful stay. Will return👍

Friendly staff and a good range of beers. The room was very clean and comfortable. A great place to explore Shropshire from

Welcoming and excellent beer. Dropped in for a pint, or 2. The landlord was friendly and welcoming. The pub has a relaxed atmosphere and the character has been carefully preserved. Clun is a lovely small town nestled in the hills.

always pleasant bar staff and great beer! As the other reviewer said, I'm always surprised that it's not busier

Visited when holidaying in the area. Popped in for a pint and found a surprisingly quiet pub. The young lady behind the bar and the only other customer were friendly and chatty. The beer was very well kept and priced well. I can't imagine why the pub wasn't busier as the other pub a short walk away was humming.

What a lovely restaurant. Its oldy worldy with beams etc. The staff were very friendly. David our waiter was exceptionally helpfull. The food was just outstanding. Freshly cooked to order. I had whitebait as starter with a lovely sauce and enjoyed it very much. My main was rainbow trout which I love and you dont get it very much now in restaurants. All my family enjoyed their meals too. Would definitely go again when in the area. It has won awards for best restaurant in Powys. Bit pricey but you get what you pay for.

We enjoyed a really lovely meal last week at the Sun Inn in Clun. I highly recommend the cheesy chips!! The service was very good and the staff were friendly.

Fabulous place to stop after a walk. Lunches freshly prepared to a high standard and are exactly what you want (baguettes, jackets potatoes and chips) and come with really tasty salads. Just perfect.

We stopped by here for a quick bite for lunch. The customer service given was lovely. The food was tasty and fresh. The cider was great. You can’t ask for much more. Thank you :)

Our first visit to Clun and the Sun inn had only been open 5 weeks, but what a great place. The landlord and all of the staff were lovely. Beer was great and although it was a limited lunch menu food was great. Highly recommend as although it was quiet in Clun it was still a great atmosphere in the pub. Will visit again.

Called in as on day out to Clun. Lovely helpful friendly hosts. Fabulous meal good portions very tasty and good value. Highly recommend if you are passing.

Called in on the off chance of a meal. Our luck was in. Thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Sensibly priced, and delicious. Thank you so much.

We first popped in for a beer on a wet afternoon and then came back for dinner a couple of days later; we were made very welcome and enjoyed good food and well served beer. This is a very traditional pub with great ambience and...

Proper faggotts in gravy. Worth a journey just for them. Real pub. Real food. Real beer. Friendly service. Fish and chips and fresh baked pizza got the thumbs up too.

Whilst on holiday in Clun we booked a table at the Sun Inn one evening during the ‘eat out to help out’ and expected it to be busy and therefore slow service, but not a bit of it! The pub was indeed busy, and there...

My wife and I called in on a spur of the moment decision and the place was packed with diners! After being welcomed we were warned that there would be a wait for a meal but that they would fit us in if we were...

Veg burger, chips and salad, really tasty, large portions and very good value. Just what we needed after a walk in the shropshire hills. Would recommend.

An amazing takeaway roast dinner!! It was delicious and so lovely to be able to visit my parents and enjoy a socially distanced meal in their garden with them after 3 months of not seeing them! We pre ordered over the phone and went to...

Took my walking group to this lovely old pub yesterday lunchtime having walked from Newcastle via Bicton (great route). We had our meal in the flag floored lounge with a wonderfully hot log burner. How wonderful that the pub has retained its rustic old world...

Probably the worst meal I’ve ever had in a pub. I ordered black pudding with a fried egg. When it arrived I thought it was covered in some kind of sauce - wrong, it was lying in a pool of oil which tasted as if...

My parents recently moved to Clun and we’ve been here for dinner twice now in the last 2 months for dinner and a number of times just for a drink. Excellent food and service. Very welcoming when you arrive. The food is delicious. We have...

Having read the previous few reviews, we thought we’d ‘give it a go’. I had the Liver & Onions, my husband had the trio of Lamb Chops. It was delicious - we shared each others meals and really enjoyed both. The staff was friendly and...

This pub changed hands a year ago. The food is average and the service is questionable. The landlord was grumpy and stressed and the bar staff not much better. They spent a lot of time sitting just outside the door smoking. The smoke was drifting...

Taken over by the Three Tuns Brewery in summer 2018, the Sun is a welcoming place for meals and drinks. There is a range of Three Tuns ales on offer, alongside the usual lager and cider offerings. A good selection of locally made gins was...

We were visiting my sister & her hubby who were staying in Clun We popped in the Sun a couple of times for a beer and were not disappointed. Great beer great service

The service was acceptable, but the roast dinners were plated up incredibly high with soggy vegetables/meat, over cooked potatoes and what appeared to be half a pint of bisto gravy. It was a bit embarrassing as the reviews implied it would be better. Appears it has changed hands sinice many of these good reviews were written.

Busy restaurant area on a Saturday evening. We noticed the portions were on the larger size so 2 out of the 3 of us just went for a main course. Great value tuna, new potatoes and salad at £10.95 which was very tasty as well. My husband enjoyed his pate for starter and liver for main course. Food service was good although we did have to get our second round of drinks at the bar. Ladies toilets could do with a bit of an upgrade but the pub itself had great character with quite a few different rooms.

With traditional flagstones on the floor the pub is quaint and composed of many small rooms. We arrived without booking but we were given a table in a small snug. The menu is varied and dishes could be prepared gluten free. The swordfish was tender and moist and not overcooked. Portions were good and served with a variety of vegetables. The staff were helpful and friendly.

The food was of a good quality but after finishing the main course we were ignored. So much so that I had to go up to the bar to get service. Rather than asking if everything was ok or whether we required anything else, the comment was " are you going to pay". Needless to say we I paid and had coffees at home.

We ate here as we were camping up the road and it was raining!

I last visited Clun during a Shropshire holiday in 1981. This time I was introducing my wife to the area and I could not be near Clun without popping into "The Sun at Clun". Not much to say other than, if you are anywhere near, Go1.

Stayed one night 13th December 2018. Warm welcome from Landlady, staff all friendly and helpful. The Menu is fantastic, far, far better than described on website. I had a fantastic medallion of fillet steak in a cream sauce. At least three other dishes I would have gone for. Great cooked breakfast. Only regret...........had only time to stay one night!

This a a proper pub which locals use a lot. However I expect the staff to also have attention for visitors from outside Clun.

Stopped here for lunch twice last week. Hubby had the lamb and mint burger first time. He is very fussy about burgers but was raving about these so we had to come back so the rest of the party could try them. Thumbs up all round. It is a lovely old pub (with rooms) and the real ale is very well kept. Clun is a delightful village so it is well worth a trip.

We had a beautiful home cooked evening meal here. Really good portion sizes. Pub is quaint and very old and staff efficient and friendly. Great value for money.

True pub grub served in a lovely olde worlde pub. Staff were very good and friendly. Will do another visit one day.

Loved this little pub in Clun. Lots of local real ales to choose from, proper pub grub with big portions and cooked really well. Staff were very helpful with choices! Highly recommend

we visited the Sun in for dinner and a few drinks, the staff were very helpful and attentive, the food was very good my wife and daughter had the chicken they said was excellent "very succulent" I had the wild boar and chorizo again very good

Virtually anything on menu could be adapted for glutten free, celiac. Huge choice of ales and other drinks. thetecwas 11 of us from baby to Seniors. Food only took 20 mins. Huge portions. Delicious. Everyone of us loved what we had.

Well presented and tasty food, staff helpful and and friendly. An enjoyable meal in an old pub with lots of atmosphere. Nice beer garden outside.

Called in today for lunch while in the area having just walked around the historic Bury ditches. We sat out in the courtyard because the weather was so beautiful. The landlord and landlady are fairly new here having took the pub over 5 weeks ago and are welcoming and friendly. The menu was quite extensive and reasonably priced with more than 1 choice of vegetarian dishes available for the non meat eaters amongst us. I was spoilt for choice where usually I have no choice!

My husband and I had a wonderful meal here tonight. Tasty and filling! I had the chicken and ham pie and My husband had the most delicious faggots! They actually beat him! My husband said the Three Tuns beer was also a lovely pint! Would highly recommend.

Wonderful food, large portions, reasonable price nice atmosphere, staff helpful and friendly. What more could you ask for?

Very nice pub in a quiet, pretty Clun. We went in for a pint of local ale, it was very good. Friendly staff.

Given that the pub had only reopened two days before we visited, the meal and the staff were just outstanding. Simple food excellently cooked. Highly recommended,

Good food and beer and very friendly staff. They had just opened a couple of days before we visited and were still sorting themselves out, but there was a cheery atmosphere.

Cheap, good quality pub grub in friendly surroundings. This is the best in my view of the two pubs in Clun.

Pub with lots of character. We ate a very hearty and well cooked meal. Staff were friendly and efficient. The only thing I didn't like was staff smoking just outside the open back door.

One of the best Sunday lunch for a vegetarian. Huge mushroom, lentil and stout pie served with the usual roast veggies! Meat eaters were just as happy with the topside beef option! Service was second to none - thanks!

To celebrate Mums Birthday my Sister and I took her on a trip down Memory Lane.

Visited on a Sunday and rather than have the Sunday lunch opted for the Fish and Chips as recommended by a local person whom we have met up with.

Just stopped here for impromptu lunch. In the past this was a perfectly good local pub. A couple years ago we had Sunday roast and it was perfectly ok. But on this visit to the area we found new landlords who are obviously trying to raise the standards. Decor much better. We were there for lunch which was soup (very good) and sandwich (cheese and onion - God’s own sandwich with good sharp cheddar). We saw the evening menu and it looks good. We will definitely come back to try it out. You should too.

We visited today for a Sunday Lunch as our local was fully booked. When we came in we were shown...

Had a lovely meal here. There was a lovely log fire to sit near, the staff were friendly and helpful...

Atmospheric, largish country pub in renovation evolution. The recent changes to decor and have been done with care, taste and...

Dad and his pals were staying here on their Lands end to John O'Groats cycle and we (8 of us)...

Stopped in for a quick pint and ended up staying for a few. Lovely pub to look around with games...

Tropezamos con esta alegría de un pub en la ruta a mediados de Gales y parado para comer algo. Un cambio de montones de pequeños pubs locales en la zona - el pub en sí está bien organizado y conserva el pub precioso país estético,...

Conserva su carácter acogedor pub con velas y música suave. Ofrece una gran variedad de cervezas de la Cervecería Three Tuns. Solstice, XXX y cremosa pero luz negra. La comida era deliciosa, pero no extenso menú cambian regularmente. La calidad de la comida, así que...

Llamamos por una pinta durante el festival verde hombre - El pub estaba muy concurrido, con una sesión de folk tradicional en el salón. El pub en sí es encantador - un montón de espacios interesantes y algunos detalles en la decoración. Y una excelente pinta y personal amable, nos encantó.

Called in at the Sun Inn, only had a pint, Summer Solstice, very nice, it was the Green Man Festival so everywhere was busy, asked for a beef bap, it was wrapped so you couldn't see what it was like, a thin slice of beef, suppose to be horseraddish sauce, none in mine I could see, £3.50 was taking the mick I'm afraid. A few cyclists on the same table unhappy too.....

The view was lovely! Such good quality, fresh ingredients and great flavours. Beers were very good too, both the ales and largers

My wife and I had a meal at lunch time. The food was very good and served in reasonable time. But the details around the meal were lacking - no cutlery or serviettes or condiments, which had to be asked for. Maybe a new waitress?

I came here with my family and some of our friends about seven weeks ago for dinner. I've been to the pub before on many occasions, as I live in the area, but we thought we'd try it out as we knew it had a new team. Firstly, a massive surprise that there were no choice of starters. Incredibly strange for a pub to not have an option of starters - not even a soup - so that, you can imagine, was instantly disappointing. However, the main dish I had was the Fish & Chips and it was delicious. A huge portion, reasonably priced, and it was super tasty. I then had the Sticky Toffee Pudding for my dessert and I may be wrong, but it looked like it had come out of tin. I kind've expected it to at least have been homemade or something a bit more finer than just out of a tin - but it was nice. Drinks were great obviously and the staff were lovely and very welcoming. Just a HUGE shame about the lack of options on the menu. I don't understand how a pub can have about 6 main options, two dessert options and no starters - it's quite baffling. Apart from that - it's a lovely pub, with very country warming vibes.

I have just got home from a very tasty Christmas meal.We could not fault it in any way.we were a group of 6 ladies .my starter was delicious followed by roast turkey and trimmings and then a glorious boozy Triffle with berries.The others had the partridge and trimmings and Christmas pudding.The service was excellent.Will be telling everyone to try the sun inn at Clun.

Twelve of us got together last Friday (9/12/16) night for the Christmas Menu which had a a very good choice.Food was plentiful, hot and presented well.The service was good and we couldn't fault anything.Staff Excellant.I would defiantly recommend the menu at The Sun this Christmas period.Thank-you.

Ate here last weekend: the fish was superb, the home-made soup excellent. Both quite reasonably priced. All the staff were attentive and efficient as well as being very pleasant. It seems that this pub is on the UP. They are putting live music back on too: a great idea. All in all, top marks all around.

One of the best Sunday lunches I've had. The new owners were very helpful and the staff very friendly. Good range of drinks, highly recommend!

Had a great pint of 1642 at a reasonable price. The menu was limited but lack of quantity did not lead to quality. Even though not busy the waitress took ages to arrive to take our order. As the "pie" was a puff pastry affair in a dish that came with salad (!) I opted for fish and chips for £12:50. The mushy peas could not be replaced with garden peas and when it arrived, the fish was absolutely tasteless.

I wish I could write a better review of the Sun Inn. Unfortunately the night we were there was a perfect storm for disaster. The new managers had only been in for a couple of weeks, a funeral/memorial group arrived, the local women's institute (I think) coach party arrived plus The Flying Toads were playing. Despite asking for a table in the restaurant we were seated next to the band. Aghhh! In all fairness the place was totally overwhelmed. Even so the food and service was rubbish. Asking a server behind the bar what the pie of the day was the reply "I don't know I don't work here sums up the whole evening. I think circumstances beat the pub so I will go back and try it another time, hopefully with better results.

The new landlords are friendly and welcoming and the food is delicious. The steak I ordered was the best I have had in a long time. The menu changes regularly and there is something for all. We live locally and have been put off eating here for a few years. We will be back soon. Highly recommended.

We had a very nice Sunday lunch at the Sun. They have avoided the temptation to do the same most other pubs which try to satisfy everyone at the lowest possible price. There were no starters, just four options for main course and another three or four deserts. Our party tried the roast beef, the mushroom pie and the lamb tagine, all were very good indeed, keeping it simple I am sure helped ensure the quality was maintained. At under £10 for the main courses it was good value for money.

Having seen this pub's rather up and down fortunes in the last two years, we thought we'd try the evening menu having seen the place was under a new manager. Previously we had eaten here about 12 months ago and were particularly underwhelmed by the meal and service.However, we need not have worried on this occasion. The staff were all friendly and attentive and the meals very good. My wife's fish and chips was in her words the best since we moved to the area two years ago and my lamb tagine was cooked and flavoured to perfection.Being a Three Tuns tap house, the beer is excellent and a fair range was available.We will certainly come back again, but if you are thinking of making a journey, check which days food is being served - I've never really got my head around the schedule!

There wasn't much I could order on the menu but what I did order was very good and hot. Service provided was excellent and they tried to help is any way they could. Lovely old pub feel to the building and very friendly.

Excellent pub food with a few more sophisticated dishes. Scallops and black pudding, steak and ale pie and cheeseboard are all recommended. Quiet atmosphere. Friendly staff too!

We were staying at the other inn in Clun (The White Horse) but decided to eat here both for a change, and because The White Horse is a rather lively pub, and we wanted a quiet meal. No chance of that: half way through our meal a party of several dozen people came in, very loud, crowding against our table. Fair enough, as they were locals and they were entitled to a night out. But the pub had empty rooms off the main bar, so why weren't we offered the option of one of these? Talking of questions:Why don't they stock sparkling water?Why, when asked for soda (due to the lack of water), did I get tonic instead?Why, with a menu stating 'vege dish of the day', 'fish of the day' and 'various desserts' could the pub not provide the options on a chalk board, as opposed to the staff taking umbrage at being asked (twice), then disappearing for five minutes and coming back and reciting the options?Is it necessary to boil all vegetables until dead? In what way does 'cod with a mediterranean crust' translate to fish (albeit a nice bit of fish) with a tin of chopped tomatoes dumped on top?Perhaps we caught them on a bad night, but next time we'll stick to the White Horse - they only get a 3 rating instead of a 2 because the beer was good.

Excellent food and beer! My only complaint was the portions were so generous I struggled to finish mine and my girlfriends!Lovely friendly staff and customers, I recommend it!

My family and I decided to go out as a unexpected treat.We had a great evening with superb food and excellent service.Will definately be going again.The meals were generous and very tasty.My homemade Chicken pie was brilliant.We also had Fish and Chips,Fish Pie &Ham and Eggs all lovely.Well done the Sun Inn.Oh and I love the Dark Green walls.

We were a group of 12 had what can we say? Food was exceptional, staff were very pleasant and couldn't be faulted. Choice on the menu was outstanding! Will be returning!!

Since we were last there the interioor has been refurbished annd now is very comfotable but has retained the atmosphere of the country pub. Good beer to start then a interesting menu to choose from. As well as the traditional pub grub it has allso a number of more exotic dishes that you would expect from a gourmet restaurant. The black pudding starter was delicious but be warned it is sizeable so unless you have a big appetite you will find it hard to finish your main course.Fish chips and mushy peas nothing more traditional and it was excellent but a very large portion which defeated us - the dogs fared very well.Friendly service well worth the visit and we would certainly return again

From the moment we walked in we were made to feel welcome. The beer and food we had were second to none real ale and food at its best .the previous reviewer said the pub was tired I cannot agree it's warm and welcoming go and make you're own mind up , i cannot wait to go back.

I always like to try every place in a village, when I am staying there. This wins if you like peace and quiet, we were the only people in the place. The place was a little tired and rundown and there was little going for it, rather sad all round.

Generous portion of perfectly cooked very fresh fish, crunchy thin batter, mushy peas and chips. Delicious! Everyone very happy indeed. Highly recommend it.

Nice friendly pub with good & well priced food. We had one night stay & would definitely visit again

Good reasonably priced pub food and nice beer. Friendly staff in a cosy setting. Perfect place to stop after a long walk.

Staying at a self catering cottage in Clun we deceided to have sunday lunch at the Sun Inn and were very pleased we did.The roast beef was plentyful and the vegetables fresh including my favourite, sprouts along with 4 other veggies and plenty of gravy. It arrived very quickly despite being busy,we got the last table available

A lovely pub with very comfortable guest rooms. A warm welcome and very cyclist friendly with space to store your bikes securely. The rooms are comfortable and affordable and the pub is lovely. Tony the owner is a really nice chap that goes out of his way to make sure you have a good stay. The breakfast was great quality. All the produce sourced locally. Bacon like gammon, fresh eggs, lovely sausage and fresh ground coffee. Very very good indeed.Many thanks we will be back.

Good home cooking - and child friendly too. Cosy atmosphere and very friendly service. Just what was needed. Generous portions, freshly cooked - even the child's meal was spot on. A mini version of a full meal. Great selection of real ales too. Spot on!

This Inn is the most central and the friendliest in Clun. The restaurant and menu are imaginative and reasonably priced. The rooms are comfortable and the parking facilities conveniently behind the building. The decor is rustic and atmospheric. Service and the Bar are located close to the main dining area.

I should have been suspicious when I learned that the website for this pub was out of date. It advertises Tuesday's as curry night with meals priced at £6.95. The reality is that curry night is Wednesday and the price isn't £6.95. Undeterred we booked for the Wednesday curry. Starters arrived, I chose the vegetable samosas. The first one (of three) was fine, the second one was frozen! I brought this to the attention of management expecting that I may be offered an alternative and at the very least an apology. Neither was forthcoming, the meal was merely taken away, put through the microwave again, and returned. Enter the main courses, mine was ok but my wife's rice was stone cold. Rewind and repeat, the plate was taken away without apology and returned having been re-microwaved. I paid the bill and no acknowledgment of the problems that had been experienced. The website still hasn't been changed. Will we return, what do you think!?

My wife and i whilst staying in Clun, visited the Sun inn for an evening meal. We were delighted that staff were able to find us a table as most were reserved. Staff members were really pleasant and helpful, our food was delivered hot and well presented. Our meals consisted of Scampi and chips with mushy peas, together with Beer battered cod with chips and mushy peas. Good old fashioned pub food, but it was all delicious. The meals including drinks cost £23. The pub was full at 6-00pm with plenty of banter, and was clean and tidy. Will definitely return.

Had a superb Sunday roast here today. The meat was all tender, good selection of veg and very generous portions. Homemade puddings delicious too!