The Swallows Nest in Bromsgrove

Lovely festive meal in a beautiful setting

Arrived for a 18:30 Mother's day booking a table for 11 we were shoehorned into a room only suitable for around 9. Starters required were off that we wanted. Told we still had to select from a set 2 or 3 course menu despite most items being off. Then told that if ordering one course there's also a £7.00 supplement! Even though it's there fault the first course was off! Shocking performance from management and kitchen. Only redeeming feature was waitress service, she was embarrassed and apologetic. Never coming back, never recommending to anyone. Three Moms all very disappointed ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

Lovely friendly locals. Dog friendly. Lovely food. Nice and cosy place to eat and socialise

Only dropped one star as the last twice we have visited here there is always something missing from the menu

Meal with family for a Birthday treat. We had a lovely time staff very welcoming and friendly and the food was excellent thank you.

Had a lovely meal at the Swallows Nest. Particularly because Steph, our server, was lovely. She helped with the menu & options and was patient when we kept changing our minds!

Excellent burger , sea bass was great , lovely pint of Ashai

We have visited this pub before and always enjoyed the food, so we chose it to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Unfortunately, our experience was disappointing this time. The steak was overcooked and dry, and the burgers that the rest of the family ordered were also lacking in moisture. We raised our concerns, but I decided not to request another steak to avoid further disappointment. The service was fine, but there are clear issues in the kitchen. Our meals arrived at different times—food for two of us came out first, with the rest arriving about 10 minutes later. It would be beneficial for management to address the food quality, as it felt like our meals had been sitting out for too long. This seems to be either a kitchen issue or a capacity problem, as they clearly are inable to handle the number of diners. Sadly, I won’t be returning for food here again.

The pub is lovely and welcoming. Staff are very efficient and friendly. Food is cooked well and beautifully presented Starter - calamari, main - slow cooked belly pork with trimmings. Advise to book as its a popular pub.

Fantastic service lovely food. Celebrated important occasion, big birthday and all the staff couldn't have done more to make it enjoyable! Food lovely ! Thank you! Definitely a special place.

A cracking experience. A party of 6 adults plus a highchair called in for Sunday lunch and everything was spot on. Great food with no complaints from anyone. I had the slow roasted pork belly as my main and it was truly delicious. Great service too. Highly recommended.

Brunch service was excellent was a little disappointed at first with a limited choice but all forgotten by the quality of food

Food is not great, fish seemed out of a frozen box, frozen chips, lady who served us lovely, happy and fun

Good pub with good choice of food and wines

Had a lovely meal with friends and Sally the waitress was brilliant

Went in for a Sunday lunch. There was no one to meet and greet to show you to a table. There was plenty of staff however I was ignored as I stood there for 5 minutes. And there was two members of staff one whom looked like a manager right in front of me. I walked out and went down the road to The Sun. The staff were very welcoming and friendly.

Great Sunday lunch. Our server was really good

Cameron the greatest barman in Romsley. If you ever need cheering up this guy is so funny and thoughtful. Great bloke great place

Lovely place and great staff but the food not great for a premium price,had the steak burger,the burger was nice but the fries were poor some were overcooked and the beer battered onion rings seemed like they were straight out of a packet for the price not good quality get better from there ember inn pubs which are cheaper won't be going back shame

Came here for Sunday roast with the family, upon arrival we waited at the bar and grabbed a drink before being seated. Staff were working very hard on a busy Sunday and stayed professional which was amazing to see. Our waiter Steph was very caring and considerate to the wait time and was all round amazing and polite, definitely coming again very family and dog friendly and is a very beautiful venue to come after a long week at work, thank you

Great pub with great food! Really nice atmosphere and staff were so helpful and accommodating (Amy in particular)! Would definitely visit again. Bonus points for being dog friendly

Really nice Sunday lunch. Good atmosphere. Very busy but service still prompt. Shout out to Steph and Chloe, especially Steph who was delightful.

We went for Sunday lunch. It was busy but the service was good. Lovely lunch. However, we were a little shocked to see that a large glass of sauvignon blanc was £11.10! Shout out to Steph and Chloe but especially Steph who was a delight. Would recommend.

Great pub lunch with family. Booked and table was ready. Friendly staff, Danni served us. Very accommodating for children.

Visited for lunch , the service by Eloise was excellent & the food delicious. Great value for money. A very enjoyable experience.

Lovely restaurant and friendly staff!! Chelsea makes us feel welcome every time we come, it’s always a pleasure to see her! Thank you for a great meal :)

Country pub with excellent interior. We were seated in the conservatory room at the rear. Lovely light airy room with excellent views. I ordered the halloumi skewer with feta salad. This was tasty fresh and very enjoyable. Service was good very friendly helpful staff.. Would definitely visit again. Thank you swallows nest.

Great food and service excellent

Visited this week. We were very well looked after by Chelsea. Wonderful food and service as always.

Delicious food. Really friendly server- Sarah. Thanks

I came in over this weekend and was served by Sarah she has amazing customer service and was great at her job she was so polite and helpful I would 100% recommend going there and being served by Sarah when she’s in

Lovely pub with nice food and our server Sarah was really good. The pizzas are really nice and so are the Sunday roasts. Plenty of parking and the views from the outside area is amazing.

i came in over the weekend and was served by sarah she had excellent customer service and was so kind and polite the food and drinks were amazing i would definitely recommend for people to go and i would definitely 100% go again

We were a group of seven ladies who enjoyed a lovely lunch in the private area of the Swallows Nest today. The food was very delicious & the staff were lovely. Our waitress (Steph?) was very helpful & accommodating & all the food was served served efficiently. It was the perfect venue to meet up & we hope to visit again soon.

Good food & a nice pint of Wainwrights.

Came here with colleagues for a meal after an important meeting. We were served by Steph who was friendly, accommodating and her service was brilliant! Food and venue was 10/10, would highly recommend to anybody!

Lovely well maintained pub, food was great

Loved everything about our visit. Staff really friendly, food lovely which arrived quickly. Have been several times and will certainly return.

Two of us visited on a very busy Sunday & had THE best Sunday lunch ever! Portion sizes were extremely generous with a giant Yorkshire pudding, trio of meat, 4 different vegetables & half a dozen roast potatoes! Staff were all friendly & attentive, especially Chelsea who looked after us very well. Will definitely be back.

Best roast we’ve tried by a mile. Great staff and really nice pub.

Great experience and food was delicious. Thanks to Danni who served us ☺️

Beautiful location and very nice inside. Lovely lunch and Chelsea was extremely helpful throughout our time

Second visit to the pub and as disappointed as the first by the food quality. We went there for a family birthday and will not be returning! Burgers were tasteless and overcooked. Mash on pork belly not warm. Beef with lumps of fat in. Really a shame as the location and ambience nice. The prices charged here are steep anyway for a pub meal are not justifiable by the food quality. They really need a good chef.and they should be able to afford one with the prices charged!

Had a very lovely lunch here yesterday, the skewers and salad were delicious. Our server, Steph, was really friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Really pleasant experience.

Atmosphere is always warm and welcoming, staff are so lovely and food/drinks delicious.

The food is always good here & the staff are lovely.

Lovely food and well presented one meal not as hot as expected. Chicken skewer was excellent. Glass filled with ice for a coke was off putting for a January evening and glass selection for a bottled cider was really unsuitable. Otherwise nice evening and would go again

Only one person behind the bar trying to serve a very large amount of people it was ridiculous

Very attentive staff and great food .

Food, service and staff were excellent.

The "burger sauce" was the worst yellow goop that has ever entered my mouth. Chicken burger overcooked twice. Neck oil beer was off. For £20 a main we expect a lot better than burnt yet raw. Starters were pretty decent but overall a big let down in the food quality. Having paying customerS waiting cause the boss needs their coffee in their massive sports direct cup.

Went for a meal with family today and had a lovely meal. Service was great all the staff were friendly and helpful.

After recent events this was Our first meal out in a long time which was an enjoyable evening meal out food was good service was good looking forward to a revisit soon

A lovely dinner for our anniversary and to took our little dog who we like to take everywhere we go, all in all a fantastic evening

We've been here a few times now and I've really enjoyed the atmosphere, feel and quality of the place. Recently we went for a pre-Valentines meal. We were served by Stephanie who was welcoming, polite, friendly and gave us a great service. Even when she accidentally dropped a glass behind me she was fine, joking with us and straight into making the area safe. The House Burger is something I highly recommend. The toppings and quality of the beef is ace. One of my favourite burgers of recent years, and even made my wife order it when she is usually fixed on the Fish and Chips. Long may the great experiences continue.

So we had a fabulous meal tonight at the Swolllows Nest. Craig was amazing trying to meet our needs with tinescales. Also staff were so pleasent and efficient.

50% off vouchers on January when you register. Food was nice- good range to choose from with decent sized portions. Perhaps a little over-priced but with the voucher well worth it.

Had a January offer of 50% off main meals.went for lunch and all was excellent. I would definitely recommend

Having paid many visits to the Swallows Nest over the years, this pub never disappoints. Every time we visit the service and food is excellent. In the summer its location and views make it a perfect spot to schedule a lunch stop when exploring the local area. In the winter it’s a homely retreat with its open fires and cosy atmosphere. Definitely one of my favourite local pubs. Cheers 🍻

Overall a nice experience the service was 1st class, the staff made an effort to welcome us and attend to our every need. The food was very tasty with a nice menu and vegan/vegetarian options which was appreciated. I felt the atmosphere was a little bit older and I'm not sure about having dogs aloud in a good serving place but it didn't take away from the venue.

Lovely warm welcoming cosy pub serving good food

Lovely meal, comfortable, warm & welcoming atmosphere. Our server Steph was very friendly, polite & informative.

Party of 10 Seating area was wedged into an alcove which clearly wasn't big enough Starters did not come out together One starter was recorded as a main and once sorted came after all other starters were finished The starters were good once arrived One main was incorrect- ordered sirloin steak (even asked about how they liked it cooked at point of order, rare medium or well done) yet what came out was sirloin of beef Sunday lunch. Mains did not cone out together. No sauces offered until half way through meal. Yorkshire puddings shattered when cut into (clearly been in a warmer for an extended time) Roast potatoes were terrible (clearly been in a warmer for an extended time) Not enough gravy and due to where seated couldn't get the attention of any staff to request more Server wanted to clear table before all had finished eating Bill came out wrong Split bill requested which took an age to sort Server couldn't provide a pdq receipt so had to retrieve receipts from the till between each split of the bill. Burgers, fish and chicken skewer all very good. Sunday lunch not good at all except the meat which was excellent.

Regularly use this pub for lunches and evening meals with friends and booked the last 3 years New Years Eves. Food and Service, as always was wonderful but the entertainment last night (New Year'sEve) was terrible. Every song sounded exactly the same, just screeching, the guitar was so loud the girl had to screech just to be heard above it. Conversation stopped on most tables around us as you couldn't hear yourself think let alone talk. Not sure if the management put this act on just to clear the pub and finish early. People left in their droves within an hour of her starting her session, 2 tables around us were discussing where they could go at such a late time and on a new years eve so they could enjoy their evening. The whole thing was such a shame, she was not suitable for the venue or the occasion, the only respite people got was when she took a break. Had we not had a few taxis booked at gone midnight which were prepaid, we would have left about 10 pm ourselves. I don't think we will bother again on a new years eve after this, it spoilt ours and many of your guests evening. By 1150pm on the evening and on a new years eve you had the singers 3 friends and just us left in the pub, surely you could see how people felt, the previous new year had been terrific, perhaps you'll learn ?

Had lunch with a few friends and we all loved the food and enjoyed ourselves. The service was excellent considering how busy it was.

Food was very good. New server was good ..score for Atmosphere is lower because we were in a very small room on our own.

Another fabulous meal at the Swallows Nest this evening. The ‘Sunday lunch’ Roast beef and Trio superbly cooked and enjoyed in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Special thanks also to our server Chelsea…..brilliantly cheerful, polite and helpful every time we visit. 👍👍

My wife and I chose this restaurant for our first meal out on Boxing Day due to my wife's illness over the past 12 months. Due to my wife having a Wheat Allergy, we reviewed the menu on line to ensure the menu was appropriate. As this restaurant is owned by Mitchell & Butler ( where we have eaten in many of their restaurants in the past) there has always been Gluten Free alternatives/Menus. Unfortunately the menu on the website for Boxing Day, differed to the menu on the day. We advised the waitress of the wheat allergy, but unfortunately they do not have a separate GF menu. We were then provided with the Allergen Advisory information, which is of no use, when you know what foods to avoid on the menu. We managed to choose a Starter and Main course from the menu but there was no GF desserts available. Therefore my wife's only option was ice-cream/sorbet. I chose the Baked Vanilla Cheesecake for dessert but when it arrived it was still frozen and inedible however I was offered an alternative dessert. We were aware that this is a dog friendly pub but the table next to us had a cat sitting with them throughout the whole of their meal!! Its a good job someone with a cat allergy was not sitting near them or spotted by one of the dogs!!

Visited for lunch with a friend, I had lunch here two weeks previously with my husband and friends; on both occasions the food was good and the service prompt. Would recommend despite a staff member telling a local cat who had been sheltering in the entrance that "he was banned". The hostelry is however dog friendly apparently.

Lovely pub setting, beautiful food. I had the lamb skewers - delicious - would highly recommend

Disappointed that 50% of the vegetarian starters were unavailable and told we had to choose from what was left. It took an unhappy response and reflections from the waitress to then speak with the Manager and Kitchen to look at an alternative. All previous numerous visits have been great, so a little disappointed by this one, which would have just taken some wider thinking for a solution, rather than a standard no without checking in the first instance

Great pub venue with comfortable outdoor seating

The food was lovely! However the whole experience was rushed and ruined. We had starters arrive within 5 minutes of order, before even our drinks had been served. Our plates were promptly cleared as our first drinks arrived. We asked for time before our mains were brought to us, as we hadn't even greeted each other properly for our Christmas meal together. This was ignored and our main course arrived within 8 minutes of our starters. Totally unacceptable. I complained but the waitress just shrugged and said "well they're ready" A really negative experience for a christmas get together. That ended up ruined.

Lovely place to eat, ambience perfect, drinks excellent and service and the best

Visited with friends have been a few times ,food excellent and good value .Nice views looking across to Frankley Beeches and can see Birmingham sky line in the distance on a clear day .

I had to do a fresh review of the Swallows Nest as it deserves it!!!....... went last night on the 14th December for a birthday meal, naturally it was very busy but the service and food still excellent, we were served by Lauren and another waitress with glasses and long brown hair, Apologies for not getting her name as they both were really friendly and full of banter, I had the Tandoori chicken skewers which was lovely but I have to highly recommend the 10oz ribeye.... I had this with Garlic Prawns, triple cooked chips, onion rings and peppercorn sauce.... all I have to say is..... OMG!!!! It was perfect!!!! Yet again the Swallows Nest had exceeded my expectations!!!!!

Had a nice evening, had to wait for table,good service,food ok..nothing special

This is now our go to place for food cooked to a high standard with excellent service.

Chose from the festive menu, I had pork belly which was a small square of meat, a few frozen beans, and about a teaspoonful of red cabbage. There were no roast potatoes, no carrots, or pigs in blankets. I had lemon tart for dessert which was ok, but it was not worth 31.50.

I love everything about The Swallows Nest. I travel a little over and hour to visit here every year, as it’s my all time favourite place to eat and feel cosy and Christmassy. I wouldn’t change a thing!

Came here a few weeks ago with work colleagues for Christmas meal, food was so nice that i decided to bring my father here for a meal as a birthday treat. We had the festive menu which is £34.95 for 3 courses. I had scallops and king prawns for starter and i have to say i don't know where they source their king prawns from but they are the best i have ever tasted. All of the food was cooked to perfection and is that tasty that i would say it is possibly the best place that i have ever eaten. We were being taken care of by Stephanie and i can honestly say, i have never been served by someone so lovely, friendly and attentive. Even down to putting a candle in my fathers pudding as i let slip it was his birthday during coversation (so thoughtful and sweet). She gave us such a warm welcome and she is a credit to this business. Many thanks for a wonderful evening, we will definitely be returning and recommending this place to people we know. Also for anyone wanting to go, i advise you book as it is very popular.

Came here a few weeks ago with work colleagues for Christmas meal, food was so nice that i decided to bring my father here for a meal as a birthday treat. We had the festive menu which is £34.95 for 3 courses. I had scallops and king prawns for starter and i have to say i don't know where they source their king prawns from but they are the best i have ever tasted. All of the food was cooked to perfection and is that tasty that i would say it is possibly the best place that i have ever eaten. We were being taken care of by Stephanie and i can honestly say, i have never been served by someone so lovely, friendly and attentive. Even down to putting a candle in my fathers pudding as i let slip it was his birthday during coversation (so thoughtful and sweet). She gave us such a warm welcome and she is a credit to this business. Many thanks for a wonderful evening, we will definitely be returning and recommending this place to people we know. Also for anyone wanting to go, i advise you book as it is very popular.

Excellent for large family meal. Friendly service, excellent food with plenty of choice.

The staff were very helpful, polite and personable. Service was efficient and the food was excellent.

Friendly and helpful staff lovely food and a enjoyable atmosphere

What a lovely place to eat and drink with friendly staff

A wonderful pub, the quiz on a Tuesday is the best around. Bar staff really put they're back into it.

Nice pub with great views, big portions of food.

The Swallows Nest is a nice cosy pub. Food was great but the only thing that let it down was the beef was a little tough and had a lot of fat

Great sunday roast, nice comfortable atmosphere and friendly service.

The waiter Cameron was so welcoming such a lovely young gentleman. Food filling and nice. Atmosphere lovely highly recommend.x

Had a wonderful meal and so did my guests. Everyone enjoyed every course. Lovely location with views of countryside and very pleasant staff. Would recommend

Friendly and welcoming staff and tasty food, enjoyed with good company - what more can you ask....

Food was average. Soup tasted like it was from a tin. The main was nice and ice cream is ice cream. Nice venue and staff were attentive.

Great place for a catch up. Food was awesome

Lovely atmosphere, decor is just lovely. Staff were so helpful and polite. Didn't wait long to be served. Food was good quality and very tasty

Above average Pub Food. Pleasant establishment with a far from usual Menu, very attentive and pleasant staff and good atmosphere.

Nice place, slightly overpriced but nice place to chill with a pint.

Love coming here! Never been a disappointing time.

Decent gaff. Impolite cat Overall wouldn't visit again