The Turks Head in Stratford-on-Avon

The cod and chips were excellent but the fish cakes seemed devoid of any fish

Excellent pub ,food was tasty nicely presented and good value for money.Service attentive.

A very busy pub. Saturday night rammed. We had a table booked. The "music" was just instrumental noise. Very strange but they turned it off in our area when we asked as we couldn't hear ourselves think or talk to one another. Food was ok. A different selection to run of the mill pubs which was nice. Everything looked nice. Some things didn't have a huge amount of taste. The fish cakes were ball shaped but didn't have much fish in them. We would return but not on a Saturday night.

Best Sunday roast beef I've had at a pub.

Friendly. Welcoming. Child friendly. Love the local community and how they make you feel welcome.always look after you as you are their own.

Never disappoints food first class staff and atmosphere perfect 👌

Booked a table for 7pm. service was excellent within 5mins we had our drinks, had our menus, couple of staff checking.back an forth to see if we were ready to order, place was rammed in the bar as we entered, the lounge was at the rear with plenty of room tables. Food came within 15mins, great service, great staff, really nice tasty food, drink, main meal, pud for £23 a head, kids welcome, all in all a great 65th birthday treat

Definitely the best pub in Alcester! Great service, great food, great beer.

We stopped by in a weekend trip recently for some lunch and weren't disappointed. The spicy burger and Cajun chicken pitta were both delicious and the real ale was perfectly kept. Highly recommended.

Had a fantastic meal 19/01/24 evening with my family. The pub was rammed but the food and our hostess were utterly superb, nothing was to much trouble. We had visited last summer on a lunchtime and decided to give an evening meal a try, not disappointed everybody loved their food. Will definitely be back and our extended family will be trying to. Thank you to all the staff at the Turks head for a blinding experience 😍

Probably the most popular pub in Alcester

Lovely friendly pub. My go to bar when in Alcester

Hands down the best pub in Alcester for food and craft beer. Edit 2024: still the best pub in town for food and beers

Very pleasant staff. We had an excellent lunch.

TheTurks Head is a welcoming Pub on the Alcester High Street. The Aubrey meat dish was excellent, thank you Carl & staff.

Wowseringly great! Super food , eclectic menu and clientele. Thoroughly recommend. Sadly , they don’t serve Carling or Fosters

Just went for drink, great pub and atmosphere

Delicious food, first visit. Will deffo be back :-)

Great little pub in Alcester. Worth a visit.

Our favourite pub in Alcester 😊 Great food and drink, friendly staff and owners.

We enjoyed our starters so much we wanted to order them all over again and maybe skip the mains... but a delicious Pizza and a Turks Head Burger didn't disappoint and rounded off a very tasty and enjoyable meal... No room for pud but... like Arnie... "I'll be back..!"... Recommended ;-)

Only popped in last Sunday to sit in the beer garden and enjoy the lovely Autumn sunshine 🌞 Very relaxing didn't eat there this time will definitely return

The fish and chips was absolutely first class - best ever . Home made chips, lovely battered fish . Friendly staff . Will definitely be back .

Decent beer garden, although too cold to use right now

Excellent sharing platter, beer good too 🙂

Called in for a quick meal before the footie. Lovely atmosphere, ordered the sticky belly pork starter as a main. Highly recommended it....so tasty. Service was really quick and staff friendly and attentive. Would definitely come back if we were back in Alcester.

Popped in for shared snack with my daughter…ordered a couple of drinks and some chicken bites and fries. We had a couple of bites paid and left. The sauce the chicken was in was horrible, the chips were herby and greasy! Friendly staff though and a nice environment perhaps we were just unlucky but £19 for two pops chicken nugget starter and a side of fries was a tad over priced.

First time dining here after visiting just for drinks before. Highly recommend it after a great meal! The pub was absolutely full bearing in mind it was a Tuesday after BH Monday. Just goes to show what a great pub this is. Great selection of Ales and menus have a fantastic choice. Prices seem to be in line with most places to eat now. My only small criticism is there is only one choice of steak which is high end Aubrey Allen meat. Maybe a slightly more cost effective choice of meat along side this one would be better for most family’s. Highly recommended!

Really enjoyed the meal and the service was spot on cheers guys

We like this place & visit for Sunday lunch . This time however didn't quite live up to expectations. Our roast potatoes were hard and the beef, promised pink definitely wasn't compared to previous visits. Good interesting assortment of veg though. And reasonably priced wine! Aug 23 just returned for further visit. This time the beef didn't disappoint was both pink & tasty Veg was excellent again but again the potatoes weren't that good, one was definitely stale and the Yorkie hard,, more gravy please!

Friendly, excellent service, excellent beer, excellent food, simple but perfect. Great value too. We had sausage and onion ciabatta rolls with a portion of chips to share, and everything was of very high quality, presented thoughtfully and with care.

This is a proper pub, with great beers, some local, the food is excellent, and well priced. They won the camera award last year, and rightly so.

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant place for lunch. On holiday at nearby Karma Salford Hall we came here for lunch. We also visited last Christmas and this was just as good. We sat in the pretty garden area. i had the best fish and chips ever and my husband really enjoyed his bangers and mash. Service with a smile and good value for money. Thanks for a lovely holiday memory.

Great food. Beautifully done up in the back area of the pub where its lovely and bright and airy.

Lovely place, bar staff very friendly except Dan the manager, spoke to us in an aggressive tone and told us to leave the pub after spending good money in there on food and a few drinks after and keeping ourselfs to ourselfs, he also judged us calling us “Piss heads” after threatening behaviour

Stopped here for lunch - good service & food was excellent

Great little pub with nice outdoor seating area🙂

Fantastic food, very good friendly service and a lovely ambiance. Pricing is very reasonable and a good quick service.

Food.was nice and fresh , delicious really. Service was amazing

Again lovely food and atmosphere

One of the best places to eat in the West Midlands, been here multiple times for a variety of occasions. Simply lovely, their brisket is to die for.

A little dark and dingy and disabl3d access could be better. Food was average

Good food. They were very busy but kept us informed 😉 Good communication.

Decided on a day out to Alcester and having walked round this lovely village for some time we called in to the Turks Head for much needed lunch and refreshments. Best decision we have made for some time . A marvellous traditional english pub.From a well balanced menu we decided on a meat platter to share and it was absolutely awesome. BBQ brisket slices that melt in your mouth , pork rib bites , chilli and garlic duck ,chorizo sausage ,olives balsamic onions ciabatta slices and salad with dressing . This meal had everything flavour ,texture just the right amount of spice and heat washed down with a glass of "Jimbo" bitter (a new beer to me but one i intend to try again as soon as possible ) well kept , crystal clear and perfect temperature. Well done Turks Head best pub meal I have had in a long time.

Great range of beer in a fascinately designed pub.

Fantastic food and a great selection of drinks. Highly recommend the meat platter.

We all had a delicious traditional Sunday roast, after a lovely walk in oversley wood.. We finished off with puddings which were also delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive. A lovely pub in Alcester.

We always have a great time at the Turks Head. Menu is great, staff are really friendly and the best variety of beers.

One of the best pubs in town, great food and great ale

Dog friendly pub. Lovely staff and fantastic food!

A lively bar area and quieter restaurant. Food good with a mix of traditional items and some with a twist. See online menu.

The food is always excellent (especially the halloumi fries) my daughter has a severe nut allergy and they always accommodate her. The staff are really friendly and welcoming.

Some of the best chips I've had, the spicy burger was lovely and great beer, what's not to like.

Terrible telephone manner I did not dine there because of this. Not sure if the in-house service would have been different.

Lovely pub. Garden. Foods lush. Affordable.

Top pub, lovely pint of Guinness was had 😋

I had a really good visit here. The pub is old and cosy with a welcoming fire. There was a good atmosphere when we arrived. We only came for a light meal and chose the vegetarian sharing platter. It was one of the best sharing platters I have eaten. Service was efficient and friendly. I shall be back very soon.

The prettiest pub in town, with an amazing range of beer (updated regularly) and great food. Love the staff as well.

Decided by the off chance to see if i could get a table. The staff assistant was friendly and welcoming. The wait was longer than normal for food to arrive(around 35mins) The food we ordered ( big turk burger & chicken and mayo) was unreal. Great taste and the high light was the big juicy chips.

Really nice food! Quite a surprise! Can't fault them!

Possibly the best burger I’ve ever had! Great homemade pickles too. I was welcomed by the lovely staff. It was no trouble to slightly alter my food order. I’m one very full & happy customer. 🍔😍

It's always a must do when I'm in Alcester 😊🍺👍

Day out in Alcester was made perfect by lunch here at this lovely pub. Cosy and welcoming atmosphere with log fire, friendly service and great food.

Liked it. nice pub , log fire, great service, good food. A proper town pub.

Lovely welcome from the pleasant staff and roaring Wood fire for our lunchtime visit today. Always best to reserve ahead. Beautiful baked fillet of cod with mushrooms and chorizo, and very reasonable price. Definitely recommended, a fine old English pub restaurant that cares about customer service.

Great place with ana amazing selection of food and beers , followed with great friendly service 👌

Really recommend the Butty Batch beer. Nice pub wth open fire.

First time at pub. Wanted a quick pub evening meal before a meeting. We had ham, egg and chips, plus a chicken skewer dish which were both excellent the pudding was delicious - chocolate brownie. Good service. Lovely ambiance with a roaring log fire. Great for a quick pub meal.

Lovely atmosphere. Lovely glass of red. We had the chicken skewers - delicious. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Cracking food and drink. Nice atmosphere and friendly folk.

Excellent beer, food and garden

Great choice of beers and good lively atmosphere.

We had not eaten at the Turks for a few years and both of our previous experiences were excellent but both based on a Sunday lunch and as a CAMRA member I had also read about the current beer reputation so it made sense to book. We do live 15 miles away so a £30 taxi would be an additional cost to our evening which would hopefully be worth it. You can judge that for yourselves at the end. Anyway we arrived 30 mins before our table booking of 8pm in order to have a pre drink or two and the bar area was packed, which is great to see in these days with so many places struggling post covid and with money being short for many people. My wife enquired about our table only to be informed that we would be situated within the very loud and busy bar area. There were no other diners in the bar area and it was extremely lively and noisy, not where you would expect to be seated, unless this is specified at the point of booking, which then allows the customer to choose. The table we had been allocated had people situated at it and it had gone 8pm and we had still not been called over so we went to the bar and asked when it would be ready. The bar person went over and the people at our table did appear somewhat reluctant to vacate it. Anyway we finally sat down at 20:10 and service was extremely prompt. There was a speaker directly above us and even our server was struggling to take the order with the noise levels and dance music being played. Anyway food and drinks arrived and the starters were all great as was the wine. However we were then politely informed that our mains were ready whilst still eating our starters! So without any break between courses we ate our mains, which again we all agreed were excellent. I then went to the toilet and upon my return to the bar noticed that there was now a spare table in the dining area. I asked if we could move and we were moved into the dining room. It was perfect timing as the lady on the table next to us had clearly had way too much to drink and her language was absolutely shocking, which really didn’t go down well with my 14 yr old daughter and elderly father. (Appreciate that this happens in pubs but very rarely in the dining area do you witness this). We then sat in the far more relaxed dining area for around 30 mins but unfortunately nobody offered us a menu for dessert’s or drinks. Again we went to the bar and were given a dessert menu. We then ordered more wine and brandy and overall gave a fair bit of business to the Turks last night so when we were presented with the bill I did comment on the whole evening and there wasn’t even a gesture of knocking the ice cream off for the child or have the coffee on us, it was all too be honest what felt like a very non genuine apology. So for anyone who should read this then you will also see that the vast majority of my TA reviews are a 5. I dine out frequently and I’m fairly easy to please but last night was unfortunately not one of those occasions. From the Turks point of view all of my points made within this review are fixable. Were we just that unlucky group that this happens to sometimes ? You are serving great food but I’m afraid the overall experience for what was a special occasion was a huge disappointment with too many school boy errors.

This pub is acknowledged as the best in the small town of Alcester. I am particularly attracted to the large selection of real ales that they stock. More importantly the management and staff really care about the beer they sell ensuring that customers are 100 percent happy. The surroundings are perfect, I did not eat on this visit, but previous experiences have been great.

Loved the food and the service was faultless. We had the steak and the baked cod. Waiters and waitresses were polite and friendly. The only downside was the noise. The room was full of dinners so the noise level quiet high in a small room, not the place to have a conversation. However our visit was great and we would definitely visit again

The food was bloody lovely definitely go again

Food was absolutely amazing. The duck wraps were very delicious. Would highly recommend and will return in the not so distant future

2nd time we've called in. We ordered a pint of Tribute which was very nice, 1/2 pint of Poppy's IPA which was more of a required taste, we also ordered the meat platter and a portion of chips again, the meat platter was equally as nice as the first time but the triple cooked chips were like the chips left over at the end of the nights service in an ordinary chip shop. Need to watch the standards.

Lovely village pub with a great choice of beers, ad almost secret garden that has lots of character and lovely food.

Lovely little pub. The food was amazing!! Definitely worth a visit for a meal. Service and ambiance was great, and they are also pet friendly.

Nice friendly atmosphere. All the staff are always there to help and friendly it's a really nice pub I recommend going if you can.

Great food really good service very friendly. All in all a very pleasant experience.

Excellent pub, superb staff and beer garden in a lovely town. What more do you need short of good company

Food and service excellent for a large group of lunch time cyclists

Superb pub. Customer Service was excellent with tasters provided when I wasn't sure which beer to go for (all new brands to me). The food felt like a treat, was good value and impressed with the surroundings. Hope to return in the near future.

Such a lovely evening and friendly and relaxing. Food was excellent and lovely real ale

Friendly service and a really nice garden to enjoy drinks.

Fantastic food! So good infact we completely forgot to pay!!! The waitress called us back and we sorted it but was so embarrassed! The staff were very friendly about it so was all good in the end. The food here was amazing and the pints are great too! Great selection of gins and a really nice area outside the back of the pub. Would highley recommend.

Very disappointing experience. Rushed us to place order. Serving staff constantly interrupting conversations. Some food overcooked, Turks burger raw inside. Salad pretty poor. Chips undercooked. A plate of pale brown food. Expensive substandard meals. Beer pumps ran out; 3 of them, so choice was non-existent. Visited here regularly pre-pandemic, and looked forward to returning. Wont be back again. Felt like a noisy transport cafe without good food.

Charming place with a beautiful backyard.

Nice people, very good beer and food that is excellent. Particularly the sirloin steak.😃

Pleasant dinner, tasty food, nice selection of wines and beers

Good beer nice garden happy staff 👍. Asked if they sold there Turk's head branded glasses the chap with the Wkd hair cut just gave me 1 that had some original local art on it for FREE also thay have hands free door openers on the toilet door amazing ! Best pub in a while nice to meet Happy as Larry what a star

Limited menu but excellent food, can recommend.

Didn't book a table for dinner but the nice chap behind the bar found me a table for one. Great menu, not over complicated & really good food. There was a buzz about the place & other guests leaving had all had a good visit. 2nd visit to the Turks & will be a regular stop when in the area.

Great food and great selection of ales, beers and spirits. Probably my favourite pub in Alcester. Molly is a particularly great member of staff!

These guys have a really cool garden! More space than you would expect in the back :)

Consistently good food and drinks. Lovely staff.

Booked for Mother's Day and it was amazing. The food was 🤤🤤 I could of eaten the roast dinner twice it was so good! Service was really good too, the serving staff were top notch & very helpful and polite.

Lovely traditional pub with good selection of food and drinks. Friendly staff and nice walled garden with heaters. Well worth a visit.