The Wellington Inn in Herefordshire, County of - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This gastro pub is punching way above its weight and is consistently delivering great dishes. Good ales available also. A must try when in the area.

Very friendly welcome on arrival. Food and ale was top notch. Would recommend to all and I will return for sure.

Great pub and restaurant, friendly staff, and very good food. We have always been impressed when we have visited, highly recommended for lunch or dinner.

6 of us went for lunch in August 2024 - everything was wonderful. We all agreed the food was gorgeous (including not just one vegan main course option but two - so rare for us vegans to get a choice!), lovely location and super friendly, helpful staff. Definitely will go back!

Friendly service, top quality beers, and an interesting menu of very well cooked food.

A superb culinary experience! Gastronomy at its finest in the most unexpected place. An absolute must for locals and visitors.

Excellent dishes with fresh ingredients and cooked to perfection in a traditional pub setting tucked away on the slopes of the Malvern Hills! Friendly and efficient service makes you feel welcome! Overall a very good and unpretentious dining experience!

Being a cosmopolitan afficionado of good food, I highly recommend Wellington inn. The ambience, the variety of dishes and artistic combination of ingredients by the Chef make It the perfect choice for any time of day and occasion.

The food is excellent, as is the service! Absolutely blown away by how fantastic the food is, we had the salmon/asparagus/cauliflower purée special, the crispy pork salad special, and the harissa spiced cauliflower steak - All of them were excellent. Eat here, you won’t regret it!

This pub sits in a beautiful spot with views of the Herefordshire Beacon. The food is very good quality British classics, game and good vegetarian and vegan options. Highly recommend. Picture shows steak with peppercorn sauce and cheddar ploughman's.

What a great find. Really warm welcoming pub with a lovely atmosphere. We called in on the off chance after a 5 hour drive, we were greeted with a smile and a good pint of beer, it was just what the doctor ordered. The staff were lovely and nothing was any trouble. The food was excellent, really enjoyed it and very reasonably priced. We will be back. Thank you all 10/10!!

Absolutely fantastic, the food is to die for !, friendly staff and bar !, definitely worth a visit !.

We had lunch here after climbing British Camp. The landlord welcomed us to the restaurant side and took our orders. We had venison pie with roasted Mediterranean vegetables and chunky skin on chips as well as Bouillabaisse with garlic bread which is a bit surprising in this part of the world. Portion sizes were very good and the food was excellent. Outside the elevated location affords beautiful views over the surrounding countryside from the large car park. This place is certainly not a secret as evidenced by all the regulars who were having their lunch here on a Wednesday. It is fairly close to British Camp Car Park and would make an ideal pit stop after all the exertion. Wholeheartedly recommended.

Great views and well cared for garden. Friendly staff, didn’t get to eat as the kitchen closed but others food looked great and reasonably priced.

We stopped off at The Wellington Inn, following a family walk on a warm sunny day. We were 3 adults and 1 dog and we found a fabulous parasoled table in the garden - which has lovely views. We were greeted and welcomed by very friendly staff and the service throughout was excellent. Our food was a real surprise in its quality, portions and value for money - obviously home cooked and very tasty for our 3 different meals. I had the Bouillabaisse and this was excellent and a surprise to see on a menu in this area. We especially liked to see ‘smaller portions’ available on the roast dinners - my daughter really enjoyed this and it was ample for her in her chicken choice. We will certainly make return visits soon as we live locally in Malvern.

We really enjoyed the trout and beef salad and the desserts of chocolate panacotto and raspberry parfait were delicious

First time visit on a Wednesday lunchtime. Very friendly welcome. Several dogs and their owners looking very relaxed. This is a free house without the usual local Ledbury and Wye Valley brewery beer found everywhere else. Delighted to find an alcohol free IPA as it was my turn to drive. Food was surprisingly good. Shared a delicious pork hoisin starter and two fab mains - a twist on Max n’ Cheese, and a super tasty Steak & Ale pies. Some great veggies and vegan options. Recommended

Delicious food and a great choice of wine by the glass. My wife and I shared a seafood platter, really refreshing and tasty. For mains my wife had the chick pea, sweet potato and aubergine curry with a glass of Albariño. I had the venison wellington and a superb glass of a Sicilian passimento. We absolutely loved both dishes. The landlord is very friendly and helpful.

Sunday lunch. Was really busy when we arrived. Glad we booked. However the staff coped really well. Food was excellent, wine lovely. Best experience in ages.

Excellent food, good atmosphere and sensibly priced

My husband and I had a delicious lunch at the Wellington Inn today, chalk stream trout and pie of the day, sticky toffee pudding and coffee panacotta. Lovely welcome and strangers chatted to us!

Excellent Pub and one of the best meals that I have had in a long time. The service was top-notch.

Very tasty meal in a beautiful old Inn with so much character.

Spur of the moment had the special ..venison wellington absolutely delicious great atmosphere and great service highly recommended

Amazingly good food, in a wonderful old pub full of character

I wanted to love this place, but the owners manner was strange throughout, the vibes were off, and the veggie roast was not good. Positives first: it's in a beautiful spot, a historic pub right next to the most stunning walks along the Malvern Hills, lovely views, small beer garden facing south for the summer, roaring log fires for winter and a cosy, rustic interior with board games in the bar. However, the trouble started when we walked into the bar and said we'd made a reservation for two (with all the reviews glowing about dog-friendliness). Bear in mind our single dog is tiny, very used to busy restaurants, and never allowed to cause trouble. The landlord was NOT pleased to see him and declared half the pub was out of bounds to us. "oh, I should have mentioned having a dog on the phone, I will next time" I smiled, hoping to defuse the situation. YES YOU SHOULD HAVE, came the glowering response; a strange way to treat a brand new customer. No matter - he found us a table in the smaller, dog-friendly bar area. Not that we'd know, as we were told to sit down first at a truly tiny bar table, around mid-calf height. He then dropped off some menus and disappeared without a word, leading the landlady to ask from over the bar: "Are you fussy drinkers or do you know what you want? We need to know before 2:30." It wasn't clear if they'd stop serving food, alcohol, or what within the remaining 10 minutes. I enquired as to the ciders. Stowford or nothing. A shame for an area with so many good ciders, but no matter, two of those please. She overheard us saying 'well the reviews did say very dog friendly' and replied "We are but you have to go in the bottom section." As if to prove it, she brought some treats over for our dog, and then the landlord came back. "She's let that fire die down", he declared, putting a single cold log onto an unlit hearth without a hint of embers or having been used recently. Unsurprisingly, it stayed unlit. He disappeared again to fiddle with the wood stove in the next room, moving some other guests on a bench around to get some wood. We wondered if we'd be able to have the empty table for two next to the stove. "No, your table's the other side of that room", he declared. Is it ready for us to move to?... we wondered aloud, before he replied YES as if we were thick. Finally seated, the food came quickly and I had high hopes, with clearly marked vegetarian and vegan options throughout. It was a stuffed butternut squash roast which sounded delicious. Unfortunately the execution was... not good. The butternut had been simply cut in half, without any of the pulp or seeds scraped out like you normally would, and the 'stuffing' turned out to be a very thin garnish. It was also under-roasted to the point of being quite chewy. At this point the landlord comes to ask if everything is okay, and we said it was fine. He then starts talking to the (until now quiet!) dog in a funny voice and staring him down, which really scares him. Not taking upset barking at a stranger for a no, he continues with this a lot longer than I would have. I paid, left a decent tip for the younger staff who were all lovely, and left, unlikely to return.

I wanted to love this place, but the owners manner was strange throughout, the vibes were off, and the veggie roast was not good. Positives first: it's in a beautiful spot, a historic pub right next to the most stunning walks along the Malvern Hills, lovely views, small beer garden facing south for the summer, roaring log fires for winter and a cosy, rustic interior with board games in the bar. However, the trouble started when we walked into the bar and said we'd made a reservation for two (with all the reviews glowing about dog-friendliness). Bear in mind our single dog is tiny, very used to busy restaurants, and never allowed to cause trouble. The landlord was NOT pleased to see him and declared half the pub was out of bounds to us. "oh, I should have mentioned having a dog on the phone, I will next time" I smiled, hoping to defuse the situation. YES YOU SHOULD HAVE, came the glowering response; a strange way to treat a brand new customer. No matter - he found us a table in the smaller, dog-friendly bar area. Not that we'd know, as we were told to sit down first at a truly tiny bar table, around mid-calf height. He then dropped off some menus and disappeared without a word, leading the landlady to ask from over the bar: "Are you fussy drinkers or do you know what you want? We need to know before 2:30." It wasn't clear if they'd stop serving food, alcohol, or what within the remaining 10 minutes. I enquired as to the ciders. Stowford or nothing. A shame for an area with so many good ciders, but no matter, two of those please. She overheard us saying 'well the reviews did say very dog friendly' and replied "We are but you have to go in the bottom section." As if to prove it, she brought some treats over for our dog, and then the landlord came back. "She's let that fire die down", he declared, putting a single cold log onto an unlit hearth without a hint of embers or having been used recently. Unsurprisingly, it stayed unlit. He disappeared again to fiddle with the wood stove in the next room, moving some other guests on a bench around to get some wood. We wondered if we'd be able to have the empty table for two next to the stove. "No, your table's the other side of that room", he declared. Is it ready for us to move to?... we wondered aloud, before he replied YES as if we were thick. Finally seated, the food came quickly and I had high hopes, with clearly marked vegetarian and vegan options throughout. It was a stuffed butternut squash roast which sounded delicious. Unfortunately the execution was... not good. The butternut had been simply cut in half, without any of the pulp or seeds scraped out like you normally would, and the 'stuffing' turned out to be a very thin garnish. It was also under-roasted to the point of being quite chewy. At this point the landlord comes to ask if everything is okay, and we said it was fine. He then starts talking to the (until now quiet!) dog in a funny voice and staring him down, which really scares him. Not taking upset barking at a stranger for a no, he continues with this a lot longer than I would have. I paid, left a decent tip for the younger staff who were all lovely, and left, unlikely to return.

This place is on a fast bit of road Malvern to Ledbury - defo worth slowing down and turning in The bar area is a bit dated but the welcome is good and the beers are fine and the wine reasonably priced Four of us went for evening meal- Good Service , Great (PaveSteak) food and medium price range - we will go back

Really lovely Sunday roast. Excellently cooked (rare) roast beef at amazing value. Wonderful friendly atmosphere. Nice country vibe with a few locals and dogs present.

What a great pub. Perfect cosy atmosphere- a pub how pubs should be. Brilliant beer and 1st class food - pub classics as well as some more imaginative food - all well prepared. Wood fire was lovely and dogs made to feel welcome. Extra marks for the ladies’ loo being warm (they often aren’t!) Highly recommended.

What a great pub. Perfect cosy atmosphere- a pub how pubs should be. Brilliant beer and 1st class food - pub classics as well as some more imaginative food - all well prepared. Wood fire was lovely and dogs made to feel welcome. Extra marks for the ladies’ loo being warm (they often aren’t!) Highly recommended.

Beautiful cosy comfortable country pub with lovely staff and great food. Log burner and areal fire in the bar area where dogs are also allowed. Obviously the restaurant area does not allow dogs in there but you can eat in the bar area. Spent a relaxing evening there with a friend after eating. The locals that we met were equally as friendly as their dogs and hosts.

We happened on this wonderful gem of a pub by chance. We had been walking all round Eastnor Castle on the first lovely Saturday of the New Year and decided to celebrate with a traditional pub lunch. Drove a ‘solid’ couple of miles up the road to The Wellington Inn to find a delightful welcome, lovely fire and delicious food and beer. The dog even got a biscuit and water on tap; terrific. The perfect end to a perfect morning. It was also fantastic value. We will certainly be returning and cannot recommend more highly!

A lovely place for a family meal. Great food, good prices, and excellent service

Always a favourite place to eat and drink after a hike on the Malvern Hills ❤️

It’s a little way out of Malvern (12 mins in car), but really worth making the time to get there. Brilliant food (we had the cassoulet), great service, and reasonable prices. Sticky toffee pudding for pudding was memorable. Make sure you have time set aside to savour the food. Our hotel recommended the Wellington as a special place - which it is!

Lovely relaxed pub with glorious views. Dog friendly. Great staff. Exceptional food, we had a three course Sunday lunch and everything was perfect.

Found all the staff to be very welcoming and friendly. Some of the best hospitality I've experienced in a while. Very attentive and even very welcoming to the dog. Lovely quiet setting - only sad I visited in the evening so I was unable to see the view. Would absolutely return.

Quiet on the night but main course very good. Desserts rather expensive and didn't bother.

The food and welcome is consistently excellent. We have ended up here a few times for lunch whilst passing though, and now make a point to stop by whenever we are in the area. Great views, great hospitality, great beer and the food is always spot on.

Terrific Pub, always a warm and friendly welcome. Great food, great beer and great views. Absolutely recommend stopping by if you're passing.

Great food and good service. A gem of a place for Sunday lunch. Great views of the hills and good local food.

Delicious food, great customer service. Outside could do with a tidy up. Since I last posted, the outside has had a major tidy up! Looks warm and inviting from the outside. Was rather put off being asked for a tip when we spent over £70.

After too many years of passing this pub, likely thousands of times, l finally visited this public house with my wife. Friendly reception, absolutely brilliant food, steak gorgeous and great beer. All for a great price. We shall definitely return.

Really nice food. Service was very good. Have only been a handful of times yet it has always been very good.

Lovely pub with great service. A lot of dogs, nice clientele and lots of friendly staff. Food was great and original which made for a nice pub menu.

Whilst on holiday in the Malvern, my daughter discovered The Wellington Inn on Google and we decided to give it a visit. I have to say that we were very pleasantly surprised with the choice and quality of the food, especially as the pub is in a rural location. Congratulations to the publican, chef and staff for making our visit so enjoyable.

Went to this pub twelve months ago and thought how good it was. Returned last night and was so pleased to say it was just as good. Great starter, main and great desert. Yes, had all three and loved them all. Lovely atmosphere, great staff and the drinks were good too, but driving so could only have a couple.

Even with a steak knife still couldnt cut through roast beef. One small dish of veg for nine people, even cut one floret of cauliflower in half so everyone could have some.

A little gem on the outskirt off Malvern.

Lunch with family was excellent. This is a lovely, cosy, old-fashioned pub with a great atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff. The food was well-presented, deliciously tasting and good value for money. My wife is Gluten Free but this did not cause any problem. I can certainly recommend the prawn starter and the pie of the day. The portion sizes were certainly ample; unfortunately, no room for a dessert.

The choice offered on this menu was excellent. The food was presented very well and tasted just as good. We will return here.

This pub is quite a find. It is situated at the foot of the Malverns and has lovely views over Herefordshire countryside, which can be enjoyed from the garden and outside tables. There's an extensive menu with lots of daily specials, that takes it well beyond pub classics to some interesting tastes. Everything is well cooked and well presented, and portions are not small so it's ideal after a day tramping the hills. The beer is good, there are some interesting and good value wines, and the landlord is very welcoming - just a shame it's not our local!

We sat outside to eat, and although the road can be a bit noisy, it was worth it for the views. The food was lovely, and there were several specials added to the daily menu, which all sounded good. Well worth a visit.

I had the misfortune of breaking down directly outside the pub. Which as it turned out to be blessing, as it took the AA 5 hours to recover me, during which time I was able to have a meal and refreshments, I can highly recommend the food and the service, I must try if you're passing.

Wonderful hospitality, wonderful location, wonderful grub! - Thanks for all. Looking forward to returning very soon. All the best, Steve & Pam

Last minute decision to eat out but we managed to beg a late table here. Very busy but lovely atmosphere good friendly service and interesting menu local ingredients asparagus - local meats etc really enjoyed our evening. We will return Plenty of parking

We came across this pub when passing through and it was a fantastic find! The pub is lovely in a superb location, we had lovely food and the staff were super friendly and helpful!

Really nice pub. We only stopped for a drink after a walk and before we went to the hotel but it's a lovely place. Nice outfit area, friendly staff and good selection of drinks. People were eating there as well and the food I saw being taken out looked really good. Worth a visit for sure.

Booked last minute for Sunday lunch, wow so glad we did! The starters were wonderful, asparagus with poached egg, hooked to perfection! Don’t know what chef did to asparagus but wow!! Meat balls, my Son Oliver thought were fantastic! 4 roast beef dinners cooked to perfection! Lots of lovely veg, red cabbage, leeks, cabbage, cauliflower cheese, carrots, roast potatoes, yummy! My husband said the rhubarb crumble with hot cross bun ice cream was to die for! Thank you for a wonderful meal, compliments to the chef x

Traditional old quirky pub. Food of a very high standard. Lovely views from the pub garden areas. Very friendly staff & would definitely recommend

Very real and authentic British pub, high quality food and tasty ales, decent car park, very friendly and engaging staff, great pie!

We had a lovely lunch. Really nice menu with lots of choices. Dog friendly place. Handmade owner and friendly staff. We came all the way from Gloucester.

Good pub, good food and super friendly team working in the bar and restaurant - it certainly worth stopping off.

Absolutely delicious! What a fabulous little pub on the edge of the beautiful Malvern Hills. The service was great and the landlord and staff helpful and friendly. I would recommend this little gem to anyone. Many thanks

Called in on the way home from Malvern for a pint on the way home. Ended up staying for a meal. Friendly staff, nothing too much trouble and the simply the best steak I’ve ever had. Highly recommend this place.

The Landlord/Owner has really Scruffy & talked too much. The two young waitresses were very pleasant & helpful. My food was lovely. My husband steak was tough as old boots.

Everything you need in a good pub is here. Landlord Giles is a fantastic host with great staff. Food, beer, ciders, ambience, car parking all top notch.

We had a great experience, the service was excellent and so was the food. they even offered to prepare special out of menu plates to accommodate our kids,.

Amazing food and excellent service!

Really good food, friendly staff and characterful pub!

Best pub and pub food I have ever had. Nice friendly mime host. Highly recommended

We had such an excellent lunch here, the food was delicious, homemade sausage rolls as a starter, the largest pieces of haddock I've ever seen for fish and chips, and a Caesar salad which was a special of the day, delightfully fresh salad, stuffed with chicken and topped with anchovies. The landlord is cheery, friendly and attentive and obviously interested in his pub, as are all the staff and they carry a great selection of wines and beers. The pub has a lovely atmosphere and it was just as well we were on holiday as we stayed much longer than we intended sampling a few of the said wines and beers! Worth the drive from Bristol and we shall definitely return.

Busy lunchtime at the pub, only had sandwiches but they were fine

Excellent food and a warm welcome. Game pie which was packed with locally sourced meat and an beautiful piece of sea bass. Home cooked food done well. Highly recommend!

Fish finger sandwich was amazing, great hosts will come back

The food is outstanding, so well presented and absolutely delicious. There is so much thought that goes into preparing the menu . On top of that the pub is full of character. The landlord ,chef and staff are a great team . If you havent been, I sincerely recommend a visit, you won't be disappointed

Had dinner last night and everything was great. Had the hake with ratatouille and lemon mash. Delicious! My husband had the belly pork with black pudding and apple. Again, really tasty. Definitely worth visiting.

Dropped in yesterday lunchtime for a birthday lunch. Had read the reviews and it looked like a great place for a couple of friendly foodies and our dog. The sun shone, we could eat outside and best of all: the food. Wow! I had the...

The best steak I've enjoyed, 3 times Friendly & great service Not open all day, every day Slow moving drafted beer may not be best

Took visiting family (5 of us) for a meal at this pub and so pleased with our choice. Top location, friendly welcome with helpful information about the tap beers, which slipped down very nicely! The food menu was varied, incorporating clever twists and more importantly...

Absolutely 10/10, exceptional food and interesting menu, nice selection of beers on tap, really friendly staff and lovely view from the garden.

Pre booked in for dinner on evening opening on a Friday night during the hot weather. We were sat at the far back of the restaurant away from the bar. Very happy to be located there but there was an awful smell, similar to bins....

Friendly welcome, good selection of beers, wonderful pub food. Couldn't ask for more.

Pigeon for me black pud sausage roll for husband. We both had venison pie. This was a lucky find as we had planned to go to the nearby Thai after our walk. The food here though was amazing. Thank you and look forward to visiting...

We stopped off here after a long walk on the Malvern Hills. We were greeted by a very friendly lady who served us a drink and seated us. We decided on a venison pie and a steak. I’ve got to say that my wife absolutely...

My wife just returned from girlie holiday and I’d thought I’d take her out for food. Have to be honest The Wellington wasn’t my first choice but I’m extremely pleased I couldn’t get in anywhere else. Haven’t been to this pub in years in fact,...

Little gem!! Staff so lovely and fun, made us laugh and leave with a big smile!! Food stunning Wine n point! Very reasonable price!! Locals having a pint where comedians!! ❤️❤️❤️

We were caravaning inWelland and arranged a last minute Sunday lunch out as a party of 20. We all ordered 2 days beforehand. The meal was absolutely fantastic, local sources pork and beef. Very highly recommend you try them out when nearby.

Recommended by a local resident. Lovely little pub which wasn’t busy so we got in without booking. Our party ordered steak and chips, the steak was so tasty highly recommended, fish and chips large portion and the pie of the moment which was a proper...

Amazing lunch and great service! Great starter and the man was lovely. We had the patè and fish and chips and it was fabulous

Amazing service and fantastic food! The chicken patè was great!

Excellent meal with a choice of bar or restaurant seating, the food was delicious, the beer good, welcoming staff, highly recommended

We had a great pub meal in the garden on a nice, sunny evening. The staff are very friendly and the food very good: the salad was particularly fresh and crispy. Although the garden overlooks the car park, there's also a beautiful view over the...

Great Pub/Restaurant. Friendly service, excellent food and beer.

The landlord previously had a restaurant in Edenbridge, Kent and is still missed there. Colwall is lucky that he has moved there. The food, wine and beer is excellent and the pub always provides top quality products at every visit. It is certainly worth trying...

Good food ,good selection of ales spirits and drinks ,outside seating ,friendly staff ,good service .

Great place, nice beers, lovely food too. This is their Afogato.

Wonderful food. Excellent service. When visiting again will book again. Would recommend them.

Fantastic Food Service and Atmosphere.. thank you to all at The Wellington 5 STAR..