The best restaurants in Yoxall East Staffordshire West Midlands

This is the second time that we have eaten in The Ballroom restaurant at Hoar Cross Hall Like any restaurant, all three of the crucial elements need to be right for it to be considered exceptional, the food, the ambiance and the quality of the service The Ballroom at Hoar Cross Hall cannot be faulted, excellent food, beautifully prepared and presented, served by charming, attentive and knowledgeable staff in a magnificent setting

Lovely staff, lovely cakes, lovely atmosphere - nothing else needs saying. Can get busy with cyclists sometimes but always somewhere to sit. Just a delight.

Great customer service and food was amazing.

Walked down to The Crown with grandchildren anticipating lunch - doors locked. All indications were that they should be open - Friday 3rd January …..

Myself and my family visited here for Christmas Day 2024. Paying £105 per person and £50 for my 7 year old son. Myself and my son tripped on some unlevel flooring, and the manager proceeded to laugh and say ‘how many drinks have you had’. There was no apology, or concern, and also no sign or warning for the unlevel flooring. The ‘king prawn starter was not king prawns, it was a very small glass with small prawns and 1 king prawn. No table cloths, candles, nothing. My son’s starter arrived 30 minutes after the adults starters. Very basic, mediocre dinner. We unfortunately expected more for Christmas Day and especially paying the prices we did. Certainly won’t be returning. Very disappointed.

Clearly understaffed and a lot of mistakes were made. Came for my wife’s birthday. It’s sad to see what was a nice place to so downhill. I must note though, the man who served us was nice and polite and nothing was too much trouble. Clearly out of his depth though with no sign of any other staff. The food was ok but took nearly an hour for starters to come out and when they did, they bought out the wrong thing. This was changed but had a short wait. The main meals didn’t take as long but my wife’s was cold and my daughter’s order was wrong. Again, this was rectified but was getting very frustrating. Personally I have a decent appetite but even I thought the portion size was ridiculous. It can be off putting having so much food. No room was left for puddings. We got the bill and instantly spotted an error with a £21.50 charge for the bread! Thankfully this was removed from the bill after the issue was raised. Overall a very disappointing trip for my wife’s birthday. Sad to see a place fall so far from grace.

Charlotte Plum was absolutely outstanding. She advised us on food, gave us recommendations and made us both feel really welcome. Our experience really was down to the fantastic service that Charlotte gave us. Her knowledge about the menu was excellent. A real outstanding team member. Thank you.

Lovely staff, food good for chain pub, good pricing, all in all worth a visit if you want reasonable food on a budget, nice atmosphere too

Don’t be fooled by the stunning pictures, these are from the last owner of the pub, like others have said the place has become an absolute mess, the gardens are ruined and the pub is dirty and often smells of weed and sewage. The new owner is not a nice person, who clearly despises women, he also loves conflict with customers and swears a lot, often on a microphone for the whole village to hear. It’s a real shame that a once beautiful village pub has now been destroyed. It is also well known, around Yoxall, that the positive reviews are from his son and family. If you want a drink or food in Yoxall, I would highly recommend The Crown Inn, we went there yesterday and the food was delicious, the drinks were more reasonably priced and the landlady, and her team, were friendly and welcoming.