The best restaurants serving Default food in Aston Cantlow Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands

Great place. Just a shame where it is!!!

We booked a table at short notice on Mothers Day. We were working at the Village Hall over the road, so didn’t have a lot of time to eat. Had a nice table for 2. I expected a bit of a delay because of the Mothers Day bookings, but there were quite a few tables available. It took half an hour for our order to be taken, only then after I had asked for it. We ordered roast beef for my hubby and loin of pork for myself. Another half an hour went by and again I had to ask how long it would take. When the meals finally arrived, both looked beautiful, but the mash on pork loin plate was stone cold. I asked them to deal with it, which they did (took another 10 minutes). When the replacement plate came out it was also stone cold. By this time I told them to cancel my meal. Hubbys meal was ok, but not piping hot, but he ate that. He had ordered a pudding, which we took away and which I ate at the venue over the road. Overall I did expect a delay, but given that there were only a few tables taken, it should have been a lot more efficient I feel. Such a shame as the Kings Head looked lovely.

The variety of stores all of which are substantial in size make the Maybird Shopping Park an attractive venue. The large open carpark can accommodate hundreds of vehicles. Although in inclement weather one may have to park at some distance from the nearest shop once one has reached the stores a covered walkway gives protection. There is a café within the Asda store otherwise there is not a Café Nero a Costa Coffee or similar. Technically the Maybird is an out of town centre but in reality its proximity to Stratford upon Avon means it is very easy to extend a visit

We stayed at the hotel and booked the restaurant without much thought, given the location was perfect after a day of travel. The menu, as, seemingly, with all of Stratford, is heavily plagued with green oil and saffron sauce for the fish. On a separate point, I would centralise the menu, as I never quite understood the mix of pub classics with much more refined offerings. The starters should have been fairly tame, but honestly, tomatoes for £8 and a disturbing crab tartlet that texturally and aroma-wise presented itself as cat food, both with the green oil, were not the best beginning. For the mains, I went for the fish and chips (£19), which ended up being the highlight (store-bought tartar sauce notwithstanding) and my partner went for the hake with the saffron sauce. To be honest, by the speed with which our waiter replaced the hake, I'm guessing the original dish was grabbed off the pass without checking as I thought the fish tasted stale at best. On a side note, seems the bar is not fully stocked at the moment, as all the wine that we wanted initially was not available. The lovely maitre d suggested something very drinkable instead. Overall, having now read previous reviews (oh, the naiveté of youth), it seems the restaurant was never a strong point of this hotel and I implore the new management to improve this as fast as they can.

Mira, honestamente no soy una persona difícil de complacer. Sólo denme la bienvenida, sirvan mi bebida y cárguenme correctamente. Sin embargo, me temo que después de nuestra experiencia en College Arms la otra semana estoy cometiendo herejía rock ‘n’ roll al estar en desacuerdo con Meatloaf — porque ‘dos de cada tres’ en realidad es malo. Parece un pub local para la gente local. No tendrán extraños (o problemas) aquí. A pesar de vivir localmente durante años, no sé cómo desbloquear el nivel de servicio de hospitalidad básica de College Arms. ¿Un apretón de manos secreto te ayuda a subir de nivel, o necesitamos recoger 12 sellos de fidelidad? Supongo que ahora no importa, porque las primeras impresiones lo significan todo y después de nuestra incómoda primera experiencia el otro día no tendremos la costumbre de pasar regularmente. ¿Recuerdas esos viejos westerns cuando el extraño entra en el bar y el pianista deja de tintinear instantáneamente los marfiles? ¿Todos los clientes callan y lentamente giran la cabeza para mirar a la nueva clientela, mientras se desplazan torpemente en sus asientos? Era así, pero con un piso de piedra, chimenea abierta y techos con vigas. La única manera de que hubiera sido más incómodo o territorial era si los habituales hubieran comenzado a rociar libremente su orina alrededor de la zona del bar. El barman no ayudó en nada. Se apegó firmemente al acto de la berlina occidental como si estuviera audicionando para un spaghetti western. El contacto visual está tan pasado en 2024 , así que se instaló de lado mirándonos y sin decirnos nada más que un grosero “¿algo más?”... e incluso eso parecía dolorosamente reacio. No me malinterpretes. No esperábamos que los lugareños nos dieran una palmada en la espalda y empezaran a recibir las rondas, ni esperábamos que el camarero nos jorobara las piernas por emoción. Sin embargo, era un ambiente innecesariamente incómodo. Un simple “Hola, gracias, adiós” habría sido suficiente para traernos de vuelta, pero después de esa fría recepción, no estamos planeando una visita de regreso.

Fui hoy con mi nieta. Phoebe era nuestra camarera. Muy agradable, educado y atento. El chef era Tristán y la comida era deliciosa. Lo pasamos muy bien, gracias.