Address

Binton Road

Welford-on-Avon

Warwickshire

CV37 8EB

Telephone

(01789) 750353

Opening Times

Weekdays

11.30 - 3, 6 - 11

Sundays

11.45 - 10.30

Enjoyably civilised pub with appealing ancient interior, good carefully sourced food, and a great range of drinks including five real ales; terrace The charming licensees are almost always on hand to give personal attention and you can see this reflected in the general high standards and warmth at this delightful 17th-c place. Over the last year, readers have really enjoyed their kind welcome, well kept beer and delicious food (most people come to dine so booking is advised). The attractive interior (full of signs of the building's venerable age) is divided into five comfortable areas, each with its own character, from the cosy terracotta-painted bar to a light and airy gallery room with its antique wood panelling, solid oak floor and contemporary Lloyd Loom chairs. Flagstone floors, stripped or well polished antique or period-style furniture, and three good fires (one in an inglenook), add warmth and cosiness. Hobsons, Purity Pure Gold and UBU, two or three guests such as Greene King Old Speckled Hen and Purity Mad Goose are on handpump, and they've a dozen or so wines including champagne and local ones by the glass; piped music. In summer, the creeper-covered exterior is hung with lots of colourful baskets, and there are tables and chairs on a vine-covered dining terrace. This riverside village has an appealing church and pretty thatched black and white cottages.

Licensee name

Colin Ombler

Laurel (Enterprise)

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If you turn to the back of the menu you will see a list of the local food suppliers they use here – the licensees put a lot of effort into sourcing good produce. The menu includes a good choice of sandwiches, fried brie with ginger and apricot compote, crispy whitebait, ploughman's, faggots with sage and onion gravy, smoked salmon and crayfish tail salad, and sirloin steak. Daily specials might take in sardines in tempura batter on oriental and ginger salad, lamb burger on toasted focaccia with cucumber salad and mint and ginger yoghurt, cajun sweet potato and red pepper curry, and roast salmon on paella-style rice with chorizo; popular Sunday roast, fish and chips night Tuesday and Spice Night Friday.