Rugby
Shoulder Of Mutton

Shoulder Of Mutton

Sawbridge Road, CV23 8DN, Rugby, United Kingdom

Full • Steak • British • Chicken


"We called in here Saturday evening for a drink, with a view to have some food if we liked the menu. We hadn't been back here for a long while, even though we live locally, but had been meaning to revisit. We chose something off the bar menu and we were not disappointed. It was probably the best gammon I had had in a long time,and what I really liked was that the egg and pineapple was served together and you weren't forced to choose between the two as is most often the case. I dont like peas, but was kindly asked if I wanted an alterative, so I chose salad and it was delicious, fresh, full of colour and came with a gorgeous dressing. My husband had the burger and this was also very nice. The food was served up very nicely and just tasted absolutely delicious, the home made onion rings were lovely. It was modern pub food, traditional but updated and fresh. The drinks were also served nicely, my wine was in a lovely big glass, nicely chilled and very tasty. The landlord came over and had a word which was a nice touch and the service was excellent. Its also great to see basket meals on the menu. My only critisism is that the place lacks polish, the car park/garden at the back looks a bit shabby, it needs attention to detail, more colour, perhaps some nice planted tubs/ baskets etc. there was a broken pot and quite a bit of rubbish around, however I know they have suffered a flood and are in the middle of refurbishing. The bar was clean and nicely decorated but not sure about the overall style, seems to be a clash of different styles, however still a nice ambience. We wont be leaving it so long to revisit next time!"

Clarendon

Clarendon

Main Street, Brandon, Rugby, United Kingdom

Soup • Fish • Meat • Wine


"visited here during the stay at the hotel, and to be honest, it was a bit disappointing for me. my colleagues suggested eating in the nearby royal oak pub. the menu did not look particularly good, and it was hard to find 2 courses for under £20.00, most brasserie restaurants offer a fixed price 2 curs meal. So I started with sweet soup, this was served with 2 pieces dry brown brot, no sign of butter, suppe was ok brot as described. for the main I had the chicken caesar salat, this was served with brot crooutons, just piece of brot crushed! a new one on me, I was complaining and was sent some boiled, this is so basic for a 4 restaurant that I was actually shocked, only lazy in the kitchen, probably watching england lose on ipads to pay the correct attention what they were serving! the salate itself was quietly delicious. fine margins! 2 courses with a 175ml glass hausrose was close to £25.00, as a business traveler that was worth bad for me. at the review in i got a drink voucher, for a 175 ml glass house wine, at the bar I asked for a rose, then I asked if I could pay the difference to get a 250 glass, this should have been about £2.00, I was a five for the extra 75 ml this price the pinot at £50 a bottle! hard good customer service! to be fair, it was removed in the morning at the review, but the whole dinner with the wine-fiaco was overwhelming for a 4star establishment. it will be the royal oak next time I stay here."

The Bell Barge

The Bell Barge

Brownsover Road, CV21 1HL, Rugby, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Seafood • British


"We went to the Bell and Barge for lunch today .We used to like Harvester restaurants but following a disastrous breakfast there some time ago, Harvester ignored my letter , we have been avoiding Harvester.Today we decided to give them another chance it the experience was below standard and the management need a tightener.!On arrival we discovered the car park area to be litter strewn and untidy. It 's not been like this before with abandoned ceramic coffee mug, sweet wrappers and empty pop bottles. A 5 minute litter pick? The time was 11-50 and we were directed to a seat. We always have a dish called Simply Chicken but this has gone from the menu now but there is a similar more costly dish that we both ordered.Simply Chicken used to include a baked potato but the new dish didn 't.We had to order the baked potato as an extra but the waitress explained that due to a miscommunication in the kitchen , no one had put the potatoes on and they would be an hour.I expressed my disappointment and the waitress explained that the garlic mash was very nice. She explained that the salad bar wasn 't ready yet.We ordered bitter shandy which soon arrived and we waited for the salad bar to receive its bread rolls and serving spoons. Seemed a bit slack as they open st 11-30?The bitter shandy tasted like a soft sweet drink and it looked cloudy and unappetising.The salad bar proved better than we remembered .The service of our main was quick and efficient.When the bill came it included £6 for one and a half pints of bitter shandy.I explained about the drink being awful and advised the waitress to see her manager about the bill. She took the drinks away and came back explaining they said the bitter was off last night , but no one told anyone I remarked that it usually meant that they needed to clean out their pipes. The deducted the £6 from the bill.The restaurant opens ar 8-00 for breakfast .The toilets were disgusting with litter , spent toilet paper etc strewn around.The toilet bowls were dirty and the place needed a good blitzing.The waitress was friendly , caring and polite .The manager needs to run a tighter ship!!I will not write again to Harvester as they lack the customer care or manners to reply.Shall we use Harvester again ? Would you?"