The Hollybush Inn

Absolutely brilliant pub , lovely canal side position with a great vista of fields and trees , superb collection of beers , real ales , Erdinger on tap ! , bottles of a decent red wine £18 , very dog friendly , great for kids with a fantastic play area with loads of seating for adults around the back , go to the front and sit by the canal , watch the boats and chat to the friendly locals , staff very friendly and service is quick , the cleanest pub we’ve seen , always cleaning the place , mowing the lawns and jet washing the floors and tables , straight into our top 10 pubs in the country and if you read my other reviews you can see we go to and review plenty , a credit to the owners

Don’t bother, much nicer places around. Miserable owners/staff from the moment we walked in. Arrived after completing a charity event, 6pm us walked in at 12 noon and I asked if there was a table available however appreciating we hadn’t pre-booked. The guy (landlord maybe) just bluntly said, yeah any table without a reservation on it and left us to it. No hello, welcome, let me check the tables with you etc, nothing, I knew at that point we should have left and gone elsewhere. Managed to find a large table outside, I needed to take 2 chairs from a small (unreserved) table inside to accommodate the 6 of us. The small old lady with shirt blonde hair gave a look of disgust although wasn’t willing to help or offer alternatives. Food ordered and came to the table served by the same lady, crikey a smile was out of the question! We all agreed the food was popping hot and good portions but so so bland, tasteless pie, boiled tasteless veg, and bland chicken, none of us would waste time travelling here again ever! I mean £14 for a pie main meal is cheap but even still I wouldn’t bother. Beware of the hundreds of wasps outside around the sitting area!

Celebrated our sons birthday. Four dinners OK, my Ceasar Sallad a joke. No bacon, no bread croutons, no romaine lettuce, no sliced grilled chicken. No reaction when I complained. If you ever consider to order a Ceasar Sallad at the Hollybush Inn, I suggest you do something better with your money, e.g. through them in the nearby canal.

Called for lunch at this canal-side pub popular with walkers and doing a great trade on a rainy Monday. Friendly efficient service, good well prepared (if a little basic) food, and clearly signposted gluten free options on the menu. Nice well kept ales.

Food is lovely but it’s the staff that ruin it especially the old lady waitressing her attitude is awful! Food starts at 5.30 so we ordered on the dot but still had to wait an hour and when asking how long food was going to be she replied ‘you’ve only been waiting 35 minutes’ we only ordered a sandwich and chips!!!