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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 18:00
Tue
18:00 - 23:00
Wed
18:00 - 23:00
Thu
18:00 - 23:00
Fri
16:00 - 23:00
Sat
12:00 - 23:00
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
£1.00 – £20.00
CUISINES
International, British
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
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About
A delightful traditional village pub set in the pretty village of Grandborough just off the A45. A perfect stop off 5 minutes from Dunchurch & 10 minutes from Rugby. Dog friendly also. Enjoy a game of darts. Relax on warm days in our peaceful garden. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE ARE OPEN FOR DRINKS ONLY AT PRESENT. We offer a great party, or business, venue with exclusive use of you own bar, lounge and conservatory with no room hire fee. Food menus are tailored to your needs ranging from a light buffet & snacks to a sit down meal for up to 50 guests. Perfect for business meetings and lunches. Free WIFI.
PRICE RANGE
£1.00 – £20.00
CUISINES
International, British
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards
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4.5
150 reviews
Excellent
89
Very good
37
Average
9
Poor
11
Terrible
4
leamvalley
9 contributions
Mar 2024 • couples
Called in to find that ‘tonight is curry night’. It was a set menu and one of us is pescatarian so opted for meat free.
It was a set meal - Thali, all homemade and delicious (see attached photo) and although not as cheap as an Indian Restaurant, it was way above the standards you usually get. Well done team!!
We are very much looking forward to the next event evening
We haven’t tried them but we are reliably informed that the Sunday lunches are as good if not better. Give it a go.
‘The Mutton’ is an unpretentious village pub, un bastardised by the villainous pub cos.
Written 16 March 2024
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James h
3 contributions
Mar 2023 • family
Had a family meal. Pie, chicken burger, steaks. All very good, perfectly cooked and very good value indeed. The cask ale is from the Roman Way Brewery. Very well kept. I would not hesitate to dine here again. I would recommend anyone visiting or living in the area to try this pub. Very good food, beer and friendly too.
Written 15 March 2023
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Mongo
10 contributions
Jan 2024 • friends
Great Sunday morning simple breakfast, good service and value. Pleasant staff who answer enquiries. Open fire on a cold January morning. Good quiet clean roads.
Written 29 January 2024
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Belinda C
London47 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
There appears to be no single source of truth on opening times or menu. Turned up on spec for a sandwich lunch on a Tuesday only to find it very closed (contrary to all the exterior signage which stayed an opening time of 12noon and food served until 3pm). Discussion with more than one local resulted in shrugging and rolling of eyes.
A real shame as the website makes it sound fabulous.
Written 6 August 2024
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Ian H
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • couples
I have never had such a bad Sunday Lunch. The beef just didn't taste like beef and the vegetables were over cooked, it wasn't even well presented. I wanted to go but my wife said lets stay for pudding, it's apple crumble and custard (our favourite), how could they go wrong with that. Well they did, is was horrible but unlike the overcooked meal this was still raw and luke warm at best. The empty car park and the lack of atmosphere should have given it away.
Written 21 March 2024
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Helen M
Coventry29 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
We popped in after visiting family graves and although the whole menu wasn’t available the meals we had were lovely and the landlady was friendly and welcoming.
Definitely recommend you give this lovely old pub a try.
Written 4 July 2024
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Tia K
3 contributions
Jun 2024 • couples
Hubby and I had lunch here today, it was delicious! Hot freshly cooked food, good selection of drinks and great service.
We will definitely be back!
Written 8 June 2024
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Vivian P
Northampton34 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
had a very nice meal sat in the conservetry , the establishment is very clean and my ham egg and chips with side salad was very tasty
Written 5 September 2022
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Brian R
61 contributions
Aug 2022 • none
I had seen some mentions on facebook about recommendations for the breakfast which impressed me so I went on the pubs website to enquire about evening meals having being impressed by what was on the menu we arrived at 5 pm went inside and asked if there was a table for two available and could we see the menu we were told that they don't start serving till 6pm and they were at present doing the menus so we ordered 2 drinks and sat outside.
Just after 6pm my wife went in to ask for the menu she came out to say they have changed the menu and its now pizza and egg ham and chips, we were very disappointed and annoyed as someone could of mentioned to us when we arrived that the menu was being changed we promptly left I cant see us going there again
Written 26 August 2022
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Gail R
London156 contributions
Oct 2019 • family
What an incredible dinner location, the food was amazing by Chef Mario the staff Sue and Peter were so helpful and attentive. Love coming to eat here when I am in the Rugby area!
Written 19 October 2019
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Peter W
Thank you for your lovely review. We look forward to welcoming you back agin when in this area.
Written 20 November 2019
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libbyengland2017
Rugby12 contributions
Aug 2019 • none
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!
Written 17 August 2019
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Peter W
Thank you for your lovely review. We are all delighted you enjoyed yourselves. Thank you, also, for your positive comments on the decor and car park. You are quite right and we are in the process of upgrading. We are to put the bar back in the front along with the skittles & darts making more of an old fashioned 'public bar'. The conservatory is being flag stoned in September and will flow through to the middle room making that more of a 'lounge bar' with sofa's etc. with the fire this will be cosy in winter. We look forward to welcoming you back.
Kind regards,
Peter
Written 19 August 2019
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Julie A
65 contributions
Jul 2019 • none
This was a dinner with friends. The food took over an hour and a quarter to arrive. When it did, it was delicious, and freshly cooked, but we would have been happier if they had warned us how long it would take, or checked in with us about it while we were waiting. There was only one other couple eating, but there was a skittles match going on in the bar. When I booked I was asked if it was for anything special and had told him it was to celebrate my birthday. I was still very pleasantly surprised when a cake was brought out, big enough for all four of us. I had the pork, which was belly pork, with pork wellington, with leeks, carrots, mash and apple sauce-it was very good.
Written 1 August 2019
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Peter W
Dear Guest,
Thank you for your review. I can only apologise for the wait as I should have notified you at the time. With the bar being packed and one team member down I did not realise the time scale. Thank you for your good comments on the actual food.
We were delighted you enjoyed the complimentary cake & it was nice to have met you all. Certainly a fun group and all laughter and smiles when you departed.
Regards,
Peter
Written 2 August 2019
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hungryhorse50
Rugby192 contributions
Jun 2019 • friends
Nice country pub surroundings in restaurant, pleasant welcome from staff. Twenty minute wait before being approached for orders and being told there would be a wait for the food (despite only 1 family of 4 eating in bar and 1 couple in restaurant) - too late to go elsewhere as we had nearly finished our first drinks and were miles from anywhere else. Time from ordering to food arriving was a further 1 hour and 5 minutes, no bread or nibbles offered or available to order meanwhile.
All dishes well presented and tasted nice, appeared genuinely prepared on premises. Desserts were excellent - modern style, nicely presented, adequate amount but not too much.
A couple of small mistakes by man who served us, nothing serious but did wonder how focused he was on the customers. Few customers for a weekend evening, meant not much atmosphere. Not cheap, but prices reasonable for quality of food.
Written 28 June 2019
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Peter W
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your review. I am devastated that you had this experience as we always try to achieve the very best for our customers and can only apologise. We have had a flow of staff being ill and others to help out which may have been the case. There is a selection of breads and olives with oil available to order which you may have overlooked.
Please would you email me at peterwilson42@hotmail.com with details of the day and time you arrived as I would like to find out more so that we can achieve a better service and make amends to yourself.
Thank you for your comments on the food side.
Kind regards,
Peter
Written 1 July 2019
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Ducklady
4 contributions
Jun 2019 • couples
Well I have to tell everyone that the pate here is homemade and out of this world. Mario makes it himself and it's smooth tasty flavoursome and almost so good you can't do without it, please go and try some , if I could award someone a medal it would be sue who serves behind the bar waits on table and listens to all the woes of the world from patrons and still smiles . I can't understand why this place isn't inundated with customers day after day, I would recommend this cute little country friendly pub to anyonex
Written 9 June 2019
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Peter W
Thank you for your great review. We will have to get Mario to make some more pate. Also for your kind comment on Sue and the Pub.
Written 17 June 2019
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Alistair C
Grandborough4 contributions
May 2019 • friends
Another fantastic breakfast friendly staff. With refill tea coffee and juices. Lovely proper meat good hearty breakfast. Highly recommend. First Sunday of the month
Written 5 May 2019
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Peter W
Thank you for your review. We have just started the monthly breakfast which has been well received with guests catching up with friends or just having a Sunday morning 'chill' enjoying the complimentary newspapers and the delicious full English breakfast.
Written 7 May 2019
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