Lovely pub restaurant which let us bring in our dog to a quiet corner where he could settle. The kitchen also accommodated our dietary requirements (no lactose/dairy and pork). The food was really tasty and delivered hot and generously sized. Really warm and inviting atmosphere. Free parking for patrons if they input their reg in the bar area (don't make the mistake I made and pay for parking!!).Dietary restrictions: Vegan options available. The chef was able to make one of the chicken pizzas with dairy-free cheese, as I am lactose-intolerant.
Maddy Rahim-Rasool
Great ambiance and place for drinks but awful service. We ordered and paid for food.. An hour later I went to check where it was, the server didn't even send our food to the kitchen... So our order wasn't even placed...
Balraj
Kelly was a superstar she made the place, respect
Tracey Stewart
Kelly is a beautiful helpful young lady who made us feel at home. Excellent service.. great food and
mitchell Hayward
Came in yesterday for some food with the mrs, Sunday dinners are hit and miss most places but this was incredible, the meat was tender, the veg was hot and crispy (good way) and a big old yorkie on top. Service wise, Kelly was absolute gold, hilarious but professional at the same time, got us anything we asked for even when dealing with some absolute divs next to us. A real credit to the business without trying. Coming back soon thank you very much to the chefs and servers.
Jens Tait
Our fave retreat!Been to the village moseley countless times!The food is just ?? the decor and ambience is always welcoming, relaxing and a feel good positive. It seems a little understaffed at times, but the staff that do work are faultless. Cant wait for our next visit!Parking: Paid however, they have a tablet now inside, so enter your reg in here and it is comp.
Rachel Galloway
Had my daughter’s baptism party here this afternoon. Lovely food and atmosphere. A special thank you to Nicole and Kelly
Eilish O'Gara
Lovely Sunday roast, every time. Served until later in the day too, which is really helpful.
Stace Lyttle
CHRISTMAS DINNER UPDATE:We went for Christmas dinner - £70 pp (plus a service was added onto the bill) and a rip off!After seeing a few foodie influencers recently posting about how good the roast is, we were looking forward to it. I’ve never rated The Village for food (had a terrible brunch and was meant to be contacted by management, but never was), but some of my family like it there, so we booked. Either the influencers are lying or their chefs can’t handle full service!The food…The bread served with the salmon starter was rock solid. There was no sign of the dill and mustard dressing.Those who had soup had to ask for spoons and the soup wasn’t served with bread & butter as you’d expect.The turkey turned my stomach when it was served. The bacon wrapped around it looked like it had barely left the fridge! As for the rest of the plate; diabolical. I’ve had nicer veg and potatoes from a cheap carvery. The potatoes were waxy and had no crispy whatsoever. They were so pale they too must have had the same treatment as the bacon. Not a sprout in sight and of the veg we were given, the portion was measly. The stuffing ball was unrecognisable for what it was and the size of a grape. The pig in blanket was about the same. There was also inconsistency with presentation with a few people having a bunch of red berries on their plate.The beef was bone dry.Everyone needed more gravy to make the food more palatable, but it was thin and lacked flavour so we didn’t even bother asking and most of us (11 of us) couldn’t enjoy the meal.Desserts were very small and the Eaton Mess cheesecake was very disappointing - barely any meringue.The menu states you’ll get hot drinks and mince pies at the end of the meal. We were brought some cheap dry mince pies, but no hot drinks.This was honestly the worst Christmas meal I’ve ever had in my life. And I paid over the odds for the displeasure! We had a last minute addition to our table so her meal (main only) was on the bill for just £16.96…how does an additional 2 courses cost £53 more?!?We had a few drinks in the bar afterwards and saw people who were eating later clearing their own plates! Unbelievable.The only redeemable part of the day was the young lad who was taking our drinks orders. He was only a teen, but his customer service was better than everyone else who we dealt with that day. He’s golden!Oh, forgot to add - their socials said they opened at 11, but we had to stand and wait outside until gone 11:30. I called from outside and was told they didn’t know they were supposed to be open at 11. You can’t make it up!Previous comments:It’s a big venue with plenty of seating and a nice ambience. The menu isn’t that exciting; there’s a distinct lack of salads and the dishes I’ve tried lacked flavour/seasoning. Better for drinks than dining.
Mehmet
Used to love coming here, but lately it seems to have been in a decline.I called all day for a reservation, nobody picked up. When i did it online and arrived with our group, for the second time in two months, we were not able to have pizza. 1st time the pizza oven was broken - the 2nd time they were out of pizza dough, on a weekday when there were only a handful of people in. And we were only told this after arriving to order. My advice is, if you want to be in the restaurant business, invest in some stocks - it's not like there are not any other pizza restaurants in Moseley for us to take our business next time.We also noticed that the portions in some desserts had shrunk noticeably while prices went up by about 30%
Christmas Dinner 2023. I appreciate it was a busy Christmas Day but one would expect much better.1. When we arrived we were greeted and seated. Asked if we wanted drinks. Before our drinks arrived our first course was slammed in front of us. The soup was tasteless and was not even served with a bread roll and butter, which is standard! When I asked for bread, I was given what can only be described as stale bread that may be used for a very thin bruschetta. (The same bread that was used in the smoked salmon dish). It was awful. I also asked for salt and pepper, neither of which arrived.2. For my drink, I'd asked for a pint of blackcurrant and lime cordials topped with soda water. What was served was blackcurrant and soda water in a standard pepsi glass. When I pointed this out to the server he abruptly and smugly informed me it was a pint glass, to which I replied, it wasn't, he insisted and I again told him it was a standard pepsi glass (as if I wouldn't know the difference!) to which he said "well that's all we have" whilst behind him a barman was pulling PINTS INTO PINT GLASSES!3. The main course was such a disappointment and certainly not worth the money paid. There was hardly any meat on the meat dish and I think just 2 veg and potatoes plus one TINY stuffing ball is severely lacking. The plates were only standard plates and were half empty. What was on it was bland and watery. Again I asked for salt and pepper which again never arrived. I also advised the same server that when I booked, I'd asked for Yorkshire pudding and extra vegetables. His reply was that the kitchen had been over generous in the first sitting so there wasn't enough for the second sitting.4. Dessert was also very disappointing, the portion size for the price paid was frankly abysmal and not a patch on those served at other pubs.5.The meals had to be paid for in advance, so when the bill came, which I was expecting just for the drink I ordered, I was shocked to see it was over £15 When I asked the server why it was so expensive for one drink, he eventually pointed to a service charge which was automatically added. Then said, "that's ok, yeah?". It is appalling to put customers in the position where they have to feel obliged to pay a tip, for frankly not very good service. We weren't even provided with basics like salt & pepper or mayonnaise, another condiment we asked for!This was my first time here, a gamble I took on Xmas Day. I can definitely say I have no intention to return, nor would I recommend it to anyone.Also, as mentioned by a previous reviewer, I too received emails prior to the day, informing me payment needed to be made, but the emails didn't contain anything and it was only from the phone calls I received that I learned what dates to pay and to order food.Vegetarian options: They have them but the one I had was bland.
Alex Radu
Such a lovely place to have dinner! Came down with our little chihuahua so a very doggy friendly which is also a massive bonus. Food was presented very well and very tasty. Service was brilliant - massive thank you to Kelly who went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. Will definitely be back!
Florin Tudor
Lovely bright place !
Chris Graham
Visited on a very quiet Tuesday evening. The waitress had to check the kitchen was still open at 6.30. Food was good but we were the only people eating so not a great atmosphere. Waitress was very friendly.
J6114QAamye
We visited the Village for breakfast with Santa with my little girl. Firstly there was no organisation, no one to greet us when we arrived, we sat at our table, no one came to take our order so we had to go to the bar several times. Breakfast took over an hour to come out, came out cold with items missing. They ran out of butter for the toast. I tried to talk to one staff member who couldn’t speak any English. It was utter chaos! Dirty tables everywhere. Santa was lovely but a mug of chocolates was a poor choice of gift for a 5 year old, any chance to promote the pub! What was meant to be a magical morning turned into a disaster! Spend your money elsewhere!
Lovely pub restaurant which let us bring in our dog to a quiet corner where he could settle. The kitchen also accommodated our dietary requirements (no lactose/dairy and pork). The food was really tasty and delivered hot and generously sized. Really warm and inviting atmosphere. Free parking for patrons if they input their reg in the bar area (don't make the mistake I made and pay for parking!!).Dietary restrictions: Vegan options available. The chef was able to make one of the chicken pizzas with dairy-free cheese, as I am lactose-intolerant.
Great ambiance and place for drinks but awful service. We ordered and paid for food.. An hour later I went to check where it was, the server didn't even send our food to the kitchen... So our order wasn't even placed...
Kelly was a superstar she made the place, respect
Kelly is a beautiful helpful young lady who made us feel at home. Excellent service.. great food and
Came in yesterday for some food with the mrs, Sunday dinners are hit and miss most places but this was incredible, the meat was tender, the veg was hot and crispy (good way) and a big old yorkie on top. Service wise, Kelly was absolute gold, hilarious but professional at the same time, got us anything we asked for even when dealing with some absolute divs next to us. A real credit to the business without trying. Coming back soon thank you very much to the chefs and servers.
Our fave retreat!Been to the village moseley countless times!The food is just ?? the decor and ambience is always welcoming, relaxing and a feel good positive. It seems a little understaffed at times, but the staff that do work are faultless. Cant wait for our next visit!Parking: Paid however, they have a tablet now inside, so enter your reg in here and it is comp.
Had my daughter’s baptism party here this afternoon. Lovely food and atmosphere. A special thank you to Nicole and Kelly
Lovely Sunday roast, every time. Served until later in the day too, which is really helpful.
CHRISTMAS DINNER UPDATE:We went for Christmas dinner - £70 pp (plus a service was added onto the bill) and a rip off!After seeing a few foodie influencers recently posting about how good the roast is, we were looking forward to it. I’ve never rated The Village for food (had a terrible brunch and was meant to be contacted by management, but never was), but some of my family like it there, so we booked. Either the influencers are lying or their chefs can’t handle full service!The food…The bread served with the salmon starter was rock solid. There was no sign of the dill and mustard dressing.Those who had soup had to ask for spoons and the soup wasn’t served with bread & butter as you’d expect.The turkey turned my stomach when it was served. The bacon wrapped around it looked like it had barely left the fridge! As for the rest of the plate; diabolical. I’ve had nicer veg and potatoes from a cheap carvery. The potatoes were waxy and had no crispy whatsoever. They were so pale they too must have had the same treatment as the bacon. Not a sprout in sight and of the veg we were given, the portion was measly. The stuffing ball was unrecognisable for what it was and the size of a grape. The pig in blanket was about the same. There was also inconsistency with presentation with a few people having a bunch of red berries on their plate.The beef was bone dry.Everyone needed more gravy to make the food more palatable, but it was thin and lacked flavour so we didn’t even bother asking and most of us (11 of us) couldn’t enjoy the meal.Desserts were very small and the Eaton Mess cheesecake was very disappointing - barely any meringue.The menu states you’ll get hot drinks and mince pies at the end of the meal. We were brought some cheap dry mince pies, but no hot drinks.This was honestly the worst Christmas meal I’ve ever had in my life. And I paid over the odds for the displeasure! We had a last minute addition to our table so her meal (main only) was on the bill for just £16.96…how does an additional 2 courses cost £53 more?!?We had a few drinks in the bar afterwards and saw people who were eating later clearing their own plates! Unbelievable.The only redeemable part of the day was the young lad who was taking our drinks orders. He was only a teen, but his customer service was better than everyone else who we dealt with that day. He’s golden!Oh, forgot to add - their socials said they opened at 11, but we had to stand and wait outside until gone 11:30. I called from outside and was told they didn’t know they were supposed to be open at 11. You can’t make it up!Previous comments:It’s a big venue with plenty of seating and a nice ambience. The menu isn’t that exciting; there’s a distinct lack of salads and the dishes I’ve tried lacked flavour/seasoning. Better for drinks than dining.
Used to love coming here, but lately it seems to have been in a decline.I called all day for a reservation, nobody picked up. When i did it online and arrived with our group, for the second time in two months, we were not able to have pizza. 1st time the pizza oven was broken - the 2nd time they were out of pizza dough, on a weekday when there were only a handful of people in. And we were only told this after arriving to order. My advice is, if you want to be in the restaurant business, invest in some stocks - it's not like there are not any other pizza restaurants in Moseley for us to take our business next time.We also noticed that the portions in some desserts had shrunk noticeably while prices went up by about 30%
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Christmas Dinner 2023. I appreciate it was a busy Christmas Day but one would expect much better.1. When we arrived we were greeted and seated. Asked if we wanted drinks. Before our drinks arrived our first course was slammed in front of us. The soup was tasteless and was not even served with a bread roll and butter, which is standard! When I asked for bread, I was given what can only be described as stale bread that may be used for a very thin bruschetta. (The same bread that was used in the smoked salmon dish). It was awful. I also asked for salt and pepper, neither of which arrived.2. For my drink, I'd asked for a pint of blackcurrant and lime cordials topped with soda water. What was served was blackcurrant and soda water in a standard pepsi glass. When I pointed this out to the server he abruptly and smugly informed me it was a pint glass, to which I replied, it wasn't, he insisted and I again told him it was a standard pepsi glass (as if I wouldn't know the difference!) to which he said "well that's all we have" whilst behind him a barman was pulling PINTS INTO PINT GLASSES!3. The main course was such a disappointment and certainly not worth the money paid. There was hardly any meat on the meat dish and I think just 2 veg and potatoes plus one TINY stuffing ball is severely lacking. The plates were only standard plates and were half empty. What was on it was bland and watery. Again I asked for salt and pepper which again never arrived. I also advised the same server that when I booked, I'd asked for Yorkshire pudding and extra vegetables. His reply was that the kitchen had been over generous in the first sitting so there wasn't enough for the second sitting.4. Dessert was also very disappointing, the portion size for the price paid was frankly abysmal and not a patch on those served at other pubs.5.The meals had to be paid for in advance, so when the bill came, which I was expecting just for the drink I ordered, I was shocked to see it was over £15 When I asked the server why it was so expensive for one drink, he eventually pointed to a service charge which was automatically added. Then said, "that's ok, yeah?". It is appalling to put customers in the position where they have to feel obliged to pay a tip, for frankly not very good service. We weren't even provided with basics like salt & pepper or mayonnaise, another condiment we asked for!This was my first time here, a gamble I took on Xmas Day. I can definitely say I have no intention to return, nor would I recommend it to anyone.Also, as mentioned by a previous reviewer, I too received emails prior to the day, informing me payment needed to be made, but the emails didn't contain anything and it was only from the phone calls I received that I learned what dates to pay and to order food.Vegetarian options: They have them but the one I had was bland.
Such a lovely place to have dinner! Came down with our little chihuahua so a very doggy friendly which is also a massive bonus. Food was presented very well and very tasty. Service was brilliant - massive thank you to Kelly who went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. Will definitely be back!
Lovely bright place !
Visited on a very quiet Tuesday evening. The waitress had to check the kitchen was still open at 6.30. Food was good but we were the only people eating so not a great atmosphere. Waitress was very friendly.
We visited the Village for breakfast with Santa with my little girl. Firstly there was no organisation, no one to greet us when we arrived, we sat at our table, no one came to take our order so we had to go to the bar several times. Breakfast took over an hour to come out, came out cold with items missing. They ran out of butter for the toast. I tried to talk to one staff member who couldn’t speak any English. It was utter chaos! Dirty tables everywhere. Santa was lovely but a mug of chocolates was a poor choice of gift for a 5 year old, any chance to promote the pub! What was meant to be a magical morning turned into a disaster! Spend your money elsewhere!