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Where to eat Gastropub food in Rugby: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what Gastropub restaurants to try in Rugby including The Bowling Green, The Old Lion, The Bowling Green, Golden Lion Restaurant, The Barn Pub & Restaurant
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1. The Bowling Green
Overall Ratings
4 based on 242 reviews
There has been a public house on the site of The Bowling Green dating back to 1520. The original building was destroyed in a major fire in 1741 that accounted for many of the buildings on Coventry Street. The current Bowling Green pub was rebuilt in 1750
Reviewed By emmel1320
We ate here on a Wednesday evening as a table of 4. We had booked a table but unfortunately the staff were preoccupied with serving drinkers/diners sitting in the garden. The service was incredibly bad - ages to take order (20 minutes), ages for food to arrive (45 minutes), forgetting to bring steak knife for steak (despite being asked twice) no table check, no sauces (the waiter forgot) no drinks order taken after drinks finished.The food was average. The chicken Caesar salad was as far removed from a Caesar salad as you can get (who has ever heard of onions, peppers and a poached egg on a Caesar salad?). The steak was very tough and the gammon was thin and grey. As no steak knife arrived the steak was inedible. We couldn't tell the waiting staff as they had vanished! The fish and chips was good however. This was a birthday meal and we were all left disappointed. For local pub grub this place isn't cheap and did not live up to expectations.
2. The Old Lion
Overall Ratings
4 based on 533 reviews
Nestled in the picturesque Warwickshire village of Harborough Magna near Rugby, The Old Lion offers a fresh take on the classic country pub. We're passionate about good food and drink so here you'll find proper pub grub made from the best local produce co
Reviewed By malcolmh125
Sorry, just canât justify a higher rating for this place. One member of staff for a busy lunchtime including the bar. Wrong sandwiches served up and horseradish that was doing an imitation of wasabi. I like it hot but this was on the verge of inedible. Couple this with the flooded toilet and rancid beer, which incidentally was their own signature ale, I was very pleased to leave.
3. The Bowling Green
Overall Ratings
4 based on 242 reviews
There has been a public house on the site of The Bowling Green dating back to 1520. The original building was destroyed in a major fire in 1741 that accounted for many of the buildings on Coventry Street. The current Bowling Green pub was rebuilt in 1750
Reviewed By emmel1320
We ate here on a Wednesday evening as a table of 4. We had booked a table but unfortunately the staff were preoccupied with serving drinkers/diners sitting in the garden. The service was incredibly bad - ages to take order (20 minutes), ages for food to arrive (45 minutes), forgetting to bring steak knife for steak (despite being asked twice) no table check, no sauces (the waiter forgot) no drinks order taken after drinks finished.The food was average. The chicken Caesar salad was as far removed from a Caesar salad as you can get (who has ever heard of onions, peppers and a poached egg on a Caesar salad?). The steak was very tough and the gammon was thin and grey. As no steak knife arrived the steak was inedible. We couldn't tell the waiting staff as they had vanished! The fish and chips was good however. This was a birthday meal and we were all left disappointed. For local pub grub this place isn't cheap and did not live up to expectations.
4. Golden Lion Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 142 reviews
Enjoy the atmosphere of this 16th century village inn, its welcoming bar, range of traditional ales and delicious, freshly cooked food. Menus are available throughout lunchtime and evening, offering a wide range of food from light snacks to a la carte mea
Reviewed By Bec E
I booked the Golden Lion Inn due to being away on a work trip. I was really happy with the food including the breakfast and an amazing pudding!I was also really impressed with how friendly, attentive, professional & accommodating the staff were. The rooms are in need of modernising but all in all they were clean with fresh towels being provided on a daily basis. There is plenty of parking which is great as I have struggled with this in the past at other hotels-it makes a big difference! Will recommend to other colleagues. Thank you for a lovely stay.Thank you for taking the time to provide a detailed review on TripAdvisor. I have forwarded on your comments regarding our rooms to the owners and I have made sure the team hear your positive feedback about them, they will be thrilled.
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5. The Barn Pub & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 96 reviews
Pub & Restaurant with onsite Brewery based in Willey, Rugby, Warwickshire. Serving food all day everyday
Reviewed By Graham J
Went there at 10.15 pm Tuesday night. Sign says bar open till 11pm. Told that pub closes at 10 pm. This is not a good way for a pub in the middle of nowhere (to which people have to travel some distance) to build a customer base.
