Eagle and Sun, Droitwichback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Mid 19th century roadside pub with conservatory overlooking the junction of the Birmingham to Worcester Canal and the Droitwich Canal. The pub itself lacks much character being basically an open-plan L shape. Renowned for its carvery, we had to pre-order food in almost minute detail but that didn't prevent us from enjoying what we had ordered after we had completed the Hanbury Circular Walk. The beers I tried were Purity Mad Goose and Bewdley Worcestershire Way, both quite good but neither deserving a repeat order (didn't try the Doom Bar).
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Very food-oriented pub, with a big buffet/carvery on as well as a regular menu when I was there. Food was good, beer acceptable, came back for a second visit. Very busy on both evenings we went in.
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Entered through the beer garden, where all the tables had empties, through the restaurant, where all the tables were covered with used plates to a bar literally covered in used glasses. This was a Monday night. Either the busiest pub in the world or staffed by people who don't tidy up. Had a pint of real ale works - not seen before - which was excellent.
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Re-opened 2 weeks ago after being purchased and re-furbished by the small Number Works pub chain.
The Eagle & Sun is definetly set up as a dining rather than drinking place but that isn't really a problem The food menu is great - all meals priced at either �2 (basically the Kids menu), �4, �6 or �8. We dined from a mixture of the �4 and �6 options and the portions were pretty generous! Prompt and efficient service and well managed.
The beer on offer was Wye Valley HPA or Doombar both under �3 and the barman was more than happy to change the barrel when one pint was taken back.
Now open all day every day from 1000 with food served until 2100. Although they clearly don't really cater for drinkers after 2100 we were under no pressure to leave and stayed for several more drinks.
An excellent place. Perhaps some other canalside pubs recently taken over by small pub groups (ie The Dundas Arms at Kintbury) should send their managers here to see what can be achieved.
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Keep getitng caught out by the opening times, they close for a few hours in the middle of the day/early evening and we always seem to be passing then. From these write ups it seems they close later early as well, we may never make it.
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no longer a pub rather an eatery. if you hav a boat it will shut early so don't expect a night out off the canal.
why not call it a restaurant. the carvery, it's cheap at lunch time, price shoots up evenings and doubles at week ends. it's packed so vote with your feet and go back to oddingly which is still a pub, just
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What a disappointment!!! Beautiful & interesting seting and by modern standards an acceptable refurb inside. The carvery - much vaunted if you believe their blurb (I dont't) - was ordinary to put it kindly.
My beef had obviously been hacked off the main lump quite much earlier- doubtless in anticipation of the inrush of customers that didn't materialise. Why not? Well I am not a pub/restaurant owner/manager but could it have something to do with the fact that by 9.30 you made extremely uncomfortable beng there and before 10.00 were told "we're shutting now".
I have no doubt that they have the right to shut any time they like but I think that if the hours are unusual - surely most people would expect to be there until 11.00 without being made to feel uncomfortable - then they shold say so ab initio. It may, as it claime on the A Board outside be the best carvery in the area - but if it is this area of Worcestershire must be a culinary black-hole!
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