Staffordshire Moorlands
The Foxhound

The Foxhound

56 Hot Lane, Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom

Pub • Meat • Coffee • Cheese


"We booked a table for Sunday lunch to be told the meat was lamb, explanation later. Walking into the pub we were greeted and made welcome by the owner. The waitress, Clio, showed us to our table. It transpired that the pub has a small menu and today, Sunday, the lunch was lamb; accompanied by carrots, cauliflower cheese, roast and new potatoes, and gravy. The meal was plentiful and tasty; this was home cooking, none of your off site cooked and then brought to table food you often get in big chain pubs. Take it from us if Carling did Sunday lunch they probably couldn’t do one as nice as this one. Again the desert was limited for choice, an almond flavoured, jam sponge with custard (or ice cream, and likely as not both if you so desired) or mince pie, again with a choice of topping. All rounded off with coffee of one’s choice. Now not to decry the the Foxhounds in anyway, this is not your normal pub fare, this is more like being invited to your parents or friends for lunch good food, simply prepared. Our waitress was charming and couldn’t do enough for us throughout our stay. Located on Biddulph Moor the pub enjoys a delightful rural setting; sat out here on a summer’s day must be a delight. An added incentive is likely the beer, as the owner took pride in his beers and the tip top state he kept them in. I can confirm that his wines are nice too. This was our first visit to the Foxhounds, but as Arnold Schwarzenegger might have said “we will be back!”"

Flash Stores

Flash Stores

The Annex A53 Flash, Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom, SK17 0

Lunch • Coffee • Brunch • British


"Met here with four others on a Sunday morning. Three of us had bought coffee and food and we were all sat at a table whilst a fourth was inside buying food and a drink. One of the group was standing up rummaging through his bag looking for his hat and whilst he did took he took a small hard boiled egg out and ate it as he was still standing. A man (assume the owner) shot out of the cafe and barked aggressively at him “don’t eat your own food at my tables” then shot back inside. We were really taken aback as there was really no need to be so rude and confrontational. The 4th person in our group came out of the cafe with his purchases and reported that the man (cafe owner) had made some really derogatory comments about our hard boiled egg eating felon to him and other customers that had shocked them. We continued eating and drinking our purchases and I showed the group a little tub of foraged berries and nuts I was using for a talk later. I offered everyone a blackberry. Two of the group took one (one being the egg eater). The man shot out of the door immediately, whacked him on the back and shouted really aggressively “I’ve told you not to eat your own food at my tables”. Before we could react he shot back inside. It was pretty horrible and really upset my friend who is a pretty gentle soul who would never in a million years treat someone how he was treated. We finished our food and drinks and left. I understand they don’t want people using their tables for full on picnics but we’d bought quite a bit of drinks and food between us spending £30+ and for God’s sake it was a tiny boiled egg and a berry eaten whilst he was standing up next to the rest of us who were sat down eating our purchased food. Regardless there’s no excuse for bullying behaviour like this. In these times of Covid as a business owner he really shouldn’t be physically touching customers or getting in their faces. No excuse at all."