The Boat Inn Bar And Restaurant

Bowling Green, Southam

➤ Coventry Street, CV47 0EP, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Meat • Steak • Chicken

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"I made my lunch reservation for Saturday 10th December online through OpenTable on 21st October, and then visited the Bowling Green Southam website to obtain a copy of their Christmas Menu, which they advertised as being available every day except Sundays from 1st to 23rd December. It was a special occasion in which we were travelling 120 miles up from Surrey to join old friends for our annual Christmas reunion. We wanted to try something different this year to our usual venue near Leamington Spa, and after reading the generally positive reviews online, we decided to give The Bowling Green a try. We were a little early arriving, but as the restaurant wasn 't very busy, we were taken straight to our table. After taking our drinks order, the waitress then presented us with their current a-la-carte-style Main Menu. When I then asked her that we would prefer to order from the Christmas Menu instead, a copy of which adorned every table in the room, she declared that this was only available if booked in advance. I then informed her that nowhere had I seen anything to state the requirement, either on OpenTable nor their own website, and that this news had come as a great disappointment. She then remarked somewhat dismissively that she was already aware of the unfortunate omission and could only apologise. Left with little alternative and not wishing to sour a festive occasion any further, we decided to stay and placed our orders from the Main Menu instead. However, to add to our disappointment even further, the waitress then proceeded to reel off a number of dishes (starters, mains and sweets) that were no longer available, ironically owing to the chef being 'very busy producing Christmas menus instead '. Luckily, our food arrived fairly promptly and was of reasonable, if not entirely memorable, quality. In summary, our culinary experience fell well short of expectations, especially since they had ample time in which to notify me of the Christmas Menu booking omission."

The Boat Inn

➤ Birdingbury Wharf, Rugby United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"excellent pub, a very good selection of real ales and more. the bar staff is beautiful and there is a great atmosphere. beautiful toastia log burner with arthur the dog relaxing from it. beautiful enclosed garden with good child facilities, next to the canal at the front! a handsome small food shop that is unique when they are on their boat! always comes!"

The Millstone Hare

➤ Dallas Burston Polo Club, CV47 2DL, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Fish • Steak • British

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"part of dallas burston polo club, this newly built country pub is beautiful, with or with the polo on. they have front and rear terraces to sit on or in winter, they have cost fire. they also serve every day food that is a short but varied menu and they have a good list of weeping, beer and champagner. the personal is friendly and the whole place is immaculate. Finally, they make a free taxi service within 5 miles. highly recommended!"

Two Boats

➤ Southam Road, CV47 9QZ, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Fish • Steak • British

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"A pub which reminds me of canalside dining when I first did it 32 years ago. Boaters and locals happily chatting together, charming and pleasant staff, nothing fancy food or drinkwise, just traditional pub food and drink, but what they do is done really well. We had a home made Lasagne with a surprisingly lovely side salad (often it is literally just for appearances, but this had lots of tasty and crunchy ingredients in a glorious sweet dressing) and gooey cheese topped garlic bread. Amongst other things we had a normal chilli and a vegetarian chilli, both were delicious an enormous rack of ribs and Biscoff cheesecake which put a big smile on my face!!! Bill was smaller than I expected. I wouldn't hesitate to go back."

The Blue Lias Inn

➤ Stockton Road, Southam I-CV47 8LD, United Kingdom

Carta • Pizza • Cafés • Asiatic • Fast Food

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"I stayed overnight at this restaurant while making my way up the flight of locks. The food and beer were excellent, and the service was attentive. The layout was quite unique, featuring tables set up in different styles of 'booths'—it was quirky but enjoyable. It was clearly a popular spot for locals, and the bar area buzzed with some lively 'pub politics' discussions, reminiscent of a time when pubs didn't have to serve food to survive. The locals were warm and welcoming, as was the landlord. Unfortunately, my early departure the next morning was delayed due to an empty pound a couple of locks away. However, I appreciate the landlord, who was out for his morning walk, for kindly opening one of the lock gates for me. Thank you!"