5/5 Ivan T. 3 months ago on Google • 555 reviews New
Dining
Experience
@
The
Old
Wellington.
.
The
oldest
building
of
its
kind
since
it
opened
in
1552,
and
the
birthplace
of
writer
John
Byrom
in
1692,
The
Old
Wellington
was
rebuilt
in
its
present
location
in
November
1999.
This
half-timbered
traditional
building
housing
the
pub
is
known
for
its
classic
pub
grub
and
cask
ales.
.
Ambience
is
rustic,
like
walking
into
a
time
capsule.
The
wooden
panels
and
floorboards
creak
slightly,
and
the
warmly
lit
space
is
neatly
lined
with
ye
olde
sturdy
wooden
furniture.
.
Service
is
attentive
and
professional.
Staff
demonstrate
good
product
knowledge,
check
for
feedback,
and
have
good
situational
awareness,
handling
requests
and
cleaning
up
fast.
.
Food
is
classic
pub
grub,
well-executed
consistently
to
restaurant
standards.
Portions
are
large
and
hearty.
Prices
are
reasonable,
budget
about
GBP
£26
per
person.
.
The
Beer
Wychwood
Hobgoblin
English
India
Pale
Ale
(IPA)
(GBP
£5.35)
tastes
of
the
far-flung
pacific,
from
whence
its
hops
were
gathered.
Winner
of
the
"World's
Best
IPA"
at
the
World
Beer
Awards
2018.
.
The
Fish
Pie
(GBP
£14.50)
features
chunks
of
deboned
salmon
fish,
deboned
haddock
fish,
deshelled
king
prawns,
diced
carrots,
diced
celery,
and
rich
white
wine,
potato,
and
butter
sauce,
topped
with
crisp
parsley
and
creamy
cheddar
cheese
infused
mashed
potatoes.
The
crust
of
the
pie
is
torched
till
crisp
and
crunchy,
shattering
gently.
.
Cut
in,
and
you
get
the
tender
creamy
soft
filling
with
bright
fishy
savoury
vegetal
earthy
milky
sweet
cheesy
salty
flavour.
.
The
traditional
Apple
And
Blackberry
Crumble
(GBP
£6)
features
a
base
of
diced
bramley
apple
chunks
and
blackberry
clusters,
baked
till
caramelised
with
a
tender
juicy
soft
texture
and
sharp
sour
sweet
fruity
flavour.
.
Covered
with
a
beautiful
rolled
oat
crumble,
crisp
crumbly
fragile
in
texture
with
lovely
earthy
savoury
sweet
grainy
flavour.
.
I
chose
a
classic
side
of
vanilla
custard,
beautiful
with
golden
hue
and
creamy
rich
texture
carrying
floral
milky
earthy
sweet
flavour.
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