Address: Stockton Rd, Stockton, Southam CV47 8LD, United Kingdom
Phone: +441926812249
Rating: 4.3
based on 139 reviews.
Location & Setting
Pros:
"Lovely canal side inn with a good selection of drink and food from light bites to full meals."
"The Blue Lias is in a perfect location for walking along the canal and stopping for a good beer and something to eat."
"Fantastic little pub by the canal lovely anytime can get busy at weekends."
"Lovely place to eat or grab a drink in the summer as it has extensive outdoor seating (with parasols) along the side of the canal."
"A beautiful family run pub by a canal."
"Lovely pub, that overlooks the canal and has a huge garden."
"Superb canal-side location. You can sit outside or inside enjoy good pub food and selection of drinks whilst watching the world go by on the canal."
Cons:
"When I asked for reasonably well lite table so my father could see I was told that the only one was reserved."
"I was expecting a nice pub next to the river, and I am sure on a nicer day it would have been more pleasant. But today it was raining so we went inside. Pokey little place which smelled of old cooking oil."
"It was freezing dark and empty."
"Unfortunately this is the first pub I have been into while travelling the canal network that is not dog friendly."
"Canalside pub that doesn’t allow dogs isn’t ever going to be popular."
"Also it's in a lovely location but in the middle of nowhere and does not offer customers WiFi. Unacceptable these days."
"Not really setup for motorhomes/campers as geared more toward caravans and their aquarolls etc."
Food & Drink
Pros:
"Good clean toilets and showers."
"All ways great food and friendly professional staff."
"Fairly simple food but homemade & good quality."
"Good service, good food & value for money, can't praise enough."
"Food was amazing, all freshly cooked and well presented."
"They serve amazing home cooked, no-nonsense hearty meals."
"Lovely local pub, nice simple tasty pub grub, really quick service, great prices."
Cons:
"Sorry to say no cheesy chips, grandchildren love them was told don't do them."
"The meals are made up of freezer food. Hard chips and empty scampi cases all served with iceberg lettuce and a wedge of tomato."
"They are offering a very very limited menu, mostly snack food, or fish or sausages."
"The food was defiantly not freshly prepared or home made!!!!"
"Basic menu and very bland food. Needs a menu revamp it's been the same for last 40 years."
"The turkey had been pre-cooked & was sliced on the plate, served cold."
"I got food poisoning From the fish and chips."
Service & Staff
Pros:
"Stayed on the campsite in my camper, the site is immaculate and the showers and toilets spotless."
"Staff were very pleasant and helpful."
"The service was good and friendly."
"Very friendly staff, quick service and good food."
"Fantastic staff, could not have been more helpful or friendly."
"Staff are always friendly and provide a great service."
"We visited after a beautiful walk with our dog around the locks at Stockton. We sat in the beer garden and had a lovely relaxing lunch with great service."
Cons:
"Disappointed with waitering staff! Took family for a meal outside on a beautiful sunny day! sitting a distance from Restaurant when the food came out! I asked if I could have some salt and vinegar the young man said with attitude, it is inside!"
"What killed it was the rudeness of the staff, well one in particular."
"Older bar staff are rude and unhelpful, on this basis I wouldn't return."
"The attitude of the old tubby lady that makes the food is so appalling & rude."
"Found staff not friendly/not helpful."
"Went to this pub for food with family asked for small portion of chips instead of salad what a rude stuck up there own arse staff member I has was a young girl."
"I feel the staff need to review their attitudes and customer services skills towards their customers."
Ambiance & Facilities
Pros:
"It has a caravan park and 2 fishing lakes, and a pub garden."
"I love the Blue Lias. The flowers the setting by the canal the food is a delight to the taste buds. The service is first class, the staff are very polite and friendly. Christmas time is unbelievable so much effort is made to make Christmas a magical experience."
"Every tiny area you looked at, had some sort of tinsel, lights or decoration."
"The Blue Lias is an amazing place to go, to see the Christmas lights."
"Moored on the garden, very pretty and peaceful place to stay overnight."
"Baskets, boxes, boarders and beds full of beautiful flowers, a picture!"
"Fabulous over the top Christmas decorations every part is covered."
Cons:
"We were refused to use their facilities toilets and showers by the owner."
"Extremely disappointed in this pub... place was all closed and in darkness apart from kitchen."
"Lovely caravan site for adults. No toilets due to covid-19 and no vat reduction, so 25 pounds is expensive."
"The caravan site has also had its pitch price increased this year (2022) by 20% taking it to £30 per night. Disappointingly, a new charge has been introduced for dogs at £1 per night per dog."
"Popped in for dinner, not very busy, huge outdoor garden area by the canal but old fashioned and uncomfortable wooden tables and benches."
"Menu is really small and from that small menu more than half of the menu was not available."
"The kitchen was, unaccountably, closed every time we tried to get food."