Dog & Doublet Inn Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Great location on the canal side."
• "Beautifully set on the side of the canal next to a lock where you can just watch the world go by."
• "Fantastic location right next to the canal."
• "Lovely old traditional canal side pub serving food all day."
• "Fantastic location and building, off the beaten track by a peaceful canal."
• "It is a fabulous location next to the canal."
• "Great location by the canal. Landlady and staff where very friendly and welcomed our dog Alfie."

Cons:

• "The roar of traffic from nearby M42 can spoil it a bit if the wind in wrong direction."
• "No sign to find the entrance to pub carpark."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This is a great pub, with excellent food in plentiful portions."
• "Food is very good and beer good too."
• "Good home made food. Lots of choice on the blackboard and on menu and plenty on your plate."
• "The food was phenomenal, genuinely phenomenal."
• "We. Both had double bacon 🥓 cheeseburgers with chunky chips and onion rings. Delicious!!"
• "Strongly recommend you have a meal there the food is of very high quality home made pie's to die for and cod & chips."
• "The food and real ales were superb."

Cons:

• "Disgraceful, food was tasteless, burnt and overpriced."
• "The chips did not really meet my expectations."
• "Sunday lunch was over priced, below par and the service was appalling."
• "Food as was terrible as was service."
• "Meals were dreadful."
• "Food did not match the menu description."
• "Absolutely awful food myself and Daughter had a roast beef dinner."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are friendly, the beer is good and so is the food."
• "Always welcome in the pub."
• "A very comprehensive menu with lunchtime specials. Excellent service from friendly staff, the good is appetising and we'll presented."
• "Staff was friendly."
• "Staff are superb."
• "The staff are welcoming, friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were so welcoming and courteous."

Cons:

• "Would we return then its a no!!"
• "sorry to say disappointed waited nearly an hour for food."
• "On our arrival, a customer was trying to order food, and the barmaid rather snappishly told him to hurry up as the kitchen was closing."
• "The bar lady was having a conversation with a customer and walked to the kitchen door and called him a tw-t."
• "Staff are not friendly and although says food served all day we were rudely told it's not served until half 5."
• "Terrible we waited at the bar for over 30 mins the staff kept looking at us and then serving someone else the worst customer service skills I've ever seen."
• "The service is appalling."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A consistently popular pub located in the Warwickshire countryside on the outskirts of the great English city of Birmingham."
• "Fantastic country pub off the main route nestled in the countryside."
• "Best is you can sit inside the quaint surroundings or by the quiet laidback canal."
• "Likes to hype its canalside location which is indeed very pretty."
• "Rooms are lovely and very reasonably priced."
• "This is a wonderful small pub and inn off the beaten path just outside of Birmingham."
• "Old type boozer with real appeal."

Cons:

• "The place is badly in need of refurbishment."
• "Place is dated and it smelt terrible inside."
• "Room had a strong vile smell, only a few sheets of toilet paper, mould everywhere in bathroom."
• "Play area not safe at all! Nails coming out of frame work and tyres falling off climbing area."
• "The park was condemned so my grandchildren couldn't play."
• "The language at the bar was appalling."
• "Pub and decor hasn't changed, looks a little tired."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very good value for money, in my opinion."
• "Rooms were ok for a workman working out of town."
• "10% discount for camping and caravanning club members with club site down the road at Kingsbury water park."
• "Gorgeous homemade food, very reasonable prices."
• "Good choice of drinks and fair priced."
• "Tremendous value for money and will definitely visit again."
• "The food was very good, good value for money and a varied menu and the beer was cold."

Cons:

• "Nice location but £3.95 for 4 slices of garlic bread no different to what you can buy in Aldi. Rip off."
• "The drinks were a little pricey."
• "Also the drinks were very expensive."
• "Also the draft Aspel was very expensive here."
• "Very expensive for what you get."
• "Meal was average and not good value for money."
• "Will not return. Meal was average and not good value for money."