Bear Inn, Berkswell - pub details
Address: Spencer Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 7BB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 12944)
Berkswell (0.8 miles), Tile Hill (2.1 miles), Canley (4.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 3.9/10 (rated by 16 users)
> Local guides: Coventry pub guide, West Midlands pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Railway Inn, Coventry (0.7 miles), George in the Tree, Balsall Common (0.9 miles), Brickmakers Arms, Berkswell (1.0 miles), White Horse, Balsall Common (1.4 miles), Ye Olde Saracens Head, Balsall Common (1.8 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Bear Inn, Berkswell
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| I echo everything the last reviewer has written. It has been a favourite of ours for many years but the last few visits have been awful. We were there a week ago and it wasn't clean, the service was poor and a few of us had bad bellies afterwards! Not good. They brought us the wrong meals and looked annoyed when we said so saying "But its written down" then they realised they were the wrong meals and took them away after about 15 minutes. Everytime they realised they had made another mistake they looked totally put out, despite the fact they were lucky we weren't making a fuss about it. The only reason we didn't make a fuss was because it was my husbands birthday and we didn't want to spoil it. However, he certainly didn't get a nice meal out for his birthday and we won't ever be going back unless we hear its been done out and got new management. We were there for almost 3 hours! Not good when you have 3 children with you! Despite the fact that they were aware of our long wait for food, being given wrong orders, cold food returned, etc. they didn't even offer one free drink. Our bill was over £100. Well one thing is for sure, they won't be getting anymore money out of us. terri72 - 8 Aug 2009 22:30 |
| Wonderful setting in a lovely little village, shame about the bear at Berkwell, the place is looking tired in need of a refurbishment, the service is poor, the waiting staff are abrupt and is generally badly managed. They ran out of bacardi, ran out of bulmers cider, I ask you what kind of pub runs out of popular alcoholic beverages on a Saturday, a badly managed one. The food was ok ish, shame about the waiting staff who present the cutlery on the table holding the knives and forks on the end leaving finger prints on them! they need to attend a course in hygeine, the tables are sticky and need of a new layer of varnish and a good clean. Why is this place so popular, I really don't know, all I can suggest is don't bother going hear unless you hear that it has been refurbished and has had a change of management. A truly awful experience and a disappointing evening. I am from Berkswell, this pub was a true gem at one time, shame it has got to this state. adrianjmorris - 2 Aug 2009 10:23 |
| Awful service. Booked a table for 12 for a special occasion for 7.30pm - had to ask for service at 8.15 and meals turned up past 9.30. Wholly inadequate number of staff, poor management. Patrons on the tables also complaining bitterly. Terrible experience - won't ever go back. grantsa - 15 Sep 2008 20:19 |
| Poor service. Long wait for food. So long we walked out hungry. 'Choice' of real ales consists of 1 beer...which doesn't appear to be kept very well. We will not be going back. tski - 6 Jun 2008 14:07 |
| Worst restaurant experience ever! Avoid!! Terrible service, really lacks any managerial presence we didnt seem to have a waitor and we didnt see anyone all night sitting on the balcony apart from when our food came. Such slow service and really unejoyable. Recently went for a meal with a group of friends. We were a table of six, me and my partner were late and when arrived a young waitress told us to go and see if we could find our friends! Was not served at the table although my friend told me it had recently changed to table service. We ordered at the bar and were not told a wait as the same with the other tables who we spoke to around us! We then waited half an hour for our starter and then had to go to the bar to ask someone to clear our plates we'd been sat waiting so long! The another 45 minutes for main. Dranks took a long time to arrive and wine came without any glasses so we went onto wait a further 10 minutes. Food overall wasnt a very high standard and as a chain its ridicously over priced as the thai prawn curry clearly tasted like a boil in the bag curry! A young dark haired woman seemed to be in charge but i rarely saw her around. We asked to speak to her as we'd been up many times to speak to a waitress about having such terrible service who was quite helpful to our faces but still nothing seemed to be done. When asking to speak to her the reply we got was she heard you've had a few problems and we'll take the food off your bill, we said we'd still like to talk to someone about the problems encountered and we were told she was busy and we could have free desserts as well! At quarter passed eleven, we declined and paid our bill minus the food and left! Such a shame because this pub used to be lovely but has declined dramatically with the new ownership! We shall not be returning again, just be cautious if you do attempt and dont sit on the balcony area because you'll not recieve any sort of service! anonymous - 16 Sep 2007 18:59 |
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