The Swan at Whittington in Wychavon

It was okay. Tea wasn't the best, but the poached eggs were good. My personal experience could have been better for the price of the menu.

Lovely breakfast, local produce and great value! The staff were fantastic and the rooms were warm. 12/10 will definitely be coming back again.

A busy pub with decent food and efficient staff.

We had lunch at this popular pub. It was very busy but the service was ok. However, the fish pie needed more filling - I found 4 prawns ( which I took home for my dog) and one piece of salmon the size of a 50p piece. Lovely mashed potato and creamy sauce! This was not good value for money.

Ideal location for a family catch-up as it's just off the M5. Space in the car park but we had to book as it's a busy place. The restaurant was full, so we had the option of the bar, which was comfy. Great choice of drinks, and as it was December, we had the festive dinner. Traditional and well presented, it was enjoyed by everyone. I've been to meetings here and used the rooms and services and have always been greeted and made to feel welcome. Thank you to all the team 🙏

I ordered pork belly.amd it was deine

Attended our company Christmas meal. Excellent choice of menu, really helpful staff, food delicious, service outstanding.

Absolutely Fabulous would highly recommend anyone to go. The smashed burgers are amazing and they'll do gluten free!!

First time here, tried steak night - party of 3. Steak was okayish, chewy and the thick fat was not rendered but the dog enjoyed that. Onion rings looked nice and big but couldn't be eaten due to the taste of oil. Not sure I want to try here again, it was an expensive treat for food that nobody particularly enjoyed,apart from the dog.

Standards have dropped recently not sure if I will be spending £150 weekly in here much longer it’s local so handy but not worth the money Went in Friday meal and drinks as norm £15 Surcharge added to bill not good should be happy to have customers in spending When most pubs are empty or closing Look at being a manager and manage not all about take take

Really enjoyed our meal. We were a table of 12 & everything came out together. Looking forward to coming again soon xx

Friendly smiley staff, didn’t have to wait long for the food which was delicious Will definitely be back. It was very busy so we were seated in the bar but the ambiance was great and if anything I preferred it

A large group of us went to the Swan for Christmas dinner. It was a wonderful day and we thoroughly enjoyed our experience with the team at The Swan. Thank you all 🙏😁 very much for our experience with you.

Have used The Swan a couple of times before. Its a shame that its deserved success may lead to grumbles. The car park was packed at 13.00, I had the last space......against a hedge. The road has restricted parking and becomes a jungle close to when a local school closes for the day with parents picking up little Johnny and Mary in their SUV's. But I'm a repeat cust, albeit intermittent, so accept the parking issue. The Swan just can't provide more spaces. I was welcomed by a lovely assistant who told me where my table was and handed menu's. Unfortunately my table for 2 didn't exist so my guest and I split a table of 4 and sat down. We were quickly followed by another assistant who apologised that she hadn't prepared the Conservatory seating area properly. Hey-ho. We waited to order drinks.......and food. Not much happening there so I went to the bar where it became obvious you ordered at the bar. If only I'd been told from the outset. Food didn't take long. Generous, well presented and very well cooked.......why I came here in the first place. I went to the bar after my mains to order a dessert. A quarter of an hour later I asked again 'cos it was obvious I'd been forgotten. Fulsome apologies and the dessert was wiped from the bill. Generous again. Overall the price was fair, although I was asked to confirm a service charge of a few pounds. Well, I'd been excused the £8 dessert price so why not agree to the service charge. Thing is, apart from having meals brought to the table there was no other service provided to me and can only assume a day is coming when you simply buy a pint at the bar and the assistant asks you to pay, say 50p, for having been drawn that pint in the first place. Bit cynical of me but so is the pressure option of paying a tip when its already been added to the bill. The Swan offers great food and value for money but there's lots of little fluffy bits around the edges that results in me just being that intermittent customer.

Great experience with busy ambience due to the season Food ordered and delivered fairly swiftly Well presented and great value

Excellent food and service, extremely friendly staff, great atmosphere

I met up with my friends for lunch, something we've been doing at The Swan for many years, that should tell you something.

After numerous good visits to The Swan for family breakfasts etc for the last 6 years we were very disappointed. 8 breakfasts ordered-2 were wrong and sent back-waitress didn’t seem pleased that we sent back. Came back out correctly but one was spoilt and barely eaten. Quality and quantity gone down since last visit with only one sausage and one rasher of bacon on the full breakfast-an extra £4 to add another of each x2. Kid’s menu very limited-pancakes removed and full breakfast only toast, sausage, beans and scrambled eggs-no choice of eggs on any breakfast. Refused to pay for one adult full breakfast which was removed from bill but not the extra £4.00. Very unlike us but we also took off the gratuity. What has changed? - This poor breakfast has cost you one full meal cost, extra coffees after breakfast as we just wanted to leave and also cancelled our booking for 9 people for breakfast on New Year’s Eve. Sad as we have always had good food, good service and considered the food as good value for money in the past. Wish we had read the other recent poor reviews before we went today. We won’t go back now.

As a long time visitor to The Swan, we always enjoy our visits for food and drinks. However we ate in the front conservatory today which was noisy with a large group with children. I am not so sure about the new layout, it looks lovely but is impractical, I couldn't get past the group of people as their chairs were in the walkway and I couldn't escape noise. It didn't feel very private. Then halfway through the meal another family with 2 small children arrived to our right. Again no privacy to chat! There were also a lot of dogs barking in the bar, not the relaxing meal we were after. I appreciate it's always going to be busy on a Sunday afternoon but I will not want to eat in the front conservatory again!

Come here many times, unfortunately things have taken a downturn recently. Breakfast is now 1 of each item, rather than 2 as it is in most establishments. This pushes you towards adding the items you’d usually expect so a breakfast with 2 bacon is £14 not £12 this would be OK if it was really good. Sadly it isn’t, food came out missing the added items making The Swans standard breakfast £16. Upon flagging this up I was greeted with attitude from the staff. Plate was then taken away left under a hot lamp on the pass, brought back out with the correct items. But unfortunately everything else was then dried out or overdone (beans with a skim, rock hard fried egg, overdone black pudding, bacon like pork scratchings and burnt sausages).

A great location to split the journey north. Not cheap but you get what you pay for, in this case great quality food.

An awful experience. Having previously enjoyed good meals at the Swan, something has changed. A roast chicken meal was very unpleasant. Meat tough and tasteless, roast potatoes undercooked, parsnips and carrots burnt. Desert was perfect, but it would be difficult to spoil ice cream made by an outside firm. There was no point in complaining, because when cooking standards have dropped this far, a replacement tasty meal would not have been possible. The best way is never to be a customer again. There are some good restaurants in the area.

Went for breakfast and served Luke warm coffees and breakfast. Little disappointed as food is cooked from fresh and was expecting it to be hotter

Excellent service …Christmas turkey meal was best I have had in a restaurant.

Throughly disappointed with my last visit (11 Dec 24). I have been several times in the past, and each time I come away thinking that it's definitely style over substance. But I still find I end up going back as it seems to be the place groups of people like to go. After yesterday's visit, I won't be back. We went in a party of 14 and pre-ordered our food from the festive menu. After being seated, we were told that the food would take 45mins to come out even though we had pre-ordered. It actually took over an hour in the end. I ordered a festive burger. There was the smallest amount of turkey in the bap, no brie, and a huge disc of stuffing that totally dominated the meal. The dessert wasn't pleasant either. There wasn't any atmosphere, no signs, christmas trimmings on the table, or any real festive cheer.

Been before without any problem, however this time waited over an hour for a simple lunch to arrive despite having booked the table and arrived early . Was told there was a slight delay but no further updates for over 50 minutes. Eventually went to ask when lunch was likely to arrive. Disappointed

Very disappointed with our meal today. The service was very slow we waited an hour for our starters to arrive whilst other arrivals after us were eating before us. The prawn cocktail was the worst I have ever had a bit of lettuce and a cherry tomato topped off with small tasteless tough prawns which were extremely cold so straight out of the freezer and run under a tap to defrost them hence the very watery pink tasteless dressing we asked for cutlery to eat it and were given a knife and fork not easy to eat with as it was served in a glass. The main courses were very salty three had turkey one had lamb shank which was not very warm but plate was hot and another had seafood medley very salty and mainly potatoes underneath the sea bass bulking out the dish. Horrible pudding cherry meringue and cream came as a big dollop of purple all mixed up together. No customer care by the staff a very disappointed group of ladies we will not be returning. Far too expensive for what was served up to us

No ambience, short on staff, inexperienced didn't know what they were doing! Waited an hour for food & 1 starter forgotten. Won't be going again

We were given the Christmas special menu then told when we were about to order there was no Turkey, brisket or sprouts! So why give us the Christmas specials! Because that was now out! Ordered adapted loaded fries a pig in blanket shared between 3 was not great, Service was very slow, The first time I’d been out and wish I’d ordered the salad.

It was a birthday celebration and we appreciated your greeting and chocolates…..thanks

Food was fantastic, staff were knowledgeable and friendly. Lovely country pub atmosphere, especially nice this time of year with tasteful Christmas decs. Only criticism is carpark is a little cramped, but not a deal breaker.

The food here was outstanding, will be returning.

Lovely food & good service. Dropped a star as the Christmas menu didn't have Christmas pudding - very disappointing and incredibly surprising for a Christmas menu! We didn't order puddings because of this.

Excellent food and service, staff friendly, efficient and helpful! Booked again for 20/12,

Good service and food. Great value, happy to recommend. Close to M5 junction 7

This booking was for a group of 5 women. We all found it perfect for our needs. Great location as we were coming from different directions. We enjoyed the fact that it was busy and provided a very chrismassy atmosphere. We had a late arriver but were in no way rushed. It was all very laid back. Good food. Polite and professional staff. We all really enjoyed our afternoon. Would I recommend it, definitely. I will be back.

Food was lovely however, service was below par. No one came to ask if we would like anything after we had eaten mains. When we asked for coffees at 8.45pm we were told the coffee machine was turned off.

The food and service was generally good but automatically adding 10% service I personally find unacceptable. I would have given a small tip but not necessarily 10%. The service was not that exceptional.

Yet another great meal what more could you ask for.

This is a fab pub always busy and a good atmosphere. However a little dissatisfied with the service. Meals took ages to arrive, I had pork belly which was okish. The potatoes tasted like they had been around for a fair while and the caramelised onion sauce was very sweet and far too much with the pork. Vegetarian options extremely limited so not great for our friend which disappointing. Pub is lovely but the food is certainly not as good as it used to be I’m sorry to say.

Friendly staff, perfect atmosphere, great food. It was busy so we waited about 20 minutes for our food but didn't mind. Food was perfect when it arrived. While we have had a less than brilliant experience here a couple of years, this time more than made up for it to the extent that I wonder if some of the reviews are about the right place. Looking forward to going back again with some other friends in a couple of weeks.

The staff were friendly as soon as we went in the door and the food was really good. Only issue was the food was very very slow to arrive.

Excellent until we came to pay. Bar staff made paying in cash awkward

Always reliable for food and ambience whether business or social occasion.

Met up with friends for dinner there. First time we've been there. Definitely will meet there again. Good food and portions. Could chat without feeling like you needed to shout. Could relax and not feel rushed. Staff was friendly too.

21st birthday meal for 10 and enjoyed a separate section . Food and staff were lovely

Our 3rd visit to the Swan in as many months. Each time has been great food. Service was great too, as was the setting. Will be back!!

Great food at a reasonable price 😁👍

Birthday lunch. Nice birthday welcome too. We went for the Wednesday burger offer. Cheeseburgers and Stilton burger. Burgers were very tasty. Lovely Christmas vibes. Although the menu here has changed and is more limited to how I remember it.

Great food (especially the gammon). Great service.

A lovely lunchtime catching up with friends super food

The food was lovely and the HPA was great. The service was also excellent and we look forward to coming back soon.

Excellent food, excellent service and dog friendly

Great location for a quick lunch stop as just off of the m5. Would recommend their Sunday roast. In our party were vegetarians and coeliacs - everyone could be accommodated and staff were very knowledgeable about allergens. Staff were very friendly and were more than happy to provide additional gravy! Would come back again if in the area as they had extensive menus and different themed nights (steak night, street food etc.).

Excellent haddock and chips. It's just the best. The service was efficient and friendly. Not entirely happy about the 10% service charge levied on all customers. I did pay it, but I'd rather this was incorporated into the price of the meal. Gratiouities should be at the discretion of the customer.

Food was nice, not very hot and sadly found some plastic in my meal. Waitress was lovely and service was great

Good busy pub to visit. I will pop in here next time I'm passing. Recommend you test too.....

Lovely food. Great service and reasonably priced.

This is the second time we’ve had a midday meal at the Swan. We ordered the avocado and poached egg on toast with bacon and mushrooms, unfortunately both times we found the eggs to be hard and the meal was lukewarm. So we’re not sure if we will give it another go.

It's always good for business but service can be a bit slow as gets busy. Great location for business meetings.

Without a doubt the best gastro pub locally. Excellent surroundings, drinks and food.

We arrived early but despite very few customers (6) were told that table allocated was in the conservatory which was not open as little or no heating. When time of reservation was reached we were going to be shown into conservatory which was cold. Refused to sit there and was then offered a table in main pub. When we left after meal still only 3 tables occupied so I believe we could have been offered a table in the main pub much earlier.

My daughter had a chicken burger so dry she left half I ordered a bacon burger when it came it had cheese on covering up mushed mince meat with no flanger and so bland it was crap I was with my daughter she said dad don’t make a Seen just pay and we won’t come again

Four of us went on Monday, which was steak night £1 an ounce. The steaks were seasoned well and cooked to perfection, served with crispy chips and juicy vine tomatoes. We also recommend the pepper sauce, creamy with a nice heat from the peppercorns.

Easy access from M5, plenty of parking . Food was good and plentiful, with enough variety to suit most tastes. The child with us enjoyed her meal and selection in kids menu suited her. Would recommend for family/ friends meeting over lunch.

We had lunch on a Monday which was tasty. The burgers were good as were the skinny fries, the crisp belly pork was accompanied by apple sauce and small carrots, mash and a tasty gravy. One of the vegetarian options was deep fried halloumi and chunky chips. All in all a good lunch for £75 for 4 people. No drinks included in that. Good service and very comfortable and ambient surroundings with a good size carpark and very near the motorway. We'd definitely return here.

Four of us went on Monday, which was steak night £1 an ounce. The steaks were seasoned well and cooked to perfection, served with crispy chips and juicy vine tomatoes. We also recommend the pepper sauce, creamy with a nice heat from the peppercorns.

6 of us went to The Swan to celebrate my daughters 12th birthday. Food was great, staff were friendly and helpful. What more can you ask for?

We had supper there tonight . We ordered 2 fish pie that were stone cold in the middle . Very keen for us to leave , they started cleaning the table while we were still eating . The bill was handed to us even though we had not asked for it .Very disappointing

Lovey family friendly atmosphere; swift service; expensive but efficient.

We enjoyed our meal and the service was excellent, food was well cooked and very tasty. Staff were friendly and polite. I would rather leave a tip than have a service charge added, Even though it can be removed. Thank you and hope to see you again soon.

Nice food, efficient and friendly service. The pub was busy and good atmosphere.

Superb afternoon tea served including a nice touch of mini fish and chips celebrating our friends 70th and 75th birthdays.

Excellent service and food. Would recommend. Well worth a visit

Good choice for a large family meal. Sunday roasts were tasty and portions a good size Service was fine and food came out in good time. Roast potatoes not great but all other vegetables and meat was lovely. Particularly enjoyed the mushroom starter All in all would recommend if you’re looking for somewhere that can cope well with a big group

Helpful, cheerful staff - very efficient service and great food too!!!

Relaxing place to eat and drink with friends. Tge staff are so friendly and helpful

Lovely place to meet with friends. Food excellent.

Usually flawless but today it felt more self service. Only way to get any attention was to go to the bar. Could do better!

excellent meals as ever our 4 relatives requested we return as they all enjoyed it so much last time and were not disappointed on their return visit

Not a criticism: the fish pie arrived too hot to eat. How often can you say that?! It cooled to a great consistency. The shredded leek on the side was a lovely touch. Eton Mess desert was magic - whole strawberries with more thick cream than meringue. Exceptional. My partner said the best nut rosst ever (Sunday only?) The 'miniature' version of a full desert - in this case the cheesecake - was a great offering idea - and certainly not tiny.

I came for food last night with some friends, food was excellent as always. Very friendly staff. Great service from Ellie and Harry especially and such a lovely atmosphere.

Service was really slow and had to chase up our order. It was lunchtime and a business meeting but it was nearly an hour before food arrived. Waitress was a bit put out when asked if our order was ready.

Good food, pleasant staff, easy to chat except when a child screaming which was outside the control of staff.

The homemade burgers on Wednesdays are amazing. We’ll recommend a visit

Had a lovely meal at The Swan- steak, burgers & pizza. Puddings and coffee to follow. Good beers on tap too. Staff polite, thoroughly enjoyed the food and great atmosphere. Lovely independent pub.

Had a family lunch at The Swan , Whittington . As always fabulous food , ambience, service etc . Keely & the team Looked after us very well. Efficient , friendly professional service . It’s our go to Pub/ restaurant . Everyone should go there . Dan has done a great job overseeing the team , decor , etc . Thank you as always The Sedgley Family xxx

Tables dirty, sticky menus. Food over cooked and poor quality. Burger looked like it had been kept over from yesterday. Extremely disappointing and would not recommend.

FANTASTIC! Food great. Service great. And superb value

We went yesterday for Sunday lunch and had a host of issues. Service was very bad the whole time, so slow and having to try and get someone's attentions to have food orders taken & drinks. Then the very long wait for food. The meals were disappointing, portions sizes for the roasts were small. One person had the pork loaded fries. Firstly one of the items was missing from it and the pork was basically fat / crackling, there was no edible pork. We also had issues with the desserts, the chocolate orange cheesecake was terrible. Firstly it was a moose not a cheesecake top with a very artificial flavour and the base was rock hard and tasted so sickly. We reported issues when paying the bill and were told they would pass the feedback on. No actual apologies regarding the issues. I also noticed they don't ask tables if the food is ok, is that because they know they will be told no?? We have had a lot of meals over the years at the Swan but it appears something is going wrong there. Majority of recent reviews are now low ratings, I hope the management actually read these as they have issues they need to sort out. You have staff quality issues & food issues. You need to sort these out as we won't be back & I suspect others won't be either.

Very disappointing table service, we had to go to bar.. to be told table service, then had to ask for menus, drinks, dessert menu. What should have been a celebration meal was a long drawn out process - meals took time, including a half an hour wait for desserts (even though they wanted our table back by a certain time) plus those that ordered coffee & dessert had finished coffee way before dessert arrived! Although I would say the staff rushed to the table on 2 occasions- once to clear dessert plates even though one of our party was still eating & then to bring the bill! Interesting that they automatically added a service charge, usually we are happy to pay this but given the disappointing service not on this occasion. I think they may need more staff or to take less bookings on a Sunday.

The swan is our go to for a pub meal. But today I was very disappointed. Service was very slow. I had the pork loaded fries which I had to send back because one item that was listed on the menu was missing from my dish. Also there was no meat at all in it. Just fat. Also had the cheesecake. The base was so hard you couldn’t cut through it and the top was not a cheesecake consistency but was a mousse. It had an artificial chemical taste to it and I couldn’t eat it.

Was a nice evening however service was a little slow and we wanted an extra drink and had to wait a while. A bit disappointed that the pie of the day had sold out

Fish platter was excellent. As was the garlic mushrooms and fish Goujons. Shame that the main special of lamb hot pot and the pie of the day were sold out by 17.30. But the fish pie , sausage and mash and burgers were fabulous alternatives.

The mains were lovely, fish pie was very good, and the brisket burger also very nice, however let down by the puddings the brownie came out rock hard like it had just come from the freezer when questioned they heated it up to point it tastes burnt then, the eaten mess was just meringue in a load of cream mashed together, wasn’t worth the money the puddings sadly very disappointing. But lovely mains.

Best Roast I've had in a long time, crispy potatoes and plenty of it.

Truly terrible experience and will not be returning

A breakfast meeting so a variety of dishes chosen. All had poached eggs which were slightly overdone.

Delicious food and excellent service. Good atmosphere.

We are regular weekly diners but unfortunately the service has gone down and the prices have gone up! Long wait for meal and meal wasn’t as nice as normal, no one checking if meal is ok, no one asking if we’d like more drinks. It’s not the staff’s fault as they seem to be understaffed. More a management problem. Will be giving it a miss for a bit.