The best restaurants in Barlaston and Oulton Stafford West Midlands

We’ve been visiting this restaurant since it opened as Blanc NRI and Bengal Lodge before that..we booked for New Years Eve 2023 and loved it, the food was amazing, so were more than happy to book again this year.. unfortunately, the food this year was terrible..firstly the dips for the poppadoms were just watery and tasteless, then the mixed starters were very dry and we felt they’d been cooked much earlier and blasted to heat them before serving..the mains were utterly bland and tasteless, the daal was like dish water, rice was ok and naan breads good. This was such a shock as we’ve always enjoyed the food here...I even said that I thought perhaps a chef hadn’t turned in and they were in a panic, but I've since heard that there has been a change of management, so this might be the reason for the deterioration..not sure, but it will be a long time before we try again..could have done without wasting the money to be honest..we did tell the waiting on staff when we were paying that the food was “very disappointing” but no one came to see us. It’s such a shame as it’s close to home, has always been excellent previously and we’ve always had a good night.

We love coming down to enjoy the friendly atmosphere. The food vans are a great addition to the village and bring a range of food to our doorstep. Always a friendly face and warm welcome down at the Duke.

Fabulous lunch today at Lunar! Our first visit, but we will definitely return. Everything was very well done; the food was top notch (the sweetcorn soup is lovely!), the service friendly and helpful and a nice relaxed vibe. We really enjoyed ourselves.

This was my first time visiting the upper house and I went with my grandparents however we will not be going back. The interior of the place is very nice however the service is TERRIBLE. We were the only people in the restaurant which we didn’t mind as we assumed we would be served quicker. We ordered our drinks and they took 10 minutes to arrive and my Nan was served a pint instead of a half and also was given the wrong drink. We didn’t create a fuss and went ahead and ordered our food which took 1 hour on the dot to arrive. It felt like we were being forgotten in the restaurant and they were prioritising walk ins who hadn’t booked like we did. They gave us complimentary drinks because of the wait however if we knew it would’ve taken this long for a simple gammon and chips to arrive we would have never gone. When the food finally arrived after an hour it was cold. The gammon was extremely salty and inedible. We complained to the waitress who offered to bring the manager to us which we politely refused however the manager still came to talk to us even when we said we wanted to leave and not bother speaking to anyone else. The manager took £10 of the bill and said she’d speak to the kitchen however my experience here was terrible and I will not be returning ever again. Aston Marina is far better and has lovely food and service.

First time at this eatery deff not disappointed. Staff were very polite and helpful. Food was superb and plentiful right from the starters to the desserts. The menu even consisted of a smaller portion options for the less robust eaters even those portions were more than ample. Deff will make the trip back again.

Disappointing end to a lovely spa evening. We booked the twilight spa with a meal in the Oak restaurant. The service is so slow here 30 mins to serve the starters and another 45 for the main dish - we've been here 1.5 hours and been offered only 1 drink, absolutely shocking service and really put me off rebooking!! The food was okay nothing special. The venue and spa are beautiful but I won't book food next time.

First visit. Dined in one of the railway carriages. Great atmosphere. Food and service were spot on.

Food wasn’t great. Everyone’s ate with coats on it was freezing. Barely anybody there no wonder. Gone downhill.