The Longford Engine — Restaurant in Coventry

Really pleasant visit. Attended prior to a football match at Coventry City FC. Contrary to the comments below away fans are permitted unless the pub is given advice from the police not to, such as local rivals, the same as the use of plastic cups. My advice is to call the pub in advance and check. The pub was very busy on my visit and it was four deep at the bar. They could have done with extra staff and a policy in place, say 4 drinks max per customer? Some customers were selfishly orderly 8-10 (I kid you not!!) pints EACH. This meant other customers had to wait and some, understandably, just left as the wait time was just too much. That said, I did manage to get served and we sat out in the pleasant garden by the canal. Really friendly atmosphere. We returned after the game and the pub put a band on. The return visit was much calmer and we managed to get a seat inside. Again, home and away fans together and no issues whatsoever. Re parking, the pub has 15 spaces for customers on a first come, first served basis. Don’t park in surrounding streets as many returned to £60 tickets as the place is in a controlled parking zone, issued by the council. If you don’t fancy, or can’t get, official parking, I would suggest the non official car park opposite Novotel on Wilsons Lane. Always spaces and cheap prices too. It’s only a 10 min walk to the...

attended the pub on Sunday with my 2 sons and my dad the pub it’s self is quite pleasant. Apart from the fact the toilet was closed. But my biggest complaint is the fact we had to drink our pint out of a plastic pint glass and was told the police had told him he had too I’m assuming that the police had said pick and choose who gets a glass as half the pub had glasses. Also we took a 2 minute walk up the road and enjoyed a pint in a glass the police must think he has a problem with trouble as he is the only pub having to use plastic I won’t...

The Longford Engine is one of the old pubs of Coventry with the canal flowing immediately behind it. I visit this establishment every Tuesday night to take part in a weekly quiz night. The surroundings are very pleasant and the bar staff are friendly. Like most pubs these days the attendance is quite low although weekends may be busier as I believe they sometimes have live music. I have also visited this pub for a meal in the past when I found a good choice of food at a reasonable price and of good quality. A good...