The Boatyard — Restaurant in England

Having spent a few hours on the river, we decided to pop into the boatyard for a spot of mid-afternoon lunch and a pint.

Unfortunately, their sandwich menu finishes at 15:00, and we arrived at 15:20, so no Cajun chicken sandwich for me. Instead, we rolled out the hot dog and chips.

The hot dog was a proper frankfurter good girth and length ... (pauses for the sniggering to stop) and the chips were great too. The only letdown? No mustard in the condiments box!

Given the heat, we sat inside the bar (the beer garden was filled to the brim), though at one point, the bar got so packed with punters it felt like we were a boat drifting on a river of people.

Overall, we really enjoyed our visit . even if I was denied my...

A great place situated over the river in the low town of Bridgnorth.

The garden is a real sun trap in the afternoons in the summer where it is very popular on a hot day.

Though check out its opening hours as they are surprisingly shorter than you would think.

A few higher end lagers and ciders are available as are soft drinks gins etc. The price is quite high.

The food, however, is reasonably priced and is operating on a reduced menu during these times of Covid in August 2020.

Well worth a visit to relax in and enjoy the sun.

Morgan one of the waiting staff is...

Very busy in Bridgnorth the day we visited, and we had been barked at from The Old Castle pub "NO WALK INS", so set about finding a new place to eat. The staff on that shift were all fairly young, but oh my goodness, they could teach the staff at The Old Castle a thing or two! Really polite, well-mannered people with excellent customer service skills. For a young team, I was really impressed. And the food was excellent, really tasty, well priced, decent portion size and hot! I would recommend a...