Swan Inn — Restaurant in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Booked a table for 1pm for Sunday lunch to celebrate my sister's birthday choose the Swan because we'd had Sunday lunch here before and enjoyed it albeit was a few years ago looking at the reviews it still looked good how wrong could I be. To start they had run out of Turkey although on their website it said chicken so was left with just the choice of beef.The beef was a cheap cut ( Brisket ) the potatoes were instant smash the veg was all frozen including the roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings the gravy was instant and tasteless and to be honest the whole meal was. Moving on to the desert we all choose the apple pie and custard the pastry and there was alot of it was soggy but the custard was lovely. If your used to frozen meals I guess it wasn't to bad but when you go out for a meal you'd expect at least the potatoes to be real. However the staff were very friendly and the pub was very clean and comfortable however how a chef can call himself a chef when its all out of packets or frozen is beyond me. Very disappointing won't be going back for...

!!!! Edit... April 2022...!!!! In their 'infinite wisdom' the brewery have decided to take real chips off the menu, imo a daft decision because that's one of the reasons ppl use this friendly pub, also not many pubs in this area do real chips either. Something to do with not being able to display the calorie amount. The new menu displays the calories. I and other regular uses are very annoyed. Im that gutted I'm thinking of organising a petition !! 😉🤣 Ps still a very clean and friendly pub 👍

Lovely food including 'real'chips 😊. Friendly and helpful staff. Disabled facilities and (well behaved) dog friendly too. Good all round pub. Been today 21/7/2020. Very impressed with the changes due to the virus. Diane looked after us really well. Table etc disinfected before we sat down. Toilets cleaned after each customer, all staff wearing masks.plenty of sanitiser and a one way system. Felt really comfortable and safe eating there. Use it or lose...

This place is a hidden gem. I was staying at the Travelodge down the road (20 min walk) and would normally look for a local Wetherspoons to get fed and watered, but there was nothing within a decent radius. I'm so glad that I found the Swan Inn on Google Maps. A hello from the bar staff and a real fire 🔥 (it was mid-December) was the first thing that welcomed me. As a real ale drinker, I wasn't disappointed. Not as much selection as 'Spoons but nevertheless a good selection. Again, I wasn't disappointed. Proper hand pulled ales at reasonable prices. Moving onto the menu, a massive selection of traditional pub grub. I opted for the 'Ultimate Burger' and I was bowled over with the quality of the properly cooked meat (not overdone) and real hand cut chips (that came with a tasty dipping sauce). I really didn't want to leave and wished that the Swan was my local. If I am ever in the area, I will definitely be...