Village Inn — Restaurant in Sandwell

DISGUSTING, DIRTY and NOT WORTH £580!!!!! We had a family party here on 27th Jan and decided to have their buffet and also provide the DJ! Well..... On the day of the party, was when we realised we had made a big mistake! The pub has a awful smell and I know it is stale, dirty pipes, beer and the use of lots of bleach, trying to mask the smell... ( family ran pubs when I was a kid..) The function room is in a state, dirty, ripped seats, tables are broken and unsafe, I leaned on one and the top wasn't even attached and this was one of the buffet tables! The walls haven't been painted for more than 6+ years! and they are so dirty, stuck with pins, tape and bluetac from years of parties. Dirty, dusty floors and the bar was sticky and dirty! As it was a Surprise party for a 70th birthday, I arrived early so it could all be sorted. They were arriving at 7.15pm and at 6.50pm the DJ or Buffet still hadn't arrived!!! Eventually I enquired, they said the buffet was in the fridge and the DJ was on his way! I asked about table cloths (was told it would all be provided) but the people who do the buffet (I found out it was the people who run it) didn't leave any and they would have to call to get some brought in. By this point... I was panicking... they bought the cloths and the buffet was bought out! There was 2 big buffet tables and food was brought out in little plastic trays covering 1 table. I thought the other table was for desserts etc... I paid £250 for a buffet for 50 people!! ( there was only 35 adults and 10 kids) so it should have been more than enough.... once the party started I took lids off the buffet and realised there wasn't much food! Within 40 mins most of the food was eaten and I asked if they were bringing out the rest? there was NOTHING ELSE! My family was complaining the food was horrible, stale sandwiches and not alot to choose from.... it was DISGUSTING! People were still hungry! My husband ended up going to Morrisons and spending £60 on desserts and cakes for everyone! It was embarrassing! It would have been cheaper buying the food and doing it ourselves! My family were saying how bad it was and I had to stop some of the men "complaining" on the night! ( a deposit was refundable for the room 2 weeks after the party) I was scared we would lose our deposit! The DJ wasn't much good, he was stopping songs halfway through and restarting them. Luckily we aren't a dancing kind of family! I actually was so upset by it all, I left at 9pm!!! I cried all the way home! It has been 3+ weeks and I have had to go to the pub again, email and call to get my deposit back, which I got yesyerday! The people who run this pub, I was told did the buffet and have now taken over the "Gough Arms )" in Hateley Heath. I will not be going there again, either.... this was a nice pub! If I thought complaining to the management would make a difference, I would... but I would recommend you find a better place for any party's. This pub...

Smashing pub one of the best locals in Wednesbury. Colleen & Steve have smashed it in their time of being there just over a year ago. Their warm welcome to locals and afar make this one of the best family friendly local pubs to be in. Offering midweek Grill night ( very popular) Bingo and quiz night (Plenty of laughs from Barry the bingo caller ) and Luke the quiz master make it extra special. Staff are welcoming and polite. Pub offers free weekly weekend music entertainment for all tastes . Sunday beef cobs with toasties and a pint are bostin and good value although be quick as they sell out. We as a family inclusive of my grandkids have enjoyed the seasonal events / activities including Easter/ Halloween/ Xmas and all the Inbetween events room decor has been top notch on all these events making it pleasurable to sit in by all. Ample parking over 2 carparks too for those wishing to book the large lounge for parties 🎉. Dart board and pool table in lounge available too. Excellent choice of...

I work for a adult care provider for adults with learning disabilities and/autism.

Our service users wanted to experience a night out that they could enjoy together where they could be apart of the local community.

We approached Dean & Kelly about booking the function room once a month for our service users disco. They were very helpful and accommodating.

They put on a food spread every month at a very reasonable price. Both are very helpful with any last minute changes we may have.

All our service users have been made to feel welcome by all at The Village Inn. We have used the function room for the last 6 months. We have just booked up again for the next 6!

A few of our service users have now also booked out the room on separate dates to hold their own birthday party as they feel happy, comfortable and welcome by all staff that...