Larch Wood Farm - Dining & Carvery — Restaurant in Wyre Forest

So - I'm leaving a 5 star review mainly because of the service! The first chap we had on the bar did seem to be quite unhappy, whose name I didn't catch, but my god I hope he's alright because despite my best efforts to be friendly & engaging, he seemed very low and unresponsive - we've all been there, so I genuinely hope you're alright my dude! The other guy was someone we chatted with outside who was picking up glasses - despite being in a rush & understaffed, he apologised for being a bit manic and was super friendly! The final - my fave - Wayne! He was incredible! I spent almost £7 on a slice of the toffee cake but it was soooo dry!! I really apologised for being "that person" when asking for a refund but he was so lovely and encouraged me to try a bit of a different cake - the Mars one! I'd even said that I don't want to be that person and just get more cake thay I might not be happy with, but after further reassurance I gave it a go and was so bloody happy - it was incredibly delicious, so moist and flavoursome, I was in heaven! After scoffing half of it, by the time I got home I was ready to demolish the rest 😈 We also had a roast but it did make me a little sad! The meat was perfect - even at the end of the night? What a treat! I was shocked to find the beef so tender!;But all of the veg lacked a lot of flavour. I completely appreciate it being cheap & fast food, but whack on a little salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary, thyme... whatever! I guarantee that roast would be a million times better and you'd have no complaints! Ignoring the lack of seasoning, I thought it was all cooked perfectly, the texture was amazing, the right amount of soft vs crispy! Loved the gravy, thought it was lush!! Overall, I thought it was a great experience with room for a little improvement on the food! Again, just shouting out Wayne for his outstanding customer service and ability to make a customer feel less of a cow for having to make a complaint about the food - as someone who works in a pub herself, not always...

Travelling up from Luton and staying a few days in a hotel that doesn't have breakfast options, we were looking for somewhere to eat. We stumbled upon Larch Wood Farm and were very warmly greeted by Jo. Absolutely nothing was too much of a request. My family are vegetarian so sourcing something for an 8year old can be tricky. Jo arranged for us to have freshly cooked vegetarian sausages. We asked for two each as our last experience was that they would be rather small. We were mistaken! They are excellent 👌🏻 Big chunky Quorn Chef Special sausages.The breakfast is absolutely brilliant! You can keep re filling as much as your stomach can manage... We were beaten! Plenty for the meat eaters too!

Jo is honestly so lovely! She recommended the carvery for dinner so we came back the next day with everyone. Absolutely delicious with huge Yorkshire's! The cauliflower cheese was particularly lovely! The chef was so friendly and kept the serving table impeccably clean! All the food was fresh and plentiful!

So day three of our stay in Kidderminster and we came back for breakfast. The most lovely greeting from Jo again and we got chatting sharing stories of how we both came to home educate. We will be heading back to the hotel after breakfast to checkout and then coming back whilst we wait for my daughter's dad to finish work to do some of our home education activities and learning. My daughter loves the play area and it has such a warm vibe in the pub. This will be our regular go to each week as we make the commute! What better way to start your day than with a mighty breakfast with friendly people and the most amazing cake we have ever seen! You have to come and check this place out!

Thank you Jo for being...

The car park and whole restaurant being empty at a peak time should have given a idea how bad it would be. We asked the server for a quiet spot, she first tried to put us in a booth that had a dirty table with dirty napkins on it, she tried to put us between 2 big families then gave a attitude when we asked for somewhere else. She told us to 'just go sit wherever' so we found a quiet area ordered food from the bar. I ordered the cheeseburger (on the menu there is no just plain beef burger) I asked for NO CHEESE, no salad and no sauce just completely plain, the barman even repeated back the order so I know I ordered it right. 20 minutes later food comes out and they give me a cheese burger so I quickly point out 'this is supposed to be plain with nothing on it' he takes it away comes back 2 minutes later asking if I still wanted the cheese and so I said I ordered it plain with nothing on it, I have to wait another 20 minutes for my food meanwhile the others I were with have their VERY meager amount of food. The food was mediocre at best, I could understand issues with my order if the place had been packed but this place was deserted with loads of staff just trying to look 'busy' some of the staff should have been cleaning the disgusting bathrooms if they had nothing to do. I wouldn't recommend this place for anyone unless you want to be disappointed in the service and want to leave hungry from getting...