The Cock Inn, Hanbury, Staffordshire

This pub has a great atmosphere and excellent service. Meats are their specialty, not that the rest is not good as well. Call to reserve the chateaubriand - it is well worth it. Wednesdays are normally steak night, again something to recommend. Add their smoked Old Fashioned and you are sold on this place. Dogs and horses are welcome.

Amazing place, we had an evening meal in there, I recommend the Black Bean and Aubergine Tagine, Timmy Taylor Landlord is well kept too. Lovely staff and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. We WILL visit again, hopefully soon. Thanks Saf. Dave and Jill

Loved it! Went for a birthday meal and the only complaint was that the children's pasta was too spicy for my daughter. But there was plenty to eat as we had the 3 courses and we all left full and happy.

Went in for just a quick beer but looks a nice little local place that I am sure I would visit more often if I lived around there. The beer was good and tasted fresh like the beer lines had just been cleaned which I appreciated.

Went for their steak night on Wednesday and had an amazing experience. Service was quick and friendly. We mentioned having a dog when we booked, and a bowl of water was there waiting for our thirsty boy after his walk around the crater. We ordered a sirloin steak and a fillet steak at a very reasonable price. Steaks were cooked perfectly and came with a delicious selection of sauces. French fries and chunky chips were both delightful, and were accompanied with crunchy onion rings, a mushroom pot pie, vine tomatoes and a pineapple and smoked cheese topper which was an optional extra. Atmosphere was warm and cosy. Would highly recommend for a wonderful dining experience.

we popped in on our way back from friends on a Sunday afternoon. The pub was dead only had 2 people in . We were starving so we asked for a menu the staff are lovely by the way very welcoming. The menu only consisted of Sunday lunch and were told we could have 3 meats if we wanted. I ordered turkey and ham and my husband had all 3 meats. Presentation of the food was lovely but that's all I have to say. ALL FROZEN FOOD INCLUDING THE MEAT what a let down..... considering you are a country pub why are you not using local produce ... definitely not what we expected. Sorry because the pub is lovely and so are the landlords...

We really enjoyed the food, it was very tasty and well presented, lovely staff and a nice walk to finish

Everything was very good, beer, service and mains the only let down was the desert which was supposed to be home made tiramisu served in a plastic container with squirty cream on top, home made? Would definitely recommend everything else.

On a snowy Tuesday evening in January and with the aid of our trusty Sat-Nav, we went in search of the Cock Inn, a place reputed to serve great homemade food. The car park is in the front of what is a fairly large pub, courtesy of its large dining room extension in 2000. Having negotiated some fairly narrow roads to get there, it was good to get inside the warm cosy surroundings and peruse the menu. The bar area of the Cock Inn was packed with locals and the bar itself had a wide range of drinks on offer, sadly driving, I had to stick to coke. The dining room was large with a variety of seating, tables in the window, to make the most of what I suspect is a tremendous view, large tables in the centre for groups and cosier tables for couples. The beamed ceiling awash with what looked like Christmas tree lights, and even trees that appeared to be coming out of the floor, decked with the same lights and the occasional Robin. Sounds strange, but it really did work, the feeling of a calm relaxing environment was great after a day's work. Menu wise, not huge, just right, we skipped the starters and went straight for the main courses, a good variety around the £10-11 mark, like gammon, various different pies, cod and other slightly more expensive dishes like rump of lamb and steak. I went for the fish pie, clearly homemade, a large portion packed with fish (cod, salmon etc), perfectly cooked in a creamy but not overpowering sauce topped with mash potato and a sprinkle of cheese, comfort food personified! My wife had the steak and ale pie, packed with filling, gravy and a thin pastry top, so good. The accompanying peas, carrots, new potatoes and cabbage were the perfect sides. Probably full enough to stop, we ventured to have a dessert, because we were so enjoying the food and the ambience so much. Classics like a cheese board, sticky toffee pudding were on offer, but I had the chocolate fudge cake, with ice cream, slightly disappointing, could have done with being a little more chocolatey. My wife had the homemade apple, date and ginger crumble; an unbelievably good crumble, arguably the stand out dish of the night, I was lucky enough to be able to finish it off, so often desserts flatter to deceive, its nice when a dessert lives up to its billing. On the completion of our meal, we immediately booked in for Sunday lunch in few weeks time, we were very impressed!