Cross & Bowling Green

Used to use this as a pub for 15 years but the people I drank with went away elsewhere. I too stopped drinking for 5 years. Went there recently. The small bar was refurbished and smarter than when I used it. The bar also and I was surprised and pleased to meet a few old friends. Had a Take-​away from the restaurant side. Without doubt it was one of the best I have ever had. I too found all the staff friendly, polite and, more important, knew what the customers wanted. Have recommended to a few friends and thgey say the same. I believe that they are doing a delivery service and branched out to doing pizza’s.
JP

NOTE: Also try Redolence Spice Redditch. When this was a pub with a fine restaurant the food was great, unfortunately poorly attended. Eventually the owners gave up. This has been taken over by the person who previously owned Rilys Indian restaurant in Redditch. They have completely refurbished, and the menu is totally different to the one they had at Riley’s. Be careful of the chicken desi, it’ll blow your brains out. Lovely food, and friendly staff. They have retained the pub element in the bar (what we olduns referred to the smoke room). So the lounge bar area is the restaurant, with Indian cuisine. They are certainly packing the people in., and has been full the nights we have attended. BOOKING A MUST You’ll need to check the telephone number, if I find it, I’ll update the review. Also the location is shown incorrectly on the map. It is nearer to the Beoley garage.