The Cross Inn - Bromsgrove

I was really pleased to discover a traditional pub that isn't trying to be too fancy. The owner was welcoming and actually took the time to have a conversation. The beer was reasonably priced as well. While it doesn't serve full meals, they do offer some tasty snacks.

This is what pubs are all about. Excellent beer, excellent atmosphere, a wonderful smoking veranda- with heating! This is a proper, old fashioned, drinking pub; no restaurant theme here, just good ale, crisps, cobs and soup, the soup, by the way is soup-erb (sorry. Feeble puns aside but the soup here really is something special. Thick, filling, and served with generous slices of farmhouse loaf and butter. Utterly gorgeous. It 's no surprise that when the Crown in Alvechurch closed for refurbishment that most of it 's drinkers chose to drink here, rather than 'The Weighbridge. ' A bit off the beaten track but 'The Cross ' really is a hidden gem, a fantastic pub, couldn 't recommend it highly enough.

I have been going to The Cross for about 18 years, (even had my wedding reception there 15 years ago), and since the refurbishment and new ownership, I only have good things to say about the place. Yes it can be very busy, but that is a sign of success for the effort that the team has put in to make it what it is today. The staff are great, and generally know what each of the regular customers want and they also go that extra mile when there are national events on, like the Six Nations Rugby. The pub is both dog and child friendly. In all, a lovely little village pub. Thank you to the team.

This is a pub for the traditionalists. Lovely environment, fantastic real ales, cobs, pork pies, scotch eggs. Excellent in every way.

Great pub Very clean Good selection of ales Plenty of parking Nice outside seating area Staff great Great landlord They serve cobs with ham cheese and help yourself to salad, These are **** lovely and very good value Highly recommend Can’t wait to go back