Quick info
About Barley Mow
The Barley Mow is a pub and restaurant on Main Street in Rugby, set along the Oxford canal with water views and an outside terrace at the front of the building. The kitchen runs a Sunday roast alongside home-cooked pies, and afternoon tea brings a spread of sandwiches, sausage roll, pork pie, scotch egg, scones and cakes, with help-yourself tea, coffee and hot chocolate on the side. Dogs are welcome inside, and the adjoining car park welcomes motorhomes and campervans for overnight stays. The format is walk-in, and the menu shifts between regular pub service, the Sunday lunch and afternoon tea bookings.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids
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Menu & Prices
12 dishes · mains £5–117- Soup Of The Day£4.95
- Calamari£5.95
- Tempura Prawns£5.95
- Wexford Mushrooms£6.95
- Pate Of The Day£5.95
- Southern-Fried Chicken Strips£5.95
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention home cooked food, afternoon tea, sunday lunch and motor home overnight parking.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention home cooked food, afternoon tea, sunday lunch and motor home overnight parking.
Customer Review Summary
A canal-side pub where reviewers repeatedly single out home-cooked food, naming the Sunday lunch, the home-cooked pie, and the afternoon tea selection of sandwiches, scotch eggs, scones, and cakes as standouts. Most describe portions as generous, prices as fair, and the staff as friendly and welcoming. A few note the outside terrace view at the front and that motor homes are welcome to overnight in the car park.
Customer Review Summary
A canal-side pub where reviewers repeatedly single out home-cooked food, naming the Sunday lunch, the home-cooked pie, and the afternoon tea selection of sandwiches, scotch eggs, scones, and cakes as standouts. Most describe portions as generous, prices as fair, and the staff as friendly and welcoming. A few note the outside terrace view at the front and that motor homes are welcome to overnight in the car park.
Featured reviews
- Tony Coates
“So friend staff bears is grate lovely pub lovely staff would recommend it to any one home cooked food”
- Theresa Eccleston
“Nice food, good portions, fairly priced. Friendly and welcoming, would definitely recommend.”
- Christopher Peacock (Gps)
“Excellent pub stop over, perfect location for visiting a friend on the Oxford canal. Great location for walks on Oxford canal and visiting rugby. Sunday lunch was excellent good serving, one of the best I’ve had. Food good overall, home cooked pie recommended by staff very good. Friendly staff worth a visit.”
- mark robson
“Nice pleasant and clean, good service and friendly staff.”
- Rick Mcphail
“Stopover in a campervan for a night nice parkup”
Highlights
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sports
Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Free parking
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Pet-friendly
Show more amenities
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Kid-friendly
- Bar
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Offerings· 7
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Food
- Food at bar
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Family-friendly· 1
- Good for kids
- Dining options· 2
- Seating
- Table service
- Highlights· 6
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sports
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Pet-friendly· 1
- Dogs allowed
- Facilities· 2
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Paid parking lot
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley MowReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.3777 | — | — | home cooked food, afternoon tea, sunday lunch |
| Steam TurbineWheelchair accessible | 4.23,177 | 1.1 mi | £10–20 | full breakfast, last minute quiz, great atmosphere |
| The CourthouseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.5853 | 1.5 mi | £10–20 | friendly staff, woodfired pizzas, malaysian curry |
| Quigley'sWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating · Takeout | 4.7111 | 1.6 mi | £10–20 | live band music, GAA matches on tv, stone cooked food |
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