
The Golden Bee
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About The Golden Bee
On Sheep St in Stratford Upon Avon, The Golden Bee is a pub with a rooftop terrace lined with palm trees and views over the city. The food and drink menu runs extensive, with vegetarian options included, and orders are placed and paid through an app or QR code, with dishes brought to the table. Booth seating is available, along with a larger cafe-style seating area at the far end of the building. A rear outside area serves as a no-smoking spot away from the terrace. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings. It sits near the Tudor buildings on the street, though street parking nearby is limited to spaces with a one-hour limit.
Good to know
- ParkingFree street parking · Paid parking lot · Paid street parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom
- Good for kidsGood for kids
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Menu & Prices
83 dishes · mains £2–14- Small Breakfasts£3.09
- Tea And Toast£2.55
- Wings£2.99
- Bites£2.99
- Strips£2.99
- Small Freshly Battered Fish And Chips With Soft Drink£8.15
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention uncleared tables, ordering by phone QR code, vegetarian options and cold breakfast.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention uncleared tables, ordering by phone QR code, vegetarian options and cold breakfast.
Customer Review Summary
Uncleared tables are the complaint reviewers raise most at this Wetherspoons-style pub. Several describe a packed room with empty glasses left standing, and a few ended up wiping down their own table, one with antiseptic wipes. Another reports a dirty wine glass and fork that had to be replaced, plus ham that looked off. A breakfast reviewer found frozen toast, cold rubbery eggs and stone cold bacon, with only the sausage and hash brown edible. One reviewer describes off-shift staff drinking loudly and the manager serving them ahead of customers at last orders.
Customer Review Summary
Uncleared tables are the complaint reviewers raise most at this Wetherspoons-style pub. Several describe a packed room with empty glasses left standing, and a few ended up wiping down their own table, one with antiseptic wipes. Another reports a dirty wine glass and fork that had to be replaced, plus ham that looked off. A breakfast reviewer found frozen toast, cold rubbery eggs and stone cold bacon, with only the sausage and hash brown edible. One reviewer describes off-shift staff drinking loudly and the manager serving them ahead of customers at last orders.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Absolutely awful 😡 A load of their employees were drinking, at the time I attended. Apparently it was one of their birthdays! They were screaming and shouting all night! The manager allowed this to continue. Kicking out or disciplining anyone who complained about the very poor service at the bar! She was prioritising serving her friends / colleagues over regular customers and the service was terrible 😡! When it got to last orders, she wouldn't serve my friend and I, but continued to serve the off shift staff members! One of which was so drunk, he was crying like a little baby (no exaggeration) 😂 She tried to make out like I had done something wrong and tried to kick me out! Luckily I was ready to leave anyway 😊. 0/10, staff and service were awful! Wouldn't revisit! Tom 18/08/26 PS, This is one of their staff members, drunk and crying like a child 😂😂😂) 👍”
- Google user
“Food was good for the price. Tables were left uncleared despite staff bringing out food and walking back to the kitchen empty handed. Nice little outside 'NO SMOKING ' are but seemingly doesn't apply to vaping.”
- Google user
“Been going to Stratford-upon-Avon twice a year for over 20 years every time we always go for breakfast. This morning my breakfast was horrid. My toast was still frozen in middle, my eggs were like comedy rubber eggs that were also cold. My bacon was cooked but stone cold. The only thing I could eat was a sausage and hash brown. This was the case for my partner too. When asked if everything was alright I told the waiter everything was cold and and toast was still frozen they just said oh I don't know how that's happened and walked on. If id not been in such a hurry id have asked for another breakfast. Having breakfast in hotel from now on.”
- Google user
“Dirty wine glass and dirty fork when we were served (we had to ask for both to be replaced), and the table hadn’t been cleaned. All of the surrounding tables were covered with empty glasses, and despite the pub not being busy, none of the staff cleared them. One of our meals was served with ham that looked awful, as shown in the photo. On the bowl of beans on the other plate, there was some white sauce that wasn’t part of the meal. This was the dirtiest Spoons we’ve ever been to. Very disappointing!”
- Google user
“Very comfortable and cozy seating, lots of available room for guests. Menu was diverse and everything we ordered was pretty good! It was a solid choice, as we visited about 3 times.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“Palm trees dot the stylish rooftop terrace at this upmarket cocktail bar with views over the city.”
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Sports
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Free street parking
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Food at bar
Show more amenities
- Casual
- Onsite services
- Beer
- Food
- Free water refills
- Sports
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Parking· 3
- Paid parking lot
- Paid street parking
- Usually difficult to find a space
- Dining options· 2
- Seating
- Table service
- Highlights· 2
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
Location
Bars near The Golden Bee
- Garrick4.42,6450.1 mi£15–30
steak and ale pie, vegan menu options, fish and chips
- Encore Stratford Upon Avon4.32,9050.1 mi£10–50ReservationsOutdoor seatingTakeout
pub quiz night, roast chicken, dog friendly
- Dirty Duck4.43,4800.1 mi
beer garden by river, sunday roast, historic pub building
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden BeeWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating · Good for kids | 4.05,105 | — | £10–20 | uncleared tables, ordering by phone QR code, vegetarian options |
| Garrick | 4.42,645 | 0.1 mi | £15–30 | steak and ale pie, vegan menu options, fish and chips |
| Encore Stratford Upon AvonReservations · Outdoor seating · Takeout | 4.32,905 | 0.1 mi | £10–50 | pub quiz night, roast chicken, dog friendly |
| Dirty Duck | 4.43,480 | 0.1 mi | — | beer garden by river, sunday roast, historic pub building |
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