The Spotted Dog - Stoke-on-Trent

Service very slow and several menu items unavailable (7pm sitting! only a choice of 2 mains. We were told it was the ‘chefs last day’ as a reason. The chef was female and therefore couldn’t be the people advertised on the website. We felt mislead and disappointed.

The positives are it’s a quint pub and the roast was well cooked. The negatives are that the service was poor very young staff seemed to enjoy chatting behind the bar rather than serving, consequently all our roasts took ages to arrive and were luke warm. Equally the desert rhubarb crumble was Luke warm and the rhubarb was not properly cooked. Could it have lived up to the earlier reviews? My answer is probably yes, but would I go go there again, that’s a hard one to answer, but probably not. Why because standards are normally ingrained and it shouldn’t be hit or miss. When I told the very young waitress our food was not hot she acknowledged my comment and ignored it! What might have been

Stopped by this wonderful pub for a bank holiday lunchtime treat and it was fantastic! Great food, service and dog friendly too. Special mention to the most delicious potato salad it was exquisite! Creamy yet light, perfectly seasoned and topped with a velvety smooth duck egg yolk. Will think about this potato salad often and definitely return when we’re next in town! (Special thanks for the recipe from the kind chef 5* service all round.

Popped in yesterday for a bite to eat at lunchtime. We just had a couple of sandwiches and chips absolutely delicious. Beautifully presented and washed down with a couple of pints of delicious real ale. A very enjoyable experience and our well behaved Labrador was made to feel very welcome as well. Will definitely be back soon!

Absolutely gorgeous pub, brilliant staff, better beer and food is exceptional! Dog friendly and very cosy, clean and welcoming!