The pub is in a great location but is in need of a major overhaul, firstly it is a bit grubby, if the pub was a person you would say that they need a good wash, and secondly the pub looks like it has been thrown together, the loos are effectively outside the pub and a separate function room is round the back. Basically the brewery needs to throw a substantial amount of money at the place, and at a time when pubs are closing at the rate of twenty six a week, this seems highly unlikely.
I thought we'd walked in on the annual Fazeley staring competition given the glares we got from the pub's patrons when we ventured in. I was half expecting the barmaid to state 'You're not from round here are you?!' when I reached the bar as this is very much a local pub for local people and a sign declaring (as though it was something to be proud of) that all v*lla games are shown live meant the local people were folk that I don't like to be associated with.
I must admit though I was quite impressed to see that the pub has an exclusive beer, Fazeley Flasher is brewed by the Ringwood brewery and has a taste to suggest that it would be a good session ale. The fact that it was early Sunday evening so technically a school night meant that sadly I never got to confirm my theory.
The beer garden is as scruffy as the pub which is a real shame as it could be so much better given that there are views of the interchange of the Birmingham & Fazeley and Coventry canals with a backdrop of the Fazeley mill.
All in all one to avoid.
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