The Newbridge, Wolverhampton

Nice half timber building built between the wars to replace a smaller pub on the other side of the road, it is now part of the Crown Carveries group. The interior has two rooms, on the right of the building is a traditional public bar which has an L shaped bar counter in the back left corner, a brick fire place with a small stove in the middle of the right hand wall, wooden beams and pillars, a large flat screen TV on the back wall and a framed drawing of the old pub that was demolished. The left hand side of the building is a large L shaped dining lounge that bends right round behind the back of the pub, at the front of the room is a small area with a bar counter, this is used for people who are waiting for a table to become available as they do not take bookings. The lounge is on two levels with a nice double sided fire place in the middle and the serving counter for the carvery on the right around the corner. The décor is fairly traditional with lots of wood and old photos of Wolverhampton on the walls, there is a small patio at the front of the building with a few picnic tables. Regular ales are Green King IPA and Marston’s Pedigree with no changing guest beers. The beer selection is unadventurous but usually kept ok. This is a good popular pub, the public bar is a nice place just for a drink. I have found the carvery to be of good quality with three meats and several choices of vegetables and it’s reasonably priced at £3.60 during the week and £7 on Sundays. The carvery naturally gets very busy at the weekend so expect a bit of a wait especially if you have a large group. I occasionally take the family here for a decent meal and shall continue to do so.