The Plum Pudding, Rugeley

The Plum Pudding is a stand alone pub that is very close to the Spode Cottage. Once inside there is a L shaped room with the bar facing,the room is carpeted and the seating a mix of leather settees and normal tables and chairs. The room was quite busy with both drinkers and diners on our Saturday afternoon visit. There was one real ale on the bar which was Bass,this was a decent enough drink. This is not really my sort of pub,but drinkers are made just as welcome here. Pub visited 7/3/2015

We were on a canal trip and stopped right outside the Plum Pudding where we were able to use their private moorings. It is still an Italian restaurant - Nov 2010. Welcome was very friendly, restaurant was warm (very important when you have spent the day in the cold on a barge), fine range of ales including handpull and a wide choice on the menu plus a big board of specials. Food was superb - mouthwatering and tasty, we had a selection of home made dishes which were worth waiting for - cooking 8 meals fresh to order obviously took a little while. Try the 'healthy' garlic bread while you wait.Service was very good and personal. Kids loved this approach and loved even more the desserts - very nice ice creams but go for the home made desserts - after 8 cheesecake!! Excellent place to visit, very much fresh food and very convenient when barging.

This was a fantastic place to eat in the local area, being the only pub in Armitage/ Handsacre that did home-cooked food. The menu was Italian-themed and really tasty. I personally love the decor- it has a really smart modern interior and the staff are fantastic. Recently this pub has changed hands and it is now an Indian restaurant which is really disappointing and certainly not my choice of food.