Clarendon Arms, Kenilworth

Being very close to Kenilworth Castle, this is understandably mostly a food-led pub, although the people around the bar area were generally there just for drinks by the look of things. Various small seating / dining areas, but the front room is notable for its colourful glazing in the main window. Temporarily, just Wye Valley Butty Bach (£4.30, and in great shape) available from the five handpumps, but a Church Farm cask ale is usually available too. Four craft beers from this pair of breweries were also served from the keg taps.

The Clarendon Arms is a pub with multiple small rooms close to Kenilworth Castle. It was my second stop in the town, as I was unsure of their current opening hours, believing that they closed during the afternoon on weekdays. I was greeted once inside and directed to a table in the suntrap courtyard at the rear. As usual, I was asked if I had reserved. Whilst I can imagine it would be a good idea to reserve here given the small outdoor area, there was only one other party of 4 present, which made securing a table easy. Just the solitary real ale is served. But this was Church Farm Harry's Heifer, which was in good condition. With chirpy service and a nice relaxing outdoor space, I struggled to find anything much better in Kenilworth.

Lovely old building in front of the castle, still with split rooms & large car park adjoining. Small sun trap paved area at rear. 5 real ales, average quality

Decent pub with a good choice of 5 ales. Church End Goats Milk, St Austell Tribute, Wye Valley Butty Bach, Hook Norton Old Hooky and Purity Ubu. The Goats Milk was in good shape.

The Clarendon Arms is a nice looking pub that is at the end of a row of quaint looking shops. Once inside thee is a corridor which leads to the main bar room,there is a small square shaped room to the front,the main bar is in the middle area,this room is oblong shaped and has bench seating and chairs,we sat on the bar stools,there is another room further down which is irregular in shape then the last room to the rear is small and square shaped. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Church End Bad Rabbit which went down very well,the other beers were Warwickshire Best Bitter,Wye Valley Butty Bach,Sharps Atlantic /Doom Bar. I quite liked this pub it did'nt seem too foody,it was also very busy with all rooms full on our Saturday dinner visit. Pub visited 18/4/2015

Pleasant little pub though possibly too food orientated for many, but a nice spot to enjoy some excellent beer, including top notch Hook Norton. Visitors to the castle will be drawn to the Queen and Castle first but should pass it by and come here if they're looking for somewhere approximating a pub. I would say that on a hot day the cooking smells were invasive; it could do with better ventilation. Well worth including on any tour of the town.