The Apple Tree, Bilston

Large Banks's pub, oddly situated in a slightly hollow beside the roundabout on the Dudley edge of the town centre. The interior comprises three irregularly shaped seating areas around the central bar, all given a reasonably modern refurbishment. Also has a small patio garden at the front. I was expecting food and cask beer, but both absent (at least temporarily) by problems encountered during a recent change of management. Made do with a keg Amber (£3.30) and a cob (£1.50).

Official site of The Apple Tree - www.appletreeinnbilston.co.uk

Official site of The Apple Tree - www.appletreeinnbilston.co.uk

The Apple Tree is what looks like a mid 20th Century pub set in a small hollow by a busy roundabout. Inside it's an open plan room with an almost island bar (peninsula bar?). It's carpeted throughout and the furnishings aren't that different to a JDW. The food offering looked similar to JDW but some of the items were cheaper. The bar has three hand pumps which had one unused, Banks's Bitter and Marston Shipyard Summer Ale. It was a hot muggy morning so I went for the keg Banks's Mild (£2.65) which was a decent and refreshing drink despite being keg. It's a pleasant enough place but not really for me.