Rose & Castle, Coventry

Looks like a village pub from the road, but very much a restaurant inside the split-level, light-wood interior. I might have been able to get a seat for a drink inside, but on a sunny evening I wandered down to the rear beer garden by the Oxford Canal rather than sit in one of the patio areas beside the car park entrance. Just Tribute (£4.80) on offer from the pair of handpumps. NB - Closes early, like it's sister pub in Shilton.

Gasto pub - now painted battleship grey. Has possibly the worlds biggest menu - double digit burger opions - which I had looked at on line before starting a walk from there. Slightly surprised on entry to be given this in the flesh, along with another print out of the specials. You certainly should be able to get what you fancy to eat! The service was impeccable. With it being a nice day, we asked to eat outside and this was no problem to them. Food was quick, good value, quality and portions. Two cask hand pulls on - forget the other but my Purity Mad Goose was perfect.

Worth updating since the last review was in 2009.I agree that in the past this felt like a restaurant that served cask beer but the Covid epidemic has attracted drinkers to the additional benches laid out in the front part of the carpark and the extensive canalside garden which is however a bit overgrown. There are 3 handpumps ,with the best option of the two available being St Austell Tribute. If arriving from a boat it is worth noting that Bridge 15 mentioned below has since been demolished as the pubco didn't want to shell out for it's upkeep,so just walk up a short distance from Bridge 14 along the main road.The pub garden mooring is now invested with reeds and unusable.