The Moreton Arms, Wolverhampton

This is a Banks’s (Marston’s) pub which has a long held reputation as a traditional local working men’s type of pub as there are quite often workers from the factory on the other side of the Stafford Road in here. If you enter from the car park at the rear of the building you will find a small and fairly traditional L shaped lounge with a nice fire place immediately on the left and a small bar counter round the corner also on the left, there are various old paintings of animals on the walls. At the back of the room opposite the bar is a double door leading out to a patio, beer garden and kids play area with delightful views of the busy Stafford road! A second room can be found on the left of the patio area, this is more of a public bar with a small bar counter on the left, leather seats, two TV’s at either end of the room and Wolves FC memorabilia on the walls. There is a serving hatch at the back of the bar for the patio and beer garden. Regular ales are Banks’s Bitter, Banks’s Mild and Marston’s Pedigree with a single changing guest beer from Marston’s portfolio such as Brakspear, Jennings, Ringwood or Wychwood beers. On my last visit this was Jennings Honey Bole, all ales were tried and found to be ok. A nice traditional pub with a bit of character in an unfortunate setting next to a busy duel carriage way. Beer was good and there is a standard menu of cheap food which I have not tried. I would take the previous review with a pinch of salt as he was the landlord of the Hop Pole near by, and I notice he gave his own pub 10 stars! I’ve visited the Morton Arms several times over the years and I wouldn’t mind popping in again.