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Cuckoo Oak, Telford
Madeley
Postal town: Telford
TF7 4JD
Pub Type
Hungry Horse (Greene King)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Cuckoo Oak
The Cuckoo Oak is a Greene King Hungry Horse with a large car park and a grass area with picnic tables and a children’s play area. Inside the entrance are toy grab machines and opposite the central U-shaped serving counter, that comes out of the right-hand wall, is a bank of multiple sweet machines. They really are piling it on thick to extract as much money out of parent’s pockets as possible. The L-shaped, mainly booth, seating at the front of the pub is geared towards dining and at the rear is some bar seating with a pool table and some televisions. During a recent midweek early evening visit Sky Sports was muted while some background music played to the empty pub. Available from the polite barmaid was a standard and premium keg range, and one hand pump was unused leaving two badged with Abbot Ale. I thought the service was polite, but I don’t plan to revisit here again.
On 25th November 2025
- rating: 4
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Cuckoo Oak
New-in-the-80s (but now looking rather tired) Hungry Horse pub with the expected range of seating / dining areas in an overall 'L' shape (plus a front patio for the better weather). No character, of course, but busy-enough on a Saturday night so obviously serves its family-orientated dining function well enough. Only points of note were a slightly surprising pool table and a pair of DJs setting up (which certainly altered the feel of the place once they got going). Only Greene King IPA (£2.85) available from the brace of handpumps, with a reversed Ruddles County clip also noted (so no real loss there...).
On 12th April 2015
- rating: 5
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Soup Dragon left this review about Cuckoo Oak
A modern and rather un-inspiring low-level detached modern Hungry Horse pub/eatery. Mainly in undressed brick with large plain windows, it has a corner tower and a hipped roof. There is both a patio area and a beer garden.
The interior is a large open plan room which is in a mix of colours, i guess which is usual for this kind of place, walls and ceiling of; terracotta, French mustard, white, burnt orange, brown, wallpaper, wood panel etc, with a loud carpet. There is a pool table in a sort of bar area, but it is mostly laid out for food, with open and booth seating - some with little TVs in. In fact, there are several TVs that were showing all kings of things, which I am sure were nearly as entertaining as the kid's grabbing machine. Still, we popped into eat and the food that we had was OK, although sadly, my first choice was sold out - still, can't have everything. The background music was general and at a decent level. The service was very good and the clientele generally families, which is why we popped in.
Beer; usual keg stuff with Greene King IPA and Spekky Hen on handpull, well, one had a glass over and the other a bar-towel, so i had a Guinness which was freezing (no, it wans't extra-cold as far as i know).
Other than with the service, i sort of lost heart with this place. I guess a bad day, but i personally wouldn't rush to go back.
On 7th March 2012
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Oggwyn Great left this review about Cuckoo Oak Public House
Large Bankss pub built in he late 80s near the site of the original pub of the same name , the modern pub is a large Hungry Horse branded pub , food led , one big room with a pool table in the token bar area , everything else is dining , 2 ales on , GK IPA and Speckled Hen which was very average , OK for a cheap meal but otherwise would not bother
On 10th October 2010
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