Cross Keys Inn, Ross-On-Wye

The Cross Keys is just off the Goodrich Cross exit of the A40 a few miles down the road from Symonds Yat and we searched it out for lunch on a fine weather August day after finding Symonds Yat, and its pubs, teaming with humanity to the extent that we couldn’t even park. Internally there is an L-shaped bar with two separate seating areas each with wood burners, and then an additional restaurant section. Then our back is a large grassed garden area with lots of bench tables and a large kiddies play area at the far end which is very pleasant on a fine weather day, but you do get the traffic noise from the A40. There are three hand pumps on the bar, but only one was in operation for these post Covid lockdown reopening days. It was a local golden ale that I failed to make a note of, but was in good condition. Decent pub grub menu and what we had was very good especially as we visited on a Wednesday and this is another venue that was taking part in the Covid restaurant discount scheme. All in all a solid enough village pub.