Quintessentially British, The Drum and Monkey is a pub providing a home away from home style of dining. Set in Upton on Severn, the pub's peaceful surroundings perfectly suit the delightful 17th century building. Wooden beams, cosy corners, and warm lighting run throughout the old-fashioned pub with log fires in winter to keep every inch of the dining area warm and comforting. In the summer, guests can enjoy a lovely courtyard terrace with flowers adorning the outside of the pub; plus the pub's grounds also play host to campervans and tents with full facilities available year round.
The team offer a menu of British home comforts as well as a daily changing blackboard of specials so every visit you make is new and exciting.
Settle down next to one of the log fires with one of the pub's traditional, locally supplied ales and nibble on snacks of olives or rustic bread.
At a table decorated with candles and delicate flowers, you can start off a British feast with a warming homemade soup or crispy whitebait with a punchy tartare sauce. Following this, you might opt for the house burger - a 6oz patty topped with oozy cheese, lettuce and tomato. Other traditional mains include a hearty beef lasagne and beer battered fish with homemade chunky chips.
One of the pubs specialities has to be their handmade pies. Flaky pastry encases a range of flavour combinations including the likes of steak ale and stilton, chicken, lamb and mint, beef and mushroom, down to a chicken balti pie.
The traditional pies, served with vegetables, peas or salad, and a choice of mash, new potatoes or homemade chips are available at lunch or dinner. For a lighter lunch, diners may opt for a chunky sandwich instead; ploughmans, chicken salad, or cheese and tomato are served between slices of thick cut farmhouse white or granary bread.