Telephone : 01789 762984 Fax : 01789 765891
The Moat House Inn at King's Coughton near Alecester is a fine pub with a choice of restaurants that dates back to mediaeval times. Well known for it's selction of Real Ales and home cooked food, the Moat House also caters for Weddings, Functions and Conferences; in a rural setting but easy links to the Midlands motorways it makes a fine venue whatever your occassion.
At the Moat House we offer several dining areas.
The main Cavalier Restaurant is totally non-smoking and seats up to 45, whilst the Tudor Lounge has areas for smokers and a large open real fire.
There is also the Cottage Room which is available for small private parties seating up to 12.
Our Menus are extensive including plenty of Vegetarian options. Main courses range
from £8.95 - £12.95 and we have a Specials
Board that is changed regularly.
All food is prepared and cooked on the premises, we use local ingredients wherever possible with our meat being delivered daily from the butchers in nearby Studley.
We pride ourselves in the quality and presentation of our Real Ales but whatever your taste, we will have something that's just right
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STARTERS
Chefs Homemade Soup £3.95
Please ask for today’s choice
Chicken Liver Parfait £4.95
Served with plum chutney and melba toast
Prawn Salad £4.95
A generous serving of juicy prawns on a bed of
mixed leaves topped with Marie rose dressing
Pan-fried Tiger Prawns £5.95
Cooked with garlic, basil and coconut milk and served
with a cous cous salad
Grilled goats cheese,Tomato and Asparagus salad £4.95
Served with a pesto dressing
Garlic Mushroom Salad with shaved Parmesan £3.95
Button mushrooms cooked in garlic butter on
Mixed leaves with shaved parmesan
MAINS
Pan-fried Halibut Steak £10.95
Served on mixed leaves with a cold tomato salsa
Beer Battered Cod £10.95
Prime fillet of cod, coated in homemade beer batter
Served with mushy peas and chips
Home-made Steak and Ale Suet Pudding £8.95
Served with chips and peas and an ale jus
Thai style Chicken £9.95
Pan-fried chicken breast served on a leek risotto
with a Thai green curry sauce
Lambs Liver and crispy bacon £10.95
On apple mashed potato and Madeira Jus
Duck Breast £12.95
Pan-fried until pink in a port and redcurrant
Jus, served on horseradish mash
Stuffed Roast Pepper £8.95
Pepper stuffed with roast vegetables, topped
with melted goats cheese and served with basil cream
Fillet Steak £12.95
Cooked to your liking and served with tomato,
Mushrooms and chips
Sirloin Steak £10.95
Cooked to your liking and served with tomato,
Mushrooms and chips
Dijon Sauce £1.00
Pepper Sauce £1.00
Stilton Cream £1.00
Side Orders
Basket of Bread £1.50
Mixed Salad £1.50
Tomato and Red Onion Salad £1.50
Chips £1.50
Sautéed Mushrooms £1.50
Seasonal Potatoes £1.50
Seasonal Vegetables £1.50
Onion Rings £1.50
The Moat House Inn is the oldest building still remaining in the hamlet of Kings Coughton. Although there was a plaque on the front of the building with the date “1478” it is more than likely that the building dates from the early sixteenth century. The original house is a three-bay hall-house with a cross wing to the south. Only the original part of the building (currently the bar and Tudor lounge) is attributed to the sixteenth century, with the cross wing (currently the Cavalier restaurant) being constructed in the seventeenth century. The hall-house and wing are both timber- framed constructions, but most of the black “timber” now seen is actually paint. Although the panels are now mainly infilled with brick and the roof is of tile it is likely that at first the house had wattle and daub infill with a thatched roof.
The name “Moat House” suggests that this was once a moated farm-house which were fairly common in the Midlands during the late mediaeval period. These moats tended to be constructed as a status symbol rather than as defence in a time before swimming pools, second houses in the country or flashy sports cars. For much of its history the Moat House was a farm, but in the mid nineteenth century the original house was split into two cottages, the larger house providing four separate tenements. The property was run as a private residential hotel from 1931, with the cottages being rejoined to make one building. From around 1970 the Moat house has been operated as a restaurant and a public house. There are many local rumours of the building being run as a private “Gentleman’s club” after the war with lots of theories about the kind of activities that used to take place
Deb and Dave have been at the Moat House since February 2004. Extensive work has been carried out to the roof and timber frame as well as external decorations. Internal redecoration will be taking place in the Spring 2005 but will not remove any of the natural character of this wonderful old building.
We offer either buffet or a sit down meal and have plenty of space for people to enjoy themselves in the evening.
The building has benefited from an extension at the rear, completed in the 1980s and this serves as a function room with a capacity of 150. The room is ideal for clubs and societies, birthday parties, christenings, weddings funerals team meetings and conferences. The function room has it’s own bar, AV and computer facilities, 72 inch drop down screen and separate entrance.
Clubs and societies that currently use the Moat House on a regular basis include:
Rotary
Ladies Inner Wheel
Men’s and Ladies Probus
West Midlands Balloon Club
Autograss
Alcester Heli Club
The Lace Society
Classic Car Club
We are happy to speak to any club or society wishing to use our facilities so please contact us!
| Mon - Fri | 12.00 - 2.15 | 6.00 - 9.00pm |
| Saturday | Open all day | noon - 11.00 pm |
| Sunday | Open all day | noon - 10.30pm |
| Bank Holidays | Open all day | noon - 11.00pm |
Food Times
| Mon - Fri | 12.00 - 2.15 | 6.00 - 9.00pm |
| Saturday | 12.00 - 2.15 | 6.00 - 9.30pm |
| Sunday | All Day | noon - 8.00pm |
| Bank Holidays | All Day | noon - 8.00pm |
If you are looking for a pub or restaurant with traditional values visit the Moat House.
We pride ourselves on our fresh produce, well-kept beers and attentive service.
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Kings Coughton is a hamlet in the parish of Alcester, lying to the north of the town, reputedly the smallest town in England. The settlement of Alcester itself goes back to Roman times and probably before, although there is no indication that Roman or Anglo Saxon settlement extended as far as Kings Coughton. At one period during the Middle Ages Kings Coughton, as, indeed Alcester itself, formed part of the eastern boundary of the Royal Forest of Feckenham.
The earliest reference to Kings Coughton, as distinct from it’s neighbour in the north, Coughton, is in 1262. This reference to 1262 in the Assize Rolls suggests that the hamlet was in being by the mid thirteenth century. Over thirty different spellings of the place name existed over the years, ranging from Kings Coughton to Kings Koptun. Today Coughton is usually pronounced as in “toe” although “cow” and “coff” are variants. It is suggested that the most likely meaning of the name is “cock farm”, the reference being to the woodcock.
In a more modern world the Moat House is ideally located for business people or those just taking a break. We are only eight miles from Stratford upon Avon, two miles from Ragley Hall and about a mile from Coughton Court. The M40 J15, the M42 J3 are both within a ten miles and with the M5 only 15 miles away we are within easy reach of Birmingham International Airport, NEC and the Cotswolds.
The Moat House is the place to stop for those wishing to explore the Cotswolds, Shakespeare Country, the Malvern Hills, Ragley Hall, Coughton Court, Warwick Castle, Kenilworth Castle or those en route to The Cheltenham Festival.
We are happy to accommodate coach parties
(by appointment) for breakfast, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner.
The Moat House Inn
Birmingham Road
Kings Coughton
Nr Alcester
Warwickshire
B49 5QF
Tel : 01789 765891
Email : Enquiries@MoatHouseInn.co.uk