The Festival Public House - Coventry

The Festival was Dad's local when he could get about and liked to take people for lunch there so it was an obvious choice for his wake. Richard was really helpful on the phone and then by text. Choosing and booking took minutes and we felt reassured by his professional manner. The venue on the day was spacious and clean (with daughter-approved baby facilities) and the buffet looked great (half the battle). A dozen more people arrived than we thought would but the food outlasted the guests. We knew it wouldn't be a problem because the chef was laying out the food and we could have just asked for more. Everyone commented on the food and Richard manned the bar even though he's clearly a busy man. Thanks so much to Richard and the team. You did a great job and the price was very, very reasonable. You have the thanks of all our family.

I can't praise this venue highly enough at lunchtime onwards yesterday for their consideration and provision of a wonderful buffet following my husband's funeral. The ambiance was just right with the music genre requested but low enough to enable conversations. The buffet was brilliant, everything very fresh and tasty, and plentiful. Drinks service was great too, nothing too much trouble for the considerate and caring staff. Would highly recommend for any family celebration. Thank you all so much.xx

We pre-booked a late Friday afternoon meal after visiting Coventry Aeroplane Club, the tables were all spaced out, all the staff wore facemasks. The staff were very friendly. The mixed grill was lovely, and the hot choc fudge with ice cream made an excellent desert. On our next visit to the Aeroplane club we will pre-booked The Festival again.

Came here to get a few drinks and something to eat as part of the Eat our to Help scheme. Nice to be in a busy place after so long. The pub is set up for it with table service and hand sanitiser available. The owner was very friendly, as were the waiting staff. Food took a long time but as I have already said, things are a bit different now and it was nice to soak up any king of atmosphere, the waitress kept me topped up with drinks. Food was lovely and I will use this place more regularly than I used to.

I have just come back from a Lunch time meal with my colleagues from work as I am Retiring next week and just want to say how organized they were with our order. as there were 16 of us we sent our order in on email and names of who ordered what meal, when we arrived and sat down the meals were brought out to that person so no hiccups at all.Staff were all very friendly and food was lovely. We will certainly be going back again.