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The Why Not

55 The Ridgeway, Astwood Bank, Redditch B96 6LU, United Kingdom

The Why Not
Pub
4.4
533 reviews
8 comments
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63W9+JF Redditch, United Kingdom
+44 1527 894289
thewhynot.co.uk
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Tuesday: 12–23
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Thursday: 12–23
Sunday: 12–22
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Nicola Greenaway
Nicola Greenaway235 days ago
Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.
I ordered the duck salad and although it looked quite small their was so much meat I left feeling perfectly satiated.
IAN COLLINS
IAN COLLINS266 days ago
First time here, lovely location, as picture shows. Decided on the burger, my wife had the Asian duck salad, it was so spicy we had to ask for something else, so she had the sea bass. Very helpful staff, I suppose we should have asked about spices before ordering. No extra charge for changing, many thanks. We will return soon.
Sanita Staffa
Sanita Staffa297 days ago
Lovely atmosphere, food delicious and so fresh. Greek salad was missing olives, but wasn't so important.
Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh327 days ago
We've been to the Why Not several times at lunch and dinner. All food is always incredibly tasty - from the burgers to the roasts. Everyone commented on how good their food was.

Last 2 visits the service has been exceptionally slow (30 + mins for 3 starters and a further long wait for mains). The staff are very lovely though and clearly working hard.

It is still impossible even with slow service to give this place anything less than 5*, the food is that good. Just not the place for you if you want a quick bite.
Lorraine Vale
Lorraine Vale1 year ago
Lovely pub with friendly and helpful staff. We booked a table for 10 and chose a range of dishes from the menu. Portion sizes were exceptionally generous, even for those with a large appetite, and everyone enjoyed their food. The Banoffee cheesecake and Bread and Butter pudding were delicious. We visited on an open Mic evening, with some good artists which added to the atmosphere.
Celine
Celine2 years ago
12 of us went for a meal on 19th Dec. The staff was very accommodating to our change of table requirement. We all had something different to eat and all 12 of us loved the food. I'm quite picky on quality, and I couldn't fault my meal. Went for deep fried brie (very nice) and a traditional turkey dinner. Super tender meat, fantastic choice of tasty side vegetables. And friendly staff. I will go again and recommend. Many thanks.
Scott J M Thomson
Scott J M Thomson2 years ago
Lovely little pub, with fantastic menu. Really difficult to choose what to eat, everything we had was amazing
Gaynor Maritza
Gaynor Maritza2 years ago
Lovely refurbished so much bigger than it used to be, lovely location with open views over fields on the back garden seating area .food was delicious and textures were fab enjoyed all my 3 courses , I chose gluten free my starter was the chicken satay which was devine , and my main was the seabass , although the fish was very thin it didn't dissapoint as the flavours were fab.. . The whole experience was perfect, the service was spot on & the waitresses were 100 % attentive at all times, cheerful , & caring nature.
Dogs are allowed in the restaurant as I believe I saw one in there , there is a main seating area in the main part, lots of out door seating area over looking the fields & far views out the back, and a huge conservatory off the side of the main building which is a marquee, but it's done out inside extremely lovely which seems to gives it that conservatory feel . Parking is quite big at the rear of the main building. Will definitely be making this our go to place for special meal time Outings for myself & my husband, and our son & we will & have already recommended to family & friends, & will certainly be asking them to join us in the near future. Loved every minute of our time together there , its not very often we get to go anywhere because of my health condition. It would be even more perfect if the menu was also dairy free & gluten free options, as I'm very restricted on my diet , no gluten, no dairy, sugar & additives & preservatives very much more , those though being the main ones. There is only so much you can expect from eating out so some of my restrictions have to be ignored & suffer the consequences, but if these were available more wide spread more people would dine out . Thank you to all the staff that served us that evening it was so relaxing & extremely enjoyable. 😊.
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