As I lived in Kings Heath for a while last year, I always used to go through Moseley on the bus when I was going to and from the city centre and I’ve visited a few of the pubs and restaurants in the area, however I’d never actually been to The Fighting Cocks. I didn’t realise that they actually have a pretty extensive food menu. So, I was happy to review a three course meal.
Fighting Cocks, Moseley
I invited fellow blogger, Heidi to come along with me. We got the bus to Moseley at around 1pm on a Saturday afternoon. We were expecting the place to be quite busy as it was the weekend. However, there were only two other tables occupied in the dining area. There was a small table reserved for us towards the back of the pub. We were near to an open fire which gave the place a really cosy feel.
I’d emailed the PR company and told them that Heidi is coeliac so would need a gluten free menu. I was impressed to find that when we sat down, there were already two different menus on the table. One normal one and one gluten free. There were a lot of choices for Heidi which was great. In fact, I chose to have a starter off the gluten free men
The food
For my starter, I chose to go for their version of the famous Canadian dish, poutine. Proper poutine uses cheese curds, so this was essentially just chips, cheddar cheese and gravy. However, I knew that as the menu did state that it came with cheddar cheese. There was a bit of an error when the starters were bought out. Heidi’s scallops were correct but they put a plate of fried squid down in front of me at first. So, I had to wait another five minutes for them to bring out the correct starter. By then, Heidi had already finished hers. Despite the mistake, my ‘poutine’ was delicious although it would have been better if it had been made with cheese curds.
For our mains, we both chose to have the 21 day aged sirloin steak with triple cooked chips and a Yorkshire pudding. The steak was absolutely delicious; Heidi’s was rare and mine was well done and we both felt like they were cooked to perfection. The chips were great too.
For dessert I opted for the trio of macarons with vanilla ice cream. I definitely made the right choice! The macarons were lemon, chocolate and pistachio flavour. They tasted just as good as the ones from Laduree and the ice cream was delicious! I’ve never tasted vanilla ice cream like it before, it was so thick and creamy; I could have eaten a whole bowl full of it!
Overall, I really enjoyed my meal at The Fighting Cocks, Moseley despite the error with the starters. I will definitely be back again in the future. Moseley is a great place to visit, so I recommend you take a trip out of the city centre.
Sounds and looks delicious!xx
Lucy x | lucy-cole.co.uk
Sounds like a good experience other than the mixup with the starters and the fact that they ran out of cocktail ingredients, which really is a strange thing to hear from a restaurant! It’s really great that they actually have a separate menu for gluten free items though. Your dessert looks absolutely delicious!
The food looks great. I really like the look of that dessert you ordered x
Oh wow, love that they were able to accomodate your friend and her dietary needs. sounds like a lovely place the dessert looks absolutely divine
I love a good gastro pub!
Oh sounds like a lovely meal and a macaroon dessert, I’ve not seen that anywhere else before x
Oh wow now that is my idea of the perfect pudding! x
The food looks lovely, I’m glad they could meet your friends needs! xo
The food looks amazing and so nice that they had a menu already for your friend, it sounds like you had a great time
Ran out of cocktail ingredients? Noooo!!! haha Glad you otherwise had a lovely meal, that steak looked so good!
Oh wow, I love the décor and the food looks super!
Shame about the cocktails and the starter although it is great that you enjoyed the rest of the meal regardless. Cheese poutines sounds nice x
This looks like a nice pub and the food is very appealing. Just made me crave macaroons :))
Looks like a nice pub! Shame about the cocktails but the macarons surely made up for it!
What an awesome place to visit and the foods was absolutely looks great! I want to go there someday
So firstly I am total child and giggled at the name ha. But OMG the food looks and sounds amazing, I’d have gone for the same as Heidi with the scallops and steak