Good ingredients, careful cooking and proper flavour.
The kitchen at The Cross Keys is built around food that feels generous, thoughtful and right for the setting. This is a country pub, so the cooking should feel satisfying and familiar, but that does not mean ordinary.
Our approach is simple: choose good ingredients, cook them with care and serve food that people want to sit down for. From seasonal specials and pub favourites to carefully cooked steaks, Sunday lunch and homemade desserts, everything is shaped by flavour, timing and proper attention in the kitchen.
A kitchen-led approach to steak.
Steaks are an important part of the menu at The Cross Keys, but we do not treat them like theatre. They are cooked carefully in the pan, giving the kitchen control over heat, seasoning, basting and finish.
It is a quieter, more precise way of cooking steak, focused on the quality of the meat and the skill of getting it just right. Proper seasoning, careful resting and simple finishing touches make all the difference.
Seasonal food with a pub heart.
Alongside the steaks, our menus bring together modern British dishes, pub classics and changing specials. The food is designed to suit the way people use the pub: a relaxed lunch, a proper dinner, a family Sunday roast or a longer meal with friends.
The dishes may change with the season, but the thinking stays the same. Good sauces, generous sides, balanced flavours and food that feels considered without becoming fussy.
Good suppliers, chosen carefully.
We use local suppliers where possible, with meat from Rikki Lloyd of Welshpool and ingredients chosen for freshness, quality and flavour. Those relationships matter because better produce gives the kitchen more to work with from the start.
The Cross Keys is not trying to be formal fine dining. It is a proper pub with a serious kitchen: warm, relaxed and focused on serving food that makes people want to come back.
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Whether you’re making the journey for dinner, meeting friends for a drink or planning Sunday lunch with the family, we look forward to seeing you at The Cross Keys.