Lunch & Dinner
Served Monday to Saturday, 12–2.30pm and 6–9pm. Pies, fish and chips, steaks from the grill, and a proper vegetarian option that isn’t an afterthought.
Welcome to The Five Ways Inn
A proper local at the heart of Barrowfield — real ale, home-cooked food and a warm welcome, with a private function room for the days that matter.
Your local
A pub that still feels like one
Log fire in the winter, garden in the summer, and the same faces at the bar most nights of the week. The Five Ways Inn has stood at the crossroads since 1842, and we run it the way a village pub ought to be run — well-kept beer, food cooked in our own kitchen, and nobody rushed out of their seat.
You’ll find four hand-pulled ales, a proper wine list, dogs welcome in the bar and snug, and a Sunday roast worth getting out of bed for. Whether you’re after a quiet pint and the paper or a table for twelve, you’re very welcome.
80
Seated in the function room
4
Cask ales on the bar
6 min
From the crematorium
Food & Drink
Honest food, cooked here
Pub classics done properly, a specials board that changes with what the local butcher and greengrocer bring us, and a Sunday roast that books out most weeks.
Sunday Roast
Served 12–5pm. Beef, pork, chicken or the nut roast, all the trimmings, bottomless gravy. Booking strongly advised — we do sell out.
The Bar
Four cask ales including a rotating guest, a short but decent wine list, local gin, and soft drinks that aren’t an insult to the driver.
Allergies & dietaries
Tell us and we’ll sort it
Full allergen information is available at the bar — please speak to a member of the team before you order. We can adapt most dishes, and we’re happy to cook something off-menu for guests with particular requirements, including at private functions.
Booking a table: call 01234 567 890 or email hello@thefivewaysinn.co.uk. Tables of eight or more are best booked at least 48 hours ahead.
What’s On
Every week at the Five Ways
Nothing forced, nothing gimmicky — just the things our regulars actually turn up for.
Tue
8pm
Quiz Night
Teams of up to six, £2 a head, cash prize and a meat raffle. Arrive by 7.45pm for a table.
Thu
From 6pm
Steak & Pint Night
Two steaks and a bottle of house wine, or a steak and a pint of cask. Booking recommended.
Fri
9pm
Live Music
Local acts in the bar on the last Friday of the month. Free entry, hat goes round.
Sun
12–5pm
Sunday Roast
Served until it’s gone. Families and dogs welcome, high chairs available.
Bank holidays and one-off events go up on our Facebook page first — give it a follow to keep up.
Private Hire
The Function Room
A separate room with its own bar, its own entrance and its own loos — so your event stays yours, and the pub carries on next door without a word of interruption.
- Private bar staffed for the duration of your event
- Step-free access and an accessible WC
- Free Wi-Fi, PA system, projector and screen
- Tables laid to your plan — rounds, long tables or standing
- Free on-site parking for around 40 cars
- No room hire fee on most dates — just a minimum spend
| Seated capacity | Up to 80 guests |
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| Standing / buffet | Up to 120 guests |
| Room hire | From £0 with minimum bar spend — ask us |
| Availability | Daytime and evening, seven days |
Packages
Starting points rather than straitjackets — we’ll build something around what you actually want.
Buffet
The Crossroads
£12.95 per head
- Sandwiches and filled rolls
- Sausage rolls, quiche, pork pie
- Chips, dips and crudités
- Tea and coffee throughout
Buffet & Hot Dish
The Village
£18.95 per head
- Everything in The Crossroads
- One hot dish — chilli, curry or hotpot
- Cheese board and biscuits
- Room dressed with linen and flowers
Sit-down
The Inn
£29.95 per head
- Two or three courses, served to table
- Choice menu taken in advance
- Arrival drink included
- Dedicated waiting staff
Also hosted here: birthdays · christenings · engagements · retirements · anniversaries · club and society meetings · charity nights · small business meetings and training days. Ask about a dry hire if you’d rather cater it yourself.
Funeral Receptions
Somewhere quiet to gather afterwards
We are a six-minute drive from Barrowfield Crematorium, with a private room, our own car park, and staff who have done this many times before.
How we look after you
You will have the function room to yourselves, with its own entrance so your guests don’t walk through the bar. We’ll be ready before you arrive — tea and coffee poured, food set out, coats taken — and we’ll keep out of the way once you’re settled.
- Private room and private bar, no room hire charge for funeral receptions
- Tea, coffee and soft drinks served from arrival
- Buffet from £10.95 per head, or a sit-down meal if you prefer
- Space for photographs, an order of service, or a memory table
- Step-free access, accessible WC, and seating for those who need it
- Final numbers confirmed as late as 24 hours before — we know they change
If a funeral director is arranging things on your behalf, they can deal with us directly. We work regularly with local funeral directors across the area.
Arranging it takes one phone call
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Ring us, whenever suits
01234 567 890 — ask for the manager. Tell us the date, roughly how many people, and the time of the service. That is genuinely all we need to hold the room.
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We’ll suggest, you decide
We’ll talk through food, drinks and timings, and put it in writing so there are no surprises. Nothing is fixed until you say so, and there is no deposit to pay.
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On the day, we’re ready
The room is set before your first guest arrives. Bar bill on account, settled at the end or invoiced afterwards — whichever is easier for the family.
Gallery
Have a look round
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Find Us
Where we are, when we’re open
The Five Ways Inn
Crossroads LaneBarrowfield
Staffordshire
ST00 0AA
Opening hours
| Monday | 12pm – 11pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12pm – 11pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm – 11pm |
| Thursday | 12pm – 11pm |
| Friday | 12pm – 12am |
| Saturday | 12pm – 12am |
| Sunday | 12pm – 10.30pm |
Getting here from the crematorium: leave by the main gate, turn left, and we’re on the right at the crossroads after about a mile — roughly six minutes. Free parking on site.
Map
Enquiries
Tell us what you need
Table bookings, function room dates, funeral receptions — all come through to the same place. We aim to reply the same day. If it’s urgent, please ring instead.