The Cuckoo Oak review
Ranked 6 of 10 in Restaurants in Telford
Best for: pub dining with live sport in Madeley
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Trading as Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited · Bridgnorth Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4JD · Service area: Telford
The Cuckoo Oak in short
The Cuckoo Oak is a Hungry Horse pub in Madeley serving sharers, burgers, wings and fish and chips, with live football on big screens and a school-holiday offer for families on the page. A beer garden and an outdoor play area make it work for children on fair days. Our verdict is that The Cuckoo Oak suits a match night that still welcomes the whole family.
Google reviews give the headline at 4.1 out of 5 across a wide base, while the hygiene register and the company record back the paperwork. Opening and serving hours are published with menus and events. What counts against it is price placement: full dish prices sit on the menu pages, and no insurance detail is published.
The pub serves sharers, burgers, wings and fish and chips, with live football on big screens and a school-holiday offer for families stated on the page. The record places it on Bridgnorth Road in Madeley, with opening and serving hours, menus and events all set out. A beer garden and an outdoor play area make it work for children on fair days, and booking runs through the site and the app [1].
Our reading of the customer evidence starts from that 4.1 Google headline on the five-point scale across thousands of ratings [4]. The hygiene entry follows an inspection last autumn, and the Greene King company record runs back decades. Menus, events and booking sit beside both, which is why planning a visit reads so simply.
Our verdict
Our judgement: the Cuckoo Oak suits you if you want a Madeley pub meal with live sport, a beer garden and family offers [1]. It holds 4.1 out of 5 from 2,345 Google reviews [4]. What counts against it is that dish prices live on the menu pages, and no insurance details are published [1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 66.4 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
90 out of 100
Food Standards Agency hygiene rating 5 is listed on the register, inspected 8 October 2024 [2].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
75 out of 100
The site advertises kids eating for 88p through August and links to its menus, with table booking online [1]. Full dish prices sit on the menu pages.
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
80 out of 100
The site describes the Madeley pub restaurant with menus, booking, facilities and events, and gives opening and serving hours [1].
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- Food Standards Agency hygiene rating 5Sourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference FHRSID 250200, inspected 2024-10-08.
Strengths
You get sharers, burgers, wings and fish and chips plus live football on big screens, with kids eating for 88p through late August stated on the page [1].
The site sets out opening and serving hours, the beer garden, outdoor play area and booking through the site and the Greene King app [1].
Hygiene is documented at the top mark: the Food Standards Agency lists a rating of 5 after an inspection on 8 October 2024 [2].
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Questions about The Cuckoo Oak
Is the Cuckoo Oak any good?
On the evidence, yes for pub dining with live sport: it ranks sixth of our ten Telford restaurants, holds 4.1 out of 5 on Google, and pairs big-screen football with a garden and family offers. Full dish prices sit on the menu pages, so open those before you go. Book through the site or the app for match nights.
Is the Cuckoo Oak on the food hygiene register?
Yes. A hygiene rating of 5 is listed for the pub on the Food Standards Agency register. Display of the sticker on the door is voluntary in England, so search the register by name if you want to see the entry yourself. Check the address matches Bridgnorth Road before you rely on it.
What does the Cuckoo Oak charge?
The venue page carried a school-holiday offer with children eating for 88p beside paying adults, but full dish prices sit on the menu pages. That means your total stays unknown until you open them. Check the offer dates before you promise anything, since they run for limited spells. Keep the confirmation until the bill is paid.
Where is the Cuckoo Oak?
It stands on Bridgnorth Road in Madeley, Telford, with a beer garden, an outdoor play area and booking through the site and the app. The site sets out opening and serving hours with menus and events. Send your postcode with a group enquiry to plan the drive. Book ahead for big matches.
How is the Cuckoo Oak ranked?
It ranks sixth of the ten restaurants in our September round, carried by its sport-and-family mix against thin price detail. What customers say counts most toward the score, then qualifications and trading history. Read the full review and its sources, then book through the site. The score bar shows how close the neighbours sit.
What areas does the Cuckoo Oak cover?
It stands on Bridgnorth Road in Madeley, and the record gives its service area as Telford [1]. Most tables will come from Madeley and the nearby estates, with drivers from the town centre reaching it in minutes. The site sets out opening and serving hours with menus and events, so send your postcode with a group enquiry to plan the drive. Book ahead for big matches.
How do I get prices and book a table?
Book through the site or the Greene King app, which carry the menus, the events and the family offers beside the booking route [1]. Full dish prices sit on the menu pages rather than beside the offers, so open both together and check the offer dates before you promise anything. Read the confirmation when it lands and keep it until the bill is paid.
How does the Cuckoo Oak compare with the others in this round?
It sits sixth of the ten, below the Bridge Builder and above Miller and Carter. The retail-park local above it suits shopping-day lunches with soft play, while the steakhouse below suits birthday nights built around the meat. Its honest note is price placement: full dish prices sit on the menu pages. Read the neighbouring reviews, then match the room to your evening.
Others assessed for this trade
- Severn Gorge67.6 / 100Ranked 1. Best for seven-day family carvery by Southwater with garden.
- Wrekin Giant67.2 / 100Ranked 2. Best for waterside pub meals with family deals.
- Euston Way Beefeater67.0 / 100Ranked 3. Best for grill dinners with stated menu prices.
- The Grazing Cow at Lawley67.0 / 100Ranked 4. Best for modern pub dining in Lawley with offers.
Sources
- Cuckoo Oak venue page — Hungry Horse menu, deals, hours and booking Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Food Standards Agency hygiene entry — Cuckoo Oak, Bridgnorth Road (rating 5) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED overview (03298903) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Cuckoo Oak, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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