Boat House in South Oxfordshire

The Boathouse team went above and beyond today to help me out. I was with my young daughter feeding the ducks with sweetcorn from a can and my daughter accidentally knocked the can into the river! I felt really guilty so went to The Boathouse to ask them if they had a net and the manager came out with his fishing net and rod and retrieved the can for me ❤️ The manager then gave me a surplus cooked breakfast that had been ordered by mistake so I also had a lovely breakfast! The staff were friendly and the location is lovely. Thank you very much!

Lovely place! Highly recommend!

Recently refurbished this Green King pub offers a good range of pub grub at reasonable prices. Staff were excellent on our visit in Oct 2024.

Excellent food and service, there was 11 of us and everybody enjoyed there food. Well done to the Boat house staff.

Lovely location by the river. Food was good. Bit of a queue for food.

Great food staff friendly and menu is very reasonably priced And to look out onto the Thames is a huge added bonus .Deffinatly reccomend a visit

It took more than a hour for food to arrive after ordering. The place itself was lovely, really nicely decorated.

Great service, owners are very professional and friendly, lunchtime food nice and affordable ,will be back.....

Beautiful settings and friendly service! Martin (who i think is the manager) was great! Thank you, will be back! 😊

Excellent pub. Really warm and friendly atmosphere. This is a sports pub but the sports isn't the be all and end all that it is in some lesser pubs. Everyone is made to feel comfortable and welcome and the service is great. French fries weren't to our personal taste but the manager said we could swap for any other potato product instead next time.

Excellent venue, the staff were great and attentive. The food was served quickly and was delicious. Highly recommend

Have given four stars as this pub is in a lovely spot on the river. Staff are friendly. Next to no vegan food, which is a disappointment.

A nice simple pub with great views. No matter how busy they are food is always quick and tasty.

Excellent venue. Staff very friendly, great service and the manager was exceptional

Went back to the Boathouse at the Mangers invitation. Food and service was very good

Lovely food and great service family of 9 visited for lunch

Lovely management and staff! Dylan was very attentive bartender and made sure our drinks were perfectly made. Additionally great service from our waitress Evie, made sure we were happy :) we’ll be back

First time here, very nice pub ,nice to sit outside in the sun by the river, will definitely go back again when next here when visiting family.

Absolutely fantastic staff and service brilliant myself and my assistant dog was most welcome. Would definitely recommend this place to my friends.

I just have to mention that when I was ordering the food, I asked for the oven chips option and was told that I could only have these if I had an allergy ! Otherwise this is a lovely pub in an idyllic setting by the River Thames.

Great location on the banks of the Thames. Just drinks today but food looks good.

We were able to sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere

Wonderful Sunday lunch, beautiful pub and great friendly service.

From start to finish my experience at the boat house was above par... the manager Marie is very friendly and welcoming. I want to also thank Rebecca, she was very professional and very informative. Thank you boat house.

Bunk fest weekend. Great outside area for the bands. Plenty of seating all by the river. Best venue for acts and customers, when the weathers good. We didn't eat here, drank and watched the bands.

Lovely setting by the river. Food took nearly and hour to be served, but they were very busy and it would be told that there would be a wait. Some of the staff were very friendly .

Best live music around throughout all bunkfest festivals, staff working hard to keep up but they are stars in my book . Thank you all for makeing it happend awesome weekend

Beautiful place to spend the day for free!!

Arrived at the boat house to enjoy some food, people taking orders behind the bar messed everything up. In the end to be told over an hour to wait after queing for 30 mins , I cancelled our food and ordered our daughter an ice cream 35 mins wait , ordered drinks the young lady could not even make a bitter shandy without using 2x pint glasses to make 1 pint of shandy and to top it off the glass was filthy, and I told her, so she poured it from the dirty glass in to a clean pint glass and gave it to me. I was shocked and there was a big que,I understand that you were busy we got told to come to you as we have been highly recommended by our friends , would we come back yes if you offered us a compermentry food voucher . I never ever complained, but my daughter was upset, and my wife , please make it work there, 1. Somebody takes drink orders. 2. Someone takes food orders only . 3. Someone does the app. 4. Just get it right, big mess today , a d I know you can do it. Many thanks Richard Simmons.

Fantastic pub in a wonderful location next to the river. Staff were super helpful and accommodating, booking us in as a large group at the last minute due to "rain stopping play" for a planned family picnic. Great range of tasty food, easy for kids and even coped with the cockerpoo! Would definitely recommend!

Lovely place to go for dinner. Martin was so kind and brought us blankets when it got cold outside. Highly recommend!!

Lovely location on the Thames and the place looks beautiful at night. Food is average but reasonably priced.

Just had coffee but will come back to try the food. Lovely atmosphere and staff friendly.

Not great. 40 minute wait for small kids breakfast and a bacon sandwich. Food has black bits from a dirty grill, no butter offered for "toasted" bread, then when brought out butter was solid hard and couldn't spread or melt on floppy bread. Must be a new chef or something as it used to be quite good. Shame.

Great outdoor dining location right by the river. Standard chain pub food.

Good food, Steak and Ale pie and chicken and ham pie, and a lasagne all really nice. Decent pint of Guinness too. Decor is lovely, staff are very friendly and efficient. All in all a good call in, not having been for a while but will definitely be back again. Thank you to all staff including kitchen for a relaxing lunch time

Beautiful location on the banks of the River Thames. The pub is exactly what you'd expect from any chain pub serving cheap drinks, sports on multiple televisions, quick meals & cigarette smoke wafting into the almost pointless non-smoking area. The staff are friendly & efficient, the facilities are clean & well maintained, the food was tasty. The food ordering app doesn't allow you to check ingredients or remove an item from your order e.g.. remove tomato from a burger, but that's a reflection on the company not meeting customer needs, not the pub itself, which we couldn't fault. On the whole a good experience and very likely to visit again.

good view and outdoor seating, no student discount tho >:( !!

Nice location but food and cocktails weren't that great. The katsu chicken was basically chip shop curry sauce and bland chicken, the hunters chicken was dry and the "creamy" mash was dry too and most likely due to being under heat lamps for far too long. One of our food orders came out before the drinks despite being ordered pretty much as soon as we sat down. Their mojitos were shockingly bad, one had a manky mint leaf in it and didn't taste much of a mojito either like it was made by a newbie and the ciders were almost flat. Stayed for one and left after eating because we wasn't impressed much but the location was nice except for having a boat hire right next to the tables, takes away the niceness of the view.

Highly recommend , great atmosphere , service is brilliant and staff are always friendly

Came to The Boathouse today with the grandchildren after a lovely day on the river. Place looks amazing, staff were great, we promised the young ones we would sit by the river as they've never done this before... Drinks came out quickly, while we choosing what we would eat sadly a group of 6 at one table and a couple of others all lite up cigarettes , not pleasant so we left. You really need a smoking area away from seating area.

Again this pubs service was way below expectations of a prime spot establishment. Not enough staff created long queues at the bar where 2 staff were expected to serve those queuing for both drinks and food and prepare drinks for those ordering on line. Food was taking in excess of an hour to be served. Tables not being cleared. Sickness was the reason given, but being a Greene King run pub you would expect Management to manage should events. But no doubt their bottom line showed good returns so do they care?? I mentioned above, again, this was the same scenario 12m ago so no lessons learned

The pub is right on the river. Has recently had a lovely refurb. It is the most beautiful setting. The food is amazing and staff and service outstanding. Dog friendly too. Could not ask for more. 😊

Wonderful staff, food was good and so was the beer

While visiting wallingford one of my pals brought me over to the boathouse. Left a good First impression when my server ‘Jonny’ sorted our drinks and food pretty quick. (For a greene king, the standard is above the norm and is worth another visit)

Lovely pub! Great atmosphere and chilled beers! Love the riverside view. Very attentive staff! Nice food 👍

Typical commercial pub with high turnover of customers and food. Extremely pleasant location on the Thames at Wallingford bridge.

Food, service and staff lovely. Great location on the Thames by Wallingford Bridge. Can't fault it in anyway.

A picture perfect pub sitting besides the river Thames. A very warm and friendly welcome was received. I had the lasagne. It was lovely. The pub is clean and tidy and probably has the cleanest pub toilet I’ve ever seen / used. If you like good food served well, in a warm and pleasing atmosphere, and did I mention it’s besides the river and the town bridge, then The Boat House at Hungerford is for you The town also has historic buildings a nice market place, amongst many other attractions.

My partner and booked in here this evening to celebrate our 6 year anniversary in the place we met. On arriving and seeing the new refurb I was instantly wowed by the new ambience and decor. It’s beautiful and perfect in keeping of the riverside location. It wasn’t overly packed but still busy to give a lovely atmosphere. Unbeknown to us Monday night holds a quiz night which we decided to join in with. We ordered and paid for our meals with ease using the app option. We spoke to a member of staff to ask to join the quiz, and quickly received our game packs ready for some fun. The quiz master was fabulous, entertaining and had some great questions. The food arrived after about 40 mins which considering how busy it seemed, i didn’t feel was bad at all. The food arrived well presented, piping hot and delicious. A good hearty pub grub meal :) the quiz was so enjoyable, and totally made our evening fun and memorable. A special recognition to the lovely and full of life staff member Megan, who even though off duty was the most pleasant and friendly staff member I’ve ever met, she made us feel wholly welcome and definitely inspired us to return again for the quiz night and dinner ( or any other future engagements) :) so, well done everyone at the boat house for making a special night for us absolutely perfect! Thank you x

Visiting from Gloucester - perfect meal and service here. Thanks very much!

Had a wonderful weekend down the pub as we are staying at the local campsite. Great atmosphere. Kids had a great time at the fun day. Would recommend

Great ales. Great food. What more do you want.

Really nice pub with great food.

Lovely little spot, well done to Marie and the team

Right on the river, couldn't pick a better location for a pub. Me and the family had a lovely day yesterday, staff where very friendly and the food was great. Will be returning.

Before the manager starts with his excuses, the pub was not busy, and they had plenty of staff. When we walked in the queue at the bar, there were 6 people before us, and one person serving another staff member started serving, and the queue started being served, not wanting to keep the other people waiting behind us we decided to order the drinks but order food using the app from our table. Big mistake the time from receiving the email confirming our order to it arriving at the table wae 37 minutes, seeing others ordering and being served before us, prompted me to ask where our order was at which time it arrived, we both ordered steak pie and mash, the mash looked like it had been under a heater for 20 minutes as it was like rubber (see pictures) the pie crust was rock hard and was inedible and the veg was cold, one side of the plate was red hot and the other stone cold. When a staff member came to collect the plates (still with uneaten food on them), nothing was said, so I asked if I could offer some feedback to which she said sure, I told the staff member that it was the worst meal I had ever had from a green king pub and the person that served us was in shorts and a dirty scruffy t-shirt who having served us holding the plate with his thumb touching the food sucked it as he walked away. The staff member said that she would inform the manager and that he would come over. After a long wait, we decided to leave, at which point the same staff member informed us that she had told the manager. I simply told her that we had waited, but it was clear that he was not interested as he had not bothered to come over and talk to us. We should have looked at the other reviews before we visited this place, not after as this seems to be a recurring theme at this pub. My advice stear well clear of this place and pick one of the other pubs that do food in the town, they are much better at training the staff and the food is edible. Still as bad as ever.

Great location, always a good atmosphere staff are great

Had a nice meal with my elderly parents last week (24th July) sat by the river enjoying the sunshine. I have to say Paula was very helpful and welcoming. If there was a negative side it would be more staff were needed. I have been there twice now this month and once was an hour wait and the second was half an hour wait. With more staff that place could be a little gold mine.

I'll start with the location - YES it's top and YES is amazing to have a pint here! BUT !!! The food and the service are absolute joke to be honest. We had to wait for rubbish pre cooker rice and the worst fries around Oxford area for more than 70 mins. So my suggestion - only beer ( they can't get that wrong, thank god ).

Lovely pub just a shame one staff member got funny with me as I forgot Id bearing in mind I wasn’t drinking anyways and told me she was dashing my redbull because I wasn’t aloud it instead of asking me to drink it outside or if she would like me to bin it.

Nice place, nice food, recommended.

Lovely location and great staff but £6.15 for a pint of lemonade and orange juice from concentrate seems crazy!

Had a lovely meal here on Sunday. It has a lovely atmosphere and has certainly improved since the renovations. Staff are all very friendly. Lovely gem of a place.

All ways good drink, food is fantastic and great service. The manageress and her partner are doing a brilliant job. Amazing scenery by the river and lovely seating area in the sun, 5 stars all around from me.

Really nice lovely pub on the river

Can't reccomend this place enough

Just a short walk from the river, for a welcome cold beer or cider. Nice outside seating and dog friendly. The food was very good, well worth a visit.

Wonderful place, in very idyllic surroundings sitting on the banks of the River Thames

Better priced than most in Wallingford and decent food for the money...nothing too fancy but good value

Enjoyed Saturday morning brunch at the Boat House. Great value breakfast menu. Lovely terrace next to the Thames.

Pleasant lunch in refurbished surrounding. Standard pub food but well prepared and friendly service. We will go again.

Whilst a much needed upgrade is welcomeand looks good, £8.50 for 2 kids drinks isn't.

This was an impromptu visit, being fathers day and also the day England's first match was on, we really didn't think that we would get a table so we were just going to settle for a drink but were pleasantly surprised to get a table out on the balcony. Again, considering the day, the service we received from the staff and the quality of the food could not be faulted. Will definitely be returning and would recommend. Early days I know as they have just had a total much needed revamp,but a vast improvement on how the boat house was the last time we visited. Hope it lasts.

Really nice bar, loads of seating, and right on tge river. very nice pub

What a lovely place food fantastic very friendly staff brilliant service 😀 👏 👌

We had a lovely lunch on Friday, new decor was light and interesting, menu had great choices and was well presented and cooked. So nice to see The Boatman back in business. Janice

Nice location pleasant enough staff. Food was uninspiring but o.k.

15/10 recommend! Came out for the VIP re-launch and have visited a few times since. This pub USED to be a real tank. Bad service, horrible atmosphere and decor I could talk for days. Then they relaunched with new staff. New refurb and it is worth every penny since! I used to spend my time criticising this pub, telling everyone never to visit. But since the reopening I can tell you it is absolutely fantastic. If you have been before please try it again. Everything that was bad is now outstanding. Grab yourself a nice evening and enjoy everything this place has to offer!

Been done up well. Sorry say food was awful. Waited 45 min to hour. Cold and greasy not good value for money. And wine was awful.

This is my second time coming to this place first time I was very disappointed with the customer service and the food but I thought I would give it another go since they've done a refit looks very tidy inside and the layout outside is very nicely done as well the staff were very friendly and helpful food could have been better but much better experience the second time :) would I come back yes I would

We arrived around one o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday. The atmosphere is very nice, they have tables next to the bridge by the river. It was rainy so we sat inside. The interior is bright and nicely furnished. Even though there was 70% occupancy, the food came very quickly. My daughter ate the lasagna and loved it. I ate Katsu chicken curry and we both liked it very much. Be careful as the plates are very hot! The staff was very friendly and attentive.

Amazing place. Good service and Jonathan was great with us

Great Location, good staff BUT rubbish mass produced food that was Incredibly salty, the kitchen have lost all sense of salt, a white crust of salt coated the chips, and it was all I could taste in the burger. A shame as there’s salt on the table, for anyone who wants a stroke, heart attack, kidney failure…..

Great refurbishment! All the best for the future guys!!

Was so grateful to be invited yesterday at the boathouse, food was so amazing!! So much to choose from with great new dishes . Was absolutely other the moon to see the ultimate sharers are back( definitely a fav) . The boathouse has had a refurb and it’s brilliant it there so homely and very detailed to the decor ! Service from all the people who work and the restaurant was incredible so lovely and welcoming . Will be going back again. Thank you again

Can't wait for the pub to re-open. Me and my wife miss it.

This is an excellent pub located on the bank of the Thames. I went for a couple of drinks and a bite to eat between Christmas and New Tear and will definitely be going there more often when they eventually reopen. The food was great - hot and fresh, and there’s a really good selection of drink available. The staff were polite and happy to help and they had an interesting list of entertainment coming up too.

very nice service and good food😋🤩

Large friendly pub. Right next to bridge and onbthe river. Only had drinks so can't comment on food.

We've visited the Boat House several times during longer journeys, and it's worth the detour. There's an excellent range of dishes on the menu, with gluten-free options. 🙂We like: the buzzing atmosphere outside in Summer, excellent service, tables not too close together. 😞We don't like: the sticky-taped floor and tired decor - but we're told it's about to be updated!

Came in for a works x-mas doo last night. The staff were friendly and made us feel very welcome. The new manager is a breath of fresh air to the pub. We will deffo be returning customers.

A decent pub, nothing to scream about either way. Food is nice, beer is cold, service is decent. The location right by the river is lovely though and there is a nice walk along the riverside you can do before or after your visit.

My family and I enjoyed a lovely meal here. The food was very tasty and good value for money. The pub was busy but the service was very swift and efficient. The new manager Marie was very friendly and helpful. When we are next in the area we will be back.

Fantastic! Staff are absolutely marvellous. Great atmosphere couldn’t ask for anything better!

The boathouse pub is a fantastic place to hangout with friends, wether it be a meal or just chilling with drinks. The boathouse pub has a friendly atmosphere with great staff. Welcome to the new GM Marie and her partner Pete. 👍😃

A Wallingford institution - the service and atmosphere continues under the leadership of Marie 🥳

Went there sunday food was great staff amazing the manageress was so kind will be going back ..Thankyou for making our stay enjoyable Billy..

Great place to watch the footy! Beautiful view and a great pint.

Good priced food and drink in a great location!