Horse and Groom in Cherwell

We had a lovely meal last week, sitting outside. The food was superb, and the service was efficient and friendly. I can recommend the home made nachos. Probably the best I’ve ever had! And a good choice of vegetarian dishes too. The place has a lovely atmosphere whether you’re going for a meal or just to enjoy a drink.

Tried the takeaway menu during the COVID-19 lockdown. We ordered the Thai green chicken curry and buttermilk fried chicken, both of which were excellent. I was particularly impressed with the coleslaw and a proper salad - not just a token garnish - which came with the fried chicken, which itself was very tender. It was delivered promptly and was still hot. Enough leftovers for lunch the next day. Will definitely be using this service again if lockdown continues!

Sunday lunch is always good at the Horse and Groom, especially the Roast Beef. However, it has never tasted better than today. We are in lockdown because of the CV19 and this enterprising establishment are offering an almost full menu take away and delivery service. The meal for two arrived exactly on time, suitably well packaged. It benefited by flashing in the microwave and was absolutely delicious; splendidly generous portion of lovely tender beef with usual trimmings and superb red wine gravy. Finished off with the fabled bread and butter pudding with custard. What a great treat this meal was at this difficult time - well done David and Annette, and thank you!

Myself and my Elderly Father stayed here for one night on our way across country, well what a lovely find, in the heart of beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, when we arrived we were greeted by the Duty Manager ( sorry cannot remember her name ) she showed us to our room which was up some steep narrow stairs, when we opened the door we were pleasantly surprised on how nice the room was, lovely and clean, spacious and a great ensuite bathroom although small had a nice hot shower .The room had all the mod cons, small tv, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities and bottles of fresh water. The bar area was warm and cozy and had a lovely atmosphere, we eat dinner in the bar which was excellent especially the Curry, delicious , the pub also had a restaurant to the rear which was lovely, we eat breakfast in there the following morning and the breakfast was excellent, must also add the duty Manageress was lovely lady, very chatty and very friendly, made you feel very welcome, all in all a lovely stay and would highly recommend this place for food and accommodation, I will definitely stay here again if in the area !!

A really pleasant experience at the pub. The room was spacious and wonderfully equipped. Nothing over the top. It and the village were cute and really relaxing. The breakfast was large and very filling, although I thought the dinner was overpriced. £12 for a small burger and about 6 chips. Staff were a little stressed and slightly robotic but other than that, the service was wonderful

Stayed here 2 nights as working locally . Had been staying else where but i wish we had found this place earlier. Room was clean well appointed, decent shower and very clean again. Room was cleaned up between nights which I didn't expect. Food is exceptional here from the evening meals to breakfast. Would recommend for accommodation and or food without hesitation.

We went here based on some reviews and that is was fairly local to where we have just moved to and on the whole we had a very decent meal, just spoilt by a very yappy jack russel in the bar area. I totally get that the owner was probably a local and goes in several times a week and spends a lot of money..but that ain't our fault and it did spoil an enjoyable evening. Hand cut chips were awesome, the kids loved the burger and the steak was lovely according to our daughter..I had the veggie penang curry and this was a bit disappoining..smallish portions and not very hot at all...shame as the thought was there. puddings were awesome though, we each had a different one and they all went down a storm.. good choice for vegetarians which was great...perhaps too much choice if i am being picky but lovely service.,..just shame about the dog ( and by the way we have 3 dogs ourselves so we aint anti dog!)

I have been here a few times But have never had a Sunday lunch Good menu with 3 choices of meat Had roast beef could not have been better. Great veg and all the trimmings. it is lovely when you walk in and coffee already being sorted Friendly pub Great Staff 10/10

We went to the horse and groom today With family and friends i really must say The food was great and good choice The menu was varied and it all looked nice My allergies were catered for No problem no not at all. Plenty of space in this lovely country pub Big fire in the hearth looks good Giving out heat just like it should. Thats in the bar the restuarant it caters for Larger parties or just for two Give it a try .we may see you The staff greet you with a friendly smile Making you welcome all the while. Now if you eat and drink to much Just book a b.nd.b.and lay your head down . Surrounded by fields and countryside Nothing better if you love is by your side Give it a try and you will say thank you Horse and groom its been a great day.❤

We’ve just returned from spending a night at the Horse and Groom. We had a lovely stay. We had dinner in the downstairs bar, which was delicious (their home chips were amazing) and there was a roaring wood fire burning which made it very cosy. The room was spacious and clean. Breakfast was brilliant. The staff were very accommodating, ensuring we had a taxi ready for us at 7 o clock, as we were going to a surprise 40th. All in all a very pleasant stay.

We were a party of 8 adults and 3 toddlers. We had a delicious lunch and excellent service. The room was all sparkling with Christmas lights which the kids thought was magical. The staff were all extremely helpful and cheerful. We had pre booked our choices of lunches from the menu in the morning, as anyone knows dining with children is challlenging! This meant we could settle ourselves and order drinks and be ready to eat relatively quickły. The food we all had was freshly cooked from local produce, e.g. turkey Christmas lunch, steaks, fish all cooked to perfection the roast potatoes were to die for!! Our compliments to the chef, thank you for a hassle free start to Christmas

Lovely pub with a nice welcome from the owners. The rooms were really nicely decorated, plenty of room. Breakfast was great, really fresh and good portions. My only criticism would be that the TV was on the blink and the matress was a tad lumpy. That said would stay again and really worth a visit.

Amazing B&B. From what I am aware of the drinks are reasonably priced. Bedrooms are very nice for what you pay, couldn’t fault them at all. Lovely little touches like a bottle of water left etc. Breakfast in the morning is very nice - get a wide variety from cereal to a full English. Orange juice and hot drinks also provided. Only fault I can think of is how the breakfast stops at 9:15 so if you wanted to lay in a little you couldn’t. Staff were very accommodating, couldn’t have been any nicer. Highly recommended, great atmosphere and a comfortable place to stay.

Mixed reviews in trip advisor so wasn’t quite sure what to expect....! Booked a table for 3 over the phone, very efficient, enthusiastic and helpful staff. Walking into the bar did feel a bit like a ‘drinkers pub’, however we were greeted cheerfully and shown through to the dining room, very busy and a bit noisy (lots of happy customer conversation). Menu was straight forward, we had beef roasts and a chicken in bacon. Food arrived well cooked, all lovely and hot, all at the same time and exactly what we ordered, with a large insulated jug of gravy! Simple stuff, but important and not everywhere gets these basics right. Had puddings which were equally good - sticky toffee pudding and chocolate brownie- very sweet and tasty. Food was overall very good, service was fine, at the end of the day it is a dining room at the back of a pub (no windows) so surroundings not special / fancy, still a very pleasant, honest pub Sunday lunch. About £75 for 2 courses, 3 people, including a drink each.

We ordered the cheese burger and roasted duck breast, both were very delicious! The staf was very friendly and the pub was clean. We recommend going there for a nice meal.

Meeting up with a friend as it is approximately half way between our homes. We hadn't booked and asked if it was possible to have a table for two. An older woman, who I assume to be the landlady, clearly in a foul mood, made...

Had a lunch with friends after rambling from Adderbury. Great customer service. Lovely food and great beer, although would be good to have more local ales.

Great atmosphere and good food and attentive service. Highly recommend for a welcoming traditional pub, dogs welcome too!

Nice little pub with B&B and a nice though small outside space. Service is very good and food reliably good which explains why always busy. Best to reserve. Typical pub but food a notch up from standard with good ingredients. A La Carte and a...

Staff were really friendly and attentive, the starters came out so quickly and were delicious! The mains were also really nice and there was a good variety. Can't fault it, Would definitely recommend!!

I can't fault the Horse & Groom. The food is always superb, they serve a cracking pint of ale and we always get an extremely warm welcome. It's the perfect example of what an English pub should be.

It's so unusual to find a friendly traditional pub with excellent food like the Horse and Groom. A great atmosphere and welcome, good beer, good service and delicious food - what more could you want! Very highly recommended!

We’ve visited this lovely village pub twice since September to enjoy the fantastic cooking and warm, friendly atmosphere. The quality of the food is better than many 5 star hotel and restaurants I’ve been to without the prices to match. Highly recommended, but make sure...

Had a meal here yesterday evening and the food, staff and ambience of this public house made it a WONDERFUL EVENING. My plates were emptied with every course, I thoroughly recommend the Milcombe Fried Chicken....DELICIOUS..... and the Red Wine Poached Pear....WONDERFUL. Thank you all for...

The food at the Horse & Groom is consistently excellent and of an extremely high standard. The menu changes frequently to suit the season and all the dishes are made from scratch using local, seasonal ingredients. Portion size is very generous and offer great value...

This is a really nice pub and the restaurant is very good. The food was exceptional, especially the beef and blue cheese pie. The service was very good and the staff are really friendly. Will definitely be coming back.

We couldn’t have wished for more. Very accommodating hosts. Family run business and you tell how proud they were of it. Clean room. Breakfast was very good. Would stay again

Excellent food at very good prices especially on Wednesday steak night. Love;ly restaurant and alos eat by the bay for real atmosphere of a country pub

I can't praise the hospitality received enough. Beautiful bar and restaurant area tastefully yet authentically renovated. One on the best breakfasts we've had - both 10 out of 10 but the breakfast on Saturday 8th July was perfection. Our bedroom -room 4 was clean spacious...

My husband and I were invited out to the Horse & Groom by friends for a 'cheer-up' meal after a traumatic month of family bereavements. We had never been here before but had heard some good comments. And we were not disappointed. The food was...

We tried the Horse and Groom for a meal with friends who live fairly locally - it is set in the centre of a pretty village and has picnic sets in the courtyard outside. There's a bar and restaurant area - we sat in the...

There can be no denying that for a little under £25 for two steaks with chips and a bottle of wine to share is good value - however my steak cooked rare was very chewy - although others found theirs to be good mine and...

A very clean and well run local pub and restaurant. A family business with a good selection of food from the comprehensive menu with daily specials Well worth a visit

Just got home after a 2 day break at this lovely pub. Our first impression were good, we were not disappointed. The bedroom was very clean and beautifully furnished. Breakfasts were cooked well and tasted lovely, and plenty to eat. Lots to pick off the...

lovely local atmosphere, not at all stuffy like so many pubs that do food these days are. Very welcoming staff good buzzy feel well kept beers and lovely good traditional well cooked and presented food. What more could you want on a lazy Sunday lunch...

We stayed here for one night. Our room was well equipped. A really friendly welcome was given when we arrived and later on when we came down for our meal. It was essential to have pre booked our table as the place filled up very...

Although advertised as having wifi our room did not. Also we were in the twin room, beds were wonderful but the folding door to the bathroom /toilet had patterned but clear glass making it difficult if work colleagues were sharing. Nice breakfast , nice welcome...

A friend and I stayed for 2 nights in their twin room 2 problems: 1 although they advertise Wifi we could not get online and between us we had 4 different devices and none of them would find the signal. 2 The door through to...

Have visited this pub a number of times over the last few years and have always found the welcome to be warm (helped by the big open fire) and the food to be excellent. Will remain a firm favourite.

We went here for dinner only intending to have a main course and ended up having three courses each as there was so much on the menu that appealed to us. We were not disappointed, Every course was delicious and the service was excellent too...

Nothing to complain about here. Hosts, food, rooms, facilities and location excellent. We arrived late but the chef stayed on to cater to our needs. Olde Worlde country pub but with all mod cons in the rooms. Dinner and drinks were excellent, as was the...

We only live a couple of miles down the road but always find the horse and groom to be wonderful. They can usually squueze you in and never fuss over you too much. Brilliant food and the nachos are to die for

Nice pub with large separate dining room. Had dinner here when it was busy. The food was okay but the service left a lot to be desired. When I go out to dinner the staff's stresses or their working hours are not my concern. Huffing...

Great food in a lovely village location. Regularly varied selection of ales, good wine choices, and various specials, for example; Monday evenings they do two homemade burger meals with the trimmings for the price one, etc.

A lovely pub/restaurant with clean en suite rooms in a small village. Made to feel very welcome and would definitely return. The food was of a very high standard and wish we lived nearer to use the restaurant regularly.

A party of 3 adults for lunch, we were given a warm welcome and were not disappointed by the menu and food was excellent. The choice of beers and ales was also much appreciated. I will definitely be visiting again soon and would recommend it...

Traditional dishes with a twist, very enjoyable. Great service and a lovely welcome from both the staff & locals - would happily return!

Lovely place to stay . Most impressed to be phoned on the day of my arrival and offered a double for single occupancy as it was available at no extra cost. Great room and even though it overlooked the outdoor seating at the front I...

Lovely place to stay . Comfortable room and I was most impressed to be phoned on the day of my arrival and offered double for single occupancy as it would be more comfortable for me. Very pleasant room overlooking the front and despite having the...

After my initial stay on the Sunday night when the pub was closed, i was amazed to find it buzzing on the Monday night, breakfast and evening meal superb, atmosphere terrific and the staff very pleasant. The rooms are very clean in a typical country...

Again food was great with a buy one get one free gourmet burger with home made chips , service was great, pub was buzzing , with people never had a bad meal yet .

The food is always good, the service also. The staff are always very friendly and welcoming. We can always be sure we will get a good meal, especially when taking friends/relatives. Although nice lighting, the restaurant does not have any windows, which I believe the...

Fabulous pub atmosphere and top quality food, we had dinner and breakfast which were both outstanding. The whole place was spotless with great customer service. A real welcome feel, the room was gorgeous. We would definitely stay here again. 1st July 2015 Mr and Mrs...

Stayed last year for a night before the grand prix. Lovely pub,stylish comfy room,great breakfast,lovely people

Very welcoming Lovely food Will stay again if in the area Just what we needed after a disastrous holiday in Italy!

Stayed here on 11/6 Great rural pub Well looked after and you can see they work hard to please the customer Restaurant and food looked great . Only ate breakfast Worth the stay if your in the area

Too many foody pubs have lost their pubby feel in the process. The Horse and Groom has managed to combine good dining with a real old pub feel. Family run, the staff are welcoming and attentive. The bar is really pleasant, there is room outside...

Our first visit last night was a delight, great atmosphere, comfortable and clean. The food was lovely, presentation amazing, Service was very. Efficient. Definitely worth a return visit. We loved the frozen grapes with the cheese board, and not sure what made the cherries sparkle...

This is a welcoming pub as soon as you enter; warm fire, flagstones and a well stocked bar with a couple of hand pumps. Two ales on offer which were in very good condition and a reasonably priced wine list. We sat in the bar...

Lovely comfortable overnight stay, we booked 2 rooms, one of which had been refurbished, both comfortable, welcoming and friendly hosts, bar area superb, atmosphere fantastic. They offer tables in the bar which we stayed with, but they do have a restaurant, modern clean and bright,...

The food at the Horse and Groom is always freshly cooked and is certainly not your average pub grub. Would recommend a visit to this lovely village inn for a meal. It is family run and they are very friendly.

Lovely quiet location, room nice and clean, very welcoming. We stayed when it was very hot and because the windows were small there was a large fan which we found helpful. The food was really good both the breakfast and the dinner we had.

Sorry but I think this place is expensive and to have a chunk of gristle in ones beef has put me off going here again.

lovely little pub, all staff friendly and helpful, food very nice, puddings lovely and nice to find someone who can make a good Irish coffee.

We came for Father's Day lunch and the lamb was the best I had ever tasted. It was cooked to perfection. We all enjoyed a truly lovely meal. It was just a shame that one of the waitress's did not have a positive attitude towards...

I booked a table for 8 on a Saturday lunch time for my birthday recently. We were seated in the newly refurbished snug area which was lovely. The food was excellent, the service we received was fantastic and the atmosphere was a good combination of...

Five of us went to this pub/restaurant for Sunday lunch with a Mothers day menu (2 Mothers). The food was superb - the beef was the best that we had had for a very long time (3 had beef) - the pork was also excellent....

This place will take some beating for their Sunday roast beef lunch, certainly one of the best I have ever had - and I've had more than a few. Celebrated my daughter's birthday, lots of lovely Rioja and two courses for five of us was...

An excellent meal for two at reasonable prices. Good atmosphere and very helpful and friendly staff. Nice warm pub atmosphere.

Possible to fit us in for dinner please, I asked. If you can get here before 7:30 no trouble was the reply. We did. Service was excellent, beers good. fire roaring ! Three courses of good British grub, no skimping, no frills. Well served, well...

Another visit for my wife and I to the Horse and Groom at Milton and yet another superb experience. Went with two friends, them first time, and the four meals were a real treat, well presented and cooked to a 'T'. The two friends are...

The food served here was superb. What a great establishment this is. Recommended by friends we went for lunch and I can confirm this is a place I would go out of my way to experience. The ambiance is lovely and the service faultless. Good...

We used to eat in this pub a number of years ago but it went down hill so we haven't been back for ages, but a friend recommended it and I read recent reviews, was a bit put off by one bad review stating that...

This is one of the best pub meals I've ever had, terrific food and lovely service The pub has a roaring log fire at one end, great real ales, excellent wine selection (bottles or by the glass) and a tempting menu We visited on a...

If you live in Oxfordshire you would be hard pressed to find a better pub with terrific food. The Horse and Groom is located at Milcombe and is a must. Is it a pub that also sells food, or is a restaurand with a busy...

This Inn is listed twice as The Horse and Groom "Inn" so check other reviews. My review is: "We needed somewhere to stay after attending a wedding nearby. Fortunately for us we found this little gem. With only 4 guest rooms it has an intimate...

This place has really improved since the last owners. I had sirloin steak and chips and the red onion marmalade that comes with it, is really nice. For pud, I had sticky toffee pudding which was devine. The food that my Husband and Dad ate...

Better than pub grub, interesting menu, lovely seating area outside. Certainly worth a visit, few nice beers on too! Nice smoking area.

Have now been a few times in recent months, food and service have been excellent - highly recomended

I have eaten at Horse and Groom several times with every visit being equally as good. Menu changes often always giving you chance to try different foods

We have visited a few times in the last few months and have always had excellent food - great steaks and delicious puds. My other half also rates their speciality beers.

Great food and atmosphere. This is an excellent and well-run pub. When we booked we were told there wasn't a table at 8.00pm. The reason? There was a booking for 12 people at that time which mean't anybody else would have had to wait for...

We were going to Hinton Airfield and as its a 2 and a half hour journey thought we may as well make the most of the day and find somewhere nice to have lunch. I did a bit of research before we left and found...

The food is great, locally sourced produce, cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant has a lovely abience and the pub itself, exceptionally clean. A good place to take guests where you know you are guaranteed a...

We first came to this public house four weeks ago when we cycled to oxford from Solihull with friends and it provided a great lunch time experience. we were so impressed that we decided to go back for an evening meal. The pub has a...

Superb Arabian themed evening with really fabulous food and PLENTY of it and loads of choices. Well done folks, well done!