Plough Inn at Ford in Cotswold

Reliably good, great atmosphere, lots of food choices Attentive staff and friendly staff.

Love the cottage pie here the most buy food is really good and comforting

Great location Great food as always

All of us absolutely loved this place! Great food and drinks and a fabulous pub atmosphere on a chilly afternoon. The food was fresh, delicious and served piping hot.

Absolutely fantastic meal and service. We booked for a party of 20 (10 adults 10 children) Becky was just fantastic, so relaxed and accommodating. The team made us so welcome and the food was excellent. We had a wide range of food, from roast, to children’s meals, to specials and every one was perfect, The outside space was a massive bonus, allowing the parents to relax whilst the children played outside. Wonderful country pub, with excellent food and service.

Went for Sunday Roast with the wife and it was amazing. We booked for 5.30 and once there realised we were probably the last serving but this didn’t affect the quality. Roast Pork was delicious and they were not scrimping on the portions. Stuffing, Yorkshire Pudding, crackling all added along with loads of vegetables. One of the best roasts I have had. Pub is also a proper pub, and staff were friendly and helpful. I recommend 100%.

Quick stop. Great staff. We'll be back

Really nice place to eat. Very cosy

The Plough is everything you could imagine about an English country pub in an idyllic location. We went for a meal after a lovely day in the countryside. The welcome was warm and efficient, the service attentive, the menu interesting, and the food good. Perfect way to finish the day.

Fantastic Cotswold Pub. Food is amazing! Excellent Beer Garden, fantastic service. A must visit when you are in the Cotswolds.

Hidden gem. Polite, courteous staff. One of the best kid-friendly pubs in the Cotswolds with delicious food to boot..

Absolutely delicious lunch, friendly staff and a beautiful setting. Two of us had the shortcrust pastry (proper) chicken, ham and leek pie, and one had gammon. All food beautifully cooked. Delicious desserts and decent sized portions all round. Will definitely make a point of returning.

Fine pint of BB Excellent quality didn’t eat this time but i know the food is great too. Lovely welcome for me and the hound. Every time i visit it takes me back to my youth.

A lovely pub with a traditional interior. Really welcoming staff who were kind and attentive. Food was lovely and reasonably priced.

Stayed in Temple Guiting for 4 nights and ate here every day .Cannot the place or food and the service is brilliant .Will definitely be back when next in the area

Had a perfect lunch stop with my Father. I had one of their lovely cream teas and my father had gammon and chips. Both of our meals were absolutely delicious 😋

Called in family of four adults.I had chicken/leek pie. Probably best meal I’ve had for ages. Two quiches, a burger other meals. Absolutely fabulous. Good beer. Lovely staff/owner. Definitely will be back. Charming pub. Great hanging baskets.

What an amazing find. Had lunch which is huge and filling. Didn't get to have the strawberries and clotted cream, but saw them on the next table and it looked amazing. Unfortunately we were too full. Staff ate friendly, pub is old and quirky and super clean. A very busy place.

Amazing staff good size good food kids play area loads of good stuff this is really a must go

Nice garden and pub, but the burger wasn’t too good unfortunately ! Its a shame..

Only stopped for food. Food was very good and chips were very tasty and would recommend.

Stopped off on a ride on a beautiful day. Lovely pub and food wasn't bad too. Polite and helpful staff. Recommended.

Nice food pleasant staff all in all a good day out.

Alcoholic miserable owners. Rubbish microwave food. Very bad atmosphere

This is a pub. I don't think it's a hotel. Indoor and outdoor seating. I would advise to book a table in advance. Car park available. Nice country pub. Free WiFi available

Popped in on a whim whilst driving past and spotting a sign for clotted cream teas. Oh my days!! Loads of clotted cream which tasted absolutely divine, and the fresh strawberries (which I don't usually like) were to die for!!

We just popped in for a quick lunch when we headed home. The service and the meal went over our expectations. Friendly staff and amazing food, quick service on a busy day. From now this place will be added to the route plan

Food was lovely but service was far from it. When booking over the phone we were asked to arrive earlier as they were quiet and wanted to go home early. We arrived and were rushed to order with the waitress demanding the menus back while we were still in the process of ordering. A starter came out after the mains because they forgot to put it through, probably because they were rushing so much. When ordering desert we were rushed again to the point I refused to order a desert. Raised voices from staff saying “hurry up please we’d like to go home” is completely unacceptable. A child with us was going to order ice cream for desert but the waitress continued to tell him he could order a bigger (and twice the price) pudding. No one other than the parent has the right to tell a child what they can have, especially not a member of staff that doesn’t know the child or family. They seemed more interested in the money they could earn than the service they provided but don’t realise the bad service has lost you your tip and returning customers. Would not recommend for this reason alone but again will say the food was faultless as always.

Top quality pub , with great staff lead by owner Becky… fantastic menu and high quality

Always a good meal here. They have a specials board as well as a large menu which is meat biased, but has a couple of fish and vegetarian main course dishes. We had fish pie which was piping hot and came with vegetables and a bean chilli which was delicious.

Not a bad pub, friendly staff, quiet local pub, odd hours of business

Food portions were fantastic! We had the Sunday roast and the cod/risotto special. Both were really good quality and very generous portions. Staff were very attentive and service was quick and with a smile!

Popped into this lovely pub on the off chance of eating.Pub was very busy but managed to get a table for 2 as a couple were just leaving.Ordered the fish and chips and was lovely,huge portions.Next to us was a table of 6 who ordered different items off the menu.Again,huge portions.Will be re visiting soon

An amazing pub! I hadn’t been here for 5 years and it is great to see it is still a great pub. The staff are very friendly and helpful, the atmosphere and decor is great. The two local pints they serve from Donnington Brewery are great, there is a Gold and a SBA. The best thing though is the roast dinner. Will definitely be back sooner.

I booked the Plough Inn for my husband’s 70th birthday on Sunday months ago and I’m so pleased I did. There wasn’t a table or seat to be had when we arrived. It didn’t take long to figure out why. Not only is the pub so wonderfully quaint but the food was amazing with very generous portions even for our little Grandchildren. The staff are extremely efficient and friendly and they are all marshalled by the wonderful Becky who runs the Plough like a well oiled machine. Thank you to everyone at the Plough for making my husband’s 70th birthday so special. Everyone in our party enjoyed the experience so much.

There were 11 of us in the party, my wife and I eat here every now and again, it was the first time for everyone else. All of our guests really enjoyed their food and the atmosphere of The Plough and were impressed with both the quality and quantity of the food. The staff were very helpful and friendly.

4 of us had a lovely meal which we spent nearly £200 willingly on. Then at exactly 14 minutes past 10pm on a Saturday night, we were refused service for drinks because ‘the bar was closed’. On a Saturday night this is ridiculous. We were given no prior warning, or apology or even just one last drink. The food was good so it’s a shame we will not be returning.

lovely midweek lunch. Food was delicious and the service was excellent. A fantastic location on the edge of the beautiful Cotswolds. Would definitely recommend eating here

Great meal and great service. Thank-you our group had a lovely meal and the meal was splendid.

Lovely Sunday lunch today in a lovely old pub. I would recommend booking as it started to get busy.

Our second time there with a family of 7. The portions are generous, the quality absolutely incredible and the prices more than fair. Staff always make you feel very welcome, the real fireplace adds to the homely feel. Couldn’t recommend more and well worth a visit. We’ll be back for sure :)

Very delicious and high quality meal!

We all enjoyed an excellent dinner at The Plough, with super friendly staff who provided great service. Our table was in a cozy nook by the fire, a perfect location on a rainy day. Highly recommended.

Squeezed us in on a packed day and our dog. Service was great and food delicious and filling. Brilliant thank you

A wonderful place. Fabulous quality food with amazing service. Highly recommended

Had the most amazing time here not the most local for myself but definitely a new regular food was incredible and left with very full belly’s The service was incredible didn’t quite catch there names but was a youngish boy and girl Will definitely be back soon

I cannot comment on rooms as called in for food and drink. The pub is a lovely, cosy place for a drink and for food, the staff were fantastic, very sociable, and as we were holidaying in the area, they offered info on places to see. The food was excellent I can recommend the game casserole 😋

We came for dinner on a recommendation. Food was excellent and the service great. A lot of care and prep obviously goes into running the Plough. Great food and great value.

Had our works Christmas party here. Food was fantastic and very friendly staff.

Very attentive staff who served a fabulous meal from a varied and really tasty menu. Great beers and dining rooms that created atmosphere. Highly recommended we are going again.

Very busy, food was good but service was a bit slow.

Great food pub, amazing food and great service

Busy ,busy, busy, but, well worth the wait. Becky works like a human dynamo.

Great food and lovely atmosphere.

Lovely interior, with pictures worth a second look. Friendly, efficient and well timed service. Well cooked food in generous portions. Why only a 4? Menu a bit limited if you don't want a steak or a pie. We thought there could have been more chicken and fish in the respective pies. Starter (fig and goat cheese tart) really excellent, veg (peas, broccoli, carrots) with mains plainly cooked, good enough but nothing really original. We had a very similar meal (1 starter, 2 mains, 3 pints, 2 coffees) at another local pub for almost £15 less: prices here rather higher than average here.

We had lunchtime family reunion which was great. They are not doing rooms at the moment but when I asked they said yes. Made my journey from Lytham St Anne's so much easier. Thank you.

Amazing experience! Food was more than amazing with huge servings! I would highly recommend this place to everyone! Atmosphere was great, staff was friendly, service was fast.

Popped in as it was recommended to us. What a treat pie was amazing and everyone was really helpful. Great service highly recommended

Traditional pub with a unique racing atmosphere situated opposite Jonjo O'neills training facility, Excellent food friendly staff, ample parking, highly recommended

Beautiful lunch and pint in the gardens of this wonderful and ideal location in the midst of the Cotswolds. A charm with quality food and hospitality 5⭐️. We’ll worth a stop and rest in at any time of day or weather 🥰

Friendly staff, great roast and good atmosphere! The pork roast is a must and the banoffee for desert was delicious.

Great old world country pub in the heart of the Cotswolds. We were made very welcome by Becky and her young team for traditional Sunday roast lunch. Both the beef and the lamb were excellent and the vegetable selection was fresh and hot. Our only complaint was the the main course was so large that we could not manage one of the delicious home made desserts. The pub is rather off of the beaten track but well worth seeking out. If you want to eat inside rather that in the marquee booking is recommended.

A family expedition to the Cotswolds to purse an episode in family history centred around this LH in WW2. Slightly quirky and quickly noted many of the tables were booked for lunch. Welcomed by Becky (owner & licensee), served by Henry, Lilibelle and two others. Big selection on the menu, so we settled for the prawn cocktail and the baked cod. What a treat both were - so much so I am still feeling full 24hrs later. Then rested outside and the expedition resumed. Clearly best to book ahead! If you can choose the dining room select the one at the rear, which is bathed in sunlight. Happy with the bill too, two courses, two prosecco and one white wine. Third person had a lighter lunch, followed by a cream tea - strawberries, jam and cream. Have a look around at the pictures, the yard - with great flowering baskets.

This was one of the best pub lunches I have had. The food is good old pub classics but cooked to a very high quality. We had home made chicken and ham pie and it really was home made. The chips were triple cooked and delicious. Lovely atmosphere and good service.

Camping in nearby Hailes Abbey Orchard with around 17 friends and three dogs, the weather on Saturday was appalling. By mid-afternoon we had had enough so phoned around to book a table somewhere, fully expecting no-where capable of catering for this many people at such short notice. We were so pleased when the Plough at Ford said if we could be there at 6.00 and order quickly, we could have the whole bar area for food and drinks. We got in, wet, and quickly ordered as requested. The pub itself is a lovely old Cotswold building, full of character with a good range of beers on tap. The food was very good quality and portions were more than satisfying. The young lady working the bar did an amazing job. She served drinks and food quickly and efficiently, she was engaging and friendly and must be an absolute asset to the place.

Back in the day, supper at The Plough meant asking the landlady very nicely, who went away to peel and chop some vegetables etc., producing a plate worthy of your Mum's cooking about an hour later. Things have moved on a bit since then and the pub has edged up-market, but still retains its essential charm, and is a thoroughly nice place to be, especially on a chilly winter's day after a walk. Enjoy a drink and maybe a snack in the bar, where you might be rubbing shoulders with folks from Jonjo O'Neill's adjacent racing stables, or sit down for a more substantial meal in the dining area. The food is excellent and well presented, and the quality is echoed in the little touches such as a little jug of proper French dressing with the fresh salad I had. Wash it down with Donnington's lovely ales and you'll leave a satisfied customer.

Best pub meal for ages.. Great staff.. Nice atmosphere.. Very friendly The belly of Pork is excellent and the Black Pudding Fritter goes perfect with it

An idyllic setting with a warm welcome from pleasant, attentive staff. Sat in the garden under a gazebo, which we reserved for our party of 14. Food was excellent - as was the play area which kept our 6 grandchildren amused for the entire stay. Thank you so much Becky and all the team for helping to make this a wonderful experience.

Came with my partner and toddler for dinner, the play bit outside kept her very entertained :) and it was great how it was so enclosed. Food was really lovely, especially the starters. Will definitely be coming back

We have had several meals at the Plough and never been disappointed. This time we had been out in the Cotswolds with my sister for the day, and decided as it was my birthday to see if they could accommodate us. No problem and we were soon settled at a table. Everyone really enjoyed their meals, all different, so much so that we continued to sit there and order sweets and then coffee. What a evening with great atmosphere, great food and real ale. We will be going back again.

Simply the best roast dinner I have ever had, great service and wonderfully cooked food, a very memorable occasion

We had a reall lovely lunch at the Plough today. Sunday roast & one of the best vegetarian options I have had in a long time. Although booked solid, the service was friendly, by all staff encountered, and fast. The food was well presented, hot and delicious. Compliments to the chefs! It is a pleasure to write such a good review. Well done to everone at the Plough! 5 stars well deserved.

Delicious food, great menu, good value for money. We also ordered a take out of veggie wellington, there was enough for two meals. Excellent. Would highly recommend.

Popped in here as my husband fancied the Donnington beer and we wanted lunch. Service and food was fantastic. A comfortable, warm place and the pork and the pie were wonderful. We shall return.

The Plough Inn at Ford is a beautiful and welcoming pub located in the heart of the Cotswolds. The food is absolutely delicious, and the service is excellent. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, and the log fire is the perfect place to relax after...

Having tried all of the Eating places in Stow,, We look around. Having never been to this plough pub at Ford, it looked good. From the start it ticked box's Cute old fashoined, Good beers, And niuce ward nuts at the bar, The menu reads...

Set in picturesque Cotswolds. The best Sunday roast ever, lamb or beef or chicken.simply blown away with the quality of food and quality beer

We booked a Table for Lunch on Saturday 4th February 2023. We were not Disappointed. We all had something Different, Fish Pie, Fish and Chips, Gammon egg and Chips and game Casserole, followed by Banoffee pie, and Lemon Tart,By Far the best meal we have...

We were a group of 20. The food was excellent and service exceptionally good. Nothing was too much trouble. What more could we have wanted. It was a cosy pleasant atmosphere. The price was competitive.

I decided to book Sunday lunch at this well regarded pub, but was a little taken aback by the brusque manner in which my reservation was taken over the phone. Assuming they must have been very busy, we turned up for our table but unfortunately...

We stumbled on this gem of a place, following an impromptu visit to the area. On a busy Sunday afternoon, without a booking we were both welcomed and accommodated, without any fuss. As promised we were served speedily...without feeling pressured, allowing us to vacate the...

went for a meal on a Saturday night. group of 10 of us friends meeting up. chose this pub as it was walkable from our rented cottage in the neighbouring hamlet. Great pub , thoroughly recommend. Warm friendly atmosphere, good beer, excellent food with generous...

I cannot praise the Plough Inn at Ford highly enough. We have had three meals here over recent months and on every occasion they have been great. The pub is in a lovely location handy for Stow-on-the-Wold and the Cotswold countryside, the staff are friendly...

Was staying at Dumbleton Hall 21/22 July and stumbled across this Inn. The staff were refreshingly young, attentive, professional, charming and on the ball. This is definitely down to the 😇mercurial owner😇 who brooks no nonsense, but is very demanding but equally appreciative of her...

Our recent Sunday lunch at Plough Inn was even better than we had hoped for. It was good day to enjoy a drink before lunch and we had a delicious Cotswold's Gin and tonic and a Pimm's before our starter of baked Camembert with tomato...

We called in , they were very busy, it was Sunday lunchtime, we we quickly served, staff we helpful and polite, the food came quickly and was hot. Too arrive at 1pm on a sunny Sunday was a gamble, we were served and gone by...

I'm struggling to avoid hyperbole as I write of the two evenings four of us have been lucky enough to spend recently at the Plough. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves courtesy of the staff (Becky and her team were friendly and welcoming; the service all-round was...

I had lunch here with friends today. The fish pie was amazing, think it is the best I have ever tasted and so generous. I could not fault it. My husband also commented that his food was also excellent (shepherd's pie). The service (for about...

Food is good, but more of a pub than a gastropub. Service was amateur, I had to tell the waiter what to ask. Main courses took a long time to arrive. Food is hearty, tasty, some of the game casserole too chewy. Portions are huge,...

Called at this lovely place by chance. How lucky were we? A traditional Inn with tiled floor and a blazing fire. The staff (landlady, her daughter and possibly son) made us feel so welcome and were truly thrilled that we’d chosen the game options from...

Have dropped in over many years and never been disappointed. Most recently, we booked and were helped out in a friendly manner. A traditional country pub, with a bar area and a restaurant area. Staff very friendly and the food seasonal and delicious. A large...

Enjoyed a Sunday lunch as a family group of 11. As always we were promptly welcomed and our orders swiftly taken. The roast selection was excellent and the vegetarian options well received. Covid had kept us away for over 12 months, but upon returning we...

Popped out for lunch with the wife, the 83 year old father in law and the 2 Weimaraners, have passed the plough so many times so thought wold pop in for a bite to eat. can honestly say wasn't disappointed, we had a lovely spot...

My wife and I visited after we had been out walking on the Cotswold Way. We spotted the pub on our way out that morning and decided to stop for lunch on our way back. We had been caught out in the rain on our...

Exactly the sort of pub we should be trying to keep in business. Creaky, historic, wobbly chairs and seating on old pews, full of horsey memorabilia. (It’s opposite Jonjo O’Neill’s gallops) Nothing corporate or manufactured. Had very nice chicken and ham pie and my partner...

We decided to try this pub before booking a 60th birthday lunch for 8, thank goodness we did. We went for lunch and we were both so disappointed. Not a nice pub, very tatty and gloomy and empty. Very poor menu like a trip back...

This is a brief review. Excellent friendly staff with good service, despite the owner having been left short staffed similar to many venues at present. You would not have know and the staff made time to chat too which was really pleasant. Good local beer...

As vegetarians we have found that there is not a lot of choice at many pubs in the area, but the Plough had two decent veggie options. Both were quickly served and were very tasty with generous portions. Service was friendly and efficient, the Donningtons...

We recently stayed for a week on holiday in the Cotswolds and ate at all the local pubs. This pub was the best in my view. We had dinner here a couple of times and the food was delicious as was the pudding. Staff were...

Lunch in the Cotswolds with family members. What a lovely lunch we had too. Firstly a warm friendly welcome from the young staff, plenty of choice on the menu and the meals were well worth waiting for. My gammon steak was thick and tasty, cooked...