Rising Sun at Ickford in Aylesbury Vale

Great local pub, fantastic food

By far the Best place to eat, drink and be Merry.... Rene and Ali who run the pub are so lovely.. And Liam who is an Amazing Chef! along side Rene, which makes them the dream Team.. along with the Bar Team who are superb hosts, very welcoming, friendly and nothings ever too much. Cosy decore, lovely fire place and good out side space, perfect for family, friends and fury friends.

Lovely lady, great service, excellent pub food

Colleagues of mine were raving about the Sunday Roast dinners served at the Rising Sun, Ickford. We decided to sample the Sunday Roast on 20th October. I rang the pub early in the preceding week to book a table only to be told that they were fully booked on the day we wanted to dine. Having expressed disappointment the staff later rang back to say they could 'squeeze' our party of four in at the end of lunch service on the 20th. We arrived to find the pub packed. It is obviously very popular. Service was efficient without being intrusive. When we studied the menu and started to order starters we were warned by the waiter that main courses are very large and we might not need starters. We took that advice and it was a good thing that we did. Two of us had pork belly and the other two had roast chicken . Suffice to say that the portions were gigantic and I was the only one to clear my plate. The other three declined desserts but I had apple & rhubarb crumble with custard. It would be my birthday the following day. Unbeknown to me a cake had been smuggled into the pub kitchen and the staff came out with it, candles alight, to serenade me with 'Happy Birthday'. Later the Chef, and Landlord, emerged to check that our food had been OK. He also chatted about the history of the pub. We were made to feel welcome, as if we were regular customers; something we intend to become. During the week the pub holds theme nights including curry nights.

My experience here has truly been delightful. Food, staff and atmosphere are always on point. Ali and Rene the proprietor's of this quintessential english pub have made it a vocal point of the village and community.

Iv eaten in many many fine dining places with great food and service, but this place tops them all hands down! Couldnt praise the food, services, and atmosphere enough. Very very welcoming and have had no problem with anything for the past years.

Often when you go for a Sunday roast in a pub, you may experience overcooked meat, water logged veg and leave slightly underwhelmed. The Sunday roast at The Rising Sun is completely the opposite. Every single time, the meat is cooked perfectly (beautifully soft beef that melts in your mouth and pork belly with some serious crackling), the vegetables are crisp, cooked perfectly and varied, Yorkshire puddings, roasties and gravy all delicious. Although on this occasion I didn’t have a dessert, every time that I have had, they’ve been super tasty, especially the sticky toffee pudding! The portions are generous and the best roast dinner we have had after trying out many pubs in the area! Their other menu items are also great and Rene offers many different specials throughout the year. Thanks to the whole team at the Rising Sun who are always so welcoming and have turned this pub back into an amazing village pub.

The BEST pork belly Sunday lunch you could wish for! I cannot rate this pub highly enough, fabulous staff and incredible food topped off with Nicks amazing apple pie (thank you Nick !! ) I honestly think if I was on death row this is the meal I’d ask for 🥰

Enjoyed a fantastic Sunday roast and a pint of Brixton with my lovely wife. We had a chat with Rene, Ali, Nick and Sam. Such a Super friendly pub.

Excellent pub. Great range of options. Lovely staff. Can't stop going

Not tried food pub very quiet but got alot of fab atmosphere friendly too little dark for people with poor eye sight Overall pub is lovely

My son lives in the village very jealous they have this lovely pub

Just like to share my experience such lovely staff great service great food nothing is to much trouble always a coma date your needs Locals always make you feel welcomed and friendly Ali Ren and the rest of the team Your all amazing Love pops

Quality food, quality beer, quality garden.

This pub now has a very relaxing ambience about it. The owners are very nice along with excellent staff. Nice background 70s/80 s music on the evening we were there! Most definitley going back in the near future.

Just enjoyed an amazing 'All the meats' roast dinner here with family..probably one of the best roasts I've had and great friendly service,will definitely be returning 😁

We had two wonderful night outs at the Rising Sun! Delicious meals ...and an outstanding service... Greetings from Germany!

It was the perfect menu, with great attention to detail and so delicious! I can absolutely recommend Beef Wellington! The team is very attentive and you feel very well looked after. So, absolutely thumbs up, both of them would be happy.

Best meat I've ever eaten, I love it

We live locally & had Easter Sunday lunch. Lovely, cosy welcoming pub with attentive staff. We had starters & roast dinner. Good quality food - everything was cooked well & it was delicious. The owner is also the chef and he constantly came into the dining area to check that his customers were happy. Very good value too. Really enjoyable experience and we'll be returning.

We have recently celebrated a special birthday at The Rising Sun. My children have a variety of food allergies - egg / dairy / nut / sesame. We rang ahead with the order so it was easier to cater for and they did such a fantastic job. The meal the kids had was excellent. Everything was eaten! They even went out of their way to get a vegan dessert ready for them. We had a table of 11 and all our other meals were absolutely excellent quality. The Yorkshire’s were fantastic and beef and horseradish so tasty. Everything was fantastic. Super service and extremely friendly. We will be back! Thank you for a lovely birthday lunch team!!

We have recently celebrated a special birthday at The Rising Sun. My children have a variety of food allergies - egg / dairy / nut / sesame. We rang ahead with the order so it was easier to cater for and they did such a fantastic job. The meal the kids had was excellent. Everything was eaten! They even went out of their way to get a vegan dessert ready for them. We had a table of 11 and all our other meals were absolutely excellent quality. The Yorkshire’s were fantastic and beef and horseradish so tasty. Everything was fantastic. Super service and extremely friendly. We will be back! Thank you for a lovely birthday lunch team!!

I cannot praise this fantastic place enough. The staff are welcoming. and care about you as a customer. The Guinness is excellent and the Black Sheep is delicious,XT 4is also more than acceptable. We had the chefs recommendation of pork belly roast for Sunday lunch which was an out of the park home run. Thanks for fitting us in when you were so busy. The Warden sorry wife was so impressed with your kind service that I may be allowed to return

Booked a table at The Rising Sun for my birthday it was a great experience the food and hosting was excellent my daughter is a vegan this wasn't a problem the food she had was excellent (vegan chilli) and a fruit salad desert a well run caring pub value for money well done

Rubbish the waiters were throwing tables everywhere and they had rats in their ears but the food was delicious though as it had cow udders and grass clippings in it 🌾

Lovely countryside pub, great service and food, super friendly host who made us confortable very soon. Local vibes and well curated Christmas decorations. Really good value for money too: if you go on a walk nearby, definitely it deserves a stop. Dog friendly, bonus.

Cosy pub, serving good food at a reasonable price. Very friendly and helpful staff.

10 out of 10 fantastic food, really friendly staff.

the food was amazing and the staff was friendly and lovely we will be back soon. the pub is also beautiful.

Make the effort to go to this pub.

Have been here 3 times recently for food and drink and am so impressed with service, warm welcome, friendliness and everything the new ownership have bought to this pub. Have lived in area for many years and this pub is back to it's best 😊 Sunday lunch is superb and plenty of choice. What's not to love!

The food is sublime! The atmosphere was great, a nice busy pub but not chaos and the staff are brilliant. Can not recommend this place enough.

Really friendly pub that accommodated me last minute on a Sunday lunch time. Good veggie option for the roast and good beer.

Stunning place! Rode through Ickford and stopped at here for a drink. Very nice local pub, welcoming and friendly! Would definitely recommend stopping here.

We have new landlords who are doing an amazing job of putting life back into this glorious old pub! Great service and fun events. Have yet to try food but coffee and cake mornings are coming soon ☕🍰😋 so I'll definitely be sampling those.

Under new management, happy our village pub is in safe hands. Looking forward to enjoying many a pint there.

Love old pub...little bit spit and sawdust but had charm

A lovely country pub, good food, good prices and friendly, welcoming staff.

Quite a varied menu, good vegetarian options. Real fire and very friendly staff. Very reasonably priced food, went with a table of 7 , every meal spot on. Will return when in the area again. Thanks

Absolutely great pub with very friendly staff and locals.

Great pub, friendly helpful staff.

Brilliant old English pub with a fantastic garden, the kids loved the play area and there were some other children playing football there as the garden was so big it was a great atmosphere, on arrival we noticed an aunt sallys area and spoke to the person behind the bar he was all to happy to get the dolls out for us and we had luckily brought our sticks. One of our beers was a bit flat which was understandable because he had just changed the barrel but had no issues swapping it out 😊 we will be back.

Excellent village pub made all the better for band Cold Blue Daze being there

food and drinks are lovely, would reccomend. look forward to trying again with my family and friends

Black Sheep beer. The best. Nice pub.

A real country pub with a good range of beers

Great atmosphere and pleasant staff.

Lovely management, great food, nice garden and play area

Always a pleasant visit good beer and a very friendly village generally.

Great! Went there for a music afternoon, all staff were great! Definitely going again soon!

A friendly welcome and Great Ales.

Super afternoon, staff friendly & hard working, plenty of things for our young Grand children to do in the large grassed garden & they were never out of our sight. Lovely pint of Adnams ale, pizzas & fish'n'chips were tasty & hot, all served up in recyclable boxes & plates. We paid when it was time to leave & were impressed with the fair pricing. Toilets & availability of sanitising were spot on, well done 'Rising sun'.

Friendly service. Lovely old pub. Well kept Adams bitter

A warm friendly welcome and a good pint of Guinness

Really nice little pub. Delicious food and great atmosphere!

Lovely little pub. New owners are passionate and couldn't have been more helpful. Recommend the wings!!

Good beer, good company, what more would you want?

Love this place xx proper old school drinking den x

Fab village pub. Always welcoming. Been going there for years. Good people

Brilliant village pub that welcomes all.

Visited on the evening of the stream really, so it was packed, both inside and outside. It was lovely to see what was probably the entire village out to socialise. Lovely place and a nice garden. Need to visit when it's a little quieter though!

Great pub, owner does amazing curries! Also their real ale is kept super well and is always a great pint. What's more is the family that run this pub are really nice people always very welcoming and has a great atmosphere with friendly customer base. Really enjoy visiting Barry and his team.

Spent a pleasant evening at this country pub. Sat outside under cover. Didn't eat. Visit if you can.

Great food, generous portions, friendly service, all round excellent, and nice to have a good vege option for sunday roast.

Delightful small country village thatched roof pub not far from Oxford. Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere, nice open fire and great beers and ciders. Well worth a visit.

Traditional pub, Fantastic Sunday roast, really good value. The roast beef was amazing! Highly recommended!!

Traditional pub staffed by friendly and welcoming people. Perfect for families to enjoy a drink in the large garden equipped with modern play area. Good quality food at reasonable prices - would especially recommend the burgers which are gorgeous and great value for money. My child who is an extremely fussy eater is crazy for the handmade pizzas. The Rising Sun is a perfect pub to sit and have a drink in good company the staff are always friendly and always ready to have conversation.

Fantastic place, saw an advert for 2 for 1 night and decided to try it out, great food, great beer and the staff were really welcoming. We will be going back.

Just called in to get the feel of the place A very charming village pub that do lunch and Sunday roast Going to give it a try this weekend

Met up with friends here for a drink and lunch before checking into a hotel a few miles away. Very traditional set up, with low ceilings (if you're 5' 10 or taller, be wary!) and a garden for outside dining. The Adnams Southwold bitter is well looked after and presented. We had a variety of food, all of which was very nice. There was a pre-wedding reception going on so it was quite busy, but it didn't affect our experience. Lovely staff and very friendly.

We were a party of 6. Some had crispy duck or squid starters which were not crispy. Others had cheese souflé or scallops or prawn risotto which were good. The aubergine mains, prawn risotto were so so, but a fair number of prawns in the latter. The fish pie was small and that was with the vegetables inside it! However, the lamb canon was excellent. Desserts were good or so so. The Chilean white wine recommended was nowhere as good as an Italian Pinot Grigio. Service was excellent.

We recently went to The Rising Sun Ickford to try the new pizza menu and although it was incredibly busy with customers both drinking and watching the rugby we could not have felt more welcome - the pizzas and burgers we ordered were fantastic - we will be back again very soon to try more and hopefully be able to sit out in the garden while the children play once the weather improves.

I used to be a regular but moved away. Last time I was here, for Sunfest last year, this was a great village pub. I visited again last week, as I was visiting friends nearby and Boy, what a let-down. It was a cold evening, but the fire in the lovely big fireplace was almost out. The landlord (so I was told) was 'busy' on his laptop at the far end of the bar, other than fairly monosyllabic serving my beer. His wife (I'm told) was behind the bar in her dressing gown. Not working, but Why??? There were two other men, obviously locals, in the pub, but no interaction with the landlord. They left and I was on my own. They no longer do food, which surely is a mistake. Basically, a potentially lovely characterful pub, with absolutely no atmosphere. They display 2 or 3 year-old winner certificates in different categories if a local 'best pub' competition. Take them down. Shape up, or shut down - and that would be a shame.

One of a dying breed of good, unpretentious country pubs, well kept cask ales on offer, an open fire, exposed beams and a warm welcome. What more could you want on a cold winters night?

Good real ale selection and cider. Warm welcome and cosy surrounding.

Good place to meet for drinks. Garden area good, play area for young children. Food standard pub and reasonable price. Recommend.

Great country pub that is well off the beaten track. Good food, good beer, great service!

Lovely pub which used to be my local when I lived there. Nice garden for children and very clean. Lots of parking. When we were there they had a beer fest but sadly did not stay to try that out. Worth a visit

Fuimos al pub sol naciente en el Día Ickford sunfest el sábado. Fue fantástico, así que nos quedamos toda la tarde y la noche. La música era genial. La comida era fantástica. Una nueva zona de juegos para niños y un personal amable y servicial. Sólo una familia encantadora atmósfera informal y cálido. Tomó mis dos perros pequeños que nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos. Lo vez fuimos al día siguiente y tenía una deliciosa asado los domingos. Generosas porciones y perfectamente cocinada. Recomendaría este lugar a cualquiera, joven o viejo. Enhorabuena a los nuevos propietarios. :)

Visited with the kids for sunfest - a summer event with live music, kids activities, BBQ and various ales and ciders. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, great festival vibe with dancing and great beer. Looking forward to the same next year!

Sarah arranged for a bbq for me and my family, the service was great and the food amazing. Nice and laid back and exactly what we wanted. Thanks Sarah.

Un nuevo arrendamiento de vida con el nuevo dueño - bienvenida amable, buena comida saludable - especialidad son los huevos, pero el escocés pasteles caseros son excelentes, así como las carnes. Aún así buena cerveza complementado por buenos vinos y un menú de gin! . Cuatro amigos de cuatro patas (o perros pub! Como bienvenida todavía) las familias y los niños. Vale la pena una visita a un pub acogedor pueblo.

Wonderful. Light and airy, amazing gardens and awesome play areas. Very friendly staff and welcoming ❤

Aparecimos en una copa el viernes por la noche, y vio un número de mesas comentando cómo eran sus filetes sabrosos. Según este reservamos una mesa para la noche del sábado.

Comí aquí hace un año con amigos y tuvimos una comida excelente, con muchas opciones. Basándose en esa experiencia, tomó mi hermano y sis-en-ley para ir a comer allí de nuevo el pasado jueves por su Comida Feliz Viejo Bienvenido a Inglaterra. Cuando reservé un par de días antes estaba lleno, tuvimos que aparcar en la carretera y doble el aparcamiento no es pequeña, así que pensé que la gente me encanta. Me decepcionó no podía describir! . Sí, bajo una nueva administración que proclamó así que les dimos el beneficio de la duda, pero elección era limitada. No gluten opciones gratis para hablar de y tres de nosotros optamos por el pescado con patatas fritas triple el galardonado cocinado. Tomó un largo tiempo que viene y el lugar no estaba lleno.

Good pub mega busy on day I went as local steam rally event on

Great food for Sunday lunch. Friendly and attentive staff. Lovely setting.

Solemos visitar por la noche para tomar algo y a veces para comer. Me encanta el buen 'aldea local 'ambiente, donde todo el mundo es bienvenido, incluyendo niños y cuatro patas los miembros de la familia. Buena variedad de cervezas y la comida es saludable y porciones grandes. El personal es acogedor bar.

Visited many times. Have good basic facilities and menu. Always well cooked. Unpretentious, friendly, good fire in winter, garden for summer with run around space for children. Always found to be friendly.

Le mandé un email para preguntar que necesitan reservar una mesa en un martes. No hubo respuesta, así que viajamos allí ya ha ganado premio al mejor pub en el pasado (unos 15 km). Quizás un cambio de propiedad, quizás, pero de ninguna manera fue...

Our plans for last Monday changed at the last minute so we started the hunt for pubs that open on a Monday. They are few and far between but the Rising Sun was open and it was about 8 miles from where we live in Oxfordshire.

Ordered two Take away Home made beef burger and chips saturday evening.Looking forward to it but instead received a typical cheap mass produced thin burger in a pappy cheap roll and a few soggy chips. May be home cooked but not how a home made burger should be. This for nearly £16. Very,very dissapointed.

The Rising Sun is a beautiful thatched cottage building that oozes with cosiness and history from every beam. It's the centre of Ickford's lively community, hosting a popular quiz night once a week and various local club groups meet there throughout the month. Children are welcome and there is lovely garden with play equipment for them to romp around in.

un resto super amplio, es como una antigua casa acondicionada, comodo y limpio. La comida es excelente y abundante.

A lovely cosy pub , great service, and a nice pub meal. Generous size portions speedy service. Real ale and great value for money .

Bitterly cold today and so nice to walk into this delightful old pub with blazing log fire and warm welcome by the friendly staff. Everything a village pub should be:ancient beams, lots of gleaming brass, all spic and span. Very enjoyable traditional food for lunch obviously cooked on the premises. We both had steak & ale pie, lots of tender, high qualify meat, pastry crust, gravy and properly cooked fresh vegetables in abundance. Our choice for dessert was bread & butter pudding (lots of sultanas) with ice cream and gooseberry crumble with custard. Outstandingly good value and excellent real ale on hand pump. We noticed a large attractive garden for outdoor eating and drinking.

I booked my 5 night stay in an unofficial B&B about a 12 minute drive from Waterperry Gardens, Oxon. Art in Action is one of the biggest Art demonstration/exhibition Fairs in the country and attracts over a quarter of a million visitors over the four days each year.My working days were long and tiring and by the time I was heading for my B&B I was in need of some serious sustenance. I discovered The Rising Sun at Ickford quite by chance and what a delightful pub it turned out to be. Landlords Paul and Jan made me feel very welcome and after four nights of dining there I felt like a "local' not a visitor! The characterful 15th century pub with exposed beams (and a log fire in the winter) boasts four Real Ales on tap along with lagers and quality bottled wine. (It's Good Beer Guide listed) The traditional home cooked pub food certainly impressed and satisfied this hungry artist and I can recommend the Chicken & Ham pie with a selection of steamed vegetables. The bangers, egg and chunky ranch fries was a veritable plateful. Paul and Jan even saved me a "Sunday Carvery" that they heated up for me when I visited on the Sunday evening. (They don't serve food on a Sunday evening.) The Rising Sun is a little gem waiting to be discovered and I can certainly recommend it to other visitors.

Came here as the other local pubs were so busy..only 2 ales available and had to look for a barman to get served..hey ho..plenty of other pubs round here

Visited here after being sadly disappointed at The Clifden Arms in Worminghall.I was very pleased to find a wide range of real ales available and a barman ready to take my order. In addition to this there as a host of locals enjoying the fantastic atmosphere.Will return again

Good honest food at a great price. Good wine list and really well kept beers too. Well worth the visit, and especially in the summer in the garden.