The Akeman Inn in Aylesbury Vale

Very disappointing food and some of the dishes were very expensive. Pleasant staff is the best I can say.

We have always had a great time here. Food is always good and we are well looked after. Already organising another family gathering.

We recently visited this restaurant on a Monday evening to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Having called ahead to book a table, I was specific about wanting a small gesture for the occasion, such as a cake or a candle. The staff informed me that they couldn’t provide a cake and suggested we bring our own, which we didn’t mind. I also inquired about the menu theme and was told it focused on Italian and Mediterranean cuisine. However, upon arriving, we encountered several unexpected disappointments that made the experience feel disjointed and impersonal. Firstly, we were informed that pizzas were unavailable due to an issue with the oven—a staple of Italian cuisine that was noticeably missing. Additionally, there was no risotto on the menu. The food we ordered was decent, but it didn’t deliver the quality or flavor I would expect at the price point. The mocktail I ordered was lackluster—a simple mix of crushed ice with elderflower and a slice of lime that tasted far from fresh. The hummus lacked seasoning and depth, and it was served without pita bread. We had to order a separate bread plate for £5.50, which felt like an added charge for something that should naturally complement the dish. Throughout the evening, small but significant service details were overlooked. When we requested tap water, it was never served. When we ordered ice cream with the sauce on the side, it arrived with the sauce poured on top, indicating either a lack of communication or an inatte As it stands, our experience left us feeling underwhelmed and unlikely to return. In an industry where reputation and repeat customers are essential, investing in customer service isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a necessity. For a restaurant to thrive, each guest should leave with a sense of appreciation, feeling like their visit mattered. In conclusion, while the food was fine, the lack of attentiveness and effort to make our evening special left a lasting impression—and not the kind a restaurant aims for. This was a missed opportunity to turn a new guest into a loyal patron. For a restaurant, there is no greater asset than satisfied, repeat guests who feel they are more than just another table.

Have been meaning to go here for ages as it looks so inviting when I drive past. Firstly this is a nice venue it’s more than an average pub restaurant, it’s also large and spacious. We went for the food and were told immediately that the pizza oven was closed, so, no pizzas: a large portion of the menu is traditional wood fired pizza. But, not the end of the world, plenty of other options. For starters we wanted the garlic flat bread and hoped they didn’t use the pizza oven for this, but they do, so we couldn’t have that. We both had the chicken wings and these were pretty good. I ordered the mussels for my main and after 10 minutes was told there were none left so I had to order again. My partner had the harissa chicken burger which was large but perhaps a bit too large and a little on the dry side. I had the pork belly which was good but I wouldn’t rush back just for that, it was perhaps a bit simple and generic. Having worked in catering in the past having one of your largest sections of the menu off and then not having another dish a customer asks for would, in my opinion, be worthy of perhaps taking a beer off my bill or some other small token but nothing was offered. I must add this was at 6:30 on a Monday night not last thing in the evening or the end of Sunday afternoon so you’d expect perhaps more stock or a courteous “we sold loads of those yesterday and we were running low, let me just check we have some available.” As for staff on the restaurant floor there was a chap welcoming people and seemingly one member of waiting staff dealing with all the tables having food. She was essentially on her own and whilst she did as well as she could and was very polite it did feel and bit rushed and unauthentic. The welcoming chap chipped in a little but the bar was dead compared to the restaurant I’m not sure why they didn’t ask the 2/3 bar staff to wait, even just through a busy patch. All is not lost however I’m still interested in trying the Sunday roast and perhaps brunch here as it looks, feels and seems to have the rep for much better and we possibly caught them on a bad day. It was a Monday after all.

I had a great evening out, enjoying the Fish & Chips and Bombolone – both were top notch and great value. The service was spot on, and I appreciated Marisa’s effort in grabbing a birthday card and gift when I mentioned it. The only downside was the noise from small children at a nearby table – I think it’d be better to keep the restaurant adult-only after 7 pm. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience and I’d definitely recommend it!

We booked for lunch for two and we truly enjoyed our meal. Dan welcomed us warmly and sorted our drinks straightaway as he knows what we always have. Marisa took our order and our food was served promptly. We both had roast lunch which was delicious and the portions were very generous. Marisa was a wonderful waitress as she always is. Her service comes with a smile which is what always brings us back. We shall definitely be back soon.

Our waitress was nothing less than spectacular; she was warm, welcoming and incredibly kind and generous; it was my Aunties Birthday and Marisa (our waitress) gave her a card and wrote a birthday wish in my Aunties plate without us asking. It was incredibly touching, and we can’t wait to go again! Marisa, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts!

Rip off drinks pricing. Serving pump soda, charging for Fevertree premium product .

Went for a lovely evening with friends. Wasn't exceptionally busy and was shown to our table and asked what drinks we would like which arrived quickly. 30 minutes later we had still not been visited by a waitress to take our food order and tried a number of times to get her attention and when she eventually arrived looked a bit "irritated" we'd called her over. After our meals our plates were cleared away and we spent the next 30 mins trying again to get someone's attention to ask for our bill. There only seemed to be 2 members of staff and they kept disappearing. We were there 2 hours and in that time had 1 course and 1 round of drinks, no one came to ask if we wanted more drinks. When the bill arrived there was a service charge added and no way of having an option of opting out. We were very disappointed and all said we will be going elsewhere in future.

Served by the fantastic Marisa! Super quick service and tasty pizzas!

Excellent service and great quality food.

Love this venue. Staff are always lovely. Food is good. It is pricey much like contemporary venues. It is what it is. For a special occasion well worth it.

Very nice and cozy atmosphere, lovely pub with an open kitchen . Waiter friendly and smiley. Porchetta - it’s basically pork belly with gravy sauce , mash and broccoli. Italian meatballs I would probably give a 5/10, they are very dry and tomato sauce has so much onion and garlic in it! Mozzarella di bufala , nice! Puccia bread? I didn’t see it. Was a pizza dough, puccia its a different thing! However the pizza dough was very heavy , like a rock in your stomach!!!! Overall I appreciate the quality of the product as they were fresh - Fair prices…. And I appreciate that they use proper napkins instead then paper ones. Online menu doesn’t match what’s in the pub.

Great service, excellent food, good selection of cocktails.

I recently visited and was really impressed with the service. The staff were super knowledgeable about gluten-free options, which made me feel confident about my choices, especially the Bacon & Cheddar Burger. While I found the Harissa Glazed Chicken Wings and French Fries a bit lacking in portion size, everything else hit the mark. The atmosphere was nice, and I appreciated being offered a second drink. Overall, a solid experience that I’d happily recommend!

You need to update the times when lunch is served Thanks for the reply. Where on your website does it clearly state that it starts at 12?

Always fantastic service here. Amazing food, knowledgeable staff who are attentive and friendly but not lingering and pestering. You've got plenty of time to make choices and luxuriate in the experience.

We went for a birthday meal at the end of August, and were thoroughly spoilt! Marisa and team could not do enough for us. The food was excellent, portion sizes were more than generous, and I genuinely can't wait to go back again. Only reason I gave 4 out of 5 stars for atmosphere was because it was fairly quiet while we were there!

Absolutely incredible food and very friendly staff I highly recommend coming here and trying some of the amazing food.

Excellent food, great parking, service was fast and friendly. Strongly recommend for anyone looking for a good meal. Food was all freshly made in house and there was a good selection of alcohol. The portions are good size, which is often a worry with lovely little places like this one. I had the Buffalo mozzarella salad for starter which was excellent. For my main, the black Angus sirloin was excellent, with bearnaise sauce and garlic prawns. The dessert on the specials menu was the highlight of the show, the banana bread was soft and fluffy and came with salted caramel ice cream and honeycomb. Overall 10/10, the food was fresh and the service was swift and friendly. Will be coming again!

Highly recommended. Great atmosphere and food was delicious! Warm welcome from Hardik and the team. Thank you again!

We booked here as we had a lovely meal the last time , what can I say it was my daughters 30th Birthday meal from the moment we walked in we were looked after attentive staff Marisa was absolutely delightful and so efficient and a kind gesture gave my daughter a card which meant such a lot . The food was delicious we all had different starters and mains there wasn’t anything we didn’t like . Marissa came and cut the cake for is and also took photos . What a great experience thank you to all your wonderful staff .

Regular visit for lunch and/or dinner when I'm away for work! ... If you drive on this road and you appreciate great food you should absolutely stop here. Restaurants, bar, outside eating area, all have a great atmosphere. Pizzas are TOP notch, as is the rest of the menu, Lebanese fries are indulgent, the sea bass is banging! The burger, the Caesar salad.... I haven't had a bad meal here. You will not be disappointed. If you are I'll personally come back and do a QC test for you 😄 Happy trails! J x✌️

Lovely food, friendly and helpful staff - caters for families. We had a wonderful time celebrating a birthday!

Excellent table service from Marisa. In fact all the serving staff were "on the ball" making a pleasant change from the lack lustre service in a lot of venues that seems to be the norm today.

What a lovely location. Loved the dog biscuits by the door and the fact they allow dogs in there. It was very smart inside. Staff were attentive. I’m really sorry to say this but the breakfast was the worst I have ever tasted. The vegetarian sausages were overpowering with not a nice taste. The mushroom was tough, hash browns not fresh and dried out. Sourdough bread not tasty, everything was lukewarm. Everything was tasteless apart from the grilled tomato. Mashed avacodo had too much garlic in it. Mashed avacado with a fried breakfast, the two don’t go together especially when the avacado is full of garlic. A raised dish on the plate with lukewarm beans in the middle. What is the point in that. Too difficult to eat. Just put the beans at the side of the plate. If I go to your location again it would be just for drinks not food. My husband told me his breakfast was not nice either, bacon really fatty and the rest of it the same as my breakfast. We ordered 2 coffees and paid £46 for a breakfast we didn’t enjoy at all. I was really looking forward to a nice standard fresh, fried breakfast too. I ate half of it as I was with 5 other people and didn’t want to make a fuss. It was a real struggle to eat it and the tastes keep repeating on me. I can’t see how a chef can go so wrong with a breakfast.

Had a lovely breakfast. Both the food and the service were great. Nothing was too much trouble. Lovely space to just sit, relax and enjoy time with friends.

I’ve ordered pancakes for my 4yo and myself. We got exactly same food, my daughter had 2 tiny pancakes and I had 4 of the same pancakes. On top there was a dulce de leche from a tin (we buy and use it at home so can easily tell) and few slices of banana in top. Really disappointing from a restaurant like this to do such a low effort dish and charge £9!!!!! Pancakes were cold and didn’t taste any different than those pre-made from Tesco (£0.50). Just shocking. We used to go there for different occasions quite often throughout the year. With Canaletto almost opposite I think we will redirect there or miller and Carter. I had fantastic pancakes in rococo, Aylesbury the other week.

Amazing tasting roast, service was so helpful and accommodating, couldn’t do enough to help, huge car park, gluten free options just as tasty. Child brownie was very tasty- too full but let us take it away instead!

Came with a date. Delicious food, service was perfectly fine, though one of the Chefs dropped something and it made the most awful racket for like 6 seconds. Would come back again, hopefully the next girl sticks around for longer.

I stopped here by accident, and what a lovely surprise it was. The interior is cosy, modern and clean. All the members of staff I spoke with were extremely friendly and helpful. I ordered a vegan moussaka (I'm not vegan but love a moussaka), it took a while to arrive but it was so worth it. It was served with freshly baked bread and salad. I drank peach iced tea and that was great too. The waitress that has got blond hair tied in a pony tail was just so lovely, she didn't stop smiling at all the customers, clearly making their day. The other young waitress was really good too. The place filled up quite quickly and I see why. I definitely recommend it.

Went for a birthday breakfast and it didn't let us down. We had a fantastic time and the choice of food was superb. Deffo going back.

Absolutely AMAZING, delicious food, friendly staff

I recently had the pleasure of visiting The Akeman Inn, and I must say it exceeded my expectations. The pub itself has a wonderful atmosphere, creating a cozy yet lively environment. The food was nothing short of amazing – every dish was cooked to perfection, bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. To top it off, the service was fantastic. The staff were friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was just right. I highly recommend The Akeman Inn for anyone looking for a memorable dining experience.

I drive past twice a day to and from work and have always wondered what it was like. Well, I'm pleased to say it was everything i was hoping for and so much more! Great food, great service, and a lovely setting. I'll definitely be back!

We go here all the time and it's superb, the food is always brilliant and service is excellent.

My husband booked this for my birthday, and we were blown away by how accomodating and generous they were with us. I think my husband asked for a little bit of a low-key fuss to be made (cringe!) but Marisa and team were lovely and not over the top. Service was attentive, but not suffocating, and we were not rushed at all. Marisa - thank you for my card, and little gift. It was honestly lovely The food was amazing (portion sizes are very generous!) and the drinks selection was great. Four days later and I'm still drooling over the fusilli pollo e panna that I had for my main. The extra touches for my dessert was a welcome surprise, and beautiful. I would recommend going here to anyone, it was genuinely just the best birthday I have had in such a long time.

The food is OK. Lots of burgers. Had a steak medium rare, but it was tough. Wasn't shown to our table just gestured in the general direction. It'll be a longtime before we return, hopefully they will improve. The pizza's looked pretty good though.

Had booked a table for 5 people meeting with friends. Arrived and shown to table. Ordered drinks and at this point we were told there would be half hour wait for food as a big group had ordered. An hour later we asked where our food was. The fish was more batter than fish, and overcooked. The fish finger sourdough was the same, with hardly any fish and the sourdough so hard I had to leave it. The salad had been sitting under the hot lamp! So that was not ideal. We haven’t been here for a long while as last time our food was under par, and this time also and expensive for what it is. We won’t return until we read things have improved. A positive comment is that the young man who was serving us did an exceptional job and we appreciated his predicament in having so many disgruntled customers, as we were not the only ones.

Great service 👏 great food, excellent drink selection. An absolute gem of a place!!

Visited 8 years ago and have been desperate to get back since!! On a drive back from Hemel Hempstead, we spotted this place and went for lunch. Absolutely superb food, great choice of drinks and service was amazing. We can't wait to come back and have another lovely meal soon!

Every time we go to the Akeman the food and service is second to none. A great assortment of options for all, including dairy free and gluten free.

Met family members for coffee and then lunch. An ideal half way house with good parking and ample menu options Emily, our server, was great in every respect

Great food, great atmosphere and excellent service Special thanks to Marisa who was absolutely fantastic. Could not have wished for better table service.

Marisa is a solid 10/10 for service

Lovely dinner for 13 of us for a family members birthday. Accommodating when we brought our own cake. Catered for all requirements, and a completely nut free kitchen also.

Always a warm welcome and great food, plenty of choice, staff are very helpful whether you are there for just a drink, or nibbles, or a meal. Inviting place with both sheltered and open seating.

I took my dad out for his birthday with my son, he is a picky eater with allergies and was fine with the kids' menu. Upon entering, it's a secluded location with a beautiful outdoor area and locally grown produce on the adjacent allotment (they use them in their ingredients too). I had the porchetta roast with the eton mess dessert and some light nibbles to start. The roast was soft and succulent, full of flavour and cooked perfectly, the eton mess had homegrown fruit (including rhubard) and was incredible for someone with a sweet tooth. They wrote a happy birthday message on my dad's dessert when they saw he had a birthday card in front of him, I didn't ask or anything, it was such a wonderful touch. Marisa was our main server, she was wonderfully friendly throughout the service. Best of all, they had both Frangelico behind the bar and Gravitas on tap - fantastic experience, will definitely be going again!

Very pleasant pub. Main meal of gammon steak good without being outstanding but the pizza was excellent. Could have done with a few more chips and eggs weren't cooked that well or presented well either. Desserts were lovely. Staff seemed a bit thin on the ground but nice

Managed to accommodate me and my boyfriend on a busy Sunday which was nice of them. Parking is very large, pub is beautiful in a lovely setting. Boyfriend had a beef roast and I ordered fish and chips. Food and drinks arrived quickly, our waitress was very friendly & helpful. A bit pricey (the only downside) but it was worth it as the meal was great quality and we enjoyed it.

Great service, good food..would highly recommend

Went for a meal yesterday Had to wait over an hour for our meal For the cost it’s slightly overpriced and the 10% service charge was not acceptable We had the 10% removed from the bill and gave our waiters a tip because he was good My niece ordered steak which was like rubber The car parking is very good and plentiful Unfortunately Overall it did not live up to it’s 5 stars rating

The food here is great! We ordered the rolled pork and Moroccan lamb, with a starter of calamari. Impressed with the calamari as it was really fresh and the batter was light. None of this overcooked rubber inside greasy nonsense. The pork and lamb were delightful. Generous portions and veg from their own garden - the tomatoes were fresh, fresh, fresh and tangy. Moroccan lamb was a winner. When you eat it, you have to wait a few moments for the spice to hit and when it does, it is wonderfully balanced and the chickpeas made it a masterpiece. Complements to the Chef (along with the rolled pork, also excellent!) Yes, the service could do with a little training and attentiveness. BUT. If you catch their eye and be polite and direct with your request, they are responsive. I would eat here again as the Chef works very hard to balance flavours and taste and I am glad that we tried parts of the traditional menu and the specials. (And no, I don't know who he is!)

Portions for fish could have been better compared to roast.

Amy was great! One of the best roasts I ever had

Drinks and food took a long time to arrive after ordering. The rump steak wasn't very good.

Was a lovely sunny day so sat outside. Big car park. Big inside too. Friendly smiley staff. Had a roast. It tasted fantastic. With definitely visit again

The food here was absolutely delicious and arrived quickly to the table, the staff were nice and the restaurant has an indoor dog-friendly section available. The building is gorgeously decorated and comfortable. No major complaints here! The price seemed a bit high at first so we ordered a cheaper option, but considering the food's quality and the good service it was perfectly justified. Wish I could return again but it's a bit far for me. Would 100% recommend for long road trips!

Just need a few more decent veggie mains. Food we had was fab the staff were very genuine and happy. Nothing was too much trouble.

... After an hour had passed since we ordered and with no waiting staff to be seen, I ventured to the front desk to enquire about the status of our food. Whereupon it was delivered to our table within - and no exaggeration - 30 seconds. Either a remarkable coincidence or it had been waiting in the kitchen for some time. Judging by the dried appearance of the fish and the lukewarm temperature of the sauce and vegetables, my money's on the latter. By and large the food was ok, no more no less - about Beefeater standard, just pricier. As a venue, the place was scruffy and not very clean. Thick layers of dust on the ceiling light shades, dirty crockery and toilets stuffed full of paper. No one was around to bring us the bill, so again I had to go to the front desk to pay a tab that included a nearly £20 tip for service that had consisted of taking our order and only delivering food when requested. Hmmm...

Wedding anniversary, we have an incredibile lunch. The food was top quality and the service second to none. We started with a drink in the bar area, follow to few nibbles and amazing Sunday Roast, the lamb was to die for. Daniel look after us and was attentive and give all the right suggestion. Definitely back again.

Beautiful building and setting shame about the extremely slow service and food quality. Really disappointed with our visit today. We had such high hopes. Incredibly slow service, three hours for a two course lunch and coffee, and had to prompt staff to take our orders. Mixed reviews on the food, we were a group of 9, but the bolognese was poor value, sloppy, chewy meat, lacking flavour. Desserts were also hit and miss quality wise for the price, and one dessert was so long in coming that the rest of us had finished ours. For a business lunch, this is not the setting. Many of us had travelled for several hours and were not expecting to be still in the venue at 430 pm from a lunch booking.

Went yesterday and was not impressed. *5 adults and a 9mo baby. Upon arrival we were told that there was no chicken or beef left for the sunday rost ahich only left us with the pork option. We quickly ordered four roasts, a steak and a pizza to to share as a starter as well as some drinks. Over half an hour went by and no sign of our drinks until I had to go and complain. Another hour went by and no sign off our food until again I had to go and complain about it. I totally understand that it can happen that the kitchen can get backed up but the communication was very poor, we had a baby abd had we been told that the wait was that long we would have just left. On top of that i could see the whole time the pizza open was free as It's apparently no one was ordering that , so it would have been easy enough to bring us that at least as a starter but that didn't come until the rest of the food came too. No apologies, no food off the bill, zero acknowledgement of the fact we waited near enough 2h for food.

Lunch with a couple of friends following a petrolhead enthusiasts gathering at Bicester Heritage.

Always great food. Customer service is fantastic.

I have been told by a few people that this place is great, but my first experience yesterday was certainly not that. Me and my partner decided not to bother eating there. Front of house at the bar is your first impression of a place. We was greeted by the barman looking miserable and not a smile or any conversation at all or eye contact. When preparing my partners drink he used his finger to throw not place the Lemmon into the glass when you should use condiments. We then went to there garden to look at the menu & all the tables where set out ready for new guests. There was food on the floors and knives on the floor under the table. As soon as we sat down I stood on chips that I had to scrap off my shoe. At this point we decided to not eat and to just leave. We was one of about 5 or 6 people there so was not like the was busy and rushed off there feet. Big shame as we don’t get to go out very often. We decided to go down the road to Canaletto Italian restaurant where we was greeted with smiles & asking how our day was. Amazing food and fantastic service.

Amazing food and service. Very accommodating

Marissa was so lovely! Great food and when the weathers nice, the beer garden is a fab lunch spot

This was our second visit here. Once in their pub garden and once indoors. Both experiences were lovely, the garden is huge, the indoor decor is beautiful. The food is very very good and the specials menu always has such exciting options. Great place for foodies Photo 1 - mushroom & spinach risotto with chicken wrapped in Parma ham and sausage stuffing (unbelievably tasty) - specials menu Photo 2 - Beef Gyro (mains menu) HUGE portion bursting with flavours. Bread and chips were perfectly cooked and the beef was juicy

Had a lovely meal here. Great service from Emily and dog friendly too!

Lovely food but as always the service is slow. I felt that they were trying to make improvements, servers were extremely polite and were trying to be attentive however we waited so long for someone to take our dessert order and bring us our additional drinks we ended up cancelling the drinks and leaving without dessert. A loss for the restaurant. One additional irritant happens on arrival as many employees walk past you without acknowledgement or advising someone will be with us shortly. A small gesture but makes you feel welcomed as soon as you arrive; sometimes I have been waiting so long to even be acknowledged I have considered leaving, however as a local restaurant the food keeps us returning. If they could simply improve the service this would be a five star restaurant!

A very pleasant experience, attentive and friendly staff, tasty food (well spiced), highly recommended, will eat here again without hesitation.

Great food, lovely room and welcoming staff. The weather may have let us down, but the Akeman Inn did not

Went for breakfast this morning. It was not busy at all, so we were sat quickly and service was speedy. Karla welcomed us warmly and catered after us perfectly. Food was absolutely delicious. I had smoked salmon, avocado and poached eggs on bread. I would very highly recommend a breakfast visit.

Brilliant food and service - highly recommended

I liked this restaurant. Went there for a Sunday roast. It was good, not the best, but still good. The service is excellent and the atmosphere brilliant. All in all I really enjoyed it and would go back. Plenty of parking. Outdoor seating available

Best meal! Pizza was GREAT! Always great service!

Great food but below average service. It wasn’t busy but drinks and starters took ages to arrive. No one was around to ask for more drinks or desert so I walked to the bar pay. It would have been 3 stars if not for amazing food.

Fantastic service from Marissa yet again. Thank you for the salmon en croute recommendation and to Harriss for making it. We will be back.

Excellent experience. I am very pleased with the food, the service, and the whole atmosphere of the restaurant. Highly recommended 👌

The pub is lovely. Service OK but staff very rushed Food was nice but could be better over cooked panini and sour dough toast made both the dishes we had chosen hard to eat and not so tasty also the bacon on top of the avacado was burnt and very crisp. Also child spag bolognaise had a strange flavour it's child's favourite but he wouldn't eat it so we tried it it was not nice. Shame as a treat for my daughter returning to work.

Always really pleased with our visits here. The staff are incredibly helpful, polite and definitely a huge part of the atmosphere. It's a lovely place to dine or just go for a drink. The food is delicious and it's a favourite pick for our monthly mum's night out meal.

We've been here many times but I doubt we'll be coming back, certainly not for a Sunday roast. Family get-together for a 40th birthday today so we could all enjoy a roast dinner lunch. It was quite frankly terrible. I ordered their special roast lamb and honestly it was inedible. To be fair I complained and it was replaced with the slow roasted beef with the cost waived but this was nearly as bad. Four others on our table had the beef and everyone agreed it was awful. Bad idea serving rubbish that's four family sets that won't come back and will tell others. What has gone wrong here it used to be good? My replacement beef probably the worst of all was clearly a punishment. The poor waitress takes all the stick for someone else's poor performance. You need to do better. Here we are over a year later and nobody from our four extended families has been anywhere near this place and it's dreadful food. Told you we wouldn't be back!

Excellent country pub! Very friendly staff, great outside seating area and excellent food!

My husband and friends dine here last month ,March. Oh my gosh, i knew when i get excited 😊 because foods that we ordered was all scrumptious! I had fish of the day , sword fish, with mussels,clams and baby potatoes, i can't even describe how yummy it was! My husband had 3meat, like chicken,pork and lamb in it. We are not really a lamb person, but we took the risk and oh my golly! Stunning! All 3meat were very soft and tasty. Plus service is paramount. Definitely will be coming back together with friends again.

Had previously booked but were told there was a 40 minute wait upon arrival, that wasn't a problem but we felt like we'd been forgotten, no one asked how anything was, couldn't get anyone's attention then was told upon leave it was 'super busy' by a waitress who spent most the evening talking. Finally had to question the bill as it was over double what we had, Finally left, won't be returning

Went for breakfast, lovely food, good friendly service, lots of free tables , empty smart carpark.

We stumbled upon this place by accident, so glad we did. Great food and truly great, friendly and efficient service. Thank you. Highly recommended.

Busy and buzzy. Very friendly and helpful staff. We were seated in full view of the open kitchen and it was a delight to watch a well drilled brigade under an efficient and firm chef. Altogether a great meal, generous and extremely well seasoned, hot, and delivered in a very acceptable time for a very busy service.

One of the top places for family dinners in the area. They sometimes mess up some food (bruschetta!!!) but the service and the atmosphere make up for any shortfalls in food. Still be the best pork belly one can get!

Fabulous food and staff in a lovely setting. Nothing was too much trouble for them. We will be back

Let's work it out sharing platter or as it should be described...a bunch of smaa tomatoes, 2 pieces of bread, a mozzarella ball, 5 slices of meat and 6 olives. 1 slice of bread = 5p, 1 garlic slice = 20p, 1 mozzarella ball £1.50, 6 olives= 50p...dare i go on, Awful value, totally overpriced for what was supplied. No cutlery or condiments supplied and extras order were ascoli as the rest. We will NOT be returning.

Emily gave me an amazing table and went out of her way to look after my friend and I. We had fish finger sandwiches. The fish is lovely but not sure about them being in a flat bread so I asked for bread. My only negative comment is that it is quite expensive and had to buy the chips separately.

Sunday roast menu is awesome, and so is the steak. A must visit. 👌

Just returned from Sunday lunch at your Kingswood establishment and have to report how disappointed my wife and I have been. We had a most enjoyable lunch last week at Kingswood and thought we would return today to have Sunday lunch. Regretably I wish we had not bothered. The Management staff and supporting service was poor and unproffesional, the food was very average and did not support the costs compaired to the Canaletto restaurant down the road where the costs are mor competitve, service 10 times better and far better quality of food. Unfortunaetly we will not return to The Akeman Inn Kingswood again at the weekend and cannot recommend this venue to any of my friends and contacts. What a shame after being well looked after by Ewan at The Akeman during the week.

Food was great. Our waiting staff was mostly absent. It's a shame otherwise I would have scored it higher. We felt ignored.

Disappointing lunch - completely tasteless . I can only assume that they have changed where they source their ingredients as the food never used to be like this. Eating the pizza was just like eating bread with flavourless toppings (even the Nduja tasted of nothing?) and such a boring pasta dish. Such a let down as it has such potential...

Amazing service and food highly recommend

A beautiful, busy pub with a spacious but cosy interior & a steady stream of customers. They have a big menu, with plenty of vegan-friendly options. We visited on a Sunday & ordered from the brunch menu (smashed sweet potato / chopped avocado bacon & eggs). Our food was delicious but we did experience a few issues… the chefs had run out of sweet potato so my brunch dish had to be made with butternut squash instead & the bacon was missed off of my friend’s dish entirely. In addition, the portions were small given the prices & the service was fairly slow throughout (while we appreciated not being rushed, we also had to ask for the bill on x3 separate occasions!). Having said that, the staff were friendly & welcoming & all the food we could see looked fantastic so I would like to try visiting again. Recommend booking ahead because it gets busy.

We had lunch at Akeman inn and it was good. We turned up at 11.50 and got a table straight away. The lunch menu was extensive with a good mix of British classics and others like pastas and pizzas. We went for duck pate and soup of the day for starter and had fish of the day and the 12oz gammon with eggs for the main. All tasted good and the service was excellent. Pricing was average, definitely recommended!