The Angel on The Bridge in South Oxfordshire

Nice pub if you don’t mind drinking out of a plastic glass… because, according to the staff, it’s ‘dog friendly’. Wouldn’t want to inconvenience Fido after all.

Travelled for 3 hours on a Thursday to Henley and found a fab looking place on the side of the river, the board outside said food and drink served all day. We went in and were told it's only all day on a Friday, so we left, no food, no drink. Please change your boards outside!

Great atmosphere with a wonderful menu selection which you need to eat slowly and enjoy. Friendly staff and great views of the river Thames and the bridge. Great character and atmosphere ❤️

Lovely pub, staff were polite and attentive, and it was lovely sitting outside by the river on a sunny day. But £16.40 for two pints (Amstel & Brakespears) and a bowl of peanuts - no thanks!

Travelled for 3 hours on a Thursday to Henley and found a fab looking place on the side of the river, the board outside said food and drink served all day. We went in and were told it's only all day on a Friday, so we left, no food, no drink. Please change your boards outside!

Great place by the river for just a drink or meal with friends also dog friendly

The staff were very friendly and helpful

Had a lovely time here, great food, super staff, and what a setting, fantastic river view beautiful weather didn't want to leave.

Ladies toilet on the outside deck disgusting, such a shame

Stopped for lunch excellent service and food in a wonderful setting by the river

Great pub food, very friendly service.

Traditional and quality riverside pub with a vibrant atmosphere, offering superb views across the Thames from the spacious terraced outdoor seating area. The location alongside Henley bridge with superb views over the river has to be best in the town and must be surely the pub's greatest asset. Bar snacks available to enjoy and a decent selection of ales, spirits and of course Pimms! Pub meals include fish & chips, homemade burgers, sandwiches, steak baguette, chicken fillets, sausage & mash, salads plus much more and some top quality delicious sweets and traditional puddings. Highly recommended to visit here.

Lovely pub by the river one of my favorites in Henley

Ate here last night. Food was very good and service from the staff excellent. The restaurant itself was warm and inviting

Had pleasant evening with mediocre but acceptable food. The staff were pleasant and helpful. However the evening was spoilt by the belligerent attitude of who I assume was the manager, although he failed to give his name. Having been a regular boating customer for over 50 years, and having had no previous problems, I was made to move my boat having already retired to bed. The staff were aware that we had arrived by boat but failed to mention anything regarding our mooring until after we had paid our food and drinks bill of £120 by which time it was completely dark. The manner in which he addressed us was not pleasant and was actually aggressive.

I recently met my friend and her mother at The Angel pub on a lovely Thursday afternoon. With the weather being so pleasant, we opted for a table outside by the river, which was a fantastic choice despite the busy environment. The food was standard pub fare, but I appreciated the option to order small plates instead of large meals. I tried the salmon Niçoise salad, which came with a generous half salmon steak—perfect for a lighter lunch. However, the seating arrangement left something to be desired. Our table was situated in a narrow walkway, making it challenging for my elderly friend’s mother to navigate in and out. This could be an issue for others with mobility concerns. On the plus side, my friend, who doesn't drink, was thrilled to find a selection of 0% alcohol beer on tap, making it a more inclusive experience for her. Ultimately, there's nothing quite like enjoying a meal by the river on a sunny day, which made the outing enjoyable despite a few minor inconveniences. I’d recommend The Angel for a casual lunch, especially if you can secure a more accessible table.

A beautiful location offering both inside and outside eating and drinking. Much bigger than it looks. The food is good and the service great. Lots of parking.

Typical and pleasant place on the edge of the sifted river. Almost with my feet in the water. And we eat well even if it's touristy. To recommend

Sat outside looking over the Thames so a great start to a good meal. Food came exceptionally fast. Only thing I would say is that the Chicken Caesar could have had a bit more sauce. Liked the inclusion of the anchovies on top. Wife had haddock and chips which was cooked really nicely. Nice idea to have ramekins with olives, nuts, scratchings etc to buy on the bar. Spend included olives and a drink each.

Called in for a drink fast friendly efficient service good view of the river

Nice pub in the best spot of Henley. On a warm sunny day expect large crowds

We just went in for a drink and it's a lovely pub just to sit, drink and watch the world go by.

Really good place, has always been our favourite. Fall or summer. Good food, great ambiance, good outdoor seating and fantastic vibe. Friendly staff definitely adds to a great experience.

A step back in time for my Wife and me, as it is 50 years since would drink here!

A typical English pub on the river bank.

Really nice pub along the river. Highly recommend

Great place and service. Vited the pub for a quick meal and drink. Evelyn was lovely and offered a great customer service. The pub is situated on the riverside and I definitely recommend it for a sunny day!

Fabulous prime location by the river but the seating is a bit shoddy and could be so much nicer. Food was good as was service. Hated having Pimms in a flimsy plastic cup!

Very popular with tourists :-) but just great if you can get a seat outside by the river and watch the boats go by

Poor experience. Service was very functional to say the best during the whole meal. But after 1.5 hours into our meal for 8 people they started asking us to leave the table for the next booking. We said we’d pay our bill and leave but they proceeded to cause another 3 times in the next 10 minutes which was nothing short of rude. Then when we did leave we finished our drinks outside and no one arrived to sit on the table, so we forded to leave for no reason! Work on your service!

What a great place. Nice Outdoor area Very friendly staff

The location is always going to be a magnet on a good summers day. The food menu for lunch is very good, pub classics and sandwiches. The service was very efficient, and the staff friendly. There is a large outside area next to the Thames, with lots of tables, no green area but dog friendly.

Got a table straight away, the menu was average.The food was OK and the service was very good.

Always a decent pie to be had at the Angel on the bridge. Lovely staff and decent ales. Can be tricky to find someone to actually find you a table, but we've never had a bad meal or beer there. And let's face it. There is no better place to sit than an ancient pub overlooking the Thames. Go there and enjoy .

Perfect place to enjoy your time :)

I recently had a highly disappointing experience with The angel on the bridge. I ordered fish cakes, expecting a fresh and delightful dish, but what I received was far from that. The (frozen) fish cakes and lacked the quality one would expect for the price charged. It felt like I had overpaid for a substandard product that wasn't even freshly made. To make matters worse, the customer service was abysmal. When I called to address my concerns, I was met with rudeness and indifference. The representative I spoke with seemed uninterested in resolving the issue and was unapologetic about the poor quality of the food. Overall, this experience was incredibly frustrating and disappointing. I would not recommend The Angel to anyone seeking quality food or decent customer service. Save your money and go elsewhere.

We had lunch here on Saturday. Had beef burger and cajun chicken and chips. Presentation didnt look fancy at all, but the taste was great. Burger patty wasnt dried, it was juicy and pleasant to eat. Cajun salsa also tasted great. I like this pub's food. They focus on substance than appearance, no compromise on the quality of the food. We will be back to try other dishes!

Beautiful place to visit and sit right by the river. Lovely views and amazing food. Friendly happy staff.

Great location. Great service by very good staff. But they need some changes in the kitchen, I'm afraid.

The Angel is a perennial favourite of mine when in Henley. On Regatta Tuesday it was busy but still managed great food and as always some of the best ales in England.

Very good food even when it was very busy at the Henley Regatta. Excellent service.

Great location but a shame that beers are served in plastic cups. The snacks were very expensive though!

Fish and chips on the riverside, lovely food, pleasant surroundings, helped that it was a beautiful day

Didn't have food, just drinks, but the location and atmosphere was stunning and amazing. Beautiful location. Loved it!

Terrible experience, My order was taken and paid for, but the food never arrived, Because the staff who served me were not concentrating on what they were doing, RUTH was too busy cuddling her fellow staff to properly process my order, When I asked for a refund it was given in cash even though I had paid by card, If this is Brakespears flagship pub in Henly they need to up there game

Only gave it 1 star as you can't give a zero Ordered food at 5pm, first order in, it was not busy, RUTH took my payment but didn't send the order through as she was too busy cuddling her fellow staff to care what she was doing I asked where my food was 45 minutes later and was told that there was no order for my table I asked for a refund, given in cash not on my card,this happened to another customer who was over charged, seems a bit strange in this technical age Avoid the place As Brakespears flagship pub, perhaps they need to sort the staff out, some basic customer training would help, Ruined an otherwise nice day

Didn't eat here but the food looked good. Service from the bar staff is excellent and friendly. Love visting here on my motorbike. Lovely venue on the river. 🫡

Just sat outside for a drink on a Friday evening. The place wasn't busy and the view over the Thames is lovely. Just a bit disappointed by the plastic cups and wished it was glass.

Recently came here for dinner. Perfrctly located on the Thames river near the Henley Bridge, food has to be ordered inside. Staff were friendly. We had the burger, which wasnt cooked enough and the fish and chip which got me sick. The taste was good though.

Recently ate here for dinner. Very nice restaurant by the Henley Bridge and by the water. Food was delicious, however the meat in our burger wasnt cooked right, and I had the Fish & Chips and got sick. The taste was still good though.

I picked the Angel for accessibility as I was meeting a friend currently experiencing mobility issues and on crutches. I had noted this on the booking form and I was contacted by one of the staff to say they had reserved a table for us in a lower part of the dining area, so with just two steps from the pavement outside. On arrival we were shown this table, which was perfect for us, and in a nice quiet area to be able to chat. The food was excellent (especially the seafood chowder starter and the salmon nicoise and broccoli and Stilton quiche. The service was very attentive, but not intrusive, and one of the young ladies even stood guard outside the Gents which my friend had to use as the Ladies was up a number of stairs! All in all a very enjoyable experience and on we would not hesitate to repeat if we get together in Henley in the future. Thank you to the staff for your cheerful and helpful nature.

Large sandwiches, even larger portions of chips. Great place to start or end a walk along the river.

Fantastic location by the river Thames. You pay more for it, but you can't beat the location. The bar maids were fantastic, very welcoming and friendly.

Tasty food with beautiful view.

We booked a table of 8 for Sunday roast @ 1:30 but by 2:00 they were sold out of all roasts before we had put our order in. The menu food and service was good but unacceptable to run out of all roasts when that is the mainstay of your Sunday trade.

On a rather wet and dismal afternoon, we finally got down to the river and found the Angel; a rather bright light and a dark day. Once again the staff were lovely and cheerful and the pub really gave off a more up market feel, but the people were all very friendly. As expected due to the weather no-one was enjoying the outdoors on the banks of the river, were there was quite a bit of outdoor seating (by way of a door on the side street and then walk around the side of the pub). Hade a few beers just chatting to the locals - wonderful! The Guinness was excellent as was the Brakspear.

Average food, poor service, good location

There is no doubt the setting is amazing. The food when it arrived was also good but we didn't get our main courses until an hour after sitting down. One would expect a place such as this, in an attractive setting in Henley-upon-Thames on a sunny Saturday in June, to anticipate being full and staff the restaurant accordingly but they didn't. We didn't really get an apology either, more an explanation that the terrace is full which is why we waited an hour for our food. If a restauarant can't cope with being full then it is not being managed very well. It was such a shame, as it is a picture perfect place

Lovely place and very helpful staff My sister been ill and a young waitress. Helped her nothing was any trouble. We need more people like her

Very busy. Fast service. Fabulous views. Nice staff.

Great view but they know how to charge

On the river front. Very steep steps down to the terrace.

Excellent lunch here today thank you!

A great pub right on the river with a large beer garden Didn't eat so can't vouch for food.

Exceptional service with really nice food and a very bright and peaceful place to enjoy your meal

Nice to sit on the river and eat and drink.

Had really lovely fish and chips however the condiments provided let it down. You would expect a little more quality sauces instead of the cheap sauces provided.

Great location, right on the river. Ordered from outside bar. Normal Henley prices.

Busy but worth the hunt for space at a table on a gorgeous day.

The food was okay (but I wouldn't come here again for that), drinks outside in very thin-walled paper cups... but it's nice to sit on the bridge.

We come here last year and we had an amazing fish and chips and the famous mussels bucket. This year we returned and they told us they don’t have mussels on the menu anymore. We were sad but excepted because it was a year ago since we were here. But when we finished we saw the sign in the window they still advertise the mussels Friday (and yes we were on Friday). And on top of this the bar tender poured the aperol on my bf.

Good food and friendly service...!

Angel on the Bridge is a very cool little place.

Lovely setting by the river on a nice day. Good selection of beers, if a bit pricey. Only let down was soft plastic ‘glasses’. Even the best beers taste off using them. If they don’t allow glasses, surely the stiffer (polycarbonate?) ones would be better

Really enjoyable afternoon lunch. Thank you

First time here and very impressed.

Lovely meal with friends, great service, very friendly.

Good food. Friendly staff. Great ambience. Good views over the river. Good value.

Iddylic position. Had a good value lunch in the bar area, looking over the river, appreciated the smaller portion options. Lovely staff, very friendly and efficient. Toilets a big disappointment, only one ladies loo desperately in need of an upgrade. Had I visited first would definitely not have stayed!

Lovely staff, nothing too much trouble. Delicious bowl of seafood chowder on a chilly day

Decent food although mostly bought in rather than freshly prepared. Good value for the quality vs cost. Service was fast considering they were absolutely packed.

Good Pub Food in the Sunshine by the Thames

Amazing spot to have a drink and watch the river life go by. Quirky building but has limited space inside. The staff were lovely though.

Great staff, but afraid the quality of the food does not justify such high prices - wine is very expensive too.

1 beer and 1 glass of wine £19.30 and Group of drink disturbing people in the garden for company.Awful place.only staff were polite and professional

A beautiful old Riverside pub, with a great terrace, but inside mostly laid out for dining. Very limited drinks area. Pricey, as you might expect, being on the river in Henley.

Great pub this, had a drink on the terrace on Sunday & today we had some dinner there, both had the steak & ale pie & it was smashing. And I must add, the young lady behind the bar was very pleasant & informative.

I love this pub. The people, the ambiance, the ales, all great! I like the Sunday Roast because it is a plateful of delicious stuff, just a really nice meal. The one downfall, and it is a moderately big one, is that the beef is sliced thin and done Medium to Medium Well. The Angel's beef usually has a little pink in the center but almost no red. British Beef is some of the best in the world but even it can not thrive if it is over cooked.

We had a really enjoyable birthday meal, in a small family group with a dog, early evening on Saturday. We arrived in the last few minutes of the rugby in which England beat Ireland by a single point in the dying seconds of the game so the atmosphere was buzzing but not rowdy. Our carnivore, veggie & vegan requirements were catered for and well behaved dogs were welcome too. Great service & Brakspear beer, of course.

Expected bar prices to be high in Henley but this place beat them all. Nothing special in fact looks quite run down from outside. Bought a round for 4 people didn’t get a receipt but over £34!! Bought the next round and asked for a receipt to check. £11 for a glass of red wine totally unjustified a pure ripoff would never visit again.

The Angel is a cosy place, with bare floors. The service team works hard, and the food is good. I had a pie of the day, which had a soft crust.

Nice selection of food. Had the mussels with chips Lovely location.

Great views, pleasant weather and cold beer..it was simply awesome!

Great atmosphere but for London prices would at least London quality food but was nothing short of average for English pub. If prices were 30% lower it would be 5/5

Great female bar staff. A ray of golden sunshine. Sorry, didn't catch your name 🙄

Had a really good meal with friends last weekend. Cannot recommend enough.

Yet another FIRST CLASS experience at the Angel! Charming welcoming staff , superb food and fast efficient service . Could not ask for anything more . We will be back .

We came here for an early dinner after exploring Henley On Thames. It was my birthday and we were looking forward to some pub classic grub to finish the day. The location and atmosphere were lovely and staff were friendly. However, the food was disappointingly average. We had fish and chips, and, the chicken and leek pie. My fish and batter was very soggy and undercooked. The chicken pie was very dry, not much sauce and the gravy was very bland. The food filled a hole as we were so hungry but we both didn’t enjoy our meals for what we paid. And left feeling like we wished we had chosen somewhere else. We will definitely go back in the summer for a drink but not for food.

Stopped here for a light lunch. The ham and cheese sandwich was delicious and big, the fish chowder was creamy and strongly flavoured. Excellent bread from a local bakery. Service was pleasant and prompt - even bringing water to the table without asking, which makes a nice change. Other peoples’ food looked great and would tempt us back for a full meal next time we visit the town. Only thing that let the place down was the ladies’ toilet which could do with a refresh - definitely looked a bit grim.

Popped in for a bit of lunch on a Saturday…friendly and attentive service, decent food quality and (semi) sensible prices for portion size. Nice selection of ales too. We didn’t have a view as such and besides it wasn’t the best day for it, but some tables look straight over at the Henley Bridge and Thames, so well worth asking for a window seat on that side.