The AppleCart Table Table in Vale of White Horse

Foods always okay, and the steaks are quite good to be honest. Service from the staff is always polite.

Place was empty and was told it was an hours wait and another 45 minutes to order food, disgusting service and very unprofessional.

We booked for 10:45am today without realising breakfast finishes at 11! Breakfast items are packed away promptly at 11am so very little time is available, especially when the restaurant is at capacity and queues are to be expected. The coffee machines were turned off at 11am despite being serviced for most of the period between 10:45-11. Bread, cereal, pastries were depleted before 11 am but not replenished. It's worth noting that the blue light card is not accepted for breakfast, which was disappointing. Friendly staff but they were under pressure due to a full restaurant. The service rating reflects a lack of staff rather than rating of the staff in place.

Nice cooked breakfast, staff were welcoming.

Full English breakfast eat as much as you want - excellent and good value for £10.99 at the Applecart. The breakfast team are friendly and efficient (Liz and Sarita). Hubby and I are regulars. Food is good quality cappuccino unlimited too! Also good choice of other beverages too.

We came up to see my husbands daughter and grandkids.Very disappointed that Beefeater don't do jacket potato's.I used to love having steak with a jacket and sour cream.My husband found the waitress was very off when serving us. The food was good.Kids cleared the plates.

Tonight I had a lovely meal of new Christmas menu. Though there was small muddle on one meal it was sorted out quickly and effectively by the staff. Many thanks for lovely evening good food.

Great food and service. Excellent service. Reasonable prices. Thanks Leah for looking after us! Will be back to visit again 🙂

Delicious food and fantastic service from Kyle definitely going back and great value for money worth visiting we look forward to going back soon

I payed £20 for burger and and chips the burger tastes like shit had barely any salad or onions in it you can get much better from Mac Donald’s if I’m on it

Fantastic……had a lovely family meal staff great food great and a great selection of cocktails will definitely be returning

Excellent & very friendly service from our server Rosie this evening, recommend this restaurant for a good family meal

Called in for dinner at 6pm on a Sunday. Enquired upon entering the restaurant about the Sunday roast to be told that there was only Roast Lamb available. Given a menu and seated straight away - by the time we were asked for our choice, there was no Roast Lamb available!!! Chose the Half Roast chicken from the main menu - told sorry not available! Ended up choosing the gammon and then the Smothered Chicken Melt. Asked for garden peas instead of the salad and slaw that accompanied the Chicken Melt. Both meals arrived - looked totally unappetising! A very small portion of chips which were lukewarm and dried up on both meals!!! A spoonful of garden peas that were barely warm on both meals!!! The chicken melt was minute!!! At £14.99 I would have expected at least a half chicken breast - this was literally a small cut from a chicken breast with a very thin piece of cheese melted and a slither of bacon stuck on the top! Oh and a smattering of bbq sauce underneath!! Gammon was the cheapest piece of gammon they could muster up!! Don’t waste your hard earned money dining at this Beefeater…..worst meal we have had for a long time! Told the waitress when paying that we won’t be returning as the meal was terrible. Just a shrug of the shoulders which summed up the whole dining experience!!!

I didn't find the menu terribly nice. I like seafood and there wasn't any on the menu.

Rosie was great, really friendly and happy. Good food whilst staying at the premier inn next door.

Been coming to this restaurant for the last 2 week due to working in the area and had some great food and excellent service. I have came back to this restaurant due to me working up here for another week. Ihave been accused for not paying my bill. We have got proof of payment over every meal we have had. Very disgusted of being accused of something like this. We questioned the lady about the mix up and she was still very rude and we did not get a apologise. Due to this we will not be eating here anymore.

I was given my main meal before my starter!!

Great food and the staff was very friendly and helpful was served by Lauren and she is very friendly

Had great service and enjoyed the food was served by nate would come back just cause he was very friendly

The food is sometimes hit or miss, most days it's worth the money but the fish and chips I had on Friday 4/10/2024 most definitely was not worth the £15 I paid as it seemed to be a reheated product that was maybe missed not long before I arrived, other than that the place it's self is very nice and welcoming and the staff as always is amazing and happy to help.

We stopped in for dinner as we were staying at the Premier Inn next door. Service was a little slow getting going but once Rosie did arrive and take our order the food was quick to come out and we both enjoyed our meals. Bit of a pause before we could order dessert but once again once ordered it was quickly in front of us. Overall a good experience and a thanks to Rosie for looking after us.

I had a lovely late lunch. The service was perfect and the food was excellent.

This place is so good!!!! You must go here I highly recommend it to you people who read this!!!!🔥🔥🔥 /Gabriel

We had a fantastic meal here this evening, exceptional service from Rosie; very polite, informative and helpful! Fantastic evening, will definitely be returning!

Undoubtedly one of the worst places I've ever eaten at! Waited nearly 40 minutes for 2 dishes, one of which came out cold.

I can’t thank the staff enough for their kindness and hospitality today while I waited for her RAC to attend my car. I’d had a blow out on the A34 and I was quite shaken when I arrived. Manager Harry, the afternoon Front of House lady and Chelsea all helped to make a very stressy and anxious time much better. Thank you all so much - Karen x

We came in tonight, dinning for 2, Saturday night, very noise by the entrance, too many people squeezed in one place, we sat on a quite place cause I'm not good with too much noise (Sensitive to noise and overcrowded places) and a young girl named Rosie approached our tables asking if we got permission to sit there, and told us we could not sit there cos they were preparing the space for the next day, we asked were we could sit that would be quiet and she send us to speak to another member of staff after extensively explaining us why we couldn't sit there like if we had transposed or smt! Then we speak to the next member of staff which she as well extensively explained us why we could sit in a massive area they had empty, again I asked her to sit us somewhere quiet, and she then calls the manager, the manager came outside, did not great us, was blant and snappy like if we were really not welcomed there, explained us all over again their reasons, at that point I didn't want to hear again how their night shift goes around, all I wanted was to be seated! He as well couldn't find us a quiet place to be sat and just told us to sit wherever we wanted, within the limited area they wanted, at that point I said we are not coming back to that place, we felt so unwelcome, went across the road were we got to sit wherever we liked and chose.

Went in for breakfast food was good quality, fresh, and hot. Staff where friendly and inviting. The place was clean very good all round.

Our plans fell through so ten of us descended on The Applecart at 6 o'clock on a Thursday evening in the hope of getting a table. The staff were excellent and really accommodating and quickly found a table for all ten of us (including a child and a wheelchair user). Needless to say we all ordered something different but all the food arrived at the same time and was really good. I had the double beef burger which was excellent. Staff were really friendly and efficient with a special mention of the young waiter who looked after us so well.

Dined here tonight whilst staying in the hotel and I was impressed. I went on the day time menu and enjoyed the Chicken goujons and Rump Steak. All very well cooked and tasted lovely. Chelsea who was the waitress was attentive and friendly. Enjoyable meal.

Amazing service and so quick. Lovely atmosphere. Charging sockets at every table. The food was amazing. And had a bar area.

I have eaten here on a number of occasions and it is a good place to go for a meal if you are on a budget. Don't expect too much and you will have a great time, that is not to say that it is awful, because it isn't, it is just very basic. If you want a steak cooked exactly as you like it, there are better places. Equally, if you like a no frills all you can eat breakfast buffet, this might just be the place for you!

Service was awful, we waited and waited ages to try get kids deserts but no one on bar and the 2 girls were Serving tables so we just left and kids went with out ...even though we had already payed foe there deserts. Will not go bk again

Food and service was great. I stayed at the hotel and had dinner here. Perfectly reasonable prices. Great selection. Steaks were top quality and cooked as I asked. Service was good.

Lovely stop for a light bit after long delays on the A34. Good food and service.

Food was poor to say the least.

Took a while to get seated as there'd been a bit of a rush at lunch but once we were the food arrived quickly and was nice. The staff were obviously working very hard and we're friendly regardless.

This is one of my favourite places for breakfast. This morning I didn't manage to get it because I hadn't booked! Wow, it just shows you how good it is because the restaurant was full at 8:30!

Good food, plenty of choice, self service for Breakfast. Evening meals were table service, again good food, reasonable wine choice, nice staff.

Came here as booked for dinner and breakfast included with my stay at the premier inn. The food was lovely and staff were nice and friendly. If you come here just for the restaurant, it can be on the slightly more expensive side but the food quality makes up for that, and the included dinner and unlimited breakfast with your stay with premier inn is surprisingly good value per person considering you get a very nice 2 course meal, a drink and then unlimited breakfast the following morning for approx £25 per person.

Always good value, foo9d was well cooked and presented, just occasionally there seem to be too many children, but thats just a personal thing !

Bought drinks and as it was in the services area attempted to feed my children a picnic in the outside picnic area only to be told we weren't allowed. Appreciate there is a pub here but it's not clear it's not part of the services (usually there are outside places to eat). The girl was rude and announced loudly to the whole pub garden (she didn't even come over discreetly). Really embarrassing and unnecessary. It's not like we set up camp in the middle of the inside restaurant. Signage and a bit of compassion would not go amiss

when we go.to have Sunday roast they have no beef lamb only chicken left and 1 30 pm not good enough and the price keeps going up so steep and we get an answer from the staff that they are busy even when we have booked and long time to wait menu stays the same as well all year when do get roast dinner its burnt its not good enough

Fantastic service from the friendly staff . Food was beautiful my steak was cooked to perfection & tasted amazing.

We had an utterly appalling and shocking experience at this restaurant- Beef eater- Apple Cart at Didcot. We went there as it was my Birthday, and that was the nearest place we could go, reached at 0845 pm- I agree this was late; But when we booked the table, no one advised they close at 0900pm. We have been there before and , this is the second time we've encountered such poor quality and service. Served by K H (as per the bill)., I ordered grilled salmon served with Butter sauce and Roast potatoes. The food was cold, was completely tasteless and came with no sauce. The portion for an adult wasn't even enough for a kid. And please, for the love of food, keep some vegetables in stock! I wonder how boiled potatoes mixed with roast veggies became "roast vegetables." Some of the ordered Calamari was half cooked and tased of raw batter/coating!! Our kids, who usually love mac and cheese, now hate it after eating it here. The server even brought out a single bowl of potato chips for both kids, despite us ordering separately for each. To add to the disappointment, there was no starter and no pudding, yet we were still charged 90% of the cost of a 3-course meal. This isn't about the money—it's about the sheer rudeness of the staff. When we raised our concerns, the server dismissively said, "You came near closing time, maybe that's why...." This level of customer service is shocking and unacceptable. If the restaurant cant serve customers past 0845 pm, they shouldn't allow people to book for a table nor keep the restaurant open at such times. We won't be returning, and I strongly advise others to think twice before dining here.

We always come here because you consistently serve up lovely food with good service. Tonight Rosie our waitress and her boss I think where great. So nice visiting here so friendly helpful.

I can only comment on the incredible level of customer service. My 83 Mom had a very stressful journey and had been driving most of the day. She pulled over to take a break and became very unwell - the staff at the Beefeater could not have done anymore to look after her until the paramedics (and ultimately an ambulance arrived to take her to hospital). I live an hour away and they kept me informed on her status and even contacted me the following day to check on Mom's status. I am so grateful for the level of compassion that was shown by the whole team. Thank you so much.

The food was okay, the waitress was lovely but the manageress or supervisor didn't seem to know her job and what discounts to give. I was in on Sunday the 30th of June. I got seated and mentioned I had a tastecard for 25% off the bill. I was told they don't take tastecard on a Sunday and when they do it is only 25% off of main meals. Fortunately I had the Meercat meals App on my phone so managed to show her that was accepted Sundays and discount on entire bill but was told that Tastecard still isn't taken on a Sunday and is only on main meals. I checked online when I got home and she is wrong. I was going to get in touch with their head office to let them know that restaurant isn't giving the deals it should, but decided to write this review instead. Hopefully now someone from the restaurant will see it and check and then update their policy there.

Visited here on Saturday afternoon. We arrived early but were shown to a table straight away. All staff we can into contact with were excellent, offering genuine service. Kyle was outstanding. His service was top rate. Attention to detail was fantastic. He made sure we had everything we wanted. As for the food well it was great too and did not wait long. Chicken was flavouresome ribs were so tender. 1 had gammon which apparently was great. Great visit. Thank you

Food and service were excellent. But please turn down your air-conditioning. It was freezing. A party of four and we were all uncomfortably cold.

Transport cafe No dress code required Just mayhem throughout Milk iffy as it felt like not properly stored in the right temperature

Good quality food and the staff made sure the children got the changes they wanted to there orders.

Stopped for a drink and it was upbeat, busy but welcoming.

Great food , warm welcome , pity not closer as we were just passing. Staff and service excellent

Came here for fathers day breakfast. Booked for 1030. Were not made aware that at 11 they would be taking everything away and clearing up. I know they had to prep for a busy lunch. But by the time we had time to get food for kids and my disabled mum we didn't even get time to have a coffee because the machines were cleaning. My dad even got told off for getting a pot of jam to go with the bowl of porridge he already had on the table. I understand they had a quick turnaround but we wanted to enjoy our breakfast at least.

I visited this evening, just myself and my 3 year old daughter. The witness serving was an absolute gem. I real credit to the establishment. She was patient and engaging with my daughter and very understanding of what it is like to dine with children. The food came really quickly and was hot and tasty. Reasonably priced. Kelly (I think that is what her name tag said), the waitress, is what has made me write this review. She was absolutely spot on at being available and efficient as well as a lovely, friendly server. The pub got busier as we were there and even though Kelly was run off her feat it didn't effect her service. I mentioned on the way out I was really pleased with her service and they suggested a trip adviser review. So here it is!

Service great but portions small Breakfast is excellent worth having

We went for a meal tonight and found out they had T-bone steak on the menu so had to have that. It was delicious and Cleo who served us deserves a special mention , she was exactly what every restaurant should have , friendly, attentive, happy , with her service and great food , it made it a thoroughly pleasant evening.

Booked a table for meal when we ariived from 10 hour journey too be told not serving food!!! Why take our booking and we wasn't the only ones

I was away on business and just wanted a place where I could be in and out quickly. This worked perfectly. Standard type menu for this type of establishment but more than adequate. Didn't have to wait for a table. Service was quick and efficient. I would highly recommnend.

Was looked after by Nate, lunchtime visit,ribeye was cooked perfectly and a runny eggy on the top, wife enjoyed a Gammon steak again cooked very nicely.

Enjoyable meal with the family. Nice food and good service. Reasonbly priced.

Went for breakfast with better half & Grandchildren & the food was smashing, hot & nothing missing from the selection ... What complains could anybody have when kids eat "free" under 16 years so breakfast worked out at £5.50 p/h ... Defo will be back

Very friendly staff service brilliant. Afternoon tea.food very good quality not over cooked dry 👌 lots too do

Great deal. The selection of cooked food was excellent. The cappuccino coffee was not overly hot. But left the premises not needing to until early evening.

Perfect place for me whilst dining alone for work. Order taken quickly, didn't have a long wait and for the food and drinks to arrive. Excellent quality. Special shout out for Leah H who served me and did a great job.

Haven't visited for several years as having moved away. Popped in when passing on a journey home. Restaurant is looking very tardy and in need of a face-lift. The food was more than adequate for our needs. It was well cooked, and the service was good.

The food was nice but a bit pricey. Luckily we had a 33% off voucher! It was very clean and tidy and the staff were really friendly. The churros sundae was delicious. We would definitely return.

Good breakfast for all you can eat breakfast! 😋 Is what is a breakfast pretty tasty for a buffet style #breakfast #buffet #yummy

Popped in for a beer around 4 o'clock. No one eating but staff were 'larking arond' and more interested on chatting than serving me. Toilets in bad need of refurbishment. Overall its a dump.

My wife and I were travelling down to Weymouth from the Midlands and decided to look for somewhere to have breakfast. We initially pulled into McDonald’s, but the car park was full and the place was packed with people so we parked in the Beefeater’s car park and decided to have something to eat there instead. Unfortunately for us we had missed the breakfast service, and it was still quite a way from the lunch service beginning, but the very nice gentleman behind the bar told us that he would make us some hot drinks if we wanted. We took him up on the offer, so we at least had a rest and loo break before we set off on our way again. Thank you for making us welcome, and hopefully next time we are passing we will be in time for a meal.

If you want to wait for ages at the entrance without anyone serving you, this is the place to you. Avoid

As with all Beefeaters, expect to stand around for ages while they come and collect your details and give you a table. Worst I’ve known for this. Avoid this place, poor staff and service

Very clean the staff were lovely Rosie was a great server and looked after us highly recommend food was nice and tasty and nice atmosphere ! Breakfast was lovley too plenty of options if staying in the hotel I definitely recommend the beefeater next door we went here every night !

Pretty poor, turned up at 1900 on a Saturday and there was food on the floor and dirty tables. Staff werent particularly friendly so turned around and went elsewhere.

Excellent food and price! Amazing service! Staff were very friendly and helpful!

This place has seen better times… the staining on the chairs has to be seen to believed… not sure the staff really wanted to be working on a Friday night… table more sticky than the puddings. Avoid….

Had a lovely meal. Staff very polite and friendly. Will definitely go back.

Slow service. Waited at desk on arrival for 10 minutes. Several staff walked by and ignored us. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to acknowledge someone and say that someone will be with you soon!!! We’re seated and given a drink but then waited another 15 minutes before anyone came to take the order. When it arrived the main meals looked ok but the portion of chips was very poor. £3.49 for less than half a bowl!! I commented and the waiter agreed that it looked sad but didn’t do anything about it. Priced have increased and is no longer good value. Standards are falling again.

Pleasant place to unwind on the go.

We attended this restaurant in February, we pre booked a table. When we arrived we approached the desk where a lady was working, however we were not acknowledged for a number of minutes as she was busy typing away. Eventually she did say she would be with us in a minute. Eventually she got round to greeting us and showing us to our table. Our waitress came to take our drinks order, my wife ordered a gluten free beer, but they did not have it. I ordered an alcohol free beer, but they didn't have it. My wife ordered a glass of red wine, but they did not have it. I understand places can run out of things but to have the first 3 not there was unbelievable and disappointing. The food was average, the waitress was very good however. Only visit here if you are prepared to have your 2nd or 3rd choice. I have since raised these issues with the company directly, but got a very poor response and felt like this is just normal for them. Not a great experience.

Despite recommendations, I was extremely disappointed with the standard of food.

Had an 80th birthday celebration with 22 family members. Our waitress Kelly was amazing, very organised and went through the order in advance to check all was ok. The food was lovely and very hot and the service was good , they brought the cake out we had provided with plates and napkins. we were there after everyone had else had left but were not hurried at all . Thanks to all at the Beefeater we had a lovely do.

Great service from leah again, we've been here a few times and the service is great when leah is your waitress some of the others are overbearing and rude

Would give 0 stars if possible, was truly dreadful, we arrived for our booking and there was only 2 other tables of 2 in at the time so the restaurant was quite, the staff had seen us arrive but left us standing waiting for 5 minutes while they had a chat , we was then seated and not served for another 15 minutes before deciding to leave, the cleanliness of the place was also disgusting. Beefeaters as a whole seem to have gone right downhill

Was Mother's Day but food was excellent.

First time visiting here. Had Sunday lunch. It was ok I have had better. Waitress very friendly.

Leah was brilliant and looked after us very well. She was friendly, gave us lots of space, and good with children from what we saw from her interaction with other tables. We felt welcomed and had a good time!

Had the sharing sunday roast.Not worth the price.Small amount of thin meat anemic stuffing ball with only carrots and peas plus 3 parsnips ,Roasts.and very small pigs in blankets.

Couldn’t rate the food because I arrived a 9:02 pm to be told that the kitchen was closed. As the only on-.site source of food for the Premier Inn this was not welcome news. I therefore resorted to a drink and a packet of peanuts. The unhelpful staff member behind the bar shouted at me, as went in search of a table, that I was only allowed to sit in the bar area as the other tables were for people who were going to eat. The chance would be a fine thing. Overall it was a very poor welcome and convinced me not to try another Beefeater restaurant.

Well cooked , great tasting food Excellent service and good value

Loud music can't be turned down on request? Food is nice Prices per portions have gone up You can add on to make it a man size meal, also you can have sauce but you pay 1pound for roughly a table spoon size serving

Had breakfast in here twice excellent food very busy and didn’t have to wait long went in with 3 others all happy and will use this place again on way to football matches.

Spacious, not busy during the week which I prefer, service is prompt and the food is always great value for money. Especially the children's menu which offers healthy options.

Had a lovely breakfast part of the Premier Inn breakfast deal. Service was great met the chef she was great! We had already been served by the same waitress earlier in the day, remembering what we were drinking, big bonus! We were seated and seen to in a timely manner. The breakfast was cooked as requested so no complaints there, was cooked perfectly We will definitely be returning! Thanks for a lovely stay and a good send off with our breakfast!

Amazing breakfast, freshly cooked and good portion. Asked to meet with the chef to compliment as was quite when i attended, should be packed! What a lovely lady

all you can eat buffet breakfast for £9.99! excellent value and excellent breakfast. so much choice! my kids loved the pancakes and nutella. we will be back for sure!

It wasn't great but, not bad. You pay good money for grub that's not worthy of the price you pay. Solid 5 out of ten.

Stayed here on a recent family visit. plenty of parking, that's no issue. Food is good with attentive and polite service,and comfortable seating. Not huge portions,perhaps a little more on your plate wouldn't go amiss. Comfortably room,unfortunately the air extractor in the bathroom didn't work, which caused moisture when showering etc. Nice buffet breakfast at reasonable prices,and you can eat as much as you wish,two prices ,one for hot food and one for a continental breakfast, ( just cold food ) but called continental. Comfortable,nice food ,polite staff,no issue recommending here.

We had a lovely meal here. Very friendly and attentive staff. All the food we ordered was hot and delicious. Drinks were also very nice, not watered down like some places.