The Argyll Pub in South Oxfordshire

The only thing I could recommend in this place is the choice of music. They serve canteen food that looks pathetic and tastes like it’s been cooked and laid around for a while (burger patty not fresh). Atrocious customer service, male manager intentionally showing us his attitude, he made a scene out of 4 pieces of tortillas, quite unnecessary really, understood you guys were enjoying a lazy evening until we turned up to an empty pub, but you were open so it’s not our fault.

This pub has a lot going for it: location, large beer garden, good selection of draught ciders and ales. However, the food and service on a not too busy Sunday was average at best. My wife's roast chicken was overcooked, the Yorkshire pudding burnt to a crisp and the stuffing was missing. The batter on my fish was undercooked, and the size of the serving of mushy peas was laughable - a teaspoonful at most. Normally I would have pointed this out at the customary 'is everything OK with your meal' visit, but despite there being plenty of staff, no one bothered to check. So we skipped dessert. The only compensation was that the Black Dragon cider at over 7% was worryingly drinkable :-) My recommendation: go here for a pint or two but skip the food. There are so many other places to eat out in Henley.

Is there such a thing as ‘prison chic’? If there is and it’s your thing, head to The Argyll. I forked out nearly £20 for frozen processed fish, frozen powdery chunky chips, a tablespoon of (I assume frozen) mushy peas and the same of tartar sauce, both served in what must be super speed biodegradable paper cups. I can only think the salt must have been top notch because the food wasn’t worth a fiver. If prison chic is not a thing, my apologies to all prisons. I’ve never been in one but the food in them must be better than this. I mean, they’re quite popular places. Unlike here on a Tuesday. Of course, I have to acknowledge the staff. If only for their comedic efforts to pull a Guinness. I reckon of the £6.90 I paid for a pint, over £1.20 of it was for the bishop’s collar head. No wonder the on trade is dying a death. People will not put up with such mediocrity. I won’t.

Popped in there for the first time over the bank holiday weekend and we were impressed with the beer selection. Great garden with pop up bar there too.

Best roast in town as usual. Should have sat next to one of the heaters. Bloody British weather 🤣

Super duper yummy yummy in my tummy

Came here for roast lamb on a Sunday which was great. Unfortunately, the sides didn’t match up. The potatoes lacked crispness, and the carrots needed more caramelization. With a little more attention to the accompaniments, this dish would be outstanding. Still, the lamb alone is worth coming back for.

As normal, delishus, well priced food, excellent choice of beers and service really good, thoroughly recommend, only downside, some people don't have their dogs on a lead, needs to b monitored

Typical English Pub. Good variety of cask ales and delightful barmen to serve them!

Its a great find in Henley. Its buzzy and friendly. Reasonably priced food that is decent with a good menu. Have the Sunday roast for 2!. Book a pod and sit outside. Good for watching sports as each one has a TV. It has personality which is not always easy to find these days.

The staff in here never fail to amaze, always very helpful and friendly! Even when it’s busy and perhaps you’d be less able to take individual care of everyone, they still manage to! It’s a long while ago now but we went in one day, it was very busy and pouring with rain ☔️ a number of staff took great care and attention in helping us finding us a table, going completely out of their way to do so. It meant a lot as partner cannot stand for long periods. They wouldn’t have known that however. 👏 Our family loves the food. Particularly the sharing roasts which are a great deal and brilliantly portioned. Nachos are our favourite also 👍👍

Had a great day at The Argyll!!! Olivia was absolutely brilliant and Bokah has magical chef hands! Thanks to all the Team! See you this summer!

We had food in the garden, lovely outside area with great food and service. Olivia served our table and was so friendly and a great server, she is a credit! The food was great, shout out to the chef Bokah!

Great food ,great service and would recommend if your ever in Henley on Thames.

My favourite pub in all of Henley, fantastic food, always friendly service, beautiful garden, great beer selection with well kept ales! Just a classic proper pub!!

Had the most amazing time at the Argyll! The food was insane!!!! The staff were so welcoming. Definitely will be back. Thank you to Chloe, Ollie, James and Lottie for the best experience

Been here a few times now and can say never had a problem with food but unfortunately this visit food was shocking

Lovely visit on Sunday for Mother’s Day. Great food and service from Chloe, will definitely be back soon

I had the pleasure of celebrating Mother's Day at The Argyll in Henley, and it was fantastic from start to finish. The pub has a warm, welcoming atmosphere, blending historic charm with a cozy feel. The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, making sure everything was just right. The Mother's Day menu was excellent - our meals were beautifully cooked and full of flavour. The Sunday roast was a standout and was a favourite amongst our table, perfectly prepared with all the trimmings. The drinks selection was impressive too, especially the craft beers and real ales which my Dad was very happy with. We sat in the spacious garden, which was a lovely setting to enjoy the weather, and the heated booths made it even more comfortable with the cool breeze that often came. Overall, it was a brilliant experience, and I’d highly recommend The Argyll for a special occasion or just a great meal out. Five stars!

Mother’s Day was amazing, thank you so much to James and the team for their hard work, a great roast as always

Booked for Mother’s Day for a family of 4, after ordering the food, waitress come with 1 starter and asked if we was ready for our mains to come out! She Didn’t realise I ordered more starters. Had to go to the bar and order everything which is a pain as when food is at your table you need to get up and leave it if you need something! Not the best experience for a special day. Also on the website it says “mothers receive free gift,” which was a couple of quality street sweets from a box. Hardly worth it tbh. Won’t be returning anytime soon.

The table was all ready for us and the menu (special set menu) had good choices for the meat/fish eaters, but my vegetarian daughter who does not eat mushrooms found the choice a little limited. Food was good. We can recommend roast lamb dinner, sea bass and Mediterranean Tart. Starters arrived very promptly but then there was a long gap before mains arrived. Inly one person had dessert. The staff at bar were friendly and welcoming but a couple of times when waitress approached our table she came across as quite miserable. We had specified age of child with us at booking but a high chair was not ready at the table. We directed to where we could pick one up. Overall, good experience with a couple of ‘room for improvement’ points bit we would go back and have no hesitation in recommending the food and the value for money.

Came as a family of 3 , the service was a bit slow as it was Mother’s Day & they were very busy. We ordered the pan fried sea bass x 2 which was absolutely lovely & a Roast dinner with extra meat this was pretty big and thoroughly enjoyed. Pudding was apple pie & ice cream which was lovely & a sticky toffee pudding which was unfortunately not to my tasting could of done with 2 scoops of ice cream instead of 1, overall it was a nice visit & would return

I ordered the burger and it was really awful. The house wine was quite nice though. Kids sausages were really awful too… low quality food but not bad for a low market drink

Lovely busy place with a good and friendly atmosphere. Plenty of beverages to choose from and food looked amazing.

We went for steak night, and had one ribeye, and one fillet. Both delicious, quick service, and great value for money. Would definitely go again.

Always great food. Burger special on a Monday is good value for Money. Great atmosphere for sports events. Nice friendly staff.

Lovely atmosphere, lively and chatty. Warm welcome from staff. Beer cold and crisp. The Big Argyll Burger was amazing! Recommend!

Great food and a very wide range of beers

A great evening was ruined when two members of our party overheard staff apparently giggling and complaining that two members of our party hadn’t purchased alcoholic drinks? Out of a party of 5: 3 people had 2 alcoholic drinks each. The other 2 people, one who was the designated driver, and another person who is sober, had a soft drink each and tap water. I cannot imagine that the issue was related to how much money we spent, or how much time we spent there, as 4 people also ordered food which brought the price of our table up. So why did the two women who were working the evening shift of the 11th feel the need to bring up the fact that two people didn’t drink alcohol, and why was it a laughable event? Like seriously it’s 2025 who cares who drinks alcohol or not?

Excellent Sunday roast. Crackling was insane! Well equipped for children and ideal set up with ordering at the bar, just makes it easier for everyone! Parking behind was tricky as particularly busy but there’s also a large car park on the other side where Waitrose is. Thank you for a lovely Sunday!

Quaint pub on the Henley High St. Loads of character

Excellent food and service for our Christmas work dinner on a busy saturday night wish we had a pub like this in caversham!1 Big thanks to manager James and staff

Nice pub in centre of henley on thames, lovely old building, staff ok, was busy which says it's a great pub, was slightly over priced on food and drinks

Nice pub in central henley, lovely old building food and drink was slightly over priced ,

Xmas set meal lunch , the whole process of booking and pre selection was very good , service very friendly , food plenty of and good quality, table decorated , and all round very good value for money , also included a glass of bubbly , thank you for an excellent Xmas lunch , topped off with a visit from carol singers stopping by in the bar area , would defiantly be booking again for next year

Great place. Everyone loved their food. Staff were friendly and helpful. Back again, and still lovely

Superb Sunday roast for family of 5. Between us we had beef rib, pork, chicken and lamb. All excellent, will be back! Service good as were all staff members.

We booked a table for six adults and a very young baby in a pram. We needed to bring forward the time of our meal forward by thirty minutes on the day. This was happily accommodated by the staff only hours before our booking. The meals were all really good. We had Sausage and Mash, Caesar Salad, Pepperoni Pizza, Buttermilk Chicken Burger and a BB Burger. All meals were piping hot and perfectly cooked. Everyone enjoyed their meals and we also had lovely puddings.

I’ve there a few times, the food is always delicious. And the staff and very helpful, nice and welcoming.

Rude staff and very argumentative making our experience uncomfortable

Rude staff members with attitude problems. Don’t come here unless you enjoy hostile environments.

Ollie is the best, such a hard hard worker.

Always visit the argyll when we visit henley. We have never been disappointed, the staff are always polite and friendly, the beer is excellent as is the food. If you are in henley definitely give it a go.

Great food and really helpful and friendly staff. Cosy atmosphere and lovely decor too.

The smallest rib eye steak you can order in Henley. I doubt it was even steak (a small piece of meat, very well done, unfortunately, and difficult to eat; my dog had fun) Recommendation if you are a Weight Watcher 😉 Another effect of Brexit shrinkflation.

Good pub with nice grub, good beer selection

We called in for a drink on the 1st of October ( Tue) it was by far the busiest pub in Henley . I therefore booked a table for the 3rd as I'd seen it was steak night . When I booked online, it asked for any special requests. I mentioned my food allergy and that we were bringing a big golden retriever, and it was his birthday . Wow , we were given an end table so there was plenty of room for the dog and a lovely black board reserving our table that had Happy Birthday Pup on it. There was an absolutely wonderful birthday bag with doggy treats and toys. To be honest, we were taken aback it was full to bursting, and I'd say at least £25 worth of goodies in . Even the table next to us were envious, and they didn't have a dog !! We ordered food , I had steak, my husband had the burger, he said it was one of the best he'd ever had . My steak was cooked to perfection , absolutely gorgeous , both dishes were lovely presented. It was really busy inside but the staff were lovely and you felt they had time for you . The atmosphere was lovely, too , casual and buzzing. I really can't thank the pub enough for making our visit so enjoyable and for spoiling our boy . He is still playing with the toys . I'd definitely recommend and would definitely go back . 10/10 .

Excellent food, particularly friendly service and an amazing selection of beers. Highly recommended 👌

We don’t have food - we had a work reunion and had space reserved in the bar. The staff were friendly and a lovely afternoon reminiscing was had by all.

Al the party was happy with the food and drinks.

They keep their ales really well. The best Abbot I've tasted anywhere. And it's walking distance from home. My favourite Henley pub.

Great food and service. Chloe was very pleasant and cheery. Lamb shank was delicious and my husband enjoyed his burger meal. Lighting could have been brighter.

The staff were incredibly attentive and helpful, busy Friday night but took the time to explain non alcoholic options and make coffees! Much appreciated. Huge beer garden too, parking out the back is free after 6pm too.

My partner and I went for dinner at The Argylle whilst on holiday in Henley, we had a lovely meet and returned to accommodation. The following morning on the way home to Leicestershire, I realised I'd misplaced my scarf and realised I'd left it at the Argylle the night before. After emailing them, who I think is the manager Jordan, quickly replied and told me they kept my scarf behind the bar. When I explained I don't live in the area, I asked if could have the scarf sent to me, to which he happily obliged. I sent over my address, and a few days later my scarf arrived at home. They didn't even charge me for postage and did without any qualms. Thank you the Argylle, I thought I'd never see my scarf again.

Absolutely superb Caesar salad! Food is really good and do much choice. Super friendly staff. Cosey atmosphere Great value

Good pub grub with friendly service.

Fantastic sharing kebabs option on menu. Very nice. Lovely pub and staff too!

The most Dog Friendly Pub ever! Really welcoming Team, great food and drink, reasonable prices and a great atmosphere in a traditional pub. Outside or in is well thought out. We pre booked and they looked after the dog as well as anyone. Would definitely return and recommend.

Great pub with a good selection of beers and food.

Decent pub with a deceptively long beer garden that catches the afternoon sun. Could be some dark real ales on offer but some average best bitters went down ok with plenty of craft options and friendly staff.

We've been visiting The Argyll for some time now, and it's probably our favorite pub in Henley, and we've tried quite a few. We reserved a large table on Saturday, and they did a great job catering to all of us. The ribs were some of the best I've ever tasted! The place is extremely kid- and dog-friendly, and everyone had a fantastic time.

Charged double for the food (by accident or on purpose) not good enough. They saw us, knew we were tourists and should do better

A hidden gem. From the high street it looks like a local pub. The garden is huge and very clean. Lots of tables and chairs. The offer for Monday, a burger and drink was fantastic.

Wonderful outside venue with outstanding waitress service. A bit of a shame about the football! Served by Ella x

Got served by Ollie and Caitlin, they were both amazing and we had a fantastic time and food. Highly recommend the Argyle, probably one of the best pubs in Henley.

Chloe & Lottie was lovely, very attentive as always. Great beer knowledge from the both of them. Love coming here, all the staff are always so caring and talkative.

Had a fantastic dining experience on Sunday, the roast diners were wonderful, a special thanks to Grace who served us, thnakyou.

Regular spot for us , love it! Staff are amazing,service great and food exactly as described. The heated outdoor booths with tv are definitely a plus

Always enjoy coming down here. Ollie is a good laugh and makes you feel welcome

Such friendly staff, amazing food. Ollie had such patience and humour with our complicated food order and an all round lovely friendly guy!

Hands down the best roast dinner in Henley. The portions are huge and the pork belly delicious. Served by Grace - so friendly, welcoming and helpful, as were the bar staff who took our order. Great spot for a Sunday afternoon.

Lovely pub and great garden. Best place in Henley to relax with friends

Amelia is a good worker, always kind. Food is good and best pub garden

Lovely food. Sat outside in the wooden shelters and was a lovely way to spend an evening. We were served by Ella C who was very friendly and attentive. Can’t fault it!

No food just a drink and really polite, friendly service

Booked for the steak night tonight….what a bargain for such quality food. £18.95 for a fillet steak and a drink. Staff were very attentive. We had a fabulous night….thank you

So welcoming and pleasant so much so we came back for our evening meals. Once again, greeted and made welcome. We ordered our drinks and food. What followed was great food, fantastic service, and a great atmosphere. Many thanks to Ellie,Ollie,James and the unseen staff. Great team doing an awesome job. Would definitely recommend and visit again . Sorry no pictures to add but Ribs and Pie with accompaniments 5 star.

The Argyll is my favourite local pub and I go as much as I can, Archie Lottie and the rest of the staff are accommodating and make me proud to be a regular.

The Argyll is a place I frequent with friends and family from all over! My good friend Tommy and I spend perhaps a little too much time in the gorgeous beer garden (come rain or shine, thanks to the weather versatile booths) and have come to know the staff very well, and they us, through our day-long endeavors of trivial pursuit. Lottie in particular has become an essential part of my Argyll experience, as she continuously makes sure that everyone is looked after and glasses are always filled with the finest selection of beers. The Argyll is my favourite thing about Henley-on-Thames and the people make it that way! Now... Time for my next pint.

In for an informal family birthday dinner and the Argyll didn't disappoint. Friendly service, well-looked after without being over the top, food good and delivered promptly. Thanks Chloe, Josh and team for a fun evening that was just what we wanted.

We were not informed until we tried to place our order ( and had purchased our drinks) that there was a very limited of choice available from the menu. No pizzas, no duck, no steak and no chicken kebabs. We left and went somewhere else to eat so cannot review the quality of food.

Lovely pub Great atmosphere and excellent food at a reasonable price. The guy at the bar who took our order was friendly and helpful . This is a deservedly popular pub but even when busy the service remains efficient and friendly ,

We sat and waited for a hour and a half for are food to come out and wen it did the bugees was so dry and over cook will not be going back Could hear the chef shouting at staff was not OK we told the Waitres about the burger and wen she wen in the Kitchen and told them the chef you could hear him laughing

Great food, great selection of beers.

I've eaten here twice and had a few pints once too. The first time was a Sunday roast which I cannot fault, it was outstanding and beyond expectations - I have a small group of friends that go out with me on Sundays for what we call Sunday roast club, we all agreed that this was definitely one of the top ten we'd visited. The service is friendly and prompt, although there is no waiting - it's a pub so you order at the bar. The atmosphere is lovely, the toilets are clean, the garden has lots of room for punters and the decor is classic pub style. Thumbs up from me.

Great Food! Especially on Steak night great value and perfectly cooked. Highly recommend. Big garden and great service if visiting henley worth popping in.

The pub had a great selection of beers. The food menu catered for everyone. We went on steak Thursday where we both had fillet steaks with a salad and sauce of your choice tomato,chips, and mushrooms + a drink each. And it was just under 40 notes.

Really good food in a Nice pub. Friendly staff. Normal prices! A Winner!

Chole is so nice!! Great personality and a treat to have on your team!!

Lovely food, great ambiance and incredible team!!

Great food, good selection of beers and a dog friendly beer garden with shade.... spot on.

A large pump with a great outdoor seating area. The menu is large and you can order from the table through an app. Great selection of beers.

Very good food accommodated by various delicious drinks.

Beautiful outdoor sitting with the sun and really delicious fish, the plates were full and delicious.

A group of 14 of us had Sunday lunch, which was excellent & very good value. Be warned the sharing roast for two is humongous.

Nice pub and the food was also good.

Was amazing after the Henley royal regatta not to busy great service and lovely bartenders

It's Easter weekend, and the service and food is amazing! Well done team:)

Fantastic pub with extensive beer garden. Great in the sunshine.