The Catherine Wheel in South Oxfordshire

We had a brilliant Sunday Roast at the Catherine Wheel yesterday, would highly recommend it.

Stopped in after a very long walk. Busy place but managed to squeeze in by the fire (which was lit & very nice). Just had the sandwich/panini option which was OK.

Everything that a village pub should be - welcoming, cosy, charming. The staff are all so kind and humble, always happy to have a chat if they get the chance. Thank you for being my local <3

Nice pub, good ales and pints. Decent beer garden and dogs welcomed. WiFi also available if you want some quiet space for a spot of work. Amazing succulents growing on rooftop

No other reason than too tight fisted to put the heating on, cannot order food in these conditions. Bring skiing clothes. Si.

Good food, friendly service, and a decent selection of reasonably-priced beer. It would perhaps be nice to see a few more craft beers available rather than just the traditional cask offerings. Siren's Lumina or Double-Barrelled's Kitchen Disco would be great, for example.

The pub was quiet when we visited. We had lovely lunch and the staff were welcoming.I

We popped in for dinner, as are visiting the area. Lovely staff, quick service and the food was great! Can recommend the paella and fish and chips.

Quaint cosy pub. Only stopped for 1 but was spot on.

Lovely place for a beer and lunch on a sunny afternoon

Absolutely amazing pizza! In a gorgeous setting! My Son said ‘best pizza outside Italy’ a wide variety of tastes catered for. Can’t recommend enough! Well done TCW!

Lovely staff, tasty food and a building full of character!

Lovely pub and great garden. The beer (and cider) was cold and the service was friendly. Too notch 👍

Food was awful and very pricey for what we got. Ordered a gluten free Hawaiian pizza ciabatta and it came in a very small brown roll that you would get in a kids menus with one slice of ham and one small chunk of pineapple for £7, it was ridiculous. I also ordered a margarita pizza ciabatta for my kids and I to share and again this came on a very small white ciabatta roll, all it had on it was a bit of tomato paste, red onion and hardly any cheese for £6, definitely not enough for 2 small kids and myself at all by any means at all. Maybe they should have just said ciabatta rolls and not pizza ciabatta as I thought it was pizzas made out of ciabatta dough. Very disappointed. .

Food in the garden is quite overpriced for what you get, so it wouldn't be my first choice of place to eat, but the drinks and atmosphere is good

Excellent atmosphere, beautiful setting in the garden, excellent staff

Staff are very friendly, great pub credit all round 👍 👏

Nice pub but annoying to be charged £5 for a plastic cup we didn’t want to keep.

Lovely old pub with nice beer garden. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful - both during the booking process and once we arrived. We were a group of eight that had an early dinner here for my birthday after going on a nearby hike. The pub couldn't have been more accommodating. Food was great with a lots of different options - we had a wide variety of paellas, pizzas and fish and chips and everyone was really happy with their choices. I'd definitely come here again if back in Goring (which is also a lovely place).

Good beer, good food and good people. What more could you ask for?

Dropped in to a deserted pub at 5:00pm to ask whether we needed to book a table for the evening. ‘No, it’s quiet tonight’ we were told. Turned up 90 mins later to find the place packed! The wedding party booked for the outside area had decided to move inside-hardly surprising given the weather forecast. Disappointing as we had heard good things about the food.

Fantastic staff stunning food I just marked lower on atmosphere as the time we go in it is usually very quiet

Vegan cheese available to make a tasty pizza that’s made fresh to order. Other vegan options available but not clearly labelled; however staff are always happy to help with this.

Unfortunately a disappointment. The service was very friendly but unfortunately the food was very bad. Had it not been for being very hungry after a 30k hike, I would have not eaten it. The calamari rings were probably amongst the worst I've ever had. No taste and pretty sure they were not fresh. The burger was ok though. Edit: after leaving this review I got a very unpleasant response about how badly this review impacts the business. Wow! You serve bad food and you want me to be positive about it?! Ok, so here's my updated review: avoid this place. Go to the pub around the corner. If you think my response is harsh, just have a look at some of the other responses that dared to criticize things. If you can't take customer feedback, find a new profession. I know what I'm talking about. I've been in this industry for over 20 years. Your response is embarrassing!

A lovely pub in Goring. Stopped here for a drink after a walk. Staff very friendly. Great garden to sit in during a sunny day.

Nice little pub, great garden...all very pleasant

We spent a Saturday afternoon here after a walk with a group of friends. Lovely staff and nice atmosphere in the pub but the food sadly let it down. In our group we'd ordered a mixture of paellas, burgers and ciabattas. Decent chips but other than that all the food was bland and lacking flavour. For the high prices we were expecting much better, especially the £15 burgers which had no sauce or fillings and the bun was even stale. I would still definitely recommend this pub for a nice drink in the beer garden.

Lovely people - great food and great service! Best fish and chips we have had in a very long time

Big group. Perfect service. Pre ordering worked brilliantly. Veggie Pizza was a hit, Paella proved popular Fish & Chips won the vote.

Nice food, I ordered a pizza and felt like I was in Italy just perfect would definitely advice a visit and desert of sticky toffee pudding was just delectable

This pub deserves 6 stars. Excellent Sunday roasts, great outdoor space, fantastic vibe and friendly staff. I really enjoyed my time here.

First time visiting the wheel, such a wonderful greeting, shown to a table, various food selection to suit all tastes, wide range of drinks, such a lovely picturesque little place, thanks to all that made our visit special.

A friendly traditional pub. Good beer.

Unfortunately we had a bad meal. The eggs and chips that came with the ham were stone cold. My burger was dry, overcooked and tasteless. Our waitress was doing her best. I hope our complaint was passed onto the kitchen. We want to support local pubs, but this was terrible.

Met my son for lunch and swapped Xmas gifts. Had trouble with a public parking meter at the back of the pub, eventually solved by telephoning. Staff were exceptionally nice, and pub has great real ale options as a Brakspear house. (Local brewery) it has a reasonable lunch menu Inc vegan/veggie options. Lunch also has a specials board toasted paninis and jacket spuds. My other half had garlic mushrooms as a light lunch, and I had cheese and onion panini. The panini was OK but nothing special. Not much cheese and somewhat dry. My ao had ham gg and chips which looked delicious. All in all 4 ot of five is a good score for what is a nice casual place to visit but I've tasted better food

Lovely old country pub. Great fire place.

Lovely Sunday lunch, huge plate filling meal, with lots of fresh veg. Great value, friendly staff with a roaring fire & dog friendly… great

Hearty, good portions, excellent service 🎊👍

A gorgeous traditional ‘old world’ pub. The building is so charming, it must be 200 years old. The menu is very interesting, with Spanish tapas and fresh paella, as well as high quality wood fired pizzas and of course all the pub classics. The garden out the back is absolutely darling and catches the afternoon sun perfectly.

We had dinner at the Catherine Wheel last night - great service, food and the house wine was fantastic - steak was perfectly cooked, paella extremely tasty and great pizzas. The sticky toffee pudding was amazing. We shall certainly be back soon - thank you

It was so enjoyable to sit in the garden. The staff is nice and helpful.

Best place for a beverage in Goring! Really friendly, accommodating and a good vibe. The barman this evening was really helpful, which was refreshing. 👍🏻⭐️

A wonderful pub! It has an oldie charm feel, the staff are friendly and the food is amazing! It was our second visit and it didn’t disappoint. Freshly cooked fish, with great chips (which a lot of places fail to cook a great chip). Alongside a delicious Pinot noir that didn’t shock us on price. The puddings are presented on a chalk board at your table; homemade proper British puds - sticky toffee, chocolate brownie, bread and butter etc. It is worth a visit to this place!

We regulary visit Goring and always go to the Catherine Wheel for lunch as in the past it has been excellent. Today however was not a good experience. No milk for teas or coffees and no suggestion thst a member of staff would go to the local grocers to get some. Toasted ciabattas , not toasted and very stoggy. Bacon burnt and ham in large chunks and very fatty. Crisps tasted stale and the salad had no dressing. The staff are friendly, but come on Catherine Wheel up your game or we wont be coming back

Excellent pub, great service and lovely beer. This pub would be my local if I lived in Goring!

This is a pub from my childhood. I spent many hours playing in the garden and feeling very welcome. The chap who served us was nice. First... The pizza was nice. The burger was bland. The scampi was lots of air and little scampi. The calamari was not even eaten. The chips were too salty. The chips where over fried like they had been left in the fryer and fried again. All in all the good was not worth the £52 spent (not including drinks)! How do you get fried food so wrong! We told the waiter and you would have though a manager would have come out. Nope! Such a shame, but in a village with so many pubs, I would go somewhere else.

Fabulous! Wonderful friendly staff, the food was delicious and plenty of it. Prices are sensible. All in all a very enjoyable experience.

Didn't arrive in time to eat, mores the potty but gorgeous real ale and most excellent hosts, highly recommend - mind your head if you're above average height 😀

As my son said " the best fish & chips ever"

Locale carino. Con un bel giardino all'aperto. Buona birra e luogo in cui ascoltare musica. Luogo in cui ascoltare concerti. Da andarci con amiche e amici.

Great day on apinning the wheel for what would have been george Michael's 60th birthday celebrations

Best George Michael’s experience !

Ordered tapas, none of which were as they should be. Definitely not any like Spanish tapas.

Interesting pub with good beers. Now that the John Barleycorn pub has closed in Goring, there's only a few decent local pubs left, the Catherine Wheel being one of them. Nice garden at the back.

Four of us visited The Catherine Wheel at 6pm on a very sunny Saturday. Choosing to sit outside in the beer garden to the rear, we were lucky enough to find a bench to sit at. We ordered a couple of drinks at the bar, the prices and range were reasonable, and out in the garden, the chef had the stone pizza oven on the go. We ordered 4 pizzas (marguerita, pepperoni (x2) and vegetarian) with a 20-min wait, and they were delicious. Just prior to the arrival of 4 friends, another bench became available (lucky us!) and we joined them together to form a table for 8. The service was prompt, friendly and attentive, which is what you want from a good pub. All-in-all, an excellent experience at The Catherine Wheel. These things don't come automatically, so kudos to the owners and staff for their great work.

Friendly welcoming pub. Dog friendly.

We called in here for a Sunday Afternoon beer in the garden, which was nice. The beer was good and we discovered they have a freshly made Pizza menu. We came back in the early evening and had a Pizza which was also very nice. Friendly atmosphere and staff.

Well what can I say …. Sadly a disappointing experience here today. May be it was an off day for them but service was very slow, food was substandard and overpriced, and some of the staff had a less than accommodating attitude. Eventually they remedied our bill to an acceptable level but overall we were very disappointed by our experience here. One female member of staff was very apologetic and took remedial action. Thank you to her… wish had gone elsewhere. Hope they can get their act together soon (employ more staff) but won’t return to find out.

Great little pub with a lot of character in the middle of a beautiful village! The garden is great for enjoying warm weather too.

Nice quaint pub with friendly staff and good drinks. Outside has plenty of seating even if I did get eaten by mosquitos!😆

Beautiful little pub and great food too

Super helpful staff and owner. They really went out of their way to accommodate my son's food allergies. Highly recommend.

Fantastic paella on Sunday, massive portion. Great service and value. Highly recommended

Always try and visit TCW when I am in Goring, never fails to impress me with its service andquality food. First time my girlfriend and I have had their Paella and it was absolutely superb, as good as you will get in Spain. The servign is plentiful and we had enough to take home for lunch the following day. The chorizo is fabulous and their selection of beers is great too. If you are in the area then I recommend it and if not, we drove from Salisbury to enjoy the food and the countrysde, so should you. It fuelled our 2 and half hour walk with ease.

Excellent food and drink. Prices are reasonable for the area, especially given the size of the portions. Lovely staff. Recommended.

To say the food was average would be excessively complimentary. The 40 minute predicted delay turned into an hour 10 minutes. Whilst the beer and wine were fine I'd recommend finding somewhere else to eat.

Good pub but typically over expensive . £6.50 for a premium lager. Probably can blame Brakspears who cannot offer a decent beer so drive their tenants towards others while charging extortionate rent.

Called in for lunch with family. Very friendly staff and very good selection of Tapas. Food excellent. Great place and a must for lunch everytime we visit Goring

Had a lovely roast dinner. Highly recommended. All the staff were amazing happy to help. Very happy staff. I definitely will be going back.

Brilliant service and amazing pub food with Spanish menu too!

I really like this pub and generally can’t fault it - it’s a lovely old building, staff are always friendly and I rate their food very highly. It’s a rare example of a genuinely nice and human pub. I have however twice in a short period of time now had the experience of turning up for food at a time listed on their website as being open for this and found the kitchen closed. While I understand that occasionally this must be unavoidable with the best will in the world, it doesn’t leave a great impression when this happens more than once in a short period of time and ultimately just sends custom elsewhere. A shame as I very much want to get them my money!

Great fish and chips, friendly staff

Wanted level was low, did we catch up to lars or did he come back my spiritual flashlights ran out of batteries;)

Went last night first Friday in Jan expect it to be quiet how wrong was I! It was packed lucky we had booked a table. We had pizza which was great. The pub itself is so cosy. Perfect evening but the best part can it get any better was the service wow from the moment we walked in until we left first class genuine wonderful service

A very warm welcome great nibbles and service. A huge thank you to all of the team at the Catherine Wheel for making our Christmas get together very special. Book us in for next year, but we will be back in the very near future😁

We came as a group after a cracking country side walk. They could not have been more accommodating. Friendly, kind, great service, fabulous food and great beer by a roaring fire. I would highly recommend to anyone.

Fantastic Spanish chef. Tapas superb and great value for money. We have been to The Catherine wheel many times and have never been disappointed. The quality of the food is consistently good. Thank you so much and we look forward to visiting you again soon.

Welcoming and friendly village pub. Plenty of food choice with a great beer garden for the summer.

Amazing tapas! Great food at The Catherine Wheel. Had a selection of tapas between us. Very large portions and extremely tasty. We will be back.!

Seemed very pleasant when I was there, good service and beers. Did not eat there so can't comment.

Best pub in Goring on Thames. Tapas was excellent. Staff very helpful !

We just popped into this pub as we were passing and sat in the garden as the weather was unexpectedly good. We ordered Tapas and it was absolutely delicious. We had meatballs, ribs and halloumi and there were all very good. We will be back for some paella!

Traditional pub in Goring-on-Thames, real ales and decent food menu

Historic pub in the centre of Goring, very atmospheric and cosy in the winter

Great tapas, brill GF pizzas available and lovely staff.

Lovely pub, great food and beers

After many years of avoiding eating at this pub we were enticed by the fact that they were serving Spanish Tapas cooked by a Spanish Chef. Inspite of the mixed reviews seen on Tripadvisor, we decided to give it a go. The range of Tapas was limited and two were not available. The 3 we chose lacked flavour, and consequently we didn’t proceed to order our main meal. The one positive is that we had a waitress who was attentive.

We were visiting Goring so popped in to the Catherine Wheel just after lunch to check out the menu, the young lady at the bar was so welcoming and told us about the Spanish chef they have and the wonderful tapas so we booked in for an evening meal to celebrate our anniversary. The tapas was absolutely delicious. My husband loves pizza and said this was the best pizza he'd ever had. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and the staff were so friendly and the service was fantastic. I'd definitely return.

Surly service. Thought it was closed

Been a visitor for 35 years across a number of different owners. Didn't eat but lovely place and very comfortable.

We had delicious tapas, excellent service and the staff were efficient and friendly. We could have sat in the garden but as it was slightly chilly we opted for a table inside

Nice premises, lovely staff, nice cider and delicious pizzas (other foods and drinks are available 😉). What's not to like?

Situated in the village, a pleasant looking pub. Spacious bars and large garden to the rear. Three cask ales on offer and the one sampled was in excellent condition and served by friendly staff. Extensive lunchtime menu typical pub fare although tapas also available. Food good. General service good but annoying that we couldn't have a tab as we were sitting outside. Which meant trips back to the bar for drinks. If there's one thing we learned during COVID is that it is possible for this country's bars and pubs to do proper table service inside and OUT.

Average.. No choice of cider and quite expensive..

Great outdoor seating and friendly staff

Great place, great staff and a lovely drink and had a George Michael tribute act playing outside 👌👌🍻👌👌👌

Just tried the Tapas menu! Fabulous- food was amazing- had 6 starters between the 2 of us. It’s dog friendly so our well behaved boy was fine. Service was attentive and friendly with our doggy being treated to snacks by the staff. A great find and we will be visiting again

Beautiful location, rooms absolutely gorgeous, food amazing and staff hospitality excellent. Looking forward to my next stay here. Good luck to you all with your new management 🙂

As we expected the prior review we would like to clarify the events that occurred. We first noticed you when you appeared to be a little tipsy and had fallen over grazing your arm, we immediately responded by issuing first aid and giving you a plaster. The next interaction we had was when we temporarily shut the pup to clean the toilets and bar, you decided to rip the sign of the door and pound the door to gain our attention. When asked what the issue was you proceeded to rant and rave about wanting to use the lavatory, when the manager confronted you about your rudeness and suggested a change in your tone and stop abusing the staff. At this point a young lady politely asked to enter the pub to use the lavatories, which had now been cleaned, and was gladly let in… After this fact you the proceeded to verbally abuse the manager even further, upon when he politely asked if you’d like to use the lavatory which you proceeded to enter and missed the urinals and judging but the footprints soaked your shoes. Good luck drying your shoes out sir.

It's the worst pub I have been in they have live music out side in the garden but only one sit down toilet for all the people absolutely disgusting they won't your money but no service don't go there