Based on 229 opinions finded in 1 websites
Based on 229 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 99 in 512 in Aylesbury Vale
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A local village pub. Very friendly and it needs to be supported or the village will lose it. Good food and friendly service, worth a visit 😁
Sharr Banks . 2024-10-22
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Excellent small pub, doing a great job providing morning coffee and breakfast in addition to the normal pub service.
Alan Banks . 2024-10-19
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We’ve been in the Eight Bells for lunch a couple of times in the last month and the food was great and very good value for money. The owners are really welcoming and the service was great, the meals were always served for all of us at the same time. And they are also dog-friendly. We will definitely go back there.
Dieter . 2024-10-05
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Stopped for a drink and sat in the lovely garden at the back. A lovely old pub.
Joanna Thrower . 2024-07-28
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Part of a large group booking. Bar service was quick & efficient despite us being a large group. Food was mixed. I had the burger & for £17 I was disappointed. The meat patty was dry, the bun was burnt and it was not great at all. The French fries were fine but literally a pot of fries & a burger for £17 is rather pricey in my experience! Others in the group had other items and seemed happy so perhaps I chose the wrong thing. Waiting staff were pleasant.
Ali Sutcliffe . 2024-07-07
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Lovely meal, excellent Sunday roast with meat cooked just the way we like it.
Matt Simms . 2024-04-28
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We have eaten here on many occasions. Food is always very good quality & reasonably priced. Sunday roast is one of the best in the area. Has a lovely garden area in the warmer months for dining or socialising. Definitely recommend.
Samantha Cook . 2024-02-17
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Lovely pub, friendly staff, food good and well priced. Even has nice music, unlike so many others. Recommended.
Philip Brand . 2023-12-24
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Always good to visit the Eight Bells
Neil McIntyre . 2023-12-22
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We have often wondered what this pub was like as we drove by, but the entrance is quite difficult to see until you are passing. Make the effort as we did though! The building is interesting with interesting nooks and the staff are welcoming and helpful. The menu gives good variety without being overwhelming. Our choices were well served and perfectly cooked and presented. Beer is excellent. The atmosphere is friendly and enhances the meal. The toilets are modern, well maintained and spotlessly clean. Recommended!
Ian White . 2023-11-28
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Really lovely and welcoming. Friendly staff, great food and atmosphere. Highly recommended.
Steve M . 2023-11-18
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Lovely village pub. Food superb. Excellent value, nice welcome... Pay a visit, you are not be disappointed. 👍
Stephen Laing . 2023-10-28
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Quaint little pub, lovely spot, good staff and dog friendly too. Nice little garden area for a summer drink, and cosy enough inside for a winter pint. Highly recommended and worth a visit
John Ryan . 2023-10-03
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Love this place for Friday night. Good food and easy atmosphere. Good hosts
Marcus Cotes . 2023-09-28
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Only had the Sunday roast which was very nice
david logan . 2023-09-17
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Perfect food, nice service, fantastic atmosphere, highly recommend!!!
Sándor Laza . 2023-09-03
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We had a lovely lunch here today in such a lovely village setting, the food was delicious, we sat in the garden which was lovely and peaceful. Great service from a lovely couple. Definitely would recommend a visit and I will be revisiting.
sharon webb . 2023-08-23
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Great to see this lovely old pub open again.
Leigh Witney . 2023-08-19
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Great pub, good food and very welcoming owners. Highly recommend it!
Chris Stringer . 2023-08-17
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Nice country club very welcoming
Patricia hamilton johnson . 2023-08-13
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Lovely staff and the buffet for the wake was lovely, thank you x
stephanie dean . 2023-08-04
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Food was great, burgers were fresh and 3 toppings included 👌🏼
Jamie Perry . 2023-07-10
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It's a really nice pub. The food and service were fantastic. I would definitely recommend The Eight Bells in Long Crendon.
Darren Appleby . 2023-07-05
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Cracking roast dinner. See you again soon.
Warren Gaunt . 2023-07-02
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Brilliant to have this wonderful pub back open. Went for Sunday lunch and the food was exceptional. Our table ordered a mix of beef, pork and fish/chips - all was outstanding and reasonably priced for eating out these days and the quality presented. Thank you for taking the chance and reopening.
Jo Rees . 2023-06-20
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Wonderful to have the 8 Bells back! The food was outstanding and the service excellent. We shall be back! Highly recommended 👌
John Wilson . 2023-06-16
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Great place for a good pub meal. Good food and beer served by friendly staff in a quiet village location. Large garden when the sun is shining.
Warren Jackson . 2022-06-14
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Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, lovely little beer garden.
Chris Kettle . 2022-06-08
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Visited with friends last night. Service was very slow especially considering the restaurant was quiet. The restaurant prides itself on being enviromentally friendly and to cut down on waste has a QR code on the table to access there menus online this clearly states it is updated every day but when 2 of our party tried to order the steak was told this was not actually on the menu. So they ordered the wild venison steak at £18 from the menu instead. you can imagine our surprise when the bill was presented to us at £20 more than was expected. On Querying this was told that the online menu we had ordered from was only a sample menu and was then shown a paper menu with the veal prices at £28 not £18 obviously refused to pay this inflated price (I have checked again this morning and this price is still listed) would recommend if you are going to eat here you carefully check your bill before paying
Duncan Edwards . 2022-05-15
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Super friendly and great drinks and food.
Peter Brazier . 2022-05-14
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Lovely local pub, had a lovely pizza. Friendly staff and a welcoming atmosphere. Great stop off on a walk.
Dave Bosworth . 2022-01-22
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Friendly welcome and excellent food. One of those pubs you wished you could live down the road from.
Giles Hitchcock . 2022-01-21
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Stopping by at this pub en route to my airbnb just outside of the village. It’s a nice and cosy pub and the proprietor (?) was very polite and accomodating, he enquired in the kitchen about whether a meal was vegan. Also gave me their wifi code as the reception was pretty bad. The meal (I had their vegan burger with fries) was great and their own ale was good, too. Will definitely come back during my stay.
Mario Tichy . 2021-12-06
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Always great , even better now Dave has arrived 👍✔
Nic Brown . 2021-11-17
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We had a lovely fish and chips here at early evening. A nice couple of cask ales to Go with it. Friendly bar staff as well. A really nice authentic English pub
Robert McNeill . 2021-10-08
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Such a lovely, friendly, well kept pub. The food is incredible, well judged prone and all round satisfying, and reasonably priced, especially for the area. The beer selection has really been thought about, there's something for everyone, but not just the usual lineup. I'm really impressed, and I used to run bars and am probably a bit unfairly harsh usually.
Harry Frost . 2021-10-02
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Good beer, good food, nice pub garden. In the most picturesque part of Crendon.
Tom Bombadil . 2021-09-25
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Great front of house, thank you Babs. Fabulous roast, pink tender beef and plenty of it. Oh and the Yorkshire pudding was just amazing. Beautiful garden too.
Anna Reynolds . 2021-09-12
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Had a good margherita pizza and service was decent.
Oliver W . 2021-09-01
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This 16th century pub is the perfect visit for a pint when in Long Crendon. Babs is a superstar host and the venue is warm and welcoming. The ales are kept well and in good condition. The village itself is lovely and the pub is a 'must visit' establishment.
Nick Galton-Fenzi . 2021-08-20
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Great atmosphere, service and good food- lots of allergen information and vegan options
Janette Dixon . 2021-08-05
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Good food nothing special , prices are fair. Service quick but lacked the personal touch.
Adam Churchley . 2021-07-28
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Wonderful pub with excellent staff, The food was delicious and well presented. Would highly recommend and we will be back again.
Mark Moore . 2021-06-22
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Had a lovely meal here and can recommend the food and staff. Just great.
Malcolm Cowle . 2021-06-11
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Our 2nd lunch here within a few weeks, and on both occasions the staff have been friendly and attentive, and the food well up the quality scale for pub meals, without reaching gastro-pub standards. It's in the heart of the picturesque old village and has a good sized private garden for summer visitors. Space in the interior is limited but that is part of its charm.
Gerry Collins . 2020-11-06
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Such a lovely pub with a lovely garden and patio area. Such a warm and friendly welcome with a cosy atmosphere. And very well organised in this covid time..
Trudy Tandy . 2020-09-06
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Lovely friendly staff and great food
Karen Gornall . 2020-08-31
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We went for a drink and food in the lovely garden. They are following guidance re Covid extremely well. Staff so welcoming and absolutely brilliant, dealing with the new normal. Great food, lovely location and brilliant service. Thank you so much. We will definitely return. Thank you.
laura . 2020-07-24
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Nice friendly village pub with good food.
richard george . 2020-02-21
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Its allright foods not bad quite good
kevin Edwards . 2020-01-20
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Lovely food and pleasant staff🙂🤟🏻
Tim “The Verminator” Bolton . 2019-12-31
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One of the best local village pubs ever!
Adam Sandford . 2019-12-08
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Stunning food, great portion sizes, fantastic service and an absolutely lovely setting. Had a fabulous meal here with my wife and friends one Saturday evening and couldn't fault it at all.
John Zeepvat . 2019-11-24
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Visited the 8 bells today and had the best spare ribs I've ever had
loraine warman . 2019-10-24
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A great welcome. Nice beer and good food, will return.
Ken Lewis . 2019-10-19
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Food and service great highly recommend
Barbara Spencer . 2019-08-27
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Good food nice garden when the weather is nice reasonable priced. With friendly staff
Robert . 2019-08-26
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This 17th century inn was originally called the five bells untill the church added 3 more bells in the tower so changed its name to its current 8 bells in 1771. Entrance to the front of the pub is a challenge for the less able but you can access the pub and carpark from chearsley road. Where there are just 2 smaller steps down to the bar inside the pub. We received a warm welcome and ordered the scampi and fish and chips from the comprehensive menu. They did give an option for half portions which was a nice touch as you don't always want a large meal in the middle of the day. Needless to say we went for the full portions! When the food first arrived I thought the scampi portion was a little on the small size imo however everything was well cooked including the chips which where nice and crisp. Peas also tasted nice and fresh and not over cooked. See pic The person I was with had the fish and chips, a decent portion which had nice crisp thin batter and crisp chips. She had opted to go for the peas rather than mushy peas which they where happy to substitute. See pic A minor thing, but I appreciated the fact that you actually get a ketchup bottle rather than a tiny thimble of condiment, so commonly given out now in quite a few pubs I visit! Over all I would highly recommend this pub. Lovely old building full of character a warm welcome and great pub food! There is also a pub garden at the rear for Al fresco dining.
Ben . 2019-07-27
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Great food at good prices. A nice atmosphere and lovely garden and truly excellent service.
Zac Hay . 2019-06-08
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Wonderful food with friendly and efficient service.
Iain Biddle . 2019-06-06
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Just a quick stop as we were passing but so glad we did! Superb service and although we were too late for food, the menu looked great. The owner made me a fantastic Coffee with Baileys- made with care, as the coffee was smooth and velvety and perfectly balanced with Baileys, topped with cool frothy cream. Just what I was craving on this cool rainy evening. Thank you!
Angela Milton . 2019-05-29
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Always a friendly atmosphere with great staff!
Mike Toms . 2019-05-18
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Fab, friendly pub with excellent food and service!
Kate Wilcox . 2019-05-06
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I would say the best pork cracking in Buckinghamshire. The quality of the food is great. The pub is situated in a picturesque thatched cottage village, much prettier than nearby Broughton on the water. And the staff are fantastic
Roger Kirby . 2019-04-17
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Great food, not too cheap, mind, and great service. Not many lagers to choose from.
Nickola Smith . 2019-03-30
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Food was very good and service was excellent. It was so refreshing to be treated with respect, and addressed as sir and madam, instead of the constant "you guys" so prevalent in the majority of restaurants these days! Thank you for a lovely evening.
Sarah Coombes . 2019-03-16
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Great local pub. Good good, great beers. Love the service - how does Ash remember everyone’s names. Fabulous garden in the warmer months. Love it!
Douglas Pocock . 2019-02-22
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Nice looking pub with friendly staff however the interior was very crowded and the locals did not make us feel welcome at all.
Sean Brittain . 2019-02-09
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Small, very old, friendly pub. Serving excellent food (including Sunday home roast). Very good range of drinks. I can't wait for the summer when we can walk our dogs there and sit in the garden. Very dog friendly. They provide dog bowls for water, poo bags and a bin to put them in!
Sue Toms . 2019-01-27
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Good atmosphere, and locally brewed beer. The building is Elisabethan, but even though the ceiling is low, it is still high enough for a six-footer. Being as the pub was built 400 years before the public access laws it means no easy access for wheelchairs and assistance is required. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable about the village. I would recommend this pub, but I have taken a star away because of the access issues. I think the rear entrance might be easier, although I never tried it.
Mtsensk Mtsensk . 2019-01-03
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Delicious Food, moderately priced😍
Arnold S. . 2018-12-29
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Good food if slightly expensive.
Mike . 2018-12-28
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Cosy country pub with good bar food
lawrence windeatt . 2018-12-20
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Vegan shepherd pie was not nice...sorry
Bethan Peach . 2018-11-23
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Nice original 17th century country pub. Was called the Five Bells, as that was how many bells were in the local church. When the church got three more bells, it had to change its name. Good food, wobbly tables.
Kevin Bridges . 2018-11-03
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Lovely country restaurant and pub. serves great pizza as well as lovely food ranging from pub pies, clasic burgers. Staff are amazing.
Amy woolverton . 2018-10-27
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Lovely pub nestled in the countryside offering top quality food and drink. Went for a special lunch and was not disappointed. Pizza was brilliant, beer fresh and service excellent. Will be back for more!
Neil Hawke . 2018-09-11
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Excellent food and service. Definitely recommend it.
Stewart Douglass . 2018-08-27
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Good food and a very friendly atmosphere
Brian McCann . 2018-08-19
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Fab little pub, can’t fault it - pizzas are very yummy! Ample free parking. Large beer garden, friendly staff and nice little selection of local ales (XT being one) go find a cosy corner and enjoy :)
Cheryl Panagiotou . 2018-08-15
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Very good food and very friendly staff
nicolae ciuca . 2018-07-23
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The chilli beef salad was superb. Always great food, I a traditional pub setting.
Damian Bourke . 2018-07-21
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Website menu vastly different to what’s being offered in pub, had tempura prawns which was around the £7 mark for a starter, 3 prawns in a standard batter, definitely not tempura by any stretch of the imagination. We had the steak and asked for medium rare, mine was rare and not to my liking, I returned the steak to the bar and informed them it was underdone. My plate was taken away and returned to me with my recooked steak, little attention was paid to the fact I had peppercorn sauce on said steak, so that had also been cooked on to the steak. Maybe they were having a bad day, but they’ve now lost my custom which is a shame.
dan gollan . 2018-07-07
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Come down for the weekend break away. Found this pub on Google map. Prefect local from where we are staying. Lovely little gem. Quarter finals world cup football was on, arrived before kick off. Notice on there website offering free pizza for all customers if England win and they did! BOUNS! Tho we did order food which was lovely. However, never got any pizza and felt we we left out. Could be cos we were not locals. Ask about it they said we had it all on the bar. But weren't told. Tho a group in front of us were given pizza's and few were give to in the garden. Some staff were polite some were not. Slight let down on a prefect afternoon!
Jennifer Fleming . 2018-07-07
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Loved the atmosphere, the garden and the food. Wish we didn't live so far away so that we could visit it more often
Bryony Moody . 2018-07-05
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The Eight Bells is an absolutely lovely local pub. As soon as you walk in, you notice how welcoming and homely the place is. The decor is very warm, and is gorgeous with all of the wooden bar and beams etc. There is table service, which is fantastic. All of the staff that we spoke to were extremely friendly and attentive. They chatted with us and laughed with us. I also couldn't recommend the food more. The sausage starter with salad and wholegrain mustard is a must. The burgers were delicious, and the chips were absolutely amazing!! It was lovely sitting outside with our food and drinks. We felt so well looked after, and the food was absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend a visit.
A Google user . 2018-06-30
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Food over priced for what you get, no evidence of fish in fish pie ! Very watery consistency
Shirley Jones . 2018-06-25
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Das essen schmeckte sehr gut, nette Bedienung und gemütlich
Marianne Vogel . 2018-06-19
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Great service! Great meal! Will go again!
Ian Fish . 2018-05-30
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Good food, good service and a nice garden
Matthew Burnett . 2018-05-21
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A decent, local pub. Good service and nice atmosphere, with a variety of beers and spirits on offer, including some from the nearby XT Brewery. Also has a big outdoor seating area, which is great in the summer.
Dan Cross . 2018-05-03
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Great food at a very reasonable price. Nice variety of gins and wines. Well kept real ale too - always at least 3 ales on tap.
Haddenham Beer Festival . 2018-04-10
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Real lovely local pub with excellent service and food, excellent value. The pub itself is really cosy and welcoming inside. Highly recommend.
Rachel Clemo . 2018-04-01
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Nice old pub with good range of beers and enjoyable pub food
Mark Wilson . 2018-03-13
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Quite cosy neighborhood pub, with good service and average food.
Jam Mon . 2018-02-06
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Good pub food and friendly local
Steve Price . 2018-01-22
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Really great tasting pub food with a warm and welcoming staff. What more could you ask for?
Maria Bucks . 2018-01-11
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I've only had the takeaway pizza's from here, they are very tasty, one of the nicest pizza's I've had. However, they are expensive for the size and additional toppings are way overpriced in my opinion.
Andy G . 2017-09-28
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Lovely pub, really nice food, worth a visit
Keely Cocks . 2017-09-12
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Lovely food, excellent pizzas as well to eat in or takeaway
Andy Dodds . 2017-09-05
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Food menu is hard to understand aa there are pictures and no actual menu. The menu is on a through door type of menu, waiting area for food is ok but very vast. Food is ok nothing special, the donner meat is very dry and leathery, the chips are hard and a lil overcooked, shame really as location is good.