The Firecrest in Aylesbury Vale

Just had a family lunch and everything was spot on. Excellent food, service and ambience. Thanks to all of you at the firecrest

Had such a beautiful evening here tonight! 8 of us went for our christmas get together. Service Everyone that we spoke to were wonderful. From how friendly Amanda was on the phone to how lovely and attentive Ella was! Food Absolutely incredible, we had a mixture of the christmas and normal menu, everyone loved all 3 courses. The schnitzel was the best! Overall We were all in agreement by the end of the night that we would highly recommend the place and would come back again in a heartbeat! Thank you to all the staff for making our evening as wonderful as it was!

The Firecrest is a lovely local pub, great food. We were served by Tom who was very kind and attentive - thank you Tom!

Good lighting, good accessibility- no steps. Good food, good service.

Our waiter, Tom was great. Thanks for an enjoyable evening.

So much characted and fabulous service! My family and I recently visited The Firecrest in Wendover for a family Sunday lunch, and we were absolutely delighted with the experience. From the moment we arrived, the service was exceptional - attentive, friendly and genuinely warm. We felt so well looked after, with the staff going above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect. My kids felt very special indeed and my daughter drew pictures to leave with the lovely ladies who looked after us so well. The Sunday lunch was a hit with the entire family. Each dish was beautifully presented, cooked to perfection and bursting with flavor. The atmosphere was welcoming with an excellent service and fantastic food. We’ll definitely be back soon!

Brilliant service from start to finish! Hfood was brilliant. The trio Sunday lunch is highly recommend!,

Absolutely fantastic lunch, thoroughly enjoyed it! They were understaffed but you wouldn't have known. We will definitely be returning.

Great evening. Lovely food and issue with one pudding was sorted swiftly

Fantastic service and good food! We had the back area for a large family birthday which was perfect. The kids were able to be kids and the manager was great with them all. Thanks for a great evening!

Lovely birthday meal and excellent service

Returning customers, special thanks to Amanda for the most amazing service and care, as always, and the chef for the outstanding food. The Sunday roasts were generously portioned and good quality. Highly recommended.

Great gluten free options. Beautiful fire was lit, just what was needed on a cold wet day

We had a lovely experience, we were a large group and we all had a great time. Great service, Friendly staff, yummy food. Everything was hot. The staff were also very good with my 3 year old. Thank you again for looking after us.

Amazing staff amazing food overall amazing. dog friendly with amazing atmosphere. could not be happier, will be visiting more frequently!

We always enjoy a visit to the Firecrest; the food is always delicious and the staff are always super friendly and helpful. Rhys was particular lovely whilst serving us during our visit today. We will be back soon.

Excellent service , lovely food , very friendly staff

Lovely staff, lovely food and lovely atmosphere ❤️

Our waitress was very efficient and friendly Excellent experience 👌

Akexandria our waitress was amazing as were all staff. Food was absolutely delicious great portion sizes hot and beautifully presented

Amazing service from Emma! Really helpful and friendly.

Great food and staff. A few vegan options too.

A nice pub in a nice location and despite being near a busy road there was very little road noise audible inside the pub. Runs a traditional Sunday roast menu alongside an a la carte menu. Allergen info and choices are all on a tablet which is not user friendly and we did not trust it. 4 of us opted for Sunday roast with Beef, Pork Belly and Lamb. The GF diner ate fish, which ended up being luke warm and a bit overdone. Roasts were well cooked and tasty but roasted potatoes had gone a bit soggy and veg were a bit tasteless. Puddings were nice and there is a half portion and hot drink option, which is a great idea. Service was good when the more experienced members of the team attended the table. It took us 30 minutes to get drinks and 45 to get food! We'll give the Firecrest another try on a weekday when it is not so busy.

Service from Amanda was excellent and food was lovely.

Sunday lunch was always a great experience. For a party of eight On this occasion food came out so quickly. Not piping hot as in the past. The beef was dry, not tender as in the past. One of the pies was not great either. The turkey? The carrots/ turnips could have been prepared better. Not up to the usual standards that’s for sure. The restaurant was not even full.

We had a great evening tonight at The Firecrest! Zoe was a lovely server who really looked after us! The food was amazing, I had the Pie of the Day which was delicious and my husband had the lamb shank, equally delicious! Desserts were fresh and really well presented and then we capped it all with an amaretto by the fireplace! Lovely team, great atmosphere, can’t wait to go back!

Amazing service very friendly staff and the lamb Shank i had was exceptionally good

Another lovely meal, friendly helpful staff and good value for money

Lovely service by Amanda. Good food and a great evening.

We celebrated my mums 80th with a family (12 of us) birthday meal. We were seated in our own room and experienced great food and great service. Amanda was particularly helpful, helping me with lots at queries such as decorating the room and presenting a slideshow of old photographs, if she did get fed up of me she certainly didn’t show it! Very highly recommended, we’re going back for Boxing Day with the family 😀

Excellent service, excellent food! We had a delicious roast……if I was to leave a tiny bit of feedback it would be that the potatoes needed to be crispy! Otherwise it was great!

Friendly service and brilliant food, a great place to celebrate my dad’s retirement

Very friendly staff and food was very good.

Went for Sunday lunch with friends. Had cold vegetables, hardly any meat and presentation was dreadful. Been very satisfied in the past, so was surprised it did not meet expectations. Like to add photo to show but no where to do this.

Loved the pub, food was great, my dog was well treated, five stars indeed!

The steak pie wasn't great. Only 2 pieces of meat and they were very fatty. A shame. £50 for 2 mains and 2 drinks and we didn't really enjoy any of it.

Lovely venue, very friendly hospitality and food was great and good value. Very dog friendly - great place to meet with friends! Will be back👍🏻

Met my friend here for a meal they were very accommodating - and we had a great time. They got our table ready and had a dog bed ready for my mates dog.

Went there with a relative who has serious mobility problems. They could not have been more helpful. Shame I don't live anywhere near Wendover or is go all the time!

Lovely country style pub. Many thanks to our very friendly and helpful server, Helen. It's a shame that HS2 are having an effect on their business with road closures and power supply.

The Firecrest is an absolutely amazing pub had Sunday lunch here with the family and the food was absolutely amazing. The service was flawless and the barman was such a kind young lad.

Excellent service, congrats to Zoe on her first day serving our lunch, food fantastic hot, not rushed finish.

A lovely pub, but the food has been better on other occasions.

food was good went for a family member's birthday 8/10 meat a little bit undercooked Workers had to deal with my family's complaints so sorry about that a good place to eat nice people and good facilities

Thank you so much to Kelly and her team for awesome food, great service from Ella and Tom. Can’t wait to return for good wholesome food. 🥰

Just called in very hungry at 7pm on Sunday wondering if they were still serving food. Greeted with a very warm welcome and told unfortunately sold out of Sunday Roasts but had plenty of everything else. A delicious steak pie and fish n chips were brought to our table within minutes. Great tasting food and sensible pricing. Well done, we will be back soon.

Great food as always, lovely friendly team

We love the Firecrest and the lady who served us is fantastic. My children were a bit restless whilst waiting for their lunch and she helped greatly by handing my youngest a colouring book to keep him occupied. The service is so friendly and efficient. We will definitely be back again!

Lovely experience and Helen looked after us really well. Thank you!

The food was delicious and our servers were very polite and friendly. However, despite the fact that we had a voucher for 33% off mains, the restaurant was unable to process it because of problems with the app and also could not offer to just deduct the money from our bill as a gesture of good faith. This is a shame as the eatery itself is good. Perhaps such vouchers should not be offered in future if it is so hard to use them.

Fantastic food, brilliant service, and reasonably priced 10/10

Not our first time, but everything 5 star as usual. Of all the pubs we eat at, this one is constantly the best and always very good. Our waitress Helen was great. HS2 is impacting on their trade.

The food was lovely, the service was lovely. We would like to come back another time.

Excellent food and wonderful service from Amanda. Will certainly be back!

We had a table for 6 people on a Sunday. Menu was great for all. Small and children’s options available. Staff are very friendly and happy to help. Food was very nice, roast was great and good quality burgers too. Prawn and chorizo starter was a favourite. Good selection of desserts too!

The choice on the menu was brilliant, loads to chose from and a variety of dishes. There was about 10 of us and we all had different dishes, we all finished everything even taking some of it home. I had the spicy pizza and it definitely lived up to its name. The serve seemed quite nervous but he was so lovely. The atmosphere was brilliant and the staff were incredibly nice.

Ella and Amanda served us who was absolutely lovely, Great service, The food was also delicious

We had a great lunch at the Firecrest . The food was fabulous and our waitress was absolutely great. All the staff were extremely friendly. I thoroughly recommend a visit to this restaurant.

We love visiting the Firecrest, they are so lovely to our young children. The service is amazing and the food is great too. Highly recommend

Amazing experience, so flexible and easy going. Great with the children. Jamie was fab!! Will come again!

Great Sunday lunch! Susan was really attentive.

Lovely place to be. Staff are highly efficient and with an excellent sense of humour. Food is wonderful. Highly recommend.

Delicious and well priced meal. Very courteous and responsive service. I like to come here with my elderly mother as it is very accessible and you feel very welcomed.

Having visited here regularly for the past five and a half months i thought it was time to give credence and show respect to the wonderfully accommodating staff who have always welcomed me to the Firecrest and to whom I feel a special connection with. Kellie, Amanda, Jamie and others really have made my visits worthwhile. On top of that, the food has been exceptional. I appreciate their genuine warmth and friendly attitude. Thank you

Lovely lunch, amazing service from Sue and Jamie

Fantastic meal, food was lovely and fresh. Staff were very friendly, attentive and accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff and we had a very nice evening.

Really tasty roast dinner and staff were all very welcoming and accommodating for us and our baby. High chair was ready at a really cosy corner table where we had room to spread out. Perfect Sunday!

Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere and a splendid host!! The most spectacular pub lunch we’ve had in a very long time - very much worth the visit!! All the food was delicious and so flavourful! Amanda was absolutely incredible and was so attentive to us all as such a large party! 100% would recommend everyone coming to this pub and we would definitely come again!

We’ve been here twice now with our pup and both times we’ve come away saying how nice this pub is. The service is fantastic. The staff are incredibly friendly and can’t do more for you. The food has also been some of the best pub food we’ve ever tasted - really excellent home cooked style, and quick! We’ve made a mental note that this will be our go to pub for food now on in the chilterns!

Happy, efficient. Great value. Very happy customer!

Great pub with great food and service. The staff are absolutely lovely, friendly and attentive.

A lovely spot for a family lunch!

Great friendly service but no ale on.You don't even include beer in your ratings. You are basically a restaurant. Won't be visiting again.

We arrived late in the evening having not booked a table. Even though the restaurant had clearly been very busy throughout he day, we were greeted with smiles all round and seated quickly. The food itself was great and was served quickly, and the service from Theo, Kat and Jamie was exceptional.

Great pizza and steak sandwich on a Friday lunchtime.

Charles was amazing and made the experience wonderful.

Mocktails fantastic. Service initially was great but when it came to getting the bill paid it was a little more difficult. We asked for the bill, had the card out ready to pay when it was brought over but then the waiter disappeared. We ended up going up to the bar. Sunday roast was ok, not as good as previous roast we have eaten in the Firecrest though. The broccoli had hardly been cooked. Other half really enjoyed his burger. Puddings fantastic and just the right size. Great outdoor space as well.

Great service by Amanda and team. Really accommodating to all needs. Food was amazing. Would come again.

Amanda is great and the food was awesome

Fantastic restaurant with friendly welcoming staff. Really good catering for allergies. The food is next level. Would definitely dine here again!

Very good service and the staff seem really happy. The food was delicious.

We had really great service here when celebrating a birthday recently! Plus they also offer blue light discount - we didn’t know this until after we paid the bill (it isn’t well advertised), but will be returning!

We visited the Firecrest on Friday, early evening, with a group of colleagues. It was rather quiet for a Friday evening, even when we left later on. Saying that I can't understand why it was so quiet, because the pub is lovely, the service is nice and the food is fabulous! The portions were generous and my sea bass was perfectly cooked, with crispy skin. We all chose different dishes and all plates were wiped clean! I am glad we went for dessert too because they were all amazing. The mango and passion fruit Eton mess was mouthwatering, with light cream and full of big chunks of fresh and aromatic mango. The honeycomb bomb, that my colleague had, was the great example of perfectly tempered chocolate. Maybe a bit more refinement on the presentation of the dishes would be a bonus to the lovely flavours. I don't know if we were lucky, being a quiet service, but I will definitely return to the Firecrest.

Went to The Firecrest as part of a very large works party (25+) and we had pre ordered our meals. Lovely warm welcome on arrival, great food and drinks, super service. I'll be back with my family.

The signature burger was ace. Well worth it for that sauce. Chips were excellent and well-seasoned. Onion rings made an excellent mini starter as part of the main. Drinks were pricey. We were with a big party and food was served quickly and it was all hot, which was impressive. Puddings were a bit of a mixed bag. Some ingredients were missing from the puddings - probably due to a big order. Lovely place with excellent service, however.

Food taste, quality and service by the server were good. Presentation was ok as compared to other Vintage Inn pubs. Ambience was ok. The server was very friendly and kind. We even tipped him as he was a young lad in uni and yet very humble and friendly in serving us food. We were celebrating a personal achievement and it was our first time at The Firecrest, Wendover. Their portion size is good. We wanted to pack the leftover pizza slices. However, the lady at the counter denied us straight at first to give a take-away box or any foil container when we requested for it, to pack the left over as we don’t like to waste food. She mentioned they don’t do take-away boxes or containers, although the menu mentions ‘all our pizzas are available to take away’. That was annoying, as we could have paid extra for a box because it wasn’t about money but it was about our ethics around not wasting food. The lady was busy setting up the bar. On insisting the lady, she requested the server to wrap it in a cling film for us. Could have been better handled we feel. Had it not been this, I would have given a 5star. Please treat it as a feedback for better handling customer requests, as we are regulars at other Vintage Inn pubs. Was a bit annoyed though with this one. ****Adding additional comments to my review post response from the Firecrest team below: Thank you for your reply Sue and team. Let me clarify that the food packaging was not refused by the wonderful server who was the Uni student.. although it was refused by woman who seemed like the Shift in-charge and definitely not a Uni student but a experienced employee. Sorry just thought it was important for me to clarify.

Charles was amazing! So accommodating, great chat and did that little extra to make a difference.

Our server Charles was amazing. Made sure we were happy at all times and can’t fault his service! Also, food was amazing! We had a big table with different dishes and everyone was really happy with their meal! Looking forward to coming back!

Very good food. Service was friendly and helpful.

The service was excellent, and looked after all our needs . The food was very nice, a lovely old pub , and I would highly recommend it to anyone 👌

Love this place, the layout is really nice inside and outside too. We ordered at the bar and received really excellent table service, the staff were really warm and friendly. Our food was delicious, in fact ....I ordered extras after the meal. Really happy customers and will return....highly recommended to all.

We had the pleasure of being looked after by Charles. Very friendly and a good vibe. Would recommend

Lovely family meal, Charles was very attentive and a big hit with the kids !

Great food and excellent service from Charles!

Charles was great with my young son, the food was spectacular. Only thing we wouldn’t rate is the weather 🌦️ We will be back soon 😋

Service is of top class& staff are the company’s gem

Great meal and friendly and attentive service from Charles. Took a lot of care ensuring allergy needs were met.

I was a Film Extra or Supporting Artist on filming "The Last Days of John Alan Chau" at The Firecrest. It is a lovely looking pub in a rural setting, a little close to HS2 works, that locals would choose to visit for its seclusion a little way out of town.

I couldn’t be more grateful for the amazing food and service we were given for a special ladies birthday

Food ok but a bit over priced for what it is. Service excellent.