The Galleon in Milton Keynes

Amanda behind the bar was lovely .brilliant atmosphere very inviting friendly patrons first visit will not be my last 🙂

Popped in for a coffee but none available. Lunch was a lasagne , small portion. Garlic bread was so hard I had trouble biting. Small salad in vinegary dressing. Served on a plate with faux newspaper , which got soggy and tore when eating. Tasteless burger also served on paper with chips in a pot. Overpriced for the poor quality. No check back until plates collected. Two different staff looked at our table after eating but it wasn’t cleared for around 20 mins despite the pub being almost empty. Cutlery & floor not the cleanest and staff were on their phones. Ambiance non existent.

Great staff, really friendly. Dog friendly too 🐶

Lovely venue and roast carvery fresh and delicious and good value options for lunch. I always rate a good roast on the potatoes and these did not taste re heated. Pizzas were great too with proper dough. Nice friendly atmosphere with all sorts of activities and events happening

Staff were welcoming, the menu was great but wow the small plates were amazing.

The dog loved it and if he is happy I am happy :)

Sitting here at the Galleon. It is not looked after at all. If they took pride in this location they would have a great place and probably get a lot more business. There was litter all over the place. Ashtrays are full, cigarette butts all over the ground. Broken glass on the table and ground. Not a safe place for families with small children or anyone else for to be honest.

Overall a bit of a dive pub. It's a nice location so you can have a walk along the canal, cheap pub food, and the whole place needs a good clean and paint. We wanted to try it once. It's a shame as there's potential here for a lovely pub garden by the canal, but just lots of benches strewn about and overgrown grass. The Navigation Inn is much nicer.

VERY friendly staff. Food was good and cask ale great. Pleasant historical pub with a large beer garden adjacent to the canal. Smaller covered outdoor area for rainy days.

This pub could have so much potential. Place was pretty dirty overall, benches in garden need a good sand down, repair and paint job. Ordered food and waited 40 mins to receive all meals over cooked and missing items. Received a refund but so disappointed

Firstly flies are a big issue! Flies absolutely everywhere. We had to move tables twice because of the flies and by the third table we gave up as moving was clearly not helping even though we were inside. ( It was slightly warm the day we went so may have been worse because of this) We ordered a selection of food. Once it arrived we were convinced it was frozen food. The pizza tasted like it was bought from the local supermarket and could have paid half the price to put in an oven myself. Still tasted great as it was a basic pizza hence the 2 stars. The chips were the best thing we ate but you cannot really go wrong with chips. The tequila tots were supposed to be covered in seasoning but the seasoning was nowhere to be seen. The toilets were also dirty so unfortunately i would not recommend coming here for food but is an alright pub if you want to have a drink.

Lovely music session with total respect for the musicians. Excellent bar staff

Lovely pub garden, and view of the canal. Good atmosphere and drinks are reasonably priced.

This no longer has a play area, nothing at all. Please do not advertise as having one. Food is ok but not great. Cheap and cheerful. Friendly pub tho and right on the canal.

Went for first time in a long time for a family day.... Waited for a while at bar for drinks. Not exactly apologetic about the wait. Orders food to return one meal as was cold. The rest of food was not cold but not exactly warm but we didn't wanna make a fuss. The portion sizes for money wouldn't say was value. If the food was warmer and staff a bit more helpful it would have been a very good meal but unfortunately was nice but don't think would go again sorry guys

The Pub is ideally located on the canal and on summer evenings a great place to relax with friends and family.

No longer does Doom Bar. :( But still an excellent pub.

We had a really nice afternoon Although, they had a lot of items missing from the menu. I wasn't 100% sure the kids pizza was cooked properly..the salads had missing items & not worth £10++.. staff great, sorted & refunded.. as per previous comment..the grass wasn't cut & we all knew that it was going to be a hot weekend weather wise. Toilets aren't great, but a pleasant environment 😁

It's one of our favourite pubs to stop at Good staff and agood atmosphere

food i had could have been better had to swop out cutlery, wifes food didnt try it but the salad was massive for a light bite The barman was good and fast, the bar girl was on another planet. Young lad in the garden with a football kicking it against a wall. Yes thanks

The pub was nearly empty. However had to wait over 25 minutes for meal. Was it worth the wait? No - chips were overcooked as was the fish.

In short: kinda minging, but dog friendly. I came here once about 11 years ago and it was a lovely vibrant canal-side pub. It's still the latter but that's about it. The toilets were gross, the glasses were filthy, we ordered nachos that took well over 30 mins to arrive. The bar staff were pleasant and they do have water bowls for dogs but it's really hard to say much more that's positive. The whole place just feels kinda run down these days, it was a sunny day and the garden was empty, the grass needed cutting too. So weird; it's such a great space in an excellent location, it should speak for itself but the care is just not there. It's such a shame.

What a find, parking for trucks on industrial area, approx 10 min walk from this pub, nice chill out pub, friendly staff and locals, food lovely.

Had my Mum and Dad's wakes 4 weeks apart at this lovely canal side pub.Food was amazing and plentiful. All the staff went out of there way to make both days really special. Thankyou George and the team. From Diana and family

We had the wake for both our parents at the Galleon. Both times the team went above and beyond. The food was absolutely amazing. They catered exactly what we requested and more!

What a dive. Sticky tables, dirty glasses, stacks of mouldy wood and extra boxes piled around our table, completely out of condiments, meh food. Kids meals were frozem pizzas. We went for the playground as we had a group of kids but it's been taken down. At least staff was friendly.

Point blank refused service, I arrived 10 mins before they open, but they leave there doors open as an invitation...

A regular local boozer. Staff are pleasant and food is good. Always a warm and friendly welcome

Me and my Girlfriend made use of the two meals for £15 special offer, the food was very nice, the surrounding was a very nice traditional pub environment, the Bar staff where very nice and friendly, definitely a venue for another lunch date Dennis Buller

The Galleon hosted my Father in Law's wake and they were absolutely fantastic. Communication was great, buffet was brilliant & plentiful and extremely good value. George & the team were very friendly & even agreed to open slightly earlier for us. I would highly recommend this venue - thanks so much guys, we really appreciate everything you've done.

Perfectly pleasant pub with nice view. Even gave me change for the launderette

Canalside family pub. Open fire. Shame the best table in the pub ( by fire, comfy chairs) was commandeered by bar staff who we had to watch vaping and applying make up. Very strange

Great place for all, recently rescued two lovely boys and they were very welcome 🐾 and said hello to a few 😀🐾

Lovely lock side pub, staff are accommodation and generally a nice space for a quick pint. Thank you 😊

The Galleon is just the best public house in Milton Keynes, FACT, end of conversation, no need to debate, no need to have a discussion, move on!!! George runs a great, happy and warm pub!! A special mention must be made for a staff member “AMANDA” she is an angel of the highest order!!! Such a beautiful person and such an amazing host! Get yourself down here to enjoy the ambiance!!

Myself and friends have been coming to this pub regularly on a Wednesday evening for a while now we are always made to feel welcome and the landlord and his staff are always happy to help and happy to see us we are always welcomed with a smile and friendly chat can't recommend this pub enough they have accommodated a few functions for us as well and have always done their best to ensure we have had a good time

This is the closest pub to our office, so we visit routinely throughout the week - including lunch times and occasional evenings. The staff (all of them!) are always great; pleasant and polite and make you feel welcome (even when we first started visiting we were made to feel important) and this is a reason we continue to return.

Food is bad, didn’t look anything like food on website. toilets are dirty. Guessing the 2 on the food hygiene was about right! Wish I had checked before coming and spending money of rubbish food.

Nice local pub. Friendly staff. Pool table and outdoor seating area.

Not a great vegetarian selection. Staff and food great. Dog friendly.

We arrived at the pub, just after been caught in a tremendous thunderstorm on our boats, drenched and tired, all we wanted was a good beer and a hot meal, l went for Ham and chips while my friend was so happy to get something vegan, and a nice few pints to quench our thirst. Really enjoyed the experience, and the service was excellent. Definitely go again on our journey back south ! .

Good service and friendly staff.

Moored up close to this pub. Old Peculiar on tap £3.80. The food selection was pub grub. Unpretentious. It had more of a pub feel to it, than a restaurant that sells beer. I paid £14 for three taster plates. Probably a little more expensive than a main course, but enjoyable. Their spicy chicken wings were fiery. Southern fried chicken goujons and chicken tikka pieces. It was a proper pub.

Really nice canal side pub. Bar man was really lovely. Good food and reasonable price. Things were missing from my meal and not replaced by something else or charged less (bread and butter and curry)

Travelling up and down on the Grand Union, we stopped at the Galleon several times. Staff always warm and friendly, water for our dog before we asked, and the best fish and chips we've had in a while... crispy and hot to the end. Will definitely visit again if in the area.

I’m writing this review for the management. I was so looking forward for a wonderful drink by the canal . that was a disappointment, Lack of staff on a very busy day and leaving a very inexperienced bar man who had only be working there for 2 weeks . I asked for a vodka lime and soda water, but got a vodka and soda water with a slice of lime in as there was no lime cordial, but at no point was that explained, So I asked for a blush wine and soda water instead, I received a white wine and soda water , or should I say a splash of wine filled up with soda water. THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH SODA WATER ONE CAN DRINK,

Great staff great prices food and drink.

Website and board outside says food served 12 - 8 all day Tuesday to Saturday got there at 18.10 only to be told the kitchen was closed on Tuesday Not impressed , really disappointed Really need to update their advertising

Went to a family function, Really nice atmosphere and good service.

Sat outside at the front. Dirty smeared cloudy glasses to drink from. Dirty filthy bin near serving hatch area on left on the way to toilets. Toilets not clean generally unkempt. broken left basin tap. Tables as walk through look sticky marks rings not a great impression. A bit neglected sad soul less. Flies round coffee machine, general unclean coffee machine. Near till so visually puts you off, again as impression of uncleanness. Had one drink & left. Perfect location but not being well presented.

I wasn't in the pub lol I was on a boat on the canal haha

Lovely english pub next to the canal plenty of parking friendly staff ...only downside was some rather loud locals later on in the evening but that's not the pubs fault

Could not have been worse. The pub was dirty, the staff as lacklustre as they come and no food was given to us despite a long wait. Something tells me we won’t be back to a second visit…

We enjoyed the first time we had a meal here. Unfortunately, they closed the kitchen early today. Still had a good beer and cider and enjoyed watching the bingo.

Nice pub, next to the canal, perfect on a warm day. Good selection of beers, went in for food, the website states they serve food until 8pm, we were there at 6pm, apparently the kitchen was closed, yet there were still food menus everywhere. A disappointing early end to a pleasant evening.

Just popped in for a quick drink.

Called in for lunch with my wife on a hot and sunny day, looking forward to sitting by the canal in the garden. Ordered lunch to find out 15 minutes after ordering that eggs were not available for the ham, egg and chips that we had ordered. There was no offer of a substitute so the meal was delivered with one of the main elements missing. There was only one member of staff on duty covering the bar and garden which is across 2 floors, which meant service was slow although that member of staff did try their hardest to manage what was an unacceptable situation. The garden is as mentioned by other reviews an absolute disgrace and should be considered a major health risk. The ground was littered with fags butts, rubbish, bits of metal, plastic and other items. The grass was destroyed in many places and is just mud. The benches were beyond tired and worn and clearly need either replacing or repairing and painting. The benches hadn't been organised in the garden and were literally almost in a heap, the fences are tired and worn and what used to be a lovely children's play area has now been removed and 40% of the garden is an enclosed barren woodchip area. Despite the high temperatures there were only 2 dirty, stained and broken umbrellas and therefore no shade. This place has gone drastically down hill over the last couple of years, it is certainly not a place for families and the garden is dangerous for any dogs you may wish to bring. A pub certainly best to avoid.

Nice view, but that is is. Shocking service. Cold welcome, unless you are a local. Give this place a MISS.

Really enjoyed this pub. Lovely beer garden and food was good.

Pool table . Good service no food on the day we visited.

Nice pub lunch, very reasonable

A bit of a shame really. It's got a great location next to the canal. Needs people who care to run it rather than just employees. I love a run down pub but not if it's obviously been done up recently and is still tired! Where's the value in that?

Called in here to watch a football match and have a couple of beers. The place is very tired and could definitely do with a refurb. I think it's predominantly a locals pub and they are not trying to attract visitors.

The starters were great. I had fish and chips for dinner. The mushy peas arrived with a skin on. The batter on the fish wasn't cooked all the way through and through and you could taste the flour /batter mix. Very disappointed. My wife had beef and ale pie. It arrived red hot and the mash and vegetables were lukewarm. She sent them back.

Typical overpriced canalside pub. Fullers ESB beer so worth 4 stars for that alone.

Changed since youth in the 60s Friendly clientele nice envitomen

This place couldn’t be better, the staff couldn’t have been nicer :) definitely coming back and so should you

Please view my experience from the perspective of missing food by the slimmest of margins so I can't comment on the food. The website said the kitchen closed at 8pm. We arrived at 7.50pm to discover that last orders for food are called at 7.45pm. Unless I missed it, the website didn't mention that, so we are disappointed. What made it worse was the staff not acknowledging we existed until we took the initiative and then their approach was curt. Hey ho, food and drink will be found elsewhere.

Nice pub by the river. Kids play area no longer there which is a shame.

Only popped in for a bag of nuts and to use their toilet very late on a Saturday evening. The lady behind the bar was friendly, and it appeared very much a locals pub. It is right next to the Grand Union Canal at Old Wolverton. The car park opposite looked safer than the car park down the side. The pub is very dog friendly, with treats and water and even a sign saying dogs welcome people tolerated. The toilet was clean.

Partner and I ordered some burgers with chips and a cider each for a total of roughly £20. I'd say that's a pretty good deal. Food was nice and the seating by the canal was lovely and scenic. Good place to stop by

The pub is like a Youth Club Beer not good ! Garden a disgrace !Litter and fag ends everywhere ! Would not recommend it .!

We only wanted to go for a walk along the Grand Union Canal but with the weather turning out not as nice as expected whe decided to have lunch instead. Eating mainly vegan I did not expect to get something that fulfilled my needs and had made up my mind for having fish and chips instead. But I was positively surprised as there where a some vegan options available - more than I had in other places. I opted for the Bombay Burger and liked it very much. Daughter and husband had meat. Both dishes were also really good. Service was quick as well, so all in all a very nice experience.

Lovely setting, friendly staff, looking forward to going back and sampling the menu

Really bad food. We ordered 3 starters (that came out with the mains) and 2 burgers and every dish had something wrong. We would have sent it all back but we had already waited 45 minutes so was starving! One of the burgers was completely the wrong burger (ordered vegan Bombay Burger and got the vegan gourmet burger instead), the Desperado burger had no spring onion or cheese sauce, standard chips instead of paprika chips, no onion, iceberg lettuce not baby gem lettuce, no mayo with the mushroom starter, no bbq sauce with the mac n cheese bites, and our ‘shicken tikka pieces’ looked like the attached picture!! What about a piece of iceburg lettuce, a tomato and some mayo is ‘Asian slaw’?!?! To top it off, it was all cold. We had to ask for cutlery and got 2 forks, 3 knives and no napkins. Ketchup had a squirt left in it, so had to find the sauce station and replace it myself (and grabbed some napkins!). No one came up to us in the meal to ask how it was going, otherwise we would have complained. Would never go back and would never recommend. AVOID and save your money.

As a family on a passing boat, looking forward to the good food it was immensely disappointing that the chef was ill and the kitchen closed for the evening. However the staff were very helpful and accommodating above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks guys!

strange man showed me how to play snooker and made me buy him a pint

Lovely Pie & Mash lunch accompanied by a pint and friendly bar staff, couldn't ask for more to end the week.

Great pub with great food at great prices! We had to wait more than an hour for it and the starters came at the same time as the mains, but great pub overall.

Amazing location for a pub with a scenic garden by the canal, with heaters too! Drink prices are very reasonable

Come in while working away. Good beer and very good atmosphere 👍

Nice dog friendly pub. Meals a bit hit and miss though!

I was incredibly disappointed to find out that the kitchen was closed at The Galleon Wolverton despite their advertised opening hours. My friends and I were looking forward to a nice meal, only to be turned away due to the kitchen being closed. This lack of communication and attention to detail is unacceptable, and it left a bad taste in our mouths. If a restaurant advertises they are open, they should ensure that their kitchen is operational during those hours. Unfortunately, this experience has left me hesitant to return to The Galleon Wolverton.

Love this little pub, we pop in after a dog walk. Good beer & coffee, menu looks good too. Lovely friendly staff. Could do with a tidy up & some fresh plants out the front. Lovely garden by the Grand Union Canal for warmer days

Staff are great and didn't mind our cubs sitting outside for lunch and using the toilets mid way round our hike.

Relaxed pub well placed for a drink after walking nearby

Now dog friendly. We just stopped for a drink. Good beer. Nice atmosphere. This place used to only allow dogs in the garden, which I could never understand as the pub is on the edge of a huge country park and the canal. Dog walking central. Now most of the tables had a dog, so maybe not ideal for dog-haters.

Real nice place by the grand Union. Friendly staff and a good pool table

Extremely disappointed. Wanted to support our local business. Visited on Sunday 23rd Oct 22. I also Visited 2 weeks prior this, on week day, was told no food due to no staff. We Wanted to give our new local another try. It Didn't seem to busy on arrival, there were tables avaliable. one person working bar, although he was very quick. Ordered food, just mains with 2 sides, a burger and a sandwich. After waiting a hour, no food arrived, spoke to a young girl, who seemed very stressed out and clearly upset. Didn't get any update on food. 20 mins later still no food, I asked the chef, who was on his own, how long he advised another 20/30 mins! 2 hours and no food. Bar manager gave refund, wasn't very apolegtic didn't seem to bothered. Lots of people unhappy. If your short staffed and tell people from the off, the wait for food is expected to be...... i wouldn'tof mind waiting , but was being fobbed on each time we asked for a update and was never given one. I would not recommend or return.

Extremely disappointed. Wanted to support our local business. Visited on Sunday 23rd Oct 22. I also Visited 2 weeks prior this, on week day, was told no food due to no staff. We Wanted to give our new local another try. It Didn't seem to busy on arrival, there were tables avaliable. one person working bar, although he was very quick. Ordered food, just mains with 2 sides, a burger and a sandwich. After waiting a hour, no food arrived, spoke to a young girl, who seemed very stressed out and clearly upset. Didn't get any update on food. 20 mins later still no food, I asked the chef, who was on his own, how long he advised another 20/30 mins! 2 hours and no food. Bar manager gave refund, wasn't very apolegtic didn't seem to bothered. Lots of people unhappy. If your short staffed and tell people from the off, the wait for food is expected to be...... i wouldn't of mind waiting , but was being fobbed on each time we asked for a update and was never given one. I would not recommend or return.

Lovely food friendly staff and nice deco inside set by the canal this pub

Nothing fantastic is just a village pub. Cheap beer

It's a great place for food and drink. Really nice staff

The service was good and friendly, spot-on really; shame about some of the other customers there. The Galleon could be much better than it is, especially given its great location on the Canal. It could easily be a much more inviting location.

Looking for a quiet pint on a Sunday teatime and it was just to noisy for us. Children running round screaming and a lot of shouting.

Cracking pub... entire factory staff descended on them midday on a Thursday..they did us chips ..drinks ...coffees ect...got the job done ..great attitude great atmosphere!

located on the canal side, eat in or out.

So I went here with my other half and was very unhappy. We ordered the southern Sharer, when it came out there was no Mac n cheese bites, the nachos make out with no topping, the pork belly bites were so dry and cremated also there was not corn on the cob. This was also not served with the sour cream and bull's eye BBQ dip. No one seem to care about it at, the service was very uninspiring. If you think to sit outside on a nice hot day to enjoy being outside I wouldn't recommend it because it looks like nobody has cleaned up in a very long time.

Lovely atmosphere! Bartender was polite and chipper. Food was *beeeeautiful* and worth the wait. I can see how gorgeous it would be to eat beside the canal. My only fault would be that it was a tad warm, especially in the bathroom. But, overall - highly recommend.

This place has the potential to be a great pub. It's in a prime location next to the canal but appears to be poorly managed. The garden area is littered with wrappers,cigarette ends and the kiddies play area has been closed off for repairs. Several menu items were not available due to running out of stock so we didn't get to experience the food. Disappointed.