The Golden Cross Public House in Wycombe

Great village pub! Unfortunately didn’t get in till 8 missed the food

We booked a table for 4 and we're really looking forward to it, after it refurbishment. We left our contact details, just in case of an issue. On arrival, we noticed a hand written note on the door, saying " no food, due to a technical issue" We asked why nobody had called us to and basically got a shrug of the shoulders response from the staff. Pretty poor way to treat customers really. So a 20 mile round trip was wasted and we had to find another place to eat. It used to be a decent place for a meal and a few drinks, a few years ago.

A really nice family run pub, good menu, very generous food portions so go hungry!

What more can I want from a country pub. Food was incredible, staff were friendly and knowledgable. If you're looking for a great pub with good atmosphere and reasonable prices then look no further!

I recently visited The Golden Cross, and I can’t stop raving about it! This charming English country pub is a hidden gem that offers a delightful dining experience. The food is simply outstanding. Every dish we tried was bursting with flavour, showcasing the best of local ingredients. The portions are impressively generous—seriously, you won’t leave hungry! I had the Bangers and Mash, and it was packed with tender meat with a rich, authentic sauce. My partner enjoyed the hearty fish and chips, which came with a mountain of crispy chips and fresh peas. What truly made our visit special was the service. Liv and Lucy were absolutely fantastic! They were warm, attentive, and made us feel right at home. Their recommendations were spot on, and their friendly banter added to the welcoming atmosphere. If you're in the area, do yourself a favour and stop by The Golden Cross. You’ll be treated to delicious food, generous portions, and exceptional service. I can’t wait to return!

October 2024. Unfortunately, as we feared, the pub does not appear nor feel refurbished at all. It needs a deep clean and upgrade. Very let down. 04/07/24 update. Still no trace of refurbishment... 20/06/24 After more than one month of closure I still cannot see any sign of refurbishement/works there... The 5 stars are given as support, hoping that one day we can enjoy a better athmosphere and food than the ones experienced during the previous management.

This is a charming pub with a beautiful garden. It is near the train station and provided a much appreciated rest spot with a nice selection of beers on tap and wine by the glass.

The new landlord says he ran amazon distribution and says he is passionate about pubs...but after watching him force paying customers out for no reason I think he is a idiot. Good luck. Cnt. 1 star is generous

The Golden Cross has just been taken over by a new landlord (Adam Maddox). From today it will be open all day. It has a great garden and also a large lounge bar. We all know how much this pub is liked so why don’t you pop in even if your passing. Paul Also keep an eye out on there face book page to when the quiz is back (hopefully)😀🍺😃

Great pub. Well worth stopping off in Saunderton for a pint

Bear in mind that it's a pub without frills, it's the place to get a good wholesome meal at a reasonable price. I have been going for years and not ever disappointed. Well done to Mark the landlord and his staff. Update: The pub has now changed hands and Mark has left, so cannot vouch for anything there currently

Nice place, good selection of beers

Lovely friendly pub, good atmosphere. Nice food. Parking and garden.

Simple tasty pub food at a reasonable price. Range of real ales and hand pulled cider.

Always a pleasure to eat at the golden cross. Fantastic food at a good price. I believe it's changing hands soon though.

Nice big garden with kids play area, bar staff very friendly and a fantastic menu very quick on food out of kitchen, cost on the two meals and two drinks under 30 so was happy with this Thanks 👍🏻

Great little boozer friendly service

Lovely home cooked food and friendly service and staff

Lovely friendly pub, lovely garden, nice food and drink.

Most disappointing roast dinner - gravy basically water - vegetables hard and undercooked Most unhygienic - a man was unblocking the sewage, which made it impossible for people to sit in the garden without passing out from the fumes. We can see human waste splashing around. And, we can’t enjoy food indoors as the smell went in the pub! I don’t know why they decided to do this @ 3pm on a Sunday.

First time visit. Really nice pub, lovely service and food. Will certainly return at some point, once baby is big enough. Thank you

Warm welcome and pleasant atmosphere. Good choice of menu, all freshly cooked.

Food is really good, loved their Lambs liver and bacon casserole.

lovely place. well worth a visit. Food and drink priced very well. Craig and his family/team do a fine job.

Pleasant atmosphere. Good pint and wholesome food.

Ŕeally friendly, food excellent 👌

Country pub with nice pub grub and decent ales. Not recommended for wine by the glass.

The service and food were wonderful and such good value for money! Highly recommended this friendly village pub

Lovely traditional pub, I didn't eat whilst there, but the menu looked very inviting and fairly priced. When I'm back in the area, I will be having a mixed grill for sure.

Went to this pub after a lovely walk in the Chilterns. Conveniently located near Saunderton train station with a free car park outside. Large outdoor area with some play equipment but not used as we visited in winter. Staff very friendly and welcoming and definitely worth a visit for this alone! We had a drink and then some dinner. Typical pub fare on the menu but perhaps more vegetarian options than you would normally get in similar places - chilli, veg curry etc. We had the mixed grill and the fish and chips - both hit the spot after a long walk.

I agree with the post below. I have tried twice in the last couple of months to have a meal here. Once by myself and once with one other person. Basically walk in - asked if I have booked, I respond no I have not and I am told that they can’t help me all the time hardly paying me any attention. So I leave. No suggestions of sitting at the bar/waiting for a table/welcome to stay for a drink. As soon as I say no I have not booked they continue what they are doing and just blank me.

Excellent service and good food

Nice beers, excellent hospitality and quiz every other Sunday.

All seven of walkers that had the small roast last Sunday thoughrely enjoyed their meal,the young staff who looked after us did an excellent job, thanks.

Good food and drink and reasonable prices.

Nice pub / restaurant in Saunderton. I enjoyed the food and facilities.

Unwelcoming. Two years ago we enjoyed lunch here. Recent experience was attrocious with clearly stressed bar staff. We only stopped for a quick drink, which we explained, but were asked if we'd reserved even though half the pub was empty. Awful service. If you can't go to a pub for a 30 min drink with 4 people when there's plenty of seating available then it really isn't a pub.

Fantastic food and service, super gluten free choices

First time visit. Staff were welcoming, professional and the food was fabulous! Would recommend The Golden Cross without reservation. 10/10!

Great home cooked food,and the beers are well kept. All the staff are very friendly and helpful.

Excellent pub. Not been for a while but a pleasure to return

Good value lunch time menu £13 ! Staff pleasant

Always a warm welcome. Great circular walk through Downley common, above Bradenham down to the pub and back to High Wycombe. Friendly staff and good honest food

Good value traditional pub food and good service

Lovely food and very helpful staff...

Good service and reasonable prices. Very generous helpings. Well worth a visit. Has maintained its service and the quality of the food during the days following the covid pandemic.

Very accommodating people wonderful lunch perfect hosts.

Nice staff, there are some playground outside

Terrible customer service. Will not visit there again.

Good food friendly atmosphere. Reasonably priced. Well worth a visit.

We visited because it was the only pub around doing food on a Monday afternoon with other pubs in the area not even open It was well worth it with decent and good value pub grub and a couple of good ales. Quite busy for a Monday, probably many others in the same situation. Nice garden as well. They are doing s lot right

Nice place, polite staff, good food, and you can bring your four-legged friend 😀 😋

We had the Lamb Sunday roast it was delicious, attentive friendly staff.Will definitely return.

We've recently rediscovered the Golden Cross. Good meals,great portions and the staff are attenti ve without being intrusive.Best of all the very competitive prices. Why go elsewhere?

Friendly staff, great atmosphere and excellent menu. A range of options for all, including vegans/vegetarians. Portions are larger so come hungry! Car park available at the pub. Recommend for an evening meal.

First time eating here. Food was lovely and VERY reasonably priced. Definitely will go back. Mark (owner and chef on the day) spot on

Great home cooked food at reasonable prices.

Good old pub with extensive pub grub menu. Good portions at reasonable prices.

Very good service good food highly recommend

Great food, friendly staff, would recommend a visit here

Very good food and good service.

Always a nice quiet place with good classic pub cooked meals

Really friendly staff. Food was great. Service was excellent

Absolutely loved it the food and service was first rate would thoroughly recommend it but would advise booking before hand as extremely popular

Amazing food and amazing staff. Reasonably priced. Been going here everything I visit wycombe to see family.

Amazingly good service and well prepared food and plenty of it .

Visited here last week with family. Booked on the same day for 4 people and 3 dogs. Very accommodating (a large table out the way for the dogs), friendly staff, lovely menu and everyone really enjoyed the food. Would definitely visit again if in the area.

Brilliant food and really good value for money

Nice staff but not sure about the gazebo.

I'm n the area for two days, second night here, lovely pub and staff, great food and very reasonable, home made steak and kidney pie with the trimmings £8.95!

Lovely pub, really nice people. We only stopped for food, we had the homemade pies 🥧 which were full to the brim with tasty meat, it came with nice buttery mash and seasonal veg which was al dente (perfect for me) Thanks Golden Cross 👌

Lovely evening with family at the Golden Cross in Saunderton. Food was fantastic and a lovely ambients in the garden. Many thanks Mark.

Lovely pub garden with decent play equipment for young children

Excellent food and fantastic service.

Stopped for lunch on our walk of The Chilterns. Only 2 ales on tap but the one sampled was refreshing and in good condition. Food and service good although food was slow to arrive. Lots of outside space clean and friendly.

Amazing experience, staff were kind and respectful and all round an amazing experience

As expected for this price range

Food was good, staff were great. Lovely setting in the garden and marquis. Beer prices reasonable. Was wee'd on by a customers dog but meh no biggy. I will be back.

Communication was excellent when booking on line. Food prices are good. The vegetarian chilli was nice. It has a contained garden with a climbing frame/slide. The not so good part is the table was filthy and the fish with the fish/chips was horrible.

Lovely experience here at the Golden Cross . . Lovely traditional food . Well cooked and very tasty. Staff are friendly and nothing is too much trouble .

Lovely food and friendly hospitality

Pub was nice, watch out there were lots of drunk gypsys there when we went

Great atmosphere Very nice Marquee for Cold outdoors seating makes it a go to place

Had a fantastic Saturday afternoon here. An hour's walk with the family and dog in tow was rewarded with a quality meal, washed down with one or two (or more!) perfect pints of Black Sheep. The place has adapted well to outdoor serving with plenty of space and an intelligent set up. As the afternoon progressed an outdoor heater blew warm air into the marquee to take the chill off. Great, friendly service too. The only regret was the walk home - it felt like twice the distance!

Good food Good portion size reasonably priced

Large garden with children's play area. Lovely helpful staff.

Social, savoury, satisfying and safe.

Was with the best company ever. Whats not good,ale n food a delight too

One of the best services across pubs I have seen.. the staff was absolutely awesome and the ambience just perfect !! thank you guys for the hospitality!

Great little family pub with great beer and strict Covid rules in place.

Nice friendly staff, good food reasonably priced

Great food and friendly staff and good service

Excellent food, good service and (in these strange times) felt very safe

Unpretentious family run country pub. Staff are all very pleasant and good home cooked food. Good choice of drinks including properly cellared real ales.

Beautiful ,sataff amazing. Child friendly place. Food - fish and chips very good. Burger - dry. Children menu - very good !

Apart from the intoxicated lady the pub is tidy and the young barmaid very pleasant

Nice food would recommend to any1

Fantastic food and great service with well implemented social distancing measures. Will definitely visit again!!! 5 Stars

Food was very good and freshly cooked

Great service and excellent value for money