The Greene Oak in Windsor and Maidenhead

We popped into the Greene Oak on our way back to Windsor. The food was excellent, as was the service, very polite and aimable. Starters; the roasted beetroot and the mackerel, main: fish and chips (big portions) and roast chicken which was succulent. I indulged in a vanilla cheesecake which was divine..it came in a double layered cup.For a Monday lunch time there were several people there. The garden looks lovely so I can't wait to try it out again in Summer, although I may go back earlier. Also I like the fact that the discretionary service charge was not included automatically .We did tip though. I have no hesitation in recommending this lovely pub.

Another fabulous lunch from your set menu. Scrummy scallops (added cost!) and smoky mackerel starters were tasty and as always, the right portion. Dayboat fish and mussels with your wonderful chips were flavoursome. Rice pudding and vegan cheesecake (yes vegan) were generous and comforting. I’m never disappointed by your food or friendly, efficient service

We visited for Sunday lunch. Lovely food good service

It was my wife's birthday. The restaurant didn't let us down. Nice food, good service and dining environment put big smiles on everyone's face.

Family meal at 5.30 on a Saturday. Highly recommend

All round 10 out of 10. Compliments to the chef and a big shout out to Katie who served us with professionalism, friendliness and was very helpful

Food was ok. Iron steak was super tough. Sauce for steaks is like mayo, super heavy. Service was a bit slow for a Tue night. Overall it’s ok for a casual night out but I wouldn’t go back.

Some things we ordered were not brought to the table at all or on time

This was not my first. Isit to this great place. I stay up the road, and consider it my local when I am in Windsor. In the past, the staff has not been as warm and welcoming as they were on this visit, so that is a good improvement. The food here is generally rather innovative and quite good. This meal was no exception, but a couple of resl disappointments make me wonder if the place is really concerned with presenting lovely flavors and food . My starter was a pea soup with bacon, served with a Croque Madame. The Croque was perfect: toasty, yummy, and topped with what had to be a wuail’s egg, it was so small. Full marks. But the soup itself was underwhelming. Very bland. There may have been some chopped chives, but they had virtually no taste. I love the idea of using dried yellow peas, a staple from the rapidly receding winter, in a soup, but its delecate flavor needed SOMETHING—i suggest a drizzle of lemon juice and some spring onions.. or, one could use a hot pepper or chili drizzle. The bacon was chewy and limp. I felt a crisp texture would have been a better foil for the silkiness of the soup. To me, these are very basic issues which should not be served at a restaurant like this. I ordered a glass—yep, a glass— of a very expensive wine, because it was also very highly rated: Ken Forrester’s ‘Dirty Little Secret.’ This wine was worth every penny, and i even licked the inside of the glass, discreetly of course, to get every last drop. Full marks for even carrying this wine! The main was sautéed gnocchi with roasted broccolini, celeriac, girolle mushrooms, a vegetable purée and chopped hazelnuts. The gnocchi were good. The broccolini was spectacular…not dry or overdone, but just slightly caramelized and crisply moist. The celeriac was an eye opener…sweet and almost jammy, but with a neat celery edge. Just lovely. The rest of the dish was also fine…except, except ghe girolle mushrooms. They had been lightly cooked, fine, to preserve flavor. But they were chewy and almost oozy, with the texture that make people say, ‘uuuggghhh, mushrooms!’ A very light sauté, preserving the lovely, earthy spring flavor, woukd have removed enough moisture from the girolles so that they would not be damp or slimy, and a very quick cook would mean they would not get tough. These were heartbreaking to me, because they are such lovely little mushrooms, with such a beautiful taste…and i couldn’t even eat them! So i reccommend this place in general, but beware that some unevenness in the cooking and final presentations appears to be going on.

Decent pub, decent food. Nice whisky and bourbon selection, not big but nicely formed.

Started with lovely devilled cod cheeks then the pig cheek suet pudding which was a delight. Very nice evening spent tasty food and good service.

We went for a family meal on a Monday lunchtime, so it was predictably quiet - but still enough atmosphere. The food was very good. My pea and ham soup starter was exceptional! Service was great and the prices extremely reasonable. It was my mum's 88th birthday and they made a big fuss of her which made her day. I highly recommend.

Stopped in after a rather disappointing trip to Legoland. They seated us as a walk in (five of us) for an early dinner. Service was exactly as you’d want in an environment like this; polite, attentive and casual. Stylish, comfortable interior. Food was FANTASTIC. Everyone loved their dinner.

Great food, not overly busy and friendly, helpful staff. Service good have been a bit quicker, but it was peak time

Excellent service from Bar and waitress combined with very tasty meals - perfect evening!

Food took over an hour to come and fish was undercooked. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Very nice place ,spacious and nice atmosphere. Large menu in comparison with other pubs

Great service, great food and lovely venue. Will be back

Food was excellent, great service and value for money. Every table was booked at 2.30pm on a Saturday so the restaurant was nice and busy but not noisy.

I had the chicken as my main. The portion was very small! I'd say i got half a chicken breast. The flavours were good, just not worth the money! Had to fill myself up with a rice pudding dessert!

Excellent service. Food very good. Lovely tucked away table to quietly catch up with friends. I have never had a bad experience when frequenting The Green Oak and often recommend to my friends and colleagues.

Excellent food and menu choices together with good service

Had a lovely Sunday lunch there - and great staff. Would recommend

Visited on a Sunday afternoon, having booked for 16:30h. The starters were tasty and generous portions. We had pea & ham soup served with a small Croque Monsieur and Devilled Cod cheeks, both delicious. Then we had the Sunday roast, which they served with the meat, Yorkshire pudding & pigs in blankets on the plate and vegetables in separate dishes to share. The potatoes were roasted in duck fat and were exceptionally good. Gluten-free bread was available and the roast was served as just meat on the plate. Not sure if it would be ok for someone living with Coeliac disease (suggest speaking with them first) but ok for my intolerance. I liked that 1 scoop of ice cream (or sorbet) was available and I asked for it with clotted cream, which they were able to do. [As I’m writing I’ve remembered that I like a shot of Bailey’s poured over it, but I forgot to ask!] Service was good and unhurried. Overall a nice experience and would definitely return.

Excellent roast beef and trimmings. Sticky toffee pudding and clotted cream delicious

Very disappointing. Food was very lukewarm and generally not as tasty as usual.

Food was very good as was the wine, service was great and very friendly

Our party of five adults all enjoyed the meal and ample quantities at decent price

A very enjoyable meal, interesting and tempting menu and a very helpful waitress.

Great food and wonderful service from Cynthia. Highly recommend.

Delicious food, brilliant friendly service. A really lovely evening

Another lovely, high-value, original and tasty lunch menu. Well done! Seasonal and always something for everyone!

I went for Sunday roast. As I have soya allergy they cooked my food freshly and separately and were caring. We enjoyed ourselves and I couldn't have asked for more.

Early supper with a girlfriend, glass of champagne and mussels served pipping hot and delicious. But, the Rice Pudding with Rhubarb was stunning. A great team and a perfect location. Will be back again soon.

Lovely relaxed atmosphere Great food and friendly, helpful staff My only minor complaint is the number of dogs inside the bar / restaurant

Absolutely delicious food and well worth the money. Staff were very attentive and the restaurant was very clean a comfortable. The Prosecco was a delightful bonus. Will visit again.

Although I made a mistake on my timings the staff realised and were able to accommodate us

Very disappointing meal; we had had a wonderful morning with our young grandson who had a driving experience at Merc Benz World followed by a visit to drool over Ferrari's at Maranello's, Egham and to finish his treat with lunch at the Greene Oak. We have been there numerous times before over the past couple of years and always found their food to be acceptable to very good: not this time. Great start with some properly crispy ham croquettas but badly let down by the most tasteless, almost cold moules; a similar horrible experience was that the pig cheek & trotter pudding arrived with uncooked pastry draped around a stone cold filling: apart from breaching hygiene laws in terms of reheated internal meat temperatures, it was just plain nasty. Both were sent back. Our grandsons burger was ok, ditto fries and chips: we weren't charged for the items but left dissatisfied and hungry. Service was excellent - not the wait staff's fault that the food was substandard. Likely it will be a long time before we venture back there again.

Excellent!! Not a lot to add. Just an excellent meal. Well served in a convivial atmosphere. Will go there again soon. Really irritated by having to write a 100 characters!!!

Really good reception with small game to play as part of valentine theme do well presented

We were seated next to the kitchen door, this was not pleasant. We have been before and will go again but sit somewhere else!

We had a lovely Valentine’s night meal here. Mains were the chicken and the gnocchi, both of which were delicious, with inventive flavours and beautifully made. The hog and hogget starter was utterly out of this world. Desserts were perfect. Everything here is done with the utmost care in a lovely and warm relaxed atmosphere.

Great food and friendly service. Bit pricey and no Drambuie 😢

We loved our fish finger sandwich

Good efficient service and food and pleasant ambience

Third time at the Greene Oak, first time on a weekday. We took the Winter Warmer deal and ordered from that menu. Frankly no need for a la carte, as this menu was pretty wide-ranging in choices. Our guest loved her soup starter with the mini Croque Madame, and smoked mackerel and artichoke was almost perfect. My wife’s stargazy pie with rabbit and langoustine, my cheek and trotter pudding, and our guest’s roast chicken were all scrumptious. Good helpings too. We’d had the whitebait and katsu rissoles for the table, so were full. So we had dessert. Gypsy tart and dark choc ice cream were very sweet but nice. Only slight criticism would be the pastry was a tad hard to cut through. Delightful talking to the staff, including nice chit chat about Galicia in northern Spain with Maria, whose family is from there. Definitely a “we’ll come again” experience.

Really went above and beyond for us, to accommodate our little baby girl. Would definitely recommend.

While the roast dinner earned praise for its well-cooked sides (among the top 25% of pub roasts, I'd say), the starters fell flat. The chickpea croquettes, priced at £8.50 for three bite-sized pieces, felt overpriced and underwhelming. Similarly, the £4.50 bread basket offered a meagre four small slices. The atmosphere unfortunately suffered due to numerous children engrossed in loud iPads, creating a cacophony reminiscent of an Osaka pachinko hall. This detracted from the dining experience despite the commendable roast. A final curious note: the vegetarian nut roast curiously included pork/bacon pigs in blanket. While fortunate in this case, due to use not actually being vegetarian, I did find it strange that these were included in the only vegetarian roast option and makes you wonder what's going on in the kitchen. Overall, while the roast shines, the underwhelming starters, questionable value, and noisy atmosphere make a return visit unlikely.

The staff here were engaging, chatty, and had a great energy about them. There was a nice amount of time between being seated and being asked for our drinks order. The same applied to our food order, nothing was rushed and nothing took forever, it was just right which is something other places don't get right. The food was absolutely delicious and plentiful. We had the roast chicken which was done to perfection. My only critique (personal choice, mind) I would have preferred stuffing to pigs in blankets but that's just me. It doesn't take away from the deliciousness of the meal.

Always a great meal it really is a gastro pub and serves exceptional food. It is a bit naughty to charge 12% service charge on top

Today we popped in to the Greene Oak to research the perfect pre lunch cocktail for Paul's dad's 90th birthday celebration which they are hosting in few weeks and Ana took time and trouble to talk us through the different options and offer up some excellent suggestions. We learned that Ana is leaving today. She had always given such an excellent welcome and we will miss her and wish her the best in her next venture 😀

Love the place very cosy and excellent food .

The best of the local roast dinners. Even late in the day, quality is superb

Our favourite roast. I hope the Sunday lunch menu never changes. The meat is perfectly cooked (one of us requests well done and it is still delicious), the sides are the best of any pubs nearby (and we’ve tried a lot). The staff are all lovely.

Great food and service. Lovely atmosphere, will definitely come back

A very enjoyable evening and an interesting menu choice

Very pleasant evening and good quality meals. Had to wait extra for our main course, we didn't mind. The staff and manager handled it very well and made us feel a valued customer.

Ria is great, as always, she took good care of us: we really enjoyed our food and the service

What a lovely restaurant. We had a most delightful lunch for a very special occasion. The food was delicious and the staff were very charming. The restaurant had such a great atmosphere and we all had a great time. Highly recommend.

Lovely fresh food not heated up but cooked properly by a chef. Steak was cooked to perfection and vegetables were good. Katie was a great waitress and took time to be pleasant to us all. Thanks for a great meal.

A warm welcome. Delicious food, always innovative. The cod cheeks starter was very good and the rabbit, langoustine stargazy pie was delicious. A generous side of broccoli was a perfect accompaniment. I will be returning.

Good menu, well cooked food, smart service. We eat here regularly and are not disappointed. Plenty of choice, mix of traditional and experimental food, sound range of drink options.

Another great Sunday roast Great service Our favourite table reserved for us The staff are really friendly and attentive

Delicious vegetarian/vegan Sunday Lunch with plant based dessert. Our first visit it definitely will not be our last.

Best Sunday lunch for miles and incredibly friendly and hardworking staff.

An amazing country pub. Location is beautiful and food is fantastic!!

Very nice relaxed restaurant. We ordered the gnocchi and the lamb, both were delicious. Very good wait staff. Lots of car parking and we enjoyed our meal. £75 for 2 with 1 glass of wine

Great food great wines and superb venue. The team of staff are exceptional, friendly knowledgeable and make any occasion feel special they go above and beyond. Relaxing drinks to intimate dining , friendly get togethers family celebrations throughout the year . Outside dining unique character a gastro pub to the highest standards. Thank you James ,Rayray, Michael,Charles and all the team you are brilliant. Highly recommend . Look forward to seeing you again soon

I am Changing my original review as I made a mistake. The lunch I enjoyed here was excellent and I would recommend it highly to anyone planning a visit.

Really good service and food! Would definitely be coming back and recommending to others.

Great service and food, we will be back !!!

The food was interesting, well cooked and presented. The service was helpful and friendly and competent.

I had a Birthday lunch with my mother on Thursday !st February, The £27 set menu. From the moment we entered to when we left we were looked after like royalty! Basia the manager greeted us when we arrived , checked our booking and seated us on a nice little table for two which had a great view of the dining room. It was also near the 'ladies', which was handy for my disabled mum. Fiona, our waitress was great. She was very attentive and her humour and professionalism made for a special lunch. The set menu options were original and varied and when our choices came out, were brilliantly presented and very, very tasty. Also a big thank you to the chef, who's food was impecable - he or she even piped 'Happy Birthday' on the dessert plate which topped off our wonderful experience. cheers to all the team! I definitely recommend the Greene Oak and we shall be returning soon. A big thank you to Basia, Fiona and chef who all make a great team at the pub and made our lunch truely memorable - thanks!

Lovely cosy pub and restaurant, with very knowledgable staff who give great advice on food, wine and geographies! Great evening with a varied, thoughtful menu.

We have been visiting the Greene Oak many times over the years and the food has always been innovative and delicious… with huge portions! Again, we have been looked after by many different stafff and they are always delightful… friendly, welcoming, yet still providing excellent service! Many of our friends now dine with you on our recommendation. Looking forward to our next visit. Nikki and Freddie Balzan.

Had a good evening, food was delicious particularly the roast beetroot. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the staff pleasant and helpful as ever.

Absolutely love this place. Have been going for many years now. The food is stunning and the staff exceptional. We always feel welcome and always well looked after. The lunch menu is fantastic value for money and a great asset to the restaurant. However i did struggle with the choice of starters on this new menu. Some more traditional options should be available. Albeit, our chosen dishes were delicious. Otherwise, could not recommend this enough...

My friend and I had an excellent lunch here. We ate from the set menu and much appreciated the prosecco to start. The food was beautifully presented and tasted delicious. All at a reasonable price.Our waitress could not have been more helpful. We will be back

Excellent Sunday lunch and the staff were so helpful and friendly. It did get quite noisy when it was full with everybody having a good time!

My boyfriend and I love this place. It’s our usual date venue. The atmosphere, the staff, the food and the drinks are always lovely.

We had a fabulous Sunday lunch here recently for my partner’s birthday. Everything was delicious. The menu was designed and prepared with great care, even down to the smallest dishes for the table (pre-starter) were delicious with great little touches. Ordering from the specials menu is highly recommended. Our servers were lovely - thoughtful and attentive, we never waited too long for anything. The Greene Oak is a standout place to eat in this area.

Very friendly staff. Food was delicious. Thought the place looked a bit tired but it didn't spoil our enjoyment.

Delicious Sunday roast and brilliant service as always

Lovely meal, lovely service and a fantastic location.

Lovely food, nice glass of wine. We didn’t have dessert, but would of liked a small chocolate with our coffee. We really enjoyed the food.

Service was excellent. The starter was wonderful but the venison cottage pie did not meet my expectations after the previous meal I had last week.

First time here and I thought it was very good. Food was excellent and the set lunch great value. Friendly service too. Would recommend.

Very much enjoyed the set lunch which is great value for money. Good food and friendly service

Great start to the week, was here on Monday lunch with my other half and we had a lovely time. Our waitress was just superb. Just brilliant at her job. My husband said he can’t remember the last time he got service like it. Well done Maria you really made our lunch and we still think your superwoman with all those kids and still have the energy to smile and entertain!!! Food was great too. Both dishes tasty and well presented. Set lunch menu is a great deal and we got a cheeky glass of Prosecco to start the day.

Fabulous food, great service and lovely ambience, and highly recommend the Greene Oak.

There only seemed to be the set menu, but the trout starter and vegetarian risotto were both outstanding.

Excellent Sunday roast with all veg included. Roast potatoes superb! Also good alternatives of fish and vegan options.

Staff were outstanding and loved the fact they offered more veg/gravy if we wanted . Will definitely go back

Well the good points first : Loads of choice on the menu Very large roast dinner with lots of accompaniments Good choice if non alcoholic drinks Negatives: THe management have become greedy. Cramming people in to a strict 2hour slot so staff begin piling on pressure to order from the moment you sit down and between courses as soon as you finish eating . It doesn’t make for a relaxing experience. We only had main courses and coffee and still struggled to finish before being asked to move . I feel sorry for the team working here as it must be so stressful, constantly having to fret about diners who want a nice chat over dinner when they need the table back. In short , go here if you just want a quick lunch . If you’re after a good catch up with friends or family over a two or three course meal, forget it !

What a great recommendation, sadly it was a flying visit but so glad we got to have dinner at this lovely pub. Will definitely go back if ever we are in the area. The staff couldn’t be more helpful.

Good food and friendly staff. Very good range of drinks.

Service, as always, was excellent. The eggs Benedict was possibly the best I’ve ever had, shout out for the hollandaise

Excellent from start to finish. Staff are outstanding

Care needed where steps to dining area,. very noisy due to a table of 6/7 ladies taking/ laughing very loudly

Very enjoyable lunch staff were very friendly and helpful