The Harrow in West Berkshire

Absolutely love this little place. Proper old village pub. Traditional in every way. Great food and drinks.

Went for Sunday lunch with the family the food is excellent and the atmosphere in the pub was fantastic have been there a few times now and haven't been disappointed you need to book in advance to reverse a table.

Very good food & service but prices for glasses of wine excessive: £10 for 250l. No wine list offered at first order.

I just wish we had a pub like this near where we live in West Sussex. I would travel a long way to enjoy the food, the ambience but especially the welcome and all round hospitality at the Harrow. Excellent value. Faultless.....

Lovely country pub. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Another great meal at The Harrow. Food is always spot on and staff are super friendly. We enjoyed Camembert sharing starter. Also has the pan roast Cornish hake and the excellent bavette steak which is my favourite dish on the menu and the pie of the day which was also delicious.

Cosy little pub with friendly staff and patrons. Thanks for the Apple!

Looks great. Here for a quick morning cyclists coffee

What a brilliant pub! Stopped with a mate as we were cycling part of the Ridgeway and saw the sign. Landlady was so friendly, she saw us pull up on our bikes and asked us what drinks we would like whilst we sorted ourselves out. She was attentive all during our visit, bringing out menus and extra drinks. (Thank you). There was a local cricket match being played on the green opposite, a thoroughly entertaining game. Sat in the sunshine with a drink, excellent club sandwich and watching the cricket in a beautiful old pub garden doesn't get much more British!

Great food, great service totally recommended.

Perfect place for a meal with the family. Excellent food, lovely atmosphere and staff.

This is rapidly becoming our go to place. We had another fantastic meal last night - recently redoecorated with great ambiance. Food was excellent and desserts were also exceptional - the brownie was some of the best ever apparently. Lots of nice walks from the pub also and there's a cricket pitch right in front

Met an old friend for lunch yesterday. The food and the service were excellent. However, from our table in the pub the wonderful view over the cricket square, for which the pub is famous, was obscured because a horsebox - presumably used occasionally for functions elsewhere judging by the signage on it - was parked semi-permanently slap bang in front of the window! Surely another location must be available either on site or elsewhere in the village to store this large obstruction? An otherwise very enjoyable visit was therefore marred for us. Shame.

Lovely food and service and lovely place

Have been here several times,been great, unfortunately on our last visit they had problems in the kitchen,waited an hour for our food, certainly not up to standard, unfortunately my husband was violently ill the next day after eating some venison burger!

Perfect village pub overlooking the cricket pitch nestled in the North Wessex downs. Food so much better than you'd expect. Not just the usual fish n chips and burgers, but a choice of interesting dishes. Great quality, brilliantly cooked and very tasty. Well worth seeking out if you're in the area.

Good pub for food and drink and on summer day nice place to watch cricket

Only stayed for a pint but looked very nice overlooking a cricket club which would be nice during a game.

Visited today with my family; the food was absolutely delicious two had fish & chips with gorgeous minted mushy peas; one had the smoked lamb roast which was divine & I had the slow belly pork roast & mine was one of the best roast dinners I’ve ever had & I can rustle up a mean roast myself but this was delicious the veg was perfect; the swede puree was amazing & the gravy was amazing; portion sizes were perfect & everyone cleared their plates deserts were just as delicious the Campari sorbet is genius so refreshing. The staff were friendly & cheerful it was a lovely day so we sat outside; we will definitely be back.. very soon

Great place to come, super outdoor seating on a summer's evening too! 😁

Delicious food & lovely relaxed friendly service in a beautiful location.

We didn’t get chance to eat at this pub as we were out walking and going past and just wanted a drink. The food did smell great and looked nice. The staff were very friendly. Staff behind the bar were fast and efficient. We will be popping back again in the future and will be trying the food!

Stopped for lunch, very tasty veggie burger & sandwich, right by the cricket on a quiet road. Not the cheapest but worth it for the good food.

Absolutely amazing little gem just of the Ridgeway. Well worth the detour (even if you have to climb up (another) hill after your pints and food. Brilliant staff and food.

Great pub, really friendly staff and efficient service.

Had a wonderful meal here, staff were friendly, helpful and gave us a really warm welcome to the pub. Lovely atmosphere in both the bar and restaurant area. Great food (especially the homemade onion rings) and they made a special effort for my fiancés birthday. We will definitely be back! Thank you!

Excellent pub with nice outdoor area facing cricket pitch and handy for walks or cycling ridgeway. Great fish and chips!

Great place , staff very friendly and the food amazing. Thanks guys

Excellent Sunday lunch. Were made to feel welcome and service very good, particularly to our 3yo who was addressed directly and with good humour. Will definitely be returning.

Very friendly and welcoming hosts. The food was very tasty - sirloin steak and battered cod. I'd recommend the dark chocolate cremeux desert over the brownie.

Nice place. Perhaps a bit pricey.

We went on Sunday afternoon, for a drink after a walk. The pub was very busy, I stood at the bar for 20 minutes being completely ignored. I felt like the 'invisible man'! So we left with out getting served. I've given the review one star because they had a water bowl for our dog - at least she got a drink!

Excellent. Great food service and location.

Food was very good, plates had a bit of a blocked dishwasher smell but apart from that great.

Excellent beer, great staff. Booking recommended on a Sunday.

Expensive. Do not assume that items from the bar will be similar prices to other pubs. Check the price of everything you order to avoid nasty surprises. ============================================== EDIT: I posted the above as a 2-star review. I now see that another reviewer also complained about the prices, mentioning £17.50 for cod and chips (in 2023), and the pub replied to that review with "Hi we are now reopen (June) under new management hopefully we can change your 1 star into 5 stars" as if to imply that the complaint was no longer relevant. In fact the pub's website now says £18 for cod and chips (March 2024), so clearly their complaint is still relevant, so I find the pub's response rather disingenuous. In view of this, I am modifying my own rating to 1-star. Just to be clear, my own visit was in 2024, not earlier.

Really, really good pub food. Serene service and vibe.

Came in for a Sunday roast dinner and stayed for the dessert. The black forest hot chocolate is a must! 👌

Great little place that is very dog friendly and has a great menu. Also was showing the rugby in the bar

Love this pub. Staff are so friendly and always welcome my dog with a treat. Lovely atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. I also read the other reviews and saw the one about the staff making a mother aware that her screaming baby was ruining the evening for all the other customers…bravo to the pub staff if that’s true. I don’t go to the pub to listen to a baby screaming.

My friend and I went to The Harrow today for lunch (a treat for me on my birthday). The food and service were exceptional, a very warm welcome. We both had the 3-layer Club, chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and avocado with sourdough served with chunky chips. We will definitely return and my friend felt as though The Harrow was somewhere she could go on her own and feel comfortable.

I had a lovely experience at this wonderful pub. Lovely food, friendly staff and a relaxing atmosphere!

Loved this pub. Perfectly situated for a walk on the Ridgeway. Really welcoming staff, even when we were just walking past the Landlady said hello which only added to the welcome later. Great choice of food, clearly freshly made. Highly recommend the Korean chicken burger- authentic and delicious. Pub is clearly newly decorated- tastefully done, cosy without losing the village pub feel. Dog friendly with water and treats!

Food is absolutely amazing. We'll definitely go back. Service was a little slow but the food was worth the wait. It's family friendly and the staff are really nice and lovely. It's probably the best food we've had in the area.

This is absolutely not a family pub, do not take any children here!!!! One of the landlords shockingly told my sister in law to keep her one year old quiet as EVERY SINGLE person in the pub has complained at her excited squealing. My sister in law was so upset and made to feel embarrassed as she was trying everything anyway to keep her one year old quiet and happy, she then ended up crying. We were made to feel terrible about it, on top of that they also ignored us and didn’t come to the table once to serve us drinks! The food was not worth the money even though we tried to salvage a good time after the upset! Very average food for above average prices! Very very upsetting experience, will not be going back even though we are local- ish. Absolute shame! On top of this we pre ordered food and were made to feel so bad and awkward that we left before puddings came out and they still charged us for the puddings!!! If you have kids avoid, if you want fine dining avoid, if you want pub grub avoid! I think local villagers are only welcome here I’m afraid

A wonderful village pub serving delicious food. I'm not sure what to say but this was one of the best pub meals I've had in a while. The gravy was great! Proper gravy is always great fantastic triple cooked chips too and a pie that was a real pie. My only complaint was some people having too much fun which is a bit Scroogey I know but they were very loud

I'm very hard to please and The Harrow absolutely smashed it! Went on Wednesday evening with my son and daughter for a meal for her 21st. The food was top quality and they absolutely nailed the service. Atmosphere was lovely. If you are looking for somewhere for a nice meal, go and give this place a go.

A great experience here on New Year's Eve 2023. We arrived without a reservation and they were very accommodating. Despite having several larger bookings the service was attentive, happy and prompt. A good range of food options and a good atmosphere. Worth stopping by if you can. We went for starters and sandwiches and the portions were plenty.

Great to see the pub reopened. It's a beautiful place in an amazing setting. I've taken off a star as I was very disappointed to see a TV so prominently on the wall in the bar, with just banal rubbish on it. It was so distracting. Thought I'd walked into a Wetherspoons. The only negative .

Newly refurbished. Staff now friendly and welcoming. Had a great pie and interesting pint of beer.

The food was incredible. One of the best pub meals I've had in ages... the venison starter, bavette steak and rum baba were all lovely. Service was great,and it was pretty reasonably priced (200 quid for four of us, 3 courses and two bottles of wine) The pub itself is very pretty too. all decked out in Xmas lights. Would recommend

Absolutely fantastic pub. Really great team running the pub and exquisite food - there was a group of 10 of us including young children, babies and dogs, and it was suitable for all of us. Thoroughly recommend.

Wow! What a find. Have driven passed before and always wondered. You can't miss it now. Properly celebrating Christmas. Fabulous decor. Amazing food and excellent service. Will return.

I haven't eaten here yet but the food looks amazing. I have been here a couple of times with my dog via a pit stop on a long walk! The staff are amazing and make you feel welcome. From somebody who suffered with anxiety this means everything. As I find it hard at times to even go into a pub! It's been done up lovely for Xmas and the atmosphere is lovely too. Very dog friendly which is a must for me. 👌🐾❤️☺️ Thank you for a lovely mulled wine 😁☺️

Best steak pie in the world plus top sticky toffee pudding 😋

A fabulous place to go for a delicious meal. V good on allergies too

A good mix of county pub and county restaurant. Menu is really good with some top notch restaurant offerings at restaurant prices. Then pub classic options at more pub prices. All in a great setting village wise, lovely interior décor, and good quality friendly staff. Will definitely be returning.

My parents took the family to the Harrow a couple of Sundays ago - lovely roast beef and the vibe was typical warm British countryside pub - lovely cheers!

All around fantastic!! Food , drink , staff , atmosphere.

Superb food, well cooked by a young team. Exceptional service. Definitely go.

Nicely refurbished since my last visit early last year; excellent food and good selection of beers. Prices somewhat higher than before!

We found this pub quite by chance randomly searching whilst on a journey. Absolutely perfect in every way. The service was friendly and helpful the food was amazing. I wish it was on our doorstep.

Great service, fantastic food especially the crab! The Jingly waitress with all her beautiful jewellery was amazing! Definitely recommend.

Sweet and charming pub with great ambience and mouth watering food. Do yourself a favour and order their pie. Yummy!

A large group of us booked last weekend end for lunch they were very helpful and accommodating . I had the meat free Sunday lunch which was delicious .it was not a large menu but our group managed to find things to eat, puddings were delicious as well. Sorry no photos as I ate it so quickly. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely pub and setting. Excellent food and service. Nice that it was dog friendly. Although I'm not a dog.

Very nice lunch, service slow due to order being lost, which was a shame. Would go again but not at a weekend.

Very busy, was told that there was a 30-minute wait for food, but when it came it was well worth the wait.

Amazing roast dinners and puddings today. The staff were really friendly but service was quite slow.

Had a wonderful meal here. There was a large group of us and all the food arrived hot and at the same time. My steak was cooked perfectly. The flavours that went into the sauce and salad made it extra special. I will definitely come again. Compliments to the chef and the fantastic staff that looked after us.

We will definitely visit The Harrow again as we feel it is well worth the 2 hour journey. The staff are very welcoming; the food is exceptional, especially the steak which just melts in your mouth. Puddings are delicious. A wonderful place to take the family and just feel like you are at home ❤

Fantastic meal for 11. Great chef, lovely friendly and attentive staff. Classy interior and stunning view of the cricket pitch.

Very friendly staff and very quick service even though it was busy. We sat out the front of the pub in their beer garden, which had an excellent view of the cricket match that was being played opposite the pub. We were there at a Sunday lunch time and we had the roast dinners. The food was well presented, good portion size and very delicious. It’s a very dog friendly pub and I would definitely go again.

Stopped by whilst travelling home. An excellent pub with a great view of the cricket club. Food was amazing. Gammon was thick and tasty and the Venison/ apricot pie was fantastic. Friendly and quick service from the staff. Will definitely stop by in the future. Thank you.

Not tried food yet but a couple of cold Neck Oils outside in the sun after dog walk was blissful. Really nice seating area and very popular.

Found this great place on our trip to Berkshire, excellent food - pleasant staff - beautiful location!

Excellent friendly service. Great starters and main. Don't bother with the peach melba, terrible. Will definitely be back to try other things on the menu.

Lovely updated pub in south Oxfordshire. Early days but seems to be off to a great start. Worth a visit I'd you are in the area. We popped in from a cycle and enjoyed a good pint. Recommend you do similar if possible.

What a village pub! Couldn’t ask for much more from these guys, food is exceptional (steak a real treat!) the service is wonderful and always a friendly smiling face behind the bar. We have been in multiple times since it opened and it just gets better and better. Atmosphere is wonderful and busy and if you get a sunny evening then it’s great to sit outside and watch some cricket too!

Excellent food, really nice service and comfortable interior.

We stopped as we were driving nearby for lunch on a Thursday Surprised to see quite a few other people. Food: you have to try the roasted monkfish, definitely worth the higher price Drinks: good selection of cider and beer on tap Atmosphere: seating out front and on the grass behind over looking the village sports field, in a lovely village. Inside decor nicely done up. Staff: friendly and helpful

Delicious roast lamb lunch with all the trimmings! Couldn’t fault it and will definitely make Sunday lunch at The Harrow a regular thing! Beautiful setting and friendly atmosphere and staff!

Absolutely gorgeous pub. We had the best meal, staff were lovely and the atmosphere was brilliant. 10/10

Closed indefinitely??? - phone number doesn’t work, neither does email address. Shame, was such a nice pub!

The owners went out of their way to serve us food and the roast was delicious. Lovely cosy pub!

Great pub over looking the cricket pitch, easy 5 minutes from a walk on the Ridgeway. Had lunch, sausage baguette filled with lots of sausages. Landlord is pleasant enough, could smile a bit, but maybe he was having a sad day?

Excellent Sunday lunch. Good service.

Nice pub in a rural village. A good place to watch a cricket match from the tables outside and enjoy a beer.

What a brilliant place, I thoroughly recommend the food on offer and wish I lived closer in order to savour more of the menu. I was enjoying lunch with friends who have recently moved to Newbury who had come across this gem of a country pub . .. guess there'll be more lunch meets arranged here. I won't object. Keep up the good work - it's a joy

Always a good pint and a lovely spiny on a summer evening

Reliable, good food at reasonable prices.

Lovely pub on the cricket green in the roling Berkshire downs. Shame about the exceptionally grumpy landlord, chin up mate it might never happen !

The cod and chips has gone from being around a tenner to SEVENTEEN POUNDS FIFTY. For cod and chips and a bit of salad. And the scampi has gone up by over a fiver. And I can only conclude that the landlord was having a bad day, as I’m sure that he isn’t always that rude and surly. (Although he was last time I visited as well.

I stopped by during a one day cycle from Wales to London in the hope of a Sunday roast, and am I glad I did! The kitchen was closing but the staff made an effort to accommodate me and get me a full lunch regardless. Everyone - including the locals - was friendly and my only regret was that I couldn't hang around longer to enjoy some cricket on the green opposite.

Lovely pub with a great view across the countryside

We were a large party of walkers that were taken care of very well. Thank you.

Great local pub and a perfect detour if you're walking the Ridgeway. We stopped for lunch and had a good selection from the menu. The fish and chips were good and there were several veggie options (the tart was tasty!). There's a couple of ales on offer too, and I can recommend a half of the Wainwright to go with your lunch. Looks like a great spot for summer with a nice beer garden and views across the village cricket field

Great pub in a super spot opposite cricket pitch and duck pond.with very welcome Sunday roast. Nice veggie options too. Pull off the A34 to break your journey here rather than any of the services!

Perfect Sunday lunch, didn't want it to end!

Lovely meal, lovely location! Great park for kids opposite