The Palmer Arms in South Bucks

We come here quite often, for special occasions, birthdays etc. Today, I had quite literally one of the best steaks, I've ever had. Period. The chef deserves a massive raise! It was cooked perfectly. Starters (calamari, koftas and camebert) and drinks all came out hot, promptly and were all scrumptious! Mains (steaks, chicken supreme tagliatelle, pie and burger) were all fantastic! So stuffed, couldn't manage dessert, but thank you so much! Hats off, Palmers Arms has done it again!!

Perfect for the little ones. The food was tasty and it came out very quickly considering it was a busy Sunday

Pretty bog standard pub. Nice big outdoor area.

A lovely local english pub! Great access for parking. Outdoor seating is plenty and very comfortable. Playground for the 7+yo kiddies, and chickens for the younger kids. Food was absolutely delicious, and super quick! Service was attentive and friendly. A plate we ordered was forgotten, and they swiftly arranged it and took the cost off the bill! I recommend the Palmer Ale!

Just had my Dads 90th Birthday celebration here. The food and service were fantastic and all my family aged from 2-90 had a brilliant time. Would highly recommend this place 😊

Excellent: friendly service and delicious roast lunches. A great place for gatherings of friends and family, recommended!

Nice that you can order smaller portions

Lovely pub, great outdoor area and reasonably priced. Especially children’s meals desserts and alcoholic drinks. The staff are attentive and friendly would recommend.

Went for a Sunday lunch with the family, 7 of us in total. There was plenty of indoor space. Would recommend booking in advance to guarantee a table and location is very popular. Parking is the only weakness here, there is parking, but it can get full very quick and you may end up parking on the road. There are plenty of accessibility for the place in garden and restaurant. The restaurant space was clean and well presented, the staff are very helpful, polite and professional at all times even during though service was busy. The Sunday roast are must have, reasonable price.for a lot good food and a whopper of Yorkshire pudding. Kids meals are good size too. Didn't have dessert. Bar is small but it is mostly there serve for the restaurant needs however if you do go to bar to get served the wait is never long and service was prompt from what I saw and experience

Great for large parties, lovely food and deserts, all at reasonable prices. Staff are very welcoming and extremely helpful, always smiling, nothing is too much trouble. Full complement of beers and wines, lovely large outdoor area, very child friendly. Perfect oasis in the heart of Dorney....

Excellent Sunday lunch. Daughter competed at Dorney Lakes and we stopped here for lunch. Very busy but really welcoming, very reasonably priced meal, terrific service outside and food quality was excellent. Lovely atmosphere with a small children’s play area at the back and sheltered from the sun with a large maquee arrangement. Highly recommended 😎

Superb lunch, great value, excellent service. The Cherry Bakewell Tart was the star of the show. The food was full of flavour. Really tasty. I love this restaurant.

We were staying in Dorney for a family weekend and visited for Sunday lunch. Lovely pub, great service and the food was delicious. The roast dinners were very tasty - everyone loved their food. The service was friendly and food was delivered to the table quickly even though they were super busy! Great place to spend a Sunday lunch!

Highly recommend Plamer Arms, had a lovely meal, gluten free fish and chips, it was delicious the batter was nice and crisp and the sevice was great, a big thank you to Emma who was our waitress, very helpful and polite. 😊

Very good service and pleasant and helpful staff

We arranged a celebration with the pub via email which they confirmed very quickly. When we arrived they had reserved a large area in the garden for us, they were happy for us to put up decorations & balloons and offered lots of help. Gareth the manager on duty was fantastic, answering all our questions & doing his best to help us with queries & constant drinks orders! The entire team were brilliant and I’d highly recommend a visit. Drinks are reasonably priced & the food we ordered was delicious (especially the quesadillas!). Thank you so much for your hospitality - it was much appreciated!

We stopped for drinks after doing a local walk . Ice cold drinks sitting with our dog in the beer garden .. Lovely!

Excellent food. Caters well for families. A playground outside in the garden for kids. Reasonable prices.

We visited here with a family member as a recommendation. The atmosphere was great and the staff were friendly. I ordered a prawn cocktail, which I have never had served on a plate before. Then I had gammon with pineapple, which was very dry and came with a mountain of fries but no veg. I was a little disappointed.

Lovely roast dinner. Good food and service

I took my dog with me and sat in the garden

Nice roast beef 😋 .service on point no hasstle pub..

Everything about our visit was fantastic. The staff were very attentive, service was really quick between courses and thorough when checking everyones order was correct when orders were made. Its also a very nice setting. The food itself was really good, we ordered a variety of things from the menu and kids menu, everything was really well cooked and to order. Highly recommend the lamb rump and baileys creme brulé. The kids menu is very well priced with good portions, the play area at the back is also nice for the children.

Staff are lovely as always. Food is really nice and good size portions. Cannot fault them at all. Lovely place to eat and drink.

Food is great. You can take your 4 legged babies. Very very friendly

Nice country pub with a good restaurant

Staff are lovely but the glasses are filthy!

We held a private function in the garden, raising money for Dementia UK, the Pub and staff couldn't do enough to help support us. They made there own donations and went above and beyond collecting around the rest of the pub. The venue is ideal for families and large groups, everyone was friendly and engaging, with an outside space perfect for what we needed, with space for the children to play at the back. Food was delicious which was no easy task considering they catered for over 100 people and still functioned to the highest standards. 10 out of 10, one of the best pubs I have been too. Thank you from Brentford Lodge.

Try getting your ingredients from the green grosser and butcher NOT from the building supplies store. Food was gross 🤮

22nd June 2024 A delightful 15th century pub set in the beautiful Village of Dorney in Windsor. There is a huge rear garden ideal for parties and numerous functions, together with ample seating at the front. The service is excellent and staffed by a friendly and enthusiastic team. Offering a good selection of beers and ciders, this little country gem is a 'must stop' if you're passing through this picturesque village. I've been encouraged to make a return visit to try their Sunday roasts which I'm really looking forward to sometime soon. The pub also offers on site parking which is also adequately suited for disabled Patrons.

Food's awesome, love their roasts. Free parking

After ringing numerous pub restaurants in the area finally found the palmers arms … my daughter is gluten free lactose free and the added problem of a recent op which doesn’t Allow oil at all and a nightmare to eat out but today our wonderful waitress (I wish I had asked her name ) made it all easy and offered plain baked fish and plain veg with she really enjoyed … thank you to your wonderful waitress and very accommodating kitchen … 10/10 from us ❤️❤️❤️

Food was great and staff we very good

Really nice pub, good selection of food and beverages, ideal for families, with a child friendly beer garden. Dogs allowed, especially service dogs. Ample parking, would recommend.

Very friendly pub fast service, good selection of food.

We dropped in whilst passing for Sunday dinner. Great efficient service and the food was lovely. For a pub roast 5/5 Staff friendly and accommodating. Glad we found it !

A stone’s throw from Eton and Windsor. Quaint villages on the way there from London, if you come off the M4 early at Datchet. Lovely pub garden. Decent Sunday lunch. Good quantities. Bit sparse in the gravy department. Shocking price for a half of cider, though 😱. Very fast and cheery service, despite being quite full. Very dog friendly, even allowing them indoors. They could do with double the carpark 😅 Recommended by my uncle, a career sales executive. Right on the button!

Another lovely meal at the Palmer Arms last weekend 4th May 2024 to celebrate my Aunt's birthday. Everyone was very happy with their food which arrived promptly and (most importantly) hot! Polite and efficient service throughout, would definitely recommend.

Very good staff but food was very disappointing, the steak and ale pie wasn't a pie just a casserole with a bit of puff pastry on top and the meat was full of gristle, mash solid . Fries hardly saw the frier and came out white ,have had a much better meal previously.

Very popular. Good atmosphere and service. Parking available.

dishes with a large amount of food at a good price and a polite, attentive and very close service, we loved eating here, the Pie was very good, I had never eaten a beef as soft and as well cooked as today.

Friendly service and good food. We had beef burgers, fries and salad. Everything was cooked to perfection! Kudos to the chef.

We reserved space in the garden for a BBQ to celebrate a birthday with family, the food was lovely, the staff really helpful and we all had a really fabulous time.

The management were really helpful and responsive when trying to organise a walk from the pub followed by lunch for 18 people. They answered my queries really quickly, allowed us to park in the car park and use facilities before our walk. We pre- ordered food, but once they knew we were all there, it was served in a very timely manner from lovely, polite staff. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals - the plates were sl clean at the end. Thank you so much - it was a pleasure dealing with you

Getting my dates wrong meant that my lovely hubby & I enjoyed an impromptu meal at The Palmer Arms. Excellent service, genteel atmosphere, great food. I have an intolerance to wheat & often find that I my menu choices are quite limited. Not so The Palmer Arms, much of their menu is available as gluten-free alternatives. All I'd advise is that even with the Prawn Cocktail, gently toast the bread, the heat prevents the bread from crumbling & further enhances the experience. Thanks for a great evening x x

Enjoyed a lovely lunch after a nice walk, great food & beer and friendly, helpful staff, what else could I ask for? 🤗

Love it here. Great food, lovely staff, amazing kids Sunday roast! Dog friendly and lots of fab local walks. Superb outside area too.

Went for a light bite on Saturday afternoon with my daughter. We asked for a table for two and the male server (who hardly even acknowledged us) showed us to a table, plonked the menus down and just walked away. There was lettuce all over the floor which he didn't even attempt to clean up, he just left us to it. I had my dog with me and didn't really want him sitting in a pile of lettuce so I asked another server if it could be cleaned up. We ordered two sandwiches, one BLT, and one roast fillet of beef sandwich. When the sandwiches arrived I noticed a slightly funny smell on my beef sandwich. I wasn't too sure if maybe something was slightly off so I opened it up, the meat seemed ok so not wanting to cause a scene in front of my daughter I had a bite. It just didn't taste right, possibly even a little mushy. To be honest, I left it and didn't even bother complaining (even though I should have). I was so annoyed, I just paid up and we left. Looking back however I should have said something because if that was my daughter eating that I would have been furious.

Very nice roast, arrived quickly and was good and filling

After a half an hour of going back and fourth with my partner about Lunch spots for the lovely sunny day today we decided to go for a lunch at The Palmer Arms and sit in there garden. I tell you it did not disappoint. The food was spectacular with quick service, and perfect to fill our belly’s for the afternoons. The staff were very attentative and friendly ( my partner wanted me to give a specific mention to Sam and Jamie who were behind the Bar, for their amazing quick service and kind attitude, the perfect barmen! ). Lovely spot for Lunch, Dinner or Drinks. Thank you The Palmer Arms Team, We will definitely be coming back !

Peter and Megan arranged a table of 16 guests for me and wow - what a fantastic team. I wish I could leave a hundred stars. It's not easy to manage a table of 16, and especially at peak time for Sunday lunch. The entire team were so professional and attentive - the best service I've had at a sunday lunch. The kitchen team did a phenomenal job with not only ensuring ALL our food was served hot, but also leaving every single tummy thrilled with the delicious food. Every single guest were highly praising the food quality and taste of your sunday lunch. The entire team rose spectacularly to the challenge of serving so many different dishes at once. Well done and hope to see you soon. Thank you from us all.

Poor service, had to keep finding someone that would serve us each time, no heat lamps, girls kept hiding in their vape shed in garden, no table service, let Mothers Day down

Great service and amazing food . Sunday roast THE BEST

Great pub and food. The service is great too. It has a huge undercover beer garden and a play area for kids.

I had my birthday celebration at the Palmers Arms, and I highly recommend this pub/restaurant. The staff was super nice and accommodating, and the food was fantastic. I got a private spot near the bar, making my party extra special. The food portions were huge, and everything was fresh and delicious. They even had a play area outside for kids, and dogs were welcome inside the pub too. Thanks a lot to Megan and the team - you made my birthday unforgettable!

I had my birthday celebration at the Palmers Arms, and I highly recommend this pub/restaurant. The staff was super nice and accommodating, and the food was fantastic. I got a private spot near the bar, making my party extra special. The food portions were huge, and everything was fresh and delicious. They even had a play area outside for kids, and dogs were welcome inside the pub too. Thanks a lot to Megan and the team - you made my birthday unforgettable!

Nice place, the food & service was great but the drinks are a bit pricey

Reasonable pricing and good food

Had dinner my steak and ale pie with veg was perfect, however my partners gammon with eggs and potatoes was a bit bland , could have done with small salad and peas as standard, she didn't realise you have to order these separately starters were spot on as was my dessert

We have recently moved nearby and had been a couple of times for nice meals, and as our Christmas plans ended up, we decided to go for the Christmas Dinner (promoted for Christmas Eve and Boxing day as well as Christmas Day on their website festive menu as including crackers etc) after our Christmas Eve church service. Booked well in advance, arrived to very busy (of course), terrible table despite well in advance booking, nothing festive on the table or music, no staff acknowledged anything festive like "Merry Christmas" or indeed hardly acknowledged us. Server bought us a regular menu - we said we booked for the festive menu. She said we don't serve the festive menu on Sundays. What? Remember this is promoted on the website and we had booked specifically mentioning this. After some time away, she came back with ONE festive menu for the four of us - didn't have any others. So odd. Certainly no crackers:-) We all chose the festive menu and it was absolutely bland and tasteless in every course and all the variations. Bizarre. They do very good roasts there every Sunday so no idea why the Christmas dinner was so flat. Portions tiny - one small potato cut into two pieces, tiny piece of Christmas pudding. I had apple crumble - literally no flavor in the apple, crumble or custard. Utterly strange. We haven't usually gone out at Christmas but for scheduling reasons we did a Christmas Dinner on Boxing Day at the Wheatsheaf in Lower Woodford a couple of years ago, and it was fantastic in all regards. So it's possible ... I don't know what to make of it because our other experiences there have been very good, but this one was quite unacceptable. I definitely don't recommend for a Christmas family outing.

Brilliant meal tonight, the pub was full and have a wonderful atmosphere. We were seated very quickly and it was warm and comfortable. We were attended to really, really well. The staff were ultra efficient and “on the ball”. Extremely helpful and attentive. We order a main each and a dessert. Everything was cooked to perfection (1 rib eye steak and 1 sea bass was ordered). Ordered an extra portion of vegetables and some gravy, everything was delicious. Photos included in this review. For dessert we ordered 1 apple & raisin crumble & 1 Sticky Toffee Pudding which was delicious. (Sorry I forgot to take a photo) Definitely recommend this pub to anyone & we’ll definitely return really soon. Service was fast and really efficient. Well done to all 👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Went for family dinner for my son’s birthday. We were served by Luke who was amazing, so friendly and helpful. Food was served quickly, hot and tasty. Several roast dinners, Cajun chicken burger and Mac and cheese. Chocolate cherry tart was very very nice.

Excellent afternoon, good food, fantastic staff, what more could you want 😀

Went for my birthday with me family, Luke and Ava were brilliant and very attentive. The food was very tasty and the portions were huge, deffo recommend to anyone in the area!

Old English. Furniture vintage. Love the ambiance.

Great place. We went here for an impromptu dinner and was pleasantly surprised. We had the fish and chips which were awesome, but all the food coming out of the kitchen looked good. We'll be visiting again.

We visited last Saturday a party of 28. The standard of both the food and the service was excellent. Despite being exceptionally busy we had not one complaint. We will definately be back next year, thankyou.

Friendly with decently kept beer and a good garden if the weather's fine. (Patio with canopy and heaters if it's not. ) Didn't eat here but the food looked good and the diners seemed happy with it. (Update Sep22) Now I have eaten here and can see why the diners were happy. Great food too.

Went to The Palmer Arms today, the service was excellent and the food was delicious. We had a simple Sausage and Onion Ciabetta sandwich and it was fantastic. Don't know how they made a simple sandwich taste so good.

Called for a takeaway for five of us. Was told it would be 20mins but when my wife and son in law got to the pub it was very busy. We all had different items and two portions of chips. The ciabatta’s were smaller than before and my wife’s the top didn’t match the bottom. My sausages were well well cooked but had no taste and the sauce was the only pleasing factor. As a whole we think the pub was very very busy so they concentrated on the clientele and takeaways were a side order. Will try again but hope they are not so busy

Staff excellent food very good but portions small

We had a table booked for 12.30pm and when we were seated we were told that they would need the table back by 3pm, which I don't have a problem with but the way we were told felt like even though we still had 2hrs 30, we needed to hurry up. The young girl who brought us our drinks and the lady who served our food were both very nice and friendly. The food was nice. No complaints there at all. After finishing our meals we were asked if we would like dessert and after looking at the menus we decided not to but we were still drinking. The waitress came over a few minutes later and asked if we wanted more drinks and when we said no she told us she would bring the bill! It was still only about 1.30pm (the food had come out very quickly after we ordered) It gave the impression of 'pay and get out'. We had gone to meet up with family that we hadn't seen for a long time and we probably would have ordered more drinks and stayed a bit longer but instead we felt our time was up and so we left. Other members of staff we were very kind and friendly but unfortunately our waitress wasn't that way.

Fantastic meal, great service and great portions. We regularly visit the Palmers and it is consistently excellant. Thanks

had a wonderful time with all my family. 10 of us. they coped very well, every one very polite. and we were all served on time. service was value for money, recommend a visit, xxx

Just had a lovely meal, with our two whippets and our son. I had the roast chicken dinner it was most delicious. My son had the fish and chips...the Hake was most and tasty. Mushy peas so good. Hubby had the Pie and mash, very very tasty. Starters were excellent. Well done to The Palmers Arms Team. Chef's and waiting staff great. Our dogs, enjoyed being in a warm cost restaurant. Oh and the latte is just right. 🙏 We will be back soon

I came here last Sunday lunchtime for a family meal to celebrate my 60th birthday. There were 16 of us and we had a really lovely afternoon - the food was amazing, and the service even better, particular our waiter, Ethan. He could not have looked after us better, he was so attentive to our needs. I will definately be returning to this lovely pub. Great ambience too!

Not as good as expected. The food wasn’t great- ok if you like chips. I ordered the sweet potato tart, when it came I had half a plate of chips, half a plate of ‘salad’ mainly just salad leaf no dressing and in between the fries and salad leaf was a small soggy sweet potato tart- so chips and salad for £18. We ordered a bottle of wine it was put on the table bottle not opened. Glasses dirty, plate chipped it was all just ok! Won’t be returning in a rushing.

Lovely roast beef, nice veggies, really tasty gravy. Great service with a smile. We love it here, well done Chrys and the team.

Lovely pub, nice menu and very friendly helpful team.

Excellent food with good service

We visited for a family afternoon lunch and the food was really good and a great selection. The service was great and it was a friendly atmosphere. Would recommend. Antony C

Lovely roastie in a nice relaxed atmosphere. Thank yiu

Went to this lovely pub/restaurant this evening for my Dads Birthday and we had a wonderful time! It was just myself, my Dad and my brother we booked for 7pm and were seated quickly. We were served and looked after by the very friendly and attentive Ava. We ordered the pie of the day which was chicken and ham , the beer battered fish and the roasted duck.The food came out promptly and hot. Each dish looked amazing and tasted even better. We also opted for puddings, how could we not! We had the lemon tart, Eton mess and sticky toffee pudding with custard instead of ice cream. They were all mouth watering and we were extremely happy. After our meal we stayed in the bar area and we enjoyed the comfy furniture and atmosphere along with few drinks . Would very highly recommend this place for a lovely treat out, we will definitely be back soon.

The Pinnaple is far a better pub with the Staff being more friendly .looking after the Guests for drinks etc. Private birthday party Not impressed PB

Very nice beer garden and good for parking.

Friendly helpful staff. Nice varied menu at fair prices. Not local to me but I'd definitely detour to it if passing close by.

Great food and friendly service. Catered well to a large group.

A truly great place to eat and relax,great food very roomy seating ,prices very good all round

Had a great night for my sisters 50th birthday staff where excellent

Cajun chicken lovely but couldn't cut it because of blunt knife. Struggled with gammon in same way as I have a weakness in my hands. Original waiting staff did not seem friendly. She didn't want to smile much.

Perfect for a stop if you're out doing the 'Boveney Lock – St Mary Magdalene's Church loop from Windsor Central' walk. Chicken burger was well-seasoned, but perhaps a tad bit dry. All my friends had the Sunday roast, which seemed to go down well, so guessing it was good. The Pub Manager was very friendly and checked on us to ensure everything was ok. There's ample room but booking is advisable. Overall a lovely pub.

Just try it ull love it! A hidden gem

Lovely Sunday Lunch. A lot of our local pubs were fully booked for Fathers Day but this pub was the only one that booked us in last min, very flexible even though they to were super busy! Great service, really fast and food was delicious. Great prices also! Will defo be coming back!

Amazing food, great staff, great location..

A group of 8 of us had lunch at the Palmer's Arms today and everybody enjoyed the food, the service and the ambience. The staff were brilliant and made us very welcome. I could thoroughly recommend including a pint of Palmers Arms beer. Thank you to all of the staff!

Visited for the 1st time yesterday. Lovely place, good place for the kids with a play area, however could improve on a few things. One of our drinks was missing and we had to ask 3 different staff members to get if. Then one of the kids meals was missing too. At the end we were asked if we wanted to see the dessert menu, to which we said yes and instead we got the bill, so we went for dessert somewhere else. Staff are polite but could be a bit more friendly, but I get it, it was very busy. On one occasion, my husband took our toddler to the rest room, and when asking for the key the staff member looked at him, turned her back and left. Food is OK, not amazing. A little disappointed with the quality of the pork on the Sunday roast, however the Yorkshire pudding was amazing.

Midweek evening out , attentive, interesting and good value menu....

Great food, service was average. Nice location.

Fantastic bar with fantastic homemade food!

Such a busy place. As soon as a table became empty it was promptly filled. The staff were definitely busy but all had a smile on their faces and the service was great. The food was tasty and well presented.