The Pointer in Aylesbury Vale

Excellent pub. Friendly and engaging staff. Gus and the team very helpful. My favourite place for drinks.

Unfortunately I would have to agree with the other review. Having married and holidaying every year in Greece we really looked forward to this night. Let’s start with some positives. Lovely village pub, hospitality and customer service very good. That’s where it ended unfortunately. Not very well advertised no menus for this theme night on their website site. Again we also felt the pub was cold and lacked atmosphere until it started to liven up later with more people attending. A few Greek flags or bunting or even play a bit of Zorba ,would have been nice. Maybe a few Greek words here and there. Yassas or Yammas etc. The food for me was not Greek at all. No real flavour which Greek cooking prides itself on. Putting olives in the dish does not make it a Greek dish. Such a shame as it could have been a really good experience. We have plenty of Greek recipe books at home and could have stayed at home and done a better job. The best part for us was the Ouzo shot Yammas .

Pleasant country pub in lovely location. BUT went to a Greek speciality night, restaurant was cold, and there was no Greek atmosphere whatsoever. Nothing to suggest the theme at all. Food was mediocre and definately overpriced for what we ate. Wouldn't go there again.

We are here for Sunday lunch. I had the beef and my partner had the duck leg. It was a delicious meal. The staff were friendly and fast. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Will be coming again.

Enjoyed a hugely successful large family birthday lunch - the staff were charming and immaculate, food delicious and all seamless despite 23 people ranging from age 6 to 86. A triumph - thank you

Welcoming reception, delicious food, great atmosphere! We regular visit other Oakmen restaurants but so far this is our favourite! Delicious fish pie and friendly service - highly recommend! We will be back!!

Nice village, nice pub, nice staff, nice ambience- all very NICE. Second visit with friends. The wine list is good and the food okay. My soup was delicious, Korean chicken wings excellent, tomato salad disappointing. Mains; steak good, gammon alright and undecided about the bubble and squeak! Overall NICE, not GREAT.

Disgusting. Service fee. Absolutely rip off

Loved our experience at the Pointer, the pub has such character and a lovely service team. Food was great too 👌

Had a wonderful meal with friends. Lovely staff & great atmosphere.

We cycled here from Oxford for a lunch. It’s quite a hill in (choice of 4). There are two pubs, this one is central near the church. There are three components, pub, and butcher. It’s a really interesting place with some character inside. They do lunch and dinner. The guests get breakfast.

Fantastic pub with rooms with a lovely beer garden out the back.

Stayed here for one night while attending a wedding at the local manor. Very clean and comfortable accommodation. Very good service from the staff.

This is a very cosy cottage feel. Rooms look traditionally English so gives you the feeling it’s medieval times. People are extremely welcoming and friendly. Food is also great. On the hindsight, getting there and around can be a huge disadvantage if you’re not driving. I truly enjoyed my stay there and I would highly recommend if you’re there for the first time. A lot of beautiful houses around and the traditional phone booth.

Just fantastic, amazing in every level.

Had a lovely stay at The Pointer. The room was very clean and beautiful, the bathroom was gorgeous! Had a full separate tub, large shower, double sink. We stayed in the Kune Kune room and I’m pretty sure we had been upgraded as we had a super king bed and I had booked the cheapest double room that was available so that was lovely! The bed was very comfortable. There was a large stand up fan in the room which was a bonus as it was a warm day. The Pointer rooms are located across the road from The Pointer Pub which was nice as it meant it was nice and quiet. The location itself is a quiet quaint village but it being separate from the pub made it even an even calmer atmosphere! I stayed here with my partner for my birthday and would definitely do so again. Felt very luxurious.

Excellent lunchtime service. Nice food . Good local views.

We dined at the Pointer with some friends a week ago to celebrate a birthday. Whilst not the first time we had visited, it was the first time we had eaten there since Oakman took over the management responsibilities a few years ago. Without exception the food was excellent, the pub staples of burgers went down very well with our friends as did the more “gastro focused dishes” especially the venison. Couple this with great service from all of the team, especially Roxy who looked after us in the restaurant: it was a great evening. Highly recommended.

We felt that The Pointer is a very nice pub-hotel, with a broad range of very good food and especially very welcoming, and professional personnel.

We had an amazing Sunday roast here. I had the Belly pork and my husband had the Roast beef. What an excellent meal. Succulent meat, beautifuly roasted potatoes and fresh vegetables. Yorkshire puddings were delicious and homemade. The service was excellent. Attentive not intrusive. Only sad thing was I’m too full for a desert!

Went for lunch, lovely pub, very nice food, excellent service, would recommend.

Popped over the other day with my family and had such a delicious fish and chips! One of the best ones I have ever had, it’s a classic dish but you can tell a lot of effort went into it. Would definitely recommend to friends and family.

Went on a very busy sunny day. Service was excellent and the food was perfect, great size portions and really tasty. Definitely worth a visit!

Excellent meal and beer in the beautifully maintained garden.

Great pub we always hear good experience from our guests we drop and pick. Highly recommended.

Lovely, tasty breakfast - I believe they have a new chef and it has made a huge difference. Look forward to our next meal.

Delicious food, friendly and attentive staff and a stunning garden to enjoy it all! Highly recommend - we'll definitely be returning!

Sunday late afternoon, we walked around the village and popped in for dinner. Unexpectedly many local people were enjoying this pup atmosphere 😀 Dogs are welcome and Sunday roast was really good. Definitely I will go back! High recommend

Lovely time with family on a weekday evening for dinner. The staff looked after us well and the food was delicious. Would definitely go back. Parking was a bit of a hustle.

Warm and welcoming, good food and attentive staff.

Nice country pub. Good seating with wide choice menu. Food good and all meals well presented. Staff friendly

Food was bland for the price they charged and to add insult they charged 4.95 service charge without asking me...cheeky buggers.

I booked a table for saturday evening, we were greeted by friendly and professional staff, it has a very nice atmosphere and the food was superb. I'm pleased to say it does live up to its reputation. I will definitely be returning I cannot comment on the rooms as we only ate there but if the bar and restaurant are anything to go by they I'd imagine they would be very well presented and clean.

What a pub! Extremely picturesque and quaint with immaculate slate floors, delicious local beer and incredible food. The service was very friendly and prompt and all the prices were reasonable.

Excellent Food & Service. Great Location with Brill Windmill around the corner.

The room was a fantastic size, with very low ceilings which added to the character of the place. The pub below serves huge portions of extremely good food in the evening and at breakfast

The ('On') Pointer! Wow absolutely amazing - professional staff, mouthwatering food and a lovely country pub atmosphere. Will definitely return again sometime, whole experience was on point!

Wonderful country pub. So welcoming, great food, kid and dog friendly. Great service, great food, great location, lovely staff.

Rooms were amazing and great customer service

Really lovely village pub with a great selection of food and drinks, more vegetarian options than most pubs from my experience, service was great and location lovely in a nice peaceful village, will be back for sure!

The reason why I am writing this review is because I noticed that the fish and chips failed to please a reviewer earlier this month, so I told other members of my group about this .They ordered the fish anyway and when asked said it was very good. I ordered the barbequed Korean chicken which was good. Service good friendly staff.

Brilliant country pub with fabulously quirky rooms

This is our second time staying at The Pointer. The rooms are nice/great for the price but the food and service in the pub are knock out. Emily served us for dinner and she made our experience brilliant, she was attentive, fun and couldn’t do enough to help make our dinner feel really personal. The quality of the meat that comes from their on site butcher is incredible and the decor in the pub is lovely. We had a slight mix up with our bill when we checked out but the team handled it really well. Thank you!

Worst place I went to we had to drive 6 miles to get food the chef refused to serve me and my driver.

Disappointing slide. We visited the pointer in the past and generally had very good experience. Yesterday we visited the pointer for dinner and had to return two calamari starters for being over cooked, and one main course when the steak was not cooked as ordered. That said some members of our party had very good experience of their food. To their credit they replaced all the items we returned and never charged us for the items. I think the problems stemmed from new staff and being busy due to the amount of covers all being booked in a narrow window of time.

Went here for a special birthday dinner the staff were lovely and inviting. Dinner was really nice and well presented. Both myself and someone with the same pudding choice were both a little disappointed with it but think that was more personal preference. Really nice atmosphere. Parking is a little difficult when busy, however I manged to park down the road okay.

The Venison Wellington Sunday roast was epic. Susan was also great.

The worst fish and chips I ever had. Grey soggy batter. Not very fresh fish Sauce tartare and mushy peas substandard. I was advised not to have the fish pie but we thought fish and chips would be a safe bet. How wrong can you be.

Went there for lunch it was very good food and the beer .The staff were very friendly thanks for a lovely time.

We live nearby to Brill, and friends booked the Pointer inviting us along Friday evening 22nd Sept, and the evening was really fun with very happy staff joining in with our hopefully polite silliness, really nice beers on offer, and a food menu that was pitched just right with starters, mains and puds for everyone, but done on 2/3 pages’ish. All the courses and menu selections were really good and enjoyed by everyone, including seasonal vegetables provided, no one felt rushed along, but we all loved the VIP experience, and everything was so very clean to sit and lean on, touch and walk across, a really good local again.

Set in the hart of Brill, The Pointer offers a wide range of quality wines that pair beautifully with the menu. Oliver the host greeted us at the bar and suggested a local gin, that we very much enjoyed with his recommendation of mediterranean tonic water. He led us through to our table in the dining room, lovley decor and cosy! Food is if a high standard and the on-site butcher provides amazing cuts of meat. We enjoyed the Haunch of Venison, the option of a Carafe made the wine very affordable. The staff were attentive but not pushy, they were busy but not stressed, nor were they running around, everything seemed well managed. The hotel room was fresh, clean and comfortable with a hearty breakfast being served in the pub the following morning. Caitlin, Mandy the managers were amazing. Bartender Ailisn and waiter Jacob were both fabulous. Definitely returning!

We stayed here with family for a wedding for two nights. The rooms were lovely, staff extremely accommodating. The breakfasts were to die for! We had an evening meal On the Friday night for 21 people, service very good, food excellent. I can’t wait to go back in the future to explore the local area!

We had dinner recently. It's a nice building in a nice location. That's it. Service was little more than adequate. Food was less than. Would not go back

The wife and I have stayed here a couple of times in recent years and loved it. A beautiful pub restaurant in a quaint little village. Waddesdon Manor and Bicester Village not far away.

High quality rooms with everything a weary traveller would require. Beds are extremely comfortable and room was large and very clean.

Great pub, dining room was lovely, food was fantastic. Will come again, and would definitely recommend

Visited the pub restaurant. Nice location. Generally attentive and friendly serving staff. Average food at best. Overpriced for what it is. Then desserts came which were an embarrassment. Not only was the service for this not as friendly (head chef?!). Worst desserts I've had. Terrible baked cheesecake: Overbaked, grainy, dry, no flavour. The sticky toffee pudding was a mess of what seemed like undercooked/raw batter. Expecting more from this place considering reviews. Confirms we'll be avoiding Oakman Inns group pubs as the food atandards seem to be getting lower in the establishments I've been too.

Great staff and food but too many dogs up the table and under growling when you walk past Spoilt a good evening

Gorgeous place to stay dog friendly Lovely pup, food was lovely

Having wanted to visit for a while, I was quite excited to head here for my birthday meal, one of our first evening mealsi out as a family with two toddlers. Unfortunately, we should have stuck with what we knew and gone to The Pheasant. Greeting was less than warm, don't have a kid's menu if you don't want small children in your restaurant. Food was dry, husband's 'crispy' (overcooked & dry) chili beef salad was hot it was inedible and my seared tuna was so overdone, it resembled tinned tuna, sent back and didn't receive much better with worse presentation, such a waste of fish. As an aside to all that, the baby changing is only in the ladies so if you're a single man with babies, or just want to share the load, good luck! Such a letdown for such an expensive meal in such a beautiful setting.

Having wanted to visit for a while, I was quite excited to head here for my birthday meal, one of our first evening mealsi out as a family with two toddlers. Unfortunately, we should have stuck with what we knew and gone to The Pheasant. Greeting was less than warm, don't have a kid's menu if you don't want small children in your restaurant. Food was dry, husband's 'crispy' (overcooked & dry) chili beef salad was hot it was inedible and my seared tuna was so overdone, it resembled tinned tuna, sent back and didn't receive much better with worse presentation, such a waste of fish. As an aside to all that, the baby changing is only in the ladies so if you're a single man with babies, or just want to share the load, good luck! Such a letdown for such an expensive meal in such a beautiful setting.

Cuisine simple et raffinée. Seul un sourire serait de mise pour rehausser le niveau de l'accueil. Bel endroit, bien décoré et confortable.

Absolutely delicious food. The best fish pie and the tandoori chicken was sublime. Really warm and attentive service.

Lunch with my sin and his partner. Very friendly to us and our damp dogs. Intend to return!

Absolutely exquisite, one of the most fabulous rooms that I have stayed in. I now can’t wait to return and will stay longer. The food in the restaurant was wonderful too.

Absolutely exquisite, one of the most fabulous rooms that I have stayed in. I now can’t wait to return and will stay longer. The food in the restaurant was wonderful too.

Our first time in but definitely will not be the last (already got a table booked to go back with friends). Miguel (the manager) and his team are exactly what hospitality is all about! Friendly but professional and efficient. The food was perfect! The Pot Pie and Prawn Curry were nothing short of delicious. Carry on the good work and I promise you we will see you again soon!

Random choice as not previously aware of The Pointers but needed somewhere in the area to meet relatives. Well, we landed on our feet with The Pointers. Good friendly service and the food was excellent. We had the burgers, gammon and fish on our table. We were all really pleased with the food, ( this was actually one of the best burgers I've had). Dog friendly as well, our two pointers were made very welcome. If nearer it would be a regular place to eat, if visiting the area I'm sure we'll be eating there again.

Excellent fish and chips plus 12oz rib eye steak. Enjoyable lunch.

A lovely evening with friends. Service excellent and no delay in being served.The starters were superb, chicken livers and prawns simply brilliant. Main courses of chicken and fish pie were plentiful and pipping hot, such a pleasant change . Overall could not fault the quality or service. Thank you we will be back !

Lovely evening, good room, very friendly and helpful staff, good food, would definitely visit again, fairly busy, which gave a good atmosphere

Fantastic stop over after our visit at Silverstone for the British gp. Lovely rooms, top quality food and friendly welcoming staff. Thanks again guys. Spot on. Highly recommended. Hope to be back soon.

Waitress was fab (luckily a noticeable contrast to the woman who we saw on entrance who was most unwelcoming). Food was just a boring “ok”. Lamb dinner was nothing special. We were shocked that items you would expect to find in a roast were charged as extras I.e stuffing, cauliflower cheese, pigs in blankets as £5 per potion! £5 for three small pieces of stuffing! Children complained about the chicken goujons- which tasted like fish and batter had to be removed as overcooked and hard. Had high hopes for the venue but unfortunately will not be returning.

Good food nice location and very food service, highly recommended

Called in for the first time since COVID restrictions for a quick pint on the way to a curry in Long Crendon...beer was good, barmaid was polite...customers made for a good atmosphere - the food seen looked tasty and plentiful but I can't comment on taste or quality on this visit experience. The location only loses a star because this is the second pub in Brill and as The Pheasant gets 5* in part because of its impressive location with views across the windmill including incredible sunsets it would be an injustice to give them equal billing

Have been coming here most Sundays for a long time now,had a couple of bad roasts so left it a few weeks,however come back Sunday and still the same,fried roast potatoes small portions..it’s a real shame as the pointer was one of the best pub/restaurant for miles around.The staff are still amazing and so helpful.kitchen is awful now tho.

Lovely pub. Lobster was very disappointing for £50. Burger was decent.

This is one of the nicest places I have ever stayed! Travelling with work I am often travelling alone - the team here were so friendly and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious ! Rooms are quaint and have everything you need - comfy bed and room was spacious. Breakfast did not disappoint either. The village itself is beautiful - looking forward to returning !

Marvellous pub for a conveniently located catch-up with friends. The food was excellent, especially breakfast, and the staff couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. Thank you!

We have been regular visitors to the Pointer for a few years now. We meet friends for lunch, about one a month, and have always been very happy with the excellent food and service. Besides that it’s a very pleasant place. Something has gone badly wrong with the kitchen. The food was very poor. I had smoked haddock fish cakes, normally delicious, but today tasteless. I also had a half of Pointer XT bitter, which was off. Others had toast croutons which were almost inedible. All in all we were very disappointed and will vote with our feet, at least for the time being and go elsewhere.

The Pointer is amazing! The food is delicious, the portions are generous, the service was just brilliant - Miguel offered us lots of advice on the menu and also had a laugh and a joke with us which I love. My parents had just got married the evening before and stayed in one of the rooms at the Pointer (they said that was incredible too) and Miguel gave them a complimentary glass of champagne each. It was busy but that didn't impact service, it just created a lovely atmosphere. I can't wait to visit again and bring new friends and family!

I don't know what's happened to the Pointer recently, but this was a very disappointing visit. Poor service, various dishes not available but not pointed out beforehand. £18.50 for a largely cheese sauce and potato lunchtime fish pie (with nothing to accompany it) is also...

Met up with family for sunday lunch, we all enjoyed our meal. Staff were very helpful.

Underwhelmed by the standard of the food.

The food was ok. Starter was good but the rib eye came with very watery sauce and my partner had the cauliflower, again bland food . I'd say too pricey for what you get. It's a pity. We were looking forward to trying for a long time. £92 for 2 people, I'd expect the food to be better

Arrived on Sunday morning for a coffee and something to eat and wished we hadn’t. Staff were rude and the price was ridiculous. Ordered 2 bacon rolls and had to wait 20 minutes for them. Will definitely go elsewhere next time

Came in with a family of 8, had booked prior. Told on arrival it was an unusually busy night. They did have a few people but certainly didn’t seem overly full. Menu looked delicious enough, but our waitress said they’d run out of one or...

Whilst I enjoyed the meal I ordered, some at our table missed out on their preference. An out of character busy night apparently, so they were un-prepared and under staffed. Waited quite some time for our meals. This English way of adding 10% gratuity - unless asked not to, is something to be aware of. As when we get to the time of payment, we've forgotten all about that. I prefer to offer tips as and when I feel it warranted. That's just me. Would return to give them another go. Food was tasty.

It's absolutely amazing. We had the best time for my husbands 60th. The accommodation, food, and staff were amazing x

Came here earlier today and was not overly impressed with our food unfortunately. I ordered the soup which was nice however, the bread that came with it was two slices of white bread which was disgusting. Told the waitress but got nothing but a grunt...

Nice pub located in the beautiful countryside outside of Aylesbury

Have visited The Pointer on several occasions, it’s a beautiful pub in lovely village. Used to have excellent menu with interesting local and very well cooked food, sadly gone very much downhill on last two visits; yesterday they had run out of sourdough bread and...

Another enjoyable lunch at The Pointer on a glorious May day, with the countryside around Brill bedecked with flowers and new greenery on the trees. We ate Single Gloucester Cheese fritters and Crispy Beef Salad and Buttermilk Tandori Chcken..each was delicious. Service as always was...

Lovely dog friendly pub. Sunday roast was great and we booked online via their website. Eaton mess dessert very tasty too. Thanks again to the friendly staff for our visit.

Stayed here for one night and also had dinner. Dinner and service good. The room needs refreshing/deep clean. Mould in the shower, a lot of dust in the room. The reason for 2* room is that we barely got a wink of sleep. Bed incredibly uncomfortable. Problem with fire alarm meant there was a BEEP noise every few seconds throughout the duration of our stay. This kept us awake all night. Spoke to member of staff who said it was currently broken and they were unable to fix. £170 for the room, no breakfast is an incredibly high price for what was received.

Fantastic experience and amazing atmosphere! Food was as expected, great as always and the staff were friendly and bought out the food in good time. Would certainly recommend for a special occasion or just some fantastic food out!

8 of us stayed for Saturday night, and 10 of us had dinner on Saturday evening; we really our stay at the Pointer and would definitely come back!

We stayed here for a couple of nights as we had been here before. This time we bought our Pointer dog 'Sheldon' and he was a bit of a celeb and got lots of fuss from the team. I cannot fault this place, well appointed...

We arrive with friends to be met with a surly waitress - menus were already on the table. The waitress retuned some while later to then inform us that SIX dishes were off the menu! We then all had to choose different dishes. We were...

Well all I can say is ,THERE IS NO POINT !!,,,,, Definitely will not be returning Over priced and disappointing!!!!!!!!!!!!!