The Pot Kiln in West Berkshire

Really enjoy the food here, we have had two meals here now, one lunch and one dinner. Seasonal veg alongside appropriate meat selection for the time of year. Everything is really well cooked and sides are excellent. Look forward to returning in the future.

Enjoyed our stay which was a special occasion, our son and daughter-in-law got married here

Wonderful food, great service, and superb location.

We've always had a great meal at The Pot Kiln, whether for lunch or for dinner, inside or in the garden. But this last visit was very disappointing. While the atmosphere was perfect, the food was not. We had the roast lamb, for two to share, with carrots. It was dull, insipid, and boring - memorable for the wrong reasons. Totally out of character for the Pot Kiln so I will be going back and hope my faith is restored.

A great restaurant for locally sourced game and meat. Very cosy and authentic rural atmosphere. Helpful and friendly staff, we were very well looked after. The food is very good quality but not outstanding, which you might expect considering the price. Some of us had the lamb sharer. Gorgeous meat and high quality veg, potatoes and yorkshires. However at that price I don't think the portions were generous enough. Shouldn't have to ask for more roast potatoes when you've paid £75 for a dish for two people. So do go! Enjoy this lovely restaurant, but it is slightly over priced for what it is.

We had a fabulous meal at the Pot Kiln.

Great food, lovely setting and fantastic staff. Made to feel very welcome. Super dog-friendly! Will be back

Very poor experience not just food wise (photo shows the lack of meat in the pie which was in no way appropriate for the price point of £28) however made a terrible visit by an very aggressive local customer who took exception to our dissatisfaction and was extremely aggressive and rude leaving us shocked and shaken. This was made even more intimidating by the lack of intervention of the barman who shrank behind the bar as the local became more and more agitated. We were told never to come back and we surely will not.

Amazing food! It's one of my top 3 favourite places to eat, and my family loves it too. They do all sorts of game as a speciality, from Gamebirds to venison, all of which is delicious, and they're dog-friendly.

Best desert I’ve had in forever, the starter was also lovely, I’d happily go back just for dessert. Just the main course let the evening down, I had the venison and it was tough and really chewy such a shame as the rest was lovely, Staff very friendly and attentive.

Lovely setting, good beer and chips, friendly staff and plenty of outdoor seating. Dog friendly. What more could you want? Not had a full meal there's as yet, so that's next in the list.

Had an absolutely faultless lunch here last week. Setting is beautiful and we were made to feel completely at home by the team. The venison sharer is phenomenal (and huge!) so make sure you come hungry.

We had a amazing lunch today at The pot kiln. After a little mistake in the kitchen and a lovely chat with the staff we came away wanting to visit again. The pot kiln is well worth a visit and we will be back.

Decided to head out for dinner on a wet & windy Friday night in October, as fancied a night off from cookings and had a very nice lunch here back in October 22. There were 6 of us in our party, 2 adults and our 4 children. I'd told the kids how great the venison was and how much I was looking forward to it! We arrived (tried to book but no answer on the phone) and no issues getting a table as it was very quiet for a Friday night. I was a little surprised given a Friday. We ordered 4 Vension and 2 Ducks which duly arrived. However, all of the vension dishes were cold, including the mash. We explained to our waitress and she said no problems she would get it rectified. Dished came back and we tucked in again, but they were still luke warm. The vension was a lot more tough than on my last visit. I mentioned to our waitress that the food was still not hot. We got some complementary french fries as kids loved them and they were hot unlike the mash. To be fair the waitress apologised and said to make up for the cold vension / mash, she'd sorted free desserts for all of us, which was a nice gesture. Desserts were very nice the ice cream profiteroles, kids and adults liked these a lot. It would have got 5 stars had the main courses been hot. Annoying as I love the location of the place and the proper home cooked food. Hopefully my experience was just a one off, but in these tough times for restaurants you need to be firing on all cylinders at all times. As were all feeling the pinch at the moment and a bad experience means we might not head back again.

Sadly underwhelmed by what I had hoped would be a lovely Sunday lunch. The pub itself was lovely, traditional, warm and welcoming just as you would expect from a country pub. The staff were a little hit and miss, some friendly but others appeared preoccupied and less than friendly. There was a wait for the food which would not have been a problem if the food had come to the table hot and well cooked, sadly the food was lukewarm, the roast potatoes were hard, the venison steak was chewy, mash was lumpy and cold and the veg portions small which was a disappointment to us all. This made the whole experience a little bit of an overpriced let and down. I do not have any issue with certain price points for food but for what was being charged here today I expected at the least for the food to be hot. We actually left feeling like we could have had a better Sunday lunch at the local Toby carvery.

A very peaceful, secluded location with a clear specialty in game! We stayed overnight in a quiet cottage adjacent to the restaurant. Aside from the slightly noisy extractor fan and dripping shower, the room itself was well-appointed, warm and with effective blackout blinds. Dinner was exquisite: we tried the butternut squash soup; game pie; guineafowl skewers and venison pave steak. Breakfast the next morning, albeit served a little later than we would have preferred, was exquisite. We’d love to come back for a stay, perhaps in the summer

Great experience. We visited the Pot Kiln for the first time and we loved everything about it. We had two babies and a dog with us and they were super accommodating. All staff were friendly and professional, the restaurant was beautifully decorated and the food was absolutely top notch. We had starters, mains (sharing roasts) and desserts and everything coming out of the kitchen was excellently cooked. Service was great too. Really cannot fault anything. The Pot Kiln is situated beautifully and we were also able to go for a lovely dog walk before sitting down for lunch. Highly recommended and will definitely return.

Beautiful location. We had lunch while watching a beautiful green valley ahead of us. I had the best Sunday Roast ever! Plus the portions were huge and filling!

Old English friendly great grub.

We went out for dinner on a Friday night. The pub was relatively quiet but the bar area was a bit noisy making the resturant quite echoey. One of us had brilliant food - crayfish cocktail and venison pave. The venison melted in the mouth and despite the generous portion could have eaten this for pudding too! My husband's food wasn't as good, sausages were very "lamby" and not in a good way (he loves lamb), and the meat in the game pie was tough. We both went for the lemon tart/brulee which was lovely. Service was spot on although the waitress suggested alcohol full beers when asked for alcohol free (there were no alcohol free beers). All in we had a lovely evening, but the food was hit and miss.

An amazing pub, tucked away, but serving delicious home cooked food. Service was superb as was the food. We arrived just in time as lunches were being stopped, shortly

Old english country pub/restaurant with rustic interior and idyllic location. Food menu is pretty fancy, 4 cask ale hand pumps; service excellent.

If you're looking for a very high quality, countryside environment, with A class, food, service, wine, beers, accommodation and hospitality, don't look any further! It's perfect!

Really enjoyed my stay. It’s a little out of the way, but worth it. A warm welcome, excellent food and service, a clean room with hot, powerful shower (important) and a good breakfast. Would recommend.

Excellent, excellent, excellent 👌🏼

Completely underwhelming. Waited forever to be served and when we were eventually served the person serving was less than friendly. The food was just very average and in my opinion it was very overpriced for what it was. It’s a shame, it’s a great location but this is a tough market to be in for sure, there was just nothing that would tempt me to go back ever in the future. And someone needs to get some lighting sorted for customers leaving the front door and walking to the car park at the rear of the building - dangerous and very unappealing.

Sadly our recent experience means we won't go back, after having had lovely meals here for years. It's about a 35 min drive for us, and we have many more better and better value places nearer us. This experience was marred by a starter of mozzarella and tomatoes. The cheese was fine, but the unripe, hard and tasteless tomatoes less so. The bitter and yellowing pea shoots draped over the top were not nice. The shoulder of venison was ok, but a small portion for 2, and a steep price. The small jug of gravy had waited quite a while before coming to the table and a thick top layer was coagulated. The red cabbage was fine, and the mashed potatoes were the best thing about the meal. But it all felt smaller and less expertly or carefully prepared than in the past. I'd forgotten that the desserts have usually tasted just about sugar-free to me in the past, and I was sorry that I had forgotten when I ordered the tarte tatin. Not nice, just very heavy on the cinnamon, and with a wierd (although crisp) pastry disc under the apples, as if it had been cooked separately. Had to request the salt, that came in a salt mill that barely worked. The view and setting are still knock-out, but that's not enough to go back for.

Absolutely exceptional food. We have been here plenty of times now. The venison sharer is to die for. Lamb sharer also great. Not cheap but WELL worth it.

Fabulous meal, mashed potato to die for!! A lovely setting and staff really welcoming. The pub has a really relaxed atmosphere and has wonderful views of the countryside.

The food was excellent and in a lovely peaceful setting

Excellent food and service, it has been too long between visits. We shall be back soon.

What a wonderful place and stay. The room was so cosy and clean, the food absolutely delicious. We were close to so many beautiful peaceful walks and took advantage. A truly lovely experience.

A hidden gem The quality of the food is set by the fresh ingredients. Outstanding presentation and service. Breakfast was very good value all cooked to individual order. Will definitely return. Highly recommended

Authentically English. Delicious food. Lovely country setting.

This is an (out the way) dining experience, love the food and setting, great staff and the music nights are something else, look out for them, once you get rocky started you can’t stop him, great musician, look out for some great names, really worth a visit

Stunning location. Incredible staff and food was phenomenal. Deserves its reputation. Look forward to going there again. Pammy and James were top quality and looked after us very well.

Lovely location and setup! The food was brilliant - Venison main a particular highlight beautifully cooked and presented. Very locally sourced too which was a bonus. Had a wonderful evening here and look forward to our next visit!

Unique, so relaxing beautiful place ..not fussy or ponsy. Excellent food, comfortable restaurant beautiful views.. would recommend if you like good food

This is my nearest local and while we drink here quite often we haven't had a special meal at the PK in a while. So what's it like? Great rural location with a nice garden. Inside, there's a lovely ambience in the bar and the restaurant with well laid tables, nice flowers and space; its not over crowded. The staff are warm and friendly and the menu is sensibly varied with vegetarian, fish and meat options as well as a range sweets cheeses etc. I went for meat and my wife chose the vegetarian Pithivier pie, which I have to say is very good. We'll definitely be eating here again; and we did on 12th June 2023 - great meal lovely service. Thanks

Very overpriced, would expect a lunch menu but average main is nearly £30 , so many better options in the area than here

I went here for a lunch with my parents on my own suggestion after remembering coming here a year or so ago (probably more) and remembered things positively. Shame I can't say that anymore, I'm pretty sure me and my parents where the only people there with maybe an exception for 3 or so other people just drinking. The fact you're the only people means service should be good no? Well quite frankly we felt pushed to leave as soon as possible. Due to gardening services where they had a leafblower going full blast less than 10 meters away, for an amount so small you could just use a brush it was absolutely deafening. What I think was the owner or manager came up to apologize to us, which is fine... But the fact it continued no less than 5 minutes later is astounding, this time a spectacular 12 meters away. No-one stopped them from doing this until we'd eventually left. Saying that though it didn't take long as the food portions were absolutely tiny, yes two of us only had starters but when you're paying 12 pounds a fish based starter with nice bread you'd expect enough there to fit on more than just one tiny piece of bread. Probably why they only gave us one incredibly thin piece of bread. They tasted good, but absolutely no value when also comparing to other places listing the same price and also having the same quality. My own was Game Satay skewers. These were tiny... I managed to finish two pieces of it in the time it took the waitress to walk to and from the kitchen with our thirds meal. Same story as before, tasted DECENT nothing spectacular and absolutely tiny. And the same could be said for my dads pie, frankly £30 for this feels like a joke. This is more expensive than most Michelin star restaurant level meals or for a top class stake and this was neither. He was pretty neutral about it but he's had better pies. This is all very sad, I genuinely can't remember the last time I was this upset and hungry after eating out, it really soured our mood as we all left hungry. We wanted to love this place because the location is amazing. I just hope things improve but at the moment I certainly won't be coming back till I hear good things about it.

Lovely Sunday lunch today. Amazing views of the countryside whilst tucking into some quality local produce that was cooked well. A cut above most pubs in the area.

Been going here for the last 15 years and all I can say is it doesn't change...... Excellent all round beer, wine, food and of course the staff !

This pub is an absolute delight. Quaint and cosy in a beautiful part of England away from the crowds. The staff are very polite and friendly. The food was very good and the service was excellent. Everybody smiles here. Loved our visit and would definitely return if in the area.

We had an excellent lunch the food was cooked to perfection and the service was friendly. We had some really good views of Common Buzzard and Red Kite soaring above the trees opposite the pub. It made a lovely ending to our short Cotswold break.

Shockingly bad and shockingly expensive Sunday Roast. £85 for roast beef for 2! We walked out and went to The Royal Oak instead.

We came a year before and thought we would come back as we had a wonderful meal but unfortunately not this time. I think it was really not worth the price and very average pub quality. Disappointed as we wanted to impress my mother. I gave it 3 stars as the staff are very nice and we enjoyed the area. But 2 stars for price/quality.

Took my dad for a birthday meal everything was fantastic highly recommend

We stayed at The Pot Kiln overnight and had an evening meal with friends and we would all highly recommend it. There was only one person who was working front of house, bar and serving tables who we would like to mention as she was working so hard to ensure everyone had good service , so a big thank you to Pammy, excellent friendly service 😊 The food was outstanding , everything cooked to perfection and tasted amazing. I read the Trip Advisor reviews before we went so had mixed feelings but we had a 100% experience with the food, bedroom and service. Bedrooms are small but have everything you need for an overnight stay. Beds are comfortable, tea/coffee and bottled water in the room. Toiletries also supplied. Breakfast was also very good with lots of local produce. We went to the farm shop on the way home that supplied The Pot Kiln and took some lovely local food home to enjoy. We had an really enjoyable stay and are looking forward to going back. Thank you to all the team.

Food on the expensive side even for this pub. Meal for 2 with 2 starters and 2 drinks was over £100. Starters were OK, a lot of grissle in one and staff didn't seem to know how to handle someone saying the food wasn't the best? Service was decent but had better in the past here. I would definitely say its now on the overpriced side of good. Mains were small portions but filling and tasty. Starters were OK (aside from the aforementioned issue) but there's way too much sauce with the dishes... Seems wasteful. We come most years for our anniversary but affraid to say this year was a little disappointing but probably because it's been so good previously.

I’ve frequented the Pot Kiln numerous times over the last seven years since we moved to the area. I’ve always been very happy but something seems to have changed, the service is slow and the staff seem disinterested. Not all the drinks and dishes offer value for money. The Draught ales are superb but to be charged £14.50 for a kids meal which consists of 2 sausages, 1 piece of broccoli and some sad looking chips is excessive.

My parents and I always celebrate Mothers' Day early to avoid they hype. We visited The Pot Kiln for the first time last week and were 'bowled away'. for a while my scepticism was fuelled by the 'sample menu' on their website but it seems that it is pretty much 'set in stone' and has been for many years. This is not a place that you will ever 'fall over by accident' but it is well worth the detour off the beaten path. Cheap it isn't but the quality of the food was superb. For starters we had two portions of 'a Spanish style lamb sausage' which was delicious and one halloumi chips. All were tasty and matched with appropriately spiced dips. For mains we had one vegetarian pithivier (eaten by a carnivore who didn't regret it!) and two of us shared a juicy and flavoursome prime rib... no disappointments and we have take enough steak home for a couple of rounds of steak sandwiches!! The mains were sublime and followed by equally mouth watering desserts - profiteroles; baked Alaska; and artisan ice cream. Thank you Rocky and Co. for your hospitality and exceptional service. We are not local but we will be back to one of your music nights shortly.

Wow, what a fantastic meal. We went as a family of four to celebrate our son’s birthday. We had game skewers for starters, which had the tastiest satay sauce. In fact, the best satay sauce I’ve tasted. We then had the venison and prime rib sharers. Both were equally delicious in their own way. The venison was melt in the mouth tender and the prime rib was cooked to perfection, served with a variety of vegetables, roasties and Yorkshire pudding. We were too full to eat dessert. We enjoyed the laid back ambience and would be equally as good stopping over for a pint during a country walk. Very friendly and welcoming staff. We will definitely be back and spread the word. 👍👌👍👌

The recent reviews do not reflect my experience of this restaurant. I went twice in a month - once with each of my trencherman sons. Starters - pigeon breast with bacon and balsamic vinegar - gamey, gamey, gamey and the pigeon meat chewy and rich. Game satay - yes previous reviewer they're dry - that's game for you - tasty, clearly produced from proper wild birds and a delicious peanut sauce. Now the venison shoulder is to die for. Smokey meat, quite chewy compared to commercial meats - lovingly served in a glaze with wintry flavours of buttery mash and red cabbage. Orange and lemon sorbet is a good shout as dessert after such a rich offering. I was driving (well they're aren't many other options here!) so I had just one glass of the cab/shiraz wine which complements this food well. Why were there such strong opinions in recent reviews? I think that game is an acquired taste, and many people are, most unfortunately, sold on commercially produced chicken. My opinion is that this restaurant does it well. I can't comment for most of the main courses, and the venison shoulder is the premium dish (it's not cheap) which may be why it was so good. I will have a rant at the reviewer who said that it is "not acceptable in this day and age" not to accommodate the vegans. Why do you think that it is your right that a restaurant provides for you? If I said I would only eat, let us say, reptiles, would that allow me to roundly criticize a restaurant for not catering to my tastes? It's a commercial decision and if you don't like it - go elsewhere. I laughed aloud when the review went on to say someone was "allergic to dairy". Is there such a thing outside your bizarre, self pitying world? I will be back in the summer - see how your the seasonal changes in your menu gets on.

Poor service, slow and unprofessional. Not good value. I had 3 dry prawns on a skewer with a bowl of cocktail sauce and a lemon wedge £13.50. Totally overcooked partridge for main. Cheeseboard good but the Barkham Blue was old and going brown. All too expensive for the quality. I wont be back anytime soon.

Went for Sunday Roast. Superb. Portion size is excellent and the cost is exceptional value. Each roast is a sharer so every serving is effectively a freshly cooked joint and the cooking and produce are excellent. The desserts are great. We came here from London as our friends live nearby and I am gutted this place isn’t closer to home. Thoroughly recommend and will definitely be back

My second visit to this restaurant. I could not believe how poor the food quality was on the first visit, I returned to try again. WRONG . Poor quality, badly presented, poor value. Example: 3 overcooked grilled prawns £13.50 / 3 dry game (satay) sticks with peanut sauce £13.50. The Chef (if one is employed) clearly lacks talent. On the upside; the table staff are friendly & efficient, the toilets clean ( men's outside only) the dining room traditional old school pub décor. Could be pleasant in the summer months although the exterior areas need investment. Perhaps best to give it a miss, plenty of better options locally.

Small portions. Not the best value for money.

An enjoyable evening at The Pot Kiln for our group. The venue itself is warm and welcoming. You can get a drink in the warm bar beforehand and the staff are wonderfully welcoming. Furniture is pleasantly rustic, though could be maintained more. (I had to switch both the chair in the bar and the chair at the table I had as the wooden chair joints were loose and threatened collapse!) Wine list is modestly sized, but good and there some very good reasonable options. The menu is exciting and centres game. In retrospect the insalata caprese is an odd option to offer in January, and the tomatoes tasted like all tomatoes in winter. Satay guinea fowl skewers were good. Mains were ok. Good sauces, but venison pavé was a bit tough. Profiterole dessert was really excellent. The service was very friendly and on this occasion would probably make us think about coming back more than the food. Bill (including roughly half bottle of wine each and an extra glass) came to just under £80/head. For that price I’d have preferred to be wowed by the food, but the dessert was the only thing that came close. A good evening, but not sure that on that evening it deserved its Michelin recommendation. May have been an off evening in the kitchen, as other reviewers have clearly loved it, so we’ll be back to give it another go, because the warm-hearted generous atmosphere made up for a lot. Thank you.

Fica em um lindo lugar na área rural nos arredores de Londres. Bom para ir por um dia almoçar. Bom para caminhar antes e apreciar a paisagem do lugar.

No vegan options even though we booked a week in advance and then phoned. Initial reaction 'no vegan option on the menu', so asked if they could talk to the chef. After conversation we were then told there is a vegetarian option but it can't be adapted to vegan. Explained member of party was allergic to dairy. The best they could offer was side orders of vegetables and fries. Not acceptable in this day and age

Great food and lovely service. Attention to detail in a fantastic atmosphere.

A wonderful country pub and restaurant with a small number of guest rooms. You'll find it down such a narrow lane that you'll be convinced you've gone the wrong way but its absolutely worth the drive. We had an excellent meal of shoulder of venison and some great local beer. We also stayed overnight in one of the rooms. It was cozy and well decorated, and the breakfast was delicious.

Absolutely fantastic food and service. Such a lovely pub. Well priced for such amazing and rich food. Lacked a little atmosphere on a Friday lunch time in the back area though. Great service too, everyone was really friendly and welcoming. We will come back very regularly, nothing more to want from a pub!

Second to none. The food amazing and generous. Service came with a mischievous smile. Location couldn’t be better. Love it. Can’t wait to return.

Cosy pub with brilliant service and great food. I enjoyed the mulligatawny soup made with venison and not chicken. The chef is clearly creative and knows how to work ingredients. The forest pie was delicious but the profiterole at the end was probably the best dessert I've ever enjoyed!! Hope to visit again very soon and enjoy the local walk too

Absolutely fabulous staff, delicious food, charming spot - only minus one star as it is not cheap! But honestly the service here is second to none and the food sublime. We were looked after beautifully at lunch today by a really charming woman who couldn't have been kinder to us. The venison steak was perfect, as was the veggie pie, and the staff set the tone in the pub for a really relaxing, friendly, happy atmosphere. Worth sitting in roadworks on the M4 for!

A great place for dinner but the leg of lamb is now a shoulder and the prices have increased massively.

Lovely location, very friendly welcome and great evening bar service. The room was comfortable and the breakfast delicious. Thank you for an easy, enjoyable stay.

Very good tapas style meal - there were 4 of us and everybody shared 3 "small plates" each very good service and reasonably priced at under£50per head including drinks.

Visited for dinner on a Friday evening. Food was very nice - well cooked and nicely presented, portions were good, particularly the sharer board. Staff were friendly and helpful although I echo some of the other comments re staff training. Sadly the restaurant really lacked...

Pot Kiln is at the end of a country lane in an area with several great pub food locations. But this place is exceptional: our party of 3 booked Sunay lunch and did the full menu from prawns la plancha, through the Sunday sharing venison...

We have been regular visitors to the Pot Kiln for many years and loved it. Really disappointed today Our server was lovely and welcoming so no complaints there We had prawns as a starter (£13) each. They were good but not de-veined The main course...

Didn’t eat - menu looked excellent but a bit heavy for a hot bike ride. Had a local lager but beers looked great too. Friendly and helpful staff in a stunning, peaceful, rural location. Perfect pit stop on a long ride.

Rocky, might I suggest that it is you which requires a trip to Specsavers. I wrote my review on the 5th of July having visited on the 3rd, and you are looking at CCTV for the 10th of July as stated in your 'factual' and...

We stayed in one of the adjoining rooms with our dogs , it's lovely that a pub is so positive about allowing the dogs to come along into the restaurant. Food was excellent, the beef sharer and lamb sharer are excellent , as were the...

My wife and I stayed here for two nights to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary and we definitely chose the perfect spot. The Pot Kiln is a lovely little country inn set in the most tranquil location. We were welcomed by friendly staff who are...

Staff were very attentive meal was presented well . Perfect location for a quiet meal.

Having visited The Pot Kiln on a number of occasions including 1 when we stayed over. The occasion when we stayed was ok. The subsequent occasions less so. Staff who gave the impression of not being adequately trained eg. Bar staff not being able to...

Proprietario e company, gentilissimi e competenti. Posto bellissimo, mangiare ottimo superlativo

What a great way to end the COVID lockdown dining out drought! Everything from the service to the food (roast venison shoulder to die for), and everything in between (atmosphere) was impeccable. If I only had a small gripe it would be with the lacking cocktail selection (mostly non existent outside of the usual G&Ts) and the lack of quality tonics (only Schweppes on offer). A place with such great food, service and setting deserves a more sophisticated bar. We will most definitely be back! The Pot Kiln is a gem

Fabulous gastropub. Went for an off the cuff Sunday roast and was blown away by the standard of food here. Superb.

Great food in a remote countryside place

Beautiful restaurant with rooms. Our evening meal was divine. Confident cookery showing excellent skill and using great ingredients. Super enjoyable. Breakfast was really great too. Our room was lovely also. The Countryside location was really great. A lovely drive to get there. Highly recommend. Thanks for a great stay!

I'm a local. The last 2 times I've been here were the last. Staff arguing with each other in front of customers, and then on a Sunday.... Yes they close at 6, but at 540pm literally just turned the lights off and shut the door...

This was a birthday treat for me until my husband passed away, we were blown away by the food every time we went

"Outside" menu a little shorter than expected - but quality of food was high.

Unique and marvellous! Fantastic food and ambience in an unrivalled rural location. A wonderful, rustic patio on which to enjoy a sunny afternoon or evening with a first class pint or decent vino. An upmarket dining experience at a sensible price for the quality delivered. Now with the opportunity to stay overnight, too... which we hope to do soon.

Honestly one of the best pubs I have ever done. The food was great, it is not like a fancy Michelin Star type restaurant, it is proper pub food well made yet refined. It is obviously a bit more expensive than a typical pub, but it is worth it, you know you eat good quality ingredients, respected and well prepared . I have to go back, and the area is beautiful too.

Really delicious food and drink. Highly recommended.

One of the finest dinning experiences I’ve ever had. Lovely rooms to stay in too.

One of the best, if not the best, Sunday lunches I've had. The haunch of roast venison was superb, succulent and full of flavour, and more than enough for three adults (with enough left over for a 'doggy bag'.) Crispy roast potatoes, a large Yorkshire...

Delighted to have booked lunch here: venison steaks all round which were perfectly cooked (medium rare) and artfully presented. No room for pud today sadly. Our choice of celebratory drink was a local ginger beer: delicious. Really dog friendly too. Thanks so much Pot Kiln.

Previous family visits with our dog have always been great even if the menu never seems to change . We tried to visit yesterday as it was probably the hottest day of the year so far only to be greeted by a young man (with...

Amazing views. Hands down my favourite spot near Newbury

Fabulous, unusual and gorgeous West Berkshire pub. Bring your dogs, but do book if you want to eat.

Lovely setting, good beer and chips, friendly staff and plenty of outdoor seating. Dog friendly. What more could you want? Not had a full mea there's as yet, so that's next in the list.

Thank you for a wonderful meal today. Hugely impressed by the knowledge and professionalism of the lovely lady who looked after us. We were the table of six with the two young boys. Delicious food. Thank you so much!

Lovely location retains authentic rustic charm ....balanced with spot on food and standards ...lovely walks in woods directly opposite pub ...recommend

COVID delayed our gathering a number of times, it almost scuppered us again, but we finally managed to go. A warm welcome, quickly shown to our table, plenty of humour and a great start so far. Enquiries made about a friendly cab company, booking facilitated...