The Rising Sun in South Oxfordshire

Friendly staff and delicious food.

Great country pub with excellent food and friendly staff. Lovely location, dog friendly.

Been at the Rising Sun many times over the past 30 years and it never disappoints.

A lovely, welcoming, dog friendly pub. Tasty food with good portions. Perfect for lunch after our autumn walk

Had a great Sunday lunch this weekend. Fabulous food - starters were lovely and the roast potatoes were spot on. I had the small plate which was on a small plate but still plenty. We will defo be back ….

Super good and friendly service

A wonderful country pub that allows dogs. Fantastic roast dinners.Would definitely visit again and Recommend to friends

The Rising Sun is the most consistently fantastic pub that we have come across in the area. The food and service is always of the highest standard. What stands out about this pub is that the staff go out of their way to accommodate and this means the pub is always filled with happy customers. A brilliant atmosphere. I have and will continue to recommend to others.

Had a nice lunch and a good pint

The perfect Sunday lunch country pub! The restaurant was almost full, we hadn’t booked but the staff were super friendly and gave us the table in the bar area. Ordered from the starter and pudding menu. All were delicious. Roasts looked great - and from previous experience they would have been. Love the fact they do a small portion roast! On the plan for next time. They seem to have a good programme of events during the week too Such a gem of a pub.

Sunday Roast was great, good portions. Lovely pub atmosphere and good garden

What a beautiful charming little pub! Right up in the middle of the Chiltern hills. The food was amazing and the staff were quick and helpful. We will definitely go back.

The best Sunday roast I’ve had for a long time! Highly recommended.

Had the best Sunday lunch , food was so amazing like a very good home cooked roast! Can’t wait to go back again and the team were friendly and gave us fab service!

Went for Lunch on a Monday and food was really great and very reasonable. Service was also very good

Great pub, great place. Would hundred percent recommend!

Just want to say a massive thank you to Kate and her husband! Were kind enough to let us pitch a tent in the pub garden after cycling the Chiltern Way. Super friendly and great beers as well! Definitely a must stop if in the area.

A great lunch time experience for six of us. Friendly and welcoming and helpful with access and placement for my wheelchair. Lovely well cooked food and good service. The Vintage menu is just right for our appetites and good value too. Lots of clean plates so no waste! We will be back. Thank you.

Brilliant country pub adorned by locals

Reason for visit beautiful gardens .probably best in the area.

Visited this beautiful pub for dinner with my son and his partner, it was beautiful .. chocolate box country pub springs to mind. The food was beautiful but could do with a few more choices adding to the menu. The dessert we had was to die for and HUGE .. check it out .. would definitely return .. thank you for a lovely experience 🙏

My lovely wife reached a 'significant ' age recently. Lynda approached George as to possibility of having a celebration at the Rising Sun. No problem. On the evening 40 or so guests were treated to some of the best canopies I've encountered any where and then an excellent bbq. The terrific team made sure nobody went thirsty. Suitable music ensured dancing. Everyone had a great evening in the wonderful surroundings of the Rising Sun. And most importantly, Lynda had a night to remember. Thank you George and crew.

Beautiful spot for a drink in the garden

If you have not tried steak night at the Rising Sun I strongly recommend you do! Steak was cooked to perfection and the homemade chocolate brownie was to die for 😋

A delicious & varied ploughman's lunch in idyllic surroundings. The picallili and ham was a surprising highlight.

Lovely, friendly little pub with a great welcoming and stunning food. Will definitely be back!

We recently went for a family birthday meal - it was steak night - most of our group had the steak, and I had the mushroom and stilton burger. Everyone thought their steaks were excellent (my mum said best ever!) and I thoroughly enjoyed my meal... we all had starters, mains and desserts and it made our family birthday meal a very enjoyable experience - we were well looked after and after the meal we sat in the garden - love the vibe here - thank you!

Although extremely busy, acknowledging and attentive customer care could not have been better..

Lunchtime on a Friday, very quiet. Service good Food average Desserts massively overpriced/poor value This was a shame as I have made faultless visits to this pub many times before

Lovely friendly pub and very engaging professional staff . Would go back with our dog !!

Loveliest staff and food was remarkably tasty. The bang bang cauliflower was delicious and the roasts were perfection.

Great food, a warm welcome, and friendly and attentive service. Will definitely return!

Exceptional family well managed Pub. Excellent food. Reasonably priced.

Thank you everyone at The Rising Sun for a wonderful birthday meal. You catered for our table of 10 effortlessly, thank you for looking after us so well and making the celebration special

Was closed at my visit but it had a tap in the back that helped me clean my wounds from falling off my bike.

This is a great place if you are looking for a traditional, warm and cosy pub. Comes complete with 2 resident dogs! Staff always friendly, food is consistently decent. Essential to book on Sundays. Glorious outside on sunny days. All well behaved dogs welcome. Excellent roasts, huge Yorkshire puddings if you are a fan!

Lovely country pub, friendly staff and fab Sunday roast 🥰 great for a camper van stopover! Plus very dog friendly 🐶

Nice pub . Very friendly, the food is really good , the pub has definitely gone up in level

Good quality food, friendly staff. Not too expensive. Beautiful spot to visit, very attractive.

Came here for a friends birthday a few weeks ago. What a GEM of a place! The food was absolutely incredible, staff were attentive and helpful and the atmosphere was lovely! Would highly recommend! And the 2 resident dogs were beautiful!

Decent pub - cheap meal in a Monday & came quickly and was more than fair for the price. Service was good & as was the beer. Only came because the Cherry Tree (where I was staying) was shut, but it was a nice walk through the woods to get to. Glad the Cherry Tree was shut in the end as I enjoyed the Rising Sun.

Outstanding food and service, we will return soon

An old English pub with great food & service. I would highly recommend 👌

Very friendly and welcoming and a great tasting pint.

The food was nice, but the amount of money that I paid for my food and the amount of food that I got was lack Luster and they forgot half of my food

First time visit for us and loved it! We were going to just rock up but glad we booked as it got busy fairly quickly. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was delicious. We had the three roasts (beef, pork belly and turkey), chicken wings and pork belly roast. I loved the cauliflower cheese and the extra little jug of gravy (which was proper gravy with so much umami flavour) The meat for each roast was cooked perfectly. We plan to visit again so we can try more of the food.

Came for Mother’s Day lunch and it was great! Obviously the pub and restaurant was packed but our service did not suffer because of this. Food arrived promptly and was nicely presented and very tasty. The roast was excellent, great portion and not ‘messed around with’ like so many these days. Great tasty meat, potatoes, good selection of veg and a giant Yorkshire! Thanks to the lovely hosts for making our visit very enjoyable!

Lovely quiet country pub off the beaten track. Great food at affordable prices. Was quiet on Tuesday lunchtime when we visited, food was served within 15 minutes of ordering. The host was friendly and helpful. Overall this is a great place to have lunch in pleasant countryside surroundings.

Decided on a return visit....nice warm welcome by landlady and several dogs, which seemed to bark every time someone came is...got annoying in the end. Fish pie - vegetables were just luke warm and pie unfortunately did not taste of fish Fish and chips - peas lukewarm, fish hot and good, chips a bit soggy Not as good as our previous visits Deep potholes in drive to pub, needing filled in.

I went there for mother's Day, I enjoyed myself I would like to see the other menus.

Had a great Sunday lunch today. Starter and Dessert not required as it was so filling. Mrs had the beef, I had the Trio. Dog friendly. We will be back soon.

Great food, great hosts and staff. We spent the perfect afternoon at The Rising Sun for lunch, 3 generations and we loved it.

Just had to say thank you to all the wonderful staff who served our Christmas Day lunch. It was perfect. Everything cooked perfectly and hot plates. Lovely atmosphere and friendly people to talk too. We could not believe how quick the time went, as a great idea to have time between courses, not thrown at you when you finish each course, or having to vacate the table to fit in the next sitting. Well done guys.

Fabulous Christmas Day meal Lovely experience great staff Thank you

Loved the Monday night quiz. Lovely friendly staff.

Fantastic roast .. Great food always .. Thank you All of us and the baby happy .. Found a different High chair for her .. Went out of your way.

Lovely meal visited on the 6th November at lunchtime. Homemade chips were lovely and burger was one of the best I have had. The other 2 who were with me had gammon and said it was perfect. Would definitely recommend.

Just dropped in to get away from storm Ciaran. What a find! Lovey country pub with log burning stoves, good draught ales, a warm welcome. Stayed for a good lunch. And dog friendly to boot. Stanley met some new chums! Woof!

Right from booking our table, through to welcoming us to the pub/table, taking our orders and keeping us happy the staff and food were just superb. The staff were courteous, polite and helpful and the food was just divine. Beautifully cooked Belly of Pork and Turkey, accompanied by a selection of fresh vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing and a fluffy Yorkshire Pudding. Dessert was just as good - two of us had the Triple Chocolate Sundae and one had the Sticky Toffee Pudding. We did not find fault with anything. Pub and toilets are clean and all well laid out.

Excellent group meal for 8. Had to pre order, no problem. Wife enjoyed the option of small main course. Will go again hopefully soon. Nice to see an old fashion pub still as it was back in the day when so many are closing. We all need to support these pubs.

Heard good things on the grapevine, so decided to visit on chance. Pie of the week for me and 6oz steak for Madam. Both very good with quick and friendly service....at a reasonable price. We shall return

What a gem to find. We visited this pub after a lovely walk in the area and we were very pleasantly surprised. The exterior of the pub is gorgeous, with beautiful flowering baskets everywhere and a very well kept garden with plenty of seating. As the pub is off the road, its really peaceful, a great place to sit and relax with a drink and food. We visited with friends and each of us had a different main course. All the food was delicious and the burger was huge, clearly home made and very tasty. The service was attentive and friendly. This is our first time here and won't be our last. A really fabulous country pub 👌 ❤️

I was one of a large group of runners and walkers who lunched here (AFTER our exercise!) As its pictures show, this is a quintessential English country pub, almost invisible from the road - but well signposted - and set at the back of a large garden for outdoor dining. The interior is equally attractive. Given our number, we had all pre-ordered: I was eligible to choose the 'vintage' offer of a reduced size main, in my case a chicken & bacon Caesar's Salad, and similarly downsized desert of chocolate brownie and ice cream for a set price: great value. We bought our drinks and paid our bills at the bar before the food was brought outside quickly and efficiently: name called out, hand up, plate in front of you! Given the good weather, it all made for an excellent day out.

Great food and very quick service. Staff were very friendly.

Lovely pub. We went for a wedding there and I was very happy to be a guest in a place like that. The garden was decorated very nicely, plenty of seats outside, lovely food and puddings, very clean toilets and a good selection of beers in the bar. I would go there again for lunch and drink when I visit the area. Staff were very friendly and up for a chat, which was nice.

This pub is absolutely gorgeous. We went to a lovely wedding, the pub, garden and food were fab. Extremely good buffet, the food was lovely. The staff were really sweet and really attentive too. Would definitely recommend it but especially for relaxed weddings it seems.

A stunning country pub with fantastic staff. I found the Rising Sun on TripAdvisor and we were not disappointed. The outside of the pub is beautiful with stunning hanging baskets. The inside was very welcoming, all the staff deserve my 5* review. The food was delicious. Thank you for a super evening.

Unbeatable food, we went this evening for the "Build your own burger Tuesday" and it was out if this world. I'm personally a massive burger critic and can honestly say its the best I've ever had! Would highly recommend. Service is second to none. Thank you Kate, John and the Team

Great lunch and service! Generous portions, homemade chips to die for and fabulous- and efficient staff. Very clean and nicely decorated. 3 of us had 2 main meals (ham, egg and chips) and 1 baguette of the day with chips. 2.5 pints of various drinks and 3 luscious desserts. £30 each including tip. Will be back!

Popped in for lunch after a visit to the nearby National Trust at Greys Court. What a fabulous find, from the minute we arrived to the minute we left we felt very welcomed by both the staff & locals & not forgetting Floyd the gorgeous dog 🐶 Ordered the sharing ploughman’s platters which was just so lovely with a great spread of cheese, meats & other bits including pasta & Greek salad. Definitely worth a visit & if I’m in the area again I’ll definitely be back.

This is a gem of a pub. We have been three times in different seasons, sitting inside snd outside. The manager and her staff are always welcoming and caring and the atmosphere is great. The food is also excellent. Last week we were three people and we shared five starters and three puddings. Every dish was a delight to the palate: the pork belly pieces were the best I've ever had. The draught beer is perfect too. We look forward to our next visit.

Lovely village pub, good food and excellent beer. Large garden and also plenty of inside space

Great Brakspear pub, large garden with good food. During the week they have a lunch special ‘veteran meals’ - smaller main and pudding for £14 excellent idea !! Good quality beer and the pub has the Cask Mark to show the quality. Some lovely walks near by Definitely worth the visit

Very disappointed, especially looking at all the good reviews. We ordered a Fish Pie and it was disgusting, we paid and left without touching the plate. We went there on a very quiet day, not sure if it was their regular cook working on this day but it was bad...

Great place. Good food. Great people.

Really nice food, friendly and helpful staff and lovely location

Nice surroundings. Good hearty food served

A lovely out-of-the-way Chiltern pub. Just the right place to sit outside on a sunny day and drink beer and eat pub food. (I ate sausages and stilton mash and drank Brakspear's beer, followed by fruit crumble. As already mentioned, not cheap, but such a pleasant experience, served by friendly people.

Lovely and perfectly cooked food in a nice pub atmosphere... served by great staff

I was taken for a lunch here recently, and had the 10z steak, medium to well done, chunky chips, peppercorn sauce and salad. I would rate at 4.7/5 but have given five stars. Price wise it’s the upper end of what I’d want to pay for pub grub - £27 for the steak, £3.50 for the peppercorn sauce, and about £4 for the mushrooms - so almost £70 for two steak meals without drinks. But, the food was some of the best pub food I’ve had in the area. It was well presented, piping hot, the steak was melt in the mouth delicious and perfectly cooked. In addition, they have a lovely open fire which I sat by, and the chap who served us was really friendly, welcoming and cheerful. The 4.7/5 instead of 5, is because I think £3.50 for a small sauce and £4 for a few mushrooms is a bit too much up-selling. The Guinness could have also been a tad colder. But that’s a minor detail and I’d go back in a heartbeat. One of the best pubs around. Big sun-trap of a garden too and nearby walks for the dogs on tap. Keen to try a Sunday roast!

Am absolute gem of a pub. Tucked away in an idyllic setting. Lovely food, friendly service. We’ll definitely be back.

We had a family meet up for lunch and the landlady couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. Will definately return.

Lovely food, generous portions and a cosy place to eat.

Always had a good meal here, very friendly helpful staff, would really recommend the journey to go

Nice village pub. Well run by management that care. Sunday lunch is good. Pet friendly, and they have some good summer events.

Nice friendly pub great outside area. Great food and a bunch of quiz, open mic nights and plenty of events. Kids loved it here.

Welcoming and fabulous pub, great food and great beer! Attentive and thoughtful staff, really dog friendly and cozy log fire.

Fab country pub with a nice local walks and scenery. Tasty fish and chips and halloumi burger.

I have been here twice recently and will definitely go again when I am next in the area. Great friendly atmosphere, the staff are attentive to specific dietary needs and kind. This time I had the minute steak which was really tasty and my mum had the mini fish pie accompanied by vegetables cooked "just right" (a really good idea to have reduced portions for those who can't manage a big meal). A hidden gem definitely worth a visit.

Had a lovely post Xmas family meal for nine people. Food was very tasty and fresh, with plenty of choice for all. Table service throughout with very attentive staff. Dog friendly too. Only minor niggle in that the pub felt cold when we arrived (heating not on but fire lit). Understandable given the energy crisis and we soon warmed up. Also coffee was only luke warm on arrival but given we had such a lovely time it didn't really matter. Would recommend and will likely visit again if in the area.

Went in with the family for a drink Xmas eve around 2 pm. Very unwelcoming and told that they were too busy and not really a drinking pub. Shame as was expecting them to be more amiable and accommodating.

Very friendly staff, delicious roast lunch. Lovely for a cold winter's day. Dog friendly.

Just go, so worth the journey :)

My husband and I visited today for lunch. After a local dog walk this was the perfect lunchtime stop. Welcoming staff, cosy pub bar and a roaring fire! We took our seats by the window with plenty of space for our two greyhounds. The menu was varied and it was hard to narrow it down, but we chose crispy chilli beef and minute steak, both meals perfectly cooked and really tasty. We were even tempted to have puddings, which were equally delicious! Can’t wait to visit again and next time we will bring the children as we are sure they would love it too!

Really excellent Sunday Lunch. Generous high quality Sunday roast with great meats, vegetables, gravy and Yorkshire. Good selection of mains and desserts. Also enjoyed the Sticky toffee pudding with custard. Very friendly welcome and service. Efficient, and pleasant. Great beer (gravity). Good value. Nice atmosphere, comfortable and clean.

Such a wonderful welcome, friendly and cosy pub with an open fire. On the online booking form, I put it was for a birthday and they decorated our table, made it even more special. Have already recommended this pub to a couple of people. A hidden gem. Thank you for such a lovely afternoon.

We just been there and had the best Sunday roost. Kate and John are such nice people, all the staff is really friendly, happy and welcoming. When you go there, and I highly recommend you do, order the brownie for dessert, it’s so delicious. Service is too and quick. Book a table in advance though as they do get busy on weekends. I’m definitely going there again. Very happy customer.

Great food, good selection of beers. A perfect place to set out from and come back to whilst exploring all the countryside walks around.

Half way through our walk we stopped here for a drink. The beer garden is lovely

Really nice country pub with good selection of beers and good food. Service was timely and cheery. Nice beer garden. We were staying almost next door at an Airbnb so it was great...we could walk there in 2 minutes!