The Rose and Crown in Vale of White Horse

Shut all Friday on the day we went.

Lovely little pub ...friendly place and a friendly landlord ! A real gem in a quiet part of England ..a shame we could not stay longer .

We stopped for lunch and enjoyed the best egg mayonnaise sandwiches that we'd ever had. Made fresh, retaining some warmth from the eggs being boiled, and with pepper for taste. Even though it was served in white bread, the effect was wonderful. Kudos.

Stopped off on the way home from holiday as it was just 5 minutes from the A34. The landlord was very friendly and we had a laugh when we made reference to FatherJack from Father Ted! 😁. Ale was very good and the decor has a nice traditional look, will stop off again 😊. Keith and Wendy and sons

We popped in, a bit desperately yesterday, for lunch. The owner pushed his walls to welcome us and give us an excellent meal! we felt really at our ease with the friendly and warm ambiance of the owner, caring about us many times! I was surprised with the food quality and cooking! thanks to the Rose and crown team!

Really good pub food. Shea cooks everything fresh so you have to wait but it is always good when it arrives. Not expensive, very good value. His chicken and ham pie was excellent and the ham in the ham, egg and chips was home cooked and really tasty.

This was my first visit to the Rose & Crown in over ten years, and it was wonderful to see that Shea's still running it and that new locals are enjoying it. The beer seemed remarkably cheap compared to other pubs I've been to over the last week, and I really enjoyed the Abingdon Bridge ale. As it was just a fleeting visit, I didn't get to try his famous carvery this time, which I've heard all about, but I will make sure to stop by to eat next time I'm back in the village!

Fantastic pub and incredibly welcoming

Best Sunday Roast around! Booked a table for a family birthday lunch, the best Sunday carvery in the area, great selection of meats and vegetables (and desserts!), fabulous value and lovely friendly service …. Very lucky to have this place in walking distance from my home.

Great place with a warm welcome. I will be going again.

Nice country pub with lovely landlord - who even opened the kitchen after hours and cooked delicious (late!) lunch, just to feed a group of hungry walkers!

Always a pleasure to visit The Rose & Crown. The kids love Shea's food (and so do I), and we are always made to feel very welcome there. The Sunday carvery is a must-have for anyone in the area.

We were made to feel very welcome on our first visit to this village pub. We live locally in Harwell but unfortunately our own village pub has recently closed down, so we had to travel a bit further afield. It was St Patrick's Day so there was a band to celebrate the occasion and the landlord also supplied free bar snacks, which were very tasty and much appreciated. It was a lovely night, thank you Shea.

Friendly staff, amazing food, great atmosphere and reasonably priced.

Manager makes this pub a little gem. Cosy, friendly spot.

Very nice food, and great hospitality from Shea. A lovely pub with a relaxed atmosphere. Thanks for having us.

Quiet Christmas Roast lunch for four. Great food, open fire, friendly Landlord. Will definitely use again.

Had the most amazing Sunday lunch carvery yesterday. Wonderful old village pub, great atmosphere, good service, and the food was delicious. A choice of 4 meats then as much veg, yorkshire puds and gravy as you wanted. All fresh and beautifully cooked with so much flavour, what a find. loved it and will definitely be back.

Went in looking for a new local after recently moving to the area but… As others have mentioned, the landlord is rude and classless, making several facetious comments towards us before we left after one pint. He also served the locals before us, despite arriving after. Don’t bother

The Sunday roast choices were well cooked and very tasty. Waitress was polite & attentive. Unfortunate that the Landlord is quite so obsessed about footwear in his pub☹️ We had been warned that dogs & dirty boots were unwelcome. So our group had all changed out of our walking clothes & footwear. But still the Landlord felt it necessary to come and ask about our shoes😡 The Landlord’s attitude would make me think twice before going back

Friday night 6.30 meal Grandmother, Grandad, mother, father and 3 year old We were shown to our favourite table on arriving and welcomed back with big smiles and warmth Great beer and meal Lovely evening, thank you Shea as always 👍👌

Absolutely fantastic little pub. Came in on Sunday evening and despite having stopped doing food at lunchtime, the landlord very kindly offered to get us some leftovers from the carvery. Probably the best gammon/chicken/lamb I've ever had in a pub, and excellent vegetables and potatoes. Draught beer was very good, and the atmosphere was quiet (as it was late on Sunday) and very friendly. Would definitely visit again at a more normal time, thank you!

Great venue, proper English carvery roast, choice of 4 meats (lamb, gammon, pork, chicken) and all the accompanying traditionals ie. Yorkshires, stuffing, crackling!! Really enjoyed it, fab value and friendly welcome. Will be going again and spreading the word! Typical English Sunday lunch, loved it.

Smashing Sunday Carvery - good food, friendly staff & a relaxing atmosphere

Many thanks to Shay the landlord he did us a great bit of food even though he stopped serving food. Highly recommend a visit. He's such a nice guy and the locals where so welcoming. A real gem of a pub ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

First time at our new local pub after moving to lovely Chilton. Good selection of beers, the typical country pub outfit and some great food even tho delivery took a bit longer. The pubs menu can be found on the blackboard, have added a picture. Will definitely come again over the next weeks.

Bardzo przyjemny pub. Przyzwyczajony do miejskich knajp szczególnie doceniam lokalny klimat miejsca. Będąc w okolicy warto zajrzeć.

An old local gem. Great Sunday carvery.

For the price, one of the best carvery's around. Lovely village pub, friendly staff, will definitely go back again.

Whenever I go to this pub, I always get the best welcome and the best Guinness in the whole of Oxfordshire. The landlord should get all the credit he deserves

We stopped off at the Rose and Crown for unexpected late afternoon refreshments. We were a party of 7 adults and 2 children. Shay, the landlord, immediately welcomed us and soon had us all with drinks in hand some of which included fine and tasty local ales, all at very reasonable ptices. We first sat inside this comfy olde worlde pub then moved outside to enjoy the afternoon sun. Shay came out to chat with us later and we much enjoyed the ambiance and friendlyness of the this country pub and host. Hope to go back before we continue to next destination.

We had a great time on Friday night 4 adults and a 3 year old. Made to feel very welcome and good ale from Abingdon loose cannon brewery The food was brilliant and unbelievably well priced Well done team 👍 we will be back end of august

From March 2023 - arrived for Sunday lunch with friends. Were told it would be 30 minute wait. No worries, we'll wait. After a bit longer, having been waiting in the bar we were suddenly told that it was a problem that we had dogs. Having been sitting there with dogs for a while already. Nothing of course to do with the fact we'd been sitting there talking in non-English accents. We went elsewhere and feel like we didn't miss out.

Great steak and very friedly owner. Thanks

Cracking carvery! Was a bit quiet as it was over 30 degrees out, but welcoming and great service. Will return.

Marvellous find, landlord was the friendliest and nicest chap, we turned up after the fryers had been turned off, he turned everything back on for just us two and made us a top notch all day breakfast, lovely place, pool table and darts too. Will be returning for more brilliant breakfasts

The Rose and Crown serves the best Sunday lunch for miles around. The landlord, does the cooking, carving and masterminds the serving. Ĺots of delicious vegetables, Yorkshire puds and the best gravy ever make the meal very satisfying. There are home-made puddings too and coffee or tea to round it all off. This is a brilliant village pub, full of character and very welcoming but if you want to enjoy a 'Sunday Best', remember to book to avoid the disappointment of being unable to find a free table.

We went for the Sunday Carvery. This was our first visit to the Rose and Crown. Meal was excellent. They were very busy so there was some waiting. They did apologise when we needed to wait and the service was good. They were very friendly. The meal was excellent. I had beef and lamb and my husband had beef and pork. The meat was cooked very well and everything was hot. Would highly recommend.

Lovely food, home cooked and well worth the wait. Dropped in off the A34 for a walk round the area and fix wished off at this gorgeous country pub. Highly recommend. We'll be back!

On a rainy Tuesday evening in April I called in The Rose and Crown whilst staying in the local area for work, looking for some food and hospitality. Despite the fact I was the only person in the pub and food wasn’t being served, landlord Shay rustled me up some outstanding Irish stew and a couple of fine ales along with free pool and intelligent conversation 🙂 A proper pub, use it or lose it

I wouldn’t come here if you have a dog, dogs are not allowed inside or outside in the courtyard (there is also a sign about no children’s pushchairs which is interesting)

Lovely pub and the landlord was very friendly and welcoming. Served up some great food too.

Fantastic little country pub amazing Sunday roast dinner

Great tasty, freshly cooked food. We visited recently and were given a lovely table next to a roaring log fire. The service was prompt… the food delicious and excellent value for money. We shall certainly be visiting again.

After visiting back in December we couldn’t wait to try the Cavery which was a choice of lamb, gammon, pork or chicken and all the delicious vegetables and extras you could ever need. For £12.95 this was an absolute bargain as well as delicious and Shae and the team were hilarious and entertaining as always. Thanks

From the moment we walked in, we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome. It’s so rare to find a pub that sells food rather than a gastro eatery with a tiny bar. Thanks to Shay for making us feel so welcome, we are looking forward to visiting again.

This is my local and it's always a cosy place to enjoy a pint. Book yourself in for some great pub meals and you won't be disappointed!

We arrived too late for the carvery on Sunday; in fact the landlord was closing up! But we could not have been made more welcome - the landlord/chef set about putting up two roast dinners for us (we’d driven hundreds of miles returning from holiday) that were delicious and hearty! What a lovely pub and friendly landlord!

Great village pub we stumbled upon by accident when they weren't serving food at the nearby garden centre. Very friendly and obliging landlord who kindly made sandwiches and fries when we didn't want a main meal. Will definitely be going back there again!

Amazing food and atmosphere. Can't wait to come back again.

Excellent lunch. Well organised and piping hot. Everything VERY clean.

Very warm welcome. Excellent food sunday carvery was delicious. Definately we will come again. Lots of meats and huge selection of fresh vegetables. Sticky toffee pud was yummy

I was very impressed with the meal, as although when we booked we was told they don't offer vegetarian options, they went out and purchased one for me.

Just like to leave a well earned review to the rose and crown, Shea could not have done more excellent warm and welcoming Irish charm . Shea went out of his way to prepare us a veggie dish , roast potatoes onions bread and butter plus condiments to go with the veggie sausage’s. Dispite all food orders finished hours earlier. Excellent selection of beers and wines, definitely worth going out of your way.

Great food and great value for money. Would recommend this pub for a their Sunday carvery.

Tucked away in a rural Oxfordshire countryside setting, this pub is a hidden gem for fresh authentic food. A short menu, indicative of fresh ingredients, is ran by the owner who knows how to cater for his guests. Only minutes away from the Harwell scientific campus, this is a perfect, perennial alternative to cafés and fast-foods.

We saw their chalk board on the roundabout for the A34 advertising Sunday carvery. We popped in on the off chance and so glad we did. Good home cooked carvery, great service and very reasonably priced. We will be back.

Home from an amazing carvery, food was delicious, choice of four meats, several vegetables, new potatoes and the most tastiest roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, gravy, crackling and sauces. Services was excellent, nothing was too much trouble and the food just kept on coming. A must try! Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon! We will be back 😊

We stopped here on our way home, looking for somewhere to grab a carvery at late notice, and absolutely fell on our feet finding The Rose and Crown! We were warmly greeted by Shea as we arrived, who made us feel very welcome straight away. The carvery was very generous and absolutely delicious, the potatoes especially are excellent! The atmosphere in the pub was really friendly and welcoming, a proper country pub! A great place for a Sunday lunch and we'll definitely be back!

Excellent carvery lunch provided for seven of us at last minute as another pub close by let us down. Food and service were really good - will definitely return. Thank you.

Popped in for a little lunch and couldn’t be happier; lovely relaxed atmosphere, great beer and very tasty food. Thank you!

Outstanding Sunday carvery, all cooked fresh with good choice of meat and veg. Staff are so friendly and definitely go above and beyond.

Fantastic little pub with great food at a good price. Shay is a legend. Looking forward to coming back, whenever that may be

Lovely village pub. Really enjoyed the carvery. Good value for money. Good service.

Lovely pub with fantastic service.

We had driven across from Kettering, after a trip involving the Yorkshire moors. We got there at 11.50, so parked up with another car waiting for the place to open. At around 12.00, the 'owner' turned up and said they had a private party. We had been sitting there for 10 mins and when I asked if we could at least use the toilets he refused. I tried to ask him about the next local place, but he seemed more interested in trying to sort out parking arrangements. I challenged him on his attitude and gather from another local pub that he is known!! It is extremely unlikely that I will be in the area again, but his attitude must go on record!

Lovely freshly cooked meal, and very friendly and efficient landlord too. Would highly recommend, ashamed I don't live closer!!

We have just been to the pub for steak night. OMG It was amazing. Such good value and food was excellent. Shay makes you very welcome. We come over from Windsor to see my sister and brother in law and visited the pub with them a few times now. Can't praise them enough.

Great village pub. Shay the owner was a great host very clean, fire lit and lovely to able to hear each other talk. Something of a novelty these days

Small town pub with great ciders!

My sister and I had just arrived from SA and didnt know it was Mothers Day. We tried to have lunch at The Rose & Crown Chilton, who naturally, were fully booked. The very friendly man behind the counter said if we were happy to wait an hour, he would assist as best he could. It was well worth the wait. It was absolutely delicious. What an amazing Sunday roast offering. We shall be sure to book in time this week. What a treat. And thank you also for such friendly service. We felt so welcome.

Friendly local. Very accommodating. Thanks for the sandwiches.

I've written about the fish and chips from here before, but Shay does you proud. Wifey was seeing her girlfriends this Friday night (at least that's what she told me), so I nipped into the Rose & Crown. An hour later I'm back for my fish 'n' chip supper. Awesome! I've been to places where its been three times the price and three times as bad. Shay does fish and chips to die for - as I said in my last review. Thanks Shay!!

Lovely pub with good fresh wholesome food. Landlord and staff exceptionally friendly and welcoming. We were a large party of 19 including children and had a lovely meal. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Rose and Crown.

Five of us had the Sunday carvery today. Wow, fantastic food (plenty of) great value. Excellent service and a lovely typical old style pub. Thanks Guys we will be back for more!

The pub doesn't have any vegetarian options on the menu at all! We went in to ask and were told that they don't have anything we could eat, so we left hungry. I was just really surprised, I can't remember the last time we weren't able to find a veggie option in a pub in the UK and most even offer vegan options now. Shame because it is a pretty building and nice looking pub.

I had a very brief visit to this pub. We walked in, asked if they had any vegetarian options, were told they did not and so left again. I was surprised, I can't remember the last time I was told there were no veggie options in a UK pub, and it says veggie friendly in the trip advisor description. There were no other local pubs so we drove home hungry.

Great pub with good food and an outstanding staff!

Good personal service, from a kind and caring landlord

First class every time. Shea is a wonderful cook, and the locals know it!We lived in Chilton for a while, now we have to commute for Friday fish & chips.Boy, they are good. Twice fried chips, perfect fish - sets us up for the weekend!Nowhere - and I mean nowhere - does this better.

Takeaway burgers were amazing! The portion sizes were very generous, high quality, so tasty and so well priced. They were packaged so nicely and we were impressed at the use of paper takeaway containers rather than polystyrene. The owner was very friendly. Ordering and collection were easy. I'd highly recommend this pub! We will definitely be getting takeaway again!

Once again my wife, my father in law and I had a takeaway from the Rose and Crown and once again it do not disappoint. The scampy and chips were brilliant. The burger and chips that I had was nothing short of fantastic. Well done Shea.

My Husband and I have eaten in the pub numerous times, the food has always been lovely and the Landlord Shae is always very friendly and welcoming. This is the first time we have had the take away roast - it was absolutely amazing - delicious, generous portions and well packaged. We will most definitely be back for more take always until we are able to dine in again.

We've not used the pub for quite while, but decided to try a takeaway. The menu is quite limited because of lockdown, but fish and chips were still excellent as was the chicken curry. We'll be back...

Some friends went for a Covid friendly Christmas meal and it was superb!The food was perfect and there was so much of it!Beer was local and exactly what we needed so thanks to the friendly and Covid aware landlord and staff.Booked up for Christmas Eve and can’t wait to return.

Shay is doing a great job feeding people on a Sunday. Great roasts sometimes think he needs help he so busy. Keep up the good work

We had a great time supporting this local pub. The owner was fantastic, welcoming and a gracious host to my wife, my three boys and myself. We will most definitely return.

I can't express my gratitude for the land lord Shay.. He went out his way to make sure I was OK. My battery died and I was stuck in the middle of nowhere. My bank card and bus pass were connected to my phone. He found me a charger offered me a pint and a sandwich. Very friendly guy and accommodating

I really wanted to like this pub but found it to be quite average. The owner was unfriendly on the phone whilst taking our booking, it is not dog friendly and the Sunday roast is average (the gravy in particular was not very pleasant). The atmosphere is cold and the pub itself is very dated. Not for me personally and I won't be visiting again for food but I could see how others may enjoy coming here.

Cute village pub with friendly staff, just a warning they only take card for more than £10

Cozy pub to enjoy a pint. Very welcoming staff.

Great cosy pup with good beers and fab food. Staff really make you feel welcome.

I visited this lovely pub today with my fiance and my friend and her daughter who have recently moved to the village. What a lovely pub. Friendly people running it. Introduced themselves. Clean efficient good valie for money. The best carvery and knickerbockerglory in the world. We will return and we can highly recommend this place. My lamb was so tasty. Huge generous portions. Thank you so much. Sonia Williams

Lovely atmosphere for a smaller pub, made to feel welcome. Nice place for a chat and to eat.

Visited with two friends on a Thursday night - Shea welcomed us warmly, and let us know that the England football match would be on TV that night in the bar. He offered to move us into a quieter area if we preferred, but we wanted to stay close to the lovely open fire!I had the Irish stew, and it was genuinely one of the most delicious meals I've ever had in a pub. Tender lamb falling off the bone, tasty vegetables and gravy and - best of all - mashed potato. Clare tucked into her regular burger & chips, Janice enjoyed the amazing spaghetti and meatballs. Based on previous visits, we also shared a side order of chips, which should be awarded some sort of prize :-)Looking forward to coming back later in the month for the quiz.

We have been coming here for a drink for about 6 months now and love the pub, atmosphere and friendly landlord. Decided to try it for food for the first time tonight and was not disappointed. Food was very tasty and very reasonably priced. I had the Caesar salad which was very good. They weren’t afraid to add the anchovies that should be in a Caesar salad, so many places give you a rather bland version because they are afraid of the anchovy. My husband had the homemade burger which again was very tasty and finished it off with a knickerbocker glory. I had a coffee with a mint club biscuit , a very nice touch. We will definitely be back for both drinks and food. Wish we lived closer so we didn’t have to drive and we could stay for longer.

Lovely food, nice staff and great service

We called into The Rose & Crown today for a quick lunch and were not disappointed! The owner Shea, a great loss to Dublin, served our drinks and my wife quizzed him about the ham. He assured us that he cooked the hams himself so we wouldn't find better! We both chose Ham, Eggs & Chips.We didn't have to wait long and two cracking plates of food appeared. The Ham was exceptional and no short measures here! The hand cut Ham nearly covered the plate and it was delicious. The eggs perfect with runny yolks as requested. I said to Shea that I noticed Colcannon on the wall menu and enthused about it saying next time we were there I would have Sausages & Colcannon. The simple dish was perfect!Then Shea appeared with a plateful of Colcannon and Eggs 'on the house!'PERFECT!! The only regret is that the Rose & Crown is a good half hour from home but nevertheless we will be back very soon! Keren & John.

our family went here today for a sunday dinner. You cannot fault the roast dinner it was lovely. Plenty of meat and help yourself to such a great variety of veggies. the landlord/chef was so friendly and welcoming. This was our first visit and will defo be going back. Need to try various things on his normal menu.

We popped in for some food and a few drinks after a day out fully expecting to eat and be back in our apartment within a couple of hours. Several hours later we finally made it back after one of the most enjoyable evenings we have had in a long time.Shea the landlord was working solo due to staff illness and managed to cook our food, kept the drinks flowing and entertain us at the same time. The food was very high quality and despite the staffing issues was served promptly, all 4 steaks cooked exactly as they were ordered which seems to be something a lot of places struggle with.We will definitely be booking into stay in the village again and enjoying the food, drinks and hospitality of the Rose and Crown.Many thanks for a great eveningStuart.