The Square in South Oxfordshire

Great steak and halibut but….not impressed with tinned potatoes. Only got one and when main came I mentioned lack of potatoes, wish I hadn’t as brought 3 more but after tasting first was so not gonna eat others, defo tinned potatoes, £28 for halibut and served with tinned veg 🤬

Really enjoyable experience. It was great to go to a truly authentic Portuguese restaurant. Really enjoyed the fish selection, and the wine list was a real surprise. It included several wines that we have only come across when we have traveled away from the main tourist areas of Portugal.

We've been going for years including take away through lockdown. It never fails to satisfy. Very large portions and always beautifully cooked. Any poor reviews would make me wonder why. Extremely friendly staff. Our 'go to' in Henley

A great day out in Henley deserves a grand meal. Meandering through the town centre on a glorious sunny day you can’t fail to notice The Square. Diners sit outside on tables drinking wine, coffee and indulging in fine Portuguese food. There wasn’t a spare table, so this was a great sign. I was seated in the rear of the restaurant and ordered an Americano coffee. Without even perusing a menu, I ordered the sea bass with sautéed potatoes. Approximately twenty minutes later the food arrived. The bass was cooked to perfection and was a hearty size. Unfortunately the sautéed potatoes were diced and fried. When the waiter asked if everything was to my liking, I informed him that the bass was fantastic but the potatoes were fried. He went off to the kitchen and never returned. This was strange, when he reappeared he said nothing. I was confused so I went to the bar and paid my bill, left no tip but thanked the bartender.

A bit disappointed after our meal. We had scallops and cod fish cakes for starters which were fine. For our main we shared the piri piri chicken which was really dry. We probably should have sent it back. Portuguese egg tart for dessert was good.

Hard to describe just how fantastic this was! So much fish, lovely wine and then fantastic CAKE, gorgeous dessert wine and awesome coffee…. Total heaven!

Very average experience I though it was going to be better. Portions of food we’re fairly small and not worth the money. They “charge” 20% VAT on top of your bill it should already be included in the initial high prices so your actually paying 20% service charge covered as “VAT” Wouldn’t recommend.

Nice Portuguese food. Generous portions. Well-cooked fish although prawn piri-piri was overcooked (reheated prawns??). Convenient location. Decor/ambiance just OK. Service OK. Decent value. Wine not great.

We have eaten at The Square many times, and it never disappoints. The food is cooked in an authentic Portuguese style. The fish and meat is always amazing, fresh and the same could be said for the other dishes across the menu. The service is always friendly and impeccable. With a relaxed atmosphere in the bar and restaurant.

Excellent Portuguese Food with a very friendly staff. Feels like in Portugal. Definitely a must try. We will return. Obrigado a todos.

We had a truly fantastic meal ; mouthwatering range of fish/seafood for starters, squid, prawns etc I ordered Filete de Garoupa com Molho Provençal. What they served was not Garoupa fish. They served Basa Fish (Panga fish Pangasius). They should not do this to customers

Brilliant restaurant. Go there every time we stay at Henley. Book in advance & it is dog friendly. Wonderful staff, wish it was on my doorstep!

We have lived in Portugal for 43 years on and off. The Square restaurant is probably the most authentic Portuguese food I have ever tasted outside of Portugal. We will definitely return. Thank you Jamie Alex and staff.

Comida portuguesa , peixe fresco e delta qualidade , atendimento espectacular feito por algarvios genuínos

We enjoyed attentive but discreet service while being served delicious food. This is the place to eat seafood and both the sardines and mackeral were simply but very well prepared. I also thought it was very good value

My review repeats what a previous reviewer wrote. ‘Disappointing’. Over an hour before starters arrived, someone else’s meal delivered to our table and they had to find the right one for ours. Another meal, chips were delivered and had to wait another 10mins for the main course whilst chips were going cold. Beef skewers chewy. Service was extremely poor. Definitely not value for money and won’t be returning.

Disappointing! Poor service, waited an hour for a bread basket, pate was more like fish paste, starters were greasy and the cheese rissoles were little findus crispy pancakes, Starters all came out at different times, some were finished before others had arrived, one main arrived and was for the wrong table! Other mains all came out at different times, table was drafty. We definitely won’t return

Very disappointed by how our group was treated. We booked for 6 people. The table was not ready and they wanted to squeeze 6 of us on a table for a max of 4. What was more annoying, there was no care for the inconvenience and a really snobbish attitude. They told it was our choice whether we wanted to sit. We therefore decide to leave and have dinner somewhere else.

Wow wow wow. Haven’t been for a few years but the seafood is even better than we remembered. Cockles - would never normally order them. Outstanding! Scallops - always in my wish list but here the sauce - Heavenly. The butterflied gigantic king prawns were like small lobsters but easier to eat - Planchamazing. Service and welcome superb. Not stupidly priced either.

Went with friends who love the place so difficult to complain. Service was very slow with no apology for keeping us waiting for 45 minutes before we could order, an offhand "we're busy" My scallops were very small, overcooked and swimming in oil. My monkfish and prawn main course was similarly swimming in oil. Unpleasant. My partner enjoyed his fish soup starter but agreed the food generally was far too oily. We've been to Portugal a number of times and have always loved the food so this is not representative. We won't be back.

Great atmosphere of a mediterranean cafe/restaurant on Henley's market square. Fresh fish, nicely cooked and served. Kind and prompt service.

Great location terrible food. The soup was extremely salty, the chicken was dry and the squid was awful. Such a shame as great menu.

Excellent hot food - fried squid, veal escalopes and sea bass - very tasty but service a bit slow......but worth waiting for.

Lovely Sunday lunch, service is a bit slow but food was excellent when it arrived. Big sized portions, hot and tasty on arrival. Staff friendly and prices reasonable.

An obviously well informed diner outside urged us to eat here: 'Best seafood in Henley'. It was 2 pm and we were immediately conducted to our table. The couple next to us also confirmed the quality of the establishment. They urged us to order the monkfish and we followed their advice, but we couldn't resist the grilled squid. Nós não ficamos desapontados! We were not disappointed. I heartily recommend this place. The fish is fresh and well cooked; the wine is tasty and well priced, the staff are attentive and their is a great vibe. . There are plenty of specialities - rice dishes and cataplanas and the desserts looked tempting and meat is available, but the star is the fish which comes straight from Billingsgate. Voltarei a este restaurante.

Delicious anniversary treat. We had some delicious clams and prawns for starters and a fabulous fish stew with a variety of shellfish and potatoes. Taste was so delicious and took me straight to the med! Will return just for this dish although confess the variety of fresh fish dishes is mouth watering.

Very good from the off- waiter very friendly and attentive. Ordered a nice bottle of wine (not too expensive) and a mix of starters rather than mains courses which were all really good. Nice ambiance for a Thursday lunchtime- really good value and the food was great!

What a great place. Good service we were able to sit outside, nothing too much trouble. Food delicious. Mainly fish menu but there are other choices. Good wine as well.

I have eaten here three times so far this year and have had an excellent meal on each occasion. My latest meal was with my son and I had the sardine starter followed by Daurade (Sea Bream) and the chocolate and orange cake. My son had the Portuguese sausage followed by the cod and potato bake and lemon sponge. My fish was perfectly cooked, very fresh and substantial portions. The daurade was one of the best fish dishes that I have eaten in a very long time. My son was equally pleased with his choices. The puddings were tasty and much lighter than they looked when they arrived. Overall a splendid restaurant

Great value, great service, delicious food. Would highly recommend, we will definitely go back again.

Lovely food and great service! Great place for seafood and nice desserts. Will be back and would recommend

Restaurante excelente , com comida portuguesa, atendimento acolhedor , próprio para famílias , aconselho , ainda por cima em dia...

Terrible service. We waited for an hour for a salad and an omelette. Got only our drinks. Everybody who came after us was served. After they waived it would be coming, another 20 minutes passed and nothing. No information, apology or complemetary drink/ snack, nothing....

Arrived earl for our 6.30 booking and slightly put off by litter lying around the outdoor seating - a Henley problem not enough bins in Market Square, nearby bin overflowing. Seated quickly with menus - service to start on the slow side several minutes wait...

Went back a couple of weeks ago for a second visit (having enjoyed our first time there; see my recent review). And it was excellent again; great service and very very good fish; plain grilled sardines and mixed grilled fish for me. Top notch and...

Worst meal ever. The service was slow, we all had different meals and only 2 out of 8 was acceptable. Definitely would avoid anything with steak in it it was so tough practically inedible asked for steak knifes and they never materialised. On the plus...

Not the chirpiest of waiters, but he did his job fine. The fish was one of the most delicious I've ever had and I've eaten a lot of fish!

Excellent friendly service and great food. Fishcake starters were fantastic and sardines superb. Everyone else also enjoyed their food which ranged from grilled prawns to liver. Definitely worth a try and we’ll be back soon.

I visited this restaurant with my 3 friends for lunch this week. I had monk fish, which was good and big portion. My friends had lobster and they really liked it.However when we asked for desert menu, there were around 8 choices,all at £ 5...

Had a meal here recently and the food was really delicious, had the cod and my wife had chicken. It is in a good location and comfortable surroundings very good value for money and excellent food

We had a great meal on Christmas Eve. There were 6 people in our group and every one really enjoyed their meals. We all had something different. We will definitely recommend this restaurant especially if you like fish. Not over priced either.

Amazing food and very nice people. Cannot wait to go back. This is a gem and I would add that it also offers exceptional value. Thank you.

The food was delicious. Perfectly cooked fish and a great choice of dishes. But the rudest waiter! Where to start?? He was rude from the off, tried to avoid our glances and seem determined to deliver the worst service. The food is so good, it’s...

Just returned from a delightful evening for four at this lovely Restaurant. The Menu is a joy to behold and the Chef a master in the kitchen. I cannot speak highly enough of the food that we enjoyed so much. Squid, Portuguese style fish cakes,...

We were disappointed, on a Thursday, when we could not sit outside this lovely restaurant. Our disappointment ent was short-lived when the food turned up! OMG! This was the find of the year. The menu is a little over complicated and has a few repetitions...

Really enjoyed our visit here. The service was impeccable and the food was amazing. We will definitely be returning.

The service was impeccable with an extremely friendly waiter and the food so delicious and well worth it.

Went to The Square this evening and had such a nice time. It has a very typical Portuguese feel about it with a friendly and relaxed style. If you are not used to the relaxed Portuguese style then you might be fooled into thinking the...

Took a drive to Henley to visit the Square as sadly is was closed last time we came. We were seated outside with a beautiful view of the church. Service is quick and unobtrusive. Their wine menu is good, and has a excellent range of...

Stopped in on Friday early evening hoping to start weekend off with some good Portuguese food and service in the al fresco square after a long tiring working week. Unfortunately the waiter was grumpy from the start when we asked at 5.30pm for food menus....

I'd been waiting some time to go to this restaurant and now I'm glad I went. The interior is fairly large and 'unfussy' like most restaurants in Portugal and the cuisine is superb. My lunch consisted of a starter of 3 oysters (as they were...

We are regulars of the square and take all our friends and family here! Food is amazing especially the butterfly tiger prawn, everything is so fresh and service is amazing!

Really mediocre. Went for lunch with friends. Staff friendly, but restaurant bland and food very disappointing. There was nothing inedible but nothing you would want to eat again. Shame

Pleasant Portuguese restaurant in good location. The fish was fresh and cooked superbly. Not a fancy restaurant but the food was the star.

The best Portuguese restaurant in uk . Had grilled fish for 3 persons and a lovely rice made specially for us . What else we could have Wine was top and port with the pudins To finish the meal thanks guys .

We have heard great things about this restaurant but we were very disappointed with our meal last night. We had to wait over an hour for our first course and the main course was overcooked verging on burnt. I know the quality of the fish...

The Square is a wonderful restaurant. Fantastic food (I had the sea bass on the bone and it was one of the best I have ever had) and the cocktails are wonderful (the long island ice tea was excellent). The service was first rate and...

We visited here on Sunday eve after walking past and absolutely loved it.The fish was delicious as was the chicken.Great wine selection too.Impeccable service throughout.We will for sure return on our next Henley visit.

We booked the restaurant as my daughter was visiting from London with her partner. Early Saturday evening so it wasn't that busy although it did pick up later on. I can only say for a restaurant who states the fish is fresh from the fish...

First time here and I cannot fault this amazing place! A real gem if you love fish and large plates of food!! We had prawn starters and the monkfish which was exceptional!! Fab and friendly service, nice atmosphere too. But the food tasted just like...

Not our first visit , but will not be returning. It is as an authentic Portuguese restaurant as you can get in the Reading area . The food is nothing more than average but the service is hit and miss . Drinks took forever to...

Absolutely marvellous wonderful meal really fresh sea food and wonderful Mocktails and Portuguese Beer. Really friendly service, lovely room and setting very relaxing a nice restaurant for couples, friends and families.

Visited for the first time to celebrate the birthday of a fish-loving family member. We just loved everything - the service; menu choice; ambience; decor and of course the food! Between us we sampled oysters, mussels, fish stew, hake,steak and veal. All absolutely fantastic. Great...

The clams were tasty as were the king prawns. We tried the fish stew which is for two and it was delicious and plentiful. It is an excellent restaurant if you’re not familiar with Portuguese cuisine. Highly recommend.

Again and again we keep making the 50 mile round trip to eat at this restaurant. The food is fantastic I compliment the chef he makes the food so so good. We have got to know the staff and Jamie is so helpful he advised...

Was in the area for work so met up with a friend of mine who lives in the area and he wanted to eat in The Square which is a Portuguese restaurant. My first impressions of the place were good and we received a warm...

Just simple and clear as water. O ne of the best UK portuguese restaurants if you want to go eat portuguese go square . If is Portuguese is there. 5 stars

I was told by two regular visitors here, that it was great. I respect their judgement, so maybe, we had a bad hair day. I was totally disappointed. Having lived in Portugal, I know what piri piri should be, what was on my plate was...

We called in on spec and found a very comfortable and friendly restaurant. The quality of the food was very good, well presented and extremely tasty. Will definitely come back next time we are in the area.

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We came here for celebration meal and there were 6 of us. We had booked for 7pm and the restaurant was already pretty full but we were seated immediately and jugs of water were brought to the table without any prompting. So far so good....

Great experience, great food, shared 10 dishes, sardines, anchovies, prawns outstanding. Albariño crisp, dry good value. Good service even when very busy.

Very disappointed with our visit here. The food is generally ok but the service was very poor. Food being ok is something that you may want to dive into? It’ll the fish was sloppy for example. The service though was really really bad. Everything felt...

Service was quick and professional, food was well priced and bursting with flavour. Wine list was good. The Square was clean, and hygenic and ticked all the boxes. Would definitely return. If I had to nitpick then I would suggest changing the spirit selection as...

Stopped here for a cup of coffee with my 84 year old mother. We asked for a cappuccino and a normal coffee with cream. When the coffees came half of my mother’s was in the saucer and it came with milk not cream. Waiter went...

Had an early evening meal las Friday, I really enjoyed my bacon wrapped large prawns followed by mixed grilled fish. My husband had the mussels which he said were very good followed by sardines, felt like we were in Portugal. Lovely meal , good service...

Went for a birthday dinner here, and unfortunately had a really poor experience for a number of reasons: 1. Was sat inside and the ambience of the restaurant is poor - no background noise or music, very simple decor. 2. A table came in after...

We enjoyed our meal here whilst visiting Henley. Nice friendly staff served us outside. Food was nice. We had to move seats as one lady customer was very loud in her conversation, but that's not the restaurants fault. We will definitely go back when we...

Quite possibly the best seafood restaurant in Oxfordshire if not even further afield!! The Square is such a reliable place to eat. This time I had the whole sea bream which was cooked simply and to perfection. We all had fish and they were all...

What an idyllic part of the UK. Henley on Thames is probably one of the nicest English villages I've had the opportunity to visit with its scenic River walks, boating activities and host of independent shops and restaurants. You won't be disappointed.

Our starters (prawns wrapped in bacon) were fantastic. The main I had chosen was unavailable but the waiter made an alternative suggestion which was tasty and beautifully cooked. Excellent, friendly service.

Food and beverages were very good. Poor rating given due to the service. We were served by a very rude, grumpy waiter. Such a shame. The younger waiter on the til was extremely friendly and helpful.

Me and my partner are on vacation and wanted to try this place for our Anniversary. We travelled from 30 mins away dressed up expecting a lovely evening. When we arrived the place was closed. With A4 letter on the door informing us that they...

Good food and friendly service overall. Fishcake and grilled baby squid was divine. Only downside is no ambiance very bright restaurant and no music at all.

The specials would take 50min to cook, they were out of mussels, they were out of clams, so we had to go for the third and fourth options of what we wanted. Starter was fresh but too salty, mains were underwhelming and sides (chips) were...

Venue very dark (our table was at the back) Waiters pleasant enough. Food very bland and I had to send mine back twice as undercooked. Admittedly they didn’t charge for my meal. I left very underwhelmed and hungry so went to the pub opposite and...

Yesterday was the third time I’ve eaten at The Square and it gets better every time. The first time eating there was for my wife’s birthday; the staff went above and beyond to make her feel very special. The second was for lunch with my...

One of the best meals and service I have had in a long time. We had an amazing selection of fresh fish starters which arrived quickly and we’re completely delicious. I would definitely recommend the mussels and the fish cakes. Then I chose the Dover...

When I say I love love love this restaurant, the food is 10 out of 10 and beyond . And I’m such a picky person . We had mussels , squid , shrimp , sea bass and more . And everything was just full of...

We dropped in with no booking, but luckily they had a table. The OH had Camarão à Moçambicana (king prawns wrapped in bacon) to start, followed by Monkfish. I had Caldo Verde (green cabbage soup with chorizo pieces), which was a revelation - a totally...

Wanted to try this place for a while, so very disappointed... Ordered the bread with pate, basket of stale bread with two tinfoil little what favours jam portions came out, containing fish paste!! Then both had fish soup, bland tasted of a vinegar hardly any...

Lovely tasty food had grilled king prawns in garlic and grilled king prawns lovey dessert will return

For excellent service, an extensive menu, especially if you like fish ! The restaurant ambiance is welcoming, friendly and relaxed, the team are helpful, quick and nothing is any trouble for them, well done. We visit our son in Henley-on-Thames several times a year (when...

What a great find. Lovely welcome excellent personal service, very friendly and attentive. . Prawns grilled perfectly, steak in Portuguese sauce was delicious. Dover sole cooked to perfection. Profiteroles yummy. Will be going again

We have eaten here a few times and it is one of our favourite restaurants. As we live in Newbury it is a nightmare to get to on public transport but it is worth the journey. The food is always good - authentic Portuguese and...

Just another fabulous meal out. My work colleagues have been in Henley for a month and everyone asks me to book the Square every week. Spider crab this time and just amazing, literally amazing. Food is always brilliant, staff great, Nuno ever the best host....

Friendly service, Fresh food and excellent wine. A lovely meal in a clean well managed restaurant from a Covid point of view. Highly recommends.

We loved this place. Great service with a smile. We actually had an omelette and chips with a Portuguese beer, utterly perfect.

Went here for lunch. Knowing they dont do halal meat opted to have squid and fish! Great food! Great service! Look forward to my next visit.

We have just enjoyed a fabulous lunch here, the food was fantastic and the staff so welcoming and friendly! There was so many tempting things on the menu, will have to come back but for today, our Sea Spider was superb!!