The Stag & Huntsman at Hambleden in Wycombe

Food and service were great. Two courses of Sunday lunch about £30 inc tip but excl drinks (April 2024). Parking free when you register and can be extended if you overrun

A lovely village pub popular with filming crews nice walks as well

We visited the pub for Easter lunch and it was such a great experience. Food was amazing, staff attentive and welcoming, plus it's very family friendly. They had a change in ownership recently and it's really stepped up the service for the better. Hambleden is gorgeous too! Will definitely be coming back!

Enjoyed hsbing a meal at this restaurant. Nice atmosphere, good food and good service. Will visit again. Traditional English menu, with variety of dishes

We booked for Bank Holiday Monday lunch for four. These guys could teach others a thing or two about hospitality and customer service! The team were friendly, engaging and seemed genuinely pleased to see us. Lunch was, as always, beautifully cooked and presented and was delicious. The team continued to be friendly and attentive throughout our meal. We will return. Thank you!

Lovely traditional pub with plenty of space with many different areas to drink in. Friendly helpful staff and new menu with some really good dishes. English sausage with lentils was fab, spicy squash soup and prawn cocktail also really good. Not a long menu which probably means that what they do they do well.

Put off by having to pay in the adjacent car park at any time.

It was absolutely lovely from the second my family and myself entered we felt admired service is the best I've ever had always thanking you and being as kind and friendly as ever and offering to help in any way. The food was also amazing and I will certainly be going back many times in the future. It is in an amazing area with plenty of walks to do before or after getting some lovely food 😋. Would advice going!

Excellent service Charlie the barmaid was great

Lovely food and beer. The staff dare I say were overly attentive which started to grate.

Great place for a little break, food is lovely.

Arrivés en fin d après midi, le 28/02/24. Le gîte était superbe, très propre et vraiment agréable avec une cheminée et une literie très confortable. Mes deux étoiles sont surtout en rapport avec le restaurant. Il nous a été dit que le service se terminait à 18h le dimanche. Aucun problème. Notre serveuse, un peu trop familière, nous informe qu il n y a plus de roast diner. Un peu désappointés, nous avons choisi ce qui pourrait nous plaire dans le reste du menu plutôt léger et cher. Durant l attente de notre repas, d autres personnes sont arrivées et ont eu droit, elles, à un roast diner ! Agacés, nous avons commencés notre diner. Une soupe à la tomate immangeable car trop épicée, heureusement aucun de nous n était allergique. Je passe le reste. Enfin le dessert ... sur trois un était encore gelé Après contact avec le manager, il nous a été proposé un discount totalement acceptable et le petit déjeuner offert. Après une très bonne nuit, nous nous sommes présentés pour le petit déjeuner. On nous attribué la même serveuse que le soir. Il a fallu que nous lui courrons derrière pour qu elle prenne notre commande !!! Pour le gite allez y les yeux fermés mais fuyez le restaurant.

Superb meal at the Stag last night grear service from Josh and all the team.

Fantastic evening meal experience as part of the Old Luxters Vineyard Tour package. Lovely food and a great atmosphere in this idyllic cosy country pub. Would definitely recommend!

Came to stay for a night with my other half. Lovely experience. Kind and warm staff and a cosy bar and restaurant area serving lovely food and beer. Bed very comfortable in a lovely room with a decent bathroom.

so quaint. so old. so worth a visit.

Excellent staff excellent service location excellent

Came here as I’ve heard good reviews. We had a great lunch here. Food came out 5 mins after we ordered. If you are in the area it’s a fab pub to visit but can get busy.

fantastic place lovely staff great food and lovely cottage

Superb staff and service. We were very well looked after and made to feel welcome. Unfortunately this time the food was below par.

I recomend this pub to sleep and to eat, they are really kind and nice. The bedroom so clean and Lovely english. Brilliant !!

This is a fantastic location. Loved the cottage I stayed in and after a long commute from London Heathrow the staff were fabulous. Theresa met me for breakfast and hospitality was above and beyond and had a great breakfast looking to stay again.

Lovely roast dinner with great service. Gravy was superb! Only minor gripe was the Prawn Cocktail was very small for the price.

Chose this country pub as it was very close to a circular walk and seemed a good place for a birthday celebration lunch on the basis of previous reviews. It was amazing: a very warm welcome for us all including the dog. Many places are "dog tolerant" but this was most definitely "dog friendly"! The beer was exceptional and the dishes we chose were spot on. The steak was melt in the mouth with plenty of peppercorn sauce. As well as a lovely ambiance, excellent food, what made the occasion stand out was the fantastic friendly service, particularly from Theresa and her colleague( sorry didn't catch her name). It turned out that all three men in the area we were seated in, were celebrating birthdays and they all got sweet treats with candles and singing! We left feeling like we'd had lunch with new friends! The Stag and Huntsman has it all! Thank you.

Gorgeous olde worlde Inn - we stayed just the one night whilst visiting for an appointment in Henley on Thames. We had such a beautiful quirky room full of old charm character, a lovely spacious bathroom, lots of oak beams and antique furniture making it even more special. Highly recommend the Sunday roast, it was absolutely delicious and the service was friendly and helpful too. We'll definitely be back next time we're in the area.

Old tired public house / accommodation. Large room / en suite with over Bath shower. Good job my partner is taller than me as I would have had to climb up the bath to put the shower head in the cradle. Evening meal was great. Staff helpful and friendly. Breakfast good too but had to share the dining area with some extremely loud gentlemen about to go shooting which was uncomfortable. Parking outside is free when you check in

Arrived at this pub to meet friends for lunch, prior to a walk, it is in a beautiful English country village. Unbeknown to us, it was an important South African holiday, plus a South African World cup rugby match, so it was very busy. When we saw this, we thought we would be turned away as we did not book, but we were welcomed in. It was such a good experience, fantastic atmosphere, good pub food plus South African Braai specials. A table in the sunshine, we were very happy. But the real 5* review goes to the organisation and the amazing staff. So, So busy, but no waiting for drinks, food delivered quickly, very impressive. Wish we lived locally!

Excellent food, beautiful atmosphere, charming village… but the absolute best part of the experience was Charley! She’s definitely the best!

Super friendly place with very good food, well kept drink and comfortable rooms to stay. The mushroom soup starter was probably the best I’ve ever had and the Sunday roast was excellent too. Enjoyed sitting in the garden watching the Rugby World Cup. Slight shame that the bar closed at 8pm, with a group of us wanting to watch the evening game but other than that, faultless.

Perfect Sunday lunch. For someone who didn't want a roast the choice was amazing (I had the mussels with two chunks of beautiful bread) and others had the huge roast and a child's roast. All perfectly sized meals and enjoyed by all. Even managed to squeeze in puddings. Sticky toffee pudding was one of the best I've had and I also bake a lot so takes something special to impress me. Beautiful soft sponge and tasty sauce, rounded off with yummy ice cream. In the words of Arnie "we'll be back". Sorry no photos,we all diced in too fast!

Three of us had lunch at this very cosy restaurant. The staff were very nice. One of us had the sea bass another had the Caesar salad. Both were satisfactory. However I had the sausages with mash and vegetables. The sausages were dry and the skin was hard as they had obviously been reheated several times in a microwave. The starters and desserts were also satisfactory but no wow factor. Average pub food.

If you don’t want people in your restaurant at a certain time. Then make that perfectly clear when they ring to book a table! I rang and booked for 6:30 a few weeks ahead. I rang and confirmed my booking. We arrived on time .Not a single mention of finishing early on a Sunday. No one asked me to bring my sitting forwards . We ordered and were told we couldn’t have pudding as the kitchen would be closed. A great start! not ! First rule of hospitality, You don’t tell someone who has come to spend money on a meal for 6 people that they can’t have something and yet again point out that the chef is going home 🤦‍♀️ The soup was luke warm the rest of the starters ok. A nice gentleman did finally come and take a pre order for pudding so we raced through our courses to pudding . I then asked the table if anyone wanted coffee. Enter stage left the member of staff who had informed me we couldn’t have pudding. To tell me the coffee machine had been turned off. Seriously ? You knew we were booked in. The booking had been made weeks before! You give 2 hours per table to eat Baring that in mind you don’t turn the coffee machine off. In an industry that is crying out for customers to come and eat this was a very poor show. I wish I had spent my money elsewhere.

We usually stick to corporate type hotels when we visit area which we do every six weeks For a change we switched and we were pleasantly surprised. Lovely greeting from the young lady on duty and escorted to our room which was called Chestnut. The room was spotless and very quirky with creaky floors and on a bit of a slope which you expect from a building of this age. The beds was unbelievably comfy and we had a great night sleep. One slight problem was the ceiling height as I am 6ft 4ins which was the exact height for my head to touch it. There is water, tea and coffee and a TV and WiFi. We went down to the gardens and had a lovely drink in the sunshine. The drinks are varied and nicely chilled. The bar staff were very helpful. We skipped dinner as we had already eaten bit wished we had waited and tried the food as it looked very good from what we saw. We had a lovely peaceful sleep . The bathroom shower was powerful and water plentiful although the cold tap was very poor in the sink. Now I've had breakfast is hundreds of hotels and the produce used in the full English was top quality. The bacon and sausage was exceptional. The food was perfectly cooked. The place is great and I will be a frequent visitor. Thanks to all for a lovely friendly stay.

Lovely setting but was not impressed with service. Ordered Ploughman's light lunch and Roast chicken Cesar salad. The Cesar salad had anchovy dressing but it did not mention on the menu that there were also anchovies in the salad. We waited 45mins for our food and when we complained they said the order hadn't been put thru by the staff. The Ploughman's salad was served on a metal plate that got very hot in the sunshine. Condiments like mayo, ketchup etc were in sealed individual single serving pots that were left outside in the sun under a umbrella.

Great food amazing standard and such flair - decent price and excellent service from the servicing staff.

Great food, lovely staff with reasonable pricing! This 500 year old pub is a must see!! And don’t miss Griffindor - he loves belly rubs!

The pub is in a really beautiful setting so we booked to have lunch on our anniversary. I originally booked for 2.30pm, but following some confusion over last orders our booking was changed to 2pm so we arrived at 1.57pm. The waiting staff were attentive and friendly and I ordered the sea bass and my husband the lamb tagine. There was a bit of a wait but we weren't in any hurry so didn't mind, but when mine arrived I was rather surprised to find a large medallion of frozen (and I mean solid) butter with shrimps in it balanced on the fish; as this was unlikely to melt very quickly I pushed it to one side. The rest of my meal was tasty but there was very little meat in my husband's tagine. We then ordered dessert; my husband asked for apple crumble, and although I didn't really want anything I ordered ice-cream to keep him company; this was just before 3pm. I then visited the ladies, but on my return my husband said that as the chef had gone home he couldn't have any crumble and could only have ice-cream which he declned, so I was left to eat the ice-cream which I hadn't really wanted in the first place, so do make sure you book a table at least 90 minutes before the kitchen closes. On checking the menu when I got home I realised the sea bass should have come with 'brown shrimp butter sauce'; I can only assume the chef forgot to take the pre-prepared frozen sauce out of the freezer in time and just plonked it on my fish at the last minute which seems rather dangerous.

Lovely setting, and beautiful interior in the dining room. Excellent starters of halloumi fries and tomato/goats cheese, my husband enjoyed his burger but the lamb in the lamb tagine was so grisly it was inedible, I did mention to the waitress who said she would...

We had the mixed beef and lamb roast. It’s the best. The beer is great. 2 hours free parking in car park. Top gravy. Great staff. The bar is the best. And we saw a spitfire fly over.

Came here for dinner with my team on 14th June. Food was good and atmosphere as always great. Many thx for looking after us all so well.

Another delicious Sunday lunch with the same great ingredients, good cooking and excellent service that we have come to expect. The coffee was delicious too-often a disappointment in some establishments! A special visit for my sister too who had not been to the Stag and...

50 + years since visiting this pub .Great place to stay in beautiful traditional English village. Rooms well appointed with all requirements, spotlessly clean, comfy beds. Restaurant food fairly and reasonably priced , quality of produce was exceptional. Have seen comments on slow service but...

We visited in may as part of our brewery experience and we’re expecting great things . The food was lovely but not many choices for the set menu which was disappointing . The drinks very overpriced and in our opinion the food was also very...

Outstanding experience with great service and food. The asparaguse I had as a starter were sumply delicious as was the creamed crayfish and clam tagliatlle i had as the main course; it's good to see it back on the menu. I passed on pudding as...

Quaint pub.. service by a woman bartender was very slow .. waited 15 minutes even though she knew we were waiting and was charged £23.00 for two drinks (one large Rose and a pint Rebellion larger). Ordered 2 roast dinners at the bar £40 so...

Unweit von Henley on Thames findet man ein paar Meilen absseits vom Trubel ein paar Häuser, eine Kirche und das...

We stayed here for two nights. Beautiful building in a lovely location. Food was very good, staff very pleasant and room very comfortable. Would absolutely stay again and would recommend to anyone who likes a quiet getaway with easy access to Henley on Thames. (Lovely...

Poor Pub Grub. Overall rating for the food was poor. Fish Platter. Smoked salmon was fine, fish cakes and calamari were overcooked, hard and tasteless. Three thin slices of toasted soda bread required a hammer and chisel to break. Caesars Salad was an embarrassment and...

Many thanks to Gabe who should be employee of the month…he remembered us from before and made every effort to make sure we had all we needed and a lovely time. Great work Gabe! And Marius has a great sense of humour!

Fantastic experience!! We have had a wonderful couple of days staying in a cottage hosted by the Stag and Huntsman. The location is stunning and the hotel is beautiful. Lots of walks to do in the area and not far from Marlow and Henley-on-Thames. The...

Went for Sunday lunch, which was perfectly fine and even decent value. However, the roast beef could have been a bit rarer for my taste and the service was, at least initially, far too quick - I had been seated for no more than 5...

The beautiful little unspoiled village of Hambleden is a delightful place to visit and we decided to take a quick lunch in the pub. The car park is not free to park. We paid for an hour which was plenty of time. We were welcomed...

Had off the set menu as we were staying at the brewery so choice wasn’t massive but what we had was exceptional! Really fresh and tasty! I only have a couple of gripes which in fairness don’t seem like gripes but we had a taxi...

It was great to find a perfect Sunday Roast-(not as easy as you might think!) in this lovely pub which has been a favourite of my family for generations . The welcome was warm and friendly and the service excellent. The beef was melt in...

I don't usually have fish and chips for lunch; but I fancied it, and it was really good. Ate it in a cosy small bar at the front of this pub, which connects to a hotel complex with dining rooms. Chatted to a couple of...

Excellent hosts. Lovely olde, quirky pub. Very dog friendly. Evening meal and breakfast superb. We stayed overnight and had a lovely room with bath and shower. Free parking if you’re a patron. Roaring fires in all public rooms. Will definitely be back

Nice pub, beautiful village. But Marius P needs training in how to accept criticism and feedback and learn how to respond professionally

Lovely meal on Wednesday steak night ,super country pub ,very friendly and helpful staff ,gorgeous meal will definitely visit again when in the area , I would highly recommend

Why only 3 stars? It's a lovely place, set in a picturesque village. The staff were very professional and friendly. The food was surprisingly good. My wife ordered the Chicken Supreme which came with a smear of what we thought was gravy but turned out...

I've been coming to this pub for years; it's a charming pub with so much going for it. We've had dinner here before and it was great!! It's always been a favourite for walkers, with the large fields and many footpaths leading you to the...

First up positives. Beautiful loooking pub in a beautful location. This was our 2nd visit (previous was during lockdown) as it's a lovely valley for walking. After parking our cars before our walk (in a paid for public car park next to pub) some of...

Authentieke inn met ook een aantal kamers. De kamers zijn ingepast in een bestaand pand met smalle gangen en de...

I can’t rate The Stag & Huntsman highly enough. The food is always excellent and the staff are fantastic. We visit almost every week and have never had a bad meal. In the summer I often walk from Henley, along the river and through stunning...

Attracted partly by rural location and that they have local Rebellion Brewery beers on tap. Really enjoyed delicious food in the garden which is really lovely. Staff were attentive, courteous and meals were served promptly. Defo revisit when next down South.

Beautiful pub with huge garden in the wonderful village of Hambleden in the Chilterns. Food was of a good standard although prices were not cheap. Staff were very attentive especially the barmaid from Spain who was very kind and helpful. Very clean and well organized....

Took my wife for our wedding anniversary meal nice and peaceful what a great place Dinner was absolutely lovely I had the fish and chips and the wife had the lamb shank cooked perfect and delicious Would recommend this place and hope to go back...

We ordered hummus, which was good but the deep fried 'bread' was greasy and unappealing. The meat platter had a lot of meat, most of which was dry and curling at the edges, and the toast, which should have been delicious olive bread, had been...

Had an amazing meal in the garden this evening. Fish was delicate, jerk chicken tasty and tender. Couldn’t have been better!

Beautiful setting and building.Food was tasty but overpriced.Friendly staff but service was a little slow.

Simple comfort food expertly cooked, enthusiast owners and the service is charming and prompt. Combine this with a stunning location and you have a winner.

A Hambleden resident had reserved a table for supper for a group of eight mature (!) local tennis players. On arrival we asked to open a tab for our drinks/supper and offered a credit card as security; we were told that they did not accept...

Having been promised by a lovely mature lady in the beer garden that steak was always good, I was very excited (thinking now maybe she was getting commission per steak sold, little rascal). Table of four on a Wednesday night, three of us had the...

We booked a table for 5 adults and 3 children at 5.30pm last Sunday. The beers that we wanted we were told had run out. We got all of our starters okay, and then for mains we ordered fish and chips for the 3 children...

Super food, super service. I saw that they had rib-eye steak on, and a few hours before dinner I was able to speak with the owner and chef, who had a drink with us in the lounge. He explained how he’d cook it perfectly for...

Visited for lunch during the bank holiday. Pub was extremely busy but we were seated quickly. Really enjoyed open roast beef sandwich and deserts were definitely worth keeping some room for. Staff were really warm and friendly despite being very busy. Can’t wait for our...

Returned for third time for lite lunch in the sun having stayed last summer, enjoyed family Christmas gathering, and realised we were only a half hour drive away on this short break. Marius and his lovely team still delivering wonderful menu choices to suit any...

We visited by way of the meal deal in conjunction with our stay at the Chiltern Valley Winery but were so glad that we did as we had a delicious evening meal and drinks with excellent service here. The menu is limited for those doing...

Popped in for a few snacks and a glass of rose one Monday lunchtime. I was told to go to the front bar to order. Stood waiting for 5 mins, then wandered round to the back bar, waited a further 5 mins. Was then told...

We were staying at the Chiltern Valley winery and the meal at the Stag & Huntsman was recommended and booked by them. We were told there was an offer of £40 per person for a three course meal, including taxi to and from the pub....

What a wonderful weekend, we had a beautiful superior double with amazing bath, the food is amazing and the hotel is so dog friendly if you are lucky you will get a cuddle from the lovely house spaniel, we will be back

Just spent 2 nights staying here with family and friends and couldn’t have asked for anywhere better to stay. We were made to feel so welcome by Marius and all his staff and the food was amazing with a super choice for all. The rooms...

Very good food & drink three of us had different starters and mains with two of having 8 different meals in total, all of high quality and a good portion size

What a lovely place to stay.After booking a brewery tour at Chiltern Brewery and Winery back before pre Covid we finally made it.( Worth a booking) We booked a two bed cottage and although very chocolate boxy the Kitchen let it down.It was fine for...

Staying at Chiltern Valley Winery and they sent us here for dinner. Nice olde world pub in a very pretty village. Good menu, we had baked prawns to start, ribeye steak 2 sea bass & beef blade then 2 sticky toffee puddings & 2 cheese...

This is my favourite kind of pub: good beer, amazing burgers, courteous service, unpretentious menus and ambiance. This was the best burger, best brioche bun, best chips, etc., that I've ever had in a pub. 100% recommend; puts other places to shame.

We booked a table for 5.30pm and they had ran out completely of roast (it was a Sunday) The rest of the menu was very limited. I had coronation chicken salad which was pretty bad. I hate making a fuss but I couldn't say I...

What a fabulous find after a lovely walk from Henley. Food was amazing, loved the baked Camembert with the addition of a tomato chutney. Massive thank you to the Manager and his team who went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time...

We booked this break at the Stag and Huntsman to visit relatives & friends - best little cottage in the world! We were in Hollow Wood, and the standard of everything in the cottage including mattresses, linen and cleanliness were all really high. They undersell...

A super pub in a beautiful location with there are lots of lovely walks in the area. Extremely dog friendly place to stay with water bowls and treats available! Rooms are very well appointed and food is excellent. Best cooked breakfast ever!

Myself and a friend had an excellent Saturday lunch here, we had 6 of the small plates/starters and all were excellent quality, super flavours and well cooked. Also very reasonably priced I thought, as 6 plates was just the right amount for 2 people. It...

This super pub & restaurant has long been a personal favourite especially after a bracing long walk in the woods & hills around the village. The staff are really helpful & courteous, even with crowds of hikers all wanting a hearty meal, under COVID restrictions....

My girlfriend and I wanted to stay in the English countryside before heading back to the states earlier this month. We found the Stag and Huntsman and couldn't be happier that we did. The location is amazing and the service was great too. The food...

Rang at 3:45 for a 4pm table and person was polite and arranged it without a fuss ! Unlike some other pubs in the valley and beyond …. Food (roasts) were excellent and probably one of the best I’ve had in years ! Chocolates served...

Fantastic nights stay in this beautiful pub. Never got to know the hosts names but they were so welcoming and friendly along with a wicked sense of humour and are obviously used to people staying and going to other places to eat ( having seen...

Popped in for a drink after our walk but we were not welcome and in fact not allowed in the pub itself as they said all the tables were reserved! They were reluctant to let us buy drinks for outside! All the tables in the...

Nice people, warm welcome, very dog-friendly, delicious food, sorry to have missed pudding, cosy and a pleasant experience all-round. Thought a little more smoked salmon would have helped and the roast beef could have been pink however, it was lovely

We both ordered burgers outside at lunchtime. No orders were taken at the table, everything had to be paid up front at the bar. When I went up I was ignored for quite some time when I was the only customer there. The burger itself...

Really lovely country pub at the heart of a quintessential English village. Dog friendly with many rooms and a large garden. 2 hours free parking in adjacent parking lot. The food was great and the service was amazing. We felt really welcome, especially by the...

We were staying at the Chiltern Valley Winery who did a taxi and meal deal for £35 (2 course) or £40 (3 course). The menu was limited with the deal which we hadn't known and was missing some items that had been on the sample...

I spent a night here with my son after a very long day's walk in the beautiful countryside nearby. It was exactly what we would have hoped for: warm, welcoming, lovely location, clean, amazing proper food (created, judging by the taste, on the premises by...