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Nº 111 in 472 in St Albans

Nº 18 of 88 Other cuisines in St Albans

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A lovely roast beef lunch with tasty veg, potatoes, cauliflower cheese and a Yorkshire Pudding. Lovely service from Sally and team. One of the best roast meals I have had. Would recommend the Swan. Was my birthday and they did make a bit of a fuss, which of course I loved. Thanks

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Matthew M . 2024-10-07

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Great pub. Lovely beer garden. Will definitely be back.

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steve wilxy74@yahoo.com . 2024-09-20

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Very good hearty food. Excellent staff. Reasonable prices.

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Lawrence Moss . 2024-08-25

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Service and food were good. I would certainly visit again.

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John Crowhurst . 2024-08-19

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What a cracker of a pub, discovered by accident but we'll definitely be going back. Traditional pub food done well, a good selection of drinks and charming staff, a real gem

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Denis Rimmer . 2024-08-06

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It’s such a great pub. And the current floral display is out of the world. Must visit. We love it there.

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Julie Bell . 2024-07-27

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Fantastic time in this beautiful pub amazing flower display outside lovely staff warm welcome. Came here for lunch really recommend the all day breakfast greene king ipa on tap with abbot ale and tribute ale and black sheep best bitter in really good order looking forward to coming back

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AndrewR167 . 2024-07-26

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Good traditional village pub, friendly staff and landlady and food great, beautiful flowers outside!!

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Helen Wright . 2024-07-25

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Didnt enjoy the experience.The food took so long to come out.When the food did come out meals where missing items.No nan for the curry.Also no peas on the children's meals..Also we didnt get any cutlery.This spoiled my daughter birthday meal.Shall not return.

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Gary McQueen . 2024-07-14

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Lovely pub on the High Street in Wheathampstead.

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Martin Clow . 2024-07-03

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Lovely ice cold pint or 2 of fosters and £4.60 was very reasonable,food looked lovely,though I never tried...

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Chris Day . 2024-06-26

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We had our School Reunion here on Wednesday night. The staff and service was brilliant, they did us proud

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Greg Newton . 2024-06-06

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The Swan has a great Sunday roast service I've taken off one star as the food although tasty and well cooked is arranged on the plate in a somewhat random manner not separated out. Service is prompt and friendly with a nice range of 0% alcohol content. The roast is priced at £14.95 good value in today's market.

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peter menter . 2024-05-09

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Great roast dinners, great atmosphere on a Sunday lunchtime. Staff, always courteous and friendly. Absolutely, recommend to one and all!.

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Peter Lunn . 2024-05-06

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Fantastic place wonderful food brilliant service can not wait to visit again soon

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wayne milnthorpe . 2024-04-29

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Great lunch, good service. Really enjoyed it.

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John Crouchley . 2024-04-27

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Had loads lovely Sunday roast never had a bad one and the service is lovely 10 out of 10

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David Chalkley . 2024-04-16

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After trying 3 pubs near us for Sunday lunch and being disappointed a friend suggested The Swan, a good 1/2 hr drive away. Well it exceeded our expectations. The best Sunday lunch yet. Lovely food, well presented, well cooked and just enough and not too much. The staff were so lovely and friendly and service was excellent. we will definitely be back.

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Dave C . 2024-03-24

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Really friendly bar staff and a relaxed atmosphere. Good old fashioned proper English pub.

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Troy Kiff . 2024-03-15

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We didn’t eat here but plan to in the near future. Lovely owners and staff and a great atmosphere

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Olga Mccrum . 2024-02-13

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Great local pub, good beer, very friendly staff. Deffo the place to watch footy..

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darran hodder . 2024-01-05

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The Swan gave us just what we hoped for - delicious food, generous portions and above all a great service from the very empathetic and engaging staff with a lovely smiley sense of humour! Thanks, and we will definitely be back!

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anne W . 2023-12-20

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Excellent Christmas meal Turkey delicious very friendly atmosphere Good service. Definitely recommend

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Ann . 2023-12-06

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Went to lunch today on the way to Wheathampstead..very good food and service

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Caro Martin . 2023-11-21

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We popped in to The Swan for lunch - first visit and were very impressed with the friendly and engaging service, and lovely food and drinks - we will most definitely visit again in the very near future!

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anne W . 2023-11-14

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Went for quiz night for first time. Excellent attendance, good night. Pub has great beers and pizzas available. Will be back, hopefully to do better too. Good service. Proper pub. Thanks. Recommend.

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Jon Lambert . 2023-11-04

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Great pub, been drinking here for 21 years and still as great as ever. Sally,Glenn & Emily are doing a great job plus all the bar staff & kitchen staff!!

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mandy gaskin . 2023-10-14

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Have been twice for a pint with the lads after work and will continue when in the area. Great service. Very limited parking, though. Get there early enough and you should find a space.

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Elliot Pearce . 2023-10-02

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Met for a family birthday lunch. Food was amazing staff really helpful and friendly

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Katy Abate . 2023-09-30

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Wow, just bloody lovely food, generous portion sizes , very accommodating staff, and lovely family atmosphere, highly recommend.

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Laura G . 2023-08-13

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Friendly staff, well kept beer, friendly customers

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Jason Baker . 2023-07-18

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Booked function room for a family get together. Brilliant evening for twenty people, everyone enjoyed the evening.

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Royston Lewis . 2023-07-16

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Beautiful old pub, fantastic staff, amazing food,just such a lovely place.x

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Cary Devine . 2023-07-07

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Ordered takeaway pizzas again for my daughter and her friend and once again they were FABULOUS I didn’t get a look in as they devoured them immediately

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Tester2110 . 2023-05-31

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Lovely, friendly pub. Awesome food xxxx

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laura goodchild . 2023-05-23

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Lots of t.v.'s but no escape if you want a quiet chat.

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Axel Flaig . 2023-05-08

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Friendly pub and good selection of beers

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Matt Weston . 2023-05-08

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Very good meal for 6 yesterday at The Swan. Welcoming hosts, good food, very reasonably priced in a pleasant environment.

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Ken Tune . 2023-04-08

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Really nice place. Very friendly staff, great food and very reasonable price. Will be returning

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Brian Canning . 2023-03-16

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My husband and I popped in to the Swan around 2.15. We were out walking, spur of the moment. Hadn’t been in for about 2 years. Table by the window. We had such a nice warm welcome from the bar staff. Good choice of beers, jacket potato great. So warm and friendly will definitely visit again.

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Sally Burman . 2023-03-05

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Nice pub in a lovely ville. Very reasonably priced

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Rob Mulholland . 2023-02-11

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Excellent pub with great food and service. Stopped by for a family Sunday lunch. Was very good quality food, everyone had a lovely meal.

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Adrian Bird . 2023-01-29

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Tatty pub, very slow service taking over an hour for pizza to arrive. Dirty toilets. Would not recommend.

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victoria gleave . 2023-01-28

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Had a lovely Sunday lunch here. Lucky for me they had some turkey. It was so nice, like Xmas all over again.

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Dave Pengelly . 2023-01-18

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Fairly limited menu but includes great pizzas and burgers. Good real ale and drinks selection. The staff were all really friendly and welcoming. There is also a cash prize quiz at least once per fortnight. Fairly large car park at rear. Well worth a visit!

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Lee Smith . 2022-12-28

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Best vegan pizza from a non vegan place 😋 fantastic local pub

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Lynsey Thakrar . 2022-12-24

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Decent Pub with reasonably priced food menu. We had the Sunday roast and what a great idea to offer a selection of different gravies including vegetarian. Service was good but book a table at peak periods as it gets very busy. Decent selection of beers as well and friendly staff. Big car park and a nice old world charm inside.

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Mike Thompson . 2022-12-11

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Fantastic night. Great staff. Thanks to Harrison for helping us out! Will be back soon for a Sunday roast! Also pet friendly which is great

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steven b . 2022-12-10

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Legendary village venue. Embodies all that is important in a local pub. Tommy. Quality time with friends. Looking forward to my next visit.

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Thomas Ryan . 2022-12-08

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Friendly local pub good food and dog friendly

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Edwin Coombes . 2022-11-28

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Beautifully situated in the village with a loyal following but sadly I feel this has resulted in a certain laziness amongst the staff Two of our party ordered the Brie bacon and cranberry baguettes. The baguettes are like the part baked ones from a supermarket. Certainly not top quality. Sadly our baguettes were completely missing the cranberry sauce. No explanation that they had run out so I assume it was forgotten. The other member of our party ordered a white baguette and was given brown. It was not a complicated order so no real excuse. We then ordered coffee. I requested decaf with hot milk. The other two were served filter coffee and I was just served a cup of coffee with a dubious flavour. My hot milk arrived but no cold milk for the other two. There seemed to be a complete lack of co ordination. One person would take the order and a different one would deliver so they had no idea if it was correct. We had to get our own menus as no one came near our table. No one came to see if the food was ok and we were happy and we had to endeavour to make eye contact to get the bill. Sadly sloppy service. We didn’t complain as I feel it would have fallen on deaf ears.

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annerK7515JO . 2022-11-08

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A lovely classic British pub, with friendly staff. They have a traditional menu with great food. Worth a stop and drink, if you are in the area.

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Paul Gray . 2022-07-14

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Great family run pub. A favourite of ours.

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Andy Harrison . 2022-07-05

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Great pint lovely food. Hipe to be back again

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Matthew Paterson . 2022-06-06

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Delightful and very friendly little pub. We had an impromptu visit here for dinner for five people, including a wheelchair user, and it was absolutely lovely. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food and drink were very reasonably priced, and everything we ate was delicious. Great atmosphere and very welcoming. Will definitely be coming back. Thank you!

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Laura Early . 2022-05-23

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I'm James brother and when he works my house hold gos down to the swan and always have a great time last time we went we played darts

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Sproatie900 . 2022-04-13

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Very friendly .Amazing Sunday roast.Will certainly revisit. Loved Millie.

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Iris Lynch . 2022-04-04

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Friendly pub with a friendly furry face - pub house dog!

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Beth Ward . 2022-03-30

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Popped in to watch a football match. The staff were really friendly and served a decent pint of Guinness. Will go back when I’m passing next.

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Andy Crick . 2022-03-15

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Great meal and very friendly staff. Will recomend.

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harold cowell . 2022-03-03

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A proper pub with great staff and customers. Ample car parking. Dog friendly too!

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ian peel . 2022-02-18

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Great service ,lovely portion sizes 👌.

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julie rose . 2022-02-13

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Lovely historic pub cosy friendly staff and dog friendly too. Tasty sandwiches and lovely cheesy chips

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A G . 2022-01-30

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Not good service booked 6 weeks before but still not ready for us and had to wait 1hour

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Carole Galvin . 2021-12-11

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Very nice traditional pub.we all liked being in this lovely friendly old building.nice beer nice staff, couldnt ask for more.

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Tina Beaufoy . 2021-11-20

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A great well established pub in the heart of the village. Great food, beer, wine and atmosphere. Worth a visit!

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Grant W . 2021-11-20

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Roast dinner in there on Sunday lovley afternoon 😋 perfect day

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Philip Webster . 2021-11-08

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Nice pub with great staff and good food.

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James Duff . 2021-10-31

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A less than average experience. Rude uninterested staff. Food was poor and lifeless and very shabby interior. Okay for a pint but with so many better options nearby why would you?

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Dan Jenkins . 2021-10-31

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Excellent and very reasonably priced lunch. Service friendly and efficient. Highly recommended if you're in Wheatampstead.

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Steve Fraser . 2021-09-06

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Went with my sister and two kids. We all ordered the pizzas. They’re gorgeous, they weren’t skimpy with the cheese which I liked, and the tomato sauce was perfect, not too plain and not too sharp, it was just right. Service was great, will be visiting again

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668mollyt . 2021-07-27

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Nice traditional pub, serving a good selection of Ales. Home made food and daily specials are also available. Very good on Covid procedure, one way systems in place, sanitizer available and table service strictly adhered to. Overall, nice, clean, friendly pub

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Andrew Asquith . 2021-07-16

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Lovely outdoor seating area, friendly helpful staff and really good food. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit

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Philip Hembrow . 2021-06-14

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Really liked it, the food was divine and so tasty.

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Lambertus Oosthuizen . 2020-12-30

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Excellent pizza. Would highly recommend even without the pub aspect - but fortunately this is a lovely village pub. Good service, good selection of drinks.

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Ben Pope . 2020-11-30

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Very warm & friendly, staff are attentive food is pub food but good and reasonably priced..👍

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Keith Batt . 2020-11-05

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Nice all day breakfast, as always!

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David Parry . 2020-11-03

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Me and my friend visited here today amazing social distancing quick service and amazing food highly recommend

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mandiward46 . 2020-10-18

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Busy, the staff were friendly and always there when you needed to order food or drinks. All in all it was lovely and relaxing.

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jane Reid . 2020-10-17

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Traditional pub, dog-friendly, cheerful helpful staff, good beer.

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Nicola Singleton . 2020-09-20

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Lovely pub, great evening with friends. stone baked pizza was amazing, will deffinatly be back

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Connor Green . 2020-09-17

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When I booked by phone the owner was delightful. We were greeted warmly, Covid security was obvious but not obtrusive and staff friendly. We ordered pizzas - a speciality. Unfortunately they were utterly laden with mozzarella; next time I will ask for less cheese as after a while it became quite unpleasant. Pity as otherwise they were good. We decided to follow them with ice cream but when I asked whether it was good quality and told it was soft scoop we changed our mind. If you serve fresh pizza please have decent Italian ice cream to follow! So The Swan is a bit of a mixed bag. Might try it again if I fancy some standard pub grub though will request less cheese on the pizza!

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ruachcons . 2020-09-14

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Very well kept beer. Barmaid is very attentive and anticipates your every need. Black Sheep Bitter was excellent.

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luke huizinga . 2020-09-07

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Nice pub and good social distancing in place.

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diana daniell . 2020-09-07

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Great local pub to stop off after a long dog walk

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Felix Compas . 2020-09-06

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Friendly staff, covid-friendly.

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Stephen Smith . 2020-08-30

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Friendly, helpful and very spacious, with covered seating outside, lovely on the recent hot evenings.

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Martin Fox . 2020-08-13

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It feels like coronavirus has stolen the pub!! But not here popped in for a fast one and felt like pre lockdown. Good pint friendly staff . Thanks for a proper pub

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Tracy Sewell . 2020-07-27

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Best pub in the village, we've just had an amazing takeaway stonebaked pizza from here that was genuinely one of the best takeaway pizzas we have had. The staff are lovely, Can't wait to visit again after lockdown.

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Becky Baldock . 2020-06-12

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This is a friendly and welcoming pub with a good range of beer. Sally and Glenn go out of their way to make people feel at home - and you can bring your dogs to meet Milly.

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Richard Brett . 2020-04-12

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Nice old interior, ale and food in addition to the usual pub fare. Plus a decent sized car park. And quiet as it's slightly off the beaten track.

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Richard Kirkwood . 2020-03-14

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Always watch the football here. Good atmosphere and dog friendly pub.

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Kevin Murphy . 2020-02-29

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Went there for a pin but not there anymore

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Alex Blanshard . 2020-01-09

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My friend & I had a delicious roast dinner at The Swan last Sunday. The food came out piping hot, looking great & tasted superb. The deserts are great too. So lucky to have this great pub in our village!

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Silentvalley60 . 2020-01-06

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Don't let the glen fist pump you....urrrghhh

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Jason Cutmore . 2020-01-05

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Very friendly, small cosy pub. Drinks are cheap. Well worth a visit.

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sarah Swinden . 2019-12-31

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This is a very good pub, with well kept beers and several choices, plenty of space inside, good parking facilities, games are available in the bar (chess, draughts etc.), and the friendly owners ensure a good atmosphere.

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wallaceHerts . 2019-12-07

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Nice friendly pub with local beers. Good food (large portions), specials board, lots of reasonable priced options. Car park busy at times. Ideal for walkers

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Andrew D . 2019-12-05

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Excellent Wednesday evening spent doing the pub quiz. Very friendly place. Good selection of taps and snacks.

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John Elvidge . 2019-11-14

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What a disappointment is the only thing I can say am very sad it's not the swan I remember ..nice staff though ..

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Dawn Plumridge . 2019-10-31

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