The Thatch in South Oxfordshire

Party of 5 gathered from all parts of UK. For a meal and chat. All was excellent. The chefs did a good job. The FOH team were excellent. Would visit again.

Excellent cuisine. Superb service from all the staff. Would highly recommend

Classic English place with some classics of British cuisine. I liked it a lot. Especially the service. A bit too salty food but it’s more a matter of taste rather than a quality.

Lovely relaxed meal. Great service. The place to go for a real treat.

High st pub majoring on its food. Routine keg beers plus a couple on handpump ( Purity). Very pleasant service. Dinner menu is beef, chicken, fish plus veggie and specials. Rather small portions at about £40 a head for starters and main. Nice atmosphere.

lovely roast dinner on Sunday . good meats and plenty of tasty vegetables . extra gravy and roasties if required would return

Yet again another superb meal at the Thatch. Ev and her team went beyond expectations to present their new menu and present well prepared and served quality items on the menu in an amazing ambience. Definitely the best restaurant in Thame and we will visit again in the near future. Highly recommended when you want an excellent evening out! Clive

Food was great with very friendly service and quiet ambience.

Staff told us we had to leave because we didn’t have ID, we weren’t ordering drinks just food. The management was rude and wanted to kick us out as soon as possible. Very disappointing since we’ve enjoyed meals there before with no problems. Won’t be returning.

Lovely location for a romantic date night. Fern's service was superb and the food was to die for!

Fantastic food, brilliant staff, our waitress Darcy was amazing, please put the Cherry Bakewell back on the cocktail menu.

You cannot beat a Sunday roast at The Thatch, the staff and food are amazing, shame the cherry Bakewell cocktail is now off the menu, totally devastated daughter…

Fantastic meal, with great service and good atmosphere. The quality and variety of the bar menu is hard to be matched, I'd highly recommend their French 75 cocktail. The food menu has a great variety, with there being a vegan option for starter, main and dessert. However I've only given 4 stars, as I felt a salad as a vegan option is not substancial enough. It was reflected in the lower price compared to my friends meals but still slightly frustrating. Otherwise the quality of the meals were fantastic. The venue does have low ceilings at the entrance but opens up to a great dining area in the rear with a tables and booths. The car park at the rear is quite tight so I would recommend parking elsewhere as it's difficult to exit if it does turn out to be full. Would I return? Ultimately yes, the drinks and the food were fantastic. I'd just hope the vegan option is switched to something like a mushroom risotto or a pasta dish (even having a vegan burger would be a welcome addition).

For a Thursday lunch time, there was quite a few things off the menu which was a shame.

Really good Sunday lunch with amazing yorkies and friendly, helpful waitress- one of our party has allergies and she was so accommodating. Would definitely return if in the area

Nice pub and restaurant, nice decor inside and also good outdoor dinning. Staff supper friendly and service level spot on! Bloody Mary was mixed perfectly ! Menu good variety of dishes with some specials of the day. Salmon gravlax was a bit disappointing, no real flavour and the mayonnaise dressing overwhelmed the dish. Posh Fish and chips, very nicely presented again just a little underwhelmed by the dish which had monkfish, king prawn perch and cod pieces. I don't think it's in the £ 20-30 per head category if you're having 2 courses and a drink more like £40 per head including the tip, which was thoroughly deserved. So food left me a little underwhelmed but I'm definitely going to go again as I think it's got a lot more to offer!

Loving the steak specials on a Thursday and had it paired with a fabulous glass of smooth aged Rioja.

Food wasn't great, lovely service and ambience but mistakenly overcharged on bill which will be credited....

Very friendly and efficient staff. The pie was delicious followed by pineapple rumba and a sticky toffee pudding

Quaint little pub with a really great Sunday roast. The veggie wellington was delicious!

Had a lovely lunch served by Darcey Burger was good OH had sea bass which he enjoyed very much Also the fish served in paper looked good too

Fern was attentive without being intrusive. Excellent menu and delicious food

Another great meal with team Kubota and looking forward to going back again.

What a lovely venue and delicious food to please all tastes. Staff were so helpful dealing with our mobility issues and making sure we were in the best possible place for us. Service was amazing. I really recommend The Thatch and Thame is a really nice town to visit.

A Delight Excellent service from the moment we walked in. The food, all starters and specials were utterly yummy Toilets need an update but the soap 🧼 was amazing… A lovely find in Thame and we’d 💯 return

Great lunch. Varied menu and excellent service. Always a pleasure to go to The Thatch

Very nice restaurant! Very nice meal outside on the terrace. Excellent food, very good, friendly service. Recommended!!

Great choice of lunch venue. Decided in 5 starters between 2 as all sounded good. Good choice - eating again later so small bites for lunch!

Despite a mixup with the booking time, the team at The Thatch sorted a table for us and we had a fab evening! Great food, great service, will definitely be back soon!

Thank you for making my weekend Birthday celebration special 👌

Great service and excellent food

Good food. Nibbles for lunch, plus x2 drinks.

As usual it was a fantastic experience and had a great lunch outside on a Friday!

Steak was not as good as the price would suggest but my friend had a good meal

Family was planning to go here. I look at the menu on the website and use the handy allergen filter and select for only vegan dishes to be shown. Not one single starter or main course is suitable for vegans… in 2024. Laughable!

Top class all aspects highly recommend

A first visit to The Thatch yesterday for Sunday lunch with my wife and twelve friends. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience with charming and efficient service. My beef sirloin was excellent and everyone in our party seemed to enjoy their meals. I very much hope to have the opportunity to visit again in the future.

We had roast Sunday lunch. The food was really excellent along with the service. There is good seating indoors and the outdoor terrace is delightful. There is limited parking.

Good pub food, extensive menu (without trying to to do too much), super nice wait staff. Lovely to sit outside on a warm summer evening on their deck

Expensive for what it is (very posh pub food done very, very right), but the service and attention to detail make it worth it. It is rare, and very welcome, for every server in a place to be so welcoming, chatty and engaged.

Superb food. Helpful and accommodating with regard to my food sensitivity. Service was good and the atmosphere relaxed. A very enjoyable Sunday lunch.

Sorry to say that once again it was expensive for what we ate...especially the 2 dips plates we had !! £ 7 for only couple of very small salami bits and £6 for bread !! How come ??

Excellent lunch today. Cannot fault a single thing. The service was fantastic. We had a warm welcome - our waitress was lovely, friendly, attentive and nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious and perfectly cooked and presented. I had cheese soufle and sea bass. For wine the NZ Sauvignon blanc. I love the new addition of a taster desert of cheesecake with a coffee, also delicious, and perfect for when you can't quite squeeze in a full size desert. I've been coming here over many years and today was probably the best.

What a lovely place this was to eat at. The food was divine, the location is a quaint little village near Oxford. The staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for you. It's not cheap but you definitely get what you pay for. Had the Gammon special which was cooked to perfection. Had a drink afterwards outside which was lovely. Can't say a bad thing about this place.

Great location for our purposes and brilliant service from the moment we arrived.

Excellent dentist. Best I've ever been to. I used to hate going to the dentist but these guys look after you, put you at ease and minimal pain. 5 stars!

Had a meal in a private room with a few good friends, last night. Excellent food, atmosphere and service. We are booking to go back again next year, for our annual get together.

First time at the thatch and it didn’t disappoint definitely going back 👍

Had one of the worst roast dinners i've ever eaten! Meat was reheated and beyond dry, it wasn't edible! Complained to the waitress yet she said nothing and didn't offer a replacement nor take it off the bill nor did she apologise! Presentation is terrible, they just pile everything on top of each other so you can't see what your eating until you pull apart the heap! They hardly had anything on the menu and it wasn't busy... I've had many meals here and never been disappointed. It was made worse because it was for my parents wedding anniversary. 8 of us ate and 8 of us certainly won't be back!

Nice birthday lunch for two. . Three courses and wine for less than £50... quality

Had a fantastic family meal here we were on holiday a lovely village pub would recommend booking a table

We had an excellent Sunday roast at The Thatch. The food was excellent as were the staff, they made me feel very special when they realised it was my birthday, adding a happy birthday to my dessert. Its a lovely restaurant friendly and relaxed. Been for another visit, the food and staff were excellent. There is a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Would highly recommend it.

The quintessential English pub, built in the 16th century and retains all it charms. Beautiful and the food was fantastic

First visit for Sunday lunch. We sat in the older part and both had roast lamb which was on the Specials board. A warm welcome, great service and we were offered extra gravy and veg! We had a small pud and coffee afterwards...all lovely.

Bit slow on the service but good food

A lovely welcome and very enjoyable evening. Good wholesome food, delicious pies and excellent fish. The sea bream was excellent

My wife and I booked a table to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Fern and Evelyn could not have been more warm and friendly leaving feeling we had had a lovely evening with friends.

Great Sunday roast! Would highly recommend if you are in the area

Lovely setting for friends to catch up. Evident as didn’t notice 3 hours had flown by.

We met with best friends for a leisurely lunch and we were not disappointed. Customer service was fantastic, our lovely Australian waitress was excellent and didn’t mind slowing everything down for us because we were too busy talking to look at our menus. The food was exceptional and I had the best Caesar salad and Crème brûlée I’ve ever eaten. We would highly recommend this wonderful pub/restaurant the next time you’re in Thame. We will definitely be back very very soon. Thank you x

Very nice food and there are some healthy options which is unusual for places with such old atmosphere

Great breakfast for five, nice coffee and good service.

Booked for lunch. We ate a three course meal, which I can't fault. Staff, were attentive. Service was at the right speed, not too long waits and again time to relax between each setting. Finished with a coffee outside, nice to be able to sit outside, first time this year.

We had a birthday celebration, the lunch was perfect and great value for money. Thank you!

Such a great specials board - we had difficulty deciding. Excellent service as always.

Lovely restaurant and beautiful old quaint building. Food was excellent Service excellent Restaurant a little noisy but still very nice. Parking limited.

Always good food and service and charming ambience

Absolutely gorgeous. Serving ladies were lovely. Pie was fantastic soft velvety mash. Twice baked soufflé. Extremely dog friendly

Lovely food as usual but very disappointed that at 4:15 they were unavailable items for Sunday roast. There was no roast pork, no cauliflower cheese, when dinner is served until 8 pm, I wonder what’s available at 6 pm?

We love the Thatch, having spent many birthday's there over the last 15 years. On this occasion we found the menu short in terms of choice for a guest that was diary intolerant, that said there was much patience in terms of chatting through the options. It was a long, leisurely lunch, with a good and varied choice of wines by the glass.

Great pub with great food and lovely friendly staff.

All excellent! Lovely, friendly, enthusiastic waitress. Food was very nice. Fish a bit smaller than expected but very good quality and the amazing chips made up for it!

Great new new menu for February. Some really great specials made it hard to choose. Staff very friendly and extremely knowledgeable Good value for money. We will be back very soon Thanks

Lovely friendly place, excellent food. Its been 18 months since our previous visit and just as good. The food options are more interesting than the run of the mill. Good service, would recommend.

Perfect for our needs. Attentive and welcoming staff. Food was tasty, hot and portion sizes were adequate. Venue was comfortable clean and warm. Would happily return.

Brilliant mid-week delicious dinner with a friend. Service by all waitresses (Rosie in particular) second to none as usual. Food always outstanding and very yummy. Restaurant ambience very relaxing too with jazzy background music never too loud and very comfy mixture of sitting options.

Absolutely delicious meal- really enjoyed the chicken ballotine special roast!

Lovely meal the Venison Wellington was delicious. Service was great as always.

Great meal and service. We had the specials and honestly I could have had seconds

As always, friendly and welcoming service, superb quality of food and regularly changing specials

We had a lovely experience here. The food was delicious and the service was even better, our waitress went above and beyond to provide the best Christmas lunch experience. Thank you so much, we'll be back. Best restaurant in Thame!

Really fantastic food, but a little too pricey in my opinion. That's all that stopped me giving it 5 stars!

Great place for lunch stunning building and great service.

Great village pub probably the best of the rest!

Had a very enjoyable Christmas lunch at the Thatch. We had a nice cozy corner of the pub for our work group which was very comfortable. The staff were very attentive and the lunch was really tasty! Really good and reasonably priced too!

Great food as always with friendly staff and a good atmosphere.

We had lunch at the Thatch. Excellent food and very friendly service. I had the devilled kidneys and mushroom followed by the sea bream. They were absolutely delicious. Have visited a few times and always excellent.

Lovely pub in Thame, Food was delicious, staff very friendly, would defo go again 🎅

We needed a meeting point for lunch halfway between our home and the home of our friends who live near Solihull. Thame fitted the bill for the location and The Thatch, with its good reviews, appealed. We had a very enjoyable lunch over 3 hours, with no pressure at all to move us on after our coffees! We scored the food 4 stars after a disappointing prawn cocktail starter for one of the party. Also, in the absence of the word "battered", I was a bit surprised when my cod loin appeared as part of a traditional "fish & chips" meal, albeit a tasty one. Thame is now firmly on our map, and I'm sure we'll be back at The Thatch in the near future.

New review: Food and service is excellent. More than made up for visit in 2022. Old review: I have eaten here once and food was very good. I booked on Open Table and have been called a "no show". This isn't true as I put in a call to get an automatic call-back as we could not park due to roadworks outside the restaurant. I did not get a call back and Open Table rebuked me for not turning up! I will not go here again based on this and the website should reflect more accurately the current parking situation.

We had a lovely meal , the food was very good, only problem was it was very noisy , as there was a Christmas party on . W e would have liked to be given a choice of a quieter area , but we really enjoyed the food .

I have never sat in such a cold pub/restaurant I had the beef roast, which was very fatty and being so cold in there the food didn't stay hot for long. I would return but in the warmer months as being so cold it was not pleasant.

We had a fabulous lunch, lovely ingredients, lovely service couldn’t fault it, look forward to seeing you soon Thank you!

Amazing food and the service that went with it was excellent. The very friendly atmosphere just makes the place a must visit when close to Thame. The chefs hard work in producing some amazing dishes (recommend the Pork) is matched by the helpful and first class service by the staff. Emily looked after us and her recommendations were excellent...and service first class Will come back soon 👍

My visit was just awesome the location, food and staff were just attentive and so professional, our waitress was a fantastic young lady called Lucinda she made our visit just so special. Such amazing service bringing extra vegetables and gravy on request nothing was too much trouble. Now the Sunday lunch was well cooked probably the best I have eaten for a long time. An amazing choice offers and wine mid range and more expensive. Well worth a visit booking recommend.

Sunday lunch together with my friend. I had pork, she had chicken. Food was extremely disappointing. Overcooked, reheated, dry. Service very good, decoration inside nice. If you re going for a drink or a coffee, it would be ok. If you want to have a good lunch or dinner and you are used to eat very well cooked food, don t go to Thatch.

We came in for dinner on the spur of the moment on Monday evening so didn’t have a booking. We were warmly welcomed and offered a choice of tables. Our food was delicious. The waitress, who looked after us very well, recommended the prawn croquettes as I couldn’t decide on a starter and they were wonderful. Both of us had the beef pie for mains and swapped the mash for chips and it was lovely. I enjoyed it so much I’ve booked for my 50th birthday. Hats off to the waitress for making us feel so welcome and for looking after us. Thank you

stunning as always. great service, great food and great atmosphere. we have never been disappointed and feel like it's a real treat. amazing food and service at a reasonable price. we have been for dinner and lunch, for drinks or for a meal. dog friendly, family friendly, and nice and intimate for couples. love it!

We had a large group of us go for a meal on a Saturday night and the Thatch did not let us down. The servers were all great and the food came out quickly and was all delicious.

What a beautiful, warm and kind place this is. Just came for a very low key, quiet, wedding lunch with a couple of good friends. When they heard my partner and I had just got married, they helped us celebrate with complimentary, truly delicious desserts for the four of us. So thoughtful and generous. Thame is so lucky to have The Thatch!.