The Union Inn in Windsor and Maidenhead - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The Union Inn Old Windsor is a proper old fashioned pub with a good selection of drinks & a restaurant & has guest rooms upstairs. Food menu is English & large portions

Has a lovely stay, comfortable room, good food, great atmosphere, amazing hosts, good location. Would defiantly recommend

This is a friendly pub with lots of atmosphere. The Sunday lunch is served nicely with separate dishes of selected vegetables and trimmings. The manager Tess is cheeky and friendly and makes you feel very welcome. There is a selection of wines and a busy bar area where you can order snacks. Fabulous terrace South facing with lovely countryside views.

the staff are really helpful especially the vivacious Tess . Could have a better selection of first course but all fine. Main roast is good but could be better with better cuts of beef, thinly sliced veg varied and well cooked. lovely South facing terrace with views of Park land.

Este es un pub maravilloso escondido en una calle trasera. Tiene un equipo formado por marido y mujer y se puede decir que es su pub por el atento servicio y la bienvenida. Las mesas estaban bien espaciadas, el amargo Doombar era perfecto. Luego comimos una hamburguesa con patatas fritas y una panza de cerdo con puré. Ambos estaban deliciosos y mucho mejor por ser claramente caseros y recién hechos. Cuando el cocinero salió para comprobar que todo estaba bien, no teníamos nada más que cosas buenas que decir, desde las tradicionales patatas fritas perfectamente cocinadas hasta el chicharrón. Las raciones son enormes, así que no tuvimos espacio para un postre. Estamos contentos de que las cosas vuelvan a ser algo normal después del bloqueo y definitivamente volveremos.

Superb meals delivered hot and with great quality during difficult times,will definitely order again,thoroughly recommended.

My wife and I were out walking the dog and we were on our way back to our accommodation when we were passed the Union Inn. We decided to go in for a beer as it is another of the dog friendly pubs we have discovered in the Windsor Area. My Wife looked at the menu whilst the beer was getting pulled.,made choices for both of us . The Sandwiches were large and tasty, with the biggest homemade chips I have ever seen.

Grateful for arranging a vegan option of vegetable chilli today . Enjoyed the company and the pleasant staff.

We were very disappointed by this B&B which has self rated itself at 4 stars. Cleanliness was poor as was the state of repair. We decided not to have breakfast on both mornings as the bar area where it was served had not been cleaned from the night before. Lots of other failings which included no bedside reading lights, window blind fitted wrong way round and no daily room cleaning. My advice is avoid.

Popped in for a quick lunch with a friend. Had not been in this place for 38 years so was interested to take a look see. I had my stag night party here in April 1981 when Peter Osgood & Ian Hutchinson of Chelsea fame owned & ran it. I liked it then and was not disappointed this many years later - except that Hutch & Os are no longer there!

The Union Inn has a very good clientele, consisting of local villagers and passing trade. The landlords are friendly and welcoming.

As I was staying here, we decided to eat here as well. turned out to be a good choice as the food was surprisingly good. The pork chop was generous, though I could have done with a few more prawns for starters. The 5 mini desserts was a novelty and very good. Good selection of lagers but limited on the choice of bitter. Very friendly and efficient staff

Love this pub. The views across the rolling hills are beautiful. Staff and owners are very friendly and the food is really good with generous portions. Have been here before and will be back again.xx

A very clean hotel with a homely feel and tremendous food. Tessa made us feel so welcome, I'd love to return very soon and experience the same.3 of us were served our meals without delay and I'd have had the same twice if I could have. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this establishment to anyone.

Love this place. The view when you sit outside is stunning and you could be sat in the middle of the Cotswolds. I side is a little bit tored but the staff/ owners are lovely and the food is very good too. Will be back

We have recently taken to popping down to the Union Inn for a pre dinner pint with a fab starter of pate (what texture and taste) and a plate of the best chips in the greater area. Well done to the proprietor and their staff.

wonderful pub with delicious food for not expensive price for it. good service. i am feeling like at home

We have just returned from a wonderful overnight stay in Windsor.

This was booked at the last minute as we were attending a business meeting close by. The welcome was instant and warm, the room was lovely with an excellent shower room and the whole ambiance of the hotel was most appealing. The food - first class.

Came here after seeing a sign giving directions. Good value food and well kept beers. Be warned portions are massive. Friendly cheerful staff.

The choice on offer is wide with all the main roasts available even at 3.15pm., much of the meat from the Royal farms.

My wife and I used to eat at The Union quite frequently some 20+ years ago and loved the place.

Amazing little Inn! I booked it last minutes on a flight cancellation and was I lucky? Sure was.

This hotel cancelled our pre-paid room on the morning of arrival (we were en-route!) with no explanation.

What can I say food is just brilliant Service is brilliant Atmosphere just brilliant I use to work here years ago The new owners have taken this pub to another level Just wonderful

As the title says, came here for a delicious breakfast with friends. Ingredients were of good quality and the cooking was excellent.

good choice and value, nice helpful staff, traditional pub bar, on the edge of town and rural location, great for Windsor area

Habiendo tenido una reserva por adelantado por dos meses de anticipación, realmente esperaba tener una habitación cuando llegué en Windsor. . . Y quería disfrutar de su restaurante. Sin embargo, recibimos una llamada de Expedia esa mañana que estaba lleno. Cómo es posible que con dos meses de antelación? Y el dinero por adelantado? Bien, espero que disfrutamos de Expedia por el hotel enmendando super pijo nos pusieron en al otro lado de la calle del Castillo de Windsor.

Fuimos para el almuerzo con los amigos. Pedimos pescado y patatas fritas y hamburguesas. Comida encantadora.

Fuimos con amigos que no habíamos visto en mucho tiempo. El ambiente, la comida y el servicio fueron estupendos. Yo estaba feliz de encontrar un pub independiente que no ha pasado" y aún "gastro sirve comida tradicional de pub. Tuve un pollo al curry, mi marido tenía el hígado y cebollas.

Nos hicieron sentir como en casa tan pronto como llegamos. La Unión tiene un extenso menú, fue una decisión difícil decidir qué no escoger!

Well where do I start, the two lady's are amazing. They could not of made us feel more welcome. Our children did them a picture to keep as they liked them so much!! The food was beautiful and the children where accommodated for in every way. We can not recommend it enough!! We are going to return soon and book in to stay for a few nights. Really really recommend!(Lola and Leon will be back soon to draw some more pictures) Thank you again!Xx

Had a lovely birthday meal for my dad here. Meals were massive. Service was lovely and they girls made us feel very welcome. I had the prawn starter and they were really perfect. Thank you for a wonderful evening, we will be back. Claire and family.

We always have a great meal here. It's warm and cosy with a lovely fire and perfect for a chilled pub meal out. We live nearby too and it never disappoints. Tess and Dom run a good ship here and the monthly music is a good night out. Look at the pies! These are a new addition to the menu and very tasty indeed! I had chicken broccoli and Stilton pie. Yummy! Great selection and nothing is too much trouble.

Have been to the Union Inn on a few occasions and have recommended to others - the food is good, honest pub fare, and portions are large so come hungry! I would recommend the burgers (the biggest plate of food around - come with chips, home made onion rings and side of coleslaw) I challenge you to get through it all and have room for dessert afterwards!Decor could do with updating but the staff are friendly and when we've been with friends before they still talk about how good the food was!

Enjoyed two breakfast meaĺs before heading off to windsor great Park for the trial. Superb full English perfectly served.Everyone who stayed overnight were full of praise for the accommodation and evening meals. Highly recommended.

We had an evening meal and a few breakfasts during our stay. Food is great and meals are huge.Its in a lovely setting and we enjoyed sitting on the patio every evening enjoying a few drinks.The best thing about the inn though has to be the landlady who is lovely and every evening she would take the time to chat to us and ask all about our day.Without doubt the most welcoming place we have ever stayed

Being in old Windsor recently we decided to pop in to The Union for a drink at lunch time. We sat in the garden which had good comfortable furniture. Knowing the products of Windsor Brewery. I opted for a pint of their draught. What was given looked and tasted like it was from the village pond, totally undrinkable. A pint of Marlow Brewery Bombardier was then offered which was even worse. We were the only customers in the pub at mid-day, now we know why. We left.

Came down for the Army v Navy rugby at Twickenham and booked into the union inn for the Friday and Saturday nights. Great welcome from Tess and Dom and shown to our rooms. Very comfortable with a large bed and on suite. Tv and kettle In the room along with a hairdryer. Entertainment on the Friday was very good and the food was knock out whether it was the evening meal or breakfast. Tess is a great host and run a good clean respectable establishment and we are coming back again next year. If your really lucky you may get to see prince Harry as he pops in now and again fora peroni. Coming back next year so see you soon Tess.

I stayed at the hotel and chose to eat in the restaurant and bar. The food was great, make sure you don't snack on anything before you go as the portions are BIG!! The service was quick and it was reasonably priced. If you are in the area make sure you call here.

My companion and I ate twice at this establishment.I had a Steak and Stilton Pie. This is an intriguing combination and I was uncertain how the chef would manage to blend these two very different tastes. The answer was with onions, that moderated the sharpness of the cheese and resulted in a very palatable dish. Hand-made chips, crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, complemented the pie very well.On the second evening I had the beefburger. This was a hand-made patty, only lightly seasoned so the flavour of the meat wasn't overwhelmed. The patty was ever so slightly dry, so it's not a good idea to wolf it down. There are a few better burgers to be had but not many: highly rated. The burger was accompanied by an enormous onion ring in batter, more excellent chips and a good coleslaw. The only shortcoming was that the Ploughman's was not available so my companion had to make do with a cheese and ham snadwich. Even this was noteworthy for the generous thickness of the ham slices.It is not surprising that the Union Inn is popular with the locals

Called in by chance here. Really old fashioned place, lovely menus, both bar menus and dining room. Reasonable prices with great staff. No parking off road, but ell worth a visit

Love this place, Full of charm fine ales and great food. Sir Elton lives nearby and it is said he visits as a tribute act!!

Just had the most amazing Sunday roast at the Union. It has to go down as the best ever. The staff were great, really friendly, The roast beef was awesome.

Use it regularly for a lunch with friends. Always good value and quality food. Good parking and views across open farmland towards the great park.

Had a fantastic stay at this hotel and the Eve was amazing food great and the elton john tribute was amazing we will be Back.

We have 3 kids under 5 and we'd just trekked around lego land all day. Tessa, the land lady was lovely. The food was great, the service was even better. Throughly recommend this pub!!!

A very well run pub/hotel in a lovely part of Berkshire, far enough away from Windsor centre to avoid the air traffic noise. We booked a table for 5 in the restaurant and were served in a very timely fashion. The two menus were made available to us (bar food & restaurant) which gave us a great choice. The portions were more than adequate if not too large in some cases. The fish was very well presented and cooked to perfection. The atmosphere in the bar was very comfortable and we felt very welcome by the husband and wife team that ran the establishment. Highly recommended good value dining.

The food was really very good with a reasonable selection from the menu, and our waitress was superb.

We had a meal at the Union Inn and it was very good. My husband had Duck and I had Sea Bass. Really well presented and tasty.

Went to dinner with family last week, it looked superb on-line but not so when you actually arrive at the pub! The website in fact bears no resemblance whatsoever to reality, apparently there are now new owners, but the 'old' website is still there and they haven't bothered to put up a new one of their own and to me the pub is not even average. Very basic restaurant, bare tables, paper napkins, not a lot to say really. I will mention a couple of the meals - my starter tiger prawns in a garlic and mushroom sauce. Prawns came shell on (not a problem) but were impossible to peel as it felt like they had been microwaved in their shells, by the time they had cooled a bit I attempted to peel them - difficult and the results were pretty tasteless. The bread to dip in the leftover sauce was already dunked into the sauce leaving me with just a soggy mess. My main of calves liver with bacon and mash and onion gravy. If the liver was calves then I will eat my hat it tasted and looked much more like lambs liver and cooked within an inch of totally burnt. The bacon didn't cut, it shattered! My partners grilled salmon was actually poached. The steak was deemed alright. The desserts we only risked two were ok. Sorry folks I cannot agree with other recent posts about this place, I cannot comment on the breakfast, accommodation or the bar food. Needless to say we will not be returning.

Five star food in a small country pub! One example, for 10 British Pounds, my daughter ordered 1/2 rack of ribs, chicken, salad, potatoe and veggies! All the food was soooooo delicious, we didn't want to leave. Dominic was a great host and I highly recommend this to anyone in the area!

I stayed here during the week, and if the locals like it as they seem to - thats a good start. The food here is lovely, fresh, tasty and local; bung in a top pint and some great views. Great little pub, shame it isnt my local

We have to drive to this Inn but it's worth the drive. The Owners are excelent hosts and with it's huge log burner provide a nice warm welcome. The food is terriffic and the two meals we have had there have been great value - great value as in the portions are healthy in size. My burger beat me which is unusual, the meat fresh (a home made burger) lovely. My wife opted for the lighter omelette which was also a good size and full of goodies that she enjoyed. Have also had Ribs and Chicken dishes all super. Having eaten in all the pubs and restaurants in the area I know the food is well worth checking out.

We went to the Union Inn for Sunday lunch yesterday. Fantastic menu and real value for money. We had great service with really pleasant staff. Cauliflower Cheese is amazing as was the vegetables and the gravy boats. We all had starters which was fantastic, then for mains was Roast Beefs, Roast Pork, Roast Chickens, and a burger. All amazing and we will certainly be recommending to everyone we know. Has to be the best Sunday Roast locally to us. We will be back soon,

I booked a table in the Copper Restaurant for my birthday Sept.8th with my husband. I chose the Union Inn because of the lovely description on the website of "old beams and beautiful copper pots". The menu lookedreally lovely with scallops,Portuguese fish stew,lamb tagine and mushroom risotto and so on.I was uneasy when we arrived as the tables had a tablecloth a knife and fork and a paper serviette!There wasn't a side plate or knife, no salt or pepper and not even a candle or a flower to relieve the bareness of the table.There wasn't a copper pot in sight and the only relief on the bare white walls were very large modern art canvasses which did nothing to compliment an old beamed room. The menu when it arrived was a bigger shock it bore no resemblance to the website.I just looked at the waiter and he said"I know what you are going to say,it isn't the one on the website,we are going to change it". Feeling very fed up we chose a tomato and mozzarella cheese salad to start. The waiter said "sorry we haven't had a delivery today" On to the main course! I eat fish but not meat so the only fish available was scampi.The saute potatoes were almost black and the green beans were microwaved to within an inch of their lives and completely inedible.My husband had a pork chop which was not cooked and very fatty and had a pile of very greasy onions on the top. the chop was £13! When my husband asked for the wine list he was told there wasn't one only red ,white or pink wine! To be fair to the waiter he didn't charge us for the first course but I did tell him we would never return. I am sure if the owners see this review there will be a rush to change the website OR what is more likely they wouldn't bother just as they can't be bothered with their website or menu

This place often gets overlooked. Came here on a Sunday for a roast and it was lovely. Generous portions, and very good value.

Visited with friends for an evening meal we ordered from the bar menu but ate in the restaurant. I ordered the PloughmansVisited which arrived on a wooden platter. It had scotch egg ham cheese pate pickle coleslaw salad French bread and pickled onions the best ploughmans I have had for a very long time. My friends had Chillie and rice which I think had garlic bread served with it. Charming Barman/waiter good value and good size portions .

Had Sunday lunch in the restaurant, it is a set menu which is good value, the quality was nice with good portions. Service was good

Nice hotel. Room lovely but no door on the shower. Food good and staff very friendly. Great local with fast links to London via Slough

After going to the Union Inn for a friends birthday party we decided to go back and check out the restaurant.Staff were friendly, nothing was too much trouble.A small but varied menu, I had Duck, my friend steak - both beautifully cooked and nicely presented. Portions are large and we shared a dessert. Final bill was what we expected from a pub restaurant.The restaurant is in an old part of the pub, beamed ceiling, crisp white table cloths, tables beautifully presented with flowers, candle, napkins etc - someone has realised that presentation and first impressions count.The restaurant filled up as the evening went by with regulars and guests staying in the hotel.Checked out the ladies - always a huge clue as to standards - they were spotlessly clean, lovely hand wash and hand lotion.The restaurant was fully booked for Mothers Day which says it all. They evidently do a great Sunday lunch - we checked the menu and plan to return and try it out as we want a local place, easy to get to and park to take friends and visitors to.Also has a large patio / outside eating terrace which would be nice for the summer months.I can honestly say our visit was not at all like previous reviews state.

We booked the restaurant on the recommendation of someone who had eaten the bar food and a look at their web site. The website looked great with boasts about their Albanian chef and the menu on the site looked exiting, with Chicken tagine, shellfish Cataplana, Shank of lamb etc. When we arrived we found out that the chef had left some time ago and had taken the menu with him. The new menu was very basic, typical pub type food. If we had not gone by cab we would have walked out. When the food arrived it was very well cooked, with huge quantities, I had the Pork chop with bubble and squeak which would have fed two. The service was more cafe than restaurant, but the waitress was very friendly and was trying to be helpful. Silly things like a dollop of Ketchup on the salt pot and no finger bowl or napkins for the shell on prawns let it down. Overall we made a good night of it considering the disappointment and the fact that there were only three tables of people in the room, but we will not be going back in a hurry.

My room/bedding was clean enough during my recent Xmas stay, but I couldn't have a shower as no hot water, and shower door was hanging off. My family and I only had breakfast during our stay, and the owner/manager's attitude was a disgrace, he was cooking/serving food in his shorts and tee shirt, made no effort to make small talk/eye contact with us. I have worked for a large hotel, and several pubs, and making your customers feel welcome is vital. It was a shame, as it is a lovely old building, all we needed was Sybill to come along and show him how to do it properly!

Stayed at the Inn over Christmas due to family overspill in the area. Room clean and comfortable however all three rooms that we had booked had problems with the showers either not working or freezing cold, one room had the shower door missing and another room had the door hanging off. Worst of all the owner/ manager hardly spoke only to say "do you want anything cooked" or nothing at all. The heating came on at 0830 needless to say the rooms were cold first thing in the morning, he took our money without a word of goodbye or "I hope you enjoyed your stay" definitely a no no for next year.

The food was GREAT!!!! We would go there again for the food. The service in this area was wonderful!!! the puddings were so good!!

11 of us visited here for a works meal. Lovely setting, great patio area with superb flower display. We were in the process of deciding on what food we wanted when we were spoken to by the owner and told to " hurry up and decide" he was so rude and had a serious attitude. Can not believe we were spoken to in this way.Thankfully the veryPolite and obliging waiter made up for the atrocious manner in which we were spoken to by the owner . The waiter is an asset to the establishment and his customer service is exceptional! Despite the rude attitude of the owner the service and food was excellent!! The owner should learn about customer service from his waiter and waitresses !!

A lovely stay, very helpful ,friendly staff,food superb,and breakfast lovely as cooked to requirements.It was a gift the stay from my husbands work and we were celebrating our wedding anniversary they made the meal really special with bubbly etc. Would recommend and will definitely return as so quick to get to Windsor town castle etc 5 mins taxi drive away.

I was given a smart box voucher for Christmas for a meal for 2 by a friend .My husband and I went through you book of where we could use it and made our choice to go to the copper pot in old Windsor I looked the restruant up on the Internet and looked at the menu which looked good I took your advice by calling and booking in advance because it was a Saturday night. they took my booking and told me that was ok the day arrived and I couldn't remember what time it was so I called again they took ages to aswner the phone and the guy said Yeh come when you want didn't seem to know who I was , we arrived and no one had written the booking in the book for a Saturday night I thought the restruant would have been busy only 2 other people where there and no one else came in , We were given the menu nothing like what I had read on the Internet and was told if you didn't want that there was a pub menu board at the other end . We chose our starter I had the prawns and my husband had the pâté they arrived I had to send back the prawns they were under cooked grey looking and the smell was not nice Any cook should know that you NEVER serve raw prawns .They offered to cook them again and wasn't very happy that I asked for something different . We had steak for our main course we asked for it to be done med rare that came over cooked and tasteless by this time we really didn't want to go any further with the meal and chose not to have a pudding the meal voucher was for a 3 course meal and a glass of wine each we landed up paying for the wine and the water we paid and left very un happy.We felt the service was slow and the staff were not very pleasant . I really don't know how this run down pub/hotel ever got 4 rosette award being in a part of Windsor where sir elton John only lives up the road . Also there was no air con it was very hot siting underneath the large spot lights beaming down on us while we eat This is a restaurant we would never eat in again or recommend to our friends.

Please go can't fault it on both pleasant atmosphere and service food also great view and agreat place to go

Recently visited the Union Inn on a lunch time for a lunch snack prior to returning to work. Ordered 2 Sandwichs and as we could see a party of 6/8 in the dining area asked if this would be okay - told no problem would be with us in 20 - 30 minutes. After 35 minutes went to find out where food was advised sorry - be there in 10 minutes even checked with the chef. I said this would need this to be a take away lunch now and was told this was not a problem. 10 minutes later still no food - went to find out what was happening as had to go back to work only to be told they hadn't even started cooking!!! Wouldn't mind but we had asked them a couple of times and if they had told me 10 minutes before I could have got a sandwich from a shop or something - went without lunch not good!!

Apparently fully booked when my wife called to check availability. We wanted to use our smart box voucher we had got for the accommodation and then eat in the restaurant.She was very abruptly told on the telephone "no rooms". Funny that both late rooms website and the pub website are both showing availability on double rooms at this moment now!

Thanks to Tess and Dom and Team for a wonderful break. Meals generous and well prepared. Room good size, clean, well done out. Staff and locals friendly. Made to feel very welcome. Will definitely stay again

We dropped into the Union Inn on our way into Windsor Great Park. Staff were friendly and the pub was very quiet on the day we visited. My husband a very nice plate of fish and chips and I had asked for a salad which came with huge quantities of good quality ham. Good job we were going to the Park to walk it off!

Excellant food and service bery reasonable and served hot and quickly would highly recommend.in a super area with rolling countryside and a pleasant outdoor area.

Had a lovely stay would recommend yhe place to anyone peacefull and excellent customer service .the staff were really pleasant and helped out with bags and really friendly towards our young children

My husband and I had ana excellent stay here. The food was plentiful and well presented and great value for money. Dom, Tessa and staff were very welcoming and the pub locals gave us a good time. Location was good - 5 minute walk to Windsor Great Park and only a 5 minute taxi ride from Windsor Castle. Would highly recommend a stay here. Rooms were very clean and comfortable. Can;t wait to go back Bev & Keith - Coventry

I must preface this review by saying that the chap running the inn is lovely, but he's fighting a losing battle. We arrived on a Friday night to find it deserted bar two diners. About ten overnight ears, in fact, were in residence by breakfast next day. Room OK. But sheets had marks on them, pillows poor, whole thing didn't feel fresh, somehow. Glasses and crockery not sparkling clean. Decor .....whoever did a whole building stucco effect is demented. Only one staff member on duty bar the chef....but then again, it was empty. He seemed a little vague at times, but when he revealed that his full time job was as bakery delivery man, and that he only got a few hours sleep ,it made sense. Dinner was tasty, but strange......pork belly with cannellini beans turned out to be covered in onion gravy into which a dollop of baked beans had been stirred ! Breakfast, if you ignored the stains on the placemats and the less than sparkling plates, was nice. Hmmm....boutique? Gastro? Four star? Not in a million years. Did I complain? I didn't have the heart, the guy was dead on his feet, and the business likewise.

Superb full English. Freshly cooked plentiful supply of coffee and friendly staff location great for great park.

Looking at the menu on the Union's website I booked a table for a special occasion. I was sold on the filet of beef Wellington. What a let down!! When I said I was looking forward to the beef Wellington I was told the menu had changed as that chef was no longer there. The tablecloth was soiled and had not been set for dinner. We had to ask for cutlery and napkins.One of our small party suggested we should go elsewhere but you can't get a table on a Saturday night at a decent restaurant in this area without booking ahead. What we ordered from the small menu was nice but not what we would have chosen. We were offered a choice of three red wines and chose the Shiraz which they then discovered they didn't have.It was a Saturday night but while we were there only one other table was occupied, by a single diner presumably a hotel guest, so there was no atmosphere whatsoever. Absolutely not where you would want to celebrate a special occasion.The one positive was the waitress who couldn't have been more pleasant and was very apologetic about everything.I subsequently wrote a letter of complaint which I handed to the manager/cook. He spoke not a word just took it from me. There was no courteous response let alone a smile. As I walked away I saw him tear it open. By then I almost expected not to get a reply which turned out to be the case.We won't be going again.

My party consisted of 8 ,age range 20-48,most starters ,mains sampled from the wide choice on the menu.Unfortunately deserts not tasted ,as no room !,but they looked delicious and am sure were up to very high standard!,thank you.

I had been looking to go back to the Union Inn as I had a fantastic experience in 2010. The website presents the chef and the menu was as I remembered it...I was on to a winner.What a disappointment. The building is impressive and the timber gives a lot of atmospher, unfortunately, it stops there. The tables and chairs are more wannabe restaurant than pub, though bad quality. There is velcro under the chairs that sticks to the ladies thights, so you have to add the cost of a pair to your evening as they are completely ruined.The service was really eager: we booked for 19:30 and felt really rushed. The lady was asking us every 30 secondes if we wanted to order, asking what drinks we wanted before we even had the wine list, it was almost harassment. We were out for a nice meal out with friends and it turned into a pressure test. Such attention can be acceptable if done with a smile and graciousness, but there were none.The food was ok, but nothing spectacular. The waitress even apologised by saying that they were changing the menu and would have more upmarket choices soon. Alarm bells, it means that we will pay even more for fancy names but unless the chef masters the basics, the food won't be any better. My prawn starter had 4 prawns and one was off. I asked for the calves liver to be medium and it was turned into a rubber slab and the mash was lumpy...very far from upmarket standards. The pudding offered and interesting taster plate of 5 miniature puddings. I was in heaven as I like everything. My plate arrived, well presented but only with 4 puddings. When I asked, I was told that I had 5 as there was some ice cream on the plate ( this was not part of the menu). The chef ran out of coffee éclairs and we had ice cream instead. Unacceptable as ice cream is usually offered anyway with puddings, and it boggles the mind that they would not buy enough quantities to cover all parts of the platter. The miniatures, were superstore mini pastries, without any taste: the strawberry tarte was an insult as it was just a strawberry perch on a mini tart case. A rip off!Maybe the bar menu is more the abilities of the chef. Stick to drinks and go with friends to generate your own atmosphere or chose one of the other great places in Windsor...we are waiting for a change of ownership to go back. And don't believe their website, the good chef has moved on....

Brilliant breakfast full English cooked by Dom the Owner of this inn.The food was of a good quality loads of it and door stop bread tasty. A must!

Breakfast was Perfecto. You didn't much choice but it still was delicious

The food here was fantastic and great value, the deserts were to die for. All fresh home cooked meals.

this poor inn has had bad press of late, new owners have done a lovely job of refurbishing, food was lovely and resonable restuarant is best for eating smallbar gets too noisy at times.

It's almost impossible to give a straightforward review of the Union Inn. We've gone there on and off for fifteen years and over that time we'd have rated it from excellent to terrible with all shades in between. Some times we have enjoyed excellent food and service and felt a sense of occasion, other times it's been so bad that it becomes an entertainment in itself.The last couple of visits have been average.On it's day, The Copper Pot Restaurant as still showing on the website at the time of this review, boasted a good varied menu and a named chef. In fact both chef and menu were discontinued around a year ago and it may reflect a lack of interest by the owners that they have not updated the website to reflect the present offering. If you are being influenced by the website check with the restaurant first in case the online content has not been updated, especially if it still mentions Sammy the Algerian chef who likes to talk to the customers.So in order not to be disappointed think of The Union as a pub that serves food in a bar or restaurant setting. The last time my wife and I visited the restaurant we enjoyed our mains; we tend not to have the starters or puds because of previous experiences. The service though was disappointing. I had sea bass and my wife had liver and bacon. No-one else was in the restaurant so we didn't expect the waitress to ask “'oo's avin' the fish?” in a loud voice, it just lacks a bit of finesse. In fact there have been times when this particular waitress has made us feel like an unwelcome imposition when we sat down and expected to be served food. Generally though the bar staff are lovely and if you are served by them the whole experience will be different, so don't be put off!I need to pay tribute to a temporary manager called Stephen who came in for the second half of 2010 and transformed the customer experience. Stephen is an affable Irishman and has a knack for making customers feel important. The service in the restaurant improved and was consistently good, food was good too. Staff usually knew who had ordered what and did come round to see if everything was all right with the meal, something that didn't happen last visit. So sadly, now that Stephen has gone things appear to be sliding and I'm not sure if we'll be back to The Union any time soon.