The White Swan Hotel and STONEAGED Restaurant in Stratford-on-Avon

Nice hotel/pub in the centre of Henley with ample free parking. Friendly and welcoming lady at check in who showed me to my room and explained the layout of this quirky old building. Music in the bar on my first night which was free with versatile and experienced musicians. Karaoke on my second night which I passed on! Food was of middling quality and only one cask beer on offer but plenty of choice around Henley for both beer and food if you venture out. Overall a great place to stay that is near the railway station if you want to visit Stratford or Birmingham.

When here for a meal, been here before some time ago was so disappointed this time, with whole experience. Limited choice of beers available when visited. Ordered food which took a ridiculous amount of time to arrive. 3 out of 4 meals were OK but the caesar salard was just salard with a bit of chicken in it. All meals were over priced for the standard of the food and service

Beautiful building, wonderful staff and atmosphere! The floors are slightly uneven, which is to be expected for the age of the building but definitely fun once you've left the bar

Stopped here last Sunday night after a party, excellent service, nice clean room with character. Food was excellent.

Good value stay in historic location. Nice food.

I checked into the hotel today 4/4/2024, the bar staff were not attentive to check me in and I had to say “excuse me… can I check in?” Check in was easy and room fine. We went downstairs to potentially check in for dinner but the restaurant was closed for a private event, not something I was aware of last night when I booked in but that’s fine. We went elsewhere for dinner and on returning to the hotel at around 9 went to the bar. After standing waving my arms (literally to get attention) finally the server (who was doing nothing) bothered to ask us if we wanted something. I asked for a cocktail menu to be told “we don’t serve cocktails”. With dissatisfaction and disgust we left and went across the road to the Nags Head”. Great service and a warm welcome. Fingers crossed breakfast is better.

Visit 1: Fantastic meal here. We had the fillet and chateaubriand on the hotstone and a pizza. The meat was perfect. You can choose a range of sauces and butters with them as well as chips and other sides. Puddings were also ace. Service fantastic. We would definitely come here again when back in the area. Its possibly even a destination restaurant to make a special journey. Boom. Visit 2: we decided to stay at the hotel and eat at the restaurant prior to an NEC visit. The food is just as good as previously, although the hotel room lacked some additions i.e. a wardrobe. I think the room could have been better appointed with a headboard on the bed, a nicer carpet and furniture that was more in keeping with a hotel room for paying guests rather than your nan's spare room. However, the room was clean and the bathroom was modern. There were some issues with the central heating pressure during our stay and we had no heating in the evening or morning which wasn't great for a cold March weekend. The staff however were really lovely and when they knew what we needed, they did their utmost to provide it.

Lovely atmosphere and top notch food.Staff friendly and professional. Highly recommend this restaurant. Steak was tender as plentiful. Definitely, will be back!

Stopped over 1 night. Breakfast next morning took 40 minutes to arrive it wasn't worth waiting for, the bacon was extremely salty, seems as if food was kept warm. Not impressed