The White Swan Inn in Daventry

What can a rural pub do to facilitate strangers? Everything!service, friendly,fun, above and beyond

Enjoyed celebrating a friends birthday party here

Lovely quiet place with friendly staff

Went with my daughter And Son in law Sian & Ian (plus others) , been before I love it as it's their local, friendly place

Very friendly and cosy pub 05/03/2023 This is a 'go to' pub for me. Love this pub, great team,great customers, great atmosphere.

Probably the best village pub in Northamptonshire! Excellent bitter and Guinness, lager pop too. Lovely family that owns it, friendly locals and dogs allowed. Roaring winter fire and shady area for those summer heatwaves. No food as yet, ( quiz nights accepted)

Great friendly service with good local pub feel. Just as it should be

Everything you would like from a village pub and more..excellent..!!!!!

Enjoy a nice beer here after a long walk

Lovely pub, great atmosphere and staff.

Good place for drinks and live music

Great pub good polite service from staff nice garden reasonable prices can park car quite easy very relaxing pub definitely will return

Cosy inside and lots of seating outside

Great place. Live music great atmosphere friendly staff

Fabi and Rober were amazing! I had my first pimms in my life and i loved it, my fav dink of the summer. Both were really helpfull when advising me for drinks, nice, and kind. The enviroment was welcome, I will definitely come back!

Quality pub with good beers and friendly service. Great quiz on Wednesday's and open Mic on Sunday's.

Beautiful pub, friendly atmosphere 👌

Nice reception pleased to see us, pleasant atmosphere

A welcoming pub with a decent pint.

First time there since it had been refurbished and thought it was very tastefully furnished, good selection of drinks and convivial host.

A quintessential English pub, beautifully renovated and owned and ran by a lovely family. Excellent bitters on tap including Timothy Taylor landlord, good Guinness and lager selection too. Roaring log fire in the winter, decent outside seating area in the summer with some shade or sun trap, which ever you desire. Locals are tame and generally friendly 😃 . Great spot to visit after you’ve visited Pittsford reservoir. Dog friendly.

Very Friendly - excellent beer x

Lush - so friendly here, locals just moved from a table so we could sit down - will come again and its starting to become the best local in the area.

Great choice of well kept beers.

Visited the White Swan at Holcot several times with family and friends. We are always made welcome by the caring owners Hayley & Martin & competent smiling Hanna and the lovely local natives. Great pint of Guinness and good selection of beers, ciders, lagers, wines & Spirits. A good village pub worth visiting.

Very friendly pub with well-kept real ales. there are two large bars with plenty of seating. There is also a beer garden with a small stage. Live music is often held during the summer months.

Lovely village pub, excellent choice of beer, freindly bar staff, made to feel very welcome, large rear beer garden, restaurant due to open shortly. Would high recommend a visit.

Such a lovely village pub, with an extremely (and surprisingly) friendly atmosphere and a lovely welcome from the landlord and landlady like we were old friends. I don't know what or how they do it, but whatever they do, they do it right.

Couldn't get a better pub or landlords. Hayley and Martin are so hospitable and welcoming, the bar staff are also friendly. The pub has been renovated beautifully and is spotlessly clean and tidy. Live music is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon in the sunshine.

Great village pub very friendly and welcoming no food served but nice gardens with lots of seating

Great food welcome and good beer worth a visit

Fantastic pub. Very cold in garden but worth a visit

What a lovely pint of Guinness poured properly with a shamrock on top.. good Guinness is the sign of a well run pub in my experience. Spotlessly clean as well, with good table service, I will be back again!

Fabulous friendly pub,lovely interior and beautiful relaxing garden, definitely recommend 👌

Very friendly staff, made us feel welcome and safe

Great beer. Good rotation of real ales. First pub round here I've found a pint of Proper Job.

First time to this restaurant with wife and friends and was very impressed. Have known snout it for a while and glad I made the effort to visit. Easily accessible from Northampton/Rugby and Leicester with a menu which is creative in parts and traditional in parts. The parts making the experience better. We will certainly be returning. Food excellent, service excellent, experience excellent.

A great little hidden gem. Great decor, well kept beer and a warm welcome from Hayley and Martin. Can't wait for the restaurant to open.

Quiet friendly country pud run by the most amazing couple

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere, good beers on tap, fantastic live music and run by two lovely people; what's not to like. Highly recommend!

Good beer, good chat. Friendly staff.

Nice local ales, friendly atmosphere and live music on certain days.

Very friendly with good outdoor areas Limited car parking Good staff and Landlord Clean modern nice smelling toilets

Welcoming hosts, ale on tap. 'nuff said.

Great drinks , cant wait for them to start doing food, Martin is a great landlord and knows the definition of perfection. Well kept beer and great surroundings

We love dropping in on a weekend for a chilled relaxing drink here the welcome is always friendly especially from jackson the sprocker puppy. They have a good selection of well kept real ales and offer a tasting if you are not sure what to have. In short a lovely little hideaway pub for a friendly drink

Yes,nice food and a good pint or two. :)

Taken over a couple of years ago, the Swan has had a new breath of life given to it. Much refurbishment has taken place inside and out, live events are staged, & the owners are lovely, our favourite pub in our area

Wow, just amazing what the new owners have uncovered whilst doing their renovations. Also a great pub and a great community that supports it.

The White Swan after a long period of decline has been hauled up by its bootstraps by its new owners. A good range of ales, well looked after Guinness, make this a little oasis, tucked away in the pretty village of Holcot. The Restaurant and improvements make this a pub to watch out for in the future

A friendly pub being slowly refurbished to a very high standard

Friendly pub with welcoming landlord and landlady a fantastic choice of beers , and real ales . Highly recommended

Rubbish food and rubbish staff, staff took to long to serve , pub staff have fights with locals not a very nice place to eat or drink drinks are over priced

Lovely pub friendly land lady making improvements each time we go it gets better.

Fantastic traditional village pub

Lovely hospitable old fashioned pub, very friendly people.

Having decided at the last minute to change our plans I was delighted the Henry was able to find us a table for two. From the minute Olly greeted us it was obvious we were in a delightful gastro pub and we extremely well looked after by Jasmine and a very charming waitress called Izzy. Good was fabulous-especially the glazed plum tart. Of course the venue is only part of a perfect evening and being in stunning company may well have influenced my goodwill! A fabulous evening which o hope to repeat very soon.

Liam and Ryan made my wife and I feel very welcome. Not everything was available on the menu due to being later in the evening but Ryan (the Manager/Chef) was able to create a special salad that was very tasty. Liam was very helpful at the bar and shared a similar humour to me and ended up chatting about our favourite TV comedies! All the best to you all at the White Swan and also to Ryan who is moving away to be with new family commitments. See you soon

What a great place and beautiful village 😊

arrived at 1 o clock and dining room was empty,carvey on offer seemed to be a mini carvery, choice of two meats but usually 3 ,home made yorkshire, home made roast potatoes, cauli in sauce , mash , peas and carrots , food was excellent and very tasty, mash potatoes a bit cool , very pleasant staff, but a need to be a bit organised , could do with a lick of paint , good pint of ale served £9.95 for main course, would have put good but no option

I don't mean the food it was the place! Arrived for lunch which had been prebooked. We got asked if it wanted it in the restaurant or the gloomy bar! We were a bit taken aback and then got told it was warmer in the bar! It was not. There was a wood burner not lit, and I ended up keeping my coat on for the total meal. The lunch time menu had no starters although soup was listed with the main courses. I had the fish and chips and my friend had the eggs and gammon. My fish came out shaped very oddly as though it was going to fly off the plate. Peas were put in a small jug which was totally impractical. Would also have been good to have been offered mush peas. My friend said the gammon was the best she ever tasted. For dessert I had the apple pie which was very tart, and my friend the lemon sorbet. The venue was very gloomy with an attempt at Christmas with some tinsel thrown on a wall. Chairs were hard and did not match. No atmosphere at all - even if they had put the fire on it would have added some cheer.

Los residentes de una aldea vecina y los visitantes habituales del Swan, nos quedamos con ganas de nuestra comida, ya que normalmente no. Parece que el pub ha cambiado de manos.

Sunday lunch pre booked staff pleasant ,ordered drinks at bar on arrival ,we were seated at a table next to bar which was sticky and cutlery grubby looking,it took nearly half an hr to bring 7 drinks, only two ordered starters both camembert it came with a few rocket leaves and raw carrot strips,after eating both empty boxes showed cheese was out of date. The main menu very limited with only choice of pork or beef it was served with cauli parsnips broccoli and potato all out of freezer and not even cooked to al dente level, we were halfway through meal when chef came to table and said here is the rest of your veg,..cauli cheese,,yes cauli served with cauli, we had waited nearly an hr from having starter to be served with this excuse of a meal. why we chose to wait nearly another hr for pudding is anyones guess, someone was served fudge cake with raspberry ice cream, when pointed out to waitress it should be vanilla, the response was oh its all gone so this is all we have, needless to say it was sent back far quicker than it arrivec. The final insult was having axked for an itemised bill we were presented with a total amount on a scrap of paper,and told we would have to pay cash as no working card machine,we spent half an hour then working out from a menu the cost of each persons meal as we were paying per couple and then borrowing money off each other to find the amount of cash required ,,,,,never again.

Sunday lunch today, new people in charge so thought we would give it a go. Brilliant food before so a lot to live up in our opinion. Anyway , friendly welcome no issues there..... Then comes the food..... Sunday lunch menu nothing else. One pork and one Turkey ordered as no chicken available. Menu states that all things are made fresh , thus was not the case at all. The roast potatoes and parsnips and Yorkshire pudding were all out of the freezer. Tasteless broccoli , carrots and cauliflower all boiled to a watery taste. Gravy was actually ok but not enough. Meats were average but nothing like the old chef lee would serve up. A real shame to the village pub and the people who travelled to eat lees food.

I visited with friends for a quiet meal and a few drinks. The food itself was really good, the chips in particular. The dessert, which was a chocolate fudge cake with chocolate chocolate chip ice cream was to die for. To top it off the prices were reasonable and the atmosphere and service exactly what you would expect from an English village pub. I would definitely recommend a visit.

We have now visited the pub twice and on both occasions have not been disappointed. The food is lovely, big portions, always hot and freshly prepared. The staff are always friendly and nothing is too much trouble. We have two small children and they have loved their food on both occasions. Would definitely recommend to friends and family. A real hidden gem

Visited the White Swan recently and was very impressed with the food on offer. The courtesy and services were second to none. Nice relaxed atmosphere in the restaurant! Certainly has changed over the years I must say for the better? Had to adjust to the changing styles. The restaurant is clean. This location holds very fond memories of my youth glad to see it still here! However use it or lose it😀 I would highly recommend to all my friends and family

My wife and I were on our date night and looking for a good "genuine" pub that served meals. Having cycled past this pub several times (but never entering), I suggested the White Swan as it looked like a propper pub. Upon entering we followed the sign to the dining section, where after a short wait we were greeted by the bar barmaid/waitress who took our drinks order and confirmed that there was seating available in the beer garden. The beer garden itself is quite eclectic, giving a slightly ramshakle impression. This however belies the truth! The staff were very friendly and happy to oblige to our requests. The food is awesome! We were hungry so we orderd the sharing platter as a starter - it could have been a meal in itself! It was fresh well cooked and well presented. The main meals were of epic proportions but also very tasty, well presented and served hot. We were so full we had to take doggy bags home with us! Simply put the food is great, the portions are epic and the service is quick and friendly. We will definitely be going again.

We booked for a party of 17 for my Mums 80th birthday celebration, we pre booked our meals and everything went very smoothly, the food was ready on time and cooked to perfection. As you can imagine with 17 of us most mains on the menu were ordered and really enjoyed by all of us and the desserts were just lovely. The food is very reasonably priced and all home cooked & the service was great, nothing was too much trouble and all of us said that we would definitely be returning in the near futureParking was a slight problem when we all descended on the place at the same time and I do think that their website needs updating with regards to the menu and an email address but these are very small niggles and overall they ensured that we all enjoyed our family party, Thank you all

I had gammon and it was very nicely cooked came with chunky homemade chips side salad. My friend is vegitarian and was pleased that had a change from the usual veggi options. The desserts were lovely and well presented. The only down side was the place could do with a bit of a revamp but the food was great.

Food & service was exceptional, lovely village pub that makes you feel warm welcomed. Great place to go to get away from the wife's cooking.

We visited this pub after looking at the reviews on this page and I can say we were not disappointed. The food was lovely can't fault it portion size was very good and value for money very good we will be going back again. staff very friendly.

We visited mid June on a Saturday night, it was myself my partner and our friends. We fancied a meal out and didn't want to stay our local . Parking was a nightmare , the car park is tiny and people had parked all up the main road which made finding a space a nightmare. We got in and were greeted by a lovely young lad who took our drinks orders and then seated us quickly which was great. However the beer had just been changed and we didn't have much choice on what was on. A waitress came and took our order only to come back and tell us they had run out of what some of us had ordered. 20 minutes later we got out starters which were lovely and presented well. I had steak which was served just how I like it. They had none of the Creme Brûlée for dessert which was disappointing but the crumble was great. Bit distracting that people were quite loud in the garden and I could hear everything happening in the kitchen which was not ideal but it's a small pub And is extremely cosy and traditional. The prices are very reasonable and felt it was good for what we had, felt silly to tell the young waitress but the desserts had been missed off our bill. But she was good about it and we left feeling happy . Needs a big decor update but apart from that it's lovely. Just book in advance!!

I was really pleased that they could fit us in at the last minute: The Sunday roasts were good, enormous and we all left some on our plates, and the desserts were really, very good. Sadly we waited quite some time to be seated, although they were not busy. Disappointingly the beer was off, and had to be sent back with only one other ale to choose from. It isn't done up like a gastro pub, but a little tidy up wouldn't go amiss and a freshen up on the decor would make it look lovely. For quality and quantity of food It was very good value.

First impression from pulling into the small car park at the front is a little underwhelming - but dont let this put you off, Once inside it has the feel of a traditional English village pub which now concentrates on the restaurant side of things a bit more. Four of us arrived, (pre booked after reading reviews) and were seated in a cosy setting, nothing plush, just plain and simple. Our welcome was pleasant and we perused the menu. Lots of options plus specials too. Four starters were enjoyed, all plentiful and well presented. I had Brixworth Pate and was pleased to have ample fresh warm chunks of bread instead of the often proffered three thin pieces of toast/crackers. Mains were totally superb all round, I went for the Stilton topped Steak and Ale Pie, with chips and veg. As good as previous reviewers have stated! Again presentation was immaculate and the taste matched up to that standard, We all agreed it was amongst the best meals we have had in a long while.The quality of the food overall was superb and on receiving our bill at the end, for what we had I thought something had been missed off! Exceptional value and worth driving into the country for instead of staying "local"Give it a try...we will be returning ourselves in the future!

Eight of us (including children) visited this lovely little village pub to celebrate a birthday. This is what a pub should be, not pretentious or over priced. The food was excellent and there was a good choice of children's meals. As for the puddings ..... stunning! An absolute gem of a place hidden in the village of Holcot. Will definitely visit again

Went for a walk around brixworth country park and wanted somewhere close by to go for a meal afterwards, so searched for some where and found this little place, the staff were very welcoming and the food was very very good nice and hot and plenty, would go back again

We popped into the Swan on Bank Holiday Monday for a lunch-time meal, it had been about 2 years since our last visit, and we were all so glad we did, perhaps not for our waist-line, as the food was absolutely delicious, superb portions, and as the many past reviewers have advised, all home-made, the staff were very helpful, and we all look forward to our return, and it certainly will be very soon, and not 2 years like last time.

We've been coming her for about a year now, but usually on a Sunday for the delicious Sunday Roasts. Nothing but positives to say about the place. They are really friendly with our children and can never do enough for us.Would massively recommend to anyone.

Where do I start? This is not your average pub grub! Everything is cooked from scratch which is why it's a brilliant place to eat for people with food intolerances, like me! If booked a few days in advance, alternatives can be cooked, like gluten free Yorkshire puddings and stuffing (for example), but even if it's a last minute booking I feel confident that I won't end up ill like I have at so many other places! Aside from that, the food is fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced. The staff are really friendly, and the pub itself is family and pet friendly.

We must have overlooked this pub on many occasions and finally dined there last Saturday evening and we have already booked to go back this Saturday. The food is fab and the price is even better... The pub looks very olde worlde and once inside it doesn't disappoint. The staff are lovely and friendly, and the food is presented beautifully. excellent value for money and we have told all our foody friends about this place.

Lovely food friendly staff would definitely visit again fantastic pies and steaks and the puddings excellent

We have followed Jo and Lee from their previous pub because of Lee's amazing food! I would not hesitate to recommend this pub. The food is beautifully presented, home cooked restaurant quality food at pub prices. Another fantastic meal last night....the steak and ale pie with a Stilton top, home cooked chips, green besns, mange tout and swede with a jug of proper gravy was gorgeous! Do not forget to save room for pudding, the baileys crime brûlée was gorgeous!

I must be honest, it's not the first time we've been and certainly won't be the last. We followed the staff from their previous pub despite The White Swan being further away.Don't be put off by the small pub look and "basic" interior, the food here is really excellent proper home cooked food and reasonably priced.Give it a go....

Great menu which changes regularly.Made to feel welcome and at home.BEST CHIPS EVER!!!! YOU MUST TRY THEM!!!Good service, we have eaten here several times and tried many different dishes and have never been disappointed.My son loves the giant burgers, I love the pie topped with stilton!I would recommend you ring and book a table so you are not disappointed, this pub's popularity is growing, which is great for a small village.

We went here for a family meal. It's a lovely, traditional English pub with surprisingly wonderful food. It's not the typical pub grub, but has a thorough menu which is well presented and delicious. We had scampi, liver, gammon and lasagne so had a varied selection. The chips are wonderful, the liver tender, the gammon huge with a perfectly fried egg and the salad is large, fresh and varied rather than the usual 'side salad' of an uninspiring tiny portion of lettuce. The food, speed of it and friendly chatty service - without feeling at all rushed - ensure we will return ro this little gem.

We were in the area at Pitsford Reservoir and passed through Holcot so thought we would pop in to The White Swan for a bite to eat. What a pleasant surprise. It is a place without any airs and graces, but the food and service were both excellent. There is plenty of choice, and everything was presented beautifully, just wish I had been able to fit in a pudding as they looked fantastic too.

We are frequent visitors to the White SwanAlways made to feel welcome, especially the children.The food is ALWAYS excellent and always quick.All members of staff are polite and very helpful.Couldn't recommend this place highly enough

Visited one lunch time after reading good reviews on trip advisor and was not disappointed. Food is excellent service is prompt and very friendly.My only disappointment was that they had sold out of duck And lasagne which myself and husband would of chosen.The peppered mushrooms with Stilton were the best I have tasted served with 2 large chunks of bread to soak up the wonderful sauce. My husband chose fish and chips and said it was excellent the batter was very light.Specials change every 2 weeks and we will definitely be back.

I used to live in Holcot, so I have visited the White Swan on many occasions. I've seen it when the food was pretty good, and I've seen it when the food has been dire. My husband and I met in the Swan, and as we'd been invited down for a drink, we decided to get some food too. We found a table, and were seen very quickly to with menus and drinks. I had the breaded goats cheese on red onion chutney, served with green leaves, which was absolutely delicious. For main, I went back to my old staple at this pub, lasagne. It was very good, better than how I've ever had it in there before (and that is a big compliment!). Good hearty portions too. My husband had one of the specials, calves liver, and judging by how quickly he cleared his plate, he was suitably impressed. Our bill was very reasonable for the 2 courses, and several glasses of wine, and we left feeling very full! We've since been back with my In-Laws, who were also very impressed with the quality of the food. Presentaion and service have been excellent on both occasions. Ok, the decor is a bit of a let down, but this is still a quaint country pub, which is struggling to survive in a tiny village. I actually cannot wait to go back and try Lee's new menu, because I'm pretty sure it'll be even better than the current one.

When visiting a friend in the village, went to the pub for lunch - had the steak and ale pie which was well presented and an excellent meal.

Dropped in for lunch after completing the Northamptonshire Round. Delicious home-cooked food and a lovely dining area with a cosy fire. All of our group of 6 chose something different including several items of the specials board and all were very tasty with generous portions. Friendly couple running the pub. We will go back!

Visited with friends for a booked Christmas lunch. We had a beautifully cooked meal and were very well looked after. Will definitely visit again soon

Visited first time since August 2014 and suprised to be greeted by one of the friendly new owners.The menu gave a good cross section of food for all tastes and was also very reasonably priced.The food was excellent and presented very professionally.This is definately on our "must go again" list.Well done Jo and Lee. .

We visited the White Swan today for lunch, the quality of which was excellent. Ample portions of meat were served with a wide variety of well cooked vegetables and superb Yorkshire pudding. The dessert menu was varied and pleasingly different. Would recommend.

Second visit and will return. The standard of food in this typical English village pub belied its basic setting and decor. Inexpensive and well presented the food was excellent. The venue is one of the few local village pubs left with all the typical characters and their families, farmers, business people, gamekeepers even a ballerina. The history of the pub is interesting if a bit masked in secrecy as this was once where all the local bare knuckle boxing matches took place. Happily the barn where this went on is now just a store room. Families are welcome, even if they accidently set fire to the menu. Sorry!

Have eaten Sunday lunch here on two occasions now. Staff are very accommodating, friendly and attentative. No request is too big or small. Sunday lunch is of an excellent standard with some of the best yorkshires and real homemade gravey around. Lee the chef is great as he finds time to come into the resturant and talk with his cost omers a real bonus as people like to see who's cooked there meal and when it's of exceptional standard let them know. As you have to have a cheeky desert is must also comment on these too. Delicious and nicely presented

we were so pleased to see jo again as she worked in a pub we normaly freequent i thought it was a quaint old english pub which i normally look for my favourite courage beer was a treet we went to our table after a couple of drinks no pressure for time scales it felt like a nice little cottage and the meal was fantastic gill had the lasange and gordon had the 10 oz steak it was not a problem to chop and change the v egbetables which was very good always attentive while we were eating to make sure everything is alright all in all e very good experiance and lee the chef came and sat with us for a few minutes to see if it was ok we will go back for definate

Took my parents to The Swan Inn last week. Fantastic mid-week menu; really lovely food, beautifully cooked and new owners were extremely helpful (and patient!) with my Dad's allergies. So pleased to find such a good (relatively) local pub. Would recommend and will definitely be back.

I visited the Swan Inn along with my wife and some friends who we dine with regularly. We thought the food and service and overall atmosphere was very nice, though the pub itself looked tired. Our only complaint would be that there were children in the bar area late on (a lot of pubs don't allow children in the bar after 9pm). One of the reasons we enjoy going out in the evening is to have a break from our own children! However, we would definitely visit the restaurant area again.