Based on 425 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 425 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 202 in 477 in West Berkshire
Nº 38 of 81 Other cuisines in West Berkshire
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Very nice UK pub, small base for an evening meal in a very nice, authentic and charming atmosphere. Excellent meal.
Laurent F. . 2024-09-07
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Food is awful, ordered ‘Bangers & Mash’, thought they’d have a chance of making a half decent meal. Mash was undercooked, under seasoned and lumpy. Sausage were undercooked and flavourless, onion gravy was lumpy - but not with onions. Peas were like bullets 😫 I wouldn’t recommend this place.
Mark G . 2024-08-30
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Fantastic welcome, couldn't do enough for us...we will be calling back again, thank you..
Karen Hopkins . 2024-08-27
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The marquee was decorated so beautifully, food was first class, staff wonderful very helpful,polite and attended to our every need. Thank you Emma, Rob, Ben and staff for a wonderful 90th birthday lunch. Leslie, Sheila Pocklington and Sylvia, Long Lane, Newbury.
Bindi B . 2024-07-30
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Fantastic pub and the steak was lush so said the boss wife Would recommend as with the all day breakfast and the jars of honey for sale .would come again Ann and dave doyle .p.s Hope you won on the horses
david doyle . 2024-07-15
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The Woodpecker is fantastic if you have an event/party. Their marquee, outdoor and indoor areas are great and food prices are very reasonable. Emma and Rob are so accommodating and made things so easy. We had a great time celebrating my partner’s 30th birthday!
JohnDoe . 2024-07-03
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It's ok. People are lovely but the food is nothing special
Claire Gregory . 2024-06-21
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Me and my now wife had our wedding reception at this lovely venue at very short notice (3days) after being let down by someone else. Rob, Emma, Ben and brett as well as other staff on the night sorted us right out and we can't thank them enough for what they had all done for us. We will recommend this place to anyone we even came here today for a fathers day meal which was 10/10. Thankyou to everyone who was helping the night before and on the night to make our day so special. Thankyou x
Ian Cornwall . 2024-06-16
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Nice quiet after work drink staff even made us chips after the kitchen had closed and a decent pint o Guinness also shandy was gid sitting in the beer garden
Keith Holmes . 2024-05-26
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Excellent Sunday lunch. Well worth a visit
Keith Williams . 2024-05-06
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My wife and I popped in for lunch yesterday on our way home from Andover to Herefordshire. This is the second time in the last month that we called in for lunch. Again Zoe the barmaid/waitress was very friendly and welcoming and remembered us from our previous visit. This is an Arkells pub and I had a nice pint of 3B. We both ordered Lasagne (homemade) which we had also had at our last visit, it again came out piping hot and is very tasty. I can certainly recommend this pub for lunch with its traditional pub grub and we will be visiting again when next in the area.
Empcom . 2024-04-30
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Great beer and home cooked food. Lasagne followed by crumble and custard yum!
John Smallcombe . 2024-04-27
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Although the service was friendly the food was terribly disappointing. The menu read well, good pub food, but what arrived was clearly sourced from a frozen packet and didn’t resemble the menu description in any way. I wonder if the chef that cooked many of the meals mentioned in the good reviews has left and they are simply warming pre bought food up should anyone want to eat. A real shame as it could be a great stop off point.
Chuckles001 . 2024-04-20
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Lovely pub, friendly bar staff and great food!
Luke Cunningham . 2024-02-28
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Great hospitality the food was absolutely spot on kept us updated on when food was arriving would highly recommend couldn’t fault the place the bar staff were so professional and polite very friendly
Dwaine Crosby . 2023-12-25
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Great little pub with fantastic staff, nothing to much trouble especially for Emma the landlady. We had a works Christmas dinner here and it went great, food was delicious. We will definitely return again!
Nick . 2023-12-17
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It can be a bit tricky finding a decent Sunday roast and this was a lovely surprise. From the warm greeting when we arrived from the landlord, a super cute dog, a selection of newspapers, sport on the TV and even the small scissors for the condiments, everything was a delight. The chicken was delicious, cauliflower cheese which was historic, lovely roast potatoes, nice yorkshire pudding and a super selection of vegetables. I cannot wait to return!
Chris Mabbatt . 2023-09-25
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We turned up wanting a table for 5 on a Saturday afternoon. They were busy forfilling customers in a marque. They said there would be a delay, which for fine and honest. It was worth the wait. Good all day breakfast. Friendly staff. We have been back again for curry. Large and varied menu
CMDR XLA . 2023-09-24
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Very dog friendly ( inside and outside !) Owners were very friendly and we were made to feel welcome. They made such a fuss of our dogs which was really nice. The food was simple but good and came out quickly.
Maddy Stanton-Wales . 2023-09-18
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Friendly staff good value on both drink and food, starters and mains and easy parking.
Gary Hutchins . 2023-09-15
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Called in on our way to Gloucester after finding it on the route planner. Pleasantly surprised by good food and friendly staff. Large selection of food but all proper pub grub- ideal for what we needed. It was nice to be in a ‘local’ rather than a ‘chain’
LDH68 . 2023-09-01
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Dawn, Paul and Rusty. A BIG Tanks to Emma and Rob for looking after us all on the August Bank Holiday weekend. We had a great time staying in your car Park in our motorhome, When we turned up you were there to meet us and show us where to go. We had a lovely couple of days in the pub, eating your bbq food and your delicious sunday lunch 5 stars. Meeting some of your bar staff, past and present who with your locals were very welcoming and friendly. Can't recommend you all enough. Ps. Thanks for the lend of the car, if we are up your way again we will see you if you have room for us.
paulevs66 . 2023-09-01
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Friendly hosts, great roast lunch. Highly recommended.
Paul Sandison . 2023-08-23
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Lovely country pub. Nice to come for a drink and also Sunday roast with kids. Family friendly, pet friendly and a good laugh friendly! Highly recommend. Great vibes!
Aistė C . 2023-08-07
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Very nice pub, lovely staff and yummy food.
Dave T . 2023-08-02
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Good selection of brews and tasty Sunday roast! Staff are very friendly and helpful.
David Parkinson . 2023-07-13
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Food was reasonable but I'm sorry to say that the pub was very rundown and tired.
Peter Spong . 2023-07-04
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A lovely friendly little public house serving good wholesome food and good ale. Dog friendly too!
Kathleen Bailey . 2023-06-17
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Popped in for first time , few pints and lovely lunch on a sunny bank holiday . Friendly and welcoming we will be back soon.
alisonabune . 2023-05-29
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I can not recommend this amazing country pub as the perfect evening wedding venue ***** the marque is stunning when it is decorated and there is plenty of outside space for guests to move around and mingle, Emma is the most accommodating host and will make anything happen for you all on your special day, plenty of parking and the evening buffet was perfect just what we wanted! We didn't have to organise the DJ, Gift card post box, Sweetcart if you want it, welcome drinks and much more just pop over there and Emma will instantly make you feel at ease and we couldn't thank her enough for making my daughter wedding just perfect 👰♀️🤵♂️🥰
kat p . 2023-05-01
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Excellent service. Very friendly hosts. Good food and reasonable priced. Lovely pub. We will certainly be calling by with our motorhome and next time will stay overnight to enjoy the food and drink again
Chris D . 2023-04-10
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We stopped here for lunch and had an amazing meal. Everyone really enjoyed theirs. The owners were super friendly and so kind to our dog giving him a bowl of water and a treat. Would come back if ever passing through. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars was the fact that we had a longer than normal wait for our food (a fact that they apologised unreservedly for)
Kay848 . 2023-04-04
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Decent pint of Arkell's 3B but the pub seemed a bit unfriendly, might be bad timing on my part, lovely pub dog though, Lucy.
Nigel Watts . 2023-02-21
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Could be such a nice place. The staff are very friendly......however: It's very depressing with grey carpet, grey panelling and grey walls. The lighting is all wrong. There's a corner of the bar that seems a dumping ground for unwanted household stuff. Passed today (February) and the awfully tacky Christmas decorations are still on the wall outside. Such a shame.
Andrew Williams . 2023-02-16
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Lovely warm welcome and very happy kids after a lovely Sunday lunch and the puddings were all enjoyed as well Thank you
83jennj . 2023-01-15
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A really friendly and welcoming country pub. We went for a Saturday lunch, with a large group, including dogs and children and they couldn’t have been more accommodating. They thoughtfully asked if we would like the children’s food brought out first, and even brought special desserts out for the kids. They also brought water bowls and dog treats over (and gave the dogs lots of pats). We’ll definitely be back!
Mike Clark . 2023-01-07
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Food was expensive and the French fries were cold within 3 minutes
Tony Bolton . 2022-12-24
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Good food staff were friendly and we could take the dog BONUS!!
R S . 2022-12-13
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This was the fourth year running our quiz team have come for a Christmas dinner at the Woodpecker, spending our winnings from the year. As always we had a great evening. Nice atmosphere, we were well looked after, and the food (plenty of it) was yummy and good value as usual. Little additional touches too like a free glass of prosecco, chocolate treats on the table, and we loved the little Christmas stocking cutlery holders. It's safe to say we'll be making it a fifth dinner at the Woodpecker next Christmas.
U5390 . 2022-12-04
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Surprisingly really nice! The inside is lovely and feels very warm and welcoming. I think the outside let's it down some what being super honest. Staff were very friendly and hosted us very attentatively.
ManTasks . 2022-11-29
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Stopped here for lunch. Ordered an all day breakfast and sausage and mash. Took 40 minutes to arrive. Husbands beer was dodgy so he tried another which was also not good so he ended up with a cider. When food arrived it was vile. the mash resembled thick dried out glue. Over cooked sausages. Overcooked peas. Watery gravy. husbands bacon was dried to a crisp as was the fried bread, mushrooms and chips. The bar was cold. The atmosphere was non existent. Wont be going back on a hurry.... unless the place changes hands.
SarahG007 . 2022-11-29
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A section of this place can be used for 70's movie set! Food 2/5 Atmosphere and Friendliness was perfect for movie as well!
Customer Service Champion . 2022-11-11
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really friendly pub - enhanced by the beautiful Rosie. After a couple of nights in Hospital it was good to have proper pub grub - can't beat it.
jackieeN5213RW . 2022-10-28
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Very friendly village pub, good food, lovely atmosphere
Ian Hockney . 2022-10-09
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Staff lovely and helpful Sunday dinner was delicious
Rachel D . 2022-09-28
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Been here three times in the last few weeks. Twice during the week when we've had the amazing breakfasts and once on a Sunday when we had the best roast dinner we've had for a long time (meat and veggie option both fab). Staff are great, the food is awesome and the cider isn't to be sniffed at either.
Helen Kenna . 2022-09-25
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Découverte des pub Anglais le soir d'un karaoke, super ambiance 👌
Cat Cat . 2022-08-25
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Great family run traditional pub. Good meal and value for money. Lovely pub dog also.
sam beale . 2022-08-17
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Lovely country pub, food is Great,syrup sponge pudding is to die for, service was fantastic, definitely give it a go
Darren Merry . 2022-08-12
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Enjoyed lovely cheese and mushroom omelette and a warm welcome for us and our dog.
hux Ottley . 2022-08-11
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Great cheap and clean, convenient just of the main road to Portsmouth
Richard Clough . 2022-08-10
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Excellent pub ate there as staying at nearby Travelodge good food good drinks and friendly staff.
Brian Blackburn . 2022-08-02
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Good beers (especially the 3Bs). Has a nice front garden to sit and watch the world go by. Good food, especially Sunday lunches and recently introduced live music. Worth a visit!
Steve Merchant . 2022-07-26
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Très bonne halte, très bon Burger. Accueil chaleureux.
Bénédicte Laloux . 2022-07-19
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The food was amazing! The land lady was lovely and Lucy was such a good girl ( I'll bring u some treats when we come to c u in October) I will b booking again. So expect my phone call lol
Jean&Charlotte bryant-smith . 2022-07-18
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Came from Cardiff, working for the day . Food was excellent 👌
Ian Mcbratney . 2022-07-15
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What a fantastic night we've just had, popped in earlier today to book a table for tea and the lovely lady said its quiz night tonight would you like to join in, I said yes why not. Well I'm so glad we did, all the people made us feel really welcome,(as we're not from round these parts, we're here on holiday). The food was fabulous and very reasonably priced. If you're very staying near by then it's well worth a visit. Quiz nights Wednesdays and the first Saturday of the month. Thanks again team for a great evening 👍
Sharon Johnson . 2022-07-03
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Had a lovely lunchtime meal, excellent.
Terence Lloyd . 2022-07-03
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Great evening, lovely atmosphere.Very friendly.
Ian Cranstone . 2022-07-03
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Only 2nd visit to this pub. Received a cc warm welcome. Nice place. Good atmosphere. Welcoming.
Sharron Bolton . 2022-06-10
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Friendly and attentive staff. Delicious food, very tasty chips. Just what we needed after a long family walk.
wiltshirewanderer89 . 2022-06-06
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Very very welcoming, food amazing the Eton mess was somethingelse!!. Also very clean and tidy thank you
Vicky Woods . 2022-05-30
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Had dinner here with family this weekend was a lovely delicious meal a nice dog friendly pub they made my doggie feel really welcome and gave her a treat and attention owners and staff were really friendly highly recommend...
Craig Carter . 2022-05-16
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Really nice scampi and chips/ploughmans and a good pint of bitter. Do visit it's worth a trip!
Jonathan Lawson-Brown . 2022-05-15
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Good pub owers made us feel very welcome. A good selection of beers did not eat but sundy dinnt looked good. We took 2 dogs they were givt a bowl of water will be back soon
Paul Saunders . 2022-05-08
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Sunday lunch today ,simple but very good .Went for the mixed roast and was not disappointed apple crumble for dessert with vanilla ice cream. Tried the 0% cider and as a driver it was quite refreshing to have a cider without the worry of drink driving. Over all very good
Jeff Salt . 2022-05-02
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Nice pub, very friendly customers and staff, food delicious
Kathy Hayes . 2022-05-01
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Visited over Easter weekend, (Saturday night) we booked last minute and so glad we did. This pub is such a traditional pub, old and quirky feel, very welcoming and friendly staff. Food was fantastic, none of use left a crumb! Was so lovely - glad we stumbled across this place.
20Louise14 . 2022-04-19
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Dogs friendly place with great food and atmosphere.
Dawid Komarnicki . 2022-04-17
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Well with the sun shining in the sun trap garden at The Woodpecker the families were all in for a wonderful treat! Juice and sausages for the kids to start then a wonderful Easter egg hunt in aid of Dingleys Promise, what a selfless wonderful morning - thank you Emma and the entire woodpecker team. We can’t wait to come back for the next summer event!
Charbie1985 . 2022-04-16
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Took my mum there for mother's day. We both had the roast beef and it was delicious, one of the best roasts I've had. An extra jug of gravy and the vegetables and cauliflower cheese was brought to our table as well. Will definitely be going back.
Richard Thurston . 2022-04-01
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Had a fab Sunday Lunch for Mothers Day. Food was superbly cooked and great selection of vegetables, including an awesome cauliflower cheese. Great roast potatoes and lashings of gravy. I had the lamb, hubby had the beef...Yorkies were great, and the whole meal including dessert...
Lisa G . 2022-03-29
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Great venue. Emma and her staff made us feel very welcome. Great place to have a meal and or drink.
Robbie Robison . 2022-03-08
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Over cooked burgers dry and hard to swallow however the chicken is banging wish I had that
Dean2039 . 2022-02-02
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Easy to review this one, great staff, loved my dogs, food brilliant and atmosphere great. We also hired the Marquee on the 27th of December for 45 people for a family Christmas party, just perfect, such a great day and great venue.
Scott J . 2022-01-24
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Booked a table for a family get together. Staff were very friendly, food came quickly but we never felt rushed. Very relaxing. Great value tasty roasts with tons of vegetables. Puddings also tasty and excellent range of GF and Vegan options. Landlord (Rob) also recommended a walk locally although the heavens opened just as we were setting off. Very welcoming to our rabble!
Caroline Davies . 2022-01-02
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Our second visit. Once again, the food was great, the service friendly and efficient. Dog treats were appreciated by Rosie. We enjoyed their pate with salad and a brown roll, scampi with peas, sweet potato fries and tartare sauce, nachos with sauces and lasagne with...
385rosiel . 2021-12-22
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Comfy little village pub with a gorgeous black labradorite, great range of beers, and good food. Friendly staff, large beer garden. Enjoyed our lunch very much.
Sandie Packman . 2021-12-15
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Came for Sunday dinner with family, it was just like home cooked roast, servers all happy to help nothing a problem. Pudding was enjoyable too, always overlooked coming here but another great place for a fantastic Sunday lunch
013bee . 2021-12-12
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Came for Sunday dinner with family, it was just like home cooked roast, servers all happy to help nothing a problem. Pudding was enjoyable too, always overlooked coming here but another great place for a fantastic Sunday lunch
Bee . 2021-12-12
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Unfortunately I was not impressed at all,food wasn't the best but edible,on the plus side staff were very friendly
John Jennings . 2021-12-08
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Friendly staff and great food (sunday lunch)
Neil Stewart . 2021-11-28
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Friendly service. Good menu and excellent value for money.
c Christopher . 2021-11-19
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Met here for lunch with family. Clean, good selection of food.
Victoria Conway . 2021-11-18
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Lovely walks around and food is ok. Our real issue was an employee who kept trying to touch our rescue dog when we politely asked not to. Also had the audacity to tell us how to train our dog! Eventually moved on to our friends dogs also winding them up causing commotion and sharing his 'expertise' in dog training.
Anna . 2021-11-15
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A pub surrounded by lovely dog walks and okay pub food but let down by a member of staff who decided to wind each of ours dogs up and then aggressively insult them and our dog training. Really shocked by his insistence on teaching us how to handle our dogs. Definitely won’t be going back.
Ali Campbell . 2021-11-14
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Interesting place, a hint of hot Fuzz but surrounded by some good local walks. Good food if not a little bizarre having roast potatoes with a baguette but yum none the less! Delightful staff and very accommodating, also seemingly very popular :)
Lotti North . 2021-11-03
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Really friendly staff and a good selection of food. A lovely country pub to stop at after a walk. Dog friendly too, so your 4 legged friends are made just as welcome.
Graham Watts . 2021-10-22
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We went to the woodpecker for a small family gathering for my daughter’s 18th birthday celebration drinks. We ended up having a meal as it was as a good atmosphere, staff very friendly & attentive. All out it was awesome food & will definitely be...
davecK9403OU . 2021-09-18
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Lovely staff, food and drink, and they make your dog welcome 😀
Michael . 2021-09-16
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We stumbled on this pub whilst passing through. The owner was so helpful even assisting with parking our large motorhome. His staff were efficient and smiley and the food was tasty and good value. Lucy the pub dog was kind enough to share a biscuit with our own dog! A lovely place to visit and highly recommended. Thanks Guys.
David Toogood . 2021-09-05
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Great little bar great staff great customers great food and drink at reasonable prices.
Scott Oakes . 2021-09-03
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I love this pub. The food and service are excellent. It is reasonably priced and the vibe is full of life!
CeeMarker . 2021-09-03
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Great pub nice atmosphere good food and fast
OldMan UK . 2021-08-21
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Been here a few times when staying at campsite. Great pub, great food, great staff ..thank you Aden and the other lad who served me last night ..so polite and friendly. Keith
Keith Tallis . 2021-08-14
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Great food, catered for a party of 13 for lunch with only acouple if hours notice. Nice outdoor sitting area to keep everyone safe.
Dawnie712 . 2021-08-10
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We recently went to stay at a glamping site in Newbury and on the way we stopped off for lunch. We came across the Woodpecker and gave it a try. So glad we did. Really friendly locals pub, that welcomes everyone which is nice. Very...
Ross R . 2021-08-07
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Excellent food and attentive service. Very dog friendly.
Janine Huck . 2021-08-07
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They serve gf food and have lots of pudding choices! Highly recommend, the staff are lovely and helpful
Lili Tyler . 2021-08-07
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Had prawn Baguette with chips and salad enjoyable 😉
Helen Mills . 2021-07-26
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Great rooms and breakfast. The location allows you to quietly visit the surroundings.
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The food was quite honestly the best I have had in a Gastro-type pub for many years. Prices we reasonable, however given the quality of the food in retrospect it was excellent value. Our server, Emily, was an absolute delight to deal with. Emily was extremely attentive, clear, and articulate, warm and humorous. We started with: White bait and squid Scotch eggs (not your usual scotch egg, amazingly tasty) Our mains: Fishcakes Steak – ordered medium – delivered the perfect medium. We went Monday night, which was nice and quiet, not empty though, still a great atmos. Highly recommended.
1080 Opinions
Very disappointing Afternoon Tea, stale bread for sandwiches which must of been made hours before we arrived, inedible sausage rolls which were very cold (straight from the fridge). I did complain and we were given replacement sandwiches - lettuce and very fatty gammon ham. Not worth the £40 paid so would definitely not recommend.
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Nice food, but mad expensive for pub grub. Steak and Ale pie was £20. Sandwich was £15.