The best restaurants in Hanneys Vale of White Horse South East

First time here. Welcoming entrance to a downstairs dining room which had a nice atmosphere. We however weren't seated there but were taken upstairs to a bland smaller dining room with one other couple and a baby. Zero atmosphere. Considering we reserved several weeks in advance this was pretty disappointing. Service was a little slow but the young ladies looking after us were very engaging. The music which kept on coming on and off intermittently was turned off on request. The starters we had were good. The pancetta/cheddar croquettes and goats cheese bon bons were deemed to be the clear winners. My duck parfait and terrine was good but needed toast or some brioche. The parsnip soup was very thick. The pork belly and the venison were excellent. Guinea fowl was a little over and accompanying risotto lacked moisture. My cod was actually cooked nicely but only 3 small leaves of kale doesn't scream of generosity and even though the skin was browned it was no longer crispy by the time it got to me. The outside gents are a little rustic in a kind of old school pub fashion. Bit of a mixed bag really.

Saturday night. Took our booking weren’t too busy but were gearing up for big groups. They Lost our order. Didn’t bother telling us Left us waiting an hour for food. Served both big groups. Still waiting. I was with 2 children. Never came over to ask or explain. Then sent a quarter of the order to the table and nothing more until I went and complained. Finally 15 minutes later the rest arrived. Over priced, terrible service, I will not be back. It used to be good. Such a shame.

We have been working in the area for some time, and we normally use the Premier Inn/Travelodges near by. However, this was a last minute job and I had passed La Fontana several times. I popped in and managed to book in. What a find!! Nice friendly atmosphere, family run and a first class room! Had dinner in the restaurant, and whilst there were only a few diners early evening, the food was obviously freshly prepared and very nice. Included in the price was breakfast so I indulged in the full English before setting off again. Suffice it to say, La Fontana will now be our 'go to' place when we are down that way!!

Changed hands recently and boy it’s really showing, absolutely full 6pm onwards! Food is excellent, service very friendly with one chap front of house a real character. Catered very well for young children too. We will definitely be back.

Great lunch with the ladies of our family xx so much choice and excellent service We will definitely be back Brilliant atmosphere in the pub and inclusive for all xx

Sunday lunch was amazing. None of us had a starter saving space for desert. Well, space was difficult to find after the most delicious roast with lots of veg. We did cope with deconstructed cheesecake, sticky toffee pudding and treacle sponges. The staff are great. Definitely a pleasure to be there.

We haven't been to The Farmhouse Kitchen for ages so stopped by for a family lunch. The layout and service has changed such that you queue for a table, get seated then take the table number to the till and it's delivered to you. The queue was long and the restauarant was chaotic the only saving grace was that the lady managing the queue was very personable, chatty and helpful. When the food arrived on a trolley consisting of 3 adult meals plus 2 children's meals, the hot food was cold and the salad to accompany the fish cakes was stuck to a hot plate. The pie was nice as was the chicken burger but everything else was canteen food. We only had water but the bill was £62 which is Burford Garden Centre prices without the quality. Won't be going back I'm afraid.

My husband had a full breakfast , I had a bacon bap. Unfortunately the breakfast was lacklustre . The bacon was dried up , my large bap was lacking in bacon three shrivelled up pieces. Will definitely stick to cake. Everything seems as it had been hanging around , dried out.

We were a big group with kids. Pre ordered our food but it still took forever to come out, and then was pretty awful all round. Staff were friendly but had no clue what was going on. Very disappointing