The best restaurants in Vale of White Horse South East

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.

If I could rate a minus 5 then I would! Disgusting behaviour from bar manager. Poor planning and lack of empathy. Everything too much trouble. Shocking. We ended up being an inconvenience when the bar manager had obviously overbooked. Safely seated, with members of the family had drinks I arrived with my non verbal autistic son. Walking through the pub was intimidating and it was obvious from his face and subsequent actions that the bar manager did not appreciate the neurodivergent customers. We are welcomed with delight and appreciation by other public houses, perhaps it is a lack of training or something more phobic. Dollar over customer service, greed and a lack of empathy for diversity. I explained how the table we were sitting at was out of the way and perfect for my son. I was told that it was 2 tables pushed together so we were taking up room that could be used for another customers comfort. I took my son elsewhere and due to the awful transition was attacked by him on the way home. I hope this public house was able to accommodate everyone else.

Buena comida honesta del pub en un entorno rústico, el servicio era muy razonable y realmente no podía encontrar fallas con nada. Les deseo suerte para el futuro.

Friendly staff and top service. We had their bacon sandwich which was pretty good and reasonably priced. Nice to see an independent cafe thriving !

Out on a rare family treat and was so disappointed, my food was tepid at best, chicken was so dry my mouth was like it was full of glue as my jaw struggled to part after every bite, very little sauce to accompany the biriani rice, not once did anyone approach the table to see if everything was okay, if they had, I would of given them the opportunity to rectify the issues. I had to request for my meal to be removed from the bill ( which they did promptly) but no received no apology. In fact, I felt at that point unwelcome. The rest of our table did enjoy their food and this review would not of been left if they had delt with the problems in a professional manner

Stopped here for a coffee that morphed into 2 with a slice of cake each as we were busy catching up and people watching. Situated in the main square its a perfect place to meet up with friends. Nice staff and delightful coffee.

I visited the plough inn with my friends, their daughter and my dog on the 29th December. We had a lovely time and were made to feel very welcome. They were accommodating and did pasta for my friends daughter even though it wasn't listed on the menu. And she had ice-cream for afters that we didn't get charged for which was very kind! We all enjoyed our food and will definitely be back again :-)

Don’t get me wrong it’s a great location to sit outside and watch the world go by but the old woman that works there has no customer service skills, she’s rude and talks under her breath right infront of you but I called her out this time as she’s done it before. There’s just no need for it. If she isn’t happy working there or can’t be polite to customers that are actually nice and polite to her then the job isn’t for her. All the other younger staff are well mannered, brilliant communication and customer skills. I feel sorry for them working there with her. Must be tough!

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!!

We went for an evening out and all I can say is the food is amazing. All piping hot, beautifully cooked and plentiful. The onion bhajis are amazing the the paratha was the best I have ever tasted. Can’t wait to return and this is now our go to restaurant for a meal out. Thank you for an amazing experiences

Elegimos este restaurante porque aparecía como dog friendly y queriamos probar el tradicional Sunday Roast.Primera decepción: nos dicen que en el restaurante no, que tiene que ser en la terraza de un bonito jardín. Como hace buen día no nos importa (aunque no nos gusta comer en terrazas).El servicio es lento, pero no tenemos prisa. Por fin llegan los primeros platos y con ellos empiezan a merodear las avispas. Uno de los comensales es alérgico a sus picaduras. Lo comentamos. Ninguna solución. A duras penas acabamos los primeros (que no son como para tirar cohetes) y comentamos si podemos trasladarnos al interior. Nos dicen que si, pero que tenemos que dejar a la perrita fuera a pesar de que la sala está prácticamente vacía. Les decimos que para nada y no nos dan ninguna solución. Comentamos que eso no es ser un restaurante dog friendly, pero como si oigo llover.Decidimos irnos y todo el detalle y la disculpa que tienes con nosotros es presentarnos una cuenta de aproximadamente la mitad del importe de los menús de 3 platos que habíamos pedido.Una vergüenza y una decepción enorme.

Just had takeaway delivered, have had poor food previously thought would give them a chance slimy cold satay chicken and totally inedible chips

Good food bit small portions and a bit pricey

We have given this coffee shop enough chances now. Having been in the hospitality trade we appreciate the difficulties with staff and keeping customers happy but we have run out of patience. The last couple of times we have been in people have been waiting a long time for everything and staff don't seem to have the correct skills for the job. Today we waited 30 mins for 2 coffees and when the next order that was made wasn't ours we left. A young couple left as our order was taken as they had obviously not had theirs taken. It was not overly busy but seemed in chaos. We are now in Costa and got served within 5 minutes with conversation.marmalade do make good coffee but make sure you have a lot of tolerance if you go here