Address: Warwick Rd, Warmington, Banbury OX17 1JJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441295692120
Rating: 4.5
based on 373 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Staff were attentive and efficient."
"We were seated straight away after we arrived."
"All staff are very friendly and welcoming."
"Friendly attentive staff."
"The service was exemplary."
"Staff extremely attentive."
"Staff were very friendly and efficient."
Cons:
"The manager was useless. He was completely ignoring us when we reported the problem."
"The service was non existent, water was forgotten and also one drink was forgotten."
"After booking a table, having to wait at the bar to be seated just isn't right."
"No menus given once seated, had to chase our drinks order and also had to wait a while for payment to be taken."
"Service was slow. We waited 20 minutes for drinks to come to table and nearly an hour for food."
"Poorly organised, staff were rude when asked about waiting times."
"It took a while to get seated and the drinks service was very slow."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food (fish and chips) was very good."
"The food was very tasty, good value for money."
"Sunday roast was delicious and serving was large!"
"The roast dinner was so delicious and scrummy, the gravy was to die for."
"The food was by far the best I’ve had from a Cotswolds pub."
"Really good food."
"The food was delicious."
Cons:
"We were given menus and made our choices. We ordered. Then we’re told that they had run out of the starters and mains that we had ordered."
"The only thing was the people who had pork belly were supposed to have hasselback potatoes and they didn't get that and there was no explanation why."
"The whole experience was not enjoyable, food was like warm and some veg was cold."
"We were served a super poor quality and small portion of food."
"Our roast was tasteless & cold."
"The food is below average and needs a lot of work."
"The hake was very dry and not great, full of bones and over cooked."
Ambience & Setting
Pros:
"It had a lovely log fire in the centre of the room, cosy but spacious feel with lovely views over the hills and there is also a dog menu!"
"Beautiful gardens with well kept Flower beds."
"What a wonderful place to just sit outside and eat your food."
"Amazing Views and a fantastic place to relax, take in some fresh air and nice wines/beer."
"There is a gorgeous outside seating area that honestly you don't get now days, Covered with a giant open tippee and heated."
"Lovely ambience, it was very busy and the energy was fab (also really lovely decor)."
"The atmosphere in the pub was very light and airy."
Cons:
"The table the pub reserved was a little ‘out of the way’ and I asked if I could move to one with a better outside view, according to the staff, they were reserved."
"Then a manager came and was rather grumpy about the situation which I also overheard him and older waitress moan about us."
"We wanted to sit in the open air... we were informed that we could not order from the server but would have to use an app on our phones."
"We were put on a table in the back room which was sort of in the doorway and tucked out the way."
"We were seated outside the corridor to the main toilets and had to watch a couple kissing in the corridor uuuugh."
"Sadly our recent visit was not great... placed in a quiet side section with little festive charm."
"The dining chairs aren't fit for a skip and some downright dangerous."
Value for Money
Pros:
"The food was very tasty, good value for money."
"Definitely worth stopping by."
"Good value for money."
"Highly recommend."
"Prices are on the upper end of what I'm happy to pay for a meal but it was worth it for the quality!"
"Not cheap but worth every penny!"
"Highly recommend and worth spending a few extra pennies."
Cons:
"It's certainly not a cheap destination to eat."
"Not a good value main course at nearly £20."
"Slightly more pricey than other pubs but we think worth it."
"Really poor roast dinner for the over £23 it costs."
"Enjoyed our meal but thought that £23.95 for Sunday lunch was excessive especially for the portion size."
"The only gripe about the menu was a sirloin steak was £30!! Happy to pay for top notch but that is ridiculous."