Cherry Tree Inn, Stoke Rowback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Just joined and really surprised to see my local hasn't been reviewed in ages!
Management has changed, and I think ownership but don't quote me, since the last review.
They always have Brakspears Bitter on and another guest beer. Sometimes Brakspear but more often not... The manager keeps it well, and she'll be the first to talk to you for hours about it! My husband often gets sent home from the pub with her apologies for talking his ear off
The food was a bit patchy until a couple of months ago because the new management had trouble finding a great chef, but they seemed to have found a gem... There's the standard burger and steak, both good, but there's other stuff too. Not just old pub grub...
I would differently recommend going on a sunny afternoon... Beautiful garden with good amount of seats...
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Low-beamed pub interior upon entrance with part-flagstoned, part-wooden floor. Eating areas through open doorways either side of the bar area. Two ales on: Brakspear Bitter and Oxford Gold, £3.50 and £3.60 respectively. Crisps (Salty Dog) £1.30. Piped beats and breaks seguing into jazz over the speakers. Hobgoblin-battered Takeaway Haddock & Square Cut Chips and caper mayo wrapped in the Henley Standard for £9.50 (don't tell Brakspear). In response to the below, Carol Decker and her husband traded for the last time on Christmas Day 2011.
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According to the entry for Carol Decker (T-Pau) on Wikipedia, she was a partner in this pub in 2006, don't know if this is true or still the case.
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Not very local for me, but I visited in 2002 during a cycling pub crawl of Brakspear's pubs to dringk as much Brakspear's as possible before they stopped brewing. It was a proper old-fashioned country pub, and there was a 94-year-old man drinking there who told us he had been a regular for over 80 years.
Went back last week and was sorely disappointed. It is now yet another smart food outlet (with heavily-gravelled approach so you have to walk a bicycle the last little bit). Beer drinkable but very average. Crisps nice but at �1.30 a packet they should be. Most people seemed to be eating. Nasty plastic name sign stuck on the front of the building (see image 1 at top of page).
The sign outside says "Pub Restaurant" - maybe "Restaurant Pub" would be more accurate. As a rule of thumb, I find any establishment which has a sign outside announcing it is a pub, generally isn't my sort of place. The Cherry Tree is no exception.
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Friends and I visited this pub for the first time today. The staff were friendly, and the food was very tasty. BUT the portion sizes were very small (especially considering the prices are 30% more than similar pubs). When politely challenged over the portion sizes, the staff said we were welcome to order a side helping, but we would be charged extra. When paying the bill we thanked them for the tasty food, but politely made it clear we were unsatisfied with the portion sizes...the staff response was ,"Sorry you were dissatisfied with your meal. Pleae enter your PIN". Probably a nice pub for a drink and chat with friends, but our visit was spoilt by over-priced and under-quantity food.
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A really good, popular, old fashioned country pub. Very decent, mixed clientele (mostly couples) of all ages who interact in a friendly but unintrusive way. What I mean is that you'll pick up on the friendly atmosphere but nobody will bother you or intrude. The staff are very friendly and actually encourage decent drinkers to add to the ambiance so that it doesn't become too much of a restaurant. No juke box or pool etc. Good pint of Oxford Gold but unfortunately only that and the usual Brakspears Bitter. More variety would be welcome. Plenty of seating in the garden for a summer's evening. Definitely worth a visit for the ambience.
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The wife and I stayed here while attending an event in the area, and found time to visit the bar briefly. This is, like so many pubs in this area, a Brakspears' pub. That sort of domination is rarely good for diversity of ales, and the only two on here were Bitter and Oxford Gold. The Oxford Gold was served well though: the ideal drink to quaff while sitting outside in the sun. The pub is set back from the main road through the village, with the garden out the front. The interior has three rooms, with a central bar area and the other two rooms more dining-focused. The accommodation is in a separate building to the left of the pub: it is modern and comfortable. I'd be happy to stay here again if in the area, but don't think the pub is worth seeking out to visit.
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Good food and a nice pint of Oxford Gold. For weekend lunchtimes, it has more of a 'restaurant-with-a-bar-attached' feel, but still a few locals tucking into a midday pint on our visit. Popular with walkers too.
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Went last Sunday, and although not that busy. Refused to sell any food unless 'pre-booked' bad show all round.
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