The Brasenose Arms, Cropredy

A nice old village pub with live music every Saturday (we visited on a Thursday). A bit tatty round the edges but offers good basic food, well presented, with good Adnams Broadside. Currently beats 'The Red Lion' hands down.

11 Sep 2011 19:03

The Great Western Arms, Aynho

Top class country eating house with good Hook Norton ales (including Flagship on our latest visit) friendly, attentive and clearly well trained staff. A rare canal side find - well worth a visit.

11 Sep 2011 18:55

The Griffin, Caversham

Just visited this pub this evening and have to disagree with other comments.
Arrived @ 7:00pm - Pub was packed (got the last free table) So we understandably had to wait 35mins. for our 2 excellent 1/2 chicken Sunday roasts (2for1 after 6:30pm) with good wine and Courage Best.
I use this pub about once a month, it has a good atmosphere with normally a large group of regular early evening drinkers .
The food and beer are of a good standard - although you do have to watch the amount of head on the beers! I find the staff normally helpful and attentive.
They must be doing something right to be this busy on a Sunday evening!

4 Sep 2011 22:21

The Rose and Thistle, Haddenham

This pub was much improved by the new landlord, . But he unfortunately he runs another pub in Chinnor, so has installed a manager.
Visited twice this August for Sunday lunch.
First time the Beef was so tough as to be inedible, even with a steak knife - but for some reason we still paid!
Second time we visited, we were assured that the beef was good, but a sparse plate full came smothered in burnt gravy. -so was returned.
The nice young barmaid offered to by us a drink out of her own money (obviously declined) - The manager just asked if we would we like to order something else? NO CHANCE! I�M NOT GIVING THIS PUB ANY MORE MONEY!
Apparently they lost their chef a month ago, replaced by the manager�s wife. The �ready meals� still seem ok. but she�s clearly not capable of a Sunday lunch!

4 Sep 2011 21:41