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Cosy, wood-beamed, flagstone-floored pub. Good selection of ales and friendly barman/landlord. The Belhavens Grand Slam (it was that time of year) was extremely good.
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Friendly barman, good choice of ales and the food, if a little expensive for what it was, was very nice too. Hope to go back again.
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Our vote for pub of the day would probably be shared between this establishment and the Jack o'Newbury in Binfield. This roadside pub has a nice atmosphere inside and a reasonable beer selection. The landlord seemed fairly friendly. At the rear, there is a large garden which featured a wendy house, an aviary and the resident pub cat. Inside there are plenty of items to admire including brasses and a strange located piano on the way to the toilets. Beers were Fullers London Pride, Courage Best, Loddon Bamboozle & Everards Tiger. Sharps Doom Bar was off. One to recommend.
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I didn't sample the food which looked bog standard but this pub is a winner on several levels. The interior is appealingly rickety and beamtastic and the garden is capacious indeed. Although the skeins of flying geese that flew over our heads were unlikely to have been organised by the estsblishment's proprietors, the aviary in the garden itself is clearly their work - and being gazed upon by a bevy of fowl, albeit of the tiny variety, is an enjoyable experience. A cornucopia of canines completed the menagerie vibe.
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Very traditional pub in affluent area, reflected in prices. Dull beer range, but I think my Doom Bar is now a bad choice on my part. Friendly regulars.
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I urge you NOT TO DRINK HERE. The reason? They serve local ale (Brakspear) but at a price I would expect of a special imported beer. I ventured in this evening and was charged THREE POUNDS SIXTY PENCE for a pint. That is more expensive than a pint in London. The only way they will reduce prices? Stay away!
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Went to this pub for dinner for the first time tonight and was very dissapointed in the quality of the meals and the prices were very high, 2 smoked Haddock with Salad and A tiny bowel of Sweet chilli sauce and a small amount to salad with 3 thin slivers of tomato for almost �11.00 not even chips were included. Challenged the Manager about the meal and my dissapointmnet and was not treated well with nothing offered for my dissapointment, so not ever going back and never likely to recommend it to anyone!!
The barmaid was polite....
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I echo the comments below, a nice pub. I went on a Saturday afternoon so quite quiet. The beer range is pretty good, had Rebellion IPA, a couple of beers too boring for a beer snob like me to remember and Bingham's Brickworks Bitter, the new brewery in town where they brew literally down the road. It's nice that a pub is supporting a local business, also nice to hear that the beer is being consumed with gusto.
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Good, but could be an excellent pub it they didn't spoil one half of it with a massive plasma TV that is not really used anyway and which prevents the fire being lit on this side. The seats in the other, nicer half of the bar are bound to be taken when you arrive!
Otherwise note the decent beer garden and worthwhile barbecues in summer.
This pub is situated at the entrance to a good circular lakeside walk (boots needed if ground is wet) so ideal for a half day excursion.
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Unusual layout, L-shaped bar on street level with low roof and beams, then a couple of steps down to a lower seating area. Huge flatscreen dominates other end of room, but usually has some bland commercial radio station playing through it. Decent enough ales, usually London pride and a.n.other, friendly staff. Big garden and car-park, decent enough stop-off.
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Popped in for the excellent little beer festival at the weekend. Sixteen ales, those sampled were in good condition. An impressive, neat garden. Friendly staff. TV screens inside and outside showing the World Cup. A very pleasant experience.
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Pride, Bombadier and something else on yesterday, A live band was a little OTT for the size of the pub but it was pleasant in the garden. A fine pub.
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The Waggon combines a good mix of country pub ambience (flagstone floor, low wooden beams, nice big garden with an aviary) with a couple of concessions to the fact it's just on the edge of Twyford centre (Big TV for sport, dartboard).
There's usually 3 ales on the go (Courage, Pride and Landlord are usually there in some combination, with Loddon and West Berks brewery sometimes getting a spot). The quality is usually pretty good and the service is decent too. Perhaps one downside is that the inside can feel a bit dark and gloomy as the pub front doesn't catch much light.
I like the place and it makes a good combination with the Duke of Wellington just down the road. Would recommend a visit to both.
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Enter to find lovely old flagstone floor, low ceilings, Courage, Pride, Landlord. Two real fires, a plasma in the front bar area, stained glass porthole window above the optics, dartboard & oche given their own space � 2 teams play out of here. Make sure you stroll into the large garden to check out the well-populated aviary, I�ll bet the large pub cat regularly does!
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ive been a regular customer of the waggon for many years and i think its the best pub in the area merdough and mags are very hospitable and the bar staff are polite and efficent its allways clean and tidy plus the beer garden is great! see you there!
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Good traditional pub with good beer, a very friendly landlady, and a lovely beer garden. Oh and Maverick the long haired cat.
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This is a nice pub with a very traditional feel to it. It's got some low wooden beams which gives it character and is segmented so you should be able to find a peaceful corner. The ale is good and generally they are all available. There is a good food menu and portions that are generous. It's not the tastiest fare that I have ever had though, ny girlfriend's Lasagne was just a bowl of molten cheese.
The downsides are that the television uses freeview and the reception is not good in this part of the world. Also, the clientele is towards the more mature end of the age spectrum, targetted at the retirement blocks next door. There are signs which tempt you in with OAP specials which may (or may not) work for OAPs but probably tells others that this pub is not targetting them.
One last plus point, is the very pretty beer garden.
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Not overly impressed with the food, but everything else about this pub is spot on. Great atmosphere, roaring fire, decent beer, friendly staff, large garden and kid-friendly too.
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Visit Twyford regulary,This is the Best,totally agree
with Sean,s comments, + large C-Park may be possible to stay over-night ask landlady
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The Waggon is located to west of the village, The Atmosphere inside the Waggon & Horses is pure traditional country Pub.With dark beams, roaring log fire and uneven floors,Its not surpring to find that this is a place with regular customers who hold it dear, In keeping with the traditional feel, the menu offers A number of homemade meals, plus the waggon has a large Garden with wendy house for the childen.
Sean Vincent - 19 Jan 2005 21:01 |
