The Fleece, Witney - pub details
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Address: 11, Church Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4AZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 27524) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 5.4/10 (rated by 11 users)
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| This is a great place but seems so pretencious, food good but expensive. I would call it a bar not a pub, as it seems to lack the 16 century feel to it and warmth etc. Still a good place of atmosphere captjohn - 20 Aug 2012 02:37 |
| We tried the Fleece last night having avoided it for several years as we had been told by locals it had gone down hill. It was to say the least disappointing. The staff were quite attentive on arrival, drinks at the bar were expensive. There was a fish mixed grill on the specials board, we asked where the fish was from the waiter asked the chef but could only tell us where 2 of the fish were from. We had a charcuterie deli board to share for starter. My partner decided to have the fish mixed grill and I had the herb crusted rack of lamb with ratatouille vegetables both from the specials board. The deli board was fair. The rack of Lamb was well cooked, however the herb crust added nothing to the flavour. The ratatouille was just sauted peppers, tomatoes and onion, not a ratatouille at all. Overall disappointing. The fish mixed grill consisted of small pieces of turbot, grey mullet and sea bass, one scallop and a small pot of mussels. The fish and scallop where all pan fried but were not well seasoned the quality of the fish was not good and we suspect it was frozen. The mussels had a sauce on them which was absolutely horrible, it was inedible. When the waitress came to clear our plates we told her about the mussels and she said she would look into it. The general manager came to see us and said that the sauce was supposed to taste like that and that it obviously wasn't too our palette, which was extremely condescending. We were told the sauce was supposed to be a marinara sauce and that it was made of shallots, garlic, white wine and cream. As far as we are aware a marinara sauce is a tomato based sauce!! Anyway there was definitely something not right with the sauce. We were offered a dessert on the house but declined. Why put a fish mixed grill on the specials if the fish is not in season? In summary the food was on the whole disappointing, not as described on the menu and definitely not good value for money. The General Manager's palette is not to be trusted nor is her knowledge of what food they are serving. Huggy944 - 13 Mar 2011 12:05 |
| I believe this was the first pub in Witney to be given the wine bar/restaurant makeover, sparking off a spreading trend. As such, this place is almost identical in to The Hollybush, The Three Horseshoes, etc. Thoroughly devoid of individuality and expensive, but they do serve real ale and it's not an unpleasant place to drink. thomashenry - 22 Dec 2008 13:39 |
| It looks nice. Pleasant atmosphere but on the whole it is overpriced and unimpressive. It is striving to be upmarket but doesn't quite make it. solsdiss - 14 Jun 2008 19:21 |
| Yet another yuppie bar/restaurant, but serve a good alternative to JD! alcapone69 - 11 Jan 2008 01:14 |
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