The Red Lion, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Nice small local (with no hint of being 'for locals only') pub with good beer and friendly bar staff. Eaten there a few times - food went through a bit of a wobbly patch but now appears to be back on track - simple, home cooked and reasonably priced. Nice little nooks round the old (non-working) fireplace for cold evenings. Beautiful countryside with some good walks nearby.

17 Nov 2007 18:39

Prince Of Wales, Didcot

Well, the earlier reviews cover it for me...

The staff are great, friendly, efficient and hard working. Whatever your pub, I reckon you'd be pleased to have them behind the bar.

That said, it *is* a rough working class dive full of boozed-up local rednecks. Like another poster, I too was harangued in monosyllables - albeit by a woman - but, this one incident aside, did not feel intimidated. Much. Mostly I just felt out of place. It's their pub, and I'm not one of them.

17 Nov 2007 18:22