We got there a bit before lunch service was started so we ordered a selection of peanuts to share…read more The chili favored peanuts were not to spicy but full of favor. The root vegetables soup was a tasty way to start the meal, served with warm bread. Next I had fish cakes with shrimp and pork. It was served with a small side salad with a wonderful dressing. Over all the food was delicious and full of favor! Wonderful service! The barmaids were friendly and knowledgeable about the menu.

Such a wonderful British pub!! Quintessential Cotswolds that offers a very warm and welcoming…read moreenvironment. It feels like home and the food is fantastic. The owner will tell you that they make food that they want to eat and love and you can tell. It is a wonderful menu that varies a little but each day. It's a perfect place to stop in the countryside for a relaxing time and great meal!

Traditional village pub with a friendly atmosphere and a good range of food…read more Amongst the things on the menu are some very tasty home-made pies which are excellent.

I'm not sure I can say enough good things about this place. A 17th century pub and restaurant with…read moremore modern sleeping quarters. The patriarch was running the bar when I was about, and the conversation was pleasant and warm and the beer was cold. The multiple fireplaces, exposed beams and leather couches gave me a sense that besides eating, it would be a great place to pass some time with a friend or in thought. The food: simple yet amazing, the rooms: clean and good enough, the bar and restaurant: a winner.

Lovely homely pub/restaurant. Great selection of bees, wines and spirits. The menu is extensive and…read moreall prepared and cooked with lots of attention to detail. The do an amazing carvers on a Sunday, a must do. Would advise booking as it is now very popular. Fabulous views over the rind rush valley. They do weddings and parties, with the beautiful setting would make an event very special.

Excellent food with a great location and service…read more Great Caesar salad and choice of desserts! Lots of available parking.

Very good meal in a very rural setting. Parking nearby was easy and service was good. Very much off…read morethe beaten track but recommended.

Lovely outdoor seating area. Reservations needed for larger groups or for eating later (after 7pm)…read more We were lucky to get there on a Sunday and had half off pizzas. Great stop for locals and must see if you are in the village.

Great pub with excellent service! Very close from Thyme if you want a change. The sticky toffee…read morepudding looked delicious!

What a great pub…read more My wife organised an extended family get together here last weekend. We arrived a couple of hours early -- quite a trek from the Isle of Wight -- so asked a local and found a lovely walk to a pooh-stick bridge that starts 100m north of the pub. We then followed the burbling river (thames?) downstream even spotting a trout in the clear water. More pooh-sticks on the way back. There is a small triangle of grass over the land from the pub that doubles as its beer garden, very pleasant sipping a pint of Doom Bar, then into the pub for lunch. They had allocated us the old skittles room and had set up a long table on one side, with the skittle lane on the other that the rug rats used to play on. Food was splendid. Starters included: seafood linguine with muscles, clams, butterfly prawns ... yum; a subtle broad bean and mozzarella salad; and stuffed artichoke. Mains included: Shin of beef, a strong stewed meat with oodles of flavour; duck breast, a generous portion of meat, beautifully pink; and cornish hake that just melted in the mouth. Puddings were: the best bread and butter pudding I have ever had (and I don't like bread and butter pudding); gooey tangy treacle tart; and some unpasturised british cheeses. Mmmm. Really friendly and accommodating staff, a good local walk along the river, a pretty position and great food. What more could you ask!

Traditional English pub with friendly staff and a warm fireplace. I would live here if it was an…read moreoption built in 1843.

If you read through the ancient reviews preceding mine you'll see that one thing hasn't changed:…read moreThe Trout at Tadpole Bridge is located in the middle of nowhere. The middle of nowhere sure is pretty. I stayed overnight here, only a single night first enjoying drinks outside at a picnic table on the lawn. Later that evening, I had a delicious dinner inside, went to bed upstairs, and followed with breakfast here in the morning. So you might say I tried everything The Trout had to offer. I stayed at about 10 different places during 3 weeks in the UK and The Trout might've been one of my favorites. The room was lovely, the building equally so, the food quite good, and the outdoor space 100% inviting. When I think of The Trout and the totality of my experience here the word "lovely" comes to mind. Give the place a try for food, drinks, a room, or an afternoon on the lawn. I'm sure you'll agree.

Set in the lovely setting of Buckland near The Tadpole bridge. The inside is full of welly wearing…read morefolk holding up the bar, every one brings their dogs into the the pub/restaurant, as if they are showing off that they are from the country! I have drank many a pimms here and outside it is relaxed and peaceful. However this experience was not as pleasant. We booked a table under "Deacon" for 2.30 and we were asked if we caould move it to 2pm, this cut us short for time in other places but we made it for 2pm. No one greeted us but it is a pub after all so I found our name "BEACON" scrawled across a black board sign on the table (quite embarressing!) We were then left to rot for the next 20 mins, so I helped myself to menus and went to get drinks from the bar. About an hour later we got our very pricey starters each priced about £12. I ordered scallops on a vegetable puree. Not too bad, quite tasty and inventive but luke warm, hmmm. Our maincourses were all good, everyone enjoyed the food, ranging from fish & chips, to seabass to lamb, all looked yummy. I ordered crab, and had to wait ages for the crackers and finger bowl, we were tired of waiting by this time it was in a very rich sauce which one made it rather messy! We recieved no apology for the long waits and maybe if they had gone to the effort of apologising we would go back and give them another chance. But sorry that was your last!

A glorious country pub that is nicely decorated, warm and cosy situated in the beautiful…read morecountryside of Ewen. Stuffed animals line the walls and hops hang from the beams. The bar staff are friendly with regulars chatting to the staff. The pub was packed on a Saturday afternoon, but we managed to find a nice spot reading the weekend papers. There is a courtyard here - perfect for the warmer weather and a restaurant towards the back of the pub. This pub has a very relaxed feel about, and as a result is homely. Added bonus is they have a open log fire too - a real winner in my book!

Fantastic ambience, warm and welcoming. Fireplace roaring,dried hops hanging over the old beams…read more Perfect English pub with good food and great service. Lovely.