I cannot speak more highly of the Jolly Woodman. I understand that it is under new management…read morewithin the last few months, so any of the old "appalling" reviews should not be taken to heart. In fact, here are three reasons why the Jolly Woodman is a must-stop on your visit to the UK... 1. The staff Most nights our waiter was Oli. He is probably the sweetest kid we've ever met. Very easy to talk too, great recommendations and super accommodating to anything we asked for. On the nights he wasn't working, we genuinely missed him. On the second night we visited, we met the manager, Matt, and he's a truly genuine guy. Matt is the kind of guy who would literally give you the shirt off of his back. You can tell he really loves the restaurant with the stories he tells about the history of it (ask him about the tunnel if you visit!). He gave us a ton of recommendations of places to visit while we were in the UK and they were all spot on. His knowledge of the food and beer is extensive. We looked forward to catching up with him each night that we went in. We also met the head chef, Stuart, on our second night and he's one of a kind. He's also a Michelin star chef, but NBD. This man is passionate about his food, so much so that he brought out samples of what he was working on for us to try and it was all AMAZING. It was a one of a kind experience that you simply wouldn't get here in the states. If you have the chance to visit he Jolly Woodman and try his food - do it. You will not regret it. 2. The atmosphere Look at my pictures. Could this place be any cuter? It's a truly unique location with more history than you can imagine. 3. The food Alright, let's get down to brass tacks. The woodman has HANDS DOWN the best fish and chips I've ever had. The serving is huge, so I recommend fasting before you get there (really). Trust me, it will be worth it. I cannot do it justice writing about it - just go and try it. I also had a cheeseburger and the cheesecake for dessert and they were both spectacular. You cannot go wrong here. They also have a phenomenal beer selection. My recommendation: Sit at the bar, have a chat and a drink with the locals, you won't regret it.

This pub is in the tiny village of Littleworth Common and on the main road leading up to the…read moreBurnham Beeches and on to the M40. It is such a lovely setting with a large garden, however unfortunately everytime I have been in here, there has hardly ever been anyone else in! I think Sunday lunchtimes are busy but the rest of the week s so quiet - I wonder how they surviveyet it is on a busy road. I wish more people would go! The food is good - slightly pricey for a pub but okay and they serve real ale too.

One of my favourite pubs, it's got free Wi-Fi, Two beer…read moregardens and a snug just aching for a stop-by. The staff are welcoming and remember your favourite tipple, The food is excellent and that's makes this threat triple. King Harry is the prize at the end of walking up a stiff hill, Or the first stop on a quest to taste some of Saint Albans's goodwill. Enjoy.

Pretty good little pub with a big beer garden, which is just begging for summer to be here…read more Good grub, with loads of choice on the menu (even a few veggie ones!).

Second visit for me.. Breakfast is very good. Have had diner twice and i thinks this is very good…read more Been to al lot of resaurants lately but this is the best sofar. Service is excelent and very very friendly. The lasagna with blue cheese is really very nice. This is a place to go to. Nice terras outside. Excuse my english but i'm dutch. This restaurant is really worth to visit.

Miltons is pretty good. But there are some things they can work on. After eating breakfast here for…read morea week, and a couple dinners, I can say the breakfast service is good. Their full English tastes good to me, exotic as it is to this American, and other items like smoked haddock and salmon are good - the haddock is warm, and very moist and flaky. Try getting that at most American breakfast places. Dinner is more complex, but also has a couple complaints. On the first visit, I had the plaice, which turned out to be a crab mousse, wrapped in plaice fillets, and then wrapped again in pancetta, served atop some pickled fennel and spinach. The place/crab/pancetta was good, but a little dry. However, none of the flavors overwhelmed each other. It would have been easy for the ham to be too much or the crab to be too strong. It just didn't live up to the plaice I've had in Iceland (although, I probably shouldn't expect it to). The spinach was...not rinsed. Very sandy/gritty, as confirmed by a dining companion that ordered the same dish. As a high point in that meal, the roasted red pepper tomato soup reminded my of my grandmother's (a very good thing) with no milk or cream to temper the delicious tart flavor. Cream of Tomato is for sissies. I also had their ribeye. No, I didn't expect it to live up to a Chicago steakhouse ribeye but it was still just OK. Lots of connective tissue, not a ton of flavor. It was cooked properly, which is a plus, and I ordered with a (necessary) side of peppercorn cream sauce, which was quite tasty. Again, a high point for this meal: the chunky chips and hot tomatoes. The tomatoes were very good, and the chips were maybe the best I've had in 2+ recent weeks of being in Ireland and the UK. Crisp outsides. Not cut too large, so the inside was hot and moist without being undercooked. Good potato flavor, and no shortage of salt (cuz salt is delicious). They were even better dipped in the peppercorn sauce. The service here is quite good - all the wait staff (and I probably saw them all) were very friendly and courteous. They apologized one morning that my coffee came in a tea pot, as they were out of coffee pots when I came in. I've decided to overlook this unpardonable sin. Breakfast can be a little slow if you order the full English, but there's a lot of pieces there, so I'm fine with it. Just something to know if you're running late. I should also comment on the...eclectic dinner music. "Oops I Did It Again" followed by the Gary Jules cover of "Mad World"...and then some Wham. Uh. Kay.

Awesome Sunday roast! There is an outdoor area behind the bar…read more The roast was delicious. We got a mixture of lamb, beef and chicken roast to share. Did not leave anything behind. It was on point although the food did take awhile to be served. The sticky date pudding was out of this world. Perhaps this is also because I've not had any for years. Will definitely be coming back here again!

Pubs are difficult things... The Camberwellians among you may remember the kerfuffle when the…read moreprevious management team were unceremoniously dumped out of the Sun and Doves as was. They fought the tied pub co. and (unsurprisingly) the tied pub co. won. It was a decent enough boozer, with community outreach aspirations, generic beers, fairly unforgettable grub and a regular film night. The medics from the local hospital who occupied it were friendly enough as long as you didn't try and compete in the hardest quiz night in the area. When the previous management were finally (and brutally) removed, they stripped all of 'their' renovations out with them; fixtures, fittings, wall coverings and bar kit. Looking at the reopened bar, the new tenants have done a pretty good job of, well, leaving it in exactly the same condition. The decor and furniture takes stripped back shabby chic to a new level, this one barely one step up from squat party. As Camberwell is the new wherever achingly hip we're supposed to be, they've pitched it perfectly. The beer and wine choices are as pedestrian as before, but the menu has been given a spruce. Loosely defined as the kind of gutsy, hearty pub fare you've seen bothering a thousand kilner jars on a thousand wooden chopping boards before. A muted quinoa and roast vegetable salad was undoubtedly healthy, but as beige a dish in all senses of the word as you could find. As quiet as an unpopular 20 year old's house party and as instantly forgettable. The lack of oomph sadly extended to a woefully under-powered bavette steak, its normally rich and meaty tang entirely missing in action. It was such an under seasoned tasteless piece of meat that it was virtually eclipsed by its side of cold and over cooked chips, god knows what would have happened if it had come with anything as flavoursome as a Bearnaise... The thought is definitely there, burgers and sandwiches are perfectly acceptable and generally it's a fine looking classic pub menu, but it doesn't live up to the promise, which is a shame. That being said, it's a pub, not a restaurant, so if you're looking for a quick bite alongside a couple of drinks with friends then take advantage of their lovely beer garden, an excellent selection of tunes and remind yourself that it's who you're with that really matters.

Best fish and chips I had while in the UK. Maybe a street vendor would have been better but the…read moreWoolpack was more comfortable! Great, fun food and good service. It is a hot spot for my UK friends and a place this American will always fit into a trip!

Being a vegetarian I the was really disappointed with this place the other day as they had a really…read morelarge menu and one very unappetising option for me to choose which was tomato ravioli. The service was also pretty miserable and the atmosphere was quite starchy in the restaurant area. We have been here before for drinks and I would have to say it is a much better pub than restaurant and wouldn't really recommend to anyone.

First time in to this part of England. Stopped here for a pint yesterday (okay, so two pints!!)…read moreafter a fabulous walk. I fell in love with the place! We had the best service from Abby- she is brilliant! Makes you feel welcome, and quick to keep your glass full. Wonderful place!

This is a great pub. There is certainly a 'locals' feel in the bar part. Lively clientele and a…read moregood selection of industrial beer/cider as well as craft makers on tap. I would love to come back to take in one of their comedy nights. I had a very nice dinner with liver pate to start followed by a special of pan seared duck breast served with roasted parsnips and fresh cherries. Though the portion was a bit on the small side, the plate was well prepared, well presented, made with fresh ingredients and tasted quite good. I had a chocolate brownie for desert which was a bit hi-hum. Overall great pub with very nice restaurant.

Second time here…read more Service is slow as it's very very busy but the food is great Had the passion fruit juice which had a little bit of savoriness in it from black pepper The chili mogo is good. Dahi vada is ok. The malai kofta were great Manchurian could have bin a little bit crispier but the flavor was good The papadum appetizer was great also. Came with three different relishes to choose from It's a popular place but for good reason because he food is so good

Everest Lounge was highly recommended by a friend and we decided to try it out…read more Went for lunch on a Saturday, surprised to find it tucked away in a residential street in Harrow Weald. We were lucky to get a parking. We were bit early and the day was just starting but the staff were efficient and quickly took us to our table. The ambience is sporty and modern, as this is a sports lounge and hence sports TVs and good sound systems. The menu is not of fusion with sting Indian influences, wih a Humber of quintessential Indo-Chinese dishes. We ordered a Chicken Lolipop, Crispty Bhindi (Okra/Ladies Finger) and a Chicken Tikka and we devoured it in seconds. It was lip smacking. For mains we had Classic Butter Chicken, the weekend special - Desi (Country) Chicken Curry and Dal with assorted Indian breads and were delicious. The prices were reasonable for this kind of quality and quantity. The wife and I agreed that this was probably the best Indian food we have had after moving to London. We were so impressed that we decided to hold out little ones 1st birthday party here. They had an appropriate space upstairs to accommodate 30-40 people. Needless to say, the party and the food was a big hit. We have been here many times and we were never disappointed with the quality of the food or service. Also, they have a Seesha Lounge at the back which is quite popular but I didn't try it out. The drinks selection is pretty good as well. I strongly recommended you chek this place out. 5 stars from me because the the food is exceptional.

Welllllllll I've just found my new local…read more.. Sunday evening, the need for a walk and talk with Alex, we walked and talked and stumbled across the Rose. What a find, especially on a sunny day. It has a large and beautiful beer garden (and also a front garden) and a huge winding interior. I just love it. We originally went for a drink but then we saw the pizzas, many many pizzas coming out. They just looked too good not to try, so we did. AND we tried a bit more. We chose the portobello mushroom, spinach and egg pizza and the charcuterie board to share. The food came quickly and with a smile. My oh my. What a meal - portion sizes large and just so so good. The pizza was crispy and fully loaded and the egg oozed with yolky goodness. The charcuterie board had chorizo, Parma ham, ham hock ham, salami, pickle and rosemary flat bread! It's safe to say we ate it all and it was good. I loved every minute here and finally I've found my local. Happy Sundays!

This review is for the other food items on the menu (not pizza). My husband and I had dinner here a…read morefew weeks ago in the huge back room, and I ordered the kale/quinoa salad and the butterbean falafels. Both were very good although the salad was particularly salty. For half-portions, the sizes were also pretty impressive! Service was a bit spotty- our waiter would disappear for long stretches but it was quite busy that night. On another visit, I got the courgette, red pepper and spinach burger, and replaced the chips side with a salad. Whilst £12.5 for a burger is a bit pricey to me, the burger is dense and chock full of spinach and veg. It's not the most delicious veggie burger I've had but it's hearty enough and tastes well enough that I gobbled it up. Considering this place is almost down the road from me, living in Lewisham, I'll definitely be back!