A gastropub in Marlow. Excellent food . Great service.. they end give pointers on how to take these beautiful pictures Cosy settings... read more

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Small portions of mediocre tasteless food. My chicken Kiev was tough and lacking in garlic or butter. Two key ingredients. The chips were an extra cost to go with the minute battered cad and looked ok but tasted tough and over fried. Various pretentious little pots of sauce did nothing to improve the flavour or substance. I thought that treacle tart would cheer me up but it was not treacle tart. It was a mousse like cold cake with a layer of liquid salt on top. So disappointing. As if all this was'nt bad enough. Nobody apologised and the bar man refused to let us sit at the bar claiming it was booked. An hour and a half went by and nobody sat there. Dont go here read more

Well from the moment I walked into this restaurant/gastropub I was impressed. I was having dinner on my own and I was put at the end of the bar. I am usually not loving sitting at the bar but this was right in front of the food pass and it was amazing (if not a bit hot lol). While I read my book as I distracted by the professionalism of this team particularly the chef running the pass. He was efficient, kept his team focused and even found time to check on my drink order and ask me if I was enjoying my meal. He wasn't too chatting but was keeping an eye on how I was going. Every plate that went out, he checked and even sent back burgers because they weren't 'straight' on the wooden stick. Brilliant attention to detail. What a leader! Now to the food Had the leek and potato soup which was amazing. Had little cubes of apple in it which was a delicious! I then had the butternut squash salad and the chips with bernaise which were absolutely incredible. Honestly best chips I have ever had. I would have liked something a little sharper in the salad dressing but it was very enjoyable. Just couldn't fit dessert which I am still sad about lol. Next time for sure Tom Kerridge give your chef a raise. He is a great leader!!! read more

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Unbelievably good meal here on Monday. Their newly bestowed Michelin Star status evident from the first morsel. The accompanying English wine by Will Davenport of Davenports, Limney Farm in Sussex proved to be the perfect pairing. My companion and I sat by the Pass overlooking the Chefs hard at work. Sous Chef Johnnie kindly answered various questions about the ingredients- the processes complex and the depth of flavours indicative of the work entailed. They recommend 2-3 dishes per person. We were utterly greedy and had 3 mains, 3 vege & 2 desserts plus coffee. Just sublime. As an added bonus, Chef Tom Kerridge stopped by to see the Chefs and discuss menu developments and agreed to a pic. Result. Suggest you go before word gets out about the Michelin Star. It's first come, first served read more

The Coach - Pubs Near Me - Marlow, BKM

This is so much more than a gastropub, it takes pub food and elevates it to another level. I can see why they received a Michelin star. We sat at the bar and were told that the concept is like tapas, all plates are small and it is recommended that a party of two should have 4 to 6 plates. I ordered a pint of ale to start, a Bombardier. It went down easy, with a slight citrus note. We decided to order 6 plates and as they were coming, we kept seeing orders of frites go by and we wondered why the heck didn't we order the frites, so we did! They were basically the largest I have ever seen, with a crispy crust and a soft center, perfectly salted. Some of the best frites I've ever had. They cook them at least twice. The béarnaise sauce was a little runny but good. As for the other plates, all were extremely tasty, well-crafted, a step up from the ordinary. We finished everything and since 7 plates wasn't even enough (along with 3 beers and 3 glasses of wine) we ordered the beef suet sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream. WOW. Amazingly good. I am guessing the beef suet made it richer than the norm and that was a good thing! A glass of scotch was ordered to cut thru it. Back to the six other plates, briefly: Roasted celeriac, what a delight. Cutting into huge chunks of celeriac with accompanying things to give it even more flavor. Quail. Perfectly cooked, great sauce, stuffed with apricot. Large-sized bird. Beetroot and feta. Very good. Salmon pot with cucumber and toasts. Excellent flavor blending. Pigs head, wow the plate had so many things going on and the taste was amazing. Wild boar lasagna. The only not-so-perfect dish. It was very very good, but kind of dry, extremely heavy in texture and no acid except for a tiny bit of lemon zest. The only thing we didn't finish. Sitting at the bar we saw the kitchen and the cooks put out plate after plate. Very professional and clean and fun to watch. The bartenders didn't always keep up and we had to flag them sometimes but we never waited long. Amazing place. read more

There are some restaurants where my name is forever going to be on the waiting list. I've wanted to go to Tom Kerridge's Hand & Flowers for SO long but the thought of waiting a whole year for a table just seems insane. Well what if I let you in on a little secret on how you can eat Tom Kerridge's food without any wait at all? The answer is The Coach. The Coach is Tom Kerridge's second restaurant in Marlow - run by the same team that put the Hand & Flowers on the map. And the best thing is - they don't take bookings so you can turn up on the night and you're (pretty much) guaranteed a table. I have to give full credit to my mum & stepdad for this one - as they were the ones that put it on my radar! So on their recommendation, Tom and I headed down there to get ourselves a little bit of the triple cooked chip action. The menu at The Coach is obviously British and made up of lots of little sharing sized dishes. Our waitress advised that we order between 3-4 each so we dove straight in and started reeling off the names of every dish in sight.... From creamy-light whipped duck parfait served with a plum chutney and toasted brioche (£7.50) to a crispy cod and chorizo scotch egg (£6.50). A delicious twist on the British pub-grub classic... The real dish you want to order though is the chicken Kiev (£12.50). Perfectly crisp on the outside and oozing with garlicky deliciousness once you cut inside. The surprise of the night was the sea breem (£12.50) which ended up on our order as the lamb special had run out. The skin was beautifully crispy while the white meat of the fish remained delicate and crispy - I'm so glad we didn't miss out on it! What's not a surprise is how good the burger was. British classics are what Tom Kerridge does best so the Coach Burger (£10) was a thing of beauty. Stacked high with pickles, cheese, mushrooms and tomatoes - it was juicy, salty, thick and had to be approached with two hands - everything you could want from a burger! You can't go to a Tom Kerridge restaurant and not have the chips - so a portion (or two) of the triple cooked chips & bearnaise are a MUST. They are bordering on roast potato territory with a thick crispy outside and soft fluffy centres. You'll be feeling pretty full by now but you HAVE to save room for pudding. The rhubard crumble with stem ginger ice cream (£6.50) is delicious (if a little too overpowering on the ginger for me) but the lemon tart is a thing of pure beauty. Strong, sharp, citrus flavour cut through perfectly by a tangy raspberry sorbet. I could have kicked myself for agreeing to share. Our meal at the Coach was outstanding. Not only was the food delicious but the service was incredible. All the staff were welcoming, friendly and really knowledgeable - offering up recommendations and suggestions through out our meal. What's more - it was great value for money. All the food above, along with 3 large glasses of wine, 4 beers and service charge for £100. You really can't get better than that! read more

Lovely little restaurant in Marlow town. They did a great job in both the taste and gastronomy. Portion is small though. Need to be aware of that when you order. read more

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As far as I know this is the only place to get Chinese food in and around High Street in Marlow. I'm surprised. I've already seen two Thai places. And this place isn't a proper restaurant. Instead it's a pub with Chinese food. You walk in the door, you see a counter where they take orders for the Chinese food and then to the left you see a proper pub. No complaints here on the setup. I'm just happy it exists at all. So far I've had the lunch special Singapore Noodles with Pork and the Szechuan Vegetables with a side order of Egg Fried Rice. The Szechuan Vegetables was labeled as spicy and the waitress cautioned me as such. I'm sure it's considered extra spicy to the town folk, but it didn't make me sweat or make my nose run as any respectably spicy food in other places would have done. The portions are very reasonable for lunch. But there don't seem to be many options for beverages with the meal outside of booze and water. Or maybe the waitress didn't understand me when I asked for hot tea. After ordering the food, it comes out relatively quickly or maybe that's just because both times I was there, only one other patron had ordered food. The wait staff could be a little bit more helpful, but then probably there isn't any such requirement with their regular clientele. I will definitely com back again as I enjoy Chinese food. The food itself isn't spectacular, but I've become accustomed to the fact that most of the food in Marlow, by my standards, is pretty mediocre. This is better than mediocre so far. Real flavor and spice requires travelling to a place with larger groups of ethnic minorities. read more

A family birthday celebration took us to The Coach in Marlow. Now a pub run by Tom Kerridge. It's unassuming, small and uninteresting on the outside but it's modern, clean and interesting on the inside. The set-up is of a traditional pub with the bar taking up the majority of the space and small tables around. The kitchen is quietly in the corner in an open plan fashion. There is no pass and instead, the food is taken behind the bar to the other side to be dispensed to tables. The bar is a total waste of space considering this place has a huge emphasis on food. Speaking of the main event, the menu is a little weirdly laid out, with meat and no meat options which included fish, but no indication of dish sizes. It turns out they were all tapas sized plates. We ordered alot of plates, some double. These were the dishes which were outstanding, 10/10's: Mushroom risotto: no rice, just chopped mushrooms in a luxuriously creamy sauce, absolute heaven for a mushroom fanatic such as myself Fish fritter: just one piece in the end, served with excellent tartare sauce and a smooth pea puree. This is how fried fish should be, perfect in taste, cooking and textures Chips: served with excellent bearnaise sauce, crunchy, tasty, triple-cooked beauties, but small for £4.50 Burger: an boring dish you might think, but not here. A mini slider bun with a much much bigger burger than you would expect with onion, tomato and beef brisket. The burger was excellent in taste and execution Chicken Kiev: well cooked, crispy, yummy garlic butter and tender meat The 9/10's: Scotch eggs: I'm not a fan of smoked fish but found these gentle with a well-considered combination of smoked haddock and black pudding. They came sitting in a little pool of spiced sauce which was delicious. Duck parfait: silky smooth, probably passed through a cloth, served with brioche. Salty, tasty and moreish 7/10's: Ham terrine: wrapped in a leaf of some sort, served beautifully with pickled vegetables and a lovely sauce. Sourdough came on the side with mustard butter. The flavour of the ham didn't impress me but others at the table disagreed Pork belly: again, excellent presentation but flavour wasn't outstanding 6/10's: Steak tartare: no flavour from the meat, didn't help that the sauce was overpowering. This was, however, beautifully presented on a rye/sourdough cracker and with a mini fried egg and capers etc Ox tongue: a plate of 2 halves, the tongue was thin and flavourless and the little croquette of ox cheek (I think) was 9/10 Overall, the food was extremely interesting, well-executed, full of thought, care, genuine desire to balance flavours and, as I have said, presented absolutely beautifully. I love the vibe of the menu, I would say the menu doesn't read hugely well or present the dishes in the light it deserves. But when they arrived, the flavours mostly matched the visual attraction. So much thought has been put into the sauces, the garnishes, the style in which a simple sounding dish comes across and the quality of cooking. I would say the service let's the place down. Drinks took ages to come, water wasn't filled up automatically, different waitresses would ask the same questions, some of the food came out very quickly, some so slowly, we thought they'd been forgotten, I'm talking 30minutes for a burger. Cold dishes didn't necessarily come out first and not all the waitresses took it well when we asked where our food was. Add to that the small number of tables, the lack of reservations and the cost, it's a 4 stars. But some of the food was 6 stars. I already want to go back. read more

I've had the pleasure of eating at quite a few Michelin Star restaurants in my time, but I was left a little disappointed with this establishment. A great atmosphere and style. The service was just ok, for a place that holds it's self in high esteem, I expected better attention to detail e.g not asking to take a plate away before having cutlery together, or taking my partners plate away while I was still eating. But the main disappointment was the exceptionally stream-line portions. My tiny piece of battered fish was dwarfed by the slice of lemon on the paper napkin lined plate. My 6 mussels in a condiment sized pot, accompanied with bite sized bread, left me heavily relying on the arrival of chips. The flavours of the food unfortunately didn't make up for the economically sized portions. read more

Individually superb dishes--mushroom risotto, salmon with cucumber relish, maple glazed celeriac especially good. Heirloom tomatoes not worthy when served to us in May, maybe should wait for later summer. Small dishes each but together a very rich and flavor heavy menu, that cries out for some lighter salads and flavors. read more

We love this place! We have moved to Marlow 8 days ago and we are having our 4th meal here! People are amazing, service is over the top fantastic, and the food is crazy good!! read more

This pub provides good Chinese take-away food. Not Cordon Bleu but tasty and very good value, especially compared to other Marlow places.