2 nights in a roll to eat with my coworkers while traveling. Went out with coworkers and one of them definitely loved food. Not usually my meal but I decided to try a British meal - signature mixed grill with chicken breast, pork sausage, black pudding, gammon steak (ham), and steak. Not leaving the fried egg out. Very interesting plate. Wish I had more vegetables but this is a good plate. Chicken and the sausage were my favorite on the plate. Also learned fries = chips, chips = crisps, dessert = pudding. #britishhfood #miltonkeynes #britishenglish Another full plate - coronation chicken which was marinated with curry. There was a hint of curry and the chicken was roasted well - unfortunately, not much flavor. Finished with the help of ketchup. Need more flavor, more salt would make a big difference. Another great night with my European coworkers! I probably drank my whole year of alcohol in this short trip. #miltonkeynes #britishfood #coronationchicken read more

Ye Olde Swan - Pubs Near Me - Milton Keynes, MIK

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Boxing day disasters, disappointing Booked table in October for the whole family for boxing day. Booked previously for 2 years but covid and lock down so couldn't go. Went in 21st December to pay the remaining and use my friends and family dis count of 15% as I was told you need to consume the food before they can discount it. So we added everything up and I added a drinks order aswell so i knew how much to take with me on the day. My self and family got there and got a shirty waitress who said there is no booking. She went over to the manger then rushed a table with out festive setting. Bare in mind the whole pub tables had festive napkins ,crackers and candles. 2 different table put together and one was shorter. Looked terrible . Waited half hour to be told the manager had forgotten our drinks order. Exhausted at this time. I let my daughter take over talking and ordering as I was near yo tears . I then got up to go to the toilet and had an ipad put in my face by the manager to say it stated we canceled went backwards and forwards with the manager like at a Christmas panto! Like I didn't cancle oh yes you did. The manager went to the till I went to my daughter to ask if we had an email and she said no. I went back to the till and saw canceled by host in red letters and a white line through it. I said you canceled it. Food was below average as my prawn cocktail was swimming in water. I showed the waitress after she ( never was given her name to me) had said everything OK for you ? I showed her and all she said was " the water must be from the lettuce and walked off. All in all a completeFood was below average as my prawn cocktail was swimming in water. I showed the waitress after she ( never was given her name to me) had said everything OK for you ? I showed her and all she said was " the water must be from the lettuce and walked off. All in all a complete disaster!! 2 days later an email came through stating the resurant had cancelled our table on Christmas day at 22.36. Also no apology, no thank you and was charged for a 12 year old dinner £29.99. Not sure that was right but no explanation. what a stressful day ! Would also like to say I have been visiting this pub for over 40 years and it's always been above average for food ,drinks and service Show less Date of visit: December 202. Still no answer as to why the above happened to my self and my family. read more

Ye Olde Swan - Prawns swimming in water - Pubs Near Me - Milton Keynes, MIK

I have been here quite a few times on and off over the years, some good, some not so good memories. But changes in the last few years have seen the Swan up it's game. Firstly the welcome was fantastic - very friendly, we were shown to our seats. It's a cost, low beamed place so great in winter, especially with the log fires that they keep going . We ordered drinks and they arrived very quickly after ordering, a welcome change from other places I have been to recently. We chose from the lunch specials menu - 2 courses for £12.95, pretty good value for MK. There was a slight delay for our starters to arrive - smoked beetroot and mascarpone cream, an odd combination. Tbh, I did not get much smoke from the beetroot so it was a bit disappointing. But ok as it goes. Main course came just as we needed it, and was freshly cooked (the proper way not microwaved!) haddock and gruyere fishcakes with a tomato and spinach sauce - yum!!! We decided to miss dessert (have to watch the calories this early in the week) but again they had decaffeinated espresso and serve after dinner drinks with Maltesers - bliss :). All of this with great service. It was my friend's first time there, and she will definitely go back as will I :) read more

I visited here with Carole C. and a few members of our family for a pub lunch prior to leaving Buckinghamshire for the delights of home. I haven't had a pub lunch in ages, so I was quite looking forward to the experience! Sadly, I felt a little let down by Ye Olde Swan. In it's defence, they did explain upfront that the delivery van had not appeared, so there were a lot of items missing from the menu. Understandable! The staff seemed a little harassed, as there were a few groups waiting to come in when they opened at noon, us included. It does have a beautiful location and great pub garden for a hot summers day. However, foodwise I wasn't impressed. When I looked through the menu, I struggled to find a lot of options if you didn't want to eat meat. Even the veggie option was a cheese sandwich - you know what, I don't really dig the whole cheese sarnie thing when I go out - that tends to be something I eat at home - and compounded with the fact that I had had a lovely sarnie two days prior, I didn't want to repeat the experience. What did appeal was some fish cakes which were part of the meal deal. Unfortunately even the fish cakes had chorizo in them - and thats when I noticed that there was not a single main meal option for veggies or pescatarians alike on the meal deal menu. For me, that is incredibly unimpressive, especially in todays world where a vegetarian isn't exactly a rarity. So my sisters and I split a fish platter - which to me, was a little under generous for the price - and missing one item entirely which was not acknowledged at all. The fish in batter was unpleasant - thick soggy batter with tasteless fish - just not very good. Carole C. tucked into some boar and duck egg scotch eggs which she enjoyed. My father also ordered spicy lentil and carrot soup, a soup so thin you would be hard pushed to believe a lentil had some close to touching the side of the pan it was made in. What finally made me decide to downgrade to a 2 star review were my parents sandwiches. Both had plumped for smoked salmon, which I had been tempted by, but I am glad I didn't, as mean-sized portions wasn't even the word for it. One sandwich had literally one scrape of butter across the middle of the bread, the other had lumps hanging off of it. It wasn't for shortage of butter, as my mother was able to top up with the bowl of butter on the table. You could also see more bread than filling - there was barely any salmon. Now, you could argue that this might be down to a lack of salmon - then, just tell us and one parent could have changed the order rather than spreading it across two. Needless to say, none of us were overwhelmed with our meals, and I don't think I will be really that willing to go back. read more

Very good! Excellent menu and beers! Log fire in winter, sunny garden in summer. Nice atmosphere and great staff. Go on impress someones missus! read more

food is really some of the best in the areaq, but the service is always a problem. They never seem to have enough staff on duty when they are busy. read more