Kids Roast
Seven Stars

Seven Stars

Church Road, South Oxfordshire OX44 7NS, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Cheese • British


"This place had been recommended to me by a close friend she rates it highly. It is in a quaint village setting, in front of a huge green area. We went for Sunday lunch there was good choice of meals and roasts though no poultry roast option so we chose lamb and nut roast. The meal came quickly, the dining area of this country pub is very nice, although felt pads on the legs of the wooden chairs to avoid the constant screeching of chairs across a hard floor is just one suggestion to improve the ambiance. The food was very good staff were attentive. We didn't want the cauliflower cheese veggie accompanyment so we should have really gotten more of the other veggies as compensation, but thats a small quibble. More gravy came without hesitatation when requested. Food was hot and fresh, the nut roast was delicious and my partner's lamb was very nice. We waited for 30 moniutes before having dessert the menu is extensive so save some room and the desserts was very good, the brownie far outweighing the crumble, to be fair. They seem to specialise in homemade icecreams and various types of brownies so opt for these, I think... Desserts were well received. We moved into the pub area with our drinks an excellent glass of Rioja for £4... and read the Sunday papers there. The only downside was the constant door slamming of the staff tooing and froing to the kitchen which we asked to be adjusted but the young female waitressing staff just shrugged and said they couldn't do anything... That was the only real complaint something does need to be done about it as it ruins the atmosphere and is very irritating. A very nice place to eat and spend a Sunday afternoon."

The Chancery

The Chancery

90 Bromley Rd, Beckenham United Kingdom, United Kingdom, BR3 5NP

Wine • Steak • European • Bar-lounge


"This is a pub with a bit of an identity crisis. The restaurants area is still sharing space with the pub and you’re not quite sure where you are. The staff were really friendly. However I’m a bit disappointed that when booking 3 days prior, we weren’t offered the Christmas menu, but instead found out it was preorder only when we arrived on Boxing Day. To be honest, we wouldn’t have booked if we had known that. Sadly the food was rather a let down. The beef croquettes were quite honestly the strangest and least appetising thing I’ve ever seen on a plate. They seemed to be just puréed beef, deep fried. A croquette should be mainly potato. These had none. They were really quite awful. Mains. Chunky chips seems like an easy thing to muster up? Nope. My partner and friend received a bowl of about 6 mammoth potatoes each. I don’t think you could even describe them as wedges. They were stupidly large chunks which inevitably where undercooked in the centre. My salmon was actually cooked quite nicely! However the strange imbalance of overly thick cream sauce and raw cherry tomatoes left it pretty much inedible. Finally, the acoustics in the dining room really were the nail in the coffin. A large table with multiple screaming children behind us meant that we literally couldn’t have a conversation with each other, despite being face to face. Such a disappointing experience."