Tender roast sirloin of beef served with a rich jus and seasonal vegetables.
Full • Wine • Cafés • Vegan
"I took my mom out for her birthday to this wonderful restaurant. The ambience was lovely and I highly recommend trying the Bay Tree Rossini - it was delicious. I would definitely return. The service, meal type, dinner, and price per person were all great. I rated the food, service, and atmosphere a 5 out of 5. I recommend trying the Steak Rossini."
Fish • Steak • Pasta • English
"so. for a kick-off, this place has many potentials and is a very attractive and beautifully positioned place, right at the main train of the fair mile at henley on thames. good. that said the experience of our meal was less than satisfactory. After we decided that we didn't want to start and have only preferred a main course, we were surprised that our food came out within 5 minutes after the order and was ploned before us. that's good, but what we were greeted by has given us the feeling that we were back. the 80s with a beefeater art of experience. my friends steak was floppy and looked like something from tesco for 3 pfund and her veg was overcooked and black. with young, trunk broccoli, they only need to blanche for 2-3 minutes, as they wipe very quickly. on my head. this was 4 crevettes, deep fryed with a dressing that was good; no problems there at all and a lacking 1970 style prawn cocktail with super market marie the rosesoße pressed about what had been frozen on the bed of the shrunk iceberg salad. the chips, were stacked on the side and were dry and bleeding to be honest. no taste, and they were probably too long in the many remaining ofenchips. When I came back from the gents, I found my friend who knows the very polite and young waitress that eating was not good at all. that said the ingredients were good, it was how they were cooked and presented. pretty awful. each cook worth weight white how to cook a good steak and present young veg without being floppy and crowned. then we saw the young waitress who left the owner who then went to empty us. I guess she was upset that we had complained. I understand, but this is not professional and shows a significant lack of customer service as home personnel. the barman was polite and we paid quickly. we couldn't get out fast enough."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European
"We were visiting the area and this was our local pub. The menu is really nice and got off to a great start with really nice starters and good wine. We both ordered different steaks, and unfortunately both were overcooked. We sent them back with no bother, and to be fair to the staff, they didn't charge us for any of the wine we had that evening to apologise for the mistake. Problem was that the steaks were still over-cooked 2nd time round too, but we didn't say anything. Also worth being aware there didn't seem to be a drinks-only part to this pub, it was just a restaurant inside, so nowhere really to relax pre/post dinner. Young staff members were a bit too keen and needed to listen/slow down a little! So, it was alright, I might give it another go, but with so many other great options in the area i'm not sure I would really!"
Pubs • Wine • Pizza • British
"Been here many times and usually excellent, but today was very poor. At 5pm they had already run out of one of the menu items. My wife then ordered the chicken Sunday roast. Disappointingly this was 3 pieces of roast chicken (small drumstick and 2 thighs) as opposed to slices or even 1/4 chicken. The sautéed greens consisted mostly of garden peas, and the bread sauce tasted more like horseradish, and was served inside the Yorkshire pudding. The “bottomless” gravy was a limited quantity already on the plate. Worst of all the roast potatoes were not even served. When questioned the waitress wasn’t even sure they were meant to be served, A plate of roast potatoes arrived. The other main was Sea bass on a salsa which was meant to include pickled watermelon with a green pesto dressing. There was one 1cm cube of watermelon, and approx 1/4 teaspoon of pesto. When questioned I was given further pesto. Terrible experience at a previously excellent restaurants."
Fish • Meat • French • Coffee
"Booked online as we had been gifted a voucher for afternoon tea. Arrived and were asked to find a small table and seat ourselves, told a member of staff would be with us shortly. After 25 mins nothing and my husband had to approach person who appeared to be running the outdoor service. He admitted that we had been forgotten. Our hot drinks order was taken and we were encouraged to view the extra drink menu. Our afternoon tea arrived and was delicious. At no point did anyone come to take a further drinks order and again we had to approach staff. The bill arrived promptly enough and had to explain the voucher as there was apparently to evidence of email and staff on duty communications. Sadly this marred our visit, as service was distinctly lacking!"
Pubs • Fish • Meat • Steak
"We had booked a table for four for Sunday lunch. We were welcomed by the friendly staff, but that was the last good thing about the visit. The first table that we were offered was in an alcove unsuitable for four people, but they were happy to move us to another. The room was very cold, we hoped it would warm up as more people arrived. It did not. We settled for a one course lunch, as it was too cold to be hanging around for long. The ribeye beef was extremely rare and fatty. Ok if that's how you like your meat. For some reason it was piled into a pasta bowl so you could not see what was there. In fact, there were more potatoes than anything, and although they had been in an oven, they were not roasted. The other vegetables were hidden at the bottom of the bowl, and in short supply. The wine list was limited, which is fine, but hugely overpriced. Other reviews mention warm and cosy. It was cold and wooden. Two fireplaces could have been alight, which would have completely changed the ambience. Overall, very disappointing venue and food."
British • European • Breakfast • Vegetarian
"Beautiful getaway for two. Breakfast was great (buffet or you can to look at menu however they don't give it, so you'll have to ask for it). Definitely recommended going for a walk and explore the grounds (check out leaflet at front desk). The rooms had everything you need (clean and everything worked) Late check out without charge. Drinks at bar were expensive. Spa was honestly amazing, one of the best, felt really relaxed. We could have used the spa facilities, but decided not to. There was a outdoor pool, indoor pool, jacuzzi (small in the inside pool area), steam, sauna, a nail tech and a snooker room. Brilliant time overall."
Pubs • Beer • Wine • English
"Generally lacking in ambience; landlady unsmiling. Decor drab grey, poor lighting. Tables need flowers or candles. No bread offered, had to ask. Service slow,even though only three tables occupied. A diner on next table said hats off to the chef, he/she has managed to cook a Sunday lunch and removed all the taste . We agree. Vegetables clearly came from freezer, at a time when the whole country is knee deep in wonderful fresh produce! Gravy, a sort of orange colour, was packet, no use of meat juices to add flavour. Overall, a sad little pub appearing to be a bit tired with staff going through the motions. Not sure why they 've added the phrase 'wine bar ', which it really isn 't!"
Pizza • British • Seafood • European
"beautiful summer evening so started with a few drinks on their terrace, b/h wanted a pink gin unfortunately only tastefully pink gins to wear so that was a no no no I left for a pint of asahi. 3 small slices of brie with beautiful apricot and ginger cutney, thumb for the garnels. mains margarita pizza lighter and dirty burger. they did not know that the pizza with salat came to accompany so ordered little by the side, so had in the grunde 2 salate, our fault for not to notice, but would have been nice if server had pointed it out at the time of ordering. I usually order a burger than measure for what the kitchen can produce, disappointed like dry patty, a piece of speck and advised cheese. with bottle white wine bill came in just shy of £100 no good value for money in my opinion. service very good and attentive."
Beer • Wine • Casual • Dining
"Booked a table for 4 on Saturday 24th August at 6:30pm. The welcome was fabulous and we were quickly shown to a lovely table. The restaurant area was well spaced making it feel open and uncrowded, even though they were very well attended. The staff were exceptional very efficient and always made sure that we were looked after and had everything that we needed. Despite our constant chatter and forgetting to read the menus, the staff were extremely patient and we did not feel rushed or pressured into making orders. Once we had ordered, the food cam in really good time. I had crab to start and my companions had scallops. All of it was perfect beautifully prepared and tasted wonderful. Our main courses arrived within good time also sea bass and chicken supreme. All of the food was absolutely wonderful and the service was brilliant. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. Fabulous food, service and I thought it was really good value. Many thanks to all."
Steak • Pizza • Drinks • Chicken
"Went there on Saturday evening with another couple who we had not seen for years.Due to dress code, and having attended in the past were dressed suitably. However, we found that several of the customers were dressed in ripped jeans and generally looking scruffy.We were greeted by a male who showed us to our table who was wearing jeans which were hanging down almost gang style scruffy! Our waiting staff came over again dressed in black jeans. When I'm at a restaurant I expect to be treated with respect and to be called Sir and my wife Madam. I do NOT expect to be called Guys which is what our male table staff kept doing. We were talking to our friends and seated at a corner table which sadly had a speaker above our heads. The music was suddenly turned up and we were unable to hear ourselves talk. We asked for the music to be turned down which it was. However Guys told us it was because the staff behind the bar couldn't hear it. It wasn't really background music style either.Drinks ordered and delivered OK.Food ordered to find that there were two items on the limited menu that was not available. Both of which I was considering ordering. One I seem to remember was Scallops and the other was the Kofta starters.On the mains we were all surprised that there was no steak on the menu except in a salad.No-one had complaints regarding the food but a comment I would make is that the Buttered Chicken pie comes with Mash. However is was a miniscule dollop just enough to stop the pie from moving.The reduced all day menu we were given was not the same as the All Day menu on your website and there were various options missing such as no offer of batter halumi instead of battered cod.My only other issue was with one of the female waiting staff who was wearing leggings. I don't like leggings anyway but in a restaurant atmosphere and by staff that's a definite dislike especially when she bends over and they are not quite as opaque she would like or they should be.Food and ambience was nice but some details need attention.Would I return? Maybe!"
Beer • Wine • Hotels • Coffee
"It was a very quiet evening ,although things did get a bit busier later on. The person on reception was lovely welcoming, friendly and efficient. Wasn’t so sure about the gentleman who took our drinks order who maybe seemed a little offhand ... We were then served our drinks and meal by someone else who was, if anything, a little too solicitous! We were told that “the chef is ready for you now” and were moved to our table (with our drinks), only to have quite a wait in a very empty dining room before even the amuse bouche was served. This was a shame as the lounge area had been cosy and comfortable! The smell of lilies near our table was rather overpowering but I really should have mentioned this at the time. All in all, I would return, but would also consider other places as well."
Pubs • Beer • Wine • Casual
"I 'm not usually one to complain or write bad reviews, but this place deserves special mention for what was almost definitely the worst pub/restaurant experience of my life thus far.Firstly, after the 6 of us were sat down upstairs, it took over 25 mins for a server to ask us for any drinks, with tables around us that had arrive later being served before us, In the end we had to go downstairs to ask for someone to come up, they eventually did. Insult was added to injury when we saw the table next to us had 8 people on it , a clear breach of rules and a bit annoying giving we had let down some of our friends who wanted to come.We ordered 3 bottles of prosecco as they were half price as well as our food. Another 30 mins then passed, I am aware pubs have just reopened and it is busy, but to sit in what is a pub and wait over 45 mins to get a drink is ridiculous. I then asked a nearby server (small middle aged woman) if she could look into where our drinks were as we had been waiting over 45 mins and if they had forgotten the order, she then proceeded to laugh at the prospect we had waited that long, patronised me about it and laughed in my face, at one point even tapping me on the shoulder laughing saying Oh . Come on . I then asked if she could bring her manager up as tbh i was pretty seething, needless to say the manager never came.The drinks were then eventually brought up and we got on with our night, unfortunately matters only got worse when the food was brought out.(Now 1hr 30 since we entered the pub).I have attached photos ....I understand it is a pub so i don 't expect Michelin star cooking but I expect a lot better than what I received. Having paid 18 pound for the Philly Cheese Steak I expect it to at least be edible. My friend ordered a burger and got an equally distasteful meal. All of the other meals were equally poor and lukewarm, only have photos of a couple.I cannot stress to you how bad it was, I am by no means a food snob i will eat at roadside cafes , burger vans etc and enjoy it, it takes a lot for something to be inedible for me, but please never eat here. For the price you pay around 20 per main, you can do a lot better at Mc Donalds and get your food 10x quicker"
Pub • Sushi • Dining • British
"80% of the feed options on the menu were not available, which was not clear at the time of booking, even when we were set and menus were given. the dame behind the bar was rude and their customer service was practically not available. such a scandal because the pub itself is beautiful inside and the location is perfect"
Soup • Steak • Pizza • Cheese
"our last group visited this year, and the chef and andy and his team have looked after us exceptionally well, and we promised that we would return. we wish we hadn't booked on andys day. first our server has managed our needs very well with pre-lunch drinks, but then everything fell apart when our group of 10 was shown on our table. it was 20 minutes for our wein and half an hour for our easy lunch order to deliver to our table and what a disappointment it was. two main courses 18 were miniskule. a tomatensalat consisted of 3 discs with a dressing, and the mushroom dish was similar size and eaten in three mouthfuls. all the other courses were in many respects inadequate from size or instruction. commentary about the table were very negatiw, and there was a comment that we should ask the nearby chippy if they would deliver! complain about the size of the portions (that we have erroneous starter sections, were made to our server that introduced someone we had assumed was his manager (beard/pongtail) who did not seem excessively affected. he could only comment on the finest local ingredients and did not seem inclined, or have the autority to adjust the bill of main to starter price for the chosen courses. instead of following the point, we have made our dissatisfaction known and paid and abandoned. as a group we meet for lunch two months and our expenses annually are 2,5k with much more spent on family and friends. it will be spent elsewhere"
Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian
"Awful… avoid, don’t waste your money! Visited the pub to sit in the pub garden to view the chapel but we’re greeted instead with a poor badly neglected area they called a terrace/garden. Nothing like the photos we saw on TA which were from 2014, obviously under different management who have let it deteriorate to a shocking level of disrepair. The outdoor wooden furniture was rotten, falling apart, nails protruding on benches, an absolute H&S nightmare. Disused equipment, dumpsters, old petrol cans, shopping baskets, rubbish strewn around making it uncomfortable to sit in and to look at. We found a table, rotten with used cigarette butts and to our left a dead mouse, our right a pile of dog mess.. dead flowers in rotten wooden planters, dead trees, broken umbrellas, no staff clearing up.. so disappointing, what could be a beautiful country pub in an idyllic village has been left to slowly rot away with management who obviously don’t care about the pub or their customers.. absolutely shameful"
Pizza • British • Burgers • European
"they lost my booking and the waitress accused me not to have booked. she was very uninterested. it took a long time to get our food out when we asked about dessert (cross), she did not ask if we wanted to ecstard or something with him and just went away, so we cried her back and said it comes with ekstard orrr (the menu not specified) and she said it would be either ecstard or ice. now they will ask us what we want or want to decide for us and just bring everything out? they could not be disturbed honestly! eating was really good, the place is beautifully decorated etc. but the service was terrible. that waitress who worked on 01 feb 2022 around 19 clock really needs to get her act together. she needs a rocket to defeat her bum!"
Steak • Cakes • British • Vegetarian
"Lovely setting. Great atmosphere. However poor service spoiled the evening. Waited 30 minutes at our table to finally be asked what food and drink we would like to order. I ordered the fish and chips. However the chips were lathered in salt. The fish was certainly not value for money. Very small. More like a child's portion. After our food we had to wait over 30 minutes before I had to go grab a staff member to clear our table and ask for the bill. There was certainly enough staff to attend the few customers. However they were busy gabbing."
"The food and service were extremely good although the timings from the kitchen were disjointed and food arrived at different times. Examples are two children’s meals were asked to be brought out with starters only one arrived and we had to ask for the second one which arrived late. The main course was served and a side of halloumi was missing and again we had to ask for them. The missing child’s meal was delivered a second time although no longer required. The dessert course arrived without the two children’s order of ice cream and were advised that they had to defrost it.The server was very good at apologising and chasing up the kitchen which is where the problem seemed to be.Overall the quality of their food was very good it was just the delays that were disappointing."
Pub • Steak • Vegan • British
"we came and sat fast and ordered drinks immediately, which almost immediately arrived so well we ordered starter and net. whitebait and a mini-toad in the hole to begin and two children roast beef, extra yorkshire to go with the pig. a torte that we asked with new kartoffels instead of chips and an adult porn that I asked for bark and pigs and said I would like to pay extra for if necessary. then it went downhill. minutes after ordering our food, and after the appetizers were deleted, a waitress came to us and said: "I'm sorry we don't have bark" we were happy with it. not because they had run out, but because of the time she needed to recognize. they apologized. we said okay and waited. we waited a few more minutes for the most important courses. we have all starved and a little frustrated. the net arrived. chips on the plate not new kartoffels! the frying of the child, now both pigs were half fat and half a carrilled pork steak. not the roasted pork on the menu. no Yorkshire pudding in itself and the veg. bland boiled carrots, boiled black gray cabbage and what I can only describe as baby food flower casse. it was mush! my children said to me. “Daddy, that’s not great,” I couldn’t even contradict them. I couldn't stop mine because it was so bad and I never let it eat! the cake was good, but the veg was cooked again and darkened and the wrong potato peel. Once finished, no one seemed to come and clear plates, acknowledge us or treat us at all. I went into the bar and asked me to talk to a manager. I explained everything, she apologized and gave me the bill. roasts were taken off, but nothing else. I didn't think that was good enough, but it was late and wanted to go home. for appetizers, drinks inedible meals. very upset to say the"