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Comments by villageidoit
A shame this pub has gone so far downhill. The staff have given up and the way they deal with noisy rowdy customers is to turn the juke box up! It seems they are so desperate for customers they don't dare say anything to them. The gents is about as bad as I've ever experienced. A noisy, scruffy pub with nothing to recommend it.
11 Jun 2013 17:02
The food is the main attraction here - it truly is excellent, prepared by the chef/patron. Service was faultless, friendly and efficient, even though the place was packed with diners. You definitely have to book for dinner on Saturday evenings. However if you just want a nice pint in a real old characterful traditional country pub you will not be disappointed.
27 Jul 2011 22:09
Fell over this pub after getting lost, so was very pleased to find a friendly welcome, lovely well kept Shepherd Neames beers and a decent Sunday lunch for �7.50. No pretentions, this is a nice ordinary village pub, still run by the anglicised frenchman mentioned in previous review by javelin05. Definitely worth a detour off the A429.
18 Oct 2010 17:18
Turned round again - for the worse I'm afraid. Hope they get a permanent manager soon. Most of the bar staff are totally disinterested so you have to stand and wait while they finish chatting, cleaning tables, polishing cutlery etc before you get served. They've dropped one of the ale pumps and when I went in only had one on, so no choice. Didn't bother with food.
10 Aug 2010 18:01
The Grand Junction Arms, Bulbourne
If you go here by car, be sure to go straight into the pub as soon as you park your car, go straight to the bar and ask for a parking permit. If you don't, your car will be clamped straightaway and you will be charged �150 for release.
This place is fine for a pint, especially outside in the garden if the weather permits, but the food isn't up to much and the place could do with an overhaul, particularly the mens toilets which always stink.
26 Jul 2010 08:57
An essential stop for visitors to Lechlade. A real old fashioned character pub with a friendly atmosphere and superb beers. The micro brewery is up and running and you can watch it all happening and even get a guided tour.
7 Jul 2010 12:06
Used this pub three times over the last four weeks, once just for drinks at lunchtime and twice for dinner. Didn't get the landlord's name, but it's a shame they can't clone him and instal copies elsewhere. Couldn't be more pleasant, helpful and friendly. Really enjoyed each visit. The food is completely unrecognisable from the previous review and not overpriced. Can recommend the Steak pie - proper pastry, not one of those bowls of casserole with a hat! The beer was spot on too. We also visited the Rose Revived and without complaint, but the Maybush is by far the better pub and we wouldn't hesitate to go there again.
7 Jul 2010 11:57
We ate in the restaurant and were very pleased with the food and the service. Then moved into the bar which caters well for families as well as others. Choice of well kept beers served cheerfully. There isn't an awful lot of choice in Newtonmore, so it's great that this pub does such a good job.
9 Jun 2009 08:30
Our experience was completely the opposite of ETA's. Couldn't fault the place - choice of good beers on hand pump and excellent food. We tried the Lock Inn too and would be hard pressed to choose between them.
9 Jun 2009 08:24
Lovely pub, very welcoming. Good menu at reasonable prices and well kept ale on hand pump. The seating upstairs gives a great view over the locks, but then you miss out on the atmosphere in the bar.
9 Jun 2009 08:19
Typical chain pub with standard chain pub food. Nothing wrong with it, but really better suited to a family with children. Very popular for Sunday lunch - get in early!
26 Mar 2009 10:11
The Three Horseshoes, Bourne End
Lovely ye olde building with original beams and flagstone floors and two log fires. This is a great place to eat - good food and not overpriced. Three real ales on offer. Outside there are lots of tables by the canal - very popular in decent weather as it's a great location.
26 Mar 2009 10:01
Small but very pleasant proper pub, good beers and cheerful real people who know how to serve it. No food, but an essential stop for liquid refreshments if you are walking the towpath.
26 Mar 2009 09:47
Only been to this pub twice in recent months and both times been disappointed. The staff are very busy talking to each other and the very few regulars, so don't expect any service. It's easier to walk out and choose one of the others in the village - or avoid it altogether which is what I will be doing.
19 Mar 2009 10:58
A good antidote to system/chain pubs. Excellent beer, will definitely come back here and try the lunchtime fare another time.
18 Feb 2009 17:43
Would echo the comments on location - it's worth a visit even if you don't go in!
Superb home cooked pub grub and a great selection of ales as well as more ciders than you can shake a stick at!
5 Oct 2008 18:08
The Anglers Retreat, Marsworth
This pub is a real find - a proper honest to goodness pub. Good selection of beers including local Tring brewery 'sidepocket' and London Pride - I can vouch for both of them!
The food is no frills pub grub and very reasonably priced. Sunday roast including 9 (yes,9) veg was �6.95. It's popular though so you might be forced to sink a couple before you get fed. There is an undercover seating area in the garden as well as a small conservatory and an aviary - very pleasant.
Will make a point of going back
5 Sep 2008 09:31
This pub has been turned around and is now managed properly. Choice of well kept ales and the standard Spirit Group menu.
13 Mar 2008 23:41
Very much a chain-pub - the service is awful. You'll feel at home if you're under 30 and wearing designer gear. Have to say the beer (when it came) was good, but didn't stay for another.
17 May 2006 10:51
Under new management now and much better for it. The menu is Chinese plus some standard pub grub - service is excellent as is the beer.
17 May 2006 10:43
The Grand Junction Arms, Bulbourne
They still have decent beer despite the move to premium lagers and overpriced food. Friendly staff - much improved on the last time I was there, but still haven't got the hang of keeping the Gents clean!
17 May 2006 10:35
Small and sweet, nice pint, nice atmosphere and pleasant staff.
14 Apr 2005 18:00
Underwhelming, expensive, but good location - good place to meet up and move off to somewhere else.
14 Apr 2005 17:58
New manager now (Jill) and busier in the evenings than it used to be. Friendly though, and the service is good. The low prices make up for the lack of choice on beers!
Quieter at Lunchtime, but the steak was good.
7 Mar 2005 22:07
Technically in Wigginton, but nowhere near the village, It's hidden on the old A41 main road (now A4251) between Berkhamsted and Tring.
This pub is now privately owned and run as a Thai restaurant as well as a pub, but it still works well as a pub. Very friendly staff, good pint of London Pride, pool table. Great place for a lunchtime stop if you are walking the nearby canal. (handy car park for same).
22 Feb 2005 10:18
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The Wheatsheaf, Ewell
Under new management since the lockdowns and they have spent a lot of money landscaping the garden and adding a large covered heated seating area.
4 real ales, all in good condition,
No food, no frills, this is just a great proper old fashioned comfortable friendly pub
21 Jan 2022 15:44