Telefono: +441993774441,+441993862512
Indirizzo: Old Minster, West Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX29 0RN
Città: West Oxfordshire
Piatti: 7
Recensioni: 1013
Sito Web: http://www.oldswan.co.uk
"My wife 's sister her husband booked a table at the Old Swan for the four of us as we recently celebrated our 41st Anniversary, both our birthdays. She thought it would be a nice surprise, so we weren 't told where we were going. It was a surprise, all right! We arrived in good time, although the (large) car park had some cars in it, we were aware that there seemed to be few people around. The day was cold, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground, although all main roads were clear. Entering the pub, we were greeted by a young man, who took us into a rustic, beamed restaurant. We sat at one table, but my sister in law quickly found that her seat sloped, she was constantly sliding towards the table, so we moved mercifully near a radiator. There was a huge fireplace in the room, but no fire in the grate, so we felt quite cold whilst we were there. We had a bottle of fizz, looked at the menu, which was one card, plus a supplementary 'festive ' menu. We didn 't want starters, there were a few items on the mains list, but mostly it was pie of various fillings. I chose the 'festive ' one, the other 3 all chose different ones. We waited quite a while for the food to appear, it wasn 't because the kitchen was terribly busy, as we were the only diners in the restaurant! On arrival, my pie was topped with an overdone pig in a blanket, I 'm still not sure what was under the crust. All plates comprised a pie, some mash some kale. We 'd ordered minted peas, they, any other vegetable came as a side dish, with suitable price attached. I thought that the pie was very ordinary, at over £17, quite expensive for something that probably cost a fiver, at most. The kale was stringy, difficult to cut. The ladies chose a pudding each, but my brother in law I just had a beer. After that, we had some coffee. We asked why there were so few diners, were told that they 'd had 25 cancellations that day, they put the non attendances down to the weather. That was a little odd, as we 'd driven several miles to get there, with no problems. The toilets were clean serviceable. About 41 years ago, I took my then fiancee to the Old Swan, which was then reckoned to be somewhat exclusive, rather expensive, so we were interested to see what it was like now, which is where the disappointment kicked in. Not great, I 'm afraid, it won 't survive if customers don 't feel they 're getting value for money, as there 's just too much competition in the catering sector. I don 't know what the meal cost in total, as it was paid for by my Sister In Law. Were unlikely to return, or recommend."
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charlesfP4897HN
Great food, service and setting for some Sunday food would go again for sure. Inside is nice or can sit outside for drinks
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AndGJ
We enjoyed an absolutely fantastic meal, it was exquisite beyond words. We would definitely recommend The Old Swan and will return.
lindagill2016
A very cosy atmosphere with a log fire. The staff were very friendly. The pies that we had were great beef and lamb. Good beers too.
G3994OGraccoon
Had a lovely meal we had the beef pie and the chicken and ham pie and they were both absolutely delicious. Cosy traditional country pub atmosphere in a beautiful setting.
N8155WEdeanb
Ignored for a long period to get a drink when noone else was at the bar. Then the manager turned her back on us when asked if we could have a table for food. Really disappointing
Bridget
Very disappointing lunch. The lettuce had gone off and the ‘special’ smoked salmon and avocado sandwich was small, the bread was very dry and it was missing the avocado. When I alerted the staff to this, while our sweet potato fries were going cold, they...
ivors595
We arranged to meet longstanding friends at this restaurant with no previous knowledge of the venue other than looking at their website. Whilst the building itself is pleasant and steeped in history, the service and food are at the opposite end of the spectrum. The...
robahardman
Very nice meal. Okay it was mainly a pie menu but if you only have mainly pies they’ve got to be good and they were. We had a 3 night stay and probably couldn’t eat pies every night but fir the 1st nigh after a long journey they were spot on. We also had afternoon tea on our last day. Very nice and plentiful, give it a try. Great staff in this place, all were very friendly and attentive. Lovely big log fires keeping us all warm.
Jayne
Met up with a group of friends from school and this lovely pub was about half way for all of us! The pub is easy to find with a large car park at the rear. The staff were all friendly and welcoming not at all what other reviewers have said! . Service was very good and the food lovely. We wanted to catch up with each other so conversation was our main aim and the ladies who served us made us feel like there was no rush, and were patient when we tried to choose which pie to have! Overall it was a lovely lunch, with very good service at a very reasonable cost. We will be back. Thank you everyone at the Old Swan!
Tony
My wife 's sister her husband booked a table at the Old Swan for the four of us as we recently celebrated our 41st Anniversary, both our birthdays. She thought it would be a nice surprise, so we weren 't told where we were going. It was a surprise, all right! We arrived in good time, although the (large) car park had some cars in it, we were aware that there seemed to be few people around. The day was cold, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground, although all main roads were clear. Entering the pub, we were greeted by a young man, who took us into a rustic, beamed restaurant. We sat at one table, but my sister in law quickly found that her seat sloped, she was constantly sliding toward...
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