Old White Hart

Fabulous pub in lovely village with delicious and varied food on the menu. I had pheasant which was tender and tasty. Cosy bar and friendly attentive staff. Would highly recommend and would take no notice of recent previous negative comments as everything was perfect on our visit with family.

I didn’t get chance to order anything, because I didn’t want to. The behaviour of the landlord outside his own pub was shocking. Never have I seen a grown man behave so appallingly. Perhaps he has enough local customers that he doesn’t care about attracting new ones.

Looks lovely, a nice old pub with lots of outside space. Menu is fairly standard for a pub which was what we were looking for. Quality wasn’t what we expected, especially for the price. Food took ages too. I wouldn’t go back, shame it used or be a decent place but seems to have gone downhill.

Food was not up to usual standards the last 2 times we have visited. Its a shame as its seems to have gone down hill I was wondering if its had a change of owners? The food took 40 minutes to arrive the staff looked like they would rather be somewhere else. Not sure if they use a microwave but the food was dry and boiling hot in the middle it almost burnt my mouth. Will look for another establishment to eat.

All five of us were incredibly disappointed with our visit. The food was overcooked, dry and of poor quality. Clearly not worth the extortionate prices. The also had a limited wine selection. Toilets were grubby and filthy. The staff looked like they had lost the will to live. There are some lovely pubs in the area and they are all much better than this place.

We had an enjoyable two night stay in the Old White Hart with dinner on both nights. Our room - a King Premium - was very comfortable and I especially appreciated the armchair as I sleep badly and often get out of bed and sit and read during the night. The surprise was the huge bathroom with the absolutely enormous whirlpool bath, as well as a large wet-room type shower. There was ample room for both of us in the bath and we could have got a couple of children in there too, had we had any! Everywhere was spotlessly clean. Dinner was served in the dining room on one night and in the bar on the second as there were only a handful of people that evening. We enjoyed our food on both nights, although I was left with the faint suspicion that main courses could have been pre-plated up to a certain point as no substitution of vegetables was permitted, although other vegetable dishes were available to order as extras. Breakfast, served in the dining room (a very pleasant room) was good, with home made jam and marmalade and all the usual suspects: cereals, yogurts, cooked items but the highlight for me was the bowl of stewed plums, possibly from the garden! This is something I’ve never seen on a breakfast table before and they were delicious, especially with the yogurt. So much nicer than the fruit salad that so often contains melon (my pet hate!). It is worth noting for those who are less mobile that the following rooms are accessed by a metal staircase out in the rear courtyard: Caldecotte, Wing and Stoke Dry (all the rooms are named after local villages). These could perhaps be slippery and the hand rail is only really accessible on one side, the other rail being covered with climbing honeysuckle. Overall this is a lovely place to stay and in a beautiful village. We would certainly return.