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Sadly changed management and no longer can recommend
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A traditional and attractive stone built inn on the main road through the village, this now has most of the floor space given over to the restaurant, but nonetheless maintains a separate bar area and there were several locals in enjoying a pint on a recent Thursday evening visit.
The bar area is an attractive room with a predominantly black tiled floor, although there are a few old flagstones around the bar. It�s got a low ceiling with a couple of thick black beams and various paraphernalia on the walls relating to the cooper�s trade. It�s not especially big, and there were only about half a dozen tables to sit at. To the right was a massive old stone fire-place with a wood burning stove and piles of logs ready for the winter. A small, semi-circular extension at the back had plenty of glazing and offered a good outlook to the pleasant looking garden. The restaurant area was off to the left and looked to be pleasant enough, with another small fireplace.
The menu was firmly in the �gastro-pub� genre with most of the mains being somewhere around the �10 - �15 mark, and offered a selection of unusual dishes. Certainly no curry or pie of the day to be seen here. There was however a separate bar menu, although many of these looked to be more of the snack variety than full blown meals. Unfortunately, despite high expectations, my Chilli, Crab & Basil Linguine was somewhat disappointing. There was little discernible flavour from any of the three ingredients and it was sat in a pool of liquid, so essentially was just soggy pasta. That said, I don�t think it was a bad dish, just not quite what I had in mind. It wouldn�t put me off returning and trying something else, and in contrast a desert of Banoffee Pie with Honeycomb Ice Cream was absolutely delicious, undoubtedly one of the best puddings I�ve had for a while, although it was getting a little sweet by the end. And that�s not something I say very often!
Beers on tap were Oldershaw�s Newton�s Drop and Heavenly Blond, their own 1487 and Greene King IPA. The solitary cider was Stowford Press which makes a pleasant change from the ubiquitous Strongbow around these parts. Overall, despite a slight hiccup with my food, I really liked this pub. It�s an attractive old building, retains a dedicated drinking area, has an unusual choice of beers and a pleasant and friendly barmaid.
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I turned up at this pub to meet a friend for lunch (1pm) last week, The pub was very quiet. I had my 10 month old, happy well behaved daughter with me so I asked for a high chair and to start a tab. I was told that the pub doesn't accomodate children and that they got rid of all their high chairs during their recent refurbishment. I could understand this if I had turned up in the evening but I was pretty gob smacked to be honest. I found this attitude very unfriendly and very unbusiness like as my friend and I were planning on spending some money there. The sad thing is I was going there to see what it was like in order to go back with my husband one evening for a well earned baby break. As a result of this I won't ever step foot back in there again and I have mentioned our reception to other friends in my village (Harrold) Bad move Ye Three Fishes, you may want to review your lunchtime policy on children!
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Very friendly staff, excellent food and great atmosphere. I will certainly be eating here again.
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The refurb has made the environment much nicer, and best of all the food has remained an excellent stadard! Staff are welcoming and friendly, and the great range of beers, with ever impresive guest beers make a visit well worth while.
OK, so the prices went up a little, but I think it's worth it!
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Recently refurbed to a very high standard. New and changing menu, food excellent & staff friendly. Well worth a visit.
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My wife came accross this pub one lunchtime last summer and enjoyed a really lovely meal. Despite seeing the bad reviews on this site I agreed to go back one evening to try it for myself. We've now been back quite a few times and look forward to the next visit inbetween. The bar is nothing special, but the beers and the food in the restaurant part are worth the journey (from Milton Keynes). It retains a lovely rustic charm with simply increbible and perfectly cooked food ... so good we went there twice with friends for a pre-Christmas dinners.
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Ye Three Fyshes is no longer part of the Churchill Taverns Group, and what an improvement! The surly staff and poor service are things of the past, and the pub is well worth a visit, especially for the excellent Sunday roasts. If you've been disappointed in the past (I live in the village and used to walk passed the Fyshes to go to the Cranes) it's well worth another try under the new management.
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Back in the 80s this was my "Pub of choice" despite living 25 miles away in L/Buzzard at that time. There was a fantastic strong ale called Marston's "Owd Roger". The Landlord was one Charles Wincott.
Having reached the age of 70 I had a mad urge to "Google" the name of the pub. Having done so & having seen the reviews, the place seems to have gone downhill. Such a shame really to have fond memories destroyed.
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Now serving food all day saturday & Sunday!
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considering its lovely location what a disappointment.Miserable staff & appalling food.
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Was a good pub...but has gone down hill in the last year...I remember the food was good on my last visit,but my recent visit it was poor... �8.95 for a lasagne (reheated) ..my 2 other friends commented on how small the portion was(plenty of plate visible)...The staff were doing the bare minimum to keep people happy!...top tip...drive past The Fyshes and head for Lavendon!
jj163 - 10 Sep 2006 08:36 |
Horrible !! Staff miserable - no characters at all just chain driven crud !
Looked at the food being carried past me and thought Nah !
Think sub standard Beefeater and you're about there - doubt if they have a chef as it looks like everything on the menu is designed to be bought in bulk and heated up on order !
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lovely pub - first visit for several years - beer choice is hardly inspiring (though well kept) menu rather formulaic - for ease of dispense rather than trying to offer something interesting, well meaning bar staff - who sadly are not on the ball at all - Mushroom Soup turned out to be Tomato Soup - didnt complain i'll be voting with my feet unless the place has a sudden turnaround.
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The pub itself looks really nice inside and it has a lovely beer garden at the rear. There's a fair amount of food served here. The female staff member behind the bar seemed friendly enough although the other guy there didn't seem so pleasant, definiatly seems better now than it was when the 1st review was made
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Ok room for improvment -the beer is good-it is vital that pubs like this survive-give it a try
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Just reopened - shouldn't have bothered. Looks great from the outside but its all downhill from there.
People standing 4 deep at the bar is common - the staff are so unhappy (common amongst chain run pubs sadly) and the 'food' oh boy its spot the vitamin time on the 'menu.
Every option designed to be simply heated up when ordered - you know insipid roast, very deep fried scampi etc etc truly appalling - definately one to miss which is tragic given its fantastic location
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