The Swan Inn, Milton Keynes Village - pub details
Address: Broughton Road, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9AH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 25346) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bow Brickhill (2.9 miles), Woburn Sands (2.9 miles), Fenny Stratford (3.2 miles)
Pub suggested by Dennis on 25 Jul 2005
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 12 users)
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| This is a quaint looking thatched roof pub that was apparently in the original village of Milton Keynes, long before it was surrounded by the concrete metropolis. Consequently it’s one of the few pubs in the area that looks as though it might have some character, although if you’re expecting it to be located in a quaint old village you’ll be disappointed. It seems to have been pretty much swallowed up, and is largely surrounded by cheap looking housing, although there is still an old church just behind it. Inside the country pub theme continues, with the main bar at the front having a pleasant and cosy ambience. The floor is partly attractive flagstones and partly some pine boards. There’s a low ceiling with plenty of black beams, and a large, brick built fireplace that had some logs burning away. To the left is a snug with some bench seating with plenty of scattered cushions, and a few pictures of swans on the wall as befits it’s name. There was also a fireplace here with a wood burning stove, and a small bar counter, although neither were in use on a recent visit. The lighting might be described as atmospheric or dark depending on your point of view; suffice to say that if it hadn’t been for the lights from the Christmas tree I would have been unable to read my menu. The main bar seemed to be busy, with mixed groups stood around chatting. At the rear is a larger area that looks to be more geared up for dining, although I didn’t check this out. Staff were all friendly enough, although service was somewhat haphazard – I was waiting at the bar for some time with numerous staff walking passed and ignoring me, and when I did get served they didn’t seem to have much of a clue, like not knowing if they’d started serving food yet, or what the pie of the day was. As I said, pleasant and friendly enough though. Food tended more towards the gastro-pub side of things rather than your traditional pub fayre, and most of the main courses were in the £12 - £15 bracket. Whilst there were a few more traditional dishes such as Sausage & Mash, Pie of the Day and a Burger, even these were all priced at over a tenner. Some of the dishes were really off the wall – I spotted a desert of Lemon Possett with a Raspberry Compote and Popping Candy! What on earth is that? That said, what I had was pleasant enough though. Beers on tap were Brains SA Gold, Bombardier, Young’s Bitter and Hydes Owd Oak. The solitary cider was Symonds Founders Reserve. Blackthorn - 30 Nov 2011 21:49 |
| One of the nicer pubs in the Milton Keynes area (ie one that does not hhave the feel of an artificial lego-brick building, as with most pubs in the viscinity). Friendly and attentive service. The toilets are an area of concern. I am deeply suspicious of public houses/bars which have only one cubicle (in the gents). I find this totally inadequate for the needs of a well populated innery, and a gross representation of the commercialised forces of modern pub 'gastroism'. The price of pints is also absurd. Starting from £3.40 for a real ale, up to £4.30 for a strong lager resembes Mugabe inspired inflation. Not acceptable. Albeit, a most pleasant innery for a quiet drink with the misses (don't complain about the price when she asks for a large though). docmartin - 28 Sep 2011 21:16 |
| We went again last week: I'd still say it's good, but no longer excellent. The food was good, but you can't say more than that. Service was present and pleasant, but not especially attentive. The sparkle is missing. TNC - 2 Jun 2010 15:59 |
| I went here yesterday evening with a friendly but important customer. Friends had been the evening before, and my wife and I are going on Saturday with the same friends. The food was excellent, the service was excellent. It's all I've ever known here. I was amazed and disappointed to read the bad reviews. It sounds like they hit a bad patch. Thankfully, it all seems to be back to normal again. TNC - 22 Jan 2010 15:14 |
| I would not recommend this pub to anyone to eat in. We had our xmas day here last year and was absolutely disgusted with the service and the food at the ridiculous price they charged. £60 per head + the cheeky prats add a 10% service charge on top we were a table of 10. On arrival we stood there looking stupid for about half an hour, not one wait staff greeted us with a hello or even a kind nod to acknowledge we were there. Our table was sitting empty and we including elderly were left standing around. Throughout the meal the service was appaulling, wait staff paid no attention to our table us needing to call out to have empties cleared off our table and to get drinks. As well as this the food was less than average and probably the worst pub food i have eaten in years it was very basic and bland, they burnt the soup starters, and the roast meat main beef and turkey as dry. at £60 a head you would expect a superb delicious meal and extraodinary service little from what we got i felt really annoyed at the cost of the meal when we could have taken the family to nandos and all eaten for about £100 instead of £600.... really really bad experience DONT GO THERE! girlspeed - 17 Dec 2009 12:19 |
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