The Talbot, Milton Keynes - pub details
Address: London Road, Loughton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8AB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4410) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Milton Keynes Central (0.8 miles), Wolverton (2.8 miles), Bletchley (3.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Big screen, Karaoke (Sundays)
- Pool table (1), Quiz machines (Multi)
- Food served (carvery in restaurant area)
- Outside seating, Children allowed
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> Current user rating: 4.8/10 (rated by 9 users)
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user reviews of the Talbot, Milton Keynes
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| Newly refurbished and pleasant enough. Real ale pretty decent and usually fairly easy to get a table if you want a drink n& not a meal (not usually the case in MK on a Sunday Lunchtime). 3D Sky sports in one are, but not too intrusive. Service can sometimes be slow-ish. Grumpy_Old_Man - 29 Jan 2012 20:33 |
| Great Food, but lousy range of beers (Usually no cask available) - a great pity. Mr_Tipples - 5 Jan 2012 13:21 |
| This looks to be a traditional old country pub from the outside, but has clearly been extended and renovated and doesn’t have quite the cosy charm that you might expect. That said, it’s a decent enough place if slightly lacking in any character. It’s a large pub divided in to several areas. The restaurant section is off to the right (or the front, depending on how you look at it) and I didn’t investigate this. The central area which is where the bar counter is located is a L-shape room with dark stained wooden boards on the floor. The bar counter itself is fairly small, and the fact that there were three punters sat up there on stools made it difficult to get there to be served. At the back of this room is an area with dark wood panelling on the walls covered in black and white photos, reminiscent of a old hotel drawing room. Off to the right is a more open plan area, with tartan carpet on the floors as well as tartan wallpaper on the back wall. There is a large fire place stacked full with logs that I suspect will never be burnt, and above this a plasma that was showing Sky Sports. Fortunately the sound was down, and instead there was background music to listen to. Whilst not obviously being a pub that focuses on sport, there was nonetheless a fixtures list on each table, and this indicated that a couple of football matches would be shown on most days. There was a certain amount of exposed brick work in evidence, and the seating was a mixture of tables and chairs, leather sofas and arm chairs. Going on the sign outside, the pub bills itself as a “Restaurant, Pub and Carvery” and consequently the food offering included a large carvery counter. The rest of the menu was traditional pub fayre with most of the mains being around the £8 mark, and my Chicken Tikka Masala seemed a decent enough dish, although perhaps a little over-priced for the quality and quantity provided. The only beers on tap were Old Speckled Hen and London Pride. There was a third pump on the bar but this appeared to be unused. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately. Blackthorn - 4 Oct 2011 20:58 |
| This pub has gone through a massive refurb and is totally unrecognisable from its former sad self. It's a now a 'Great British Carvery' with an a la carte menu as well as the carvery. My wife had the carvery and was very happy with the quality of the meats and the range and quality of the multiple vegetables. I had welsh rarebit followed by lasagne. Both were excellent. Then with their diamond club for over 50's it's only £6.49 each for 2 courses (Monday to Friday). Can't be bad! TNC - 19 Feb 2011 11:58 |
| Carvery very old hat Real Ale occasionally fair A pub dying on its feet alewhale - 27 Feb 2005 20:19 |
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