The Pot Kiln, Frilsham - pub details
Address: Frilsham, Yattendon, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 0XX [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 7376) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Midgham (4.5 miles), Thatcham (4.9 miles), Aldermaston (5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by pete on 5 Apr 2004
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> Current user rating: 5.1/10 (rated by 44 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Royal Oak, Yattendon (0.9 miles), Bull, Stanford Dingley (1.6 miles), Old Boot Inn, Stanford Dingley (1.7 miles)
user reviews of the Pot Kiln, Frilsham
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| Great beer - 2 from West Berks Brewery plus 2 guests when we went there. The bar area is small and does a heavy bar food trade (the bar snacks are excellent). The restaurant is a bit hit and miss. On a good day it is first rate. On a not so good day you can get underbaked doughy bread and underseasoned food. The menu prices do not include service - which admittedly is very good - so you'll need to add 10%. On weekday lunchtimes the place can get full of suits talking business with laptops on the tables and taking phone calls from clients at the table (which is not what you want if you're aiming for a romantic lunch with your wife/g-friend). Going forward, would I use it as a pub ? Yes. It's a cracker but expensive (altho since it's in one of the most expensive parts of Berkshire - David Cameron and Kate Middleton territory - that's only to be expected). As a restaurant. Probably not. Dan137 - 5 Feb 2012 13:59 |
| called here on Sunday evening,and were luck enough to get a table in the small bar area,which was cosy with a log fire going [ just]....good well kept local beer, [ only 2] but both in good condition. We had the bar snack menu which was lovely, and plentiful for the price,even if a bit slow.! The toilet - only 1 for the ladies that serves all the restauarant diners too, [got to have 50 covers plus] - wouldn't want to queue for that on a busy eevning...what happens in the Summer when numbers are really high, or do I guess it just never gets that busy with such high restaurant prices......London in the country!.. ladiesview - 5 Dec 2011 13:53 |
| Hardly a pub any more. Small serving bar and drinking area in which every table was occupied by diners, in addition to the separate restaurant. Unless you are dining you can either be a bar fly or stand awkwardly with your pint and get in everyone's way. In either case you feel a little out of place. You can of course sit outside, weather permitting in which case it's probably perfectly nice and possibly worth seeking out for the very good local ale and the very friendly and prompt bar staff. Would I return? Possibly on a warm summer's evening. Would I dine there? I'm not that partial to eating pigeons and deer so probably not. kentgoldings - 13 Jun 2011 16:45 |
| Outsnading pub, great ambiance and beautiful location. Come early as car park gets full quickly. Dog friendly too. fender100 - 11 May 2011 11:42 |
| Despite some poorer reviews in 2009, this seems to be a place worth seeking out. Somewhat hard to find - head east from the village proper and get onto the Yattendon to Bucklebury road. Even so the pub doesn't shout its presence - look for the carpark. We confined our visit to the bar, which was well appointed with simple wooden furniture. Four good beers including a house ale from West Berkshire brewery. Bar food fairly limited and rather sparse in quantity given the price, but the quality is fine. Staff were excellent, hospitable and efficient, especially considering that we turned up just after normal bar food hours (due to not being able to find the pub readily). Men's loo accessed from outside (right of the front door). I imagine this would be an excellent summer evening inn Arctium_lappa - 28 Jan 2011 00:40 |
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