The Fox and Hounds Restaurant & Bar, Englefield Green

Caters for Windsor Great Park Walkers. Nice location, but we found it expensive and not very child-friendly. Young children are certainly not welcome in the rear garden of the pub, where we initially sat. The menu states that they are "expected to remain seated and behave as young adults". Of course we didn't realise that this was the policy until after we sat down, and the waitress's manner was a little snooty as she re-directed us to the front garden, which is less formal. Unfortunately it is also next to a road, so with a 5 and nearly-3 year-old, we couldn't really relax, especially as there were bushes that they could easily squeeze through, that wouldn't enable us to follow. However, our 5 year old did love the tree in the garden, and managed to climb right to the top of it (despite being told not to). He will probably remember that for the rest of his life, and so for that reason alone I give the pub a 7. The food was pricey, but the portions were good, and it was good quality. There were lots of well-behaved dogs for the kids to pat. The toilets were not at all child friendly. The kids couldn't reach the taps or soap, and there were no nappy changing facilities, so I had to change the little one on the toilet floor. On a positive note, there was plenty of parking, and no nasty notices about clamping, so we felt relaxed in taking a short walk in the park before our meal.

16 Aug 2009 21:13