Reviews of Ye Olde Dog & Badger, Medmenham
Review by sandra richardson on 4th March, 2012
Add your review Date visited: 2nd march 2012
This place is so good that I have to write another review We had supper there on Friday and as usual the food was excellent We will continue to use the Dog and Badger on a regular basis. Try it you will love it!!
Review by sandra richardson on 26th November, 2011
Add your review Date visited: 18th november
We have visited the pub 3or 4 times and it never disappoints.The food is excellent,the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. I would thoroughly recommend the Dog and Badger. We will definitely continue to use it
Review by Debs Stewart on 22nd June, 2011
Add your review Date visited: Boating trip
We visited the Dog and Badger for lunch yesterday on our way up the Thames. It is a stunning little place with loads of history. The owner has only had it a short while and is doing a great job of getting the pub a good reputation again. We had a fantastic lunch at a very reasonable price. We also had a pleasant conversation with the owner. Would fully recommend this pub to anyone in the area or passing through as we were.
Review by Abstratman on 19th April, 2011
Add your review Date visited: 18/4/2011
This pub has been closed since January 2011.. We happend upon the new owners today, they had just been given the keys !
The new landlords have been in the trade since 1989 and currently run the chequers Inn in Fingest..A pub I have visited recently...a lovely pub, considerably improved since they took it on just 20weeks ago but now moving on to the Dog and Badger following appalling treatment by their Brewery landlords Brakspears...(read the numerous past reports in the Henley Standard regarding Brakspears).
I have great hopes for this pub...The current plans are to re-open for the weekend of the Royal Wedding..but not fully...but even if limited, given my experience of the Chequers under their tenure..no doubt it will be a good experience and one I look forward to. I wish them well and will return very soon!
Review by Roy Broad on 13th April, 2011
Add your review Date visited: 12/04/2011
Well it might have been good but we will never know. The pub had been suggested as a good place for lunch on our Thames river trip.
Easy to find with a large sign on the river bank extolling the virtues of the food and pointing the way down the lane.
After a walk of just over half a mile carrying paddles and all our belongings (canoes left on the bank-side) we found it closed. The sign on the gate said closed indefinitely. We found out later it had already been shut for a while. A waste of time and effort.
I tried to phone the pub to ask them to take down their sign but the number listed on this website is now 'number unrecognised'. Maybe we should have taken it down ourselves.
Review by David J Williams on 18th July, 2010
Add your review Date visited: 10th June
A beautiful pub with great food and attentitive staff.
My wife and I enjoyed a lovely afternoon moored at the river in Medmenham and stopping for a quick bite at the Dog and Badger. Our meals were of generous portion sizes and elegantly presented. With polite and attentitive staff, it made for a lovely meal out.
I highly recommened the Dog and Badger to anyone looking for a warm, welcoming atmosphere
Review by Ron & Christine Carter on 29th June, 2010
Add your review Date visited: 29.06.10
A disappointment from the word 'go'. Around 7.30 pm on a summer evening and the car park was almost empty. We wandered in to the bar, wandered around, and it was quite a while before anyone appeared to greet us - and that greeting was far from warm! We had hoped for a bar meal (having seen a sample menu on the website) - only to be told that they only served those at lunch time (no indication of that on the menu/website). When we mentioned we wanted something light (a hot, humid summer evening) we were not given any suggestions - just told we could have starters if we wished. We settled for fish and chips - looked reasonable on the plate,but not good to eat; chips although seemingly hand cut tasted as though they had been reheated. We were on a reconnaissance trip hoping to take some friends there the following week (we enjoy trying different local restaurants) - needless to say we shall not be returning. Over-priced, paper napkins (not what we hope from a gastro-pub!)and not very friendly service. There was no spark of personality between owners/staff and ANY of the customers. Maybe the owners need a holiday!
Review by Derek on 6th September, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 1/09/09
A great find for anyone wondering up from the river! A cosy atmosphere and really tasty food and make sure you stay around for dessert - I particularly enjoyed the sticky toffee pudding.
Review by Alan P on 25th August, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 24th Aug
Very much enjoyed the new feel to the place - a much brighter and friendlier experience than before. The menu is just right with generous portions of good grub! Particularly enjoyed the desserts too - overall a really nice experience!
Review by Barbara on 8th August, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 7th August 2009
Overambitious menu. Some dishes very poor quality (mushy fish, tasteless risotto). Would have expected better at the price. Home made burgers and chips good, but don't expect to come out feeling full. Sadly, not as good as it used to be.
Review by Charles on 21st July, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 18/07/2009
I am so pleased that this place he reopened. Having popped in for a few drinks mid-week, this weekend I went for a meal with my partner - I have to say that we both thought that the food could give the best restaurants in Henley a run for their money. I had a delicious steak with wild mushrooms and chips, whilst my partner enjoyed the seasonal risotto. We went off for a walk with the dog after lunch (they seem to be very dog friendly here) and finished off our lazy Saturday afternoon with a delicious cream tea!
Review by Graham R on 30th April, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 15/04/09
Amazing food, excellent service and good value too! Try the sticky toffee pudding and the fish and chips! :)
Review by John D on 9th April, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 9/04/09
We stumbled across this place and discovered that it has just re-opened - I can't recommend it highly enough! The food was delicious (I had an extremely tasty burger with home-made chips, followed by a very moreish sticky toffee pudding). They seemed to have a good selection of drinks too, and a particularly nice real ale on tap. To top it all, the prices were really very reasonable indeed - long live the credit crunch!!!
Review by shane on 18th February, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 13/02/2009
A traditional english olde world pub with great character located in the chiltern hills. Great food and a warm welcome.
Review by chris hummel on 17th January, 2009
Add your review Date visited: Dec.30th 2008
The really high standard of the food at the Dog & Badger came as a wonderful surprise and we don't know why they aren't booked up weeks ahead. Although the decor is the usual charming old world pub, the food is of a much higher standard than most of the other places in the area and Carlos and his team deserve to have great success. The fish dish I had was second to none I have eaten in Britain. We will certainly be going back there whenever we are in the area. It is so refreshing to get super, well-cooked food that is not the mediocre, loveless run-of-the mill stuff that so many British pubs have resorted to serving up- or the chi-chi pretentious offerings that one sometimes encounters at the top end of the pub-grub spectrum.
Review by Martin Toll on 8th January, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 19th Nov. 2008.
I should visit this restaurant more often but have managed two visits on successive birthdays,the most recent being one of those "notable" birthdays! This time there were four of us and we were treated to a succession of suitably splendid dishes with something to please everyone.
A warm & welcoming atmosphere pervades this historical establishment. Carlos family run Sardinian restaurant has added another memorable & tasty chapter to the long history of Ye Olde Dog & Badger. Bon apetite!
Review by Nienke Guhl on 10th October, 2008
Add your review Date visited: 10.10.2008
Today was our 4th visit in 5 months to "Olivastro"@The Dog and Badger. As before, the service is excellent and warm,and the food authentic Italian, fresh, fragrant and very tasty. It's a familiy run business, and it shows in their attentiveness to their customers, and creates a very nice atmosphere. Worth every deviation from the M4 or M40!
Review by M Clarke on 11th September, 2008
Add your review Date visited: July 2008
Probably one of the most appalling meals I have ever had.
Certainly the most overpriced.
Review by Mario Scala on 7th June, 2008
Add your review Date visited: 2/6/08
Excellent food and service, superb choice of menu and very reasonably priced delicacies.
By far the best restaurant in the area I will definetly go back again.
Highly recommended++!
Review by Mandy Williams on 5th December, 2007
Add your review Date visited: 05/12/07
Fantastic, the hospitality was superb, food was delicious. We had tagliatelle with langoustine with a touch of chilli just right, pasta in a cream sauce with nutmeg, saffron, ham, rocket and parmesan and monkfish with tomato and prawn sauce with fresh vegetables. All the food was delicious and piping hot, this was washed down with a crisp Sardinian white. We shall certainly recommend to others and look forward to returning.
Review by Charles Bublay on 1st December, 2007
Add your review Date visited: 02 Nvember 2007
I was delighted in my last visit, the place has changed and for the better. The Sardinian food served is of the highest quality, truly delicious and complemented by a very welcoming host; Carlo Arrigoni, proprietor. Highly reccomended.
Review by m.a.bearman on 17th September, 2006
Add your review Date visited: 16/09/2006
We have visited on many occaisions,the food prepared by Shaun Rowlands (Ex IVY chef) is superb and the vaired menu caters for all.The wine list is also excellent and owners Deborah & Shaun Rowlands are very welcoming and a pleasure to be with.
Review by j cooper on 31st January, 2006
Add your review Date visited: 31 01 2006
we received excellent service to go with the delicious pumkin soup and perfect mushroom risotto, felt as if it was very personally prepared by the chef.
thank you...
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