The Windmill Bar Restaurant - BURFORD

A lovely and peaceful place not far away from the city, with very welcoming staff. Food was good and the view amazing! read more A lovely and peaceful place not far away from the city, with very welcoming staff. Food was good and the view amazing!

Restaurant booked for Sunday lunch. On arrival the entrance was inviting, clean and welcoming. The staff very attentive and polite, after greeting we were shown... read more Restaurant booked for Sunday lunch. On arrival the entrance was inviting, clean and welcoming. The staff very attentive and polite, after greeting we were shown to our table which was in a light and airy room. The food was excellent with a good variety of choice, freshly cooked and of great quality. Overall a very good venue with staff who were obviously well trained polite and smartly turned out. Would definitely go again.

A meeting of cousins. An annual event however our usual resturant had closed for good. Time to pick a new venue and chose The Windmill at Burford. Easy to get t... read more A meeting of cousins. An annual event however our usual resturant had closed for good. Time to pick a new venue and chose The Windmill at Burford. Easy to get to on the A40. Simple to book online. The venue were able to cope with us no problem. The staff were friendly and very efficient. The food from the Sunday lunch was tasty, hot and plenty of vegetables. It's always a bit of a chance with a new venue but The Windmill met and exceeded our expectations. Very good value for money. We had a wonderful lunch and have already pre-booked fir our next get together in 12 months time. We all highly recommend this friendly resturant where the staff made us feel very comfortable. Thank you everyone. If you are in the are or visiting from Adam Try The Winmill. You won't be disappointed.

Our meal was good but not outstanding. A bit pricey for what it was. Could have done with more vegetables. The venue and the location are outstanding. read more Our meal was good but not outstanding. A bit pricey for what it was. Could have done with more vegetables. The venue and the location are outstanding.

Upon arrival we were greeted with a muted hello from the man behind the bar, although the young lady that showed us to our table was polite and friendly. The re... read more Upon arrival we were greeted with a muted hello from the man behind the bar, although the young lady that showed us to our table was polite and friendly. The restaurant was almost empty but must say the view out of the window of the rolling fields behind the Windmill was lovely. Once seated the young lady took our drinks order and the drinks arrived soon after via a young man who looked uncannily like Liam from Benidorm, all good so far. This is where the evening went downhill, there were 4 tables of people dining, one of about 6 with their children, ours of 7 and two tables of two(one of these left soon after we arrived). There were two young staff members serving all tables and another older man who stayed behind the bar all evening, so shouldn’t have been a problem on a very quiet night. We ordered two starters of prawn cocktail and mains of 3 scampi, two steak and Guinness pies and two supreme chicken, we also asked if it would be possible to swap the new potatoes for mashed on one of the supreme chicken dishes, the young man taking the food order was unsure and didn’t seem to understand what was being asked or offer to go to ask in the kitchen but he said it should be ok. The prawn cocktails took well over half an hour to arrive and looking at what was on the plate (not a lot for £9) this seemed a bit odd. The mains were another 45 mins (although both servers did come to apologise for the wait at different times) not sure why the what looked like a senior member of staff (behind the bar) was not the one to apologise and to be honest I felt sorry for the two serving as they both seemed to lack experience with something clearly out of their control. When the mains arrived they came out in drips and drabs and one dish was forgotten and a ramekin of mash was given as well as the chicken meal instead of replacing the potatoes as requested. All in all not a great night, food was fine, waiting time was a joke, unlikely we will return.