The White Hart - South Oxfordshire

I ate dinner at the White Hart this evening. Whilst I can 't fault the decor or atmosphere it 's a perfectly nice pub I thought the food was truly dire. I had the calamari to start, which was similar to something you 'd be served from a packet in a Wetherspoons. It was dry and I 'd be extremely surprised if this wasn 't from a frozen packet. It was the main course though that really staggered me. This is supposedly a South African pub, and they boast legendary steaks on the menu. This was singularly the worst steak that I 've had out in the UK. I paid nearly £40(!! for a Ribeye Surf and Turf and ended up with 3 tiny frozen prawns on a skewer, rested on top of a steak that was roughly the thickness of a rasher of bacon. This steak arrived slathered in BBQ sauce, rendering the additional £3 portion of (packet Bearnaise pointless. If you 're going to brand your steaks Legendary on the menu (and charge DOUBLE the price of Hawksmoor in Knightsbridge, Central London (per ounce you really need to back it up with something far better than this. I 'm not in the habit of leaving reviews on pubs or restaurants, but I felt compelled to today. If I could give The White Hart one less star, I 'm afraid I would.

When you travel over 50 miles just for Sunday Lunch you expect it to be perfect and it was just that. My choice was the traditional Carvery Lunch (Beef Turkey) which came with a Yorkshire Pudding the size of a Brandy Glass. Others had the Lamb and a Pork Belly. Including drinks and a pudding it was under £80 for the 3 of us. Service was friendly and attentive, but not at all intrusive. Decor and atmosphere was pretty good too.

Lovely English country pub. Our room was spacious and clean. Our hosts friendly and accommodating We had drinks in the bar and in the morning a freshly cooked breakfast. Very happy with everything Only thing I would say and this is nothing about the pub...

Can't fault the meal that we had at the white hart, food was amazing. Highly recommended. Great staff aswell

Five of us had lunch in the main restaurant. We found the service to be very friendly and professional. Everyone was pleased with their meal. My South African Sharer was intended to be a starter for two but I had it for myself and all...