The Three Horseshoes — Restaurant in South Oxfordshire

This is now a gastro pub essentially so orientated to food, which incidentally is pricey, more of this later.

The bar had two real ales, Fuller's Pride and a Brakspeare. I opted for the latter.

The interior of the pub has a couple of rooms at the front, with some chaise lounges around the room. It is not a traditional pub anymore, more of an eatery with a bar.

At the rear in what was previously a segue into a yard and garden had been constructed an expensive looking glazed area with bi-folding doors, this is where meals appear to be mainly served. I opted for the pork.

The beer was flat and coming to the end of the barrel, it was not particularly inspiring. Again, food is what they are pushing here not the beer.

Food arrived, and for a £20 meal I expected more. The pork was lukewarm and didn't have any crackling forming. The gravy, which the menu blurb claimed was the pub's shining hour was hardly present and the rest was below par. The Yorkshire's were tiny and the batter had failed to fully cook through.

Therefore when the bill arrived I was very surprised to see they had also sneaked on a service charge of £5!

The pub is a beautiful, historic, and lovely village hostelry of the kind we need to protect. However on current form it needs owners that show it, and its customers, more respect. I can not recommended the place.

If you want better real ale, though I can't vouch for the food, then I'd suggest you visit the Hook Norton managed pub, The Crown, in the centre of...

We stayed nearby in Benson Marina and were absolutely delighted to find this fantastic pub on our doorstep. Out of the 10 nights we spent on holiday there, we visited the Three Horseshoes 8 times, eating there 4 times and family came to visit and we took them there twice for dinner so this shows how much we liked the place!

Landlord and bar staff very friendly and welcoming, food awesome, beer good and the locals were a delight. We feel well-placed to comment on the food after sampling many dishes from the varied menu and specials board. Pie and a pint night was brilliant and good value with the steak and stilton being my favourite. I also recommend the chicken with bacon, leek and stilton sauce and the short rib of beef. All of it really; the food was a fantastic standard and could have been served up in an expensive restaurant.

The pub is like a tardis too! Seems tiny and very cosy when you walk through the door but this is very deceiving. A lovely dining room to the right, a pool table through the back and a lovely covered and heated area with lots of seating/tables lead to a gorgeous garden.

What more can I say? Go there and enjoy the place; we loved it. Will be going back next June on holiday again and very much look forward to revisiting this...

Visited the Three Horseshoes for a works Christmas Dinner and to mark 4 staff leaving. We all had the set menu of either 2 or 3 courses. We were greeted on arrival, and offered a glass of prosecco as per the set menu, though did not get the coffee and mince pies at the end of the meal. The food was delicious, and everyone commented on how nice the atmosphere was. The staff were relatively attentive considering how full the front bar was and the other groups dining. The bill however was a different story. Having collected monies from the team in advance so that one payment could be made, I was suprised when I re-checked my figures at home that we had been overcharged by £80. I have so far failed to get a response from the Three Horse Shoes in respect of this query which is an extremely large amount of money for me to be out of pocket at any time, let alone on the run up to Christmas. I would recommend to all diners to check their bills for extra charges and take a list of the full details of set menu's to ensure that you recieve all the items that are...