Bones Lane, Binfield Heath, RG9 4JT
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Summary
“Everything you want in a country pub” according to fans of this thatched free house on the Phillimore Estate, a short drive outside Henley-on-Thames and on the edge of the Chilterns. Run by David Holliday and with chef Alex Sargeant – both ex-Harwood Arms in Fulham – it has a “delightful dining room with food that’s at the top end of gastropub grub” and for less ambitious fare, head to the adjoining ‘burger barn’.
Summary
“A great country retreat” – this “wonderfully well-run” thatched pub is older sibling to the Hart Street Tavern and the work of Harwood Arms alumni Alex Sergeant & David Holloway. Kudos, too, for their new, shed-like Burger Barn, serving patties, hotdogs and rosemary fries “with views of the fields and some new letting rooms”. (“Expect it to be rammed with Henley's glitterati on a sunny summer evening.”)
Summary
A “lovely” thatched pub serving a “short but excellent menu” of food “up to the standards of a London restaurant” – owners Alex Sergeant and David Holloway, graduates of stellar Fulham gastroboozer the Harwood Arms, have put their know-how to excellent effect in south Oxfordshire. “It manages to retain the atmosphere of a village pub while offering very high-quality dining” – “locals still use it for a drink”. Two years down the track, the pair have opened their second venue, Hart Street Tavern, in nearby Henley-on-Thames. Top Tip – “wonderful garden serving great pizzas from a huge pizza oven and drinks from a horsebox”.
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Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £18.00 | £23.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.00 | £25.00 | £6.00 | £7.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Restaurant details
Bones Lane, Binfield Heath, RG9 4JT
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 8:30 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 8:30 am‑6 pm |
