The best restaurants serving British food in Garsington South Oxfordshire South East

Hmmm. Not sure what's happened here. For many years, The Mole has been our special "Go To" place . On the basis of past experiences we did not hesitate to take friends there for a Post Christmas celebration We have always been greeted by bubbly enthusiastic staff ; invited to explore the specials board and then taken to our table. After waiting by the board for a while, we were shown to a table by the street window where the seats were little more than a cold window ledge, Not at all conducive to a relaxing meal. We asked to be moved and were given another draughty table by the cellar door. In fact the warmest spot in the building was the toilets! January comes around with annoying regularity so I don't know why the heating could not be in keeping with the climate. It soon became apparent that the only table staff were two ladies and because of the lack of numbers, service was very slow. I ordered Venison Pie from Today's Special Board, only to be told (after some discussion with the kitchen) that it was off. Not sure why this could not have been deleted when it became apparent that Venison pie was there none! When the food arrived , it was good and up to the standard we have come to expect. When desserts were ordered we also ordered coffee for afterwards. The coffees arrived 10 minutes before the desserts. I do hope the current situation is a blip rather than a trend and we would all love to return to The Mole that we have grown to love . The food is pricey but good. Lets hope the staffing and ambience we have known comes back . If it does , I'm sure the lost customers can be enticed back

We went for Sunday lunch, the second time in four weeks. The food was delicious, well cooked and served in a timely manner. Staff were friendly and polite.

We took friends out for lunch on our first visit and although the pub was clean the food was very very disappointing for the price. Will not be going back!