The Fleece Witney

Been here 5 times before and it's been pretty good.Met friends for lunch yesterday and quite honestly it was awful.Three of us had pie and the greens were cold.When they eventually came back our other 3 friends were almost finished and the waiter couldn't remember whose pie was whose.You couldn't really make it up.They knocked the wine off the bill but that's not what we went for. Needless to say we won't be coming back. Shame as we liked it but can't have that again.

I love being on the picturesque green here in Witney, you can't fault the location of this pub. Dinner was a bit mixed, overdone beef but thick cut of lamb, fresh vege but gloopy gravy. Very good pint of beer and cocktail though.

Came for lunch with new work colleagues. Waited around 45 minutes to be served, first 3 people served, then a few minute wait for the next two, then around a 5 minute wait for me (didn’t appear overly busy! . My salt beef brioche was appalling a basic brioche burger bun containing 2 tiny slices of salt beef and one large piece of fat (you can’t put that on a bun by accident …..oh yeah, and a lovely star anise too! All of this accompanied by some barely luke warm oven like steak cut chips! I know I should’ve complained but I was with work colleagues during my first week and didn’t want to be ‘that guy’ but I certainly wouldn’t come again and wouldn’t recommend!

We stayed in a front facing room. It was a little noisy with people chatting outside The Fleece, but it was quiet from 11pm and we enjoyed a good night's sleep in the comfortable room. The restaurant was busy at Sunday breakfast but the service was efficient and cheerful. There is a good choice on the breakfast menu and we enjoyed smashed avocado on toast with kombucha and coffee. A nice building in a great setting and well recommended.

The service at this restaurant was excellent. Although one of our dishes took a little longer (20 minutes) because it was fish, we were informed ahead of time. The staff was attentive and we never had to wait long. The food was of high quality and there was a good variety to choose from. I must give a special shoutout to Darcy, who went above and beyond to make our dining experience enjoyable. I couldn't pick a favorite dish because they were all delicious!