The Bedford Arms Oakley

Country pub with a nice atmosphere. Nice food and attentive staff. When it is going to be warmer I will visit again and sit in the garden. Convenient parking, good menu and good choice of wine/beer. If you visit on a nice day there are also plenty of nice walks around. I recommend booking to save your favourite spot.

I was very disappointed with the Sunday roast on 16 March. Two of us had to send the meal back as it was cold when served. It came back slightly hotter but on a stone cold plate. So before we could eat, it very quickly became cold again. The beef was very stringy and quite tasteless. The vegetables were just mushy and rather thrown on the plate after it came back and I suspect the kitchen was very busy at this time. I mentioned my disappointment at the time of paying but no one came to chat to me about it. I should mention the another person with me had a perfectly satisfactory meal and perhaps I was just unlucky in getting the scrag end of the beef and mushy vegetables. Never the less I will not be eating there again. The serving staff were lovely and friendly.

Food was good, not great, but good enough. The service was a little all over the place though, some pleasant waiters and waitresses, but small errors just added up: the table wasn’t ready on arrival, the staff weren’t overly welcoming, not enough seats at our table for our eight guests, which I had to locate myself, and they didn’t provide crackling with our dinner despite it being on the menu, and decided not to warn us of us that before we all ordered the pork roast. A decent roast but you need to polish up on your service!

Top notch food. And country classics such as wood pigeon and wild mushrooms - splendid.

This place is one of our favourites, it’s always been great , however it’s been taken over and it’s now EVEN better !!! Food has been stepped up and Menu . We have eaten here Xmas eve and week Sunday ago and it was excellent from service , drinks and food . Shout out to our waiter Samuel what a polite friendly efficient server , made it all the more enjoyable thank you Samuel . I can’t recommend this place highly enough although in a way I don’t want to incase it gets booked up and we can’t get in !!! Bedford Arms you are the best thank u

Unfortunately my experience here was tainted by poor food. I ordered pigeon starter, which was tough but actually tasted nice. For mains I had beef short rib, which wasn't cooked where it should have been falling off the bone, parts were quite chewy. My mash potato was the most disappointing thing, it was dry and tasteless, it genuinely felt like it had been sitting out for a very long time or reheated from the day before. My partner had chicken goujons which were extremely salty. Her fish and chips main were just as salty, and all this fed back to the waiting staff, who were actually the saving grace for this experience. I won't be returning in a hurry. What a shame, as the pub itself is quaint and inviting. The price for the food was nowhere near worth it though.

Went there for Sunday lunch most enjoyable, staff very nice and friendly

Booked lunch there online for week before Christmas. When we arrived we noticed some tables had Christmas crackers and terrine menu. Asked if we could have the same but told it is only available for those who had pre- booked. Presumably customers who were telepathic as there was no mention of this option when we booked. How were you supposed to know this was an option? Why is it not on the booking website? Left a bad taste Shame as we are Oakley residents and have been customers there for over forty years.

Lovely vibrant pub … new landlords and revamped menu .. good food , served hot and plentiful .. great service by staff ..