Baskerville

Pub Details

Address
Station Road
Shiplake
Oxfordshire
RG9 3NY
Telephone
(0118) 940 3332
Opening Times
Weekdays
9.30am - 11pm
Sundays
12 - 4.30, 7 - 10.30

Location

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Licensee information

Licensee name
Allan Hannah
What they say
Two miles from picturesque Henley-on-Thames in the village of Lower Shiplake. A 4 star Inn with a 2010 Visit Britain Silver Accolade, sitting on the Thames Path and 150m from Shiplake station.

It is the perfect blend of traditional village pub, award winning restaurant and superb accommodation. Internally, it retains a warm and homely atmosphere with with roaring log fires in the winter and a delightful garden in the summer.

The bar with its rugby and sporting memorabilia is a favourite with the locals and features three cask ales and over 40 malt whiskies.

Seasonal menus created by Head Chef, Marc Price, are based on modern British classics with Eastern and continental influences. All dishes are prepared from fresh ingredients and cooked to order.

The wine list contains 50 wines, 12 by the glass.

Our four well appointed ensuite rooms provide the prefect base from which to explore.
Free house

What have they got?

Beers and drinks the Licensee currently sells

Fullers
London

Loddon
Oxfordshire

Timothy Taylors
Yorkshire

Pilsner Urquell




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Good Pub Guide Recommended

Emphasis on imaginative food though a proper public bar too; real ales, several wines by the glass, interesting sporting memorabilia, and a pretty garden; bedrooms
Although the exterior here is slightly plain looking, it fronts a particularly well run pub which is very much the hub of the village, offering a warm welcome from friendly staff and top quality imaginative food. There are some bar chairs around the light, modern bar counter (used by the chatty locals), a few beams, pale wooden dining chairs and tables on the light wood or patterned carpeted floors, plush red banquettes around the windows and a couple of log fires in brick fireplaces. A fair amount of sporting memorabilia and pictures, especially old rowing photos (the pub is very close to Henley) and signed rugby shirts and photographs (the pub runs its own rugby club), plus some maps of the Thames are hung on the red walls, and there are flowers and large house plants dotted about. It all feels quite homely, but in a smart way, with some chintzy touches such as a shelf of china cow jugs. Fullers London Pride, Loddon Hoppit and Timothy Taylors Landlord on handpump, 40 malt whiskies and a dozen wines by the glass. There's a separate dining room and a small room for private family or business groups. The pretty garden has a proper covered barbecue area, smart teak furniture under huge parasols and some rather fun statues made out of box. There's a timber play frame for children. The bedrooms are well equipped and comfortable - we' d love to hear from readers who have stayed here.

Good Pub Guide Food

Usefully open for food all day including a fine breakfast from 9.30am, there might be open sandwiches, goats cheese and rosemary pannacotta with a sweet and spicy tomato relish, steak and kidney in ale pie, chicken saltimbocca with spring onion mash and smoked aubergine caponata, rolled, slow-cooked lamb with apricots, paprika and mustard, and scallops and tiger prawns with pasta, garlic, Pernod, cream and herbs; they also offer a two- and three-course set menu.

Bar food times: 9.30am - 9.30pm

Awards

Good Pub Information

Children allowed in: Childrens Indoor Bar
Children welcome but not in restaurant after 7pm Fri and Sat
Dogs allowed in: Dogs Bar, Dogs Bedrooms

Rating

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Rating: 3/5 (341 votes cast)

Reader Comments

paulhu

Sunday 29 January 2012 9:43:37 am


We had dinner here last night. There was an excellent barmaid who we thought was spanish but was Slovack! She really put her two English barmen to shame - they were ok but not as good as her!

Anyway started with an excellent pint of Timothy Taylor beer and my wife had a glass of house white. We had a very nice bottle of Rioja with the meal.

I had a starter of Cherry Wood smoked chicken breast with pickled beetroot honey and mustard vinaigrette dressed salad and pine nut and artichoke puree. This was very nice presentation superb. 7.45

I then had the Baskerville smoked ham with marmalade and rosemary glaze, handcut chips, two fried local free range eggs and buttered peas. This was fantastic. The ham was delicious and the eggs so good. 12.95

My wife had the special of Natural smoked cornish haddock on creamy mashed potatoes with leek, pea and wholegrain mustard sauce topped with a free range poached egg. 15.95. The fish was a bit small but was very tasty. We then had the 'share' dessert with a mixture of their desserts which was very good and we enjoyed them all.

This place has always been a bit special and continues to be so. Well done!

HCE

Monday 29 August 2011 9:09:02 pm

Visited for Saturday lunch - delicious food, far better than pub food! Excellent service, looked after us, including our young children really well. Would go again without hesitation.

Merv

Sunday 12 June 2011 7:26:51 pm

Sunday lunch at The Baskerville on a windy, rainy, miserable June day!
No booking and the pub was obviously pretty busy but the staff went out of their way to fit us in.
Good job for us that they did - imaginative starters and a genuinely memorable Sunday roast (beef in my case, pork for my wife) with high class wines cheered the day up for us both.
The Baskerville lives up to it's high standard and reputation again.

paulhu

Wednesday 27 January 2010 7:45:31 pm


Had dinner there last night. There are three menus a specials, Village dining night ( on selected nights - two courses for 13.50 ) and the ala carte.

I started with a nice pint of well kept Timothy Taylor Landlord and my wife had a pleasant glass of Chilean dry white. With the meal we had a well priced French Merlot.

I started with the Steamed Shetland Mussels with wine, garlic shallots, parsley and cream. This came with bread starter price 6.50. As a main it was 12.95 including chips. The sauce was perfect and the mussels plump, clearly fresh and tasty.

My wife had the Smoked bacon and lentil soup with leeks and carrots with bread. This was off the village dining menu. Very nice.

For mains I had the smoked Cornish Mackerel on horseradish mash with creamed leeks, green beans and a free range poached egg. I had forgotten how nice this fish is and it was well cooked, nice mash and vegetables.

My wife had the Natural smoked Cornish Haddock with mashed potato , spinach, pea and wholegrain mustard sauce and another poached egg @ 13.50. also very good. We also ordered a side dish of extra vegetables.

We then finished with the cheese served on a slate with nuts , grapes and celery and biscuits. This was also very good.

all in all an excellent meal the service was as good as ever.

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