The Railway Inn Botley

"The food is top notch every time at The Railway. Homely family run pub that has a good friendly village pub vibe. Great menu choices and a frequently updated specials board. The staff really go above a beyond to make the experience perfect. I was dining with vegan guests and Alice recommended various options and made our guests feel very welcome about their dietary requirements."

"Nicely presented with outside seating area and great quality food. Thai Green curry was a bit too hot for me personally."

"Had a delicious Sunday pork belly lunch. It was delicious! Huge portion, only gripe I could think of and I'm picking here. The spuds could have been crispy. Quite a few flies around but that's part and parcel and doesn't reflect the staff nor the food. Delicious"

"We stayed in a holiday flat in the region and passed by several times on our excursions. We booked a table for the last evening. One of the best local places we visited during the week. Super relaxed and friendly service, plus a good selection of food. Everything was served very appetisingly and was really tasty. If we lived nearby, we would visit more often."

"Very mixed experience. We had lunch on a Tuesday afternoon, so a very quiet time to visit and sure enough there was not many people there when we arrived. We ordered our drinks and mains and they came promptly and were very nice, however one of the burgers was missing one of its toppings as they'd run out of brisket. We then ordered desserts. A simple Eaton mess and 2 chocolate brownies and ice cream. We waited. And waited. And after about 30 mins or so we asked if they'd forgotten them as that seemed a long time to wait for something so simple between 14.00 and 15.00 on a Tuesday. Eventually at 15.12 our desserts arrived some 50 minutes after ordering, 1h 22 mins after our mains, with an apology for the time taken. About to tuck in I noticed we had no ice cream on the brownies so I had to go find someone to ask what had happened. Eventually someone came to tell us there was an issue with the freezer and there wasn't any. I wish we had been told this 45 mins earlier as we'd not have stayed and waited. We wasted some precious family time on something which didn't arrive and my family had to then get their boat home instead of a planned visit elsewhere."