The White Hart at Maulden

Shame dogs are no longer allowed in the restaurant. We went elsewhere to eat.

Great food good service

A happy find. Unexpectedly excellent food in a village pub, off the beaten path. Early on a Thursday evening, the small bar was popular, with a friendly atmosphere, and the main dining area to the right of the bar had a sprinkling of customers. We choose to sit in the additional dining area to the left. Some interesting menu choices and the food was really good quality. We we presented with two bhajis on a mint sauce as an appetizer as we looked at the menus. To start, I had the baked goats cheese and my wife had the blue cheese fritters. Both were delicious. For mains, my wife had the seatrout fillet and I had the Woburn estate venison. Both were superbly done. Special shout-out to the jus served with the venison! Service was very good too; friendly, helpful and attentive. We booked this at random, as a place not far off our route home and were not sure what to expect. It was a pleasant shock to find such a great culinary experience. I can't wait to return.

Went for Sunday lunch as a group, the service was good but the food was very average, a pile of veg with 3 types of meat, the pork I saw the beef and lamb could have been anything, no taste! The Yorkshire pudding was a large stodgy mass with no crispness, the roast potatoes were not all all crispy and hard in the middle gravy was bland. The bill came and we all paid by card and although the total of payments made were the same as the bill including the tip, they were saying it was £10.40 still to pay . Finally after showing them our maths, they blamed the computer, hmmm not sure I believe that. Out of the 8 only three thought the food was value for money and no one liked the Yorkshire pud or the roasties!!

A lovely, old pub with great interior and great food, with lots of choice. Service was a little slow but it was busier than I expected at lunchtime. Parking: Parking to the front and rear of the pub as well as on the street outside. All free. Kid-friendliness: Very welcoming of the children and a menu is available but not printed.