Welcome to the Salisbury Pubs website. We hope you enjoy this little taster of our 5 wonderful pubs in and around the Chilterns: The Alford Arms in Frithsden near Berkhamsted; The Royal Oak in Bovingdon Green just outside Marlow; The Swan Inn in old Denham Village; The Old Queens Head in Penn between Beaconsfield and Wycombe and last but not least, The Black Horse in Fulmer, just south of Gerrards Cross. We would love to hear your feedback on either the website or the pubs and look forward to seeing you for a drink or some eats in the very near future.

NEWS!

Back in January of last year, Les Routiers awarded our lovely pub in Denham Village, The Swan Inn - Gastro Pub of the Year 2011. The Team work very hard, never resting on their laurels, so they are chuffed to bits that their efforts have been recognised with such a prestigious gong. It's a perfect time of year to try out the award-winning food, as The Swan has recently introduced it's Winter Menu (along with the other 4 pubs) and it is "Gastro Pub" fodder at its best. Chocabloc full of classic comfort food with plenty of twists on old favourites and a good balance of lighter dishes, perfect for snacks or when you're watching your figure in the aftermath of Christmas!

The Good Pub Guide 2012 was published last October and we are delighted to have not one, not two, but three reasons to celebrate. Firstly, The Royal Oak has been named the Buckinghamshire 'Dining Pub of the Year' for the third time. Described as a: "Civilised dining pub with nice little bar, excellent choice of wines by the glass, real ales, good service and excellent food"; they went on to say that it was: "a smashing all-rounder and much enjoyed by our readers.". We are so proud of the whole Team, who have worked their magic yet again and proved just how good they are, in winning this for the second consecutive year, against some pretty serious competition.

Secondly, The Alford Arms also won a county award and was declared the Hertfordshire 'Dining Pub of the Year' for no less than the seventh time. As with its sister pub, The Alford garnered a few lovely words of praise: "Thriving dining pub with chic interior, good food from imaginative menu, and a thoughtful wine list" and though they recommend booking a table as: "it’s usually full to the brim with cheerful diners", our regulars know they can pop in at any time and just grab a table in the bar. As before, our hearty congratulations go to our lovely staff for all their efforts over the last year.

This takes our tally up to 12 and this is the 9th consecutive year that a Salisbury Pub has held a County Dining Award.

The third and final reason for our particularly great mood is that all five of our fantastic pubs have acheived main listings again and The Black Horse is in for its second time. We were so happy that it earned a Full Listing in the 2011 guide, just 6 months after the launch and it's gone and done it again. Our newest pub is in a lovely 17th century building, filled with nooks and crannies, with later extensions to the rear (which now house our spanking new kitchen and light, airy dining room) inspired the headline: "Appealingly reworked dining pub, friendly and relaxed, with enjoyable up-to-date food, exemplary service and pleasant garden". They also appreciated that: "the pub has a warm, relaxed and contented atmosphere". We can't really add anything to that, other than to say congratulations to all our very 'contented' Staff!

For those of you who are yet to visit The Black Horse, we've given it a similar feel to our other pubs: the bars filled with Locals telling their tales, a few muddy dogs and their owners after a long walk on Stoke Common and tons of warm hospitality from Richard, the new Landlord and his Team. Good beer and eclectic European wines compliment our award-winning British Colonial food and there's a suntrap of a garden out back overlooked by St James' Church.......... a tranquil haven in the summer sunshine.

WHAT'S UP?

 
HAS SPRING FINALLY ARRIVED?

And how happy are we! It may be wet and chilly, but Spring heralds a veritable glut of Bank Holidays and we will be extending our food times on all those special days to  make sure you manage to bag the table you like at the time that suits. The reservations diaries are filling up for the Jubilee weekend (but you can always just pop in and grab a table in the bar.......it could even turn out to be more fun.......rubbing shoulders with the regulars! And the team will always find you a table, it just may take a couple of G 'n T's while you're waiting.) So, to be sure, book your table soon and we'll do the rest..... ensuring both family and friends all have a wonderful time at one of our 5 lovely pubs.

Our fab new SPRING MENUS are proving very popular and although I say this every few months, these may be the best yet! Do take a look at the individual pub pages to see what our creative chefs are cooking up for you this season. We have been enjoying a glut of wild garlic, nettles, dandelion leaves and wood sorrel; most of our lamb is coming from in and around the Chiltern Hills and we have added some new local suppliers:

Potash Farm near Tring produces the most wonderfully succulent and tasty free range chicken for The Alford Arms, plus we have some lovely duck and bantom eggs sourced from Ashley Green; Bucksum Farm in Long Crendon are now supplying home grown leaves and rhubarb to The Royal Oak; all the dairy produce for our 4 Bucks pubs is from a farm in Harefield, as well as free range eggs, which come from Stokes Farm in Berkshire.

With our boys and girls ready for all occasions (and weather!): be it some comfort food and a bit of R & R; a proper catch-up with your mates over a beer or the first ventures of the year into the garden with one of our blankets (if needed) on a warm Spring day, we're here to look after you and feed your soul as well as your tummy! Don't forget to join us from 11am every weekday morning or through the afternoons when you can take advantage of our free WiFi if you can't face the long trudge to work.

Our wine list has garnered much press and praise by offering not only 22 yummy wines by the glass, but also sourcing them all from Europe. 'Old World' may be the geographical terminology, though there’s nothing old-hat about the choice available in all 5 of the pubs.

THE GUIDE BOOKS

You can also find all our pubs in all the main guide books, such as Michelin Eating out in Pubs Guide, The Michelin Guide, The Good Pub Guide, The AA Good Pub Guide, AA Britain's Best Pubs Guide, Alastair Sawdays Pubs & Inns of England & Wales, Hardens and Les Routiers.

Please click on the images below to go to the pubs individual websites