The Green Man, Milton Keynes

This is a traditional, double fronted pub on the main road through the village. Inside it's one long room, although split in to two halves by the use of different flooring and seating arrangements, giving each end something of a separate identity. It was very quiet on a recent Tuesday evening visit with only a couple of other punters sat up at the bar. This was quite early though, hopefully things improved later. Barmaid was friendly and helpful. The left half of the room is more of a public bar with red tiled flooring and a small brick fire-place. This was not lit on a snowy January evening which was a bit of a shame, but I guess it's probably not worth lighting it for three customers. There was also a small TV up in one corner although this was not in use, and plenty of shields that have presumably been won by pub sports teams. The right hand half is more intended for dining, and here there is a carpeted floor with plenty of tables and chairs. There was a small vase of flowers on each table, and some candles on the window sills. Unfortunately they don't do food on Tuesdays in January, so I can't comment on the quality or choice, although I did notice a specials board that had a Chilli Con Carne and a Beef Stroganoff listed at around the £9 mark. If you were hungry however, there was several jars behind the bar containing picked eggs and a selection of nuts. Beers on tap were just Tribute and Doom Bar. There was a third pump that was not in use, and a specials board listed only bottled options although one of these was from the much more local Concrete Cow brewery. The solitary cider was Aspall's Suffolk.