The New Inn, Buckingham

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An traditional, stone built inn on the main road just outside Buckingham, this has a pleasant looking garden at the side which I’m sure would be a decent spot in the warmer weather. Inside it consists of two bars at the front, and a restaurant area to the rear.

The smaller bar is to the left and is a quite a cosy snug type space, with plenty of old leather sofa’s and a brick chimney place with a wood burning stove. A plasma was up in one corner which seemed a little out of place, although at least this was turned off during the course of the evening. To the right is a slightly larger room with an attractive tiled floor, some exposed stone walls and fresh cream plasterwork elsewhere, although some of this had cut away sections to reveal the brick work behind. Overall it felt quite contemporary, and has perhaps recently been refurbished, although it still retained some of it’s original character such as old beams on the ceiling. A massive old fire-place to one side now just houses a small wood burning stove, but a feature has been made of this with a table and chairs pushed in to the alcove, besides piles of logs and a candelabra with a few lighted candles. Seating is limited with just three or four tables and a few stools at the bar.

The dining room to the rear was also very contemporary with black slate tiles on the floor and upright, red chairs. The menu was firmly in the gastro-pub genre, with most of the main courses approaching the £15 mark, and even Ham, Egg & Chips coming in at a tenner. My tagliatelle with chorizo sausage, red pepper, cherry tomatoes and basil was a decent enough dish and a generous portion, but whether a pasta dish can ever justify a £14.95 price tag is perhaps open to debate.

Beers on tap were Spitfire and White Horse Bitter, although there was also a third pump that was not in use on this occasion. The solitary cider was Stowford Press which makes a pleasant change from the ubiquitous Strongbow that you get around these parts. The landlady was pleasant and friendly and told me that the pub had been in her family for almost 70 years which is an encouraging sign in these challenging times.

On 16^th October 2012 - rating: 7
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