A traditional food-led British pub set in the beautiful village of Hambleden, The Stag & Huntsman is everything you could hope for when looking for somewhere to grab a tasty bite to eat and quench your thirst. The team is proud to have fostered an environment where everyone feels welcome, and it never feels stuffy or fussy. In the summer, you can make your way out to the beautiful garden, which has plenty of seating and shaded spots.
The menu starts with bar snacks, including nocellara olives, a Scotch egg with burnt apple sauce, and SaltPig cured meats with chutney and sourdough. Cured chalkstream trout with a Russian salad, crispy potatoes and radish is one of the starters up for grabs, joined by a salad of stilton cheese with sugared walnuts and bitter leaves, and the soup of the day. Main meals include a classic beer battered haddock with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce; a generous roast brill with cavolo nero, buttered potatoes and smoked beurre blanc; and the orzo pasta risotto with maple roast pumpkin, pine nuts, stracciatella and marjoram. Paddock Farm supplies the restaurant's grass-fed native breed beef from Oxfordshire 100% regenerative agriculture, with steaks of 8oz flat iron, and a sirloin with chunky chips and dressed rocket and parmesan salad to choose from.
We don't think any meal is complete without a tasty pudding, and The Stag & Huntsman is home to some fantastic options. There's a chocolate marquise with griottine cherries and mascarpone, a sticky toffee pudding with Guinness toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream, and a coconut and orange cake with refreshing mango sorbet. As sweet courses aren't for everyone, you can opt to finish off your meal with a selection of local cheeses paired with chutney and crackers.