What People are saying
gorgeous cakes
sc0tinengland on 31/08/2017 12:35
popped in for tea and cakes after visiting Blenheim Palace. Delicious home made cakes and a large selection. Good service with a smile too which is always nice. I will defanately be going back again..
Very good late breakfast
Bruce J on 30/01/2017 14:31
We stopped off for coffee on the way to the Cotwolds. We popped in again on the way back on a cold foggy day. Superb bookshop nearby! Excellent late breakfast. Bacon, scrambled egg, hash brown, really good meaty sausage, baked beans etc Outstanding as was wife's ham omelette. Good coffee too. Friendly as well. Excellent value mine was £7.95
Ok, but expect there are better places
Libby436 on 27/05/2015 22:39
we were looking for somewhere on Monday for a snack/ lunch, we saw the buttery inn and decided to go in. The tea rooms are in a good location and the menu is good. I had an afternoon tea and my husband chose ham and eggs off the main menu. The food was as expected and satisfying. The service however was odd, during the visit we had interaction with three of the waiting on staff, of which the gentlemen appeared to be more senior - non of these staff were perceived to have natural customer service - therefore not encouraging return visits.
Great for afternoon tea
Ronim_lad on 10/03/2015 09:34
Really lovely place. Have been coming for years. It's old fashioned and traditional with fresh cakes waiting for you. Nice open fire. A good choice after a walk round the palace. The staff have always been accommodating. I have enjoyed every visit here.
Tired, Faded and Old Fashioned.
Kazcat65 on 21/10/2014 15:12
The location of this guesthouse is great. It is literally round the corner from Blenheim palace and surrounded by very good restaurants and bars. The bed was comfortable and the linen clean. It is also very quiet and the traditional English breakfast is excellent. However, it is very, very dated, circa 1980s, for example our bed had a peach coloured valance and there was a dusty, old wicker wreath with three peach roses (artificial of course) and a huge bow on the wall. Everything was faded and appeared second hand. The bathroom was so small that I've sat next to people on planes who would not fit into it and the towel rail fell off the wall whenever you touched it. It was clean however with only a tiny amount of mold around the shower.
The hall and stairs smell damp and are very narrow and steep. The decor in the dining room is dreadful and the old, none too clean teddies sitting at tables add nothing to the experience but the question why? Other than the cooked breakfast items the breakfast is poor with very little choice of cereal and no choice of yoghurt or fruit juice. A local told me that it he place is for sale which is probably why the owners seem to have given up trying. The staff were friendly however and it was half the price of other hotels.