Weston Manor Hotel

Gah, I don’t know…4 for service and site, 3 for food?
I have some serious pros to state here, and then some serious head-​scratchers (that I can mainly forgive, and yet…). Dramatic foreshadowing? Didn’t mean ta play ya, Unilocal readers! Read on!
So, The Manor at Weston on the Green is beautiful. There. Said it. A quick commute up from London (it’s Oxford-​ways), it makes for a nice night away or even a nice drive-​and-​tea daytrip.
I’m willing to cut them some slack on the food, although the end result for us was disappointing because it was, well… not cheap (even though we ate at the bar and not in the dining room). Why slack? It was apparently the first week of a new menu and a new (Michelin-​starred, reportedly) chef. We split the chicken fillet, the Manor burger, and triple cooked chips, before balking at the thought of an Eton Mess with banana (banana?).
Of everything, the best was the burger patty itself: flavourful, well-​cooked, juicy, generously-​sized, perfect. The Manor burger was supposed to be topped with relish, bacon, cheese and fried egg. They forgot to put on the egg, but I’m thankful: it was too much and I ended up leaving the burger «buns» (foamy bricks of bread impossible to wrap one’s mouth around) and just eating the patty with cheese and side salad.
The chicken fillet was well-​cooked but it… was a chicken breast on the same «buns». For roughly 15 pounds. Plus 12.5% included service fee. And a 45 minute wait.
Otherwise, though, the grounds are lovely: topiaries, and croquet space, and little two-​seaters placed around the lawns for tete-​a-​tetes. There’s a back patio, and a terrace, and magazines for aspirational thoughts (Aston Martin magazine, I’m looking at you!).
The service was also lovely: smiley and friendly and unstuffy but on-​point. Much appreciated, much applauded.
Unilocal note: tea here sounds lovely, and the public reviews seem to agree. I’d happily give it a go on a quieter weekday.

I recently attended a wedding here and from the outside, this is a STUNING venure, it looks really nice and you can see how is would be great in wedding photos. It is also well connected from the M40, A34 and the A41 so it would work rather well if you have people coming in from all directions. Lots of parking and a few other options nearby if the hotel is out of rooms or you are looking for somethiing a little lower end for your guests, both in Weston on the Green and the locale.
The food was nice and the service efficiant, that said, the whole place felt a bit tired and like it would benefit from a bit of paint and general TLC, which is a shame really and if it had that, it would be a truely glorious venue!

Weston Manor Hotel is a lovely 11^th Century country house hotel situated as the centre piece of Weston on the Green, near Oxford. The manor house is conveniently located just a mile from the A34 and 2 miles from the M40 Junction 9. The building is set in charming gardens and is an ideal venue for a romantic weekend away, wedding or conference.
There are 35 bedrooms, split between the main house and out buildings. Prices are around £100 for single rooms, doubles £120−150 and the two four poster rooms are around £200.
The restaurant is located in the Baronial hall, which is a very picturesque location, and the food is up-​market. Starters range from around £6−8 and include Pan fried fillet of mackerel with warm potato salad and grain mustard sauce; Ham hock and foie gras terrine with toasted brioche and apple-​shallot chutney; Leek tart with roasted tomatoes, basil and parmesan. Mains are £15−21 and included calves liver, sage mash, sauce Diable; Gressingham duck breast with herb risotto and parmesan; roasted pepper, lentil and nuts, baked in puff pastry. Puddings are around £7−9 and include apple and cider soup with blackcurrant sorbet; crème brulee with sable biscuits; selection of fine cheese.
The place has plenty of parking and would make an ideal venue for a wedding, and they have special events like murder weekends.