Saracens Head Inn

Great atmosphere and lots to see and do here. The pub even operates the river ferry that takes visitors between Symonds Yat east and west. They stop serving lunch at 3:30 PM I believe and don’t start serving food again until 6:30 PM — so get there in a timely manner if you’d like some food with your beverage. The service here was great, in general people are just nicer around this area. It gets quite busy, so you might have to wait a bit for service. There are many great places to eat or drink right along Symonds Yat, so if Saracens Head is packed then don’t feel let down trying one of the other establishments!

Great pub, and great restaurant.
We had dinner there on a Friday night, and didn’t have to wait long for a table in the bar (which was right by the log fire and so nice and warm).
Some friends of ours were stuck in traffic, but they gladly said «we’ll keep serving food» so that they were able to arrive after they’d officially shut the kitchen and still order.
The main I had (duck) wasn’t spectacular, but the puddings were amazing! Pear and Tangerine flavoured sorbets were delicious and I would strongly recommend.

Ok, ignore the Qype users. This pub is an absolute gem,. We were camping next door and stopped in for some snacks and beers. First up the ale selection was wide with at least 5 hand pulls ranging from obvious choices like Wye valley and the ubiquitous doom bar to some Welsh ones I’d not heard of. I did receive one cloudy pint but they changed it without any fuss.
The location is a winner, at the bottom of a tree lined valley, right on the river. Good luck checking in because there is no mobile signal down there and although they do have several wifi hubs, I didn’t manage to log on. By my count there are about 75 outdoor seats, if the sun is shining it’s difficult to imagine a more serene place to drink.
The dinner menu is expensive, think £16 for a main course but they have sandwiches on the lunch menu for a lot less. Despite the high price point all the food looks amazing, the only thing I tried was a fish platter sharer board and It was phenomenal. I imagine if you reserved a table in the restaurant and stayed for dinner you wouldn’t be disappointed.
The bar was well staffed and they were all friendly and will pull you across the river on a mini ferry if you need to get to symonds yat west.
Essentially, I love it here, if you still need convincing, they stock scampi fries.

Best part of this place is definitely the location but the dining room is also great and the bar too. I love coming back here when I am visiting my family in the area

Seems like a great friendly pub with an impressive menu. I had the wild mushroom and saffron lasagne served as is for £12.95 and while very nice, i was a little annoyed to find that it had been microwaved, with a pint of cider costing nearly £4.00 !!!
So in summary nice, but sadly not great value at all.

This is great pub, good food a little expensive though, great place to go for a good days walk its right on the edge of the Forest of Dean, or if you so desire you can keep on going all the way to the historic town of Monmouth by following the old rail track and passing the swing bridge over the river Wye along the way, but make sure you take your walking boots with you, as its about a ten mile round trip.

this is a lovely pub and having stayed in its accommodation a few times i can tell you that too is really nice. the rooms can be a little quirky as some of the floors slope a little as do the walls, but its old so what else can you expect. the beds are comfy and the bedding and rooms very clean. breakfast is substantial and
the evening meals here are really delicious and there is usually a few vegetarian alternatives. the beer is super and im not even a beer drinker but they sell one called wye valley which i really recommend.
take your drink and sit outside and watch the river flow on a summers evening & i promise you, its just one step from heaven!

A pub very dependent on tourist trade and due to it’s stunning location — it us often very busy throughout the summer — food just ok — as a local there is no strong pull to visit — real ale is good apparently — not my tipple — no great lager to be found.

This could and should be a really good pub. A 16^th century inn nestled in a beautiful valley with 5 decent ales on tap — what’s not to like?
It’s just a bit weird really. The management are bizarre. When we arrived they closed the bar for 20 minutes to clean the floor, and the staff just stood around and didn’t say anything, not at all interested in chatting to the customers. They’ve cramped the bar area with seating and a stupid phone box right in the way, and the toilets look like they came out of a hotel — really weird marble sinks, totally out of place.
On the plus side, Old Peculiar, and Wye Valley Hereford Pale Ale on draft does make up for most sins, but if we weren’t a captive audience, we wouldn’t have stayed here.