Swan Inn Islip

Top notch service - the staff are incredibly welcoming and friendly. The food was delightful and tasty. A minor quibble was that the appetiser was brought out with the main. Also we would have liked to have seen more vegetarian/vegan options.

We came here for a friend's birthday, one of our parties had an intolerance and it was handled safely and creatively to ensure that she had as many options on the menu as possible. The food was exceptional, especially the picanha steak with a chimichurri. All plates were laid out beautifully and perfect portion sizes. The service was Michelin star worthy, nothing was too much trouble, highly attentive without being overbearing and friendly smiley staff all round! Little touches of a birthday candle in a sweet treat, and over hearing us talking about the roast menu which appeared a few minutes later made it extra personal. It was a reduced menu, as there were staff members on holiday, however, you wouldn't have known. We will definitely be back and will be raving to our friends and family. ⑦

We had a fantastic meal, with great service. Loved the wine pairing and the pork skin bites especially. Only regret - not ordering the apple crumble!!! Would recommend and go again sometime.

If you're in Islip, you have to check out the Cygnet! At first glance, it seems like just a regular inn, but once you step inside, it’s a delightful surprise. The atmosphere strikes the perfect balance—elegant without being stuffy, and it feels cosy and inviting. Diana, the sommelier, and the rest of the team are super friendly. Diana really knows her stuff and is more than happy to share details about the dishes and suggest some great pairings. While the wine list isn't huge, they have some nice options available by the glass. But the star of the show? The food! Everything we tried was incredible—the quality, the presentation, and the flavors! We started with a delicious squash risotto and a cheddar Ritebite, then shared a mouthwatering pork belly for our main course. We were genuinely impressed. Hats off to the team! I really wish there were more places like this closer to London! A particular detail was the animal heads on the walls. They are wooden carved and not authentic, although most seem to be.

Poor food and texture, I think the chef has the tools to do some fancy looking dishes unfortunately doesn't deliver on flavour. Also one of the components of my meal was missing. Overall very poor don't go.

My daughter lives nearby and took us to lunch on Fathers' Day. Beautiful cooking and lovely staff in a pleasant setting, a carefully renovated village pub.

Dumpling were burnt, long wait time between orders, food is too elaborate for the cook's skills, should stick with more traditional cooking, staff are wonderfully kind and best feature of place, but food is disappointing

What an amazing little restaurant. Our visit was the second in as many years and yet again The Cygnet did not disappoint. The location appears to be a village pub but in reality it is very much a fine dining establishment. On this occasion we visited between Christmas and New year and was again presented with a set menu which was fantastic in every way. Given we had booked during lunchtime on the Monday between Christmas and New Year we expected to be sat on our own in the restaurant, however the restaurant was more than half full giving the occasion a very enjoyable atmosphere. We will definitely be heading back again for our third visit. If you are heading from Oxford there is now a train that takes 10 minutes to Islip and then a 10 minute walk to the restaurant.

A traditional village pub with a grand view overlooking the old bridge at the southern end of the attractive village of Islip. The pub is an attractive stone building, reached up a steep flight of stone steps. Once inside there is a single bar area at the front, with low ceilings and a cosy feel. There's a function room at the rear as well (not always open). They serve Greene King IPA and a guest ale, which on our visit was Flanker's Tackle. There's a third hand-pump available, and so there may be an extra choice sometimes. The pub has a clearly dedicated following of locals, and also does food, though we didn't eat here: on our visit, much of the pub was given over to a local craft fair, so it's clearly an essential part of village life.

Hmmm. Read somewhere that the food was quite good. Not sure why they thought that as my food was pretty awful. Beer was cold so that was good but mash must have been made a couple of days ago and I am not even sure it was good then and then the gravy was Bisto's finest. Not what I would expect from a place that supposedly prides themselves on their food. Kids had fish fingers which were ok and mum had lasagna which was a microwave special Yuk. Would not recommend if looking for food as there are so many other great English pubs so close by