The Plough Inn, Simpson, Milton Keynes

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Filled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointEmpty Star - Denotes No Point by tom on 07 Nov 2006

A decent traditional pub in Simpson, one of the older parts of Milton Keynes. There are always a few real ales on tap, and the bar food is tasty and reasonably priced. There is a more upmarket restaurant at the back, though I haven't tried the food. The pub is popular with locals, plus staff and students from the nearby Open University.

Filled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointEmpty Star - Denotes No Point by tom on 24 Jul 2007

I went back to The Plough recently and ate in the restaurant for the first time. It's quite nicely done out in the back, and the food was reasonable. My biggest issue was the service. One waitress was excellent - friendly and efficient. The other was terrible - sketchy, slow, and seemingly at constant risk of forgetting things. It was hard to get her attention, and drink orders often took a while to arrive. We were in a big group, but it did seem a bit extreme.

On the upside the food was good enough. I'm not sure the pear, walnut and stilton salad for starters really worked, but the steak for main course was excellent (with great homemade chips). The creme brulee was a total let down, being more of a creme caramel texture with a creme brulee top.

All in all a pleasant meal and a very nice evening, but a few things that would have been improved. As I've said before, decent pubs in Milton Keynes are hard to come by, so the Plough scores slightly above the odds.

Filled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One Point by mgaved on 03 Oct 2007

The Plough is one of two pubs in walking distance from the Open University. As such it's useful to keep an eye on how it's doing as it's a nice place to take university visitors. Actually it's quite necessary as food on the campus is so dreadful.

The Plough has gone through a couple of incarnations in the last 5 years, from local boozer to alien sci-fi theme pub and now into its present form as a local country pub with a nice little restaurant in the back room.

The front of the pub has a general bar, and a separate pool room. You can order sandwiches and bar snacks here. Reasonable beer. There's a nice little beer garden at the back sloping up to the Grand Union Canal - you can watch the boats go by.

The restaurant is a welcome addition. Seats maybe 20. I've eaten here in the evening and in the lunch and both times I've had a decent three course meal. Expert gourmets I've been with described it as "reasonable pub food" but for a penniless student like myself (if a bit older than the average scholar and experience of a few hosteleries) it seemed pretty tasty. Service is ok, waitresses friendly. Food was pretty good to my mind, proper restaurant style dishes. The evening meal experience was when I organised a workshop in the university and phoned up to ask if I could have a table mid week for 16, the restaurant manager was very helpful, and even emailed over a set price 2 and 3 course choice, and was happy for one person just to order from the bar menu. So pretty friendly and helpful. Portions are big - the three course lunch knocked me out for the rest of the day. Great place.

Filled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointFilled Star - Denotes One PointEmpty Star - Denotes No Point by Rui on 07 Oct 2007

I have been there twice, nice place and nice food. Actually, I would like to rate it with five stars, if it's a little bit cheaper :)

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