The Wavendon Arms, Wavendon, Milton Keynes

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A traditional roadside pub in the village of Wavendon, on the edge of Milton Keynes, that has recently been refurbished to the point where once inside you wouldn't even guess you were in a pub. They've done a fairly tasteful (if slightly over the top) job. Personally I think it goes a little bit too far, but whether or not you like it depends on how you feel about old pubs having such major surgery.

Inside there is a large dining area which is clearly the target market, and it is lovely and light and open, which on a sunny day is wonderful. The tables are comfy and simply done and I was really impressed by the menu when I saw it; every section contained numerous dishes that looked appealling, from pizzas, pasta, and salads to more substantial meals.

The blue cheese tortellini I ordered came in a creamy basil and walnut sauce, which was fairly tasty, however the tortellini itself was mediocre. If I hadn't ordered it, I wouldn't have guessed it contained blue cheese; in fact, if the waiter hadn't said "blue cheese tortellini" when he brought the plates I'd have sent it back on the basis that there'd been a mix up in the kitchen. To my mind a blue cheese tortellini should be pungent and gooey, which this certaibly wasn't. Bland and with an odd aftertaste better captures it.

As a side dish I went for a tomato, basil, and onion salad, which amounted to one large bowl (too large, which was odd given that the reasonable £2.50 price tag) of halved cherry tomatoes, fairly thickly sliced red onion, and a reasonable amount of basil. The result was totally unidimensional: the tomatoes were too sharp, the onion overwhelming, and the quantity unnecessary. Nigella Lawson's red onion marinade for greek salad would have worked wonders; even the red onion fan in me was put off.

The friends I ate with had a decent seafood risotto, and a deeply underwhelming (and undercooked) pizza. When this was flagged up to the (fairly sketchy) waitress she tried to tell us that that was just the style; the pizzas are thin-based with tomato on top, so apparently they're bound to be a bit soggy in the base. Not convinced? No, us neither. Try telling that to an Italian.

Overall the place has a nice atmosphere, and had a decent buzz on a weekday lunchtime. The food is reasonably priced (even if it needs a bit of work), and I would go back, just with lower expectations than the management might be hoping for the place.

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I think that there should be more verite of food for children because my chindren found it hard to find some thing to eat!!!

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When the Arms first opened the local community was very bitter our local pub had been changed dramatically, but over the last year due to the friendly staff and management we have a local pub again. I would like to suggest that the old celler area could be used as an area for the locals to meet with more ideal seeting and table arrangements. Often i find there are not enough tables and chairs available due to the size and positioning of the current furniture and by re-arranging i'm sure you could seat alot more customers. I would also like to suggest a more widely known larger as foreign beers are nice but we have a lot of nice beers of our own.

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Due to the restaurant being fully booked we were offered a table in the bar area. Shame that whilst we were eating we were also sharing the area with a dog and had a view of the disabled toilet. I may be wrong but I was under the impression that when serving food two doors must seperate any area that has food and the toilet.

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I have eaten in this Pub, and I have worked in this pub. The food is well over priced. The quality of the meat is poor. They treat their staff like crap. Also they pay very low wages.
All in all a very bad place to work and eat.

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