The Blenheim Buttery - Woodstock

W3165MGstephanr

Overall it was a good stay, the only faults we had in the grand scheme of things are minor. The noise from the drinkers outside pub across the road until late into the evening and then the early morning Bin lorries 6.30am breaking my sleep. Both Monday and Tuesday morning. Breakfast service on Monday was better than Tuesday. My wife's coffee was 1/2 a cup. One swig and gone. Problems with the electrics on Tuesday also meant no Tea at breakfast. I'm sure they must have a kettle in the kitchen but I guess that wasn't an option. No information in the room that I could could see about any WiFi but maybe I missed it in the room folder. Hot water for the shower does actually take 4-5 minutes to come through. Parking is comical as the longest car park is 12 hours free in 24 and the road outside is 3 hours max starting 8am to 6pm FYI if you're visiting Blenheim Palace take the car for free all day parking 9.30-5. there's plenty of choice for evening food. We recommend The Kings Head for good traditional pub grub 2 minutes walk from the Buttery.

Horst-Peter K.

We stayed at the Blenheim Buttery for 2 nights in September 25.
We had the room 6 which is the room in the upper area of the house.
The house is very old and very charming.
The room is large, with plenty of space . but expect crooked floors - but hey: It's an old building!

The area around is very nice, you can easily go to the Blenheim Palace. If you just want to visit the Garden: Use the "secret" entrance to the public footpath.

Gary O.

Lunch: we didn’t stay in the hotel so can’t comment on that. However the lunch was lovely.

Fish fingers, chips and peas for the little fella
Tuna melt and chips for the lady
Salami and mozzarella on focaccia for me. And chips.

The chips are delicious. Really really good!

Whole meal was tip top, their focaccia is light and thin, almost like a Turkish flat bread, was superb.

Service was spot on. Nice people.

Will definitely return.

Miranda W.

Great little B&B in Woodstock. Great location only 10 min walk to blenheim, lots of places to eat around area. Rooms were lovely, bathroom small but usable. Breakfast was good each morning with lots to choose from.

Julie P.

Rooms not reviewed as did not stay here.
Service and food were superb, really good value for money.
Staff extremely friendly.
Really good coffee!

Aimee B.

A shame this will be my second and last visit. Our food order seemed to be misplaced...tables seated after us were all receiving their food. When our food finally arrived very late, there was no apology given and the order was not correct. Upon paying, there again was an opportunity missed to apologise, and the bill not offered to us to check we had been charged correctly...despite the food mix up. A real shame, as our first experience of The Buttery was very positive.

Hazel P.

Beautiful place. Staff very friendly and helpful. Room was very clean and comfortable. Lovely courtyard lit up in the evening. Superb breakfast. Reasonably priced. Great location.

J R.

Bad manners. Mistakes can happen and it’s clear they accidentally lost our order.

The head waitress ignoring us and not taking numerous opportunities to take ownership and apologise was poor and showed an arrogance and lack of knowing how to behave in a customer facing role. They didn’t even get the order right but doubled down claiming it was what they wrote down.

Best avoid guys. There are plenty of other decent places to eat in Oxfordshire. It’s annoying that Google insists I give them a minimum of 1*, which is 1 too many.