The Astor Grill Restaurant in Maidenhead, Taplow

Reviews

1. Nitu Gill-Sodhi ★★★★★

   Booked Astor Grill for my husband’s birthday after seeing their Après Ski setup on Instagram and knowing it would be perfect for the occasion. The service from the entire team was honestly exceptional. We were so well looked after, and they went above and beyond to make the celebration feel truly special. They even surprised us with a little cake and a card with the sweetest message for my husband. An absolute 10/10 experience — a huge thank you to the whole Astor team!

   almost 7 months ago
2. David Parish ★★☆☆☆

   Rather disappointing. The food was nice enough but nothing special. Nowhere near the price level being charged. I expected a top end experience with those prices. Service was also incredibly slow, even just to get a beer and it wasn't busy. Can't recommend

   almost 7 months ago
3. C Neon ★★★★☆

   A beautifully restored horse staple into a restaurant. The decorations and vibes of the place is elegant casual. The food is good with a good variety of dishes. We had a good experience here.

   almost 9 months ago

1. prio7342 ★★★★★

   The Astor Grill is a Cliveden cheat code - book a table here, enjoy a quality, informal lunch at reasonable prices for a place like this - and you can also park right by the main house and enjoy walking around the grounds. We had a lovely lunch - miso cod was particularly tasty and a generous portion. Deserves five stars just for the staff, who are thoughtful, professional and engaged. My wife and I spent our wedding night at Cliveden several decades ago and had never been back until now. She mentioned in passing to our waitress that it was our anniversary and at the end of the meal they brought out this surprise for us as well as a personally inscribed card. We hadn't spent very much, but it's clearly part of their culture to treat you the same as the hotel guests spending a fortune to be there. Worth a visit - lovely courtyard to sit in on a dry day and cosy inside too.

   almost 10 months ago
2. Jean-Marc Abi Rizk ★★★★☆

   Great food with excellent service and atmosphere, nicely tucked away in Cliveden House this small restaurant boasts a great menu selection perfect for a cozy night out. The mood was really charming and we loved the intimate setting.

   almost 2 years ago
3. Sheila Treadaway ★★★☆☆

   Had always thought a Niçoise salad included tuna or at least anchovies. To charge £15 for a Niçoise salad and then an extra £11 for tuna is frankly overpriced and a little cheeky. The bill for two salads, a juice, a small and not well baked dessert (@£12) and three coffees at just under £100 is poor value and prices have gone up considerably over inflation since we last visited in 2022. A lovely venue but won’t be returning at these prices.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Amelie Smith ★★★★★

   This is lovely if a trifle on the pricey side. Also, the bench seats can be a bit tricky to slide onto, along and off. The horses that used to live here when the Grill was the stables must have been very spoiled.

   almost 3 years ago
2. A H ★★★★★

   Our first visit (Sept 28th)… apologies for the tardiness of my review! What to say other than ‘wow!’ and “thank you”… when you learned it was our anniversary all of the staff were kind enough to write and present us with a beautiful card with such kind words… this topped off what was a really lovely evening with super food and excellent (red) wine and champagne! The setting is lovely and actually quite romantic (considering it’s actually converted from an old stables… not somewhere that one might immediately call ‘romantic’… but it was). We were celebrating 36 years of ‘togetherness’ and even now I simply cannot think of somewhere we would rather have been that evening/night. Cliveden is simply marvellous - a beautiful setting where ladies & gentlemen (or two gentlemen in our case) were treated like we were two gentlemen. First class food, served at a suitable pace, and accompanied by great wine choices and really pleasant conversations with the team members as well. We’ve had a hectic couple of months but we definitely will be back soon (early in the new year)… and just writing that energises me to get a table booked soon! Thank you again for the wonderful evening! Warmest wishes, A&S

   almost 3 years ago
3. Tom c ★☆☆☆☆

   Very Average, very overpriced. Ordered the Meze, approx £26. They actually served jarred peppers with cheese in as part of the meze similar to the ones you can buy from Tesco. I only wish I had taken a photo as it beggars belief. Steak was again over priced and served on top of a grease proof piece of paper and the Bernaise sauce lacked flavour, it was missing vinegar and tarragon, may as well call it egg sauce. Such a shame as the setting is amazing but would have been better to have eaten elsewhere and just enjoy the views from the bar. On the plus side the staff were excellent and very accommodating.

   almost 3 years ago

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