Top European restaurants in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

My husband and I visited the birch on Saturday 14th October. It was our 51st wedding anniversary we had been to the birch on many occasions so thought it was a good idea celebrate there. When we got there we was fully expecting to be seated in the restaurant, instead we was given a table for 2 in the bar we asked to be moved to the restaurant and was told it was fully booked no one called us to say it was fully booked that evening.We waited for around 15min to be asked if we would like a drink felt as if we had been forgotten. We ordered our food which wasn't that great either we didn't have a sweet as I just wanted to go home. We asked the barmaid for the bill which showed a 10% surcharge which that was fine no problem the bill came to £78 we gave her £80 then she asked us if we wanted the change of course we said yes as we was paying the surcharge thought that was a cheek.
If I wanted a bar meal I would have gone to the local pub we paid restaurant prices to be sat in a bar.
Moral of this experience is check where you are sitting before you go. We won't be going back in a hurry.

A…maaa…zing food! Service fabulous and a great host. Should be a Michelin star restaurant as the food is delicious and cooked to perfection!

Moored up close to this pub.
Old Peculiar on tap £3.80. The food selection was pub grub. Unpretentious.
It had more of a pub feel to it, than a restaurant that sells beer. I paid
£14 for three taster plates. Probably a little more expensive than a main course, but enjoyable. Their spicy chicken wings were fiery. Southern fried chicken goujons and chicken tikka pieces. It was a proper pub.

Travelling up and down on the Grand Union, we stopped at the Galleon several times. Staff always warm and friendly, water for our dog before we asked, and the best fish and chips we've had in a while... crispy and hot to the end. Will definitely visit again if in the area.

Really nice canal side pub. Bar man was really lovely. Good food and reasonable price. Things were missing from my meal and not replaced by something else or charged less (bread and butter and curry)

Although I have known of The Birch for many years, it's taken me this long to actually visit and I wish I had sooner. We went to celebrate my wife's birthday and it didn't disappoint..The food and service were impeccable. The service was friendly and attentive, never intrusive. The menu has something for everyone and there were also many additional dishes on the specials menu. Pricing is toward the upper end but appropriate for the level of quality on offer
We'll be coming back
again for sure

Sat outside at the front. Dirty smeared cloudy glasses to drink from. Dirty filthy bin near serving hatch area on left on the way to toilets. Toilets not clean generally unkempt. broken left basin tap. Tables as walk through look sticky marks rings not a great impression. A bit neglected sad soul less. Flies round coffee machine, general unclean coffee machine. Near till so visually puts you off, again as impression of uncleanness. Had one drink & left. Perfect location but not being well presented.

The food was great, but what stood out was the service. Drink and food orders were taken quickly and we were regularly checked on throughout the meal. Everything came out promptly and tasted great.

When we arrived we were told to follow a member of staff to our table.

He didn’t say hello or acknowledge us- just marched ahead and we followed.
He placed the menus on the table and just left.
Nobody came to ask us if we wanted drinks etc. We sat there reading the menus and waited whilst staff busily walked past. After 10 minutes, we had to call a passing waitress to order drinks.
She didn’t ask if we were ready to order food just went off.
Drinks came and again just left us and another 10 minutes passed and whilst other customers who came after us were served- we were left.
We ordered table water along with the wine but a bottle of water was brought and opened before we could say anything.
We didn’t want to stay for a dessert or coffee as we weren’t enjoying our dining experience.
When the bill came, I asked for the service charge be removed as we didn’t receive a good service from any of the staff.
When the new bill was brought by the manager he appeared miffed and just placed it on the table.
If that was me, I would of taken the opportunity to ask if we had a good meal etc
Staff seemed they didn’t want to give eye contact or be particularly friendly. The only one who did was the young lad at the bar who greeted us.
When two large parties arrived- staff were attentive including the owner- an obvious difference from the lack of service we received.
The food we enjoyed but that didn’t make up for the poor service.
We sent feedback directly to them but instead of any form of apology, received, via a phone call, a defensive, almost aggressive response, indirectly calling me a liar and almost our fault for turning up 20 minutes to early! The manager thought it was okay to talk over me and not listen but didn’t like it when I talked over him.
Shame he didn’t want to take the opportunity to apologise but obviously thought he was in the right

Partner and I ordered some burgers with chips and a cider each for a total of roughly £20. I'd say that's a pretty good deal. Food was nice and the seating by the canal was lovely and scenic. Good place to stop by

Really bad food. We ordered 3 starters (that came out with the mains) and 2 burgers and every dish had something wrong. We would have sent it all back but we had already waited 45 minutes so was starving!

One of the burgers was completely the wrong burger (ordered vegan Bombay Burger and got the vegan gourmet burger instead), the Desperado burger had no spring onion or cheese sauce, standard chips instead of paprika chips, no onion, iceberg lettuce not baby gem lettuce, no mayo with the mushroom starter, no bbq sauce with the mac n cheese bites, and our ‘shicken tikka pieces’ looked like the attached picture!! What about a piece of iceburg lettuce, a tomato and some mayo is ‘Asian slaw’?!?!

To top it off, it was all cold.

We had to ask for cutlery and got 2 forks, 3 knives and no napkins. Ketchup had a squirt left in it, so had to find the sauce station and replace it myself (and grabbed some napkins!). No one came up to us in the meal to ask how it was going, otherwise we would have complained.

Would never go back and would never recommend. AVOID and save your money.

Fantastic food, very attentive staff and a bright and vibrant atmosphere.
We had a beautiful lunch at The Birch today and will most definitely return. The manager was very hands on and provided us with a great overview of the menu, the wider team were also very attentive and efficient. The food was flawless, fantastic portions, really fresh and flavourful. Great value for money.
We were able to view the Sunday Lunch menu whilst we were there, it looks tremendous. Highly recommend.

Great pub with great food at great prices! We had to wait more than an hour for it and the starters came at the same time as the mains, but great pub overall.

I was incredibly disappointed to find out that the kitchen was closed at The Galleon Wolverton despite their advertised opening hours. My friends and I were looking forward to a nice meal, only to be turned away due to the kitchen being closed. This lack of communication and attention to detail is unacceptable, and it left a bad taste in our mouths. If a restaurant advertises they are open, they should ensure that their kitchen is operational during those hours. Unfortunately, this experience has left me hesitant to return to The Galleon Wolverton.

Probably our third visit to The Birch. I would not hesitate to recommend this lovely restaurant. We went for an anniversary celebration and from the moment we walked in the staff we friendly and attentive. The food was amazing and it was a lovely touch to be given an anniversary card by the team . It’s not a cheap meal out if that is what you are looking for but it’s worth every penny for the fantastic service and delicious food . Thank you for a lovely evening .

Had a lovely Sunday lunch at The Birch today. They have only just reopened and were very busy but everything was great.

Every member of staff seemed happy and were all very personable, a great example of how hospitality should be.

Food was equally great and we will definitely be back!