Five Horseshoes gives Brakspear a “double” in Good Food Guide 2012

September 25, 2011

Two Brakspear pubs have been named in the Good Food Guide 2012, as The Five Horseshoes in Maidensgrove, near Henley-on-Thames, joins Orwells in  Shiplake in this highly-respected guide to the UK’s best places to eat.

The Five Horseshoes has been run by Dan and Tracey Taverner for two years, while chef Sean Le Roux joined in January this year. Dan said, “We’ve put a lot of hard work into providing the highest quality food, while keeping a relaxed and friendly pub environment. We have a pub food offer as well as the a la carte menu, and all our food is freshly-cooked, using locally-sourced ingredients as much as possible. ”

The guide describes The Five Horseshoes as a ‘hidden gem’. Dan added, “A listing in the Good Food Guide is a recognition of what we’ve achieved here, and it helps to put us ‘on the radar’ of more customers, which is important as we don’t have passing trade here – people have to know about us to visit us.”

Orwells in Shiplake was taken over by Ryan Simpson and Liam Trotman in May 2010 and won the overall ‘Readers’ Restaurant of the Year’ title in the Good Food Guide’s Awards, announced in May this year.

The Good Food Guide 2012 was published at the beginning of September. It is based on anonymous inspections of restaurants and on reader feedback – restaurants are delisted if standards fall.

Caption to attached image: (l-r) Ben Taverner; sous chef Lee Welford; chef Sean Le Roux; Dan & Tracey Taverner; William Taverner