The Unicorn

Name: The Unicorn
Address: The Unicorn High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, LU7 0LQ
Telephone: 01296 681261
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.9

3.9 (82)

£25 and under

British

The Unicorn, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 0LQ

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

Situated in the middle of the small village of Cublington in leafy Bucks, The Unicorn is a charming 17th Century pub/restaurant, much loved by locals and visitors from further afield. Whether you choose from the daily-changing set menu or the sumptuous a la carte menu, you will enjoy food sourced locally and prepared by chefs who understand what customers want from a lunch time or evening menu.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, French, Global, International
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 10:30 am–12:00 am Sat 9:30 am–12:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–7:00 pm
Phone number
01296 681261
Website
http://www.theunicornpub.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Chris George

Location
The Unicorn, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 0LQ
Neighborhood
Leighton Buzzard
Parking details
None
Entertainment
BBQ"s on Saturdays during summer Quiz night on Monday's Live music once or twice monthly
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 82 people are saying

The Unicorn reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.8Service
3.9Ambience
3.7Value

Noise • Energetic

82 Reviews

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TinaH
Bedfordshire1 review
1.0
Dined on September 29, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
It took 3 hours to have the three courses. They were understaffed with one girl behind the bar and taking the order, when she remembered! The chef/server was dividing his time between the kitchen, serving at the table and behind the bar. Although the food was excellent when it came the wait for each course was just purely unacceptable. If it hadn't been for the fact that I took my son and his girlfriend out for a birthday lunch, I would have left. Also there was a compulsory?? discretionary service charge added to the bill
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CarolP
London2 reviews
3.0
Dined on September 27, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Menu choices were a little uninspiring, just a small step up from what you might cook at home. All cooked well and hot , fine for a get together,maybe not for a celebratory meal out
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JaneR
Bedfordshire4 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 13, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
First time we’ve eaten there. Only the owner serving drinks, food, cooking, clearing tables etc!!!! What a great guy! (Chris). He was under pressure as his staff member had to go home. We were pleasantly surprised to find the food so much better than expected as we’d heard not great reviews from past years. We can honestly say, it’s worth a visit! He accommodated my dietary needs as nothing on menu I liked. We’ll definitely be returning.
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DavidB
Surrey2 reviews
3.0
Dined on August 3, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
One Chief is not enough to service the number of tables 1 very good waitress and one very good bar man. Service too slow, food good, needs more staff.
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ClaireM
London3 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 25, 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Despite the fact that there was no-one in the pub the service was shambolic. On a hot evening we were brought two warm bottles of wine and a cold drink took half an hour to arrive. Menu was limited but the chef did make us something we could eat which was tasty. There was one ' waitress' who didn't really know what was going on . This has always been a great village pub so we are perplexed as to what has happened?
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LizB
London9 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 20, 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
We have been visiting the Unicorn for many years, but its unlikely that we'll go again unless something changes. The menu on a SATURDAY evening consisted of 4 choices of starter and 4 choices of main course; the main courses were Burger, Sausages, Veggie Pasta or Deep fried whitebait. We both had prawn cocktail salad to start which was very good and our main courses were fine, but I don't go out to a restaurant (not a pub meal) on a Saturday night for a main meal of a burger. The cost for these 2 courses was £ 23.10 including service; assuming (generously) that the starter was £ 8.00 then the burger or sausage costs £ 15.10 including service..... We were charged service on our whole bill, even though we collected our first drinks from the bar........ I do prefer that a restaurant does a few things well, rather than having a huge menu, but I think one would expect more than these 4 "cheap" offerings from a restaurant on a Saturday night.
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RichardF
Buckinghamshire4 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 12, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Service was extremely slow, despite saying we really in rush.
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TobyJ
Bedfordshire3 reviews
1.0
Dined on March 31, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Booked six weeks ago after a previous fantastic experience here. Honestly don’t know what was going on but it was like there was no communication going on between the staff. Taken to the table without menus or an offer of drinks, the food order was taken after a while but after nearly an hour still no food. It wasn’t overly busy but our second round of drinks sat ready at the bar for a considerable amount of time. That was our cue to leave, paid for the drinks we had and walked out. A real shame.
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HelenG
London1 review
3.0
Dined on March 31, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Food lovely but service was so slow , we were arrived at 1 and starter did not arrive till 2 ! The table next to us walked out as so slow after drinks and did not stay to eat
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RobP
Oxford/Oxfordshire3 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 31, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
MotherIng Sunday lunch was great the beef beautifully cooked and very tasty and the Timothy Taylor Landlord v tasty!
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The Unicorn is rated 3.9 stars by 82 OpenTable diners.

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The Unicorn, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 0LQ

Additional information

Neighborhood
Leighton Buzzard
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 10:30 am–12:00 am Sat 9:30 am–12:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–7:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, French, Global, International
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chris George
Entertainment
BBQ"s on Saturdays during summer Quiz night on Monday's Live music once or twice monthly
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.theunicornpub.co.uk/
Phone number
01296 681261

The Unicorn

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