The Chequers Inn

The Chequers has been taken over by new owners in the past few months. My partner and I have lived in the village for a few years, but have opted to travel to pubs in neighbouring villages up to now as the Chequers has always felt a bit pretentious and not so much a pub for locals. Having heard about the new ownership, we popped down for a drink a few weeks ago and were very pleasantly surprised to note the change of atmosphere - there were more locals, the new owners came across as genuinely welcoming and friendly, and it was a relief to see a change to the previously unchanging supply of drinks on tap and behind the bar. The food had been very expensive in the past for very small portions and not that great a quality, but wanting to see if there had been any changes to that, we tried a couple of bar snacks last week and food from the main menu last night - blimey has this place improved!! The crispy batted king prawns on the bar snack menu just melted in the mouth, I love the fact they don't charge for bread, oil and vinegar if you just want something to nibble on with a drink, and the confit duck with dauphinoise potatoes that I had last night was worth every penny. Decent portions, delicious puddings and cheese board...I can't find any fault with any of it. Not the cheapest but definitely worth a visit. Looking forward to popping down for prosecco happy hour Thurs/Friday!

🥚 The Chequers Inn, Ettington
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@thechequersinnettington has launched their (let’s not beat around the bush) fantastic winter menu. The Chequers Inn chef is amazing and has produced some of the best tasting food I have eaten at a country pub.
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We were invited to check out the menu on Wednesday evening. These are the starters we had to kick off the three courses. 😁
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We went for the Pork and Black Pudding Scotch Egg and the Pan Fried Mackerel Fillet and Sweet Potato Puree. The starters tasted great, the Scotch Egg was particularly amazing as I do love black pudding 😍
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The decor was still fantastic @spencerswinden and I can’t wait for @thechequersinnettington to lite their log burner. Everyone should definitely make a visit to The Chequers Inn.

Nice place, outside area looked nice too, i can imagine it's lovely in the evening with all the lights, had some pods and covered areas too. We turned up as a party of 8 and they managed to seat us straight away, the service was good, efficient and friendly, good quality food across the board , between us we had a selection of starters, main meals and children's food. Dog friendly, would definitely go back.

Lots of choice for vegetarians, all courses were delicious, and large portions too. Very helpful staff. So good value for money.

Such a wonderful atmosphere, lovely decor and even nicer food! The staff were delightful as always, special mention to a Paul and Amy for being so warming, they are a credit to themselves, I’d recommend Amy as your server for Guinness, she always does a beautiful shamrock :) can’t wait till the next chequers engraver! Would 11/10 recommend!

We visited the chequers inn today, the place is situated on the main road and parking is free. The bar and restaurant have ample space and the tables were well set out. The staff were just brilliant, we order food and when it arrived it was freshly cooked and totally delicious. None of the food tasted processed it’s was all of high quality and very reasonably priced. There was a huge range of largers, IPA’s and soft drinks. I can’t rave about this place enough it’s a perfect go see if your in the area. Just the perfect place in our view.

Excellent food and service for our end of year club dinner, catered excellently for 30 of us. All food was was nice and hot and came all at same time. Plenty of food for the money. Well worth a visit by anyone looking for a good deal. 👍

Visited the Chequers for a Christmas meal with 20 other people. Food great, served hot to all. Great service