The Hand & Flowers in Wycombe

Negatives -We were seated at the bar for our evening meal. We booked this trip a year in advance and then postponed it two years due to covid, I feel that if you have a room, you should be guaranteed a table to dine at. It felt very awkward dining at the bar and we noticed Tom himself had spotted us there and seem to be peering over, perhaps unimpressed, that we were there.I personally did not enjoy the lamb, however my partner ate it and said it was lovely. So perhaps it was just me! The staff did ask me for feedback.It is pricey - but you get what you pay for.I think it would of been a nice gesture to offer some compensation for having to sit at the bar and for myself disliking the £69 meal I ordered.Overall wonderful experience, the staff are amazing and the attention to detail is second to none.The room was beautiful and filled with yummy treats, the white chocolate ones were our favourite! The staff are so attentive and nothing is too much trouble. The hot tub was a lovely set up and felt very private. It was clean and just felt like everything had been thought of.

Amazing 👍Two of us dined here last night, fantastic place to dine at.Pub is well designed, nice relaxed atmosphere. Staff are friendly and professional.We had a drink in the bar area before our meal.Bar is well stocked and has a nice seating area.Lovely dining area, cosy and comfortable.The food here is amazing, beautifully presented, you can taste the individual flavours, it’s like eating Heaven on a plate.Personally I feel that the experience of dining here is well worth the expense.Big thank you to all the Staff at The Hand and Flowers for making our evening an amazing experience 👍

What can I say....I saved a long time for this...took my husband for his 40th, booked about 3 months in advance and upon arrival EVERY member of staff that passed him wished him happy birthday, a card was on table too..the food was exceptional, the staff were faultless and we even saw Tom Kerridge leaving the venue and driving off in his car!! Once in a lifetime experience for us but highly recommend!!

We were fortunate to get a reservation a few days before Christmas.Upon arrival we were warmly greeted, as expected from a two Michelin starred establishment. Unfortunately, from that point onward it started to go down hill. While the staff and service was faultless, the food wasn’t spectacular and didn’t justify the price. We have dined at other Michelin starred places from one to three stars, and we are not averse to spending on good food. However The Hand and Flowers didn’t quite live up to the expectations their menu pricing sets. The food lacked flavour profile and was overly salty. The main lamb dish in particular contained hardly any lamb, surprising as it was a main, and was bulked out by sweetbreads. If we’re completely honest if it wasn’t for the price, the food could easily have been a run of the mill pub grub. It didn’t excel at anything.Feels like Tom Kerridge (who we had a fleeting glimpse of) has taken his eye off a little and perhaps needs to jump back in to steer things back on course.

The food was truly outstanding. So much flavour, beautiful details and little flavour surprises. The presentation was meticulous yet super appetising.Service was very friendly, the only downside was we had difficulty getting online to view the menu which is intended to be viewed on your own device. One of the staff kindly brought over an iPad after a short while which was much appreciated.This was my second visit to the Hand and Flowers, and I would recommend it to anyone, it's certainly not cheap, but is an experience not to be missed.

Every dish served there conveys two messages. Firstly, flavours obviously matter and secondly, one devours dishes with all senses (and cutlery).One point I would improve though is the way small beer is served to accompany the chocolate desert. Strong, dark beer served in a steel mini beer mug is not a good idea in my opinion. What hits you first when sipping it is not a smell and taste of beer with notes of chocolate, but the smell and taste of metal.

Our first visit to The Hand and Flowers in 2013 when they had only one Michelin star was amazing, 5/5. This second visit, 8 years later when they’re now a two Michelin star establishment, was ‘meh’, which is why I fail to rate any higher than 3 out of 5 (husband would give it closer to 4 out of 5, though - I'd be happy to settle at 3.5 but that's not an option).Prices have roughly doubled in that time but the food experience is not as good. For 2 starters, 2 mains, 1 dessert and a jug of sparkling water we paid £257.The chips looked beautiful, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside but the flavour was not there AT ALL. With chips, it’s always comes down to the quality of the potatoes so I would look into that; it’s better to have non-consistent looking chips that taste great than beautiful chips that I frankly wouldn’t even eat with ketchup, I just left them uneaten. Chips was one of the things I loved most in 2013 so I know they can do better.The lamb bun (their signature dish) is very tasty but WITHOUT the sauce it comes with. I found the sauce very bitter and wished I hadn’t poured it on before tasting it. Lesson learnt, fortunately I’d only poured it on half of the lamb so I was able to enjoy the other half. The crème brulee (sans topping) was the best part of the meal for me, super divine but the topping, which ought to be thin and brittle, was thick and hard, I had to hold my spoon like a hammer to overcome the resistance!Finally, the terrine was average. The best terrine I’ve ever had was at Canteen in Canary Wharf over 7 years ago and this was no match, yet it cost at least 3 times as much.The entrée sausage roll was tasty. Bread and butter was sublime, I would buy that butter at the supermarket. The £87 Sirloin beef was melt-in-your-mouth tender (albeit overpriced).They did try to push their overpriced alcohol but I was honest and said “it’s too expensive” so they didn’t ask again, thank goodness.The ambience remains positive, the staff are pleasant but given this was such poor value for money, I wouldn’t recommend it – the place is now riding high on the celebrity power of Tom Kerridge and not the quality of its food.WHAT MY HUSBAND THOUGHT:This restaurant feels like hallowed ground. I fully expected Tom Kerridge to come from the kitchen and do a walkabout. It did feel like a privilege to be there given the long waiting time for a reservation. However I still had to inhale deeply when I saw the prices next to the drinks and food on the menu.The choice of food on the menu was varied and there were several dishes that I had to wrestle between. For the starter I chose a salmon pancake which was nothing like I imagined when it was brought out. There were several varieties of caviar and although the dish looked small the salmon (which looked almost raw) was very filling when combined with the rest of the dish.I really wanted to sample the beef, so ordered that and it was cooked rare to medium as standard which was fine by me. Again the size of the portion was really generous and after the starter and main course I was stuffed and didn’t need to eat again until late evening. The flavour in the meat was very strong and when combined with the fat the effect was mouth-watering. The dishes were well presented and the atmosphere was cozy.#MichelinMemories #michelinstar #mystorywithmichelin #foodies #finedining #MICHELINrestaurants #restaurants #gastronomy #foodies #foodiegram #instafood @michelinguide #handandflowers #thehandandflowers @handfmarlow

Really lovely relaxed atmosphere and service, with delicious food and drink. We went for a main, side and dessert, all of which were divine, and it was definitely more than enough without a starter.Drinks wise we went for a cocktail each to start and then had some wine, all of which were great.It is pricey, so expect to pay £20 per cocktail and at least £50 for a bottle of wine. Very special place, would definitely recommend a visit!

After booking 12 months in advance we were excited for our first experience here. Warmly greeted and pre-drinks in the bar. Dinning room, cosy but dark. It was Sunday, the menu was limited, albeit a nice selection. The prices were completely obscene! £9 for 3 potatoes! The food was delicious & sadly my 3 star review is mostly down to the astronomical prices. Our lunch cost £360 (2 starters/mains/1 desert) £50 bottle of wine (which was the cheapest) and 1 cocktail/1 beer. This was a treat, however we can afford it and we are avid foodies but don't feel the food justified the pricing.

Have always loved the food here since we first popped in 13 years ago (without booking and 2 babies in tow), when we were looking for a house in Marlow. It’s now a firm favourite and clearly we’re proud at how far H&F have come in it’s 15 years… the team are ALL incredible and work hard to create food that will make you cry it’s so good… I can’t pinpoint any one dish as they’re all amazing… obviously very deserving of their Michelin stars :)