It's even more difficult to find a place to eat before or after a performance, at the Theatre Royal in Windsor, or the Farrer Theatre at Eton, for instance. So The House on the Bridge , which for 30 years now has been a restaurant on a great site overlooking the Thames, is a welcome haven. The view is wonderful, particularly if one has a table by the window or in the terrace garden. You look onto the Thames, watching the boats go by and the swans flying and admire the great fortress of Windsor Castle beyond. The food is reasonably conventional but is good, with well chosen fish and meat skillfully prepared and cooked.
Desserts are from the tolley and the English and French cheeses are in fine condition.
There is also a number of interesting vegetarian dishes and an omlette was nicely baveuse . From the Carte there are some particularly good first courses, even though they may not be wildly inventive. The Borstch was good and so were the Oeufs Benedictine with truffle. Scallops au Gratin with asparagus were outstanding. The house champagne is attractive and sells for 26.95.