The Chequers Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "A pleasant historic bar with multiple floors spanning indoor and outdoor seating areas."
• "Great historical pub."
• "Brilliant pub in the centre of Oxford!"
• "Very cosy pub in the middle of Oxford."
• "Always a good selection of real Ales. It has a great outdoor seating area, even in the cold weather, sitting outdoors is pretty comfortable."
• "Little courtyard oasis outside, quaint inside."
• "Lovely old laneway pub, keeps with bones of original building being one room deep."

Cons:

• "But can be easy to miss as it's down a very small alleyway."
• "Sometimes hard to get a seat, but I kind of think that is the mark of a good pub!"
• "Whilst this is a lovely pub, and usually I enjoy going there, on this occasion there was a poor choice of what was in stock from the menu - most items being unavailable at peak time on a Saturday."
• "It's such a nice pub with great pints (try the Mortimer's cider!) and a great atmosphere."
• "The inevitable C19th 'improvements' have occurred."
• "Interior is dark on the ground floor, the upper floors are predominantly for dining."
• "A bit of a chain pub. The bar staff were not able to keep an accurate idea of who was waiting to be served and kept on overlooking us."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Staff always friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Staff were friendly, forthcoming and polite."
• "Staff are friendly and welcoming."
• "Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, plenty of seats, nice backyard garden, good selection of beer and gin."
• "Staff very friendly and welcoming who could not do enough for you from start to finish!"
• "Great service, really nice staff."

Cons:

• "Kitchen closed, waiter laugh at us."
• "If you’re not a British male consider somewhere else. Snarky bar service."
• "Staff weren't entirely efficient and didn't really have anything organised."
• "The staff have a bit of an attitude, hence why I wouldn’t give it five stars."
• "Was in here for the Euro round of 16 England Vs Germany and the noise was so unpleasant I had to leave."
• "Rude staff and delays of over 1 hour 20 mins for food."
• "Food and service excellent. Just one thing not right, the member of staff clearing tables started clearing our plates away whilst two of our party were still eating."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Like this pub, get a seat inside or out and enjoy the beers on offer and the food."
• "Food and ale at highly competetive prices."
• "Food is excellent! Drinks selection is varied with an interesting lineup."
• "An extensive pub menu with great meals at reasonable prices."
• "The pub grub style food was very tasty and reasonable value."
• "Typical English pub food menu which is exactly what we wanted. All three meals were delicious, full of fresh ingredients and very tasty."
• "The food was fresh and tasty."

Cons:

• "Terrible, overpriced food. Charging £17 for a roast, you need to have either quality or quantity. Unfortunately, there was neither."
• "The macaroni cheese was dripping in oil with hardly any pasta."
• "Rare steak was overcooked, and accompanying mushrooms were burnt to a crisp."
• "£6 for a pint of lager and £14 for a pie..........5 macaroni bites (burnt) for £6 and 5 small pieces of chicken for £6......seriously?"
• "The main (steak) was dry as well and (in parts) really chewy."
• "A large rat came near our table!"
• "The Christmas menu was absolutely dreadful!"

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Food and ale at highly competetive prices."
• "An extensive pub menu with great meals at reasonable prices."
• "The pub grub style food was very tasty and reasonable value."
• "Prices reasonable, £4.6 for a pint."
• "The food is cheap and pretty decent too."
• "Great beer selection, great food and good friendly service at reasonable prices."
• "Good food, great vibe."

Cons:

• "Albeit a little expensive."
• "It's a nice place, but a little expensive."
• "The orange was out of a carton- ok, but pricy."
• "It's incredibly expensive for a non-local (drinks average around £10)."
• "Given the price paid (28 pounds) the quality of the food was simply shameful!"
• "£6 for a pint of lager and £14 for a pie..........5 macaroni bites (burnt) for £6 and 5 small pieces of chicken for £6......seriously?"
• "The food was slightly overpriced for the quality I was receiving."