Address: 243 Iffley Rd, Oxford, OX4 1SJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441865243159
Rating: 4.4
based on 131 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Lamb was juicy, falling apart and just lovely."
"The food was perfect, staff were fast and friendly."
"Food was absolutely delicious. Ordered the lamb shoulder and the meat fell off the bone."
"The food was perfectly cooked by a team that are clearly passionate about what they serve."
"Cracking selection of beers and the food was delicious."
"Absolutely stunning food - great for sharing."
"The food was amazingly delicious, especially the lamb, which was well-braised & tender."
Cons:
"Atmosphere was warm and friendly but the food was mediocre."
"I ordered a main which was not very good, it was the roast beef but the sauce was not nice."
"The cooking techniques are not good enough."
"The food itself was good but nothing special and lacked everything that makes eating in a pub attractive."
"Absolutely awful food. The Spanish platter is a complete insult to Spain and Spanish people."
"The food tastes not bad, but the material is not fresh enough and there are too much oil used to cook."
"Chicken in a very challenging sauce, very watery, sour, and spicy, but mainly sour."
Service
Pros:
"Our waiter was very cheerful, friendly and prompt."
"Staff great.. atmosphere great and food great."
"Service is impeccable."
"The staff are friendly and always check us if we need anything."
"Staff and food exceptional."
"Staff were friendly, helpful and went out their way to check on our enjoyment."
"Lovely staff and quick service regardless of how busy it was."
Cons:
"The food is still good but the service is astonishingly poor."
"Below average service. One arrogant waiter, the other was slow yet pleasant."
"Pub understaffed for a saturday lunchtime so service was slow."
"Service appauling had a terrible experience waiting for an hour for Sunday lunch to be told they had forgot about our order."
"Frankly, it was the worse customer service experience in our 3 weeks in Europe and the UK."
"Friendly but unpersonal staff who made several crucial technical errors."
"The only slightly off experience I had was when I went in the morning to try the toasties advertised on the main menu board; the person behind the bar seemed confused what we were talking about."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"A delightful evening was had."
"The pub has an excellent atmosphere."
"A great gastropub in a good location for Iffley road residents."
"A lively and lovely pub."
"Wonderfully cosy pub that was packed with diners and drinkers on a Friday night."
"Nice atmosphere. Plenty of space between tables means you feel you have privacy."
"Welcoming and friendly staff. Great service with a traditional pub feel but amazing food."
Cons:
"The place has been totally transformed from the roughest Pub in Oxford into a snob paradise."
"Ended up in the bar area because our 9pm table wasn't happening anymore, very noisy area."
"High expectations did not come true. Busy, noisy, and more a restaurant than a pub."
"It can be quiet at times and it feels dead with all that space."
"So disappointing after reading the reviews and waiting weeks for a table."
"Bit noisy, but it's a pub so fair enough."
"Tasty food but very dark inside and possibly abit shabby in parts."
Value
Pros:
"Although good quality food and price but expensive service hence not for a regular weekly hangout but very useful for special occasions like anniversaries."
"Price was fair for what we had."
"It looks pricey on the menu but we had 4 mains, puddings and alcoholic drinks all for about £120! Bargain I think!"
"Prices are good value for the portion size, quality and provenance of the ingredients."
"It's definitely good value for the money."
"The whole meal was most reasonable."
"Prices are reasonable 60£ for lamb roast for 3 meals."
Cons:
"It was a bit on the spendy side but worth a night out."
"I just feel the food was not worth £18.00."
"After a 50 minute wait our food was bought out. A steak, 3 roast potato's, a slice of parsnip and a few carrots- for £58."
"For the price you pay, having had no choice, to then be presented with a bowl of pasta, while others get to feast on giant hunks of meat plus multiple sides, just feels like a total rip off."
"Great food at massive prices. Make sure someone else is paying."
"It's expensive but the food was excellent."
"Also if I don't want creme fraiche on my desert, please don't charge me to swap for ice cream. That's wrong on a £50 per head bill!"
Menu Variety
Pros:
"Menu is quite meat based, although a good range."
"Fantastic food with tons of variety that is always changing."
"They're constantly changing up their menu to match seasonal trends."
"The menu changes regularly, which is a rarity in pub restaurants and quality of cooking is great."
"Great food - at first you might think it is pricey, but portions are generous and they use 'happy' meat (free-range) which is hard to find when eating out."
"Delicious, small plates of freshly made, interesting food."
"The food is delicious, copious and affordable."
Cons:
"The food is good, but I've been here several times, and found that some key items always seem to be missing from the menu."
"I eat there 2-3 times a week and the food is really good quality, but the choice is very limited when you are vegan."
"Would like more vegan options, although exceptionally good compared to other pubs in Iffley area."
"It's just not good enough for vegetarians."
"There are zero vegan or veggie options."
"Food is really good, although I often find there’s nothing I really fancy."
"Preoccupied staff, boring or just uneatable food, never again, sorry."