The Rusty Bicycle Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Oxford

Address: 28 Magdalen Rd, Oxford, OX4 1RB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441865435298

Rating: 4.5
based on 125 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The beef cooked to perfection?"
  • "The buttermilk chicken and fried egg burger is fantastic!"
  • "The legendary burger is truly legendary! can't get it out of my head!"
  • "The Al Capone Burger with Parmesan fries was sublime - best burger I've had in Oxford."
  • "Probably the best pizza I've ever had at a pub/restaurant in the UK!"
  • "The exceptionally tasty pizza, the best dough I have ever had!"
  • "The mushroom burger was the best non meat burger I have ever eaten. Super good."

Cons:

  • "It used to be one of the best pizza in Oxford. After last visit I must say that it was the worst food experience in my life."
  • "No jalapeΓ±os. Gherkin was outside bun, which betrays a lack of confidence in structure or ignorance about the importance of crunch in the equation of mouthfeel."
  • "The Β£4 slaw, was barely a couple of tablespoons."
  • "The dodo burger is now basically a slider for Β£11.50, on its own."
  • "10Β£ for a big man English breakfast, and it didn't even fill me up, the sausages were of the worse sort."
  • "The food was absolutely awful! The fries and chicken bites were tasteless and way too greasy, Seasoning was forgotten!!"
  • "It is rubbish food. Disgusting, not fresh ingredients."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very prompt at taking out orders and very polite."
  • "The service is fab πŸ‘ŒπŸ½"
  • "Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely girl."
  • "Fantastic service by Scarlet who made the evening extra fab."
  • "Staff are excellent! Lisa and Jamie were charming and caring, made my Monday blues into Monday woohoos."
  • "Staff were pleasant and very helpful."
  • "Staff very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "The service was quite slow, but this probably had to do with the place being very busy on the weekend."
  • "After asking the American manager, where the rest of the food was he very passively aggressive replied you have had it."
  • "Staff member that delivered my food was not only flippant but he smirked while doing so."
  • "Shortly afterwards a blonde girl came over and in very rude manner slammed her hand on the table."
  • "She proceeded to belittle us by screaming about us taking the plate home."
  • "Unfortunately the manager was extremely rude when we had waited for 40 minutes for a burger!"
  • "However shortly before moving to the table at the corner a staff member came over and quite rudely announced that table has been booked."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Dog friendly local pub."
  • "Such a fun local pub!"
  • "Cozy and quirky little bar."
  • "Really cosy and it has a nice garden in the back with three sheds to provide more privacy and shelter in the colder days."
  • "Nice open atmosphere - warm and inviting in winter & airy in summer."
  • "Beautiful beer garden."
  • "This pub has a wonderful atmosphere."

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