The Cape Of Good Hope Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Always the best bar staff with amazing humour and great service."
• "Lovely atmosphere and super-friendly staff here."
• "The staff is really friendly and attentive."
• "Excellent service, so friendly and helpful. Food was promptly served, hot, tasty and good value for money."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."
• "The service was top class! Very friendly staff."
• "Service was fast and lads were very polite and helpful."

Cons:

• "Although the food was good it took a while to come."
• "The food and drinks are all good but the wait time is soooo long."
• "Rude and unwelcoming service. Act as if they are doing you a favour letting you drink in their pub."
• "The staff were a bit all over the place and the service was no different."
• "Only small complaint was that burger arrived without one of the advertised ingredients."
• "Took some while to come, chased twice."
• "Food was poor. Service was aggressive, unpleasant and completely inefficient."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Really fun atmosphere at this pub."
• "The inside is very cosy and atmospheric."
• "Good selection of craft beers. Conveniently placed if you return from a busy day visiting Oxford colleges and museums."
• "It's definitely up there with the easiest-to-spot pubs in Oxford."
• "If you want a pub that is still a genuine English Pub, this is the place for you."
• "A lovely pub with a nice aesthetic, the Cape of Good Hope is a quality place to eat and drink."
• "Great atmosphere, plenty of space for groups or pairs."

Cons:

• "Not allowing to hear the football commentary when clearly everyone is looking is really annoying."
• "The garden is really just an outdoor yard, no greenery or trees."
• "It was a bit weird with the dim lit lights and dinner atmosphere on a Wednesday with club music playing in the background."
• "Initially sat at the back at the bar, but constantly got strong smells of the toilets."
• "The only small criticism is the music inside is quite loud."
• "Mainly a young crowd and consequently can be noisy, which is not helped by the rather loud piped music and high volume TV when showing sport."
• "Nice location, but seating seems a little tight and staff seem to take forever to clean the limited number of tables."

Food and Drink

Pros:

• "The chicken... man it is out of the world."
• "Good cider on tap, and food pretty good."
• "The fish and chips was wonderful but if you're like me and prefer a healthier option they have a wonderful salad on the menu."
• "Good range of beer, sours, traditional ales and ipas. Lots of ciders on tap too."
• "Great food and drink and a friendly atmosphere."
• "SERVICE: Amazing. Fried chicken: perfect. Steak: exactly as it should be."
• "The food was excellent; especially the nachos, which are the best I've had in many years."

Cons:

• "The drinks were incredibly overpriced."
• "Unfortunately the beef burger was very dry."
• "The meals were tepid."
• "They have a very limited and poor selection of standard beers!"
• "Food was not good at all! Posh chicken burger was more like a homeless burger."
• "Food was adequate, but they had run out of both 'Beyond Meat Burger' and 'Tobacco Onions', so the vegan choices were very restricted."
• "Quality-wise the food was below average."