Address: 130 Godstow Rd, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8PG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441865514333
Rating: 4.2
based on 223 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Excellent food (maybe a bit pricey)."
"Good food, friendly and helpful staff."
"Really tasty, plenty of meat and perfect vegetables."
"The food was of really high quality."
"The food was absolutely superb. Generous portions and everyone enjoyed lunch."
"Everything tastes homemade with good quality ingredients."
"The food was stunningly good!"
Cons:
"The food here was gross."
"The roast for Seventeen pounds was horrible the roast potatoes looked nice but were obviously microwaved and that was absolutely awful for this price !!"
"The ‘dirty fries’... were a huge let down."
"The side of salmon was inedible and the pizza dough wasn't cooked."
"All the food was cold."
"The burger tasted awful I had to send it back."
"The food was OK, but not great either."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were friendly and professional with the restaurant having a great atmosphere."
"The staff were friendly and attentive."
"Service was superb."
"Best service I've seen for some time, very well done."
"The service was excellent and the staff were friendly and helpful."
"Service was very good and attentive."
"Friendly, accommodating staff."
Cons:
"The service was slow, the waitress when she was taking our order we felt was rushing us."
"Service was quite slow and not very well organised."
"Service was slow, particularly when considering the number of staff wandering around!"
"Not particularly busy the evening we went but after being shown to our table, it was a good half hour before our order was taken at OUR request."
"Service wasn't bad. Pretty attentive although the off mistake made."
"Service was a wee bit slow last time with a couple of listakes."
"The service was pretty bad, my friend had to stand up to the bar twice to ask for our drinks and if we could order."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The ambiance is magnificent."
"The Christmas decorations were tasteful and the pub had a cosy atmosphere."
"The atmosphere was lovely."
"Lovely, cosy place, great atmosphere, really friendly service and amazing food."
"A wonderful gastro pub with a warming interior and spacious garden seating to choose from."
"The whole atmosphere in the pub is very rustic and homey."
"A really lovely atmosphere to the pub."
Cons:
"On a cold day it really wasn't a pleasant place to be."
"It was also extremely cold."
"They seated us next to the door and whenever it was opened, we were hit with an icy blast."
"It felt very loud, claustrophobic and couldn’t relax at all."
"Although it did get a little dark as some of the lights didn't work."
"The marquee was so bad. Horrible wet floor, loads of dead bugs in the ceiling netting."
"Very unorganised and needs a refurbishment."
Price
Pros:
"In a fiercely competitive Oxford eating out market Jacob's Inn is a place that provides good food at a sensible price point."
"We were lucky to benefit from 50% off using the eat out to help out scheme so can't complain about the value."
"This was well priced and very tasty when it arrived."
"All this and three drinks came to less than £55 !!"
"The food is great quality for the amount you pay for."
Cons:
"Firstly, it is quite pricey."
"Overwall we feel that the food was overpriced for what was delivered and ruined our experience for the day."
"The price of the food compared to the quality is scandalous."
"Far, far too expensive for the poor quality of the food."
"The Bill was £77 OUTRAGEOUS!"
"To be honest though it's the high price that would stop us going back."
"Way over priced for the poor quality of the food."
Facilities
Pros:
"They have pigmy goats in the large beer garden and plenty of comfy seats."
"Lovely venue. Lots of outdoor seating, some under cover."
"The pub has a good garden area and a section containing goats, chicken and pigs that will probably entertain children long enough to enjoy a pint of ale in peace."
"A beautiful mature paved garden with goats and chickens."
"Jacob’s Inn have lovely old sofas to sit on in their covered part of the garden."
"The place is fabulous and the staff is very welcoming and kind."
"And goats and other animals for the kids to hang out with in the pub garden!"
Cons:
"The table we were given to sit at was cramped and we had minimal space."
"Terrible. Nowhere to park within a half mile."
"We tried to get parking nearby but it was just impossible as most of the side roads are permit holders only."
"No where to park on site so we had to struggle to find a place within walking distance."
"Also a service charge of 12.5% was automatically added to the bill for four people."
"Appalling service. One person behind the bar on a busy summer evening."
"Was refused service on the grounds that they were so busy it was reservation only."