The Porterhouse Grill & Rooms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Both were cooked to perfection."
• "My pepper sauce was excellent and the sides were too."
• "The breakfast was excellent."
• "Every element of the meal was superb!"
• "The veggie mushroom grill was delicious and very filling."
• "Fantastic steak, excellent chips, even the walnut salad was really good."
• "Best steak house in Oxford. Cozy and classy environment."
• "The steaks are excellent. The value for money is just over the line on the steaks."

Cons:

• "I did end up with a stomach ache later that night and I’m guessing it was because of the crayfish appetizer."
• "Forgot our side dish and overcooked the steak, told us nothing they can do about it."
• "We ordered the Chateaubriand for 3 people... it was more suitable for 2 people."
• "The ribeye, which was requested medium arrived mostly rare."
• "It was very quiet in the restaurant at the time so not sure why it took so long."
• "The steak knife was not sharp enough."
• "Very expensive for a bland, tasteless steak."
• "The food was good but fairly expensive for what it is."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Friendly, helpful staff."
• "Thank you to the friendly welcoming staff!"
• "Great restaurant but they take forever to bring the food."
• "The staff were amazing. So lovely and kind."
• "Alex gave one of the most professional, concise and helpful intros."
• "The staff are always very friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly, helpful and professional."
• "The service was excellent."

Cons:

• "Staff were unfriendly and actually a bit rude."
• "We were ignored a couple of times especially by a red haired waitress."
• "They had a sour attitude after we told them about the overdone steak."
• "They offered us 15% discount but we won't be going back there."
• "The staff make the owner proud. Well done!"
• "The hidden service charge was a scam and nothing was mentioned."
• "Staff on the whole were great but at the end of the night I felt we were overlooked for desert."
• "RUDE RUDE RUDE manager."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The atmosphere and decor is intimate and tasteful."
• "Nice patio garden out back, located in a residential street."
• "The atmosphere is casual, elegant."
• "The decor inside feels reasonably classy: leather, dark walls, dark wood, nice lighting."
• "It's about 5 mins walk from the main train station in Oxford, is lovely inside."
• "We loved this quaint hotel, not only our beautiful room with the stunning windows and sloped floor."
• "The whole place is very tastefully decorated."
• "The pub is very old with a modern interior."

Cons:

• "This doesn't help the environment and atmosphere sadly which I found to be a little cold and sombre."
• "On arrival there was no parking we could see, so had to spend some time finding somewhere to park."
• "The place sits in a quiet neighborhood and this area can get very dark and scary in the late night."
• "The rooms were spacious but I felt that they were more basic than advertised."
• "It is on a side residential address."
• "For a small backstreet pub it is grossly overpriced."
• "Should be great but a bit pricey and low on atmosphere."
• "The main issue with the visit was our meal, we asked for our shared steak to be cooked medium and it was at best medium rare."