Address: Pingle Dr, Bicester, OX26 6WB, United Kingdom
Phone: +441869246562
Rating: 4.0
based on 119 reviews.
Atmosphere and Service
Pros:
"The atmosphere is extremely warm and welcoming."
"Service was quick and friendly."
"Staff were welcoming and professional."
"The service this evening at my nieces 13th birthday dinner was outstanding."
"We were really looked after by Lisa. Fabulous service, great atmosphere, and a delicious meal."
"Friendly faces from the moment we walked in. Exceptional service."
"The staff are all very friendly, attentive and accommodating!"
"Great service from the staff, efficient and welcoming."
Cons:
"The only trouble with the atmosphere was the first 2 visits, the toilets haven't been top-notch."
"The service is actually not too bad, but the food is very average."
"Service was pretty quick. However, the food was very average and undercooked."
"Service was amazing, the staff were very attentive and nothing was too much trouble. The Sunday dinner was lovely, very generous."
"Noone came to check if meal was ok as bar was busy."
"Upon arrival, we asked to be seated for 2 and the man (Kam) actually sighed like we were a nuisance."
"The manageress when out of their way to put things right. I think if they continue in the same vein the restaurant will be very busy."
"As soon as we arrived we have been told that the food will take 30 minutes from when it’s ordered which is fair enough we could of waited."
Food Quality and Selection
Pros:
"Delicious food with great prices (2 for the price of 1 mains)."
"The food is cheap and delicious. We went for Steak and Ribs."
"I had the fish and chips. The fish was massive and lovely."
"Popped in for lunch... the meals were excellent in both taste, quantity and quality."
"The lamb shank was cooked perfectly, really nice and tender, full of flavour."
"Food was really nice... some of the best pub grub I’ve had."
"Gorgeous place, friendly and attentive staff. Great value for money with the food as generous portions!"
"The food was served quickly and in good portion sizes."
Cons:
"The fish was massive and lovely. The chips were nice... but a bit cold."
"As a family group we ordered a large number of meals, most of which were overcooked."
"We waited two hours for our food... The chips were cold, and the burger was the texture of rubber."
"Staff were nice. Food was awful."
"Food quality very poor- very bland. Salt and pepper squid - bland, no seasoning whatsoever!"
"The chicken was luke warm & the advocado was soggy."
"Food came out luke-warm, my vegetables looked very very sad and the food was average almost inedible."
"3 out of 5 adult meals were cold- bar was busy to grab someone."
Location and Accessibility
Pros:
"Just a quick walk across the road from Bicester Village."
"Approximately 5mins walk from the shopping place."
"Definitely worth the 5 minute walk from Bicester Village."
"At 1pm all of the restaurants at Bicester were lining up with tired and hungry shoppers."
"Parking space is available, not much but you can park in Bicester v and walk for 7-10 mins."
"If you have had questionable experiences at the Acorn previously, believe the hype, it has improved tenfold."
"Popped in here as it’s next to the outlet and fancied a nice sit down meal. You have to pay for parking which you get back."
"Called in for lunch after a quick trip to Bicester Village. Absolutely fantastic place."
Cons:
"Ok, so many will say that the parking is the Achilles heel here."
"My friend booked a table here today when we finally got to the pub no parking and I am disabled."
"Visited here in August and had an ok meal, left, and then almost immediately received a ridiculous (private not NCP) parking fine from them."
"I ended up with a parking notice, The Greene King don't care about this so they are actually a willing helper of the parking operator to prey on their patrons."
"Nice meal, when it finally arrived, they were obviously very short staffed in the kitchen and even deserts of Ice Cream and Eton Mess took about half an hour to arrive."
"Went for lunch, was told there's table service in one area and bar service in another area. When we sat in the table service area, we were informed they have stopped table service now."
"The foot was appalling. The chips only just cooked. The onion rings soaked in oil and the burger overcooked."
"Visited the acorn for a meal with family and was quite shocked at the service within, I understand being short staffed is a pain but the pub and restaurant were not at all busy."