The Ox Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is mouth watering flavorful, well portioned and beautifully presented."
• "The food was top notch!"
• "The food was delightful and well-priced."
• "The steak was just amazing, melt in your mouth good."
• "Possibly the best steak I've ever eaten."
• "The beef roast was good. Not very much meat however. The meat was tender and flavorful."
• "The food here was gorgeous. Both steaks cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Triple Cooked chips tasted no better than some oven fries."
• "Steak was chewy and overdone, triple cooked chips were dry and definitely not triple cooked."
• "Steaks cooked as requested but pretty undistinguished and chewy, leeks chewy and greasy, chips dry to eat and unappetising."
• "Unfortunately nothing wowed us, the steaks were above average, but not worth the price nor were they amazing."
• "The steaks weren't as good as previously."
• "The steak was burned outside and uncook inside, so the taste was really bitter."
• "The steak was dry, overcooked and chewy."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were lovely very prompt and friendly with suggestions and help if needed."
• "Both steaks cooked to perfection. To be fair what really makes this place are the staff, they were friendly, attentive and overall brilliant hosts for the evening."
• "Service is great, ambience is nice."
• "Every accolade afforded to the place is richly deserved based on our experience at dinner tonight."
• "The staff were very friendly and accommodating."
• "The staff themselves were brilliant. Attentive yet not overbearing."
• "The staff here is excellent. They are quick and very polite, making the experience a real treat."

Cons:

• "Didn't really think the staff were too friendly."
• "One of the servers came across a little rude and unfriendly."
• "Staff were polite but service not very attentive."
• "The main staff where friendly but our waitress was just awkward."
• "Service was decent apart from a couple of thoughtless moments."
• "We found it difficult to order more drinks as the staff seemed more interested in chatting with each other than checking on tables."
• "Some excellent staff, but others act like taking your order or fetching food is the last thing that they want to do."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "It’s a cool, relaxed and fun atmosphere with a real touch of class."
• "The whole environment was cosy and inviting."
• "Loved the atmosphere and fantastic value early dinner deal."
• "The ambiance of the restaurant is wonderful and has a modern steakhouse vibe."
• "The atmosphere was fab too."
• "The atmosphere makes you feel like your in a castles with equally masterfully cocktails to match."
• "It's chic, stylish, and has a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The Ox would look nice if it wasn't so dark and dingy couldn't really see the menus."
• "Place is extremely dark and feels more like a den."
• "It is so dark in there you can't actually see what you are eating or doing, this may not bother everyone, but last time I was tempted to get my phone put to put my torch on."
• "The place inside was a bit dark for my taste."
• "While the ambiance is sublime, and the service excellent neither can make up for the quality of the steaks."
• "The decor was drab and lighting very dim."
• "The environment is very dark and dingy."

Value

Pros:

• "You do pay for the quality you receive but worth every penny."
• "Pricing on the rest of the menu seemed reasonable for a decent steak place."
• "The food was wonderful. The early bird offer is great value."
• "Best steak ever, awesome decor and delicious cocktails."
• "The early bird offer is great value."
• "Honestly beautiful such good quality food and great money value."
• "Overall a very tasty meal with good cost to portion size ratio, would recommend."

Cons:

• "On the whole, not a great experience; and not worth the £90 bill for two of us."
• "£2.95 for a 150ml can of coca cola is too much even for the centre."
• "The ambience of the place was nice but the prices were silly."
• "Expensive for what it is."
• "Overall food was okay but nothing special & certainly not worth the outrageous prices."
• "Extremely overpriced at £34 plus about £4 extra for pepper sauce."
• "The cost is massively overpriced for the portion size."