The Oxford Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice venue with a loud crowd but to be expected. Watching an England v Scotland rugby in an Irish pub in the middle of Camden 😂 good enough 🎊."
• "This is a great place in Camdem on a Saturday night! If your are in the mood to listen to old 50s & 60s anglo tunes, this is a must go place."
• "Inside is excellent for people watching if you get a table by the window and Camden always has plenty of character and characters."
• "Called in here for a beer after visiting a restaurant in Camden. Great pub with a lively atmosphere."
• "The chilled atmosphere during the day making it the perfect place for a few drinks or to catch whatever live sport is on."
• "It's a great environment. As an Irish pub you're always very welcome."
• "Good atmosphere with no really bad vibes from anyone so a good place to visit and have a drink."

Cons:

• "Strange atmosphere in here for an Irish bar."
• "The beer garden could be OK if it caught a bit more sun and wasn't filled with smokers."
• "We used to come here for years but recently it lost all its personality. Tonight we got so fed up we had to leave early."
• "The place was a little bit too noisy, so after a while, we got tired of this and left for this reason."
• "A little crowded on a Wednesday evening filled with tourists."
• "Pretty grimy, if thats what you're into. We were told there at the door that there was no free seating in the garden area, only to take a look anyway and find a few options of places to sit."
• "Wouldn't step in again."

Service

Pros:

• "We really enjoyed our conversations with Niall, who added a personal touch to our visit."
• "Absolutely love your pub …. Been working for the Electric Ballroom and built a real rapport with the staff who are seriously amazing."
• "Was greeted at the door by niall, he looked after us so well from the minute we arrived until the minute we left."
• "The manager Caroline is very professional and nice."
• "I recently visited this pub on reccomendation from a friend and was greated kindly by Cathol, a bartender with a great personality for customer service."
• "Staff members were very helpful."
• "All of the staff were friendly and attentive, which added to the overall experience."

Cons:

• "I'm giving it one star because I was charged two times for one drink."
• "The Staff is terrible not friendly they treat customers badly and everyone is talking and joking while they work."
• "Poor customer service, they have made us feel unwelcome ALL the time."
• "Rude waitress and poor service. We waited about an hour for our food."
• "Terrible service. Waited at the bar for 10mins and still didnt get served."
• "Slow service, rude member of staff, England were playing in world cup that evening, six of us from Ireland visiting family in London."
• "They are listed on several websites with a note that says 'Please call for bookings'. I called and asked can I book a table for tonight? and the answer was 'NO!' and they hung up the phone."

Price

Pros:

• "The prices are also ok."
• "The food is decent and in generous portions for a reasonable price."
• "Decent selection of beers and reasonable prices."
• "Nice traditional pub with lovely food at amazing prices for London."

Cons:

• "The food can be a bit pricey."
• "Beers a bit overpriced and outside area needs a much bigger TV for football."
• "More than a tenner for two drinks."
• "Decent place overall but much better l and cheaper places about. Can recommend the Camden head in between Camden and Mornington Crescent stations."
• "Beer is fine but common faire and a little on the pricey side."
• "Food is overpriced and was cold, so won't be going back in a hurry."

Staff

Pros:

• "The manager Caroline is very professional and nice."
• "Staff members were very helpful."
• "All of the staff were friendly and attentive, which added to the overall experience."
• "Caroline in particular is an awesome member of staff, hardworking and she keeps the place moving."
• "Staff were really friendly too."
• "What a great pub with the lovely friendly staff, had a quick bite to eat before exploring the markets, we even came back after for another drink, the lady in charge was so lovely and helpful told us different spots to check out in Camden, would highly recommend."

Cons:

• "The Staff is terrible not friendly they treat customers badly and everyone is talking and joking while they work."
• "Poor customer service, they have made us feel unwelcome ALL the time."
• "Rude waitress and poor service. We waited about an hour for our food."
• "Terrible service. Waited at the bar for 10mins and still didnt get served."
• "Slow service, rude member of staff, England were playing in world cup that evening, six of us from Ireland visiting family in London."
• "The barmaid with the short hair & a cross tattoo on the back of her neck wasn't friendly at all, in fact I thought she was rude."
• "Terrible pub, unproffesional cold unwelcomy staff and especially the lady manager."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The Oxford arms is must stop, a proper pub in Camden and the homemade pizza were very tasty."
• "The beer on taps were good."
• "The food is decent and in generous portions for a reasonable price."
• "Good beer selection, nice cider and decent snacks."
• "Had the sunday roast, OMG was it good! so savory and delicious!"
• "Great beer, lots of variety."
• "We ordered a platter and we liked the wings best."

Cons:

• "If you're not going to screen an event take it off your website. And food was average."
• "The food can be a bit pricey."
• "Ordered fish and chips, it had paper on the plate which the food was put on, the paper went soggy ended up eating paper with the peas, the fish was very under cooked as was the chips."
• "Food is overpriced and was cold, so won't be going back in a hurry."
• "Didn't try the food, but menu looked fairly generic pub fare."
• "Ordered onion rings and also baked wedges, unfortunately was a bit too oily though."
• "Food came a second time and it was overcooked and black."