Worth the wait. It's been a long time coming. Since the take over its been redecorated in a beautiful style. The ales and lagers on tap are top notch. Staff always welcoming and friendly, especially Jade who made a lasting impression.
Definitely worth a visit.
Was on business in Oxford and visited this pub. Very nice bar area, pleasant atmosphere and great selection of beers.
Great pub good range of beers. And the pie's are very good ! and the staff are very helpful.
Extremely cozy little pub that takes time back few decades. Nice people, fine drinks and great staff. Too bad we didn't have time to eat anything because the sandwich menu looked delicious.
Dave and Jenny keep a lovely pub. Often just the two of them, working hard to keep the regulars and visitors watered and fed. Sandwiches are wholesome, curry is better than you’d think and the beer selection (always at least two casks, including their own branded Special ale) is as long as it is wide. Highly recommended.
Throwback English pub. One of the few places where you step back in time upon entry. A time before pubs were 'gastro' and they were the hub of their community. Stopped in here for some food whilst on an overnight trip to Oxford. Great venue with plenty of pictures on the wall, including a number of local heroes and sport teams. Good selection of beers and an interesting menu (with plenty of vegetarian options)
Food wise I went for the Goan Curry which I didn't expect much from but was excellent.
Has the tastiest bitter in the UK. It's EXCLUSIVE to this pub. Owner, a beer expert, chose it from specialised list when negotiating with big brewer. The beer is called "Gardener's Arms" . When visiting Oxford, trying this beer is a MUST (you'll never be able to talk about Britain's best beers otherwise)
Cosy little pub off the beaten track. Good prices and great selection of beers available.
I was in Oxford on my own for the night and called in on the off-chance for a quiet pint, a packet of crisps and to read my newspaper in this small local pub.
As I didn't have much to do I couldn't help noticing customer behaviour and interactions and noticed that if you were respectful to the owners they are respectful in return.
Real ales and real publicans. I had a good time.
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Just love this pub... my partner and I both run businesses and at the end of a busy week, we usually end up in the Gardener's Arms. Its warm, its comfortable, Dave and Jenny are lovely and the food is great as is the beer. This is a real honest British pub...if you want something pretentious, then go elsewhere. If you want a true British local, look no further.
Steak and Guinness Pie was good and the house brand of cask ale was quite tasty. Pub is very quiet on a week night and the proprietor was very reserved. Overall a nice place to pop in.
The pub was very quiet when I went (a Thursday around 7pm), which made it a nice environment to have a beer and chat. Small selection of beer, but what I tried I liked (their house beer).
Unpretentious family-owned pub with excellent, reasonably priced food (excellent curries as I recall). Great place for lunch, and the proprietors are warm and welcoming. A nice orienting place if you're staying in Oxford for any period of time!
This is one of my favorite pubs in Oxford and my favorite of its type. It's not a busy gastropub. Rather, it's quiet, decorated with wall paper, and the owners are often sitting in the pub talking.
The food is good and the WiFi works well and it's a great place to finish a paper or assignment at night.
I really like this pub, run by lovely people it's clean, neat and tidy, with good ale always on tap and in very good condition. Plus it's out of the way of the melee just down the main road. I see it as my bolt hole, go visit and see for yourselves
If you're not English, then the Pub is a great place to have some proper English experience. Being there you feel as if you were in the Faulty Towers. Looks like not much has changed for the last 30 years (except for the TV and one laptop). Really old-school pints! The food is very decent (Balti and the tomato soup) and service very kind.
Cracking classic pub with great value veggie options. We had lasagne and a stilton bake both served with garlic bread and salad. Good point of their own beer too.
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