Angel & Greyhound , St Clements
Young's Bitter, Special
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * * * *
Food : Good
Usually full of language students and arty types, but nice nonetheless. Plenty of
board games and bar billiards available.
Black Swan , Crown St / St Marys Rd
Morrell's Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : None
Quiet back-street local, a step back to the 60's in terms of decor. Quiet for a
reason. Crap.
Bullingdon Arms , Cowley Rd
Tetley; John Smith's; Wadworth 6X
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : None
Used to be a brilliant Irish pub, with live folk music. Now changed hands and
gone downhill; sets itself up as a "venue", but only succeeds in
being "crap". The only place yet found smokier than the James St
Tavern.
Chester Arms , Chester S
Tetley Bitter
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
Nothing special. Blue pool table is good, though.
SUMMER 03: much better now after a refit and has some fine beer
Coach & Horses , St Clements
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity;
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
Friendly local which can be very quiet or very noisy. You feel a bit out of
place not knowing all the regulars though.
SUMMER 03: closed
Cricketers Arms , Iffley Rd / Circus St
Morland's Bitter
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : OK
Good jazz on Tuesdays and Sundays, bustling, smoky atmosphere the rest of the
time.
Donnington Arms , Howard St
Greene King IPA, Abbot
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
Nice place, (fairly) recently done up. Public bar is rather spartan, but the
lounge is OK.
Duke of Edinburgh , St Clements
Greene King IPA, Abbot
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Fairly dire.
SUMMER 03: now quite trendy
Eagle , Hurst St / Magdalen Rd
Arkell's Bitter
Quality of beer :* *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere :*
Food : ?
Newly reopened after a long and rather decrepit closure. Bit quiet, and
Arkell's isn't the best.
Elm Tree , Cowley Rd / Jeune St
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * * * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Where the live music has moved to from the Bullingdon Arms. Wednesdays and
Sundays are best. Cheap (and usually good) Guinness on Monday nights; don't
touch the Morrell's.
Exeter Hall , Oxford Rd / Marsh St
Morrell's Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Dire, but worth going in just to see the pink Regency wallpaper.
Half Moon , The Plain / St Clements
Greene King IPA, Abbot
Quality of beer : * * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Small, quietish pub with more than a hint of the Irish. The Greene King can be
excellent sometimes.
Hobgoblin , Cowley Rd / Bullingdon Rd
Wychwood Shire, Fuller's London Pride, Adnam's, Wadworth 6X
Quality of beer : * * * *
Value for money : * * * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Another Wychwood Hobgoblin in town, this one replaces the old Ampney Cottage
and latterly South Park. It's been completely redone inside with a view to
being a bit of a trendy Nitespot(TM); DJ's in the evenings, lots of nice wood
etc. It's actually very nice inside, and has one of the best selections of beer
around.
Isis Tavern , Iffley Lock
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity
Quality of beer : * * * *
Value for money : *
Atmosphere : * * * *
Food : ?
Good beer, but pricey. Excellent for watching the start of Torpids and Eights;
bar billiards.
James St Tavern , James St
Greene King IPA; Abbot Ale; Old Speckled Hen
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * * * *
Food : ?
Sadly the Morlands has gone, but Greene King's OK. Fully of trendy Brookes
types, can get a bit smoky, but a good enough place to find Sky TV.
Jolly Postboys , Florence Park Rd
Morrell's Bitter
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
Pleasant enough pub in Florence Park, but nothing special.
King of Prussia , Rose Hill
Morrell's Bitter; guest
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Not much going for it, apart from the selection of ancient songs on the
jukebox. Call me old, but...
Longwall , Garsington Rd
Marston's Bitter; Boddington's Bitter; others
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : Beefeater!
This is really a Beefeater restaurant. The beer is just about OK, but I can't
think why anyone would go here just to drink.
Magdalen Arms , Iffley Rd / Magdalen Rd
Tetley Bitter; Ind Coope Burton Ale
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
This is a pool club with Sky TV, not a pub as far as I am concerned.
Marsh Harrier , Marsh Rd
Fuller's Chiswick, IPA, ESB
Quality of beer : * * * * *
Value for money : * * * *
Atmosphere : * * * * *
Food : ?
Another Fuller's GBG regular, superb.
Nelson , Between Towns Rd / Cowley Centre
Tetley Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Large, cavernous, not a friendly place. Yet another Mr Q's.
New Inn , Cowley Rd / Princes St
Bass IPA; Tetley Bitter; Ind Coope Burton Ale
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Townie meat market. Don't bother. Disturbingly red.
SUMMER 03: now been turned into a yuppie watering hole, called the ‘Corridor’
Nuffield Arms , Littlemore Rd / Bartholomew Rd
John Smith's Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Don't bother.
SUMMER 03: back to the Fir Tree, but less beer choice
Oxford Blue , Marston St
Tetley Bitter; John Smith's Bitter
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
Popular with noisy and obnoxious Brookes students, and a bit pricey.
Philospher & Firkin , Cowley Rd / Magdalen Rd
Firkin Philospher, Thesis, etc
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : ?
A lot better than the University and City Arms was on this site, but a bit
overpopulated with youths (if you know what I mean).
SUMMER 03: now back to the City Arms, not a lot of change otherwise though
Plasterer's Arms , Marston St / Cherwell St
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * * * *
Food : ?
Friendly local at the end of St. Clements, quite Irish. Small but snug lounge
bar.
Port Mahon Ale House, St Clements / Jeune St
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity
Quality of beer : * * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : **
Food : ?
Yes, another Ale House. Saying that, there has to be an improvement in the
standard of beer from before..
Prince of Ales (Cowley Rd) , Cowley Rd / Temple St
Morrell's Bitter, Mild, Varsity
Quality of beer : * * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : None
A remarkably subtle pun in the name to differentiate it from the old place.
SUMMER 03: it’s gone
Queen's Arms , Kelburne Rd / Church Hill Rd
Tetley Bitter; Wadworth's 6X; Webster's Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : *
Food : ?
Poor. Could be good, as it's in a nice old building, but it's horrible, with
crap beer.
Shelley Arms , Cricket Rd
Morrell's Bitter, Varsity
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Friendly local.
Star, Rectory Rd
Courage Best; Tetley Bitter
Quality of beer : *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Trendy back-street pub. Cheap beer on Mondays and Tuesdays, but it's expensive
otherwise and tastes awful all of the time.
Temple Bar , Temple St
Wadworth's 6X, Henry's IPA, Farmer's Glory
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * * *
Atmosphere : * *
Food : OK
Used to be good, now a bit run down. Has quite an indie feel to it, probably
because of all the music flyers on the walls.
The Pub Oxford , Iffley Rd / Cowley Rd
Bass Bitter; Worthington Bitter; Morland's Old Speckled Hen; guest
Quality of beer : * *
Value for money : * *
Atmosphere : * * *
Food : ?
Loud, fairly trendy, mix of students and townies, one of those "It's a
scream" pubs (oh, stop it). A bit pricey. Shame about the naff name, it
was much better when it was the Hobgoblin.