The City Barge, Chiswick

Great place. Have eaten here probably 6-7 times in past few months and always good. Large portions, good service too. Not sure if the manager from last summer is still around but he made a lot of effort and since it's local to where we were living, we have kept coming back.

The beer is good and the menu has decent choice and the weekday specials are a great bargain! Lovely location too, of course.

Happy return customer. (Just wish the soft drinks were cheaper, like most pubs they charge more for these than beer... sigh.)

26 Apr 2011 12:19

The White Lion, Steeple Aston

The proprietors are super friendly and helpful! The beer's terrific. The food we had was excellent - great burgers! We were told by a local that the pizza was the best thing on the menu, so we will have to go back and try it. :)

We also loved that the pub was not "tarted-up", a frequent complaint I have when nice locals are stripped and made to look corporate and not cosy or at least friendly. This is a lovely local friendly happy, easy-going place with good beer & food - worth a return trip, or many.

26 Apr 2011 12:07

The Bell Inn, Lower Heyford

Have been here at least 3-4 times in the last couple of months and will keep returning!

The food might not be 5-star but it's very good. The staff is super helpful and friendly, they happily served us at 5 minutes to kitchen-close, something I find most pubs won't do (and lose my business, when the signage shows there is time left!). But here they are really making an effort and know how to treat customers.

We've also had several beers on tap as they change frequently enough to get a real choice. So far, all excellent!

Will return to The Bell often, now it's nearby, and will heartily recommend to friends.

26 Apr 2011 12:04

The Blacks Head, Bletchingdon

Admittedly I prefer pubs that aren't what I call "tarted up", that is they retain a pub-like feel, neighbourhood friendly and not too matchy-matchy. This is not one of those, happily. It retains a cosy feel and serves a good choice of beers, and an excellent choice of food!

We were very happy with our meal, large portions (almost too large!) and friendly service. Also noted they have a long vegetarian menu, so would highly recommend to veggies. Enjoyed the beers we tried too. And always happy to be served by such friendly staff!

26 Apr 2011 12:00