Duke's Cut, Oxford

I went with some trepidation, having been to the pit that was Rosie's, and was pleasantly surprised! I really liked the decor, relaxed atmosphere, and fresh faced staff. It was early evening on a Saturday and filled up pretty quickly, but there's loads of seating and it was never rowdy and we got served quickly. My other half was very complimentary about their ales, and had quite a lengthy conversation with the barmaid who proudly told him they'd gotten 78/80 in some Cask assessment thingy (not sure what that's about but he was impressed!). Nice to meet staff who actually know what they're doing! Anyway, we were only supposed to start the evening there but ended up staying till closing time, and will definitely be going back-I hear there'll be a log fire soon...

10 Nov 2009 15:51