The Oxford Arms - Cherwell

The Oxford Arms is a fabulous pub for Sunday lunch! Great food, staff, service and atmosphere thoroughly recommend will be back.

Wonderful Sunday lunch, great atmosphere and service. Dog friendly which is rare. Best Yorkshire puddings in the country!

What a fabulous pub for Sunday lunch! Between us we had delicious roasts with all the trimmings (extra gravy too as it was so scrumptious! The pub atmosphere was delightful and staff very friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back!

While the staff are very pleasant and polite they are clearly lacking from training and spent more time at the bar flirting with the barman than paying attention to the diners. We sat in the room next to the bar which felt like an overflow room, cold dark and empty. The food was flavoursome and presented beautifully however my pork belly was dry and over cooked. The gravy was like water. No one came to check if the food was OK or any problems both in starter and mains. Even when collecting the empty plates no one asked if everything was OK. The gents toilets had no way of drying hands, no hand dryer or towels. The ladies toilet bin was overflowing. During the course of our meal the staff had used a large table behind us next to the bar to polish cutlery which not only looked messy but I don't expect to pay that much and have to raise my voice to talk over the sound of cutlery clattering about, that should never be done in front of customers. A table had a cleaning products (spray bottle and cloth) left on it the entire time we sat there, staff had cleared it then started to clean it and just forgotten to finish the job. Overall the experience wasn't horrendous but I wouldn't visit again. I feel the manager clearly has low standards and doesn't train thier staff on the little single things that make all the difference. One final note is that i feel its insulting to add a service charge (which i did ask to be removed) if the service warrents it i will always tip my server and tip well. If a service charge is added i am more likely to remove it and not tip at all. Service charges are owners greed and make staff lazy as they dont feel the need to go the extra mile for the tip. Overall a real shame

This gorgeous village pub has great service, friendly staff and the roast beef was delicious, best Sunday lunch I’ve had in ages!!