Oxford
The Red Lion Oxford

The Red Lion Oxford

14 Gloucester Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European


"We visited Oxford for my birthday, as neither of us had been before and wanted to explore a new city. We fancied Posh Pub for dinner, and after having read other reviews on Tripadvisor and looked through the menu we decided to visit The Red...Lion huge mistake. We arrived at the pub and saw the lovely interior and thought Yes, great choice. This looks like it 's going to be nice. that 's where the good things ended. We were seated in the restaurant part of the pub, which was about 7 tables off in a dark corner of the pub. We were the only diners in there tucked away from any wait staff, and after them dimming the lights we were essentially dining in the dark. We ordered our food, to which we were told the starter we wanted wasn 't available, neither were either of the mains, so we both chose other things. Keep in mind though, this was early in the evening on a Tuesday not last orders on a Saturday. How were they out? Our backup starter came out, and was ok at best a few pitted olives and some cold toasted bread. I had the deadest burger which came in a stale old bun with some overcooked chips. My companion had the rotisserie chicken which looked like it had come from the hot counter at Tesco and been kept in a sweaty plastic bag all day, with a few chips on the side not a fresh bit of salad or dollop of coleslaw or anything in sight! Really disappointing. We were then waiting for about 20 minutes before someone came over to take our plates ask about desserts etc. She asked how our food was to which we said not great and rather than asking why or even pretending to care, she just said Ok and walked off without clearing our plates. At that point we decided enough is enough and we went and paid at the bar to avoid waiting any longer and left. Overpriced for what we got. Genuinely, I 've had better food and service in a Wetherspoons. Would not recommend do not come."

Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant

Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant

Beaumont Street Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH, United Kingdom

Seafood • British • European • Mediterranean


"Anniversary meal. Although initially warmly welcomed by the chap at the desk and we were given 2 glasses of fuzz. (Thank you) The service that followed was sullen and unfriendly. There was no ‘check back’ was our food ok? My husbands toasted sandwich was cold. He wasn’t going to say anything as it was our anniversary meal but I could tell he wasn’t enjoying it. We did manage to speak to a waiter who said he wasn’t sure if it shoujd be warm or cold. He took plate with sandwich away and returned with it on a smaller plate not much warmer and again no checking if we were happy? We ate our food. Did notice people were sitting down then getting up and leaving. Again managed to gain someone’s attention to get the bill. Bill placed on our table in silence. Again no how was your meal? Or just general chat ‘happy anniversary’ any nice plans for the day? noticed 10 percent already added on for service so no extra tip from us. I work in hospitality and customer service and was so looking forward to my visit. We are local and were checking out for potential return visits in the Summer. Although, the food is not extravagantly expensive in these hard economic times, friendly, attentive service would have really made the ‘experience’ enjoyable and repeatable. Also allowed to leave with out a ‘good bye’ . Saddened as so looking forward to visit."