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Good pub, 2 bars and puts on good events and music in the evenings

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Ash Bland (Rash111) . 2024-10-27

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Had a great time here on Friday 15th March with music and karaoke.

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Paul Mcleod . 2024-03-21

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Big pub inside and out, would be great in the warmer months to sit out on a late summer's evening. Service was quick, plenty of lager's to choose from, but only 1 beer and that was John Smith's, being an ale drinker I had no choice, shame as it was a lively place. So the big question would I go back? I won't unless they had a better choice of beers and maybe an ale on.

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Andy Stratford . 2024-03-03

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Really enjoy this venue... I am from London and stay in Banbury sometimes. They show live sports events and have live music and Disco's. Check the website to see what is on. There is music related artwork on the walls which contributes to the really good atmosphere. The outdoor area is now covered so you stay even when the weather takes a turn for worse. A big thumbs up for the management and staff for a job well done.

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stephen young . 2024-02-19

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Great garden always nice atmosphere

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shan williams . 2023-10-22

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Very expensive. £8.40 for a small bottle beer and pint lime and lemonade. That is £2 more then a pint of draft and pint of lime and lemonade in my local. Ignore the food rating, cannot comment, did not have any.

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Tony Thompson . 2023-09-09

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I always try to get to “The Cross” to see old pals whenever in Banbury.

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Phil Gwynn . 2023-09-08

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Atmosphere great and karaoke entertaining. However, miserable older lady cleared my baileys, from the bar and said it was empty!! No it wasn't ... the ice covered it before I started drinking it!! Such a shame to spoil a good evening ... Needless to say I didn't buy another drink after that so the bar lost out for sure!!

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Maxine Dale . 2023-08-26

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Great atmosphere in a live music night. Would recommend.

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Ben Hebert . 2023-08-09

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Great place to socialise & enjoy the entertainment.

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Eddie Barlow . 2023-08-04

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Fantastic pub. Went with our band and played in the courtyard. There was a great crowd. Doormen are a bit trigger happy, but apart from that, it is a great place. I will be back in the very near future, either with the band or as a punter! Must also point out that the Gents is probably the cleanest in town. It makes a refreshing change!! Well done to whoever is in charge of that.

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Richard Brain . 2023-06-11

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Haven't been here for 20+years. Like what I saw, but my son insists the pool table not level, hence 4 stars.

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John B . 2023-05-27

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Great day in the garden, it really is a great pub to go to when the sun is out

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Peter Kilvington . 2023-05-07

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Very good beers, friendly staff and big TV to watch the match... Good work!

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Scott Bullock . 2023-04-27

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This is our favorite place on a Friday night ya gotta love some karaoke 🎤 and meet some lovely people ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Sally White . 2023-04-20

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Love this place my second home staff are so friendly and Gail and dave are such lovely people and friends karaoke on Friday night is fantastic and Saturday nights are fantastic too lots of bands and disco new year eve party's as well can't recommend this enough

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june Ackrill . 2023-04-20

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Vile owner. Will never ever go in here again. The owner needs to go on anger management course!! I showed ur bar staff I had money in my account!!! Sometimes mate ur card declines even though you have money in it!!! The way u ripped the drink my friend had out of her hand which she had already paid for is disgusting!!! Ur need anger management. Spit on u. In ur dreams baby

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Jenelle Samuel's . 2023-04-08

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Great night at the Banbury Cross last night listening to The Shades.

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Sheila James . 2023-04-02

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We had such a fun night out with my team! Karaoke was amazing!!!

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Jkos Kostopoulou . 2023-03-25

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Lovely and friendly staff and management in this cute pub, lovely atmosphere, oh yes and clean toilets lol (my pet peeve lol)

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Ruth Lowens . 2023-02-18

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Great pub lots of sports and good music.

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Peter Green . 2023-01-04

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Great pub with good atmosphere, karaoke 🎤 was great laugh

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Louise C . 2022-10-06

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We found this little gem whilst staying for the weekend in banbury and returned all weekend it became a firm favourite! Great staff and very friendly and welcoming, buzzing pub with great entertainment and friendly customers, we had some right laughs and met some great people, the soul lounge at top of garden was fab on the Saturday night and also stays open when pub closes. They do great events and tribute nights too. Glad we found this place and if ever in banbury will return :)

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lauradee giles . 2022-09-20

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Nice pub, drinks are a little expensive

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Steve Crosse . 2022-08-26

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Kind atmosphere with fast service and great smiles all round

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Nerys Mcmillan . 2022-08-24

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Top pub great soul & Motown nights

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Antony Leeming . 2022-07-05

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Really great pub, very lively, has great variety of drinks! Very friendly staff, always a great time there

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benjiscabbydog15 . 2022-06-21

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As requested, to make my rating "valuable" in the eyes of the owner I'll just quickly sum it up. The selection of beers is limited to subpar and mediocre ones. Place lacks character. It's just another average pub in a town full of average pubs. Therefor it's really nothing special. It's just OK. I imagine people of older age do enjoy these kind of places but it's a little underwhelming for me. And a three star review is still a positive review mind you, not a negative one.

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Mateusz Kiewra . 2022-06-16

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A hidden gem in the town. Authentic vibe with an amazing atmosphere. Well worth a vist.

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David Rafferty . 2022-06-03

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Good music at weekend and good choice of beers

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Jez Nash . 2022-05-05

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Nothing to eat. Nice seats outside.

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Susan Sheppard . 2022-03-30

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This place had a really nice vibe to it, enjoyed having a couple of drinks the other Friday night. Well worth calling in.

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IAN SLATER . 2022-03-23

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Amazing service . Te best owners u will ever meet .

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M Saleh Ahmed . 2022-03-02

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Ok pub. No food but had an Elvis tribute on in the back yard which was great fun.

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Pete S. . 2022-02-20

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Great music, great atmosphere, friendly owners and staff. Great mix of ages attend. Fun place to go for a dance .

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judeaugust . 2022-02-02

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Nice friendly pub,only moan was cider was 5 pound a pint

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Michelle Moore . 2022-01-30

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Best Taven in town. Worth a visit and friendly staff. Owners amazing

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David Rafferty . 2022-01-04

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I like to come here as the bar tender lady Kayley is famous for being on television. She is just as funny in real life as you see on the TV and she makes the place warm and cosy with her infectious laugh. I don't mean C19 infection but infectious in a good way.

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Beav . 2022-01-01

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Cracking friendly pub and music venue.

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Brad Rogers . 2021-12-07

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Very rude people🙈 don't come there

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Ksenya Grygoreva . 2021-11-05

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Excellent service, good selection of ale's and live music

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Steve Rice . 2021-10-09

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This us the most interesting and welcoming pub I've ever been in full of interesting art and music

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Margaret Foster . 2021-09-17

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I enjoyed his place on the Saturday night

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Anthony Wright . 2021-09-16

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Pleasantly surprised on a Friday night. Nice large garden patio area. I really liked it in this place and would visit again. Friendly doormen and staff and seemed like a nice crowd.

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Krazy Savers (Maurice Lyte) . 2021-09-06

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Nice little pub in the centre of town. Good atmosphere and good friendly service

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Dave Peadon . 2021-08-23

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felt comfortable, garden has been upgraded to a high standard. staff friendly.

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John Morgan . 2021-07-12

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Standard Chain pub. No real ale.

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Laurence Reade . 2021-07-05

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Watched England vs. Scotland brilliant atmosphere, landlord on the mic hyping everyone up made a bad game good, no drama's

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Tom J Allison . 2021-06-19

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Big inside and big outside. Sports friendly too. Perfect!

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I C . 2021-05-30

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Visited a few weeks ago great atmosphere lovely management team an bar staff drink prices a bit steep but otherwise no complaints will visit again

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Mark . 2021-05-28

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Nice little pub with sky sports

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Dan cooper . 2021-05-14

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Difficult to fully rate a pub in these partial service times but that considered, this boozer is making big efforts to deliver pints with a smile.

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Bart Delgado . 2021-04-28

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Had a great afternoon watching the Rugby, drinking and playing Cribbage!

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Steve Bell . 2020-10-11

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just want 2 say how fantastic the lanlord an lady are checking peoples id 4 age making sure people dont dance in open space only in your area i feel really safe thank you both great job x

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Dawn Walker . 2020-09-20

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Great, because there is a terrace!

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Krisztián Kovács . 2020-09-19

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Great outdoor space and Brill background music.lovely friendly staff and you might be lucky to see the gorgeous puppy as well

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Val Bell . 2020-09-05

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It's a very good sports bar with 5 or more TVs. Plenty of things to do etc pool, darts, Arnt-saley, And the soul music 🎶 is fantastic. So come along and see for yourself. And the staff are very friendly and helpful The customer service is excellent. Its a shame that its not Open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday lunchtime because its the only time I can get in to Banbury. ☹️

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Barry Rogers . 2020-02-12

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Great night and great atmosphere

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Linda Johnson . 2020-01-02

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Live band tonight and Karaoke late fab .

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Roger knight . 2019-11-16

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Brilliant night 70s,80s,90s disco. Great crowd of people and great atmosphere.

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Michala Wilson . 2019-06-23

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Quiet town pub with Large screen for sporting events .

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Youfilthy Ape . 2019-06-18

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A PROPER pub! Not too many of these still around, but great beers, great service, sky football on the tv's and a great friendly atmosphere! Will definitely return and highly recommend! Support this pub so we don't lose another little gem!

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Timothy Hill . 2019-04-24

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Great atmosphere for anyone who loves karaoke 🎤

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Linda . 2019-03-03

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Fab atmosphere and the Soul Room is brilliant

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Kevin Adams . 2019-02-27

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Nice place but drinks are expensive for a small town pub

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Linsi Loo . 2019-01-30

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Poor range of beers; the one real ale was off, and there wasn't much else I liked apart from a stout which I don't normally drink. Wasn't any food, as far as I could tell. Some piped music was insipid pop rubbish. Nice interior though

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Kevin McAuley . 2019-01-08

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Their prices are very expensive these days. Nice pub though.

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Darryl Gardner . 2018-12-03

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Friendly manager s barstaf great night Saturday disco fun entertainment

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Jan Payne . 2018-09-30

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Good vibes, good people, relaxed atmosphere, but no Guinness.

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lucius Claymore . 2018-09-09

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Good friendly 'traditional' pub. Lots of screens so good for sports... Nice garden area

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adybeermonster . 2018-07-17

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Drinks far too expensive. Visited a public house prior to the Cross. Carling 65p a pint cheaper. Good pub being spoiled by high prices .

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Geoff PhillIps . 2018-03-22

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Lovely atmosphere lovely staff awesome products

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Jason Saunders . 2018-02-23

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How can you stop selling Guinness??

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Chris Walker . 2018-02-04

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Nice pub good drink friendly staff

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Margaret Holloway . 2017-11-11

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Decent enough pub. It's a bit spit and sawdust but it's a pub after all. Nice vibe though.

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Barrie Makin . 2017-10-17

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Good local pub with an enjoyable karaoke on Saturdays.

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Peter Beale . 2017-09-14

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Really good customer service and a friendly atmosphere

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Robin Powell . 2017-08-19

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Historic landmark with interesting backstreets to explore

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Mark Adams . 2017-08-05

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Great 'proper' pub, nothing fancy, just a pub the way pubs used to be

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Ady Cleve . 2017-04-29

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Good food.very good Banbury caked(similar to Eccles cakes

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Barrie Lodge . 2017-03-14

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Lovely old characterful building but needs more than Courage to stay afloat.

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Ben Greshon . 2016-11-19

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Good was really nice and good value

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Jack Eaton . 2016-01-02

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Based on reviews, we thought we would try this self proclaimed 'gastropub'. Unfortunately the sign outside informed us that "food will not be served in the foreseeable future" Oops! :(

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Keith Jones . 2013-03-14

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