James Figg in South Oxfordshire

Pleasant staff a good atmosphere and good Beers

Pub is much bigger than it appears, there is a separate building to the rear and a large beer garden. Lovely atmosphere and comfortable to spend some time in. Great pints on tap. Had the tikka masala to eat….could be the best pub curry I’ve ever had!! Tasted fresh and ‘clean’ - really impressed. Prices seemed on a par with those in the local area - not exactly a bargain, but my meal was worth every penny!

Called here for a meal at 630pm we were greeted by , Dominic who was really polite and friendly, we both had Fish and Chips which was excellent we were told we had about 15/20 wait it was actually 10 mins and it was on our table 1st class no complaints at all, I told Dominic I would put this on tripadvisor to which he thanked I don't know what he gets paid as its nothing to do with me but he deserves more.

The whole pub needs a thorough deep clean. Closer inspection it isn’t clean. The floor around the front bar is caked in dirt around the brass bar. Dust is absolutely everywhere, from the picture frames to the ledges upon the walls. The front window ledges have dead bugs, dust and grit on them and they have smudges all over the windows. The door edges are filled with dirt where dirty hands have pushed them open. The ceiling is… well… I’m sure even the staff can see the problem. The toilets in the front bar are also not to a high standard with a thick layer of dust on the sanitary bin, the soap dispensers covered in gloopy soap and the mirror smeared. The doors and handles to the toilet doors are caked in dirt along with the edges of the tiled floor. And each time I have been the toilets they have been blocked in some way, It isn’t clean. I have came to visit a few times over the last few months and after the 5th visit it was time to write a review, thinking some changes would be made but they haven’t. The food is tasty but it isn’t particularly anything special. The burgers are actually white small for the price and the fact it only comes with chips is quite disappointing for the price. Honey and mustard mini sausages just taste of honey - no mustard. The drinks are one of the highest in Thame and considering the service is quite distant and not very friendly, you’d expect a premium setting with premium drinks and food. The garden however is great and a good size. Nicely maintained. Love the atmosphere and choice of music but the cleanliness lets it down. Update: Visited once more after quite a long time of not going here and can confirm that it is still exactly the same. No change to the cleanliness, service and food. Just to prove the lack of cleanliness - the white doors in the back bar which staff come in and out of has a thick layer of black dirt along the bottom of the door which is where most likely a mop runs along the bottom every now and then.

I would like to thank the staff and management, for the excellent food especially the Sunday lunch and the great service. Thank you, we will return soon.

Very friendly staff, decent prices, good food and dessert and a good vibe throughout. Well worth stopping by for a drink or bite to eat. Highly recommended.

We ordered two of the Sunday Roasts, Beef and Leg of Pork. Each plate had a meagre serving of gravy but having been to Peach Pubs before we fully expected to be offered more part way through our meal. as well as some more roast potatoes. We were wrong! We were warned that the plates were hot, which is more than be said of the greens, which seemed to have been cooked earlier in a microwave and left to cool. The Yorkshire puddings were bone dry; they might have been edible had there been some gravy with them. Both servings of meat were generous and nicely cooked, but they could not save what was a poor value for money meal. A check back did happen, shortly before we finished, and were offered gravy as well as an apology.................. but all too late.

Lovely pub, staff really friendly.

Lovely pub and atmosphere, however the food was abysmal! Very small portions, waitrose frozen chips and our burgers were brown meat and stringy. Charging £15 for the burger and chips is awful.

Great food, great location and friendly staff

Lovely Friday night burgers as usual. Shout out to Dom for the Stilton! You're a 🌟

Gorgeous little pub with a unique running theme on old fashioned boxing. Very cozy and comfortable… open fires would be fantastic in winter too.

Nice local pub with lots of seating areas. Dog friendly inside. They show sports in one of the areas, if you fancy a quiet drink you can sit in the main pub.

Great pub with awesome staff. Edit June 2024 Please spend some money and refurbish the toilets. They're beyond disgusting...!

Love it! A real treat to Thame. Relaxed and comfortable. Cosy. Service is amazing and all staff are lovely. Food is very good price and really good selection. Treats for all budgets - dinners, snacks- it's all great. A firm family favourite for us so we pop in most weeks. Well done everyone at the James Figg

Its our favourite place to meet up for a few nice beers. Lovely atmosphere.

Pub quite pleasant, unfortunately food wasn't. Had their special Jerk chicken burger which was very poor, little meat and didn't live up to the description. Wish I'd inspected the burger before as I would have taken it back. When asked if our meal was OK I mentioned my burger was poor and the guy that served us just seemed to shrug their shoulders. I later heard my partner had had a similar experience a while ago and wouldn't go back. I think if the guy had acknowledged the problem I could have given them the benefit of the doubt, but would't now go back.

Nice little spot in Thame for a decent roast dinner.... I had the beef, which was lovely. Although disappointed that they ran out of Cauliflour cheese as that would have made it complete! Would eat here again if I was passing by the area 😋

Great atmosphere fantastic service cannot wait to come again! The doorman was great too see you again soon xxx

Had a Sunday lunch which was amazing. Took our 13 week old puppy as well, very dog friendly, lovely staff

Nice pub, friendly staff. Just popped in for a pint of Guinness which was nice. Nicely laid out, very clean toilet. Courtyard out the back but it was a chilly night so I didn't go out. Menu looked nice but I wasn't eating.

Great atmosphere, excellent beer, lovely old English pub. Had Sunday lunch roast beef, excellent,pity the sweet,ice cream was so small 2 small scoops almost £7 , pretty poor value

Lovely food & good portions !!! Friendly staff.

Great place, great atmosphere. Super friendly staff, highly recommend.

Not been here for a while, last time was I here was in the marquee during Covid. Came here for a quiet drink and catch-up with a friend, good beer and friendly service. Atmosphere was good although some of the customers at the bar were getting louder as they drank, which made it harder to have a conversation. Over £6 a pint, London prices in Thame? Update Christmas Eve 2023. Super friendly staff as usual. Still expensive. Served in plastic glasses. Asked for a Bloody Mary and was told they are not doing cocktails. Guess a vodka and tomato juice is a bit complicated. Ho ho ho. Still a nice venue but losing the customer centric focus over convenience?

Food was cold and taste less first and last time I go there

I came in here on my own one Thursday night as I was stopping over in Thame for a meeting the following place. First things first, as soon as I came through the door the staff were incredibly friendly. The place had a great vibe with music (not too loud) playing and a very cosy open log burning fire. The food had a really authentic and home cooked feel. A fantastic choice of hand pulled ale on offer. Would definitely recommend.

Good and well kept selection of beers. Tasty well cooked traditional pub food in a traditional, characterful pub with attentive staff. Recommended

A fabulous centre-of-town pub, with a great menu, and a wonderful attentive young front-of-house team. My wife and I popped in mid/late summers Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a wonderful roast dinner (although tempted by the burger menu). The food was hot, and did not take too long to arrive and was so nice I forgot to take a picture (sorry)! Plenty of seats in the main part of the pub, and a large seated area at the back. There is a good wine and gin menu as a reasonable selection of beer and cider, parking can be found easily in Thame, perhaps bar on market day. We will be back, and fab afternoon, was had on Dec 23..

Lovely little place to pop in for a decent pint and food. We had the figgs sloppy Jim burger and a double cheese burger, burgers alone were of excellent quality and taste. Definitely worth a try. Service from everyone was great, very warm cosy and friendly atmosphere. Lovely little village shops around too

A very tasty meal, lovely setting (could amend the lighting to dimmers), service on point it’s friendly and quick. The roast was delicious and well priced. I very much recommend this pub as a stop over if you need to pass through Oxford. A lovely Sunday lunch! Thank you

£55 for 2 sandwiches and a burger 3 glasses of pop.tiny portions absolute daylight robbery.

Friendly staff and delicious burgers

So pub 4 on our crawl down the high street in Thame and my only feedback or criticism would be the prices! A pint of ale and a 0% gin and tonic was £11 which seemed a little excessive. The food menu is extensive but felt the prices were london prices where I live rather that a town ! Dom behind the bar was lovely and really well informed. Overall nice pub all be it a little on the pricy side

We ordered a steak and blue cheese, onion relish baguette with fries which were served in a paper bag, nice touch. The steak was tender and all very delicious. We also ordered the ploughman’s which was served on a large wooded board. This was the best ploughman’s we have had when dining out. Huge slab of cheddar, 3 thick slices of proper ham, a whole scotch egg with a runny yolk and some relishes. Really good value too. Also, they serve an excellent pint of real ale!

Popped in for a pint of an evening, the pub was lively but not overfull. The barman was cheerful and efficient. Would recommend a visit.

Amazing atmosphere and great service provided. We didn’t have food but for sure will be back again to try some in future

Lovely food and a great selection of beers. The staff are very friendly and helpful. A proper friendly pub. Highly recommended.

Four of us had the Sunday roast, 3 beef and 1 pork. The portions were large, with yorkshires, roasties and vegetables. The pork was fine but the beef was very chewy we were given a choice medium or well done, we opted for well done but it was very rare. Not the best roast by a long shot and sad if this is, to quote their slogan, ‘the best Sunday roast in Thame’.

One of our favourite places in Thame. Shirt menu with good food including veggie options, friendly and attentive staff; unpretentious, welcoming, and warm. Lovely beer garden with a separate bar area that is perfect for little private parties. Parking - although do be careful as it cuts through the walkway between the pub and garden.

The James figgs is lovely. Would like to give a huge thank you to Dom for the wonderful services and the many laughs he has given me. Again massive thanks to Dom and all the team.

Love this place, great atmosphere, great food

You wouldn't know it from the High Street frontage, but a large and busy garden out the back. Well worth a visit.

Pub grub in Thame. We went for Sunday lunch and sat in the sunshine in the garden. I couldn't find an acceptable toilet.

Just a burger not worth for pricing..

We arrived as a party of 16 for some lunch without a booking . The staff were great in rearranging tables so we could sit together . The food selection was good and all arrived in good time for a large group . Good service and good food Thank You

Friendly staff, good atmosphere and decent food.

Great pub, good beers and food.

Spent an enjoyable hour at lunchtime. The burger was very tasty. Staff are friendly and helpful. Enjoyed a chat with a couple of locals that obviously visit daily. Recommended.

Another blooming lovely meal here. Great atmosphere, great selection of drinks and great food...if you're visiting Thame you have to go here

Had shepherds pie with minted peas for lunch for £16.00. The shepherds pie was so small I was still hungry afterwards. The garden peas weren't even minted. A total rip-off. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Best burger had in a long time. Friendly staff and atmosphere.

Tiny portions. We had scotch eggs. Ive never seen them so small

I've visited a couple of times with friends because they liked so much they wanted to return . Its a pub atmosphere with a reasonable selection of drinks but what we particularly enjoyed was a selection of starters which we ate in tapas style between us . the quality and variety was excellent and we will go again when in the middle of Thame . Not a gastropub but the quality would put some upmarket eateries to shame . The staff were a but variable but generally pleasant and helpful .

Poor product Grolsch Lager is a premium lager with a premium price tag and should be served in a premium condition.

Lovley bar staff, we went in after seeing the quirky funny sign outside, meal was delicious (best peppercorn sauce I've ever tasted). Will definitely return when back in the area. Returned today. Still a great place. Very friendy, lovley meal Returned again. Still as great 👍

Had tapas, various selections, good service, great atmosphere Definitely worth a visit

Crackling point of porter. Burger ok but why do chefs stick a burger in a brioche bun? What is wrong with a proper bread roll?

Excellent service! Such friendly staff. Really welcoming and couldn’t do enough for us in finding us a table by the fire :) Will definitely be back!

Good range of beers on tap and selection of gins. Largest pub in Thame and plenty of sitting and standing space either in main pub or the stables section with its own bar plus plenty of seating outside when the weather permits. Friendly helpful staff and always a great atmosphere. Food is very good too!

Nice pub, pleasant and helpful staff. Interesting walls but a bit bare otherwise. Average choice of beers.

Love the place go 3/4 times a week

We ate Sunday lunch here yesterday and were very disappointed by the amount of meat given,it was measley.And the vegetables were all a bit undercooked and tough to chew.

We been here twice, first time was nice, today we had a sunday roast, and we were quite shocked at the tiny amount of meats they gave us. They say in the menu 'leg of pork' and 'leg of lamb', but in fact all they give is very thin slices of pork, or thin slices of lamb - depends on what you go for.

Always a pleasure to drink or eat in this place and the owner and staff are amazing people always nice and happy. Would highly recommend the James fig all year round. Only let down no pork crackling it's always nice and fresh just like the food and drink. See you guys again soon.

Menu looked ok, chose the burger with stilton. You would not know it had seen any stilton. We were asked if we wanted any sauces before we got the food, how do you know really at that point? Not even so much as a slice of tomato for garnish, or anything in the burger other than the burger, which to be fair was nice, albeit rather small. It looked rather lost on the plate, and uninteresting, you can't run a tab. Chips were nice! Didn't bother with dessert as we thought we'd be disappointed again. Definitely overpriced.

Kitchen operating hours not published anywhere on the website, just opening hours of drink delivery. Had lovely pints at 9.01pm but refused two cold deserts... Please display food times on your website...

Wonderful place to visit loved the selection of beer and the landlord is nicknamed goldfish apparently which I love.

Great ale, which is well kept, high quality food at realistic prices, lovely staff and a nice atmosphere. It’s a great all round pub. I had the ham and eggs with a side of slaw and it was fantastic!

Very cheerful and friendly staff. Great service

If you like the atmosphere for drinking, you must stop by.

Really can't understand why this place gets so many 4 and 5 star reviews. It's way overpriced (£6 for a pint of cloudy Camden Helles) and characterless. Definitely won't be back.

Really nice atmosphere chilled vibe and really enjoyed the meal nice Sloppy Joes burger and a pint will definitely be returning for another one!

Cant exactly put my finger on it but just did not enjoy my experience. Wanted to have an evening meal so told at the bar to find a table then order. Which I did, could not have a tab so had to order two drinks and food pay and sit down. Real ale selection was poor in my opinion (no regular ales) which I asked the bar person for their opinion which they did not have one, and the beer was not to my liking so a wasted second pint too. Food was not brilliant and had to ask for condiments after food was served. Got the idea staff were,ore interested in speaking with themselves at the bar.

This is our food after 45 minutes of waiting for food. If you are a local in the James Figg you are ok. If your not you have to wait FORTY FIVE minutes. It’s not like we wanted anything huge. A couple of burgers was our order.

Did not know what blended whiskey was

Great place to have a Sunday roast. Really good beer as well.

Good service ,food was nice , average quantity, well cooked,good selection of beer

Great Thames pub with large back garden. And good service

Friendly staff lovely food and well kept beer and ale.

Best burgers in Thame. The rest of the menu is limited but what you'd expect and reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit on a Tuesday, by one get one half price on burgers 😊

My favourite pub. Now I'm a dad I can't be out all the hours as much. Figgs do a great food selection to keep my daughter happy, allowing me a nice bit of day drinking with super friendly staff. Great food for me too if I have one too many and need to soak it up.

We arrived at opening time on a Sunday lunchtime for a family catch up. We had 5 adults and 3 children in our party. There was no specific children's menu, but half size portions of the main Sunday menu. Chicken schnitzel was a popular choice along with roast beef dinner. Food was lovely and enjoyed by all. Puddings were also great! My only small niggle would be there was quite a wait from ordering before receiving our food, both for main courses and puddings.

Nice comfortable pub, found the history of Jane's Figg on Wikipedia- interesting. Drinks did seem expensive though - £15 for a large wine and a pint of Tiny Rebel.

Great food. Nice selection of beers. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff and excellent service.

Stopped in for a Sunday roast with the kids and MIL, very friendly staff, great food and a nice experience, they had the fire going to help warm it all up. Very happy with our experience here today

Lovely and warm - fire, & atmosphere. We enjoy visiting, when we spend a few days in Wheatley.

Shame it's quite uncosy and uninviting. Food is nice, staff nice

Well laid out, friendly staff 👍

Nice hoppy beer. Warm atmosphere. Friendly! Didn't eat on this occasion.

Great atmosphere, Great service and great food! Enough said.

Lots of bars. Plenty of room. Very nice.

The Figg has great atmosphere and friendly staff in the Town center.

One of my two favourite pubs in Thame. The staff are friendly, there is always a good selection of beers and ales on, food is good (if you want it) and you can’t beat a log burning stove on a cold January evening 😁

Great choice of drinks, staff very friendly

Nice folks, great building, mediocre food

Nice atmosphere to wind down after work

Staff really made us feel welcome with our dogs, and offered vegan tasty options. Hot the spot for us on a lunchtime refueling as we passed by.

Beer Hop Kitty was tremendous. Beef lunch my friend had on table 8 was absolutely appalling. It was cold tasteless and worth a fiver at most. I will go for real ale but never again eat there.

Love the James Figg it's so inviting with a beautiful fire and a warm welcome Excelled food and happy professional staff