Leathern Bottle in South Oxfordshire

Great traditional pub. Friendly welcoming staff and great food. Nice environment for a family meal with the fire roaring.

One of our favourite pubs ever visited in the UK! We stopped for a drink and dinner on our drive up north as it is located in a perfect spot exactly for that, and we were very happy with our choice. Staff were super friendly and welcoming. Menu is very well priced (nothing really over £20) and the food was delicious, great portion sizes with lots of meat. Would definitely recommend!

Excellent traditional British food.

Excellent Sunday roast. Cosy atmosphere with a wood burning fire. Loved it!

Lovely wee pub great food yea all good

The staff are so friendly and make you feel so welcome. Food is fantastic as well as the service. I would most definitely recommend as I love coming here

Delighted to say this is our new local as moved into the area late November 2023. Found it by accident as it's nicely tucked away and it is a cracker of a pub. Wonderful service - Brakspears ale -keeps husband happy, good Malbec for me and a roaring fire. Food is so good............just disappointed they only really do lamb for Sunday lunch which neither of us like..........but, loads of other choices on Sunday anyway........their cream of cauliflower soup is delicious, their haddock with mash and leeks in a cheese sauce - amazing, their steak & ale pie is so good and so flavoursome..............I could go on! The apple crumble and custard went down a treat with his second pint! We've been 3 or 4 times and on trip 3 the owner acknowledged us with a wave and friendly 'hello' - that's very impressive and most appreciated. Dogs allowed by the way. You can't book, you just turn up and hope for the best but it is absolutely worth the trip. Wonderful staff - everyone jolly and chatty - just love this place!

Fantastic traditional English pub - a rare thing these days! Also the food was nothing short of excellent - traditional pub fare but excellently cooked. We had fillet steak and Fish and Chips. The start was perfect, melting and full of flavour perfectly cooked. Trad fish and chips. The chips were perfect too. Staff are lovely and very attentive. This is a treasure of a pub !

Absolutely delightful pub and staff couldn't be nicer. A gem!

We love this pub, it’s nice and local, they do traditional proper food where many others are trying to be too clever and putting off customers by ruining their menus - we’ve stopped going to a few who’ve done this. If you’ve got a good menu then leave it alone! The staff are great, always friendly and helpful. You can’t book tables so get there early on busy days or expect to wait.

It was a lovely meal. There is a really friendly atmosphere there. Definitely will go again

Good old fashioned basic English pub, no pretentions, good beer and good basic food, liver and bacon followed by apple crumble with custard.

Amazing little spot for a lunch time retreat. The food and service were both top class

Great and consistent 40+ years of magnificent food value

This pub is dog friendly, the food is excellent and the drink is reasonably priced. The gardens are lovely (except for the rain when we visited) and staff couldn't have been nicer. Definitely worth a visit no matter the weather (definitely want to go back in the summer) - I guarantee you will want to return again and again.

This is an old Brakspear's pub in a quiet village, but very close to the M40 Junction 6. Brakspear, the pub company, split from the brewery many years ago, but the Leathern Bottle still includes the excellent Brakspear Gravity, currently brewed in Witney, amongst its three ale offerings. Sadly, Carlberg-Marston's has recently announced the closure of the brewery in Witney, a very ill-informed and short-sighted decision, in my opinion. No doubt they will continue to produce a beer branded 'Brakspear' in Burton or Wolverhampton, but it is unlikely the unique brewing process and recipe will be exactly replicated. However, I digress - rant over - back to the pub; it's been many years since I last visited, almost certainly it was the last century, but it has changed little inside. There are two separate characterful bars with wooden beams - very much the archetypal country pub, which Brakspear's is famous for. Hanging from the beams is a multitude of racecourse passes, collected over many years. The menu is fairly straightforward, you aren't going to find anything really exciting on it, but the food is all freshly prepared and exceptional quality. Staff are friendly and welcoming and the service is very good. There's a decent beer garden to the front of the pub. The car park isn't huge but, if full, it shouldn't be difficult to find street parking nearby.

Lovely food and lovely service!!

Lovely San Miguel nice garden really friendly staff and a good place to enjoy a weekend pint with friends

Lovely pub and staff and restaurant was busy with people having full meals. However we were on a long walk and only wanted a sandwich. They were very nice baguettes and came with a small portion of chips and salad. However we did feel that £34.00 for 2 baguettes (£12.00 each) and 2 pints was more than a little steep!!! Cost of living and all that. Shame.

An absolute gem of a pub! As someone with celiac disease, I am always nervous of eating out but I was immediately at ease. The staff were able to seamlessly guide me through the menu and let me know in detail which dishes are gluten free. If I am ever in the area again, I would absolutely return here!

Amazing pub. Fantastic food really reasonably priced. Super friendly and welcoming staff. We had a big puppy and they were so accomodating of him. Kids absolutely loved the park and ate the food well (which is saying something for our kids) can't wait to come back. Thank you.

Nipped in for a quick bite to eat and will definitely be going back. The food was fabulous, the staff so cheerful and helpful and pub beautiful. Loved the warm welcome, walkers dogs lying under the tables and not being able to book a table. Mixed seating on bigger tables means meeting other people, I loved it.

Great lunch with bestie. Food is delicious, service is great and lovely atmosphere. We both had lambs liver with bacon and onion gravy, mash and peas. Absolutely lovely.

Lovely landlady she made us feel welcome

I always really enjoy visiting this quiet country pub, beautiful atmosphere great service and delicious food. I highly recommend a visit.

Great little hidden gem. Really friendly with a local feel. Food was lovely.

Always good, food very good and lovely garden.

Over the past couple of years we’ve been meeting our friends here. We travel from St Albans & Reading. As you can imagine , we wouldn’t do this unless we all enjoyed everything about the venue. Luckily we all love The Olde Leathern Bottle!! We are treated like locals now 😊 we love the team who are really welcoming. The food is delicious. The roasts in the winter months are yummy & would definitely recommend the smoked haddock, roasted leeks, mash with a cheesy sauce - amazing!! Great value & our dog Louis is made very welcome too.

Visited this pub with family (a group of eight of us). We were made to feel very welcome, and staff were super friendly. Food was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. We all had a lovely evening, and will definitely be back.... Highly recommend 😊

Fantastic pub really friendly staff and great food. Well worth a visit.

Lovely village pub with a sweet garden and gorgeous food.

Really, really good food. Great country pub.

Nice old pub with friendly staff, two or three real ales and really nice lunchtime food. Easy to park outside

A gem of a country pub! We were hungry and just took a chance of the motorway and found this place.

Very strict with rules, and not very nice or mannerly with enforcement. Staff was rude from the very first interaction. It escalated to the extent I felt I had no choice but to ask my entire group to leave, and so we all left, within 10 minutes of arrival, leaving our drinks. It was a birthday occasion which made it worse. I experienced the opposite of customer service; it was more like customer-hating behaviour. A sad end to a lovely day, and embarassing for our hosts who are regulars there.

Rules are ok, but I was treated rudely. When the staff was challenged about the behaviour, it got much worse.

Food was perfect and good size portions. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The cherry bakewell was the best I've ever had will be back for more.

This place is very expensive considering the food it serves. £25 for steak and chips! You would expect it to be something pretty good but sadly it wasn't. You also get a childs portion of chips!

Lovely little pub! Excellent food!

Nice old fashioned pub with a nice beer garden and good food

Lovely family, village pub in a great location with access to dog walks and the motor way. Arrived on a very busy Saturday lunch time having not booked but we were fully looked after. Decent selection of pub grub on the menu - not gourmet but something for everyone.

Fantastic meal, great service and lovely staff. Very helpful landlady sorted us with a larger table.

Cosy and friendly pub, with wonderful staff, food and drink. Brakspears, which my husband was delighted to discover.

Very nice and a large outside area to sit. Served food too

It is my most favourite previous local pub and restaurant. Sadly live far away now and can only visit a few times a year Fish and chips are out of this world ... exceptional good. I love the people running the restaurant pub. I will be back in summer. The big Merc needs a good run ...

Lovely lunch. Pub classics plus wider variety. Reasonably priced.

Went today for a Sunday lunch. Was very disappointed as my friend is vegetarian and asked if they did a veggie roast. Was told she could have a roast but with no meat !! So basically Potatoes and veg. My friend then asked if she could add something veggie from another dish, which they did do, but wasn't offered she had to ask. A glass of wine was over £10, and when we went to pay was asked if everything was OK my friend did suggest the served a veggie roast with veggie gravy and not mayonnaise and was told there isn't enough room in the kitchen. Most definitely will not be returning.

Had a good lunch and a beer. Reasonably priced and a very good choice of dishes on the menu. A good old traditional pub with food and good service.

We were staying in a nearby hotel and wanted somewhere different to eat and by chance came across this pub. We had walked under the M40 to get here so were happy to arrive. From the minute we walked in to the minute we left the whole experience was fantastic. The staff were helpful and very friendly, the food was excellent and the drinks (Brakspear beer) brilliant. This is a traditional local pub that serve good food with a smile.

Brilliant ,lovely food and very friendly. Made very welcome and our westie moo moo. Highly recommend.

Lovely pub, always very nice food. It just feels nice to go there. I'll surely go back!

Reliable country pub, consistently good food and reasonable prices! It’s a thumbs up from me!

Great country pub, super friendly, welcoming and accommodating staff, lovely cosy feel with great tasting traditional, good quality pub food. Thoroughly enjoyed our recent Sunday roast looking forward to going back very soon!

Had an amazing Sunday roast here. The staff are super friendly, welcoming and very attentive. Wish I lived closer as I would definitely be going there all the time ❤️❤️❤️

Great atmosphere, beer and food, also dog friendly. Perfect stop after a lovely walk around the Aston Rowant NNR. I had the vegan option for lunch which was delicious, if I was being picky I would suggest perhaps another veggie item on the menu would be welcome but I was more than happy with what I had.

Calm, cozy, relaxing. Tucked inside a beautiful village

lovely food. The people there are so friendly and welcoming. highly recommend

My wife and I and 4 friends had a midweek evening meal here. Good beer, great service and fabulous well cooked traditional pub grub. We all came away happy and full!

Friendly, buzzing. Lovely location. Good pub grub.

Lovely atmosphere and great service

Great pub for a drink and a bite to eat,just off the m40 j6.

Friendly staff. Excellent food. They don't take bookings so go early! Highly recommended. Main courses about £15.

What a welcome from Landlord and Landlady on arrival. Good humour, cosy atmosphere, excellent ale choice and management. Very impressed and have found a new local! Thank you

Excellent pub that does proper pub food. Always friendly staff that go out of their way to be friendly and welcoming. We take our little dog and she is always welcome. Great food, great atmosphere and a thoroughly enjoyable meal EVERY time. I highly recommend a visit!

We thought we would have a drink and some lunch at this pub and asked whether dogs were allowed. The lady informed us that they are welcome, so we took a seat and were just settling, but after only 2 minutes the lady came to us and abruptly told us that we had to order at the bar and our dog cannot be in there if it barks. Our dog is a small puppy and doesn't usually bark, he was just barking quietly under the table because there was food all over the floor and he was trying to get it. We hadn't had time to settle him and no effort was made by her to offer him water, only judgement and rudeness. This is not a dog friendly or even people friendly pub and we will not be returning.

Great food, lovely staff, very accommodating for my allergies

We were on the M40 yesterday travelling to Kidlington from near Watford. Just before Junction 6 we get a 'Check System' warning message so promptly left the Motorway to park up and call for assistance. Yesterday was a Sunday. Yesterday the UK was in the...

Lovely pub to visit. Friendly staff and really good, and hot, pub food. Will certainly return again.

Cozy and warm, unfortunately the steak was way overdone

Lovely beer and a great welcome. An old pub but absolutely pristine. Obviously a lot of care and attention is spent on it. The beer is pricey, but a great pub.

Favourite pub, landlady always makes me feel welcome and shows interest. Food here is great, and the perfect place for a cosy quiet drink. Plus dogs everywhere 😍

absolutely lovely country pub with a friendly staff, menu nice choice of meals, well cooked & quick service happy friendly staff, family owned for many decades

Very friendly staff. Nice food too

Lovely village pub just off the M40 with great beer and food. Always a really warm welcome. There's a children's play area and a beer garden too if you want to take the ankle biters.

Excellent food and service. Well recommended.

Fantastic food and such friendly service. On a sunny bank holiday weekend they were really busy but the service was excellent for our party of nine. Highly recommend!

Had a lovely lunch. Enjoyed the Food and Good beer.

Great food , location and friendly staff

A classic village pub, but very geared up to cater for visitors who visit quite rightly for good quality and value food. Service at the bar very friendly and efficient, bar staff said a soon as I arrived there that they would be with me...

Great little pub. Very friendly and the food is superb. We were there for lunch and service was acceptable on a busy day. Fully recommended

We first went to this pub 34 years ago and loved it. We went for the last time the day before we moved away, and the food was as good and the staff as friendly as the first time.

Sadly the food has gone down hill tryed for the second time thinking give it the benefit of the doubt but sadly disappointed wont be visiting again

Friendly welcome, great service and great food. This is somewhere we have known for 48 years. This is by far the best it has been.

Lovely food , great friendly staff

What a great local. Village pub, Super wholesome Food, not fussy and a great Pint of Beer. We will be back. Just off the A40

Fabulous friendly welcome, lovely food and a traditional English pub garden!

Lovely food and lovely staff, great seating outside for the summer and cosy for the winter

Cracking country pub easily accessible from M40

Great stop off just off the M40. Good selection of food and drink, friendly & welcoming service, with a nice outside space if the weather is good. Thanks all.

A little gem tucked back in oxfordshire. Delightful food at reasonable prices.

Very welcoming pub and great service. Lovely food which we ate in the equally lovely garden. Highly recomnended

Lovely old pub, food consistently great, and delightful people, been going there for over thirty years.

Very tasty lunch and lovely staff

We popped in for lunch here while travelling on M40 , wanting to avoid identikit motorway services . This was a delightful find , the food was gorgeous, the pub traditional and beautiful, with a little play area . Kids lapped up their meal in...

Good food and service. Very helpful

So pleased to have found this very delightful pub. We were made very welcomed and being dog friendly made our visit that much more relaxed. The food was of a very high standard and the staff very friendly and helpful. A well deserved 5 star.

I called in on a Friday before checking into a nearby hotel. I parked outside where a gathering of men were having a car meet. I was greeted by a busy member of staff who took my order. My lunch arrived fairly promptly and was...

Great little pub, good food, great beer, lovely set of locals, just off the M40, so much better than a motorway services, dogs welcome! Outdoor area for the children in summer as well.....

Friendly pub with good food and beer.

Stopped off last minute for Sunday Lunch. Full inside but more than happy for us to sit outside. The starters, lamb and chicken roasts were excellent and the staff were very friendly. Definitely worth the visit.