Plough at 38 in Oxford

Miserable bar man - no eye contact, no conversation, dull! Not a very welcome Table was cleaned by Lucy on arrival and she was very lovely , put her behind the bar 😀

Modern pub, so there is less atmosphere. More expensive category

Cozy place with great food! I had the goat's cheese and fig salad and my husband had the chicken, ham and leek pie. Both were delicious! Our company had the fish and chips and it was enormous! Will be certainly looking for the same pub in other locations in the UK.

Great Sunday roast here and a new favourite in Oxford! The pork belly was very tasty and the Yorkshire puddings are amazing, very satisfying after being disappointed by a few different pub roasts in town. Our server was great, the only downside was one rude member of staff who looked like he could be the manager, marching over to our table when we’d already been sat down for 20 minutes and rudely saying “this table is reserved for [name]” and I replied “I am [name]” and he marched off without even apologising to us. You have a booking system for a reason, maybe check it before you start accusing people of stealing tables or at the very least, ask politely and don’t be rude! 😂 Other than this guy, it was a very pleasant experience being seated upstairs.

Lucy the waitress, is the most humble and sweet worker at this cool establishment. I love the chicken wings, the neck oil beer and the music. I will come back!!!

You have to go upstairs to order, but that is not mentioned anywhere. The food took a very long time due to an error in the system but they got it. This was resolved very neatly. The food is also good, fish and chips were excellent. The chicken was a bit dry but the taste was fine.

Without infamy and without praise. Interesting looking pub on the outside, renovated inside so standard modern style. Sufficient service. Okay food.

Went in to watch the football (after seeing a sign saying they were playing the game) a good hour before KO. 20mins into game and still no sight of the football on the TV (which was playing some looped Guinness book of records video), we again asked and was told “we are dealing with customers first then will put on” several other angry punters all waiting. Turning the channel was too difficult so my group all left. Next time go the Grapes, much better service.

Excellent food and great cocktails with a friendly atmosphere!

Great place to see and to sit, however service is not that great and food is quite expensive if you look how much you receive. It was ‘normal’ good, not that special.

Best fish and chips I ever had. Service was ok but we got charged 12% extra for it without being informed before paiement.

We had sunday lunch, beers and wine. Sat outside for beers then inside for lunch fab food, thanks for making our day in your beautiful city

I ordered a double baileys and was given 50ml of liquid instead of 100ml even though it states on their price list a single measure of baileys is 50ml the issue could not be resolved to my satisfaction and I received my money back which was good but I went away thinking how many people have been ripped off?

Great service and great price for beer and all kings of food items! We only have 15 minutes to spare, so we stopped by here to get a couple half pint of a beer to take a break! The bartender was very nice that served our drink and soul one of their glasses to me which I am a beer. Glass collector was very happy.

Cenato due volte in questo classico pub inglese, situato lungo il corso principale di Oxford. La prima sera hamburger, la seconda sera la "pizza quadrata" che ci aveva incuriosito la prima sera. Di solito mangiamo sempre piatti del luogo e mai cibo italiano per evitare confronto ma, alla fine, la pizza è risultata buona. Servizio puntuale e prezzo nella norma.

Quiet place with good food and good beer! Amazing pizzas!

Good food selection for a Sunday. Situated perfectly in central Oxford with nice decor. The pizza was particularly impressive.

I hate this place, VIP customer service, good food and price. I hate beacouse I'm back every weekend.

Good place Staff understanding with non-English speakers To visit...

Friendly staff and good food. Good value for money.

Food would have been just OK ( if a bit bland) if it was hot - lamb steak came out cool, lentils came seemingly out of a freezer. Still decent, but got the feeling this sat on someone else's table for quite a while🤨 Cocktail was good, though. Feels understaffed - proper staffing would solve most issues. Would give it another chance.

great location for outdoor eating. You have to order at the bar with your table number ( seating is really the highlight, along with people watching. Right across the street from a famous building, so everyone stops to take a photo.

The bavette steak was good, the burger was slightly burnt and the fish'n chips were embarassing - fish was tiny and they tried to compensate with a thick layer of dough. The venue is nice and the tables outside are even nicer weather permitting.

If you're visiting Oxford, this is a very middle of the road pub. Conveniently located in the centre of town with outside seating and a pleasing historic look inside, it'll do the job. The selection of beers has gotten a bit worse since they opened, but I assume they're catering to their customers. The food is fine. A tad expensive but not bad.

It was busy and perhaps needed a few more staff to help out. The staff that were working were very welcoming though. There were multiple tables that needed clearing which meant new customers waiting at dirty tables which wasn’t ideal. We ordered Caesar salads. Not the best I’ve had but not the worst. For pudding we had the Eton Mess which was a huge disappointment. A total of three raspberries (should have been strawberries). And just a very small amount of meringue and cream. We didn’t send it back because we were on a time limit.

Went to play shuffleboard...had a great time!

Lovely food and great singing by Marios!! Thank you!

Dirty tables. Rude staff. Expensive and the beers are poorly poured.

Went in here to have a family meal, ordered a pizza and 2 drinks, the waitress over charged me massively which wasn’t clocked by her so I mentioned it. She wasn’t the most apologetic, and had some attitude problem from the beginning of our interaction. Maybe a busy day? But the staff seemed vacant and not at all present which is a shame as the pub itself is lovely. Any who, the manager came to sort my refund, but refunded me 9 lemonades as the waitress put through 11. After leaving the restaurant, I have now been over charged as the manager actually should have refunded me for 10 lemonades. As my other drink was a coke. Such a shame I had a bad experience as was really looking forward to trying the pub but sadly the staff really didn’t hit the mark.

Food was average at best. Pizza base not crisp, cous cous soggy. Charge a discretionary 12.5% service charge automatically with extra small print at bottom of menu. Nice for a drink but eat somewhere else.

it was a horrible experience, terrible food, wendys is better, and then when i wanted a drink he refused my id card, my driving lesson and my student card.

Delish Sunday Roast. Air Conditional freezing. Had to.leave early as too cold to sit a long time. Also dinner got cold very quick. Music loud & not to our taste. Lovely staff. Helpful & courteous.

The place is nice, it’s clean, spacious and has good vibes. Unfortunately the food we got was extremely disappointing. We ordered two tortellini’s and below is what came. It came all lukewarm, with seven pieces of pasta and without the supposed crushed chillies and toasted seeds as described in the menu. For $14 pounds this was a most disappointing meal.

The food was great and I liked our server. The turn off was the flies and the qr codes that I guess are leftover from covid. A lot of places have these outdated qr codes sitting around.

Great spot, middle of hustle n bustle. We booked here for a pre theatre meal, travelling from the Midlands for a show at the New Theatre. Service, food and drinks were great, but particularly the food. Highly recommended. Lovely atmosphere, seats inside and out - and a 2 minute walk to the theatre.

Overcharged by £17 compared to menu prices for a table of 5 with no other service apart from bringing the food to the table. No way did the staff earn this obligatory service fee - they were messing about and chatting to each other not doing anything the whole time we were there! Complements to the chef however as fish and chips were great.

It is hard to find a table here, and I can see why. Nestled in the heart of Oxford city, this restaurant serves a variety of entree, mains, desserts and pizzas which is both great value for money, and delicious. However, one of the staff members serving food was intoxicated and this hindered our experience.

Lovely pub. Heart of Oxford next to oldest building in Oxford. (The church tower)

Great location, nice staff and delicious food! Definitely recommend this place!

We ordered at the bar. The pizza came quickly and was huge. Definitely should have shared it with 2-3 people. It was a nice night so we sat outside and enjoyed the people watching.

Not sure why this pub closed for so long and only just reopened, its not been long opened as a pub anyway, but nothing has changed it seems so no refurb or major improvement. Its ok as a pub, been several times but never seems to have to wow factor. The reason for the poor scoring is the beer, they are terrible and served in generic glasses, so the entire pub has people sitting with sad faces and flat beer. These are not cheap either and the prices are on par with the head of he river, London prices as we say, so flat beer for your money = two points I am afraid.

Interesting pizza shape 🤗 It’s really delicious 🤤

Nice food, quick and polite service.

Very nice meal and and helpful staff

Highly recommend this gastro pub. We heard about it on Facebook, so we had to try. We were not disappointed. The pizzas were huge and an absolute bargain. Fed our family of 3, and we had leftovers. Staff were very friendly. What's even better is you get to sit inside a small piece of history, too.

Das Pub ist einem sehr schönen historischen Haus. Es gibt innen und außen Bestuhlung. Bei dem schönen Wetter saßen wir gerne draußen. Es gab sehr gute Fish & Chips und gutes Bier. Davon hat das Pub eine recht große Auswahl - wie leider überall während unseres England-Urlaubs aber vornehmlich ausländische Biere. Meine Empfehlung: Old Oxford Stout

Had a beer outside. Chairs and tables in the street. Nice. Calm street in the middle of everything. Update - answer to managers questions: Cleaner toilets please.

OK food. Terrible noisy in the restaurant.

Sat outside good atmosphere right in the centre of town

This was a very busy Sunday morning but this did not stop the staff they were excellent great food good price a large sitting area upstairs with plenty of tv screens.

The staff could not do enough even though they were absolutely rushed off their feet the food was phenomenal service was fantastic are you recommended for a visit

Great burger and great location for outdoor eating. You have to order at the bar with your table number (used to have QR coded table for ordering, but no longer). Fries were great. Wine was OK, but nothing great. The outdoor seating is really the highlight, along with people watching. Right across the street from a famous building, so everyone stops to take a photo. Service is primarily delivering food to your table. Bartender was very nice suggesting a decent wine.

Staff were excellent and its a great location in Oxford. No problem getting water for the dog too.

Nice restaurant with a very cozy atmosphere. Drinks are delicious and the glass is filled to the brim. So you get something for your money! The burger and salad were very tasty and nicely prepared. There are deductions because of the completely unclear ordering process. The QR codes were taped off and you had to order at the counter. Then you were asked twice for the table number, even though there wasn't one. The waitress had apparently forgotten that too.

Avoid small plates, pizzas did look good. Waited 30 mins for food to arrive colder than a McDonalds delivered! Squid so brown oil must be older than god. £35 not well spent

They serve their own pint glasses which mean all pints are flat. A very poor pint which is a shame as the food and staff are great

The Fish(only) was amazing, but what let me down was the rest. The chips was horrible frozen chips (why not freshly made instead), Peas look to have been cooking for 3 hours. food Service could have been much better and maybe the staff should be a little nicer in general. Wouldn't rush to go back

Hector and the other guy were really nice with us. Perfect service. Good beers, good pizzas to share with friends Lovely atmosphere.

No phone reception. Noisy bar from machines.

Popped in for a snack and a drink. Asked what the soup of the day was, then went back to the table to tell the rest of my group of 3, went back to order about 5 minutes later and was told there’s no soup left. So then asked for 2 scotch eggs and they only had 1 left so went for a sausage roll. We also ordered chips and watched 9 tables get chips or chips on the side of main meals and waited 45 minutes to ask someone what was going on. We chased up the order with a young girl who went to the kitchen to ask but never came back and carried on serving other people and cleaning tables. We then went up to the bar to ask what was going on and the chap was the first friendliest person we met. He ran up to get them but they had to be cooked and we decided to just get a refund. Which we got. But really we should’ve had a refund and the chips for the inconvenience. But it’s fine. Lessoned learned as we won’t go there again.

The pizzas alone are worth the trip - surprised this place hasn’t gone viral. Great beers and good spread of tables

The Plough Inn accommodated our large group (16 people) midweek for lunch. The service and food was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed playing shuffleboard. We would all heartily recommend The Plough.

Stopped here for a meal for 2 fish and chips and steer pie and chips both were very good

Not what it used to be, it was a busy Friday and there didn't seem to be enough staff. It feels that it is aimed at tourists/student rather than a facility for the people of Oxford. There needs to be clear signage that there is seating upstairs

Food was over priced for what it is. Goats cheese and caramelised onion toastie. Very dry like eating cardboard.

Pub atmosphere. Right in the center. Beautiful frontage. Very pleasant staff. Very generous portions. Fish & chips a little too fried for my taste and very good dessert. Good Oxford Stout.

Food ok but the staff not good at all, I queued up and 2 old boys pushed in front of me and the barman with a silly pony tail started to serve them. I said excuse me guys I was next which they acknowledged but the barman said no you’re not. I said you having seen me waiting patiently for the last 5 mins or so and you have blatantly let these 2 in front of me and I don’t know why. Guy just ignored me and carried on. Just no reason for it and looking at other reviews some of the staff are poor. My next trip to the area I will avoid like the plague

Food was excellent. Would have scored higher but we booked a table and then when we arrived were told someone had taken our table and had to be slotted in somewhere.

Fantastic cosy atmosphere, great Sunday roasts (specially pork one)

Such nice staff and the Food is deliscous!

My son and daughter booked a table at the Plough Inn for a Mother's day treat. When we arrived, it was very busy but we were showed to a table and given the menus. I chose roast chicken, my son ordered vegetable Wellington and my daughter a veggie burger. When our food came we could not believe our eyes, my roast was £18 , it was a side plate with half a chicken breast, 1 potato, 1 slice carrot, 1 slice parsnip, a small dollop of bread sauce and a small piece if stuffing topped with a Yorkshire pudding. My sons dinner was of similar size and price but no Yorkshire pudding. I gave him half of mine , and my parsnip. I think we were just a bit stunned before I decided to speak to a waitress. She was lovely, listened, agreed and said she would speak to manager. We started eating, it was cool and bland. When she came back she shared manager's response that as they were doing a set menu for £25 they were doing smaller portions to leave room for dessert!!!!!!! Ridiculous, it was £18!!!! I requested that the manager came to speak to me as unfair on lovely young waitress. He did not come!! But response came back as, meals had been put through as child's portions, they would be happy to bring us remainder of portion and would charge us child price£11!! We declined, lunch had been spoilt and would never recommend! The manager should have spoken to me and not hidden behind lovely waitress, disgraceful behaviour!!!

Visited for lunch and would recommend as the food was great, good selection of drinks and a very relaxed atmosphere. Decor was also very tasteful

What a fantastic venue, friendly welcoming staff and very helpful. Great atmosphere is a place where family and friends can meet for good food and drink

Worst experience I've had in quite some time, ordered 2 sandwiches and drinks via the QR code on a table outside, everything went though and I was charged. All is good so far! Waited around 30 minutes and nothing had arrived, so went to the bar to check and make sure they had my order. I was told that they did and the kitchen was a bit backlogged so it'll be another 10 - 15 minutes - Not great for a small order, but fine we'll wait. Another 15 minutes pass, still nothing, so I go inside to cancel the order and go over the road to PRET to get a sandwich. It turns out that the food was "out of stock" and it was never processed, but know one thought to come out to tell us or cancel the order and send an email etc??? Wasted 45/50 mins here on a Saturday, don't make the same mistake.

Ordered 2 toasties and a coke for lunch. Waited 25 minutes nothing. Partner went and asked and they said it'd be 10 minutes. 20 minutes later still no food or drink, went and asked and told they are out of stock of toasties. Wasted 45 minutes just sitting there. Noone came to let us know. Didnt even get my drink. Terrible service. Got a refund but noone even said sorry. Wasn't even that busy, there were spare tables. Avoid this pub at all costs.

Service was a bit slow, but friendly Staff. Good atmosphere but beer selection was a bit low

Good cosy atmosphere but unfortunately that was only the good parts of the visit. The venue seems too big for the managing crew, as majority of tables are not cleaned after previous customers, cutlery is not provided as well. This is disgraceful to offer such a low service and then charging 10% service fee.the pizza I ordered looked nice, but tasted like milk cheese roll that is perfect for people who don’t like any spices or seasoning

I went here and the customer service was awful. We waited and waited and waited and when they finally came they were rude and sniffy. If I could give this a zero star I would. The food wasn't even good even though we waited a Gordon Ramsey 5 minutes for it. I will never be returning again!

I came here with my family because of the good reviews, central location and how cozy it looked from the outside. We weren’t told when seated about certain things not being available. Instead, when ordering, 4 different things we wanted to order weren’t available. This was despite the smaller Sunday menu. Because of this, one of our party didn’t have anything on the menu that they wanted, and didn’t eat. When food came and asked if we wanted any condiments, asking for ketchup was also met with a “we don’t have that.” A thoroughly unenjoyable experience because of this, all made worse by one member of staff laughing at the prospect of so much of what we wanted to order being unavailable. Incredibly disappointed.

Delicious food, great service, and a cosy atmosphere! This place has it all and we really enjoyed our dinner and evening here. We got one of the massive square pizzas which easily fed the two of us. We also got a drink each, and chips - the total price of the meal was just over £30 which we thought was pretty reasonable for dinner out for 2. The staff were also super friendly and helpful, despite being quite busy.

We had longhorn beef steak pie, mash and veg which was very tasty. The pub is cosy and at the time there was a variety of ages customers.

What a pleasant surprise this pub restaurant was. Saturday night and everywhere else in central Oxford was rammed - not a table to be had the length of George Street, so we sauntered round the corner and came across The Plough Inn which had tables free, a mixed and relaxed clientele and staff that couldn't have been more welcoming. There is table service, a good and varied menu with pub food classics and more but we ordered the house speciality - a unique fourteen inch square pizza that is claimed, quite rightly as it turned out, to be enough for 2-4 people. What a treat, delicious, perfectly cooked and served in a wooden box lined with a metal tray. Such fun, a superb couples or date night meal and fantastic value. Thank you all at The Plough. Highly recommended.

Lovely old pub in the center of Oxford. We stopped by in the evening for a few drinks and sat upstairs by the windows which was a beautiful and quiet setting, even for a Friday night! We couldnt work the barcode menu as not all the options were available there, so had to order at the bar- but the drinks were great. Kind service and helpful waiters especially as we didnt know the area and were obviously tourists! Can definitely recommend for a drink- its a nice space and has a classic ambiance.

Awfully flat beer, hopeless staff. Manager has no charisma on how to lead or run a bar and its just genuenly a poorly run venue. Was really looking forward to the reopening of The Plough... dissapointed. Never seen a venue charge for shuffle board - only deposit which is understandable as the kit is expensive.

Alright Good welcome No waiting

The service was quick and the food was lovely. They could do with checking for cobwebs as there were quite a few.

The decorations are nice but the staff were rude, inexperience and constantly tried to rush us out of the bar despite us knowing it would close in 1 hour.

I’d like to leave a good review on this place, but seriously can’t. Literally waited an hour just to go up to the counter and realise that our orders hadn’t even started being prepared. We were the only 4 people who had ordered and had watched people leave and get food before us. Some worker came around with some food that wasn’t ours, instead it was some people who had already left because they were sick of waiting too. Same waiter left randomly before serving us, the manager was stoned and the whole place was in shambles, so we got a refund and left at bloody 8:30. I’m very confused cause it says the pub was made in the 1600s. Something at this place has got to change.🤷‍♂️

Had a pimms on our day visit to Oxford

Cozy little pub, we only stopped by for a drink mid afternoon, the kitchen closes in the afternoon so we couldn't get food. Dog friendly, the barman even offered a bowl of water. Staff was really friendly. Only drawback is price, we paid £3 for a can of Coke. Which I guess is what you get for being in Oxford town center.

A lovely atmosphere for a drink in Oxford.

The pint of birra Moretti is the best...

Staff great and the food , 👌 my girlfriend never eats everything but this time an empty plate , food I'd awesome

Unfortunately this place has slipped ! It used to brew incredible beer but now no longer does . The food was very average ,hardly gastro,but edible.It could do with a bit of a clean, upstairs windows were dirty and house plants looked untidy. The toilets had a broken flush push and were untidy. On the positive side , the staff were excellent , very friendly and polite

A história que envolve o local é destruída pela falta de simpatia dos empregados, muito alterada no interior , decoração pouco feliz, comida muito cara para a qualidade e serviço

Called in for a drink and absolutely loved the place. Great atmosphere and staff made us feel very welcome. Great music and a decent pint. Would totally recommend it

I like it alot. Very interesting range of cocktails. For instance, haribo rings was one I ordered. I drank about 5 of them and I felt quite wavey. If you have some things to do or commitments to attend to after visiting, I would advise drinking less than 5 of them.

Very nice spot on Cornmarket street with tables out and the possibility to order food and drinks and do" people watching" Just opposite St Michael Tower.

Ras, juste bu un demi en fin de balade.

For vegetarians/vegans I recommend the vegan burger, pretty standard hamburger with chips, slightly overpriced. The staff was very slow. Lovely exterior but it doesn't match the interior atmosphere (for the first floor at least).