The Castle, Oxford in Oxford

Old style pub and beverages were tasty

The atmosphere is exactly what you'd hope for in an old Oxford pub. Think low beams, cozy nooks, and that lovely hum of conversation that tells you people are genuinely enjoying themselves. It's got that lived-in feel, you know? Not trying too hard to be trendy, just comfortable and welcoming. They've got a solid selection of beers on tap, a good mix of local brews and some familiar favorites. I went for a pint of the local ale, and it was kept beautifully – always a good sign. I didn't have a full meal, but I did see some of the food coming out, and it looked like proper pub grub: hearty and satisfying. The chips, in particular, looked dangerously good. What really makes The Castle Pub stand out, though, is the people. The staff were friendly and efficient, happy to have a bit of banter without being intrusive. And the clientele seemed like a real mix – students, locals, and a few tourists all blending together, which gave it a really nice, unpretentious vibe. If you're looking for a traditional Oxford pub experience – good beer, a warm atmosphere, and no fuss – then The Castle Pub is definitely worth a visit. It's the kind of place you could easily while away an afternoon with a good book or good company. I'll certainly be heading back there soon.

Great food and drinks with a lovely atmosphere and next door to our hotel. Highly recommended.

Nice place, good food, not too busy

Stopped in for fish and chips and they were excellent. The only reason I'm giving four stars is because I had better fish and chips at a different place, but I am not knocking the ones they served here, they were delicious. The tavern is in an older building and has a lovely English feel to it. I heard this place has live music sometimes and I think it would be rather magical then.

Really nice pub with good grub at a decent price, staff were friendly and chatty. Away from the busy main centre of Oxford.

Stopped here for lunch . Food was ok only katsu curry and Scampi and chips. Service was good. Not a 5* has they didn't clean the table. Nicely decorated inside.

Unfortunately this pub offers no vegan food options

Un lugar dulce rodeado de un mar de sesenta sin alma. Los urbanistas parecen decirse a sí mismos, oye... tenemos 500 años de historia, nivelemos la suerte y reconstruyamos en brutalismo. Había probado en otro lugar cercano, pero incluso los sándwiches tostados estaban 'fuera de la carta' y la máquina de café estaba rota. No era mi día para el café (la máquina aquí estaba igualmente rota) y me ofrecieron alcohol. Por desgracia soy abstemio, pero estoy seguro de que había un montón de líquidos encantadores y cervezas variadas disponibles. Pedí fish'n'chips en el bar. El servicial personal tenía un mal sentido del humor. ¿Dónde guardas los cubiertos? ' Preferimos que los clientes usen sus dedos' (hoy... pero vino con la comida). La comida llegó después de solo 10 minutos, un plato grande lleno de patatas fritas gruesas de las que Waitrose habría estado orgulloso, un enorme trozo de bacalao rebozado más una generosa porción de guisantes. Como rápido, pero aun así me tomó 20 minutos. Una ventaja añadida fue la música Heritage, no demasiado alta, e incluyendo un tema de los Beatles que tengo la edad suficiente para haber escuchado en el momento de su lanzamiento original. Mejor de lejos que el muzak en otros lugares que había revisado antes... y me fui. Así que este es un lugar para saborear. Está a solo cinco minutos a pie de la calle principal o de la estación de tren, y casi enfrente de una parada de autobús para el Thornhill Park and Ride. Recomendaría el castillo como una excelente relación calidad-precio, y volvería a comer allí si me pasa a visitar la ciudad.

Comida increíble, presentación, servicio al cliente! El ambiente del pub también era increíble. Las porciones de las comidas fueron muy generosas honestamente la mejor comida que he tenido hasta ahora.

Absolutely shocking post experience. I was concerned actually that my standard banger and mash didn't taste right but just cracked on - sausages were chewy and I thought maybe it was me and a different brand of sausage etc - fast forward to late evening very early hours and I have not been as sick in my life - non stop throwing up and totally drained. I can only contribute this to the one meal I had at this place and my suspicions. I won't be eating there again and avoiding with a wide distance.

Had a fabulous meal and pint here for my birthday. Came quite late for a bite to eat after shopping. The bar itself is well stocked and has plenty of choice, plenty of seating available both up and downstairs. It is a more compact, cozy pub which I loved. Ordered a hunters chicken and 2 sides which were all spectacular and great portions, for not bad prices either! Perhaps it was due to a quieter Wednesday night, but food was made and delivered quickly. The Guinness is great also, coming from an Irish fella too! I was served by Ben and Meg who were closing that night, they were both professional and delivered perfect service all the while I was there. Great chat from them both and they were quick with clearing tables and delivering food and drinks. Both are a credit to the pub. Will definitely be coming back for service like this.

Very nice food and atmosphere!! Also staff very helpful.

Tarde descarado par de pintas de Hooky (10 / 10 ) y una épica Hamburguesa de Pollo / Bacalao & Chips para repostar. Porciones considerables, cocinadas frescas y bien disfrutadas. Volveré...

Absolutely luxurious, nothing more can be added...I recommend it

Estaba de visita por el día y pasó por este pub. Me alegro de haber entrado. Precioso pub tradicional. La comida era comida clásica de pub. Tenía huevo con patatas fritas y estaba delicioso. El personal era muy amable.

I booked out The Castle’s Boudoir for our staffs Christmas party and I couldn't recommend it enough! The staff where fantastic with handling the payments on the night (thanks Georgia!), the delicious buffet and all our drink orders. The Boudoir have a great atmosphere and had plenty of space. It also was not to noisy so made neurodivergent staff feel comfortable. Hope to see you again next year!

Lovely food and wonderful staff

Vino a este pub a tomar una copa y comer algo. El personal era amable, alegre y servicial. Tanto la comida como la bebida era exactamente lo que pedimos y sabroso. Excelente relación calidad-precio. Es realmente agradable ir a algún lugar en estos días y que te hagan sentir bienvenido. Mantenga el buen trabajo

Great pub, delicious food! Always packed

Honestly I can’t believe the APPALLING attitude of the member of staff yesterday when we visited for drinks ,, there were 6 of us and we popped in for drinks whilst waiting on a couple more friends , the staff had propped the front door open it was freezing ! We asked if we could close the door and got told no sorry we’re hot behind the bar , our friend said but it’s absolutely freezing and you’ve propped it wide open to which we were told well leave if you don’t like it ,,, we honestly couldn’t believe the attitude a young girl kept apologizing for her male colleagues attitude (young lad floppy curly hair )but she said he wants the door open he’s hot ! we left 6 nearly full drinks and walked out ,, definitely wouldn’t bother going back his attitude is unbelievable really , happy to say every other pub we went to was amazing

Lovely staff, great pint, fab food. All round great pub

Awful Would go zero stars if I could

We came on Halloween! 🎃 it was very pleasant and nice to get dinner and drinks. The food was great and management extremely knowledgeable.

Nice pub but it is expensive, 7.00 for a pint of lager - madri. I was visiting the planet ice and decided to have a beer. That's 2.00 more a pint than in Wales. Staff were friendly and food was good.

Amazing Marvelous food Wonderful place Good price

Just had drinks. Hook Norton pub with their range of eventful beers. Quiet Wednesday night, but still very pleasant. Lloyd if interesting rooms and nokks and crannies.

Very nice pub with a good beer selection. Gladly again.

A very good genuine pub in Oxford selling the outstand Hook Norton beers. More town than gown. Revisit 2024. Looked forward to the Hook Norton, it was freezing cold and I couldn't taste anything! So disappointing.

Delicious food and drinks and even more so the homemade fish pie! Excellent attention.

I came here for my graduation meal, very accommodating, amazing food, and even better staff. Highly recommend. They support local brewery’s serving Hook Norton beer and have a wide variety of larger, cider, wines and spirits

Came here for a post graduation meal. Service was fantastic and food was amazing! Really enjoyed the smoky bacon Mac and cheese and the garlic fries.

Sat downstairs in the boudoir! Goodness incredible- great portions and served quickly and lovely and hot. Kudos to the chef. Great selection of drinks, toilets clean - couldn’t ask for any more. Very accommodating for baby

Great food, great atmosphere, great music. Upstairs and downstairs were lovely spaces and staff were fast and friendly.

Friendly atmosphere, excellent food, impeccable service. Would definitely visit again when in the area ( Beer kept well aswell)

One of the best chicken burgers I've had in a while, I highly reccommend+ customer service and environment is pleasant

It is a very cozy and old pub, it has two levels, I really liked the food. We will definitely return.

A very friendly welcome when we first arrived. The food was gorgeous and very reasonably priced. When it came to dessert, they couldn't do enough to make a dessert I could eat. Can't wait to go back

What a nice pub to take a break and eat/drink something. Nice prices, nice ambient and the best waiter. Hablaba muy bien español también

Best chips & fish I've ever had. And many types of beer.

Awful staff. Entered and went to table to pick food. Went to the bar to order and the only member of staff was on a mobile talking hands free and on her computer planning her shifts !!! After 10 minutes I asked if I can order and was scowled at and asked ‘what do you want’, no welcome hello or pleasantries so we decided to go elsewhere. She then turned around and she was back on the phone and computer picking her preferred shifts as we left. A real shame but I cannot bear rudeness and bad customer service.

A fantastic pub. Highly recommended. Great food and great booze.

Visited as a family group - lovely friendly staff - very helpful - plugged my dead phone in to charge behind the bar while we ate good food at reasonable price - we were too full for pudding so left and went a walk around town then went back for puddings. We were greeted like old friends and thoroughly enjoyed our meals and time there. Will definitely be back if ever in Oxford again.

Nice and welcoming place but they decided to close the kitchen at 8pm and we had to struggle for a dessert. Order everything at once and you may have a better experience.

I took a tour from a wonderful tour guide named Ella. If not for her enthusiasm energy and fantastic vibes I don't think I would have enjoyed the tour. I will happily revisit on a warmer day, only if Ella tours me.

Absolutely dire: no idea how to serve a pint. Humorless and absentee staff. Filthy toilets. Oh yeah, and not everyone likes being called “babes”, repeatedly. Hook Norton: you are a highly respected local brewery, get shot of this dross.

Very friendly staff, great food

Popped in for lunch had a chicken wrap with tater tots, sausage and mash. Good portion sizes for a light lunch. Plenty of draft beers on. Nice selection of ciders and soft drinks. Plenty of seating inside, downstairs and outside.

We didn't like the food, but the beers were good (we even went to the Hook Norton brewery the next day thanks to their recommendation) and the location is superb.

Very friendly and polite staff. Just stopped here for drinks and was made very welcome.

Made to feel so welcome here. Staff were friendly and polite - thank you. Will definitely come here again. Maybe we will eat here next time.

Got fish finger sandwich which was with fresh bloomer and thick fish fillets . What came out was supermarket cheap thin sliced bread with uncooked stodge batter with some grey looking fish in which was very little. Not nice.

I visited this pub while staying with my daughter ,they have a fine selection of hook Norton ales the staff are friendly and helpful atmosphere friendly enjoyed a good couple of pints before we had to leave will visit again when I'm here again .

My go to place to practice Spanish each Wednesday. Good beer.

Susan was very helpful in choosing a bottlel of wine for us. Amazing service. Friendly, helpful and informative. Couldn't ask for more

Nice pub but here on a Mon afternoon in April and its warmer outside come on H N turn the heating on

Very nice all round . Great food great service 👍 Parking is a problem. But worth a walk. Not cheep but value for money....

Atmosphere and service were absolutely fantastic, I can’t fault them. Quite and chilled area nice and relaxed . What bugged me though was the food. They had no buns for burgers so I got a toastie which wasn’t bad but the chicken in the burger was way too salty to enjoy even the wings, everything was just overpowering with salt, only thing that made it bearable were the fries which were actually good.

Great pub. The food was great!!! Polite and smiling personnel!!!! I tasted good biers and I really enjoyed the environment of a typical British pub!! Will visit again!!!

We visited Oxford at Easter, we went in for lunch. The staff is very friendly, there is not much variety, and the dishes are small in quantity, but well cooked and the atmosphere was calm, well decorated.

Now dog friendly..real ales. Outside sitting area.

The food is mediocre, staff friendly! I definitely not recommend it, search another restaurant if you want to eat decent! Here is very expensive and the food doesn’t have any taste…

Really surprised I dont come here more often, I love the mellow vibe, always enjoy Hook Norton beers, simple food choice puts a smile on my face. Lets face it, that is the best place for a smile.

So sorry. Staff seemed lovely. Not many people there. I guess because it stank of bleach and toilet block (a bit like a men's urinal). We couldn't even finish our drink 🙈

Great range of draft, class pub

We visited on Tuesday prior to a Theatre trip, lovely place but they managed to get the order completely wrong and the fish was greasy oh and the Tartar Sauce was very runny. You could hear the guy speaking with Chef in the kitchen, but quite what we dont know but it seemed loud! In fairness we only mentioned the fact the order was wrong, the chap serving seemed too over friendly with excuses we felt and just blamed the Chef for being new! We had to repeat a few times it was fine and just leave it, we came to eat, not to complain. Not the best one.

Lovely friendly service from the bartender. Delicious burgers and a nice pint each too (even if not at Yorkshire prices!! 😂)

Friendly staff, good local beer, nice feel to it.

Nice little pub. Food was very good.

It's a pub. A pub that serves about 10 different flavour of chicken wings.. The staff were really good. Chatty and friendly.

Visited Oxford for the weekend, only intended to drop in for some Friday drinks. Ended coming back for the Saturday session, lovely staff and atmosphere.

Unusual city pub on two levels. Attentive staff. Good fresh food online orders and take away.

Nice with open microphone to amateur musician’s from Monday to Wednesday. Good environment

Traveled from Essex to Oxford to visit the Victorian Christmas market. Wondered past this pub and popped in for drink and decided to order some food. It was a lovely welcoming atmosphere. Staff were friendly and helpful and the food was excellent.

A big group of us came in yesterday evening to shield from the rain, what an incredible find! The staff are really friendly and welcoming, The chicken wings are some of the best I’ve had. They have hooky ale which is a rare find in Oxford. Downstairs is super cosy will be back for sure!

Friendly staff. This pub is under new management as well. Lets see how it goes. Historically Paradise Street area has been the "gay friendly" area in Oxford.

Great atmosphere, staff were lovely and food was delicious!

We popped in for lunch, we briefly looked at and menu and ordered some drinks. On closer inspection almost every item was chicken. Chicken wings in several formats, all the burgers were chicken. Or there was cod &chips. An odd limited menu.

We were visiting there from Devon ...but a member of staff decided to start to throw empty bottles around in the kitchen which we heard whilst eating. The crashing of the bottles was unbearable...a guy went and complained but the staff were so rude to him.

We loved this pub. Traditional friendly and good food. Really enjoyed the pub quiz 😀

I had a function downstairs on Saturday and it was great! The staff are incredible and the pub has such a great vibe!

Nice old pub close to the shopping center but worlds away in terms of charm. Real ales and beer on tap, nice drink selection, seating indoor and out. Very nice staff. A fine place for a pint.

I'm sorry, but your Old Rosie cider is not just old, it's dead. Not sparkling, the alcohol has long since evaporated. My friend and I just threw 11 pounds in the trash. Re: Компания "The Castle Tavern Oxford" ответила на Ваш отзыв в Google Ганна Олійник 21 серпня 2023, 16:17:16 Upd. I returned the drink. And the staff agreed that it is not as it should be. It was not a matter of strength (I guess that cider is "a little" weaker than tequila))) There was not a single bubble of gas in the drink. Of course, when I returned the drink to the nice girl at the counter, I asked for another drink instead, not a draft one. And it was as it should be. But I asked if I had to pay something and she said yes. So, I paid for another drink as well. If I was simply offered a replacement, do you think I would write a negative review?

Sorry I was WALK passed but always looks busy.

Full of drunks shouting and laughing to annoy others

Excellent function room really helpful and accommodating staff

Came here for life drawing - cheaper if you buy it on the day than book online, but buying online guarantees a seat.

Great pub with a Real nice atmosphere...

Awesome staff, great atmosphere, excellent entertainment & a wonderful life drawing session 3 times a week.

A Wetherspoons pub with good food and excellent beer all at very reasonable prices.

Great to have a Hooky pub in the centre of Oxford. Friendly staff and mixed clientele make for an enjoyable relaxing spot with good beer. Thoroughly recommend. Quiet but still great beer on new visit during the lunchtime period. Also value for money.

Came here on pride. Lovely pub, comfortable seating and good selection of drinks on offer

Very good beer, nice reggae music choice. Just spoilt by bar staff then watching something on their phone which was quite loud and spoilt the vibe

Great music - acoustic guitar and great voice and then a brilliant words- smith. A real treat. Super friendly and great service.

Big open pub, easy access for wheelchairs

A more modern Withies. Generally busy full of Billy barging drinkers.

Haven't been in The Castle Tavern for at least a couple of years. Last time I was there, I didn't have the best pint of Old Hooky I'd ever tasted. So, I was a little hesitant in purchasing it again. The young bar person told me it was fine...and so it was, I'm happy to report! The atmosphere was pleasant, so a good experience all round.

Very clean nice staff and Stella just over £3 qouid

Lovely atmosphere good service and prices

One of my favourite pubs in Oxford, and the only Hook Norton Brewery pub in Oxford. Always super friendly helpful staff. Good old fashioned atmosphere. Only just gets 5 stars though as it's always cold in there in the winter.