The Chequers Inn in South Oxfordshire

I am a kind of burger fan, my other half celebrates the national fish and chips day here 😊, but I would say here the Scottish Cod and the Berrick Burger are the non-plus ultra of pub food nationwide ✅ All ingredients supplied by local farms, bakeries. Hospitality, kindness, five stars, A+ class. Pets friendly, playground for kids, beer garden, spacious carpark, friendly locals. Strongly recommended place☝

Visited a couple of weeks ago for as family lives near here Sunday lunch tried to get into home sweet home (I believe their sister pub) but website etc was down So we aimed for the chequers Nice pub friendly atmosphere the waitress was really nice The meal was mediocre we all had different my chicken piece was very small and the roast beef very fatty apparently so ok trying to cut corners maybe as is everyone but this is not the way to get custom

Excellent food and customer service highly recommended it

Fantastic and friendly service. Also, great chips. 🙌

Give it a try I was amazed with the food and hospitality thank you so much

Great old pub serving good quality food. It's not cheap pub food so the price reflects this . Beer is kept well and the service is friendly . Our little dog had a nice sleep throughout our lunch 😁🐶

An absolutely charming quintessential English village pub, the staff make you feel very welcome. The food was exceptionally good with a great menu to tickle everyone's tastebuds from salads gourmet burgers to best catch of day fish. A 5* must in Oxford a real little gem that will having you going back again and again.

Absolutely delicious food - best fish and chips in Oxfordshire. Very attentive service and a wonderful beer garden. Great guinness too, hope to come back for the Sunday roast!

Great food, good selection of wine. Nice quiet little village, great for a chill Sunday lunch. Dog friendly 🥰

Went for a Sunday roast which was really nice. We sat outside in the garden. There is a nice playground for kids and overall it was nice & I would recommend and go again

Delicious food, and friendly staff. We did wait a very long time between course and it was not busy, hence the 4 stars. But would re visit and recommend. The sea bass was so tasty and my husband loved the chimichurri steak.

Good sunny weather pub. Excellent ceasar salad.

Had an amazing Sunday lunch. Starter, main and dessert and could not find a single fault. I always save the best until last on my plate but was struggling to choose which mouthful was the best as it was all delicious. Lovely friendly staff and nice to sit outside in their garden.

WAS Great meals. Lovely staff. Good beer. Superb. Mmmmmmm. All changed after Dec 2023 visit. Friday night we were just about the only people there. No atmosphere. 4 of us. Freezing cold they had not prepared the fire and warmed the place up. We were sitting there with our coats on. Food was nice but it has become immensely overpriced. I did have a couple of drinks my wife didn't. Average of two meal courses each. Bill was somewhere in the region of 180. It is simply pub grub. We can't justify 45 per head. They chose to include in our price a tip for a table of 4. We see now why the pub was empty on a Friday. Loved the place but cannot return. Sad.

Came here on my husband's 80th birthday (6th June) for lunch. My port belly bites were gorgeous, and my husband's guinness and oxtail pie was delicious. Also thrilled with the friendly service, excellent food and atmosphere and we shall certainly be back. Lovely spacious garden and ample parking. This deserves ten stars!!! Look forward to our next visit.

Lovely atmosphere, fab service and great food!

Wow. Amazing. Food was top quality & delicious. Service was calm, friendly & joyous. Dog friendly. Can't wait to come back.

The outside area is great, kids area, plenty of space for dogs, dog friendly pub, parking spaces available. Visited on Sunday, unfortunately, no food serving after 4:30pm even the pub was open until 8pm.

Lovely country pub in the village of Berrick Salome, just 5 minutes drive from Benson. It is now under new management and they’ve made a big effort with the layout and retaining a country pub vibe. I’ve had 2 meals there, and both have been excellent. Tonight I had the haddock and chips. The haddock was beautifully cooked with a lovely even layer of beer batter over it. This I’m informed, is done by using gluten free beer for the batter! Good choice of dessert available. The staff are all very helpful and friendly The prices are very reasonable and I’d have no hesitation in recommending them.

We eat out ALOT and glad this little jewel is near us WOW WOW WOW ... awesome food in a stunning building

Not too busy, Food and service very good, friendly welcome. Berr in good condition - 3 cask ales available. Log fire in operation.

Lovely little pub that I mistakenly visited. Very friendly welcome from the team there. Bar staff wouldn't serve me a pint of IPA until it met their satisfaction. Great service. Fish and chips were good and atmosphere was very friendly.

I’ve had two fantastic meals here since it’s reopened under new management. The food is of high standard and very reasonably priced, the staff are attentive and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. It’s the kind of place that you pop in for one but end up staying for the whole evening!!!

I’ve had two fantastic meals here since it’s reopened under new management. The food is of high standard and very reasonably priced, the staff are attentive and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. It’s the kind of place that you pop in for one but end up staying for the whole evening!!!

Had a couple of lunches here now, and it is very nice for a Sunday roast. Low key. Friendly staff. Had the roast chicken both times. The location is lovely and it is tucked out of the way, despite being quite close to Oxford and Wallingford. Look forward to returning in the Summer to enjoy the garden.

A wonderful popular place to meet friend and family for a celebration. Great service, great food and lovely surroundings. Always very busy, not a surprise because of the whole experience! Well done team chequers 🤩💯🙏👍

Decent soup, OK chips, both overpriced but served by lovely staff in a very nice location.

Great food and service but unfortunately had very little atmosphere.

Excellent Sunday Roast! 3 adults and a child attended and sat next to a roaring fire which we very much enjoyed. The service was outstanding with my 8 year old son commenting “The people in here are just so kind!”. Delicious roast with a generous portion, lovely pork, half decent roast potatoes, great veg and the best gravy and yorkshires. Accompanying sauces were plentiful and I was met with warmth when asking for a little extra gravy which made us all very happy. Will be back to visit again soon, highly recommend.

We choose this pub as we were coming from Guildford to take my mother-in-law, who lives in Abingdon, out for Sunday lunch and we wanted something a bit different. This was such a lovely little find! Fab country pub, lovely staff and great food. We were in the back room which was a little chilly to begin with but it warmed up and we could have had a few more greens with our Sunday roasts but we loved this pub, run by really attentive lovely staff, so much we had to give it 5 stars

Sunday lunch with all the family, kids included and what a treat! Delicious sunday roast in a truly special setting. Aaron went the extra mile to make us feel welcome and the kids menu and outside play area made the meal extra fun and enjoyable. Thank you we hope to be back very soon!

Absolutely beautiful pub, great service and excellent food! We were made so welcome at this beautiful pub and it's certainly one of our favourite pubs we have ever visited. Expensive food but well worth every penny as they have an amazing chef.

Used to love coming here however the cost of meals and the quality has really taken a sharp turn in the wrong direction. 2 adults and 2 children to have a roast dinner and a pudding with a drink for nearly £140 is bonkers. Charged £5 for a kids Apple Juice which says it all.

This pub has had a few problems in recent months but Aaron has now got it all sorted --the pub itself looks delightful with the new decoration and the lights and the menu is now a good balance between pub staples and special dishes. Great place to go for dinner!

A little gem. Fabulous food and delightful service.

Came for dinner. The atmosphere and service was great. The food was ok not anything special. Food was overpriced and limited menu for vegetarians.

Wonderful atmosphere, excellent country pub with outstanding food. The service was exceptional. We used it as a base for a country walk and had lunch there afterwards. This will certainly become a regular for us.

Wonderful country pub with atmosphere, very friendly staff and excellent food. We like walking and find this the perfect pub after a country walk. In fact they have a free leaflet of local walks which we used, so did a circular starting from the pub car park.

very accommodating for a large group including kids and dogs

Service was sufficient food was nice bit cold in the pub, good friendly staff Lots of parking local to us. service charge add to bill 😕

Very polite and pleasant staff, prompt service. A nice pint but the food was very average and clearly bought in.

We have been here before and it was lovely but recently went in for lunch and was so disappointing. The staff were pleasant but not too effective, we waited for an hour for food with a young child yet others coming in after were served first and they were not that attentive or communicated anything let alone say sorry for the wait. The food was ok but the vegetables in the risotto were not cooked and inedible. The staff just said oh and nothing more was done. So many dogs were allowed into the eating area as well, we love dogs but there is a time and place and when there was growling and barking throughout in the restaurant, not sure why they are not restricted to the bar and garden especially due to hygiene. Finally as we had waited so long we went out to the play area which looks as though it has been neglected. It was dirty with glass bottles left in the climbing frame. Such a shame has this had new management in the last year? It was so disappointing and with the number of nice places in the area we won’t be rushing back if at all.

Great pub, lovely food and a really nice atmosphere. Well done to the Landlord's and we will be back!

Enjoyable evening spent sat in the lovely garden. Food was nice, particularly enjoyed the starters, lots of pub classics too

First time we went was sunday lunch thought it was good -second time saturday lunch was a disappointment - watch out for the bottled water on the tables very expensive and the service charge put on the bill.

Went for father's day. Can honestly say.. we won't be returning! £21 for cold Yorkshires 3 undercooked potatoes and 1 carrot. Oh and a little cabbage. Our response from mangerment was...how expensive the cost of meat is!! This was once a lovely place for a lovely roast. Shame!!! I now find myself adding to this review after beening made aware that you have messged my daughter asking for this to be taken down. This is unacceptable!! I've worked in this industry for many years...and your handling of a situation is totally unprofessional. I'm fully aware of the cost of produce. But that doesn't justify it being served cold...and undercooked!! I guess your customer service skills will improve with experience and understanding that people are entitled to an option...well...here's hoping!!

We visited The Chequers during the Rokefest music event on the late May Bank Holiday. As I am avoiding beer and sugary drinks (including fruit juice) I thought I'd buy a white wine spritzer from the bar, as the only drinks available outside in the garden was beer on tap for a fiver a pint. I asked for a large glass of white wine topped up with soda water (on "tap" rather than a bottle) and was charged £9! I queried the price and was told that a large glass of wine (ie 250ml) was £9. Later someone bought a pint of soda water from the "tap" and was charged £2.50 for that. I have no idea if that is the normal price charged at that pub, or whether they were making up prices to cash in on the festival? Either way, it has put me off ever going there again. I was in London at the weekend in an Italian restaurant and their large glass of wine was about £5, just for a comparison!!

Stumbled across this place yesterday whilst looking for somewhere nice for lunch, so glad we did as it did not disappoint! Service was amazing, so attentive and friendly and the food could not be faulted. My husband had the moules and said they were definitely up there with the best he's tasted! I had the cheeseburger which was lovely and cooked to perfection! Overall a fantastic experience and if we lived closer would be back in a heartbeat!

Great food, friendly staff and atmosphere; very pleasant evening

We arrived on Bank Holiday Monday to be told that the pub was closed because they were clearing up after the Ale weekend. However, Arran kindly told us that if all we wanted was a drink, he would open the pub for us. What a fantastic "can do attitude"! He then had to find clean glasses for us and apologised profusely for the state of the pub that morning - he didn't need to - we could not have been made to feel more welcome. We shall certainly be returning as soon as our diary permits either for dinner of Sunday lunch. In the meantime, thank you Arran and team for making us feel so valued.

Nice out of the way country pub, first time we visited was at the roke fest. Great atmosphere kid friendly good live music. Huge garden not sure what the food is like but I'm sure it's worth a taste.

We come from France and were on vacation in a cottage a few meters away from the pub. Our car had broken down and we had nowhere else to go to eat so we're glad we found this pub. The food was good, though a bit too pricey imo, but what we enjoyed the most was the warm welcome by the waiter. He was so friendly and nice, he clearly was the highlight of our unlucky and unpleasant holiday we just had. Everybody else in the county had been mean or unwelcoming to us, except for him. He spoke with us and seemed interested in us. Most importantly: he was smilling! He is the first english waiter/service person we saw smiling in the week. So, a huge thank you to you Sir for making us feel welcome and for making our last evening in the country, a success <3 keep being like you are, nice and fun and welcoming to strangers.

The pub website we booked with bore no resemblance to the place we ate in. We weren't greeted when we arrived. The menu was a limited choice of basic foods such as burgers and fish and chips, nothing like the menu we saw online. The burgers were overdone, if not burnt, and the onion rings we ordered had obviously been forgotten.

A big group of us, over 25 people, were beautifully looked after and we all enjoyed the most delicious meal. I had the veggie option - mushroom pithiviers, the chicken main and other options were all excellent too. Service was excellent. Thoroughly recommend!

The place was cosy and pleasant, and buzzing with people (and dogs!). Sunday roast is notoriously difficult to serve to a large crowd, but I'm glad to say our food was very nice, both the roast itself as well as our starters. Unfortunately service was quite slow. In fairness they had a full house, so it's sort of understandable, but this did put us off ordering desserts. Happy to come back for afters some other day. :)

Lovely country pub with great food and friendly service

We stumbled upon this pub after searching for somewhere to eat near where we were staying. What a bit of luck. Every course was excellent. The moules were the best I had eaten for years, large fat and perfectly cooked. The brown shrimps on a crumpet ( interesting) were also excellent and a generous portion. Mains were venison and pork belly both first class. Finally treacle tart, thick and lemony. A good wine list with most by the glass or bottle, minimal surcharge on glass prices. It's a long time since we had a meal where every dish was superb. Highly recommended.

We stumbled upon this pub after searching for somewhere to eat near where we were staying. What a bit of luck. Every course was excellent. The moules were the best I had eaten for years, large fat and perfectly cooked. The brown shrimps on a crumpet ( interesting) were also excellent and a generous portion. Mains were venison and pork belly both first class. Finally treacle tart, thick and lemony. A good wine list with most by the glass or bottle, minimal surcharge on glass prices. It's a long time since we had a meal where every dish was superb. Highly recommended.

Great Pub staff did a good job in accomadating so many people. Loved the 🍺

Our last dinner in the UK and it was superb!!! The Roulade was perfect! I wish I could go back 😔 Highly recommend!

It's not easy to tick all the boxes but this place does just that. A charming small family run pub serving lovely food with charm and some style. Not fancy but good quality, imaginative, home cooking.

What a place! It’s not on the main road but boy do they know their food. We had delicious starters of brown shrimp crumpet and a warm beet & squash salad and both were absolutely wonderful. The mains of chicken balmoral (incl. haggis and beeps...

Lovely welcoming pub with great beer and atmosphere. The staff are very welcoming and helpful. The food is fantastic, certainly a step up from usual 'pub grub' very well thought out and prepared.

Great Sunday lunch at Chequers . Good food and particularly good service - the serving staff deserve a special mention - they are a very nice bunch.

Booked based on recommendations by friends. We had 5 different main courses all of which were superb. Really well priced and served by cheerful staff. When leaving spotted a rare wine to find in a restaurant namely a Slovenian Cabernet / Merlot so will be...

Great food for 7 people Booked based on recommendations by friends. We had 5 different main courses all of which were superb. Really well priced and served by cheerful staff. When leaving spotted a rare wine to find in a restaurant namely a Slovenian Cabernet / Merlot so will be back soon to order a bottle :).

Great service, friendly and professional with lovely food and atmosphere. This pub is consistently good and great value for money. We love it.

A wonderful warm and welcome pub/restaurant with fantastically friendly staff with the addition of great food and even better Guiness & Malbec. What more could you ask for. We stayed in a holiday cottage in the village so were lucky enough to be able to...

The friendly waitress recommended what dishes to choose & my husband & I thought it was delicious. Good service & a friendly atmosphere in a comfortable setting.

The menu features a range of meals at extremely good prices - surprised - the written descriptions can never do justice to the innovative styles and tastes of the served food. We ate great meals, epitomised by the sauces that brought the flavours together. Fantastic...

Nice pub and garden for a drink. but experience recently not ideal. Pre-booked and arrived on time but was told there were 2 large parties ahead of us and so we couldn’t order for an hour. No attempt by managers/owners to explain or mitigate. Food good when arrived but sauce for 2 meals was forgotten and didn’t arrive for 20 minutes. Would hope this was a one-off problem but do not feel it was dealt with well

Excellent lunch as always,pleased to see Lexy has returned. Always a great front of house host. We will be back soon for Dinner

Lovely old pub, all the staff are very friendly and welcoming. Love the old decor inside and a spacious garden outside. We went for a Sunday lunch with friends.

Great Sunday roast hands down the best in the area by a long way quiet and peaceful garden with plenty of seating on a summers afternoon

Service was very good by two efficient young people. The food was beautifully presented and was really good. One of us had the lamb and the other the other the beef salad. Both were very good.

We found the Chequers after looking for somewhere in Oxfordshire within easy reach for our family who are spread over different neighbouring counties. We were also looking for a menu that offered more than one option for vegetarians - which is more difficult than you...

Such a beautifully located pub. I went recently and as I have a wheat allergy I asked if their was anything I could not have due to my allergy. The staff were so helpful and informative. They accommodated my allergy so well and were willing...

Excellent food and service. We are regular visitors and can highly recommend this restaurant. The decor depicts the countryside bringing the outside in and also is a dog friendly.

We had a lovely meal for myself, my wife and our 2 young children. The food was amazing and the service was equally as good. The outside area has a great play area which is enclosed for the children to play in and we sat...

Met a friend here for breakfast before a day out. Great food, great service. Poached eggs were superb and the bubble and squeak was just yum.

Lovely place to visit for a meal or a drink. Portion sizes are good and the roast was exquisite. Parking can be a pain if it's busy but there's parking in the local village. They were very welcoming to us and our little newborn girl. Will come back if in the area.

Great rural English pub in a pretty village with lovely large garden, no noisy passing traffic either. Had a delicious Roast Chicken and the serving staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back!

Recently moved to the area and were taken by friends. Good service, good food and selection of dishes. Nice, friendly ambience, would recommend it

Had a really nice lunch here at this cozy pub with some seriously good Fish and Chips! Staff were friendly and attentive during our visit and we hope to come back soon!

We stopped on the off chance of getting a table for lunch in this lovely country pub. It was very busy but we were seated in one of the last few remaining tables straight away. Our order was taken quickly and the food was gorgeous....

Berrick Salome is a lovely village and to top it off there is this amazing, dog friendly pub. The staff at the Chequers Inn are lovely and the food is amazing.

Excellent service and wonderful ambience. Always really enjoy a meal here!

Not very good if you have food allergies, and even then they served up the wrong food! How can you make chips that aren't gluten free 😕 They also forgot all the decorations for a party we were doing, so overall not that brilliant really. The butternut squash tagine was very mediocre.

A beautiful pub in a small village, offering high quality food and a varied menu. Whether you are looking for somewhere for a family meal, dinner with friends or a quick lunch, the Chequers is a great choice. Come rain or shine, the staff are...

Wonderful hospitality from the lovely people at the Chequers Inn, Mark Duggan and his team have a great way of making you feel at home without over doing it. Warm, welcomning environment. Staff that know what they are doing and the food simply great! We...

This is a very authentic country pub. We have been a few times and we always had a lovely time and a big part of this is thanks to the nice people that work there. You feel really welcome and of course the good food and great ales help a lot towards leaving really satisfied. Sunday roast is good, but we have even been welcomed to having drinks by a lovely warm log fire. These are people and a pub you want to return to.

Had been looking forward to coming back after that-which-shall-not-be-named. It’s quite out of the way from Oxford so was hoping for a real treat but was really underwhelmed. I recall on our last visit having a really over-powered garlic hummus which clearly has since not...

Unfortunately have to give a low rating. I’d like to give 3 stars but here are my reasons. As part of our meal, we had the chicken pakora, however the middle of one of them was raw, and while we did not have to pay for this, my wife had an upset stomach as a result of not noticing the pinkness in the middle until it was too late. The reasoning behind this from a member of staff was that the kitchen would have temperature tested a thinner part of the pakora. I’m pretty sure everyone knows you’re meant to test the biggest part so while it was a mistake, the pricing structure and quality should include the correct temperature checking process before sending food out. The second reason to give a lower rating was when we received the bill, the buy one get one free deal was not and if I didn’t realise, I’d have paid the full amount. “Not on the ball” for a semi quiet Thursday evening is not good enough for a place that is rated as highly as it is.

Really nice visit for Sunday lunch recently. Tasty food and friendly service. We've not been for a few years but would definitely return.

We booked for Sunday Dinner and had a wonderful time. It’s a beautiful country pub, welcoming friendly front of house staff, big smiles all round, very comfortable seating. The food …. Well … compliments to the chef and kitchen staff , amazing , great portions,...

We just popped in for quick meal so can't judge to strongly The staff were very attentive

Fairly good Food was good service a little slow, food not as per menu meal was described as Calvanero as the veg but was savoy cabbage, Crème brûlée had no vanilla and the crispy top very thick about 4mm more like toffee. a lot of...

The service and food were just great! Honestly couldn't fault it. Wish I lived closer, I'd be a regular. It was a little chilly in the room, but actually fine once the food came. Fabulous place :-)

TLDR: Excellent service, good food, decently priced in a lovely cosy environment 😊 Nicest pub experience for a while. By all accounts we were a bit of an awkward group (14 people, only there for desserts and drinks) but the staff were so warm and accommodating with no hint that we were an inconvenience 😅 they joined our separately booked tables together (it wasn't possible to book for 14 online) without hesitation or drama. Would definitely visit again.

Food was good, but enforcement of mask wearing was lacking, a large group appeared, not a single mask in site!!! And to cap it all we have been pinged by NHS covid app to tell us we have exposed to covid!!