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Not one to share " pub reviews" but this is a honest boozer. Went for a pint and a quick gamble on the machines. Was a mistake made on cash exchange when I bought a drink and the lady serving fixed straight away. Their gambling machines broke down after a few minutes and would not pay out monies owed. The bar staff again without a hesitation turned off the machine and in trust paid off the remaining balance. For a " pub" in Abingdon I would say 100% customer service, hope they keep doing well!

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Andrew Carr . 2024-09-08

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Not for me this boozer. Loud, dirty and rough.

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David Atkins . 2024-05-11

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Loved the staff and atmosphere, but no decent ale!

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Chris “Kit” Bull . 2023-08-06

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Great pub for drinks with friends and family

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Paul Bluett . 2023-07-21

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Great drinking pup,everyone was friendly, will certainly use again, well done👍👍

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Alan Arnold . 2023-07-10

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It started off ok but then I found some human saliva in my beer. I also ordered some onion rings and they were undercooked to the point of probably being raw

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Luke Denton . 2023-05-17

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Love the grapes all sports and disco time xxxx

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Warren Docherty . 2023-05-06

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A lovely pub in the heart of Abingdon. Friendly staff, and the place to be to watch all sports events.

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Sarah Biggs . 2023-04-29

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Staff really helpful and good atmosphere especially if you are a Liverpool supporter. King Kenny and slippy G signed shirts

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Norma Grant . 2023-03-03

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Great local,with great locals. Been abingdon boy since dot/since 70s and great to see its still going.

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Wayne Burton . 2023-01-21

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Had a great night in the grapes last night celebrating my sons 40th thank you Fudgie, Kylie and all the staff 5 star review 😊

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Lisa Dewar . 2022-07-03

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The lady behind the bar fair play working the way you do hats down to you ,you have potential

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Thomas Vanderhyde . 2022-06-21

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This is the kind of pub I love. It doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. Plenty of screens if you want to watch sport. Surprisingly, they serve Lowenbrau which is an excellent beer. Limited space but pop in if you can.

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Simon Rowe . 2022-06-11

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Great pub for sport, always a good atmosphere & very friendly staff

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Ben Willoughby . 2022-03-16

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Locals pub but so friendly bar staff brilliant love it

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Bob Parsons . 2022-02-15

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Awesome staff, great beer, lovely atmosphere

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Amandas Folly . 2022-01-31

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Friendly staff, and atmosphere, bit sticky and dirty in places, but overall good.

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Toby Clarke . 2021-10-01

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Friendly staff, good range and price of drinks served. Music playing most evenings

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Rimini . 2021-09-12

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Best pub in town.. friendly staff great place to watch Sport.. Andrew and Kyile will accommodate most sports and the drinks are reasonably priced

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Leigh Butler . 2021-09-06

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Great traditional pub, all age groups enjoying a great fun atmosphere, music provided by a juke box ,great listening to different generations music choices. Staff were great too 😁

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Beverley Mullins . 2021-07-11

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Best fish and chips in Abingdon

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Edmund Jeffries . 2021-05-27

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Weather was atrocious but marquee in garden was great, found out later you can buy a blanket to use and keep! Great idea. Drinks service efficient, friendly owners and staff. I'll be back .

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Avtar Johore . 2021-05-06

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Great atmosphere lovely friendly staff

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Julie Buckle . 2020-08-16

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was ok but the mens toilets was covered in piss not good

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Matthew Humphries . 2020-08-02

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Perfect place and great staff. I was there for the wake of Terry sayce R.I.P

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Sid Dixey . 2020-03-14

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Great place and has a pool table and dartboard

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Patrick Rheeston . 2019-12-01

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My first time here, it is a good drinking pub, a good choice of beers &spirits .5 large tv screens to watch sports, plus in good weather a large garden at the rear.

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richard elderfield . 2019-11-08

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Lovely bar staff & quality local sports pub

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Stuart Robinson . 2019-11-02

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Great pub with a great atmosphere and staff!

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Colin Down . 2019-10-06

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Friendly atmosphere, great local pub

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Teresa Lowe . 2019-10-06

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Shows Rugby, racing, football and good quality drinks at good prices

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Louise Fudge . 2019-10-05

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Brilliant! Best pub in town. Come and see FBI on the 21st Sept. Be there or be a div.

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Paul Hayden . 2019-08-21

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Cute cat, outside marquee too dark

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IAIN LAWRIE . 2019-08-03

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Great landlord and landlady and barstaff great for sport.

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Mark Manning . 2019-07-16

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Nice friendly pub good to watch sports.

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frederick william bailey . 2019-06-03

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Good place too watch sport. Good drink and atmosphere

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John Walker . 2019-03-30

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top notch staff and manager. bank holiday entertainment always seems to be great. loads of football and horse racing throughout th

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Adrian King . 2019-01-23

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Bustling town center sports bar.

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Findlay Sterry . 2019-01-10

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Brilliant atmosphere, very friendly staff, all round brilliant place

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Matthew Button . 2019-01-07

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great place to have fun the staff are very accommodating always have a smile when greeting customers got everything you need for a local bar apart from a pool table feel at home with in this place

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vincent jordan . 2018-11-29

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Very helpful young man behind the bar.

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cathy glover . 2018-09-19

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Very welcoming pub good prices nice staff

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Dave Cripps . 2018-09-06

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Brilliant little pub and thanks for the introduction to aunt Sally. Fantastic night

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Jezz Moulds . 2018-08-25

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Good for the football. Not a classic pub though if that's what you're looking for

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Darren Bagheri . 2018-08-19

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This place does what it does (live sport) brilliantly. It's not to a venue to seek out for ale, but doesn't pretend to be. If you want to watch sport with good prices for most drinks and friendly service then it's ideal.

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AlfAle . 2018-08-19

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Good friendly bar staff and good price

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james rolfe . 2018-07-23

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Good pub if into sports. Not to go there on date etc.

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Lawrence Talbot . 2018-03-21

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Nice friendly locals sports bar

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Claire Thewlis . 2018-02-26

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Good priced drinks and THE place for live sport in Abingdon. Regular disco too.

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Adam Dewar . 2017-11-05

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Good atmosphere but the beer is all pretty poor... avoid the Guinness especially

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John Hughes . 2017-08-14

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You get all your sports don't get rippoed off on your beers. Managers sound.. great barmaids. O and the asst manager is not 2 bad...

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Philip Coyle . 2017-08-03

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Great for football and live sports, friendly crowd

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Jacob Marklew . 2017-03-16

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