The Queens Head in South Oxfordshire

Cosy pub with real fire and friendly staff. Drinks seemed reasonably priced

We went in for a spontaneous roast on Sunday and we are SO glad we did. We chatted with locals when we were waiting to be seated and the fire was crackling away in the corner- it was the perfect Sunday feeling. The food was absolutely delicious and the portion sizes were perfect! You can tell that Stuart the chef takes pride in his cooking as even the different meats had their own designated gravy - you don't get this often! Overall, we had a lovely afternoon at The Queen's Head and Debbie went above and beyond to accommodate us. I would recommend booking to ensure you secure your spot as this little pub is really thriving - thanks for having us!

So happy they are serving their burgers again because they are the best we have had ever. Atmosphere is always really friendly, homely and welcoming. Definitely a proper a small English pub vibe so would highly recommend for the more personable feel.

Brilliant place to relax and enjoy your drink.

Friendly landlord, great pizza with a very tasty garlic dip and dog friendly. We will return.

Wonderful place. Super friendly Landlord, excellent food and homely, welcoming atmosphere. Complete with resident Ghost too. Looking forward to returning when log fires are burning!

Just had beer and cider. Great beer. Great atmosphere from locals and staff. Very, very dog friendly with a brilliant beer garden.

Traditional boozer with a friendly atmosphere. Welcoming staff. Limited ale offering (London Pride) but dog friendly.

you step across the threshold of The Queen’s Head, you’re transported to a bygone era. The thatched roof, intricately carved tables, and charming details evoke a sense of nostalgia. It’s the kind of place where time slows down, and laughter echoes against ancient beams. Whether you’re seeking solace after a long day or celebrating with friends, this pub wraps you in its warm embrace.

Job to know if it's open these days

Landlady is extremely rude. Felt so unwelcome, depressed. Finished my drink and left. Landlady was so rude. I’m giving her my own money! Will never EVER come back here again. If 0 stars was an option I would’ve chosen that.

As a local, we have regularly visited The Queens for drinks and food and perhaps because of that we’re remiss in providing reviews! However, now making amends following one of the best meals out we’ve had in ages! I am a Steak fiend! And I’m terrible at cooking it myself, so always order it when out. It’s a dodgy affair as unfortunately not many chefs do it justice. But my oh my Tash truly does. Rump steak cooked to perfection (not a mean feat for a customer who enjoys a blue fillet!). Served with the tastiest toms and mushrooms and beautifully crispy chips by the brilliant staff who always have a smile and are so attentive. And all in lovely old world pub with original features. We are so lucky to have Tash, Stu and the team at the end of our road, but would drive miles for food like that. Excellent in every way!👍👌😃

Great place. Pub is absolutely lovely. Food was amazing. People were so friendly and helpful. Very dog friendly. Will be back here for sure.

Such a lovely little gem! Visited a couple of times now, the service was outstanding! Food was amazing and arrived quickly. Great prices too. Nice little place to have a pub lunch

Ordered a chicken roast! Chicken was lovely! Yorkshire pud was delisous!! ..2 very small baked potatoes! 5 runner beans and 2 slices of carrots!! £14.50!! ...please add a few more vegetables!

Very friendly and accommodating owner. The place has an old-fashioned style which I like very much. Perfect place for friends to socialize. Cheers!

We had Sunday lunch but the food was poor, didn't have all the roasts ,potatoes were not roasted !! and only three small New potato size on plate that were meant to be roasted, puddings were ok but I wish that there old dog wasn't roaming around the eating areas not a good experience

My idea of a lovely village pub, really nice people and excellent beer, didn’t have a meal but will rectify that next visit

I visited this evening on my own as I am staying locally for a show near Reading. I had my young spaniel with me who thoroughly enjoyed the attention! I had the gnocchi which was hot, fresh and absolutely delicious. The staff are really lovely even though they were obviously busy. The vibe is great and I felt incredibly welcome which was appreciated as I was dining on my own. I found everything very clean and tidy too. Thank you! If I am ever in the area again, I will definitely come back.

I visited this evening with my dog as I am staying locally for a show. I felt very welcome and the staff came over for a chat which was very much appreciated. The atmosphere is perfect and the food was delicious. A very clean, friendly and welcoming place. Thank you so much!

Have long time not been there google. Not my first choice of pub ......

After reading reviews in their own website we were looking forward to a meal. However, we decided to share a Camembert and flat bread as we weren’t particular hungry. £12. Waited probably 15 minutes. It turned up in a hot dish stone cold. It didn’t smell great. I took the meal back which was heated up within 3 minutes or so. Pieces of bread were slaughtered! Looking around the garden we noticed quite a few piles of dog poo. I couldn’t eat at all. The beer wasn’t great either. Never go there again.

Excellent venue and very friendly staff. Super quality sunday lunch, both the beef and lamb were excellent.

Full disclosure, I grew up in Crowmarsh, so the Queens is a pub very close to my heart! I went again recently with my family and had a fantastic time. Great ambiance, friendly staff, lovely beer and the food is excellent and unbelievably good value- highly recommended.

Just moved to the crowmarsh Gifford area nice country pub but needs some sports TV in the bar to attract more regular customers at weekends in particular.

Lovely pub. Nice and traditional, very friendly staff and dog. One of the best burgers I have ever had. Absolutely love this pub. I recommend it to everyone.

Great friendly service & looking forward to Sunday Roast tomorrow.

Had a meal at the Queen's Head tonight for the first time and have to say the food is totally delicious. Love their menu, it's different to the norm and the landlady bends over backwards to make sure your meal is exactly how you want it and cater to any food allergies etc. Lovely atmosphere, so glad we gave them a try as usually tend to go into town. Will definitely visit again.

Very friendly place, good food and great service. Needs a little TLC inside but all in all good.

Lovely food, great service and a fun time.

Friendly staff? Yep Friendly clientele? Yep Dogs? Yep Take Away menu and drinks? Yep Great food? Yep Not sure there's much else needs covering. Heading back for another Guiness right now...

Good beers. Friendly staff. Nice and big garden

Nice little pub great service 👍

Closes at 6PM on a Sunday in July, what's that all about?

Booked this place for a meal arrived not impressed selection of soft drinks for my daughter and myself .they produced a can each plonked on a tray with 2 glasses .expensive .we read the menu .was not good .service sloppy and non caring .when the waitress came we said we had changed our minds about eating there and promptly left .

It was good well worth a visit...

We took friends to this pub after booking it tge week before. Firstly on booking we asked if they did cauliflower cheese with their roast dinner and they said yes. There was no cauliflower cheese! But the worst thing was the quality of the meat! The shoulder of lamb was tough and had clearly been cooked too quickly and the beef was not good either! Will not be returning.

Great beer garden, lovely staff and dog friendly. More hounds than people at times! Love it

So wonderful to be able to eat out again after the restrictions brought about by Covid. The food, drink and service was excellent with the staff observing necessary precautions.

Fabulous food at very competitive prices. An excellent chef behind the scenes. A good selection of beers etc so a well kept cellar. All staff were very friendly and efficient. Covid rules were strictly adhered to and everywhere was spotless. Wish we’d found this pub to eat in on our first night of a 3 night stay in the area....not the final night.

We love coming to this pub for Sunday lunch. Relaxed owner Tash is attentive and looks after her customers, the garden area has been expanded with several covered table options. Great chef knows how to cook and generous portions.

First time of going to this pub. Had a takeaway roast meal. Excellent food and good portions. Would definitely go there again

We were looking for somewhere to meet my parents for lunch and decided on the Queens Head. Tables were clean and covid safe and they have arranged a marquee and separate covered area just in case of rain! We ordered 2 portions of fish and chips (probably the best pub fish and chips I've ever had!) and 2 burgers which I'm told were out of this world! Food was hot and fresh and large portions! Good selection of drinks on tap. Staff very friendly and we couldn't fault the service. We also love the gorgeous pub dogs! Definitely pay a visit, you won't be disappointed!

Good food at very reasonable prices. Nice atmosphere.

Lovely, friendly little pub, service and food was great 👍

Went for lunch with my family a few weekends ago. Great menu, lots of variety and they seemed to cater for vegans/vegetarians which is much welcomed. The pub itself is very cosy and friendly. Staff are super lovely and couldn't have been more helpful. I had fish and chips which were to die for, very tasty. They have lots of dogs there which makes it's 100% better than a lot of pubs especially if you're a dog person and want to take your own. Quite spacious inside, staff are wearing masks and they appear to be doing all the right things due to the current world circumstances. Really recommend this place and would happily revisit soon.

I wasn’t expecting a great deal, probably unfairly, but I was proved wrong. Perhaps the best pub Sunday lunch I’ve had. The vegetarian option was superb and all of the meat eaters raved about their food. Very reasonably priced, excellent desserts and lovely warm service. I’ve marked it down a little as the ambience of the place was a little stark bu5 that was nothing compared to the food. Go, you won’t regret it!

Another great meal in the beer garden thanks to Stuart, Tash and the team.

Great place to eat and lovely setting.

Great pub, really friendly staff and land lady, welcomed our 2 dogs too

Cannot praise this place enough - Lovely little pub with super friendly landlady and staff. We always pay a visit to the Queens Head when visiting a friend in Wallingford. Both drinks and food are reasonably priced, the burgers and mozzarella dippers are to die for! Always raving to everyone how good the food is here, Definitely worth a visit!

When restaurant’s were allowed to open again, me and my friends said we needed to back here as our first meal out. I’ve never been to the Queens Head and not had great service, amazing food and been in aw of the cute dogs that parade the pub. Nothing was too much trouble for the manager who did everything she could to make our meal nice. The staff in the pub were all very pleasant and welcoming, which makes it a great place for a catch up with friends. The quality of food and the price you pay is very reasonable and drinks are fairly priced for a pub in Oxford. Would definitely recommend a visit, a unique find.

Really chuffed with my delicious socially distanced take-away, this is the second time I have ordered from the menu and it’s frequently updated with varied dishes, the service is really quick and friendly and I look forward to my next take-away treat!

Nice atmosphere, good basic food , nice quantity. Fries were slightly undercooked but the very rich sticky toffee pudding with custardadebip for it. Be warned though, they will not drive you have for an afternoon nap once you are stuffed.

Friendly historic pub, enjoyed sitting by a cosy log fire.

Nice drinking pub, don't try the 3.2 % Gym Dodger ale because the name gets you! Weak as!

On a winters day we enjoyed tasty sage scented sausage and mash, and steak pie with mash and broccoli accompanied by London Pride bitter. The food was comforting. The service warm and friendly. The building full of atmosphere. Very enjoyable.

Decent old Fullers pub, cosy with a proper fire, nice atmosphere, kid friendly, two pub dogs roaming around which was good, didn't eat so can't comment on the food.

Not a bad pub to have a few drinks in. Has a nice open fire for the winter.

What a fantastic Sunday lunch. Enormous portions, I had pork my hubbie had roast beef both cooked to perfection. Terrific service from everyone.

If you are looking for a historic old English pub with great food and a warm welcome then the queen's pub will not disappoint. Warm olives and feta to start and steak pies for mains.... Lovely. The desserts were delicious..... Will definitely come back again. 700 years of history and great to see the pub still going strong. Well done to chef too.

Smart village pub good beer and food.

Great independant pub, food was really good and we played scrabble whilst we were there. All the team were friendly, a lovely pub to have Sunday Roast at.

Love this place, very “olde worlde” and quaint, nice pub food with great deals like burger night. We go to the quiz night in Mondays which is hilarious and fun, Stuart the landlord and his very hardworking wife make it really really good. Recommend this place for a weeknight outing!

Very dog friendly and great food with very good staff service.

Cozy traditional pub. Plenty of little corners to tuck yourself away in and chat privately.

It was Saturday so two beautiful rump steaks with free side salad plus skin on chips for £25 and really good haddock abd chips. Friendly welcome and good beer.

Amazing pub, and staff - thanks

I lived inC G foir several years and used to have a few pints in there,particularly on a Saturday. The landlord and his wife were delightful people .....good to see it is still going

Good food, wide choice of ales, friendly service, easy parking.

Drinks expensive and prawn salad contained one prawn - the rest were very tiny shrimps (and shrimps are already tiny)! Drowned in salad dressing. Did not enjoy!

Lovely staff,very kind to our dog in the garden. Plenty of outside seating. On way to work at a nearby show and found this place for lunch. Really nice ploughman’s and a nice salad. Side portion of fries were tasty.

Friendly and welcoming staff, great food

Fabulous! Wonderful hosts in Stewart and Tash and excellent food and service

Cheap and cheerful. Huge portions but very slow service.

Yorkies were flat as pancakes but otherwise good.

Love the Queens. Fantastic food, nice staff, beautiful pub dogs

Good Atmosphere with attentive staff but sadly the lunchtime meal that I ordered was lacking in presentation and taste

Good food, helpful staff, well judged portions and some interesting menu choices.

Great beer, great quality, good service. Highly recommended.

This pub has a good atmosphere, the staff are very friendly and it has plenty of olde world charm. The food was not good, sadly, when we visited. I had slow cooked lamb that was like eating a shoe, and was swimming in a deadly dark fatty sauce. It makes me feel quite queasy just thinking about it. I love slow cooked meat, which should be tender and melt in your mouth, but this was unfortunately the opposite. My eating companion had a veggie burger which was pretty uninspired and came with dreary undercooked chips. It's a shame as it has so much potential, and maybe we just went on a bad day as others rate the place highly.

Lovely setting great good and service and dog friendly

Super pub with a nostalgic old school feel! Owners couldn't do enough to look after our party even doing food on a closed kitchen night. Food was very good and we all left with full bellies. We'll definitely be going back.

On the day we visited it was a cold, wet and windy one, so the warm welcome went a long way. The decor is more 1980's pub and quite comfortable. They have a good range of real ale beers and do a very acceptable pub style menu. The food arrived well presented and nicely cooked. There is also a good sized carpark and toilets are clean and well maintained.

Had lunch here while walking the Ridgeway. Food was very good, as were the coffee and service. All reasonably priced

We will return to have another meal when the regular chef is in the kitchen!

Lovely friendly relaxed atmosphere and outstanding reasonably priced food. Definitely be back soon!

Oh dear. We should have been suspicious when we were the only people in the restaurant, but we thought well, maybe it’s just early. Very helpful waiting staff but we had to take the initiative in asking for table water, clean knife, clean wine glass (it was not just smeary but had a streak of something down the side). We had three different roasts and they were all poor. The meat was nearly cold, the parsnips were hard, and the outside of the potatoes was hard too. It was all very tasteless - so much for the lamb being ‘maple and orange’, it was just grey and bland. On the positive side the potatoes were hot, but I can’t believe I am so desperate to find something positive that I have to say that! We left most of it and to her credit the manager didn’t charge us. So there’s a positive, but so much for an enjoyable Sunday lunch out.

Delayed flights, two + hours in traffic, so a good meal and a couple of pints was in order. Service exceptional, as always, food just the ticket and well looked after cellar. What more could you ask for after a long day travelling???

Friendly staff, nice, big and quiet fenced garden. Kids welcome, dogs as well (I think so :)). Fair prices.

Love this pub, lovely atmosphere and lively doggies, staff are so friendly and food is great

Second time here for a quiz recently, lovely and cosy with a challenging quiz! 😱 I think I'd quite like to go back and try a steak - they looked lovely.

Great food and dog friendly pub

Had been out and busy all day and just wanted something to eat. Had the whole baked Camembert, some meatballs and fries. Just the job. Service is friendly and attentive and food was great. A proper English pub with a great atmosphere. We’ll be back.

We stumbled apon this lovel pub, with friendly staff and fantastic food. Would recomend to everyone who is in the area to visit

Found pub as nearby our campsite. Great food with very friendly staff, nothing too much trouble. And dog friendly

A lot of great pubs around, this ent one of them

Excellent food and very accommodating for guest with special dietary requirements

Booked ahead for lunch as my husband has a strict medical diet. On arrival the proprietor/chef politely enquiried what foods would be suitable and how they should be cooked. Very reassuring. Bar staff/waitress very courteous and obliging. This pub is very rustic but looks aren’t everything. We will come again. This pub also has quiz nights, board competitions and is trying really hard to make a mark.

Great pub garden. Excellent food. Friendly service. Lost a star for not clearing up properly after the pub dogs in the garden ...