The Turnpike in Cherwell

Awful experience. Bad service, rubbish food.

Dreadful service.. Daughters wanted to take their mum out for mothers day. Arrived at 1pm. Desert still hadn't arrived by 5pm. So many people complaining about the service and walking out.

Takes half an age to get served. Clearly the manager messed up as there was nowhere near enough staff working. Took 30 mins to get a table and almost 90 mins for the food to arrive. The wait time to find out the wait time for dessert was far too long too. Whomever runs that pub needs to pull their finger out of their arse

EXTREMELY LONG SERVICE. OVER AN HOUR FOR SUNDAY ROAST. THEY'RE NOT BUSY AT ALL. PEOPLE COMING AFTER US GETTING SERVED FOOD BEFORE US. NOBODY CAN TELL HOW LONG ITS GOING TO TAKE YET... CHARGING £25 FOR A PORTION I EXPECT AN EQUIVALENT SERVICE TO THE PRICE WE PAY... RIDICULOUSLY WRONG...

my husband and I are visiting from swansea The food we had tonight was delicious. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely go back

The young server Teddy was friendly and informative, telling us what wasn’t available and alternatives. The food was excellent, with my salad and wrap to accompany chicken skewers presented prettily. The quality of the food was excellent and well presented. My husband enjoyed fish and chips and was glad to offered mushy peas. Desserts were also well presented and my husband allowed to have an alternative accompaniment. Nothing seemed too much for Teddy. He was attentive and gave excellent service.

We came for Sunday lunch I am a fussy vegetarian and our server” Ollie” was fantastic !! Food was great ( my husband loved his roast beef ) Nothing was too much trouble and we were made to feel comfortable and valued Ollie is an asset to this company. Thank you so much

We have been to the Turnpike a few times as my brother lives in Yarnton. Unfortunately on this occasion the food was very disappointing. It was in parts only warm at best and none of the four plates had any food on them that was hot. Pity as waiting on staff work hard. The kitchen at fault.

First visit to the Turnpike for a few years. Still a quality food pub to visit, we went on a Sunday and the menu was good lots of choice, prices were on the high side but the food was nice 😉

One of the best places I have eaten at in a while, normally only leave bad reviews so others know what they are getting themselves into. However for this place with a reasonable price has an excellent chief! Would highly recommend. Apologies I got stuck in before I took a pic

The venue has a lovely rustic decor, the menu has a really good variety of options and was well prepared. I will definitely be visiting it again.

We came back after the other day while we were served by Ollie it was a lot busier but we got to try the Sunday roast we had the lamb and the trio it was amazing 10 out of 10 for the food 10 out of 10 for the service 10 out of 10 for the drinks

Fantastic meal, chefs and staff. The whole staff were friendly and engaging and knew their what they were doing. Highly recommended. Matt, Vicky, Jess, Alex, Cam and Aaden to name a few.

the experience we had was top notch great food fantastic staff really friendly and attentive many thanks to the following Matt "the DR" Vicky, Jess, Alex and Cam Aiden the Chefs look forward to going back and would highly recomend

Great bar and restaurant to stop at for a spot of lunch and a drink, great customer service from Jess and Vicky who was serving in the bar area, food cooked to perfection by the head chef Cam, would definitely come back for lunch again

Went for Sunday lunch today, Jess was brilliant, great friendly service

A little pricey steer clear of the steaks and the lamb skewers are dry.

Great place for a pint while my car was charging. Good beer and friendly people.

Been a few times over last 6 weeks and had some lovely food in a nice friendly atmosphere. Sadly on last visit was shocked to see the slaw as a side with my skewer was no longer mixed with mayo but they used sweet chilli sauce!!, really didn't go together as really spoilt the chips etc but they apologised I wasn't made aware of the change and wouldn't stop me going back just have to find a new favourite dish

Serves Timothy Taylors Landlord- Proper Beer.

Typical country pub. Great menue, as "home cooked food" as it could be. Price/value is great. Nice car park with electric car charger. Ticked all the boxes for a country pub lunch.

What a warm and welcoming venue! I dropped in this afternoon to get some work done on my laptop (cus who enjoys WFH anymore right?) and was offered a great table next to the fireplace, which Jess had just freshly lit. I ordered the chicken bites off the bar snacks menu, which were really tasty and good value for money I thought. I enjoyed a cappuccino too, which was very well made! All in all, a cosy, friendly pub with great food and drink! 👌

Tasty food in a lovely atmosphere. The staff were very professional. They talk to my friend through the menu, as she has certain dietary requirements, letting her know what she could have to fit her need.

Fantastic place for a meal and a Drink

Excellent Sunday Lunch All elements were cooked well, the service added to the experience.

Quite empty but it was a Tuesday night early new year and frosty outside nice pub food all good beer nice and cold basic but good

Went for a meal here after a long day in Oxford, and so glad I went. I had the chicken parmigiana, and it was very well cooked. The service by the staff - I was served by Ollie - was tremendous. I even got a seat by the fire. Highly recommended!

After a hard day a work I enjoy nothing more than visiting the turnpike for a drink or two. I always get great service, but Matt and Jess severed a very special shout out! The turnpike has a great ambience and is quality place to meet up with friend and family.

What a pub!! Matt, Jess and the whole team always look after us and make us feel so welcome!! Will definitely be back!! 😍

Will definitely come back here, Food made by Cam in the kitchen was lovely! Presented well too! Great customer service to by Joe so thank you. I recommend to anyone to visit this restaurant whilst in the area!

Had a lovely lunch out, food was delicious and our server Megan was great

Our server Megan, was very friendly and helpful. The food was well presented and tasted good!

Not welcoming. Felt ignored by the staff. Many food options not available and what we did have was not good. Would not go back

The food and staff were amazing, we were served by Carson he was very friendly and attentive

got served by a lovely lady named jess , she was amazing and so nice and welcoming , i had an amazing time would come again just for the service ! excellently trained colleagues thank you so much for the help, if you ever come in jess is the one to look for!

Came out for a lovely dinner to celebrate the new year with a couple of friends. Got served by both Matt and Jess who were so attentive and friendly making the whole experience worthwhile. Not to mention the food came out promptly and tasted lovely. Would recommend this cosy pub to anyone around the yarnton area. Jess and Matt were exceptional !

Really delicious unpretentious menu and all cooked perfectly. Staff are both attentive and unobtrusive at the same time. Wonderful Ale and Lager selection and the wines available appealing to all tastes and wallet. Open fires so welcoming and the ambiance is cosy and warm.

Great staff. Turkey was lovely and moist. Crumble and custard, yummy. Atmosphere nice with log fire going.

Jess was amazing! Had such a good time! The food was amazing. Promote Jess to be a manager of the pub

had a great time, Jess was very helpful definitely recommend

Dinner was great! We were served by Matt who seated us in front of the coziest blazing fire! The atmosphere of the Turnpike was so charming and comfortable. Matt was also extremely accommodating to my food preferences and special food requests.

The festive menu's were very poorly printed out on paper and most of us were struggling to read them in the low light. We were also seated near to the door which meant that because the outer door was propped open, whenever anyone opened the inner door, we were blasted with freezing air. The food was generally good but there were no steaks available and my mothers' salad which was supposed to be gem lettuce, clearly wasn't and although fine, wasn't what she was looking forward to. All in all disappointing.

I visited the Turnpike the other day for the first time in months and everything was great. The food was amazing and the staff so welcoming especially Vicky she made the place feel so warm and that nothing was too much bother. I will definitely be back and will be bringing my family next time.

Warm welcome, good service, food was value for money. Plenty of parking. We had asked for a quiet table and got one which was appreciated. The typeface on the Christmas menu was so pale and small that it was very hard to read.

Had to wait nearly an hour for our starter which was only reasonable and another hour for our mains which really wasn't worth waiting 10mins for.

Just had a lovely here... Carson was our waiter, very attentive, friendly and provided a great service.

Booked a table but ended up taking almost 3 hours for lunch. Waiter said they had ran out of fish and chips but the table that came in after us ordered fish and chips so that was a lie. Messed up 1 main and we got it as a starter to be told we will take it back and keep warm until the mains come out that was 40 mins later. We paid £175 for a table of 4 and the food was just average would of been better going to weatherspoons. We have been going for years but won't be retuning to the turnpike

Matt was amazing. Beautiful works do evening dinner and spent well while going off the festive menu. Alex the Barman was also a joy. Highly recommend

Brilliant food and service! We were a big party and Jess looked after us very well - she was a legend!

Had a fantastic meal yesterday at the Turnpike. It was a miserable day but the amazing service from Victoria made it a better day and meal. Will definitely be returning

Fabulous food and service. A special thanks to Vicky who was so friendly.

Me and my fiance came here for dinner and was met by a very friendly server called vicky who was outstanding very friendly with great knowledge of the menu Also my partner has allergy which I spoke to the chef Ollie about who was very happy to go out of his way to help us would highly recommend coming here it's outstanding

Pop in for some lunch, custom service shocking. Staff off duty sitting about staff working more interested in the staff off duty and talking about Christmas jumpers. Waited good 20/25 mins for drinks and we had to ask at that point, there were only two other customers in. Shouting in the kitchen plates from starters left on table for far too long, food brought out with no knifes or forks. Food lovely just let down massively by the front of house staff. Well done chef great food. The manager needs to sort the font of house staff out! Would not revisit sadly due to the service. (Atmosphere poor due to staff, otherwise would have been 5)

Six of us visited, between us we had 2 meat dishes, 2 vegetarian and 2 vegan dishes. None where great tbh, and certainly nowhere near good enough to reflect the price. Pub was nice as was the waitress that served us. Sadly we won't be back.

We came in for the 40% off the mains we had an amazing time greeted by our server Ollie who couldn’t be more helpful who also gave us helpful cocktail recipe recipes to try at home

45 mins before our Sunday roast arrived. Heating wasn't working so it was a long 45 mins. But, the food was quite nice.

Found it a little pricey, but the food was good!

Bartender called Matt was extremely helpful and treated me like I was worth just as much as anyone else even though a lot more people were much higher class than me he still treated me equally

Matt was the most amazing bartender. Jon was also great at conversation and keeping us happy. It was a pleasure to be served by them both. Kai in the kitchen was also superb, the best bar snacks to support our chill evening out. Top job to all.

Bit noisy but lovely food, bit slow to clear coffee cups before meal but not a problem

Lovely greeting by Robyn who seated and served us through the night, very helpful and pleasant! Food was great, we had a sharing platter and the pork & apple bon bon was my favourite but the chilli chicken and chorizo were equally as delicious. The skewers looked amazing, I had the seabass and the portion was really good with wonderful crispy potatoes, soft fish, prawns, tenderstem brocolli, peas and broad beans in a light delicate sauce. Dessert was a banoffee bun and this was epic, choux pastry filled with banana creme patisserie, served with crispy caramel topped banana, caramel sauce and refreshing ice cream. Excellent food and service, wonderful night and experience!

Lovely greeting by Robyn who seated and served us through the night, very helpful and pleasant! Food was great, we had a sharing platter and the pork & apple bon bon was my favourite but the chilli chicken and chorizo were equally as delicious. The skewers looked amazing, I had the seabass and the portion was really good with wonderful crispy potatoes, soft fish, prawns, tenderstem brocolli, peas and broad beans in a light delicate sauce. Dessert was a banoffee bun and this was epic, choux pastry filled with banana creme patisserie, served with crispy caramel topped banana, caramel sauce and refreshing ice cream. Excellent food and service, wonderful night and experience!

Great pub with a warm welcome from Matt, already booked to come back 😃 Highly recommend the Pork Belly and the Honeycomb Dome was delicious 😋

The food was absolutely lovely and our waiter Matt was excellent - very knowledgeable about the dishes on the menu and had a very good sense of humour.

All eight of us had a lovely evening. The food was really good and we were looked after by Matt who took very good care of us. Thank you.

Really enjoyed the meal , the shame was that they do not offer a small appetite portion , as my wife found it too large , and found it a waste as she could not eat it all

Lovely food n place, would recommend

We were seated by the door so every time the door opened it was cold We couldn't get the drinks we ordered as they were ' using up stock' We tried to order steak but had non at all We enjoyed what we had but declined sweets as they were so short staffed we had been left for so long we decided not to bother Disappointed. We would have doubled our spend if they had a full menu

The food and service were excellent. A special shout out to our server Victoria.

My partner and I went to the turnpike in yarnton for drinks, great atmosphere, brilliant staff, great selection of drinks, vicky was amazing and very welcoming as was all the other staff

Stopped here for an evening meal. Did not book but wait was very reasonable. Food was excellent.

Everything about our time at the Turnpike was amazing from when we walked in. The staff were polite, our server Joe was really helpful. Will definitely return.

A big thankyou to all at the Turnpike :) We had a large lunch booking, taking our summer student interns there following tours of First Light Fusion. Lovely food and first class service!

Had a delicious evening meal here recently. The service was excellent and the food was reasonably priced and very well presented. The restaurant has a very nice relaxing atmosphere. We will be visiting again soon.

Great food, great service. Handsome man called Joe was excellent!

Had a lovely lunch here the other day, service was fantastic, got chatting to the manager a fellow bluebird and lovely man, will be returning!

Good quick service. Nice and clean. Good meals for the price.

This place is a Sunday gem. Lovely food, lovely staff and a crisp pint.

Had the new "weekend treat" menu, food was lovely and the waiter Jon was friendly and knowledge about the new menu

Tried the weekend treat menu, which was really good and the waiter Jon was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Food overcooked and long wait for food, which did not turn up together x 4.

Victoria was very helpful and made us feel welcome

Served by Victoria, very friendly and great food service!

Victoria served us, lovely. Food good, warm fire. Chefs kiss. Very Demure.

Victoria was great! Very attentive and very friendly!

Great service by our waiter Teddy - super attentive and helpful when selecting items from their new menu. Highly recommend for a mid-week dinner. Will be back soon!

I liked everything about this place.

Had a fantastic family meal for the first time at this lovely pub. Delicious food, great atmosphere, would definitely recommend.

We had a lovely evening dinner here, food was delicious & the service was great. Thank you!

Amazing food and really helpful staff! Definitely recommend and will come again

Really awful service, food took such a long time to arrive - thankfully when it did it was lovely.

I have been here a couple of times before and the food never fails to disappoint. The service is mediocre and it seems no matter what day you come there is never enough staff. Have to wait ages to be served and there after to get anyone’s attention. Forget trying to get a desert as no one comes and clear plates or give you menus. Today we tried the Sunday Roast. Great presentation, nice portion size, and great food except the roast potatoes which was so over cooked and hard, you can’t cut into them, let alone eat them. Don’t order the trio Sunday Roast as it is bits of sides or left over if the beef, pork and turkey - disappointing!

Very expensive for the quality to be honest . Won't be going back here unfortunately 😕

Went with friends so much better than last time

Came here for a work reunion. Lovely atmosphere and Pork Belly was delicious. Got a bit put off by the cleanliness of our waiters finger nails though. 🤢🤢

Appalling attitude shown by one of the staff. Very limited menu choices. Freezer -burn or over cooking of bass made it inedible

A delicious lunch, outside on a warm sunny day! Unfortunate misunderstanding of one of our orders but not one we couldn't accommodate.

Lovely food and excellent service.

Fish over cooked, Brocoli turning yellow, altogether 4 meals none fantastic.

Had a great dining experience with some freinds the roast was superb will definitely come back.