The Turnpike in Cherwell

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

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

Lovely food n place, would recommend

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Victoria was very helpful and made us feel welcome

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

Served by Victoria, very friendly and great food service!

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.

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

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

Went with friends so much better than last time

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

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!

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.

Pub is a nice old world look inside.sat in restaurant, Shared a camemtbert starter, which was disappointingly tasteless, melbec pie was nice, though. Took to long for our ordered drinks to come, main came before we had finished our starter, in process of delivering mains, a knife was dropped and a small gravy pot was knocked over send content everywhere, got an apologie but no new gravy pot. Trying to attract staff to order a second drink was protracted. Won't be going back

We booked for a celebration lunch following my son's graduation in Oxford. We were seated quickly and the champagne I had pre-ordered was brought to us without me having to ask/remind. Staff were great. They didn't hover but were prompt when needed. The food was plentiful and delicious. We did have an issue with the lamb dishes but this was quickly rectified. Will happily return again.

Jess was a delight and we've been lucky to know the chef Jo which cooked us a splendid meal! Definitely love to be back soon!!!

Very slow service, menu was very hard to read. Food was OK but not up to the standard id expect for this price range. The melted cheese was OK but not worth the £15.95 we paid the pie was acceptable and the vegetables were good - however the mash was foul and sour with spring onion. Beer selection was poor but the pint of Tim Taylor’s well presented. Staff service was lack lustre and inattentive. Overall not a good experience - venue was clean and well presented - however was not happy to pay the full amount.

FANTASTIC PLACE TO DRINK AND EAT . STUFF REALLY HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY. LANLORD GREAT BANTER. RECOMMEND FOR ALL MY FRIENDS WILL BE BACK SOON

Great afternoon with my friend. Very tasty food and great selection of drinks. My favourite place in Yarnton. Recommend to everyone

Love it! Turnpike is best place at Yarnton! Adrian and his team are so good, always friendly , full of banter and exceptional service

Came in for dinner and drinks. A massive thanks to Jess and Jon and the chefs, excellent food and very friendly service.

Lovely lunchtime meal, served by Jon, Mia and Jess and two chefs Mark and Jordan! Brilliant service and food, will definitely be returning!

I had fantastic Sunday dinner with my family. Really tasty food, warm service. Adrian was really great. Definitely recommend Turnpike for lunch or dinner

Fantastic Sunday roast! Very tasty food, proper orgasm on the plate. I had beef roast and my partner had lamb roast. I'll be back

Great place, great food and managment

We had delicious Sunday dinner today. Sunday trio and roast beef was really tasty. Definitely coming back

We had the Sunday lunch - I had the trio and my wife had the beef only (said afterwards mine looked better value). Good food, friendly staff - will visit again next time we are in Oxford. 😁

The trio roast was amazing good service and a lovely evening

Amazing meal, had the pork belly followed by the Honeycombe dome (absolutely amazing) highly recommend lovely atmosphere too.

Lovely old world pub restaurant, staff polite and helpful, food very good waiting times for meal to arrive and between courses unacceptable, a pity because everything else was good.

Great service, great food and very friendly waitresses.

Not only were the staff nice, welcoming, The Food here was absolutely exquisite. Thank you for such a fine Dining Experience that resulted in a clean plate. Muchus Gracias!

Brilliant service, tasty food and smiling Jon on the bar.

Great place to meet up with old friends and enjoy a leisurely lunch. All staff were friendly but we were very well looked after by Victoria

Really tasty Sunday roast! Really big improvement at Turnpike

Nice little pub inside with beer garden, great location just off road for stop off duties. Staff friendly, we just stopped here for some drinks.

Food left a lot to be desired. The cooking and presentation were pretty poor.

Lovely meal this evening and will be recommending to friends and family!! Marvellous service by a young fellow called Teddy who made the experience 10/10. First time visiting the turnpike though 100% won't be the last.

Service was great . Teddy recommended the burger which we both had but couldn't recommend it ourselves unfortunately the brisket was lumpy and chewy and inedible 🤢

Came to the turnpike for dinner with friends. The atmosphere was lovely and quiet and the food was really good! We were served by Teddy who made our experience very enjoyable. Will definitely come back!

Food was excellent customer service was great 100% would recommend to friends and family

Menus and opening times online completely out of date - open at 12 not 11.30 and no longer serve brunch.

Service was great! Food was amazing 😁

Food was fantastic and I highly recommend it. Especially the roast dinner!!

We came today on a Tuesday around 4pm so it was a fairly quiet but a nice atmosphere. Toilets were clean, inside was lovely but we chose to sit outside in the sun. I had the beef brisket sandwich which I really enjoyed and my partner had the signature burger meal which she said was the best burger she's ever had. Reasonably priced considering the quality of the food and the staff were also nice and friendly. Will definitely return when we are this way again.

Great Saturday afternoon, friendly staff

carson and adrian were the most amazing servers for our party, the food was excellent and the customer service was incredible

The staff were welcoming and helpful when selecting items in the menu. The food ordered was great, with large portions. Even the kids portions were generous. Atmosphere was pleasant, it's a shame it was raining as they have a large beer garden, maybe on another occasion. The place was very clean and tidy, no complaints here.

This is a really friendly place with a hard working team. Special shout to the kitchen for serving up delicious and great value food. Recommend.

The wife and I use this place all the time. Would highly recommend.

Excellent food and very friendly staff

I came here for my anniversary last night. We had a selection of dishes, which were all lovely! Me and my partner bumped into one of the chefs (Joe), who was very accommodating, going out of his way to recommend dishes to us. He is a credit to this company

We had such a lovely meal here. Honestly the food and service was amazing 👏 I would highly recommend the turnpike. We met one of the chefs call "joe" he was so kind and knowledge.

Was really happy with the food, it was very tasty and well presented. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed. Would definitely go back with friends and also consider as a venue for family get together.

Another outstanding visit with my friends. Staff always friendly and helpful. Lots of selection of cocktails and beers. We will be back soon!

An excellent evening with amazing food and lots of gin options. The service was faultless from as soon as we walked through the door until we left . The staff work so hard and are “on it” at all the times whiles being so friendly .

Really amazing service and atmosphere, very nice music playing, thank you miriam, meal was gorgeous and very friendly workers while mainting professionalism. I would definitely reccommend to anyone passing through yarnton, even someone from north of oxford should come all the way here because it’s better than any other pub i have ever visited. keep up the good work!

Met friends for lunch, ideal half way meeting point. Amazing food prawn skewers were fantastic Lovely atmosphere and great service.

The food was great but being asked to pay your bill whilst still enjoying your drinks as they didn’t have staff to make sure you didn’t do a runner is not a great atmosphere. Toilets were filthy and it’s a shame as the food was excellent except not told the sewers were red hot and could leave a nasty burn

Excellent food and drinks highly recommend

Very nice place to go. Adrian been amazing. His cocktails are really tasty. I’ll be back soon :)

The Turnpike offers a delightful dining experience with its exceptional service, beautiful ambiance, and excellent food. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, ensuring that every guest feels welcome and well taken care of. The atmosphere is charming and cozy, making it a perfect spot for a relaxed meal. The food is outstanding, with a menu that features a variety of delicious dishes, all prepared to perfection. Whether you're looking for a casual meal or a special night out, The Turnpike Restaurant is an excellent choice. Highly recommended!

All staff were great, loved the food, the service and the atmosphere were fantastic, would highly recommend, Jess and Charlie were the names of the staff and deserve a lot of recognition.

went for a family meal at the turnpike today and the food was incredible!! the staff were so lovely and helpful when choosing the right meals for us, especially the lovely girl charlie who works there. she was so polite and helpful when she served us. honestly the best service ever experienced!!

Very friendly service from Jess, Carson and the twins. Food by chefs Mia, Craig and Debbie was excellent.

Great staff, service & atmosphere. Was served by Jess, Jon, Matt and Carson, who were really friendly and very welcoming to my dog.

Portions are big, but overcooked and under seasoned, also way too expensive for the quality.

Wouldn't serve us food as we hadn't booked online. Onwards to somewhere who are willing to serve us. Also refused ri serve four other parties. Room was half empty. Won't be returning.

The garlic flatbread and chicken was lovely and warm atmosphere

We had a lovely time. Dog was welcomed and my daughter's allergies were well catered for. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable.

Came in for a lovely evening meal, with the family. The service was amazing, even though we could see they were busy they took great care of us. Food was very tasty; starters, mains amd deserts. Would definitely reccomend if your looking for a homely place to eat

I visited this place after several years, reminiscing about the times I frequented it in my younger days. However, I was extremely disappointed with the service, cleanliness, and food quality. It's not a place I would want to visit again.

order all wrong lots of stuff not arrived non apologetic staff even though staff double checked, two sides weren't brought and ice put in drinks when we specifically asked not

Just wanted to come on here and give an amazing review, it was my birthday and here days ago, myself and my husband went out for some dinner and drinks, we loved everything about the night, food, services and atmosphere, bar staff were brilliant and we are definitely coming back and would recommend highly. Thank you to all the staff, especially the two twins behind the bar, a young lad called teddy And a young girl called Miriam.