The Chequers
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The Chequers is hidden in a cul-de-sac off the High St, and you'd be forgiven for never finding it. Small courtyard for summer. |
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131 High St (down small alley on left as you approach Carfax) Useful links: Oxford Restaurants Oxford Hotels Oxford Pubs & Bars Oxford Gig venues Oxford Concert venues Ads by Daily Info:
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One of those places which hasn't really got the balance between pub and club quite right. Although clearly a pub, they frequently have DJ's upstairs playing music at a volume which makes verbal communication impossible and yet there is no dance floor. Sometimes the tunes are great however: floorshaking ragga and dub from a DJ who looks like Garry Sobers.
Jack, 19/07/05 I've drunk in Chequers several times before and enjoyed it there. The atmosphere hasn't been too bad, and there's a fairly large selection of drinks to choose from (at reasonable prices). So it seemed like a good idea to go grab a bite to eat there with the family. However, when we went to order we found that they'd run out of a lot of the stuff we were trying to order. Ok, so I guess it's fair enough if you run out of a particular type of Sausage, but running out of Mash? And is it really that hard to whip up another batch of Yorkshire Pudding batter to make Toad-in-the-Hole with? Having finally found something we wanted to eat that they were still serving, it then took a fairly long time for the food to arrive. And when it did, they had got the order slightly wrong (bringing us 7 dishes, instead of the 6 we wanted). And they'd smothered the Sausages and Chips (which was supposed to be Sausage and Mash) with gravy - fair enough with the Sausage and Mash, but if you're going to replace one of the main parts of the meal with something else, I'd have thought it common sense to at least check whether we still wanted the sauce. All in all then, a nice place to drink - but definitely not somewhere to go for a nice meal. TheBaker, 26/10/08 Hate the faux Middle Ages interior, but really like the refurbished terrace outside. Nice seating and a nice place to have a drink. Perhaps the new seating arrangements might prove a problem for large groups mind. 13/10/08 Children only allowed before 7pm. 22/09/08 Went in last night for a bite to eat after work (at about 8.30pm). Ordered a burger (okay) and nachos which were awful. Served covered with sweet chili sauce and tartare sauce instead of salsa and sour cream. Queried with the staff, they refused to listen and told me it was meant to be like that (insisting that the tartare sauce was sour cream at one point). If the kitchen has run out of ingredients it can't be that difficult to tell the customers rather than fob them off with something inedible instead! Will never be going there again - they were on last chance anyway after my last visit when I ordered a grilled haloumi and roast pepper sandwich and was given cold uncooked haloumi and raw pepper with the waiter initially insiting that was correct) I guess the place may be ok as a pub, but they shouldnt be doing food if they are that bad at it, or they should at least train their staff better so they aren't borderline rude and disinterested if there is a problem! cb79, 30/07/08 Visited at the weekend, and v favourably impressed - nice atmosphere, bookcase of old hardbacks, decent prices - and I for one don't mind them banning baseball caps! Less heaving than The Bear. Octavia, 19/08/07 So Chequers has had a facelift and also have brought in a new door policy whereby anyone wearing a sports shirt will not be allowed in. The place is looking good but I'm afraid bringing in a dress code just isn't on! A pub not allowing a regular in because they are wearing a rugby shirt? Blimey! Come on Chequers get over yourselves! So we phoned the pub up and asked about this new door policy, apparently it is new company policy. Ha great 10/08/07
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