Nice atmosphere, and probably a good place for a drink. The scones were fresh from the oven. But the sandwiches were very disappointing. In the window they display sandwiches with made fresh crusty bread, but - after waiting 45 minutes - ours were made with sliced 'supermarket' bread and thin ham. This was a busy Sunday afternoon, and somebody had perhaps had to rush to Tesco while we were waiting. I feel that I could have gone there myself, and bought the same kind of sandwich for £1.29.

Impressive exterior but grubby interior, with delapidated chairs and wobbly tables. The walls haven't had any attention since before smoking was banned, as you can tell from the ingrained yellowy brown staining. Shabby chic or fading splendour would be acceptable, but this is neither. It's down-at-heel. The cups were dirty, even the replacement I asked for, which was also chipped. The waitress seemed not to be acquainted with the menu, and at the end of the meal she stacked all of the crockery from two cream teas into a single wobbly column and promptly dropped them all. The coffee was weak, but the tea was good. The scones were large and delicious, but they were accompanied by tiny volumes of cream and jam. I thought this was a mistake and that she had brought us enough for only one serving instead of two, but as you can tell by reading other reviews here and on Trip Advisor and elsewhere, they always dispense exactly the same inadequate amount of cream/jam no matter how many cream teas you order. Bizarre! I can only conclude that this place continues to trade because it is mainly patronised by tourists who visit only once. Oxford, do you really want visitors to carry away this experience as an enduring bad memory? Close it down immmediately, and don't re-open it until it has been re-furbished, staff have been trained properly, and some semblence of rational portion control has been imposed.