Chester Arms

The Chester Arms has a new and better menu, really really good Deuchars IPA, a lovely garden, its family friendly BUT NOTE: it has a new phone number: 01865 422234.

R9 (Unverified), 05/02/12

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Lovely, genuine, honest, local. Great space for the kids and really really excellent home cooked locally sourced food. Probably the best burger in the world! Seriously good. It's a real find. We will definitely be regulars.

jo (Unverified), 23/01/12

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Very good locals' pub in an off-the-beaten-track location. Almost certainly the largest collection of board games in any Oxford pub (and most seem to still have all their pieces intact!). I have done the quiz recently and thought it was well run and was glad it didn't take itself too seriously. Given the slight seating restrictions you're only ever going to get 10 teams or so maximum but it makes for a very pleasant Sunday evening.

I do however agree with the previous reviewer's comments regarding the slightly farcical jackpot end game which on the occassion of my last visit saw a team emerge as winners from 2 games based purely on luck (a Play Your Cards Right mock-up and pontoon) and got a chance to win the jackpot of about £170 only for them to draw "a round of applause" from the pub instead. I would be miffed if that was me, but if it generally means the pub makes a bit of money and continues to thrive then that is definitely a good thing.

Joe B (Unverified), 06/02/10

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Quiz review: Rather disappointing quiz (Sundays, £1 entry), run by a nice professional quiz chap who also does one at the Annora bar in Iffley, and possibly some others I haven’t been to. I don’t know – this ought to work, but it somehow falls rather flat, possibly because it’s actually a sort of McQuiz rather than being run by regulars or the staff. The prizes given for each individual round seem faintly stingy (and we don’t ask for much – see Cricketer’s) and the jackpot can only be reached by getting through an improbable number of ditzy gambling games and a couple of circles of Hell. Go there on another night for the live music.

Susie Cogan (DI Staff), 07/06/06

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