The Cape of Good Hope
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Upmarket but relaxed pub with decent food |
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We went to this pub on Sunday expecting a decent roast for £8. They forgot to put the roast potatoes on the plates! When we complained we got given 5 tiny little potatoes to share between two. When we queried this, we were told it was Head Office rules for portion sizes. We asked how we were supposed to share 5 potatoes between two, but all in all, the staff seemed more interested in looking at a laptop with their friend than serving us. Bad customer service and not outstanding food either! H, 29/04/08 Great watering hole. Not tried the food though. 08/11/07 The fact that 'the cape of good hope' served an all day roast was enough to tempt me and a friend into the old scream pub. On first impression the bar was quite smart and had a very good selection of drinks. There were only 2 meat roasts on offer - beef or lamb. There was no broccolli left so we were told we could have peas instead. Now for a roast which costs £8.95 you should expect above average food but this was the worst roast I had ever eaten! The parsnips were practically raw, the meat was so tough I had to leave most of it, the gravy was minimal and watery, the potatoes were undercooked. All in all it was appauling. If you ever consider going to eat here THINK AGAIN!! mojo baggins, 27/08/07 Went here on Sunday for what turned out to be a lovely sunday roast both for myself (vegetarian) and my meat eating partner. Having had a disasterous experience at another Oxford pub we decided to try the Cape of Good Hope having remembered that it did a reasonable Sunday lunch and more importantly offered more than the standard pasta and risotto for vegitarians. The Vegi Sausages that stood in for the meat on my roast did a fine job and for once I was not left jealous of the choice my partner had (beef or lamb). The sausages were a duo of parsnip and carrot, brilliant. The red wine gravy was thick enough to more than satisfy as a gravy and retained a pleasant hint of red wine, exactly as it should do. The yorkshire puddings were unremarkable and could have been easily done to order rather than as part of a large tray (i got a corner atleast) and the advertised mash was replaced by peas and green beans much to my distress but to the joy of my partner. Lovely Sunday lunch somewhere that certainly benefits from the students being away on holiday so my advice would be to enjoy before they all get back. Charlie, 23/08/07 I liked the Scream pub better, this is now just a pretentious wine bar, full of posh students and idiots willing to pay £3.50 for a pint of beer. Matt F, 10/07/07 Since it's transformation (thank God), it is now a regular haunt both with colleagues after work and friends over the weekend, food is great, prices are actually pretty reasonable and the Sunday Roasts are superb. Not too keen on the occasional jazz sessions though. Jamie C, 26/03/07 Since late 2006 this god-awful Scream chain pub has been re-incarnated as the Cape of Good Hope. It last had this name back in the early-mid 90's but is now a trendy wine bar that's in keeping with this end of the Cowley Road. Linked in some way to the more pretentious Jericho Tavern on Walton Street, it serves up some fantastic euro beers at steep prices with a good wine list as well. I have been several times and recommend the Fruli strawberry beer on tap and the fiery wasabi peas(served in glasses). Upstairs the old Point music venue is now another bar area with tables for dining and apparently the food is pretty good. Despite its classy image it was loaded with rowdy drunk Oxford Utd fans when I visited first time which was off-putting. Joe B, 14/03/07
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