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This review of CRAFT Burger originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Great burgers and drinks (often with well-chosen names with enjoyable wordplay) served in a fabulously relaxed environment. Sides/starters nothing to write home about, but that’s not why you’re here, is it?
This review of The Highwayman Hotel originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
You know that episode of insert-any-sitcom-here where three friends (one goofy, one sarcastic, one comedic foil) decide that despite having no relevant experience they think that they can do something deceptively challenging, like for example… running a bar? Visiting The Highwayman the other weekend felt just. Like. That. Like a group of inept but fun-loving lads “winging it”.
And you know what? Somehow it works. The food was good (and great value), the service friendly and caring, the facilities fine. Unlike the characters of your seventh-favourite sitcom, these guys actually make it work and run a fab family pub. I’m not sure HOW they make it work, because from the outside they seem like a group of lovable oafs, not grounded publicans, but they do.
We’re looking forward to experiencing The Highwayman again, and not just in a “when it’s on Dave or Netflix” way. We’re committed, now, and we’re buying the box set.
This review of Bella Italia - Oxford originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Updated review: squeezed us in despite a lunchtime rush and provided great service. Great attention to the fact we had children with us. I retract my original review, below: this place really impressed us this weekend.
Original review: Uninspiring mushroom burger and slightly slow service. Others’ food looked good, though, and the slow service wouldn’t have been so much of an issue if we hadn’t had small children with us.
This review of Chalet d'Or originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
This review of Tower of the Five Orders originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
This iconic Oxford landmark is named for the architectural characteristics of each of its five floors. Each exhibits a different order – or “style” – of classical architecture: from bottom to top – tuscan, doric, ionic, corinthian and composite. Part of the joy of “discovering” the tower, visiting as a tourist, comes from the fact that despite it’s size it’s unlikely to be the first thing you see as you enter the quad: coming in from the Great Gate, for example, it won’t be until you turn around and look up that you see it… and even at a glance you won’t necessarily observe its unusual architecture unless you’ve been told to look specifically at the columns.
This review of Bodleian Library Café originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Nice cakes and large mugs of hot drinks in the fabulous Blackwell Hall. Beware the “no laptops” policy in the afternoon, though: they’re militant about policing it!
This review of The Jericho Tavern originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Nice venue and location, but expect to post the kinds of prices for drinks that you don’t normally see outside the capital!
This review of The Jam Factory originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
This review of Off The Hook (Kidlington) originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
This review of Fairlawns Hotel and Spa originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
This review of Pizza Stazione originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Not the best pizza by any stretch, but perfectly acceptable and spectacular value. A fiver for a weekday large pizza is something you can’t argue with.
This review of Oxford University Babylab originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Not only are the team here doing fascinating and important research… they’re great at engaging and supporting the kids they use as the subjects of their experiments, too! They ‘borrowed’ one of ours for research on language development and the experiments seemed as stimulating and interesting to the little tot as they were useful to the understanding of the human brain, we were kept informed about everything all the way along, and our kid even got to choose a toy at the end of it (which, three years on, she still has and loves).
If you’re willing to volunteer your baby’s time for the betterment of science but were concerned about the environment in which you’d be doing so, let this review dispel that.
This review of Sainsbury's Bank ATM originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
2 cash machines. Not much queuing space (occupied by trolley park) but at least it’s under cover. “Pick up/drop off” spaces adjacent useful, if free, but often occupied during store opening hours so you’re likely to need to use the main car park if you’re flying-by. Been targetted by card skimmers at least once (a friend had his card cloned by one that was later traced to here); not good CCTV coverage.
This review of Oxfordshire County Library originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.
Newly-reopened after an extended temporary relocation, this library now features revamped features including a community MakerSpace available for tech/inventive projects, Code Club, and more.
This review of Mission Burrito originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan.