St Aldates Tavern, Oxford

Official site of The St Aldates Tavern - staldatestavernoxford.co.uk

Official site of The St Aldates Tavern - staldatestavernoxford.co.uk

Called in when I left the Oxford beer festival in the Town Hall opposite, and it was busy with a mixed crowd. Chose Bartram's Megalithic which was a decent brew, and found a seat on a high stool at one of the high tables. Not struck on these stools as they are not comfy for the more ample person, but it was a pleasant enough bar to pop into while in Oxford.

This was one of my favorites on our weekend visit to Oxford , as you enter there is seating to both sides in the window alcoves , along the right is a shelf with high stools to the left more seats with tables and a long canteen style table down the middle , the bar is on the left opposite the stairs leading up to the function room with its own seperate bar and a large projecter screen showing the Lions rugby on my visit. The tables are very old and very sturdy , the tops looked to be several inches thick and would not look out of place in a victorian butchers , the lighting also seemed a bit strange with large stainless steel lights that look like they came from a 1920s operating theatre , around the walls are pictures of old Oxford , some old trophies and some unusual lamps , it sounds a bit strange but works really well. Keg included Erdinger , Tiger , Budweiser and Heiniken with Guiness and Stowford Press and Symonds Cider , Six Handpulls on with a decent selection , Hook Norton Lion , Darkstar American Pale ,Oxford Ales Pride of Oxfordshire , XT Red and the two i tried Henley Jailhouse and the exellent Box Steam Golden Bolt . Service was very friendly with the barman being happy to talk about the pubs history and recent refurb . I really enjoyed my visit here and would reccomend it.