The Gardeners Arms, Oxford

Good Beer Guide 2021 entry. Greeted at the door by a thick rope. You have to wait for a server to come and show you to a table. This maybe because it is primarily a vegan restaurant, rather than a drinking pub. Put me off before I even went in, if I am honest. Everyone else in there was eating but the XT Animal RoadRunner was a decent pint. A pubby look and feel but not a pubby experience. I wouldn't return.

The Oxford area of Jericho has some very good back street corner pubs and first time to visit this one. As mentioned by other reviewers it retains two traditional wood floored and wood panelled front sections as you enter the front door. The small bar serving area is housed in the right section and the left is larger and has a corridor leading to the very pleasant outside garden area. It was a fine weather day for our visit so the outside space was being well utilised at the expense of the internal rooms. So our party were able to utilise the left hand room and take in the collection of classic vinyl album covers and the large collection of beer pump clips that adorn the upper wall space of both rooms. Four beers available from the pimps on the small bar and for our visit these were North Cotwold Brewery Summer Solstice, Wantsum Brewery Montgomery, Box Clever Ales Soul train and a very pleasant XT4. Really enjoyed it here and will not hesitate to return when next in Jericho.