The Rusty Bicycle, Oxford

Official site of The Rusty Bicycle - www.therustybicycle.com

Official site of The Rusty Bicycle - www.therustybicycle.com

Formerly known as the Eagle Tavern this pub became the third pub to be owned by Arkells in Oxford in April 1999 And in early 2009 it underwent an extensive refurbishment and changed its name to The Rusty Bicycle when two former students (one the son of the chairman of the Swindon-based Arkell’s Brewery) took it over. And I have to say they did a decent job with the place and appear to continue to run a decent pub. Internally it is mainly one large clean space with wood floors, a log burning stove in a fireplace, cosy corner areas bold wallpaper, and an assortment of different furniture and a collection of photographs and drawings, all done by friends of the landlords. And externally there is a patio area with trestle table seating. The main space has a long bar area which supports five ales pumps. Usually there are three regular ales from Arkell's and two guest ales. We only visited for the beer and the pint of 3B I had was spot on. There is a very decent food menu on offer as well ranging from finger food from £4 to Burgers and other assorted mains for around a tenner. It was quite quiet when we popped in on an early Saturday evening, but as the Iffley Road area of South East Oxford has a largish student population I can well imagine this is a popular venue for spending ones grant cheques.. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me to record the pub sign which is……. A rusty bicycle hung on the side of the building.