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McCafferty's at The White Hart, Bicester
Bicester
OX26 6TB
Served areas
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Strongers . left this review about McCafferty's at The White Hart
The White Hart is now an Irish themed pub that also goes by the name of McCafferty's Bar. There’s seating under the front windows either side of the central entrance and on the right wall is a small stage where I expect live diddly music is played. A highly polished wood floor runs towards the rear past an L-shaped serving counter up the left where standard keg is available alongside Staropramen and two hand pumps that were drawing GK IPA and Sharp’s Doom Bar. Up the right-hand wall, opposite the counter, are some small tables and a couple of barrel tables. On the rear wall is an exposed stone fireplace and around to the left rear is another serving counter on the left-hand wall that is lined with bar stools. In here is a highly polished flagstone floor that leads rearwards to a stone tiled seating area with high tables. There was a boisterous local crowd in during my recent early Tuesday evening visit, half Irish and half English. I liked the atmosphere and the service was polite, this would probably be my Bicester pub of choice for watching football which is shown on televisions throughout.
On 13th October 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about McCafferty's at The White Hart
The White Hart is also signed as McCafferty's, and is very much now an Irish-style pub but is also unexpectedly large in inside. Elongated but quite narrow L-shaped main bar with another, slightly smaller, rectangular one offset slightly and extended further back with another seating area at the rear. The bars also have the low ceilings of an old building and have dark furniture and dim lighting so probably little different whether during the day or in the evening. With cask ale advertised, I found Greene King IPA (£3.60) and Doom Bar available on handpump. Mostly standard keg offerings.
On 28th July 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8679 recommendations about 8678 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The White Hart
My first stop on a Monday afternoon visit to Bicester was this Irish-themed pub which is deceptively large.
I wasn't expecting much of this Greene King pub. But it ended up being my favourite pub in Bicester.
The Irish barmaid took my temperature on arrival. With Greene King IPA & London Glory being the ale choice, I swerved these and fancying a soft drink, opted for a Coke.
What made this pub for me was the friendly welcome from the barmaid. She went out of her way to chat and showed a genuine interest in why I was there. She even gave me a full guided tour of the pub, which was appreciated given most staff are reluctant to encourage any movement around the pub.
The pub essentially has 3 bars. You pass from the front bar into an even larger room offset to the left-hand side. Beyond that is a further space and another bar used for live music. At the rear is a large outdoor space, strangely featuring replica shop fronts.
Certainly a large pub with a few elderly locals, who clearly appreciate the pub to make it their regular haunt.
I don't usually rate pubs based on the friendliness of the staff. But on this occasion, the White Hart stood out from a pretty average bunch based on this criteria.
On 13th October 2020
- rating: 6
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Bicester Village, 1.06 miles, 20 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 27 May 2018 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 27 May 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 29 October 2017 by Quinno _