The Acorn, Bicester

Official site of The Acorn - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Official site of The Acorn - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

No change from the previous review. This large pub situated on the roundabout just by Bicester Outlet Village and a short drive from J9 of the M40 is still branded as a Hungry Horse outlet of the GK chain and as such you know exactly what you are going to get. One large open space broken up with a couple of partition walls with lots of tables dotted about of different shapes and sizes, each sporting the laminated card of deep fried delights that passes as a food menu in the Hungry Horse chain , a couple of screens dotted about showing the BBC news channel and the usual long serving area with lots of draft options and a couple of Ales from the GK stable and a couple of guest beers if you are lucky. And this one comes with a large internal kids play area bolted onto the far side clearly showing who the target demographic is. Fortunately as well as IPA and Abbot from the Green King stable there was also Woodefordes Nelson’s Revenge and a very passable pint of York Brewery Guzzler. We went for a couple of baguettes off the laminated sheet of delights which were fine enough and couldn’t fault the service levels , so for a place to grab a bite to eat whilst traveling up the M40 it was perfectly fit for purpose.

Situated beside the busy traffic island on the turn off for The Bicester Village Trade outlet and a big Tescos. It is a GK Hungry Horse pub restaraunt and very busy with shoppers and families.The car park is often full but disabled access is reasonable. Ale drinkers have a better choice in town but its a popular stopping place.