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Dew Drop Inn, Summertown, Oxford
Oxford
OX2 7DX
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Orchid (Mitchells & Butlers)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Tris C left this review about Dew Drop Inn
Little changed from the descriptions below, this is the only pub in Summertown, a rather dreary quasi Oxford suburb which is oddly the city’s wealthiest area.
The bar back is modern shiny black tiled and the furniture appears to have been ‘zoned’, with different styles filling various areas of the interior which looks like a pub furniture showroom. The floor is modern bare boarded with a tiled bar apron. Paintwork is the usual unimaginative blue/grey with a white ceiling. To the front, is a slightly raised area which is carpeted and home to – you guessed it – another style of furniture. An item of furniture which deserves a special mention is the gent’s cubicle, which would be outsized by something in a caravan.
Ales: a reversed clip, Wooha’s Sunshine IPA and Hook Norton’s Old Hooky at a reasonable £4.25 a pint and in decent shape.
The Dew Drop Inn may feature in many Morse novels, but I can’t see him actually bothering to come all the way out here, given that the far superior pubs of Jericho are more centrally located.
On 28th August 2019
- rating: 5
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Komakino . left this review about Dew Drop Inn
Much as Quinno describes below, although the smaller bar (on the left) does have some interesting breweriana dotted about on its walls, including Morrells and Halls pump clips as well as a couple of old black and white photos of the pub - it's a former Simonds of Reading charge. Four ales on - Sharp's Atlantic, Bath Gem, St Austell Tribute and Thornbridge's veritable Jaipur. £4.40 for a pint of the latter which was OK (I've had better pints of it before). An IPL game was screened on mute to no-one in particular and an eclectic muzak soundtrack including Burial, Gil Scott-Heron and Metronomy played just a tad too loudly. As Quinno notes, it's probably trying to be too many things to too many people instead of playing to a couple of strengths. Other than that, it remains a wild card if you have time after doing the Jericho and North Parade pubs.
On 25th October 2018
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about Dew Drop Inn
Set back from the parade of modern shops, this is a two room pub separated by a central bar with a large front garden area sporting a bit of fauna. The smaller left bar has little of note, just live football at far end (Rangers v Falkirk) watched by no one. The other room is bigger and slightly more upmarket but not by much, with a brown, cream and purple colour scheme. Did spot a selection of papers here. Three pumps, Courage Best, GK Golden Hen and Old Hooky all sparklerised. My Hooky was serviceable but uninspiring. Given it's the only proper pub in Summertown, it gets the business. But could be much better.
On 19th August 2014
- rating: 6
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