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Lamb & Flag, Oxford
Oxford
OX1 3JS
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Pub SignMan left this review about Lamb & Flag
Looking for somewhere to enjoy a hearty Sunday roast whilst in Oxford, we made our way to the Lamb and Flag, a pub already on my radar thanks to it's links to the excellent Palmer's brewery of Bridport, and we were not let down by the combination of excellent food and beer.
The pub has a traditional feel, with the front room (somewhat modernised but still in keeping with the rest of the building), decorated with oars, hinting at the link to the university and its rowing credentials. The rest of the pub has an older feel to it, including the back section, which boasts a lovely fireplace and a few horse brasses. The rear is somewhat darker than the front section, thanks to some large windows onto the open St Giles, compared to smaller windows at the back onto the narrow passageway which takes you towards the Pitt Rivers Museum.
The beer selection was excellent with Palmer's Best and the house beer Lamb and Flag Gold (Palmer's Dorset Gold) complimented by regulars Skinner's Betty Stogs and Theakstons Old Peculiar and guests which included Shep's Spitfire, another Skinners beer (I forget which) and Keltic Kudos. Our Sunday roast was £8 and for that we got plenty of roast beef, plus 5 roast potatoes, a huge Yorkshire pud and 4 types of veg. Great value.
There were some certificates on the wall which detailed a somewhat unique feature of the pub. They are run by St John's College and all of the profits from beer sales are put towards studentships for students from that particular college.
My only real criticism would be that the pub has a large pull for tourists which meant that it was more suited to diners than drinkers, which was fine for my purpose of having a tasty Sunday lunch, but would otherwise be less appealing should you just want a quiet pint.
All in all though, well worth seeking out, perhaps more so in the evening when the tourists have dispersed.
On 31st October 2010
- rating: 8
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I L left this review about Lamb & Flag
A regular outlet for Palmers Ales which is rare outside of Dorset. Also has a range of other good ales on. Good food also. Always visit this pub when in Oxford.
On 13th August 2010
- rating: 8
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Oggwyn Great left this review about Lamb & Flag
One of my favorite pubs anywhere , 6 cask ales , Betty Stoggs , l&f gold + 4 others and 2 cotswald lagers . You enter from a passaage at the side of the pub , the first door takes you into the front of the pub Oars adourn the walls from the collage rowing teams , this is the more modern end of the pub , the back of the pub is narrower and older and has a smaller seperate room on the way to the toilets . The beer is exellent , locals , students and tourists mix happily . Wonderfull pub
On 14th March 2010
- rating: 9
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sandra evans left this review about Lamb & Flag
My husband, Chris was the landlord of the Lamb & Flag for this period. I was the other half! Anybody out there.
On 30th January 2004
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