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Submitted on Tuesday, 29th November 2022
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The Harcourt Arms, Jericho, Oxford
Oxford
OX2 6DG
Reviews of The Harcourt Arms (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Tris C left this review about The Harcourt Arms
Nope. If a pub which was stripped out over the summer and hipsterfied with grey paint, industrial lamps and a bare brick, ceramic tiled and scaffold bar back deserves an '8', then I'm a Dutchman. And the guvnor drinks at the Bookbinders up the road...
On 12th January 2023
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Harcourt Arms
Afraid I disagree with the low score below. I loved this place.
First thing - Google hours on a Sunday are incorrect. Its a 5pm opener - not 3pm. Still, you can always kill a couple of hours at the Bookbinders.
We passed a 2nd time at 16:50 and saw the staff lighting candles and the wood burner. Establishing it was soon to open, we waited 10 minutes.
The candles create an atmosphere. The London Pride - even if the first pour of the day - was exceptional. Worthy of its 2023 GBG entry.
The place filled up with folk musicians and the people that we met in the bookbinders - presumably turfed out at 5pm closing.
A great atmosphere. Great beer.
Loved it.
On 29th November 2022
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1338 recommendations about 1324 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Harcourt Arms
On 4th September 2016:
Dating back to at least the 1870s and rebuilt in the 1930s, this is indeed a rather sombre building, almost opposite the Rickety Press.
The interior's simple with a bare boarded floor, side bar some fine settles and conventional furniture. It's part wood panelled painted a pale blue/grey and overall, it's quite cosy. In the corner stands an upright piano, otherwise, muted music played. Ales: a standard Fuller's range with Joule's Bitter which seems to be appearing in some Fuller's outlets. Unfortunately it went off as I arrived so I plumped for the London Pride at a fairly reasonable £3.70 a pint and it was fine.
This pub is perfectly decent if in the area but isn't worth a special visit and gets marked down for the dogs running about the place.
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On 29th August 2018:
A return visit the other night and the pub seems slightly more spartan than before. The ale front is similar but improved due to the inclusion of Darkstar's Hophead. Worth a visit and certainly better than the Rickety Press across the road; makes for a good mini crawl with the Victoria and Rose & Crown.
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A return the other night and oh dear: the interior decor appears to be the same, but otherwise it's been totally hipsterfied, with a white and grey colour scheme, metal shades and an industrial bare brick, shiny tiles and tubular steel gantry behind the bar. The Dark Star Orbiter was good, but otherwise this place isn't worth the effort; go to the Bookbinders next door (marked down accordingly).
On 19th August 2022
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 21 April 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 21 April 2014 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 21 April 2014 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Function Room : No last updated 24 October 2018 by Komakino .
- Hot Food : No last updated 19 December 2023 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes last updated 24 October 2018 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 24 October 2018 by Komakino .
- Micropub : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 21 April 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 24 October 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes - Fuller's. - last updated 04 September 2016 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 21 April 2014 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 24 October 2018 by Komakino .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 05 October 2015 by Tris C
