The Ox Inn — Restaurant in England

At first we were stunned by the size of the portions. And we tucked in : seconds into pur meal we were asked if it was ok. Its litterally just got here. But yes fine thanks.

However, each bite afterwards was more and more disappointing............ large amounts of greasy batter and very little fish underneath. The fush was tasteless. The onion rings barely had onions in : again the batter was huge and extremely greasy. The staff seemed annoyed we were there. Quite snappy when I asked for particular drinks. The steak was chewy and not what I expected/ordered! the chips were awful, they still had their nasty skins on. The mince and dumplings had too much herbs which wasn't mentioned on menu. One of us ordered pudding and asked for no sauce. However : it arrived with the sauceall over it. When we mentioned it ...... the staff were snappy and appeared annoyed. Pulling faces as they returned to the kitchen. When a fresh pudding returned it was slammed on the table. "There".

The whole place seems to be getting a makeover...... at first it was very unclear if it was even opened. No signs for parking etc. When we enquired: staff looked blankly.

Won't be returning. Doubt we'll be missed. Wish I'd walked straight back out. What a waste of money.

Staff appeared more friendly nd accomodating towards their dog and local/regular clientele.

You have to order and pay at the bar. Again staff appeared annoyed...

Update: Aug'23 Now owned by Blackrose Pub Chain. Staff are, as ever, absolutely lovely but food remains something of a disappointment. Menu appears, at first glance, to offer a great choice but is actually very limited. Careless presentation made it difficult to be overwhelmed by our meals and to be honest it lived up to its billing - mass produced, cheap ingredients requiring little more than heating, putting together and serving. We used to rate this pub really highly but sadly its longer somewhere worth going out of our way for. 😕

Update: 30 Jun '22 Sad to say The Ox appears to have gone downhill significantly. Very limited starter choices (nachos, potato skins or prawn cocktail), with previously extensive mains menu also much reduced. We chose rump steak (rare) which came out significantly overcooked. It was returned but replacements also overcooked, although slightly better, but very anaemic with no sear on the outside. Waitress was lovely but very little she can do when food is not good. At least the dogs got a tasty treat from it 😆

Original review

Another very nice meal, this time Steak & Stout pie, with chips, peas and gravy. Tender steak, great pastry (not just a lid but a proper pie!) and best of all a gravy boat full of gravy, complete with...

A long time customer, shocked at how quickly it went down hill.

It had been approx a month since I had been in. I've been going for years. Sometimes twice a month.

The menu completely changed. We went in for a mid week roast dinner. They no longer do them.

The problem is that it's now a generic menu, but there are a lot of items that are sharing plates.

We only found a few things we would like.

Service was still good but they were complaining about the internet being off.

When we got the food it had changed from a home made style to a Wetherpoons style generic type. They didn't even do real cheese on the burgers. It was like a cheese sauce that made the burger overly runny.

The food didn't impress me.

When I went to pay they said the card machine didn't work due to the internet being down. So I was lucky to have cash.

I asked for a receipt and they couldn't give me one due to the internet being down. They knew about the problem before the meal and did nothing about it.

After waiting 5 mins with them being on the phone to head office I gave up and left. It wasn't very good service at this point.

There are also no disabled spots now...