The White Hart, Wolvercote — Restaurant in Oxford

A traditional community pub with friendly staff and customers. I was staying at the Travelodge about a mile away and wanted to visit a traditional pub. The half hour walk from the edge of the main roads network around the city is not very pleasant at first, but I was pleased when I got to the White Hart, it was open and serving drinks. It was a fairly quiet Friday night as the first Friday in January. There was a mix of customers and age ranges. The pub has a pool table, a large rear outdoor area, and is in a pretty village setting. A good range of drinks. I like traditional British real ales and was pleased to see that they had not only trendy modern craft beer type hoppy pale ale but also traditional malty 'bitter' (and a darker beer on), so a choice for different tastes. It was good quite local ale - some can be pretty awful. As a member of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) I could have claimed a small discount on the pint but didn't as I was just pleased to be sitting in a friendly pub with good beer, and the price £4.50 is reasonable for Oxfordshire. Though I should have claimed the discount anyway as I like good beer - cheaper :-). I will definitely visit the White Hart again when I am...

Great drinks selection, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The food is a solid pub offering of burgers, salads and very good pizzas, with good veggie and vegan options. Family friendly with a large garden at the back (with Aunt Sally and sometimes a table tennis table). Dog friendly. Lots of events throughout the week, from a quiz night and live jazz, to a legendary monthly shanty night. Darts and a pool table plus a fireplace make for a cosy atmosphere. Sunday morning community market and a cooked breakfast is a weekly ritual for many locals. Wonderful, friendly staff mostly made up of people who live in the area too, and who give an equally warm welcome to regulars and one off visitors. It's not fancy, it's not a gastro pub, it's just a true community pub which happily serves both locals and weekend visitors to the nearby Port Meadow. I'm very happy it's my local and always proud to show it off to...

Cracking local pub in the lovely village of Wolvercote with regular live music, great range of gins and regularly changing real ales. Roaring fire in the Winter, beer garden in Summer. This is my local so I'm somewhat biased. A cracking community pub in the village of Wolvercote serving a constantly changing range of ales with always three handpumps on. Also at least 3 lagers I think, plus 2 ciders. Decent wine list put together by one of the locals who claims he's an expert (it's rather good but don't tell him!), a range of gins as is the norm these days and friendly, welcoming staff. Pool table, great jukebox, and decent sized pub garden. Limited food offer; Thursday night they do great pizza and Sunday they serve Brunch alongside a farmers market. There are pool, darts and 2 Aunt Sally teams. A lovely community...