The Black Boy - Oxford

Absolutely amazing food and service. If the weather's nice you can sit outside in the garden which is gorgeous and when I last went they had a harp player!

I innocently mentioned that the Black Boy in headington is lovely, nice staff too.

Bar has been done up to look like a cheap glitzy cocktail bar. Staff indifferent. Food very overpriced for not very well cooked boring choice. Apparently

Great place to catch up with friends. Enough space not to be listening to next doors conversation. Friendly staff, quiet and efficient service.

We had made a booking post Christmas as we used to frequent the Black Boy when we worked for Oxford Brookes in Headington and were always satisfied with the experience, Now we are reitired we nrmaly meet up monthly and usually with little notice and have frquently been disappointed that it is fully booked. However I had a dental appointment so had good notice and managed to get a lunchtime booking. Unfortunately the dental appointment overran, and was more painful than anticipated, so I could only have the excellent soup, and wine(so not all bad! but my friend had a main course which he was very pleased with, and a lush dessert. The service was speedy, attentive and sympathetic! This visit confirmed our previous opinion that the Black Boy is a very plesant and relaxing place to eat, the food and wine are alway very good and it has an excellent ambiance; highly recommended