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Welcome To The Chester Arms

A cosy, truly local pub where you can relax with friendly drinkers and diners from the heart of East Oxford and beyond. We are an independent house with no ties to any breweries giving us the freedom to serve some of the finest craft beers and real ales from local and regional breweries.

Our delicious, wholesome (and sometimes indulgent) menus are crafted using a range of local suppliers. The finest cuts of meat, wonderfully fresh fish and handpicked vegetables all feature in pleasing portions for enjoyment with great company.

Only the Best

Fresh Ingredients, Tasty Food

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Know your Cru from your Cuvée?

Wine tasting

You don’t have to be a complete cork dork to enjoy a good glass of wine. Join us every 2 months to sample fine and award winning wines from specialist wine merchants – your ticket price even includes canapés and a bottle of your choice!

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The Chester Tester

Join us every Sunday night for 7.45pm start (excluding Wine Tasting evenings). Flex your trivia filled noggin against the infamous Chester Tester. Cash prizes, laughs and the chance to reign supreme for only £1 per person – arrive early and grab your table!

Al fresco

Summer garden bar

How better to enjoy warm sunshine than with a cold drink? We take the bar outside all summer (weather permitting) for the perfect al fresco drinking atmosphere, salute!

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Local artistic flair

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Who’s a good boy?

We dogs

Our four-legged friends are welcome at the Chester Arms; little ones, big ones (as long as they’re well behaved ones).
Dogs are not allowed in our dining areas, however guide dogs are of course welcome in any public area of the Chester Arms

Testimonials

What People are Saying

“The food was fantastic and the service was exceptional.”

"The staff were friendly and cheerful and nothing was too much trouble. Will certainly come again and recommending to my friends and family.
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL MEAL."

Jovo

“Will definitely be coming back.”

Came here as a recommendation from some friends, so worth it. We had the steak platter and it did not disappoint. The steak was booked perfectly, chips were amazing and even the sides (cabbage and bacon?!) were incredible. Will definitely be coming back.

Harriet

“Warmly recommended”

"The slow cooked pork Sunday roast is just amazing and delicious! Warmly recommended"

Julie

"Top spot"

"Food was superb the local beers amazing and the huge portions are served in a chillout settings .. top spot"

Stefano

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Monday	12pm – 11pm
Tuesday	5pm – 11pm
Wednesday – Friday	10am – 11pm
Saturday	10am – 12pm 4pm - 11pm
Sunday	Closed

Kitchen Hours

Monday	12pm – 2.30pm
Tuesday	5:30pm – 10.45pm
Wednesday – Friday	12pm – 5.30pm 7pm – 9.45pm
Saturday	9am – 12pm Breakfast 12pm – 1.30pm Lunch 5.30pm – 8pm Supper
Sunday	Closed

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4.6 out of 5 stars

Tiffany Lim

4 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

Recommended by friend to try their steak! When we tried to call in for booking on a Tuesday, the lady was not very friendly. She just said it is fully booked and I asked if we could walk in, she sounds not very attentive and said yes.

So we visited on a Tuesday evening, the steak was in good portion and reasonable price. However, we have better steak quality served in Oxford.

Their customer services in the restaurant is the point which makes me not giving 5 stars. No service we gain the whole night beside a staff taking order and bringing food. Asked for bill, waited for 10 minutes then the girl said she had forgotten about our bill.

Recommend you to try Porterhouse if you are looking for good steak.

Giacomo Sepe

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely lovely pub, we came here for a Sunday roast (they open at 12 and there's a queue to get in so arrive by 11:45 latest!).

The staff were friendly and more than happy to accommodate my gluten and nut allergies - I was able to have any of the roasts, just without the Yorkshire puddings which was fine!

Will definitely be back on our next trip to Oxford.

Naveed

posted 9 months ago

I had heard about the Chester Arms from different friends over the last couple of years but finally made it down there for lunch today.

Two of us shared a steak platter for 2/3 people at £42, so even if it was steak and chips, still only just on the high side for Oxford at £21 per head.

The meat was succulent, the chips were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, the salad was fresh and the bacon-cabbage was rich and buttery.

The only criticism, if any, was that there was a lot of oil on the plate at the end, probably from the chips. But then again, stopping myself from eating every last bit of food on the plate is probably more of an issue for me than for the chef...

Kevin Wang

posted 3 months ago

What an amazing place. Staff are great. Fire is great. Food is great. Steak is great. Food is great. Solid 20/10 - so good it can not be contained in one out of 10 rating.

William Man

posted 4 months ago

Excellent steak platter! Perfectly cooked meat and tasty chips. Was easily enough for 3 of us and made the perfect start to our pub crawl! It was fairly quiet when we visited on Saturday at lunchtime - we didn't need to book.

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