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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

simple, well-prepared food, made with local ingredients

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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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Opening Hours

Opening hours are subject to change due to recent restrictions.

Monday	12pm – 11pm
Tuesday	12pm – 11pm
Wednesday – Friday	12pm – 11pm
Saturday	12pm – 11pm
Sunday	12pm - 10pm

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The Chester Arms

4.6 out of 5 stars

George

5 out of 5 stars

posted 6 days ago

Ordered the "3-4" serving of the steak for 3 of us which was definitely enough for 4 to 5 people. Very delicious steak, cooked well. The chips soaked up all the beefy juices and the cabbage full of bacon was excellent. Good service too, nice staff.

Rebekah Mainwaring

posted 5 days ago

Despite being more than a little short staffed we had a fantastic dinner here. Food was absolutely delish (can't believe I've lived this long never having bacon in my cabbage!) And staff were so friendly and helpful throughout, even though some of our guests were late arriving. Would recommend to anyone who likes a good steak 😍 the chips were also PERFECT!

Hannah

posted 1 month ago

Excellent food and excellent experience even though we were sat outside in the rain (under a canopy)! We came here when Al Fresco dining was the only option but still had a lovely time. The staff were friendly and the steak sharer was amazing. Definitely worth the price. We are big eaters so went for the 2-3 person option. It was pretty enormous but we only left a handful of chips. The steak is excellent quality and the side of cabbage and bacon was really nice. After a little while, the chips did become a bit soggy as they are all under the meat, but tasty nonetheless.

stavroula tsoka

4 out of 5 stars

Nice beef, well cooked. I would give 5 starts if the platter wasn't covered in peppercorn sauce. I would have preferred if it had come separately. But overall great environment and really nice food

Jack Tallon

Usually amazing service and food, we buy the 70£ platter every visit for 3/4 of us. Until we were presented with a waitress asking randomly one of my friends to leave as apparently he was there earlier on causing havoc. Long story short she assumed my friend was black because he had plaits (he was Asian in fact) and completely mistook him for somebody else. I called her racist and she replied 'my boyfriend is black' tall white woman probably in her 30's. Besides that big up the Chester Arms 10/10 usually and the owner is a nice as you can get.

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