Next Door, Oxford

Much as I like the Kings Arms (and I do as you'll find in a previous op) the truth is it can sometimes be impossibly crowded. Especially on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in term time. (It's amazingly empty on Sunday summer evenings when you can nab an entire room to yourselves as Mr. Tyger and I did one lovely time last July.) But all this is beside the point since I'm here to talk about the KA's new cousin just a bit down the road. Next Door is not quite a pub, not quite a coffee bar, and not quite a wine bar. It can fill any of those roles with ease and there's a restaurant on the top ... more

Next Door Review I was disappointed with my visit there for lunch one Saturday. The food was great and reasonably priced for a central Oxford bar when you feel like eating something a bit more special than Pub grub. It wasn’t busy at all and we were seated and served straight away. However it all went down hill when my friend who I was entertaining in Oxford dared to have a dietary requirement of non-wheat. The waitress was helpful at first but eventually became fed up and in my opinion rude. Without going into detail I was embarrassed in front of my friends by the service we received. I felt ... more