The Punter

Great to see the only vegetarian restaurant in a pub setting in Oxford. I wished there were more vegan restaurants in Oxford. Beautifully decorated with blue themed oil paintings which gave a relaxing/calming atmosphere. The starters, main course and desserts were delicious and a good choice. Great service. Nice outdoor seating area. Do recommend.

Bold statement but the best natural vegan / vegetarian food pub in the UK !! Made a special effort to visit The Punter, Oxford based upon the Good food Guide recommendations and it did not disappoint. All 3 courses were excellent, between the 9 separate dishes our group of 3 ordered not one single dish would be described as boring. All ingredients were fresh and natural with no processed mock meats in sight which is a refreshing change. The food quality was simply excellent and would be described as high end restaurant quality. One word of warning due to road works near the train station car parking was an absolute nightmare ( April 2024 ). We informed staff that we would be 30 minutes late and this was not an issue. This place would easily be in my top 3 places to eat as a vegan / vegetarian in the UK.

From start to finish this evening was perfect, service was efficient, friendly and knowledgeable, but the food was out of this world, as a big ugly Rugby playing carnivore the thought of a veggie/vegan pub was a bit frightening, but i was blown away by the food. The wild garlic risotto in particular was 10/10, as was the miso aubergine, and the Parmesan chips, actually I could go on and on it was all perfect! Thanks so much, had the best time

I arrived having not booked on a Saturday evening but they happily found me a table. The building itself feels like its had centuries worth of history of being a pub and that adds a lot of character to the place. It’s refreshing having a creative and completely vegetarian menu and it’s one that restaurants could take note on. That said the 3 courses i had, the salad was good and on par with similar I’ve had in restaurants. The satay sauce had a beautifully mellow warmth to it and the sliced chillies meant you could give it an extra little kick if you wanted. I felt the crumble had slightly too little topping but that was particularly noticed as the topping itself was flavoured beautifully and was far superior to any crumble I’ve had before. I would say it’s well worth a visit even for those who wouldn’t normally go to a vegetarian/vegan place

Ate a lovely meal here today - the portions were quite small but fairly filling along with a starter and fries on the side. We really enjoyed the parsnip rosti which is currently on the menu. Nice Negronis too and a very pleasant wood burner. The staff were very helpful. It felt a bit cold and sterile in the pub somehow, perhaps could have done with some soft furnishings to absorb the noise, also there was music at a very low setting which was barely audible so the atmosphere wasn't maybe as relaxed as it could have been - but maybe that's just a personal detail. No parking available so please bear this in mind if visiting from afar.

Came here for dinner and it was absolutely great. It had a lovely "old pub" atmosphere and the location is great being just by the river. The staff were all very friendly and service was brilliant. The food was absolutely excellent! The menu has a great selection and I really would love to come back to try the other dishes! Even the non-veggie was waxing lyrical about how good the scotch egg was. I think he could have taken a doggy bag home with about 5 more in!

Very tasty food! Usually vegetarian and vegan restaurants always offer the same thing, curry and a burger. But this pub had a very nice menu and good choices. Would go again. Parking is a pain.

A good place and it's a vegan pub tho i dont really like vegies but i still can it them and their food is delicious, it's just the portion is too big for my small stomach so i couldnt finish my meal.