The Punter

How lovely to have this wonderful veggie / vegan pub at the end of a long walk along the Thames. Delicious food and tasty beer on tap. Fast and friendly service and peaceful river views. Highly recommend the cauliflower steak with it's amazing caper sauce.

Lovely vegan/vegetarian pub right on the Thames path, we stopped for a quick drink during our walk. Not too busy but with a nice outdoor seating area in the sun, lots of tables reserved though!

Veggie, vegan needn't be the determining factor here - this is just great food in a pleasant location a short pleasurable walk from the city centre alongside a narrow boat section of the Thames. We called on spec late on a Bank Holiday afternoon unsure if they would be serving but glad to say they were. Service was extremely efficient and professional, sat outside in the small courtyard and was served entirely at table. We shared a selection of food from the appetiser, small plates and main sections - all were tasty, fresh and interesting. I'm a meat eater and not once did I feel I was missing out on anything. Looking forward to a return to try more of their dishes.

Wonderful old building with lots of framed artwork. Very cordial staff. Seating indoors or out. The food was amazing; everything on the menu is at least vegetarian, and most are fully vegan. The majority of those that aren't vegan by default can be ordered that way. We really enjoyed everything we tried. It's not an inexpensive place to eat, but I think you'll agree that it's worth the price.

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!

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.

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.

Excellent vegetarian restaurant. Lots of choice and really different options. Very tasty and fresh. Good cocktails too.