The Kings Arms, Sandford on Thames - pub details

Kings Arms
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Address: Church Road, Sandford on Thames, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4YB [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 35863) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest train stations Radley (1.7 miles), Oxford (3.8 miles), Culham (4 miles)

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user reviews of the Kings Arms, Sandford on Thames

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Busy Chef and Brewer pub in great riverside location.

Clearly it's going to get packed on a busy day, and when our party of eight arrived at noon on a sunny Sunday the staff seemed fully prepared, with both indoor and outdoor bars up and running.

Our meals arrived without delay and everyone was well satisfied. Can thoroughly recommend the excellent meze sharing plate for two. Doom Bar was the guest ale.

This makes a good lunch stop on the Thames Path walk from Oxford to Abingdon.
rentaquote - 11 Apr 2011 13:36
I took my mother, who has dementia here recently on a Sunday afternoon. She wanted to wait in the garden as it was such a sunny day. I was nervous about leaving her while I got the drinks, but it wasn't too busy, so, thinking I wouldn't be long I took a chance on it. Ten minutes later I was still waiting, very anxiously. The woman behind the bar was as slow as it is humanly possible to be. There was no sense of urgency, no awareness that people were being kept waiting, and no apology. When, after 10 minutes I complained, I was told that she now had to go and get the last customer his coffee and that this would take even more time (at which point the customer said that he would go back to his table and could wait for the coffee). I complained about the slow service and asked to see the manager and she said she was the manager. I said "so you are responsible for the staff scheduling" and she said "I wasn't to know it would be a sunny day - do you want me to serve you or shall I go and get his coffee". I said (admittedly somewhat impatiently) "just serve me - please". At this point she decided I was being rude and refused to serve me. Wild horses wouldn't drag me back there. (Fortunately Mum was fine). Angela
angelaba - 18 Oct 2010 10:39
I took my mother, who has dementia here recently on a Sunday afternoon. She wanted to wait in the garden as it was such a sunny day. I was nervous about leaving her while I got the drinks, but it wasn't too busy, so, thinking I wouldn't be long I took a chance on it. Ten minutes later I was still waiting, very anxiously. The woman behind the bar was as slow as it is humanly possible to be. There was no sense of urgency, no awareness that people were being kept waiting, and no apology. When, after 10 minutes I complained, I was told that she now had to go and get the last customer his coffee and that this would take even more time (at which point the customer said that he would go back to his table and could wait for the coffee). I complained about the slow service and asked to see the manager and she said she was the manager. I said "so you are responsible for the staff scheduling" and she said "I wasn't to know it would be a sunny day - do you want me to serve you or shall I go and get his coffee". I said (admittedly somewhat impatiently) "just serve me - please". At this point she decided I was being rude and refused to serve me. Wild horses wouldn't drag me back there. (Fortunately Mum was fine). Angela
angelaba - 17 Oct 2010 16:57
Went in on a Sat night a few weeks back. Not made at all welcome.
At least 3 beers were not available and service was slack.
Prices also outrageous.
Worth avoiding.
fender100 - 13 Dec 2009 21:53
Perfectly located on the river by Sandford lock, the Kings Arms is unbeatable on a summer's afternoon. OK so it's a Chef and Brewer, so the food is mass produced, the interior much knocked about and the service dreadful on a sunny Sunday lunchtime when half the world turns up but you don't go there for that. Just sit with a pint or two - it's Youngs and Wells related beers in good condition - and watch the boats going in and out of the lock, the ducks and swans scrambling after crumbs thrown by the kids and the gorgeous views over the meadows.

Well worth a trip out.


nickdavies - 30 Sep 2008 09:54

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