Sounds quite grand doesn't it. It is a bar, but the terrace is really a patio beer garden clawed back from the car park and bordering the main road through the village. It does give the smokers somewhere to go though.
The OBT, as it is called by the trendy locals who frequent the place, is a late night must be seen sort of place in the middle of Oxton. In its former life it was originally the Talbot Arms, however, nothing remains of that establishment or the parade of shops it was part of. It was rebuilt and renames the Talbot Hotel and then the Oxton Arms, before the latest owners renamed it yet again and restyled it to fit more with the bohemian lifestyle which is Oxton.
The clientele are wide and varied in age, looks and ego's, but it does a fair pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord so I am fine when I go in there.
Its best to eat early in here for two reasons, the availability of tables, and the fact that the cocktail crowd can be fairly noisy as their tipple of choice takes hold.
The food we had when we tried it last week was very good quality pub grub. The fish and chips were substantial, and the batter crisp, the steak was cooked as required, and everything else that it came with was fine. The prices were reasonable, so no problem recommending it for anybody looking for a night out in Oxton. if you want to do the 2am close as well then good for you.
The place has a waitressing policy for food and drink so once we had the table, we were kept well oiled with drinks until we decided to 'make our excuses and leave'.
So a place which has had its fair share of critics in the past, but with good food, attentive waitresses and mean cocktail waiters, I would give it a go.
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