Tuesday, 7 April 2015

93 The Oxford - Ashton-under-Lyne




First  visited : 10  April  2015

I  wasn't  too  excited  about  going  to  this  one  which  is  on  the  left  hand  side  of  the  A635  just  before  the  first  big  roundabout  at  St  Peter's  Church. It's  unpreposssing  on  the  outside  with  minimal  parking  and  warnings  about  drugs  as  you  go  inside.

It  actually  seemed  quite  a  friendly  place  inside  with  two  separate  lounges,  either  side  of  a  small-ish  bar. It's  quite  plain  with  some  incongruous   1930s  style   adverts  for  sophisticated  cocktails  comprising  most  of  the  wall  decorations.   The  furnishings  were  a  bit  eclectic  ;one  of  the  tables  in  the  lounge  we  sat  in  looked  like  it  had  been  converted  from  a  pool  table  with  the  baize  still  in  place. The  young  barmaid  was  friendly  and  quite  presentable.

It  didn't  advertise  any  food  but  there  was  a  tureen  and  hot  plate  on  the  bar  suggesting  it  provides  something  for  the  football  crowd  when  there's  a  match  on. It's  not  the  sort  of  place  you'd  go  out  of  your  way  for  but  it  rounded  off  our  day  out  pleasantly  enough.

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