The Old Auctioneer is a quirky 500 year old comfort food pub and restaurant located in Parsons Street Banbury.
The pub is the third oldest building in Banbury and survived the great fire of 1628. We make all our own food on site and cook over real charcoal fire ovens and a wood fired pizza oven. We have an extensive drinks list and in-house cocktails as well as a large covered beer garden and terrace. We only use the best produce available and source and hang our beef in our own exclusive Himalayan salt chamber. We have 120 seats which you can book and have a large function private function room, but always reserve room for walk-ins. We also have a large car park to the rear of the premises.
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some of the best food i've ever had out in banbury, so well made and so delicious! service was great, and the vibes are splendid.
Has abandoned being a pub, and only gives lip service to the bar. Setup as a restaurant, a pity, as it used to be a mix of both. That said the beer served was pretty good.
We recently had our wedding meal in the function room at this lovely old pub. The staff were efficient and helpful in answering our questions when we organised the menus. We have lots of special dietary requirements for which they provided well apart from dairy free dessert where only sorbet was available. The service was very good, we didn't have to wait long for our food and there were 13 of us! The staff were again efficient, helpful and friendly on the day. The food was amazing! The function room was spacious and warm with a wood burner type fire going which was lovely and cozy as it was a very cold day. We will definitely be back again as will many of our guests. 😁👍
The Old Auctioneer surprised from the outset, and continued to surprise me. The space: Thought it was going to be small as it's a very old pub - it really wasn't. There's a large outdoor seating area that's pretty and lights up at night, and indoors there's plenty of room, with the insides decorated tastefully with bits from old forts, Spanish galleons, and wooden ammunition crates. The food and drink: Good size menu, you're bound to find something you like. The food was very nice - everything is slightly nicer than you'd expect from a pub, and it's all like that. Did I mention they do chicken wings by the kilo? The service: Pleasant - the staff are friendly and attentive, although in busy periods you can be waiting a while for drinks to arrive (big place, not so big bar space). Also seems well organised too, staff communicate with each other, which is nice. Overall, this place clearly has a belief that runs through the whole business - add details and small improvements to every aspect of the pub, and it all adds up to a great experience. It's a top notch pub. 👌
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Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16