Newest Review: ... it a stop on the literary tourists' trail, although thankfully the pub itself is too small for visitors to linger for long! The pub is set on the west side of St Giles, opposite St John's College. The bar is small and oak-panelled, with two small "snugs" off the main bar itself. It was in these that the Inklings used to meet to hear extracts of the works that members of the group were writing, and some of the best fiction of the 20ht century was first heard in these surroundings. Beyond the bar, the pub continues in a row of tables - a tight fit to get past when the place is full! - to a no-smoking conservatory at the ... more