Lovely character pub in a quiet village, with plenty of countryside walks to keep you occupied. Throughout our stay the staff were always very friendly and helpful. Bedroom was quite small, but very comfortable - quiet during the night, however would not advise staying in the summer with outside tables right outside your bedroom door. The food (breakfast and dinner)... More

Stayed here 2 nights while visiting Oxford and Blenheim palace. Great food. Excellent bed. Manager very friendly and helpful. Thoroughly reccomend More

This is the sort of village pub that you dream of finding accidentally, and to find that it has rooms attached is an added bonus. the rooms are small, and in the summer quite hot, but for a weekend they are ideal, bags of character. Food in the pub was much better than we could have hoped for in a... More

We spent a weekend at the Talkhouse in Stanton St John a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Stanton St John is a tiny village with 2 nice pubs and a village shop, set on a quiet country lane. The bedrooms, although small are rather cute with large ensuite facilities, that perhaps need a little updating, but are perfectly... More

Having booked the Talkhouse a couple of weeks in advance (via hotel.com), turned up at the hotel at 8pm only to find that they had no record of the booking and that they were full. Luckily, and unusually, I had the reservations paperwork with me. A lesson for the future perhaps. The GM, John McKay, gave my daughter (who was... More

Booked this for a couple of nights break in Oxford. Firstly, it's an ideal location and also looks the part - chocolate box pretty. Room compact but very nice and nice big en suite. Food was fantastic, and staff friendly and helpful. Very reasonable room rates and food too, hence 5 stars as ideal for the price. More

We chose the Talkhouse as we were looking for somewhere to stay for a night away that was relaxed, had good food, good beer and a real fire. The rooms were very comfortable and warm, the pub/restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. We were able to look over the menu whilst having drinks and were shown to our table once the... More

Date of stay: 10th Feb 2012 The Talkhouse is a very nice place to stay if you are in the Oxford area. The pub itself is an 'olde world' style pub with real fires and a good choice of beers. The food is quite 'high end' for a pub but there are no pretentions in the atmosphere, with dogs welcome... More

We had a family gathering at The Talkhouse on Saturday 21st January (12 adults, 5 children aged from 2 years to 10). My impression is that this establishement is aiming at the gastro pub going market. The short menu wasn't best suited to young children, and although we asked if some of the menu choices could be tweaked for the... More