The Oxford

Alright beautiful people,
We're in the market for full time front of house staff, decent pay plus tips. Experience is essential. The work is hard & you'll have to work weekends but there's staff wine.
Drop off a CV or giz a bell if you're keen.
... Please note if you’re heading back to Uni in September this probably isn’t for you.
Cheers, Team McNeeney x
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So here’s a turnout for the books, Ria’s been branching out & giving our Tom a lift with his latest video, to be fair...she didn’t do half bad!

We did a whole weekend of seafood specials to celebrate that our mate Dan's Fishop will be mooring up at the pub every Friday afternoon between 1:30pm & 2:30pm, not only that but we'll be making a splash with new specials every week cooked up with his dreamy fish. Selling the freshest seafood straight from Fleetwood, Dan is already a familiar sight in Littleborough & Norden but now he's bringing his beautiful fish right to our doorstep & honestly, we couldn't be happier. So, ...to kick off we had a bumper weekend of seafood loveliness using some of Dan's incredible stock & we all think this could be the start of something beautiful! We've knocked up fabulous hot smoked salmon, jersey royal & grape salads, king prawn & crab linguini & devilled whitebait. From parma ham wrapped monkfish on a samphire risotto, to dreamy coconut & coriander mussels, king prawn katsu curry & smoked haddock rarebit topped with a runny egg & the biggest scollops we've ever seen with some chive mash & crispy smoked bacon, what a guy, what a weekend, what a catch!
Also, kudos to Olivia Frain for doing a boss job on the specials board.
And why not check out our Tom's facebook page (Tom McNeeney) for new recipes featuring Dan's seafood for you to try at home!
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Because of the England game we'll be stopping food at 6pm this Wednesday. Sorry. It's Coming Home!

On behalf of anyone caught up in our unfortunate power cut this evening we honestly can’t apologise enough. Although these things are completely out of our control this is the first time in over five years we’ve had to close our kitchen mid service and if there was any other option we’d have happily taken it. It was a horrible choice to make but one that had ultimately been made for us.
A brief evening of candles & absolute blitz spirit was all fun & games but normal service will resume tomorrow with hot food & cold beers back on the menu!!
Cheers for now beautiful people!

Happy Father’s Day to the main man himself.
When Big Phil took on a pub 5 years ago who knew he’d end up being a surrogate dad to all the ridiculous people who work here too!
If he’s not swearing at things he’s building, you can see our Phil getting about in his van, or mooching about his happy place (B&Q). You can be sure that even when you can’t see him, nothing’s more certain that he’s helping the pub keep on running smoothing by stressing himself right out, or worse sti...ll, dishing out pickled eggs at the bar.
So from your own kids and all the one’s you’ve picked up over the years, cheers Big Phil, don’t ever change!
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A few people have been getting in touch lately about us offering outside catering, well here’s just one of the things we can do to bring our incredible food to you!

https://www.facebook.com/Jo-Paints-181058 5602566738/
If you need any decorating services Jo is the one! 🎨

So Our Tom's been busy again! This time he's been making this pretty dreamy cinnamon roll cheesecake which is all kinds of beautiful, check it out!
Follow his page for all of his food & drink videos, pictures & recipes!

So it's about time we finally give in & accept that summers here so as well as our dreamy new summer menu (out now) we're bringing back an old favourite for a run out.
Yep for a couple of months we're going to bring Oxford Tapas out of retirement but this time only during beer garden hours. Our tapas for two was always a hit so it only seems right that now the suns back, so is it. Available for meat eaters or vegetarians alike this selection of the kitchens best nibbles is the best way to enjoy a few beers & a graze in the garden this summer. A different surprise board every day based on what's fresh & what the kitchen's cooking up that day, that sounds like summer to me.
Available from tomorrow (so obviously it's going to lash it down)

Teammcneeney are looking for an assistant manager, this a full time position and you must have experience.We also need kitchen porters,two shifts a week, one must be at the weekend.Give us a ring on 01706 345709

One more sleep beautiful people & the quiz for people who don't do quizzes rides again!! Tip up early if you want a table because they go fast, we kick off at 9pm, head start to any team in fancy dress & there's a massive hamper full of booze for the winners!
Help a fantastic cause, get wavy on a Wednesday & potentially take home a shed load of booze! What's not to love!?! See you there Dude's & Dudettes!

Sad times today at The Oxford, tonight we say goodbye to our Roxy after five & a half glorious years before she goes off to start her incredible new job.
Baby Roxy has been with us since the day we opened, she’s seen every one of our ups & our downs and she’s stuck with us through it all. She’s held us up when we’ve lost people & we’ve picked her up when she’s leathered. We couldn’t have asked for a better friend through this journey & it’s been a pleasure to have her & her ...ugly, smelly brothers work with us here. There’s always going to be a place in our hearts & a drink on the bar for our wonderful Roxanne.
Tonight we’re going to put on some flats & a sequin dress & sing some Cher on karaoke, really, really badly because that it’s almost certainly the most Roxy thing you can do & we encourage all of you to do the same!
So ladies & gents, I give to you, Roxanne Matthews. The chief dispenser of good vibes, dog enthusiast, tequila fiend, barmaid extraordinaire, fierce friend & beautiful woman. We were so very lucky to be part of your life & we can’t wish you any more luck & love in the future.
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So for the last few weeks we’ve been busying ourselves about coming up with our best ever new menu. We’ve cooked up some super peng new additions & we’re chuffed to bits with some dreamy changes we’ve made, changes like....
A whole section dedicated to a world of open sandwiches & salads with smaller portion sizes but bigger flavours. Summery combos like roasted pepper, olive & creamy feta or buffalo mozzarella with Parma ham topped with actual, factual truffle. Because we fa...ncy.
A whole world of hangover cures & beer garden essentials. Our southern fried chicken in a basket with proper chicken shop gravy & mozzarella sticks have been bumped up from specials board all stars to permanent fixtures. And we even added some proper ropey but life saving fries with melted cheese & chicken shop gravy to the menu. Because chips cheese & gravy is for life, not just in planet USA at 4am. Testify!
We even came up with more veggie options! Cool vegetarian friendly future favourites like our triple decker veggie club sandwich & a spicy little crispy dal burger topped with fresh coriander and habanero & mango sauce. This summer don’t just look green darlings, eat it! We’ve stocked up on avocados cos it’s time to glow up.
And finally...
PROPER. FRICKIN. CHIPS!!! Yes lads, we’ve been chopping, we’ve been chipping & we’re beaming with how these home cooked bad boys have come out. So that’s our final promise, proper chips forever. Because you’re worth it.
Spring/Summer with Team McNeeney, it’s the only collection you need.
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If you’re feeling a bit worse for wear today after all the bank holiday madness, our Tom’s got just the thing to bring you back from the edge, have a look at this beauty!

It's a big day for Team McNeeney at The Oxford,our Tom on the food stage at The Rochdale Food and Drink Festival around 4.30.Try and support our town, have a drink, have a laugh with friends and watch Tom and Matty do what they love to do!!! Enjoy everyone x

Some of you might know our Tom, Ali’s son who looks after the kitchen at the pub. He’s been the one responsible for some of the most ambitious theme weekends in publand, our pretty special buffets & outside catering & the odd decent special on the board over the last five years.
Anyway, Tom’s started his own YouTube channel so you can see what else he makes when he’s not cooking here, check it out!

Wonderful staff and amazing food! I can’t recommend this place enough �����

Very happy customer. Was pleased they where happy to make me a slimming world meal. Was nice to be able to relax knowing I wasn’t out for dinner eating the wrong foods!! �� also normal food my partner had was lovely! Great customer service also! deffo be coming again!!

Really enjoyed our lunch yesterday. Busy place and good food. A couple of issues we had with our orders were quickly resolved. Will have the cheese and onion pie next time. It looked lovely.

Myself and my girlfriend recently moved to Whitworth and we love how this place is just so consistently good! The staff, the food, the atmosphere and the facilities are always spot on which is why we struggle to ever want to go anywhere else. Visited last night and had a perfectly cooked steak and the most amazing fish pie. Keep up the good work all at The Oxford and we will keep coming back :)

My wife Karen and I have visited The Oxford on a number of occasions. There is always a pleasant atmosphere about the place, all the staff (sorry all the team McNeeney) are extremely helpful and friendly. We have managed to eat our way through a fair sample of the menu, and as yet, nothing has been a disappointment, everything is very well made and tastes delicious.

My first visit to The Oxford even though I've lived in Syke for 8 years! Loved it, great food, great atmosphere, friendly staff. Can't fault it. Hope I get the chance to visit again soon.

Lovely staff , always great food and great service, very reasonable prices for the quality of food you get..lovely atmosphere. If you have not been give it a try . Has a lovely beer garden too . Many thanks to all the staff at the Oxford once again for a perfect evening .

Lovely dining experience. Atmosphere very warm and welcoming. Varied menu, well cooked and hot when served. Plenty to choose from and served by very helpful and courteous waiter/ waitress. Gin of the month was superdooper and I had more than my fair share. Very reasonable price when the bill arrived. We left full to bursting and a little wobbly, after a great meal. Thank you

Love it here! Went on date night with Jon so I could treat him to some tea. It was really busy but we were made to feel welcomed and when we asked for a table, we were seated immediately after getting drinks. The food was absolutely gorgeous and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Left feeling extremely satisfied. Thank you so much Tom and the team �

I’ve been to the Oxford many of times but never left a review, has to be the best pub in a 50 mile radius, from the friendly/helpful staff to the lovely food to the very well kept beer/larger. Highly recommend AAA*

I took my parents yesterday and wow, the food was amazing! The cheese and onion pie is to die for....and the mushy peas are just like chip shop peas! So nice, we are going again on Monday for my birthday!!

Great syn free meals and great service! finally some where to go when your trying to be healthy , well done :)

Great place to visit the food and beer's are excellent. It used to be my local 40 years ago. I do miss this place.

Great food and lovely staff. Had the chick pea dal burger yesterday..delicious!!

Food was fantastic, best food I've had for a long time. Will go back just for the home cooked chips.



Lovely atomosphere, we will be back.

Food was amazing! Very clean, relaxed atmosphere with great cocktails!

Proper homemade chips!! We'll be back ��

A nice spacious garden tucked away behind the pub..

Well kept and varied bar and a great menu of well thought out dishes prepared and served by people who really care and love what they do...thank you!!

went for a family meal yesterday, the garlic mushrooms are the best I've ever had - everyone commented how nice the food was.

Nice meal at the Oxford with my friend. Had a glorious gin and tonic on the side in a nice big bulb glass with lots of ice and lemon. It certainly makes a difference. Really enjoyed the cheese and onion pie as always. It's also great to have the chance to get a small portion as one's appetite isn't always huge. Full marks for this! I was so impressed I had to go again later in the week. On that occasion with my husband who of course had the full monty chicken and chorizo pie. He said it was delicious. If I had a recommendation it would be for ordinary chunkier chips, not twice cooked but this is just a personal preference.

Wonderful staff and amazing food! I can’t recommend this place enough �����

Very happy customer. Was pleased they where happy to make me a slimming world meal. Was nice to be able to relax knowing I wasn’t out for dinner eating the wrong foods!! �� also normal food my partner had was lovely! Great customer service also! deffo be coming again!!

Really enjoyed our lunch yesterday. Busy place and good food. A couple of issues we had with our orders were quickly resolved. Will have the cheese and onion pie next time. It looked lovely.

Myself and my girlfriend recently moved to Whitworth and we love how this place is just so consistently good! The staff, the food, the atmosphere and the facilities are always spot on which is why we struggle to ever want to go anywhere else. Visited last night and had a perfectly cooked steak and the most amazing fish pie. Keep up the good work all at The Oxford and we will keep coming back :)

My wife Karen and I have visited The Oxford on a number of occasions. There is always a pleasant atmosphere about the place, all the staff (sorry all the team McNeeney) are extremely helpful and friendly. We have managed to eat our way through a fair sample of the menu, and as yet, nothing has been a disappointment, everything is very well made and tastes delicious.

My first visit to The Oxford even though I've lived in Syke for 8 years! Loved it, great food, great atmosphere, friendly staff. Can't fault it. Hope I get the chance to visit again soon.

Lovely staff , always great food and great service, very reasonable prices for the quality of food you get..lovely atmosphere. If you have not been give it a try . Has a lovely beer garden too . Many thanks to all the staff at the Oxford once again for a perfect evening .

Lovely dining experience. Atmosphere very warm and welcoming. Varied menu, well cooked and hot when served. Plenty to choose from and served by very helpful and courteous waiter/ waitress. Gin of the month was superdooper and I had more than my fair share. Very reasonable price when the bill arrived. We left full to bursting and a little wobbly, after a great meal. Thank you

Love it here! Went on date night with Jon so I could treat him to some tea. It was really busy but we were made to feel welcomed and when we asked for a table, we were seated immediately after getting drinks. The food was absolutely gorgeous and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Left feeling extremely satisfied. Thank you so much Tom and the team �

I’ve been to the Oxford many of times but never left a review, has to be the best pub in a 50 mile radius, from the friendly/helpful staff to the lovely food to the very well kept beer/larger. Highly recommend AAA*

I took my parents yesterday and wow, the food was amazing! The cheese and onion pie is to die for....and the mushy peas are just like chip shop peas! So nice, we are going again on Monday for my birthday!!

Great syn free meals and great service! finally some where to go when your trying to be healthy , well done :)

Great place to visit the food and beer's are excellent. It used to be my local 40 years ago. I do miss this place.

Great food and lovely staff. Had the chick pea dal burger yesterday..delicious!!

Food was fantastic, best food I've had for a long time. Will go back just for the home cooked chips.



Lovely atomosphere, we will be back.

Food was amazing! Very clean, relaxed atmosphere with great cocktails!

Proper homemade chips!! We'll be back ��

A nice spacious garden tucked away behind the pub..

Well kept and varied bar and a great menu of well thought out dishes prepared and served by people who really care and love what they do...thank you!!

went for a family meal yesterday, the garlic mushrooms are the best I've ever had - everyone commented how nice the food was.

Nice meal at the Oxford with my friend. Had a glorious gin and tonic on the side in a nice big bulb glass with lots of ice and lemon. It certainly makes a difference. Really enjoyed the cheese and onion pie as always. It's also great to have the chance to get a small portion as one's appetite isn't always huge. Full marks for this! I was so impressed I had to go again later in the week. On that occasion with my husband who of course had the full monty chicken and chorizo pie. He said it was delicious. If I had a recommendation it would be for ordinary chunkier chips, not twice cooked but this is just a personal preference.