The Oxford Guide

Friendly little place at the end of Walton Street. (It's actually on Kingston Road, because it's just the other side of the mini-roundabout, but it's still logically Walton Street.) The first few times I've been in, I was overwhelmed by the range of beers, but now I've got used to it and probably sampled around two-thirds of it.

They've certainly got an excellent selection of English beers, with the whole Hook Norton range available and a few interesting things around as well. Some beers are available in polypins. My beer-of-choice, Asahi, is available for 99p a bottle, which isn't bad at all, and they also sell it in crates. Plenty of German and Belgian stuff available as well, and also more off-beat stuff. (Mexican, Dutch, African and occasionally Russian.)

A fantastic place to stop in on your way to the Bombay.