Historical version 2 of Perch (view current version)
This is situated in a nice spot accessible by car or a pleasant bike ride or walk from town across Port Meadow. It has a large garden with tables and a striking street lamp which, situated in the middle of the garden, looked rather like it should lead to a wardrobe.
On a not unreasonably busy Thursday evening the organisation was not particularly good here. A solitary apparently inexperienced staff member behind the bar took an age to serve people and wasn't particularly diligent with filling beer glasses to the brim, remembering orders, etc.
The food wasn't arranged particularly well, either; two of the four dishes we ordered were not available. However all four dishes including the substitutions arrived promptly shortly afterwards, and it was nice enough food. When we went back for pudding, we found the kitchen was closed early.
I want to go back to this pub and see if I experienced a bad day. The atmosphere and location of this pub makes it an attractive prospect, and we did all enjoy the overall experience, so I'd like to be able to counter some of the above criticisms in future.