Pope's Tavern at the Oxford Inn

Food is delish! Service is great. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Calamari, Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Parm and Fettuccine Alfredo

Through a weird twist of fate, my co-workers and I were looking for a place to stay and somewhere to eat in Oxford on a Tuesday night. With the Robert Morris Inn apparently closed for the night, we stayed at the Oxford Inn and dined at Pope's Tavern. Let's just say, the Prisco's have nailed it. If Pope's Tavern, which is a somewhat curious name, was in my hometown, it would possibly be the best Italian restaurant in the city...and we have a gracious plenty of them. Simply put, everything was good, everything. The calamari were fried to perfection, almost tempura style. Delicious. My co-worker, who ordered the chicken parmesan, said it was the best he had ever had. My other co-worker, who always tends to get spaghetti and meatballs when we eat Italian, said it was better than any she can remember. Finally, my linguini with clam sauce was the best I have ever had...period and end of discussion. Phenomenal. We ate at the bar, and I will cut to the quick: the bartender makes a perfect gin martini (slightly dirty). That is a more of skill than it should be, and she crushed it. As for the atmosphere, this is a cozy place with a lot of regulars (all my best to Patty and John BTW). It was very crowded on a Tuesday night, and the guy playing guitar was perfect as the ambient entertainment. It truly was a tavern in an inn, which is something we simply don't have in central Alabama. Really cool. The reason for a 4-star rating for atmosphere instead of 5-star is pretty simple, the Prisco's apparently like the color yellow a lot more than I do.

Cute little restaurant attached to an old inn. The only issue was the food really needed salt Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Recommended dishes: Eggplant Rollatini, Chicken Parm and Fettuccine Alfredo

Scott and his wife met us and as my wife and I had ridden bikes to the restaurant, it then began to rain. We were allowed in early and after Scott gave us towels to dry off the bikes. The food and service were very well done. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100

We were very surprised at how good the food is here. We split the linguini with clam sauce and it was so good I almost licked the plate. Highly recommended. Homemade pasta was perfect! We are going back again!! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5