Great stuff here! Great vibes outside. Good was good but like Oxford good, not like really good. Not like France... or Houston! Come here for a quiet lunch and stay late night for the beer towers. Xoxo, Bob B. read more

Great food! Great service! Always skeptical with a bar, but it really impressed us! Also was very appropriate to bring our kids to. Definitely going back next time we're in the area. read more

It is hard for me to give a bar and grill any more than a three star rating but this one is very close to a four. A couple of reasons. One of the best bartenders I have had. The vibe is very laid-back lots of locals, but everyone is friendly. They have 4 to 5 craft beers on tap, including Guinness and shock top. The food menu is limited, but I did have their club wrap as well as their broccoli slaw. The broccoli slaw was excellent and something different from traditional coleslaw. I've had nothing but great experiences in here but again it's hard to provide a four star for a bar and grill. I'm sure this place is very crowded when Miami is in session. You have to pay to park outside the bar. That's also a downer. Oxford tries to suck you dry when it comes to parking fees. Aside from that great place great atmosphere. Nice place to grab a drink. read more

The food hit the spot after the hockey game on Saturday. I had the chicken club wrap where I was able to substitute the ranch dressing for the hot garlic wing sauce. The chips on the side hit the spot with the barbecue sauce. The service was pretty good for how busy it was at 8pm. There were a lot of people there, but you could still hear the music. The ambiance was one of a college town restaurant, but solid food nonetheless. The beer on tap was a little limited but you could still find a choice of each kind of beer to have. read more

Left Field Tavern - Chicken club wrap with hot garlic sauce instead of ranch - Bars Near Me - Oxford, Ohio

Cool little spot BUT the server neglected to tell us it was happy hour until another patron told us. We finished our drinks and left. I'd go again but this made us all a bit salty. Didn't try the food. read more

Great little bar where we could bring the dog! Food was good and simple. Beer was cheap and we enjoyed the back patio. Would totally come back. Service took care of us and the dog. We really liked it here. read more

Left Field Tavern - Bars Near Me - Oxford, Ohio

I asked the waitress because there were several things on the menu that interested me. Kennedy was willing to make suggestions but you had to ask and she admitted that she had never had the Fried Green Tomatoes. We ordered and it wasn't super fast but we got our food in a fairly short amount of time. While we waited, Kennedy filled our water cups and brought us more soda pop. It allowed us to find out that she's worked there for 3 years while attending Miami University. My son enjoyed his Cajun Chicken Sandwich and I LOVED the Fried Green Tomato BLT. We both sampled the Truffle Fries with mushroom seasoning and I'd say we gave the fries a very enthusiastic two thumbs up!!!!! Wait, if we both give them two thumbs up is that 4 four thumbs up? Oh never mind, anyway.......... Left Field Tavern is way back in a corner of the water tower area in Oxford. Left Field is exactly what I would call this area. I NEVER think of walking back there. But after finding them to be open and going inside - I would go back! It's a very large dining area and there appear to be outdoor seating options. I suspect that they open up the entire restaurant when they have enough demand and plenty of staff. It's not the food but the service that seems to keep this place out in "left field". Ha ha...... The atmosphere reminds me of a Chicago tavern and I liked our waitress. She made our visit special and there are few places in Oxford where Miami students know so much about the restaurant scene and she did a great job "selling" Oxford. Nice job and excellent service, Kennedy. We will be back! read more

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In a town full of nothing but bar food, this is in my top two bar food restaurants. The loaded fries are phenomenal, the burgers are super good, buffalo chicken Mac and Cheese is good. Don't order the buffalo chicken wrap if you're expecting any flavor at all. Best of all, the beer is served COLD. This is a family favorite for us. read more

Small little Oxford restaurant, the first time I came here around 2018 was for lunch and it was super busy, service was quick, and the food was great. This time returning, I came around 2pm, unfortunately I sat at the bar for around 10 minutes before I saw anyone working (I wondered if they were open or not?) but once I was seen by the bartender I was able to put in my order and it was made quickly. I got the BBQ Chicken salad, BBQ rub was fantastic and greens were fresh. Plenty of more menu items to try, if I'm ever back in the Oxford area, I'll be sure to come for dinner when there's a more lively crowd. Other unfortunate event was there was a drunk man wandering around the restaurant in the middle of the day and had to be cut off from buying drinks during the lunch time. I hope he's ok. read more

Left Field Tavern - Bars Near Me - Oxford, Ohio

You know what? An out of town fella could do a lot worse looking for a beer and some wings for dinner. Inside, seems a lot bigger and kinda nice compared to to outside entry whic was a nice surprise. I do like some spice to my wings and really think that the "sweet and spicy" sauce was way more sweet than spicy (little or no kick). The sauce is tasty for sure, but if you want a little spice, I'd opt for one of their other offerings. Took awhile to get my order. I wasn't in any kind of a rush so not an issue for me, but I think this solo diner may have fallen through the cracks for a bit. I do like my wings fried up crispier, I think they may have been rushed out a little after they found my order. I'd go back if I ever return to Oxford, I think. Quick edit after seeing some of the other reviews that my lost server experience might not be the exception to the rule. Again, I was in no rush so not and issue for me, but it might be something to be wary of if you dine here. read more

Waitress very friendly and helpful. Just ordered salad and fried green tomatoes. Nice cold beer, enjoyed sitting on outside patio. Could use some flowe rs or decor on patio. read more

One of my favorite places in Oxford. You don't really need a reservation- for wingo though go early. Great drink selection and the food is so good too. Feels like a regular town bar but is such a great place to go with your friends. The Toasted Ravioli is unreal I still dream about it. read more

I understand that it's parents weekend at Miami, but this has happened time and time again this place is incredibly understaffed and the kitchen has to be in absolute shambles. There's a reason this restaurant isn't the only one in Oxford that's booked this weekend. We waited 45 minutes when there was ample room to sit everyone just to get sat at a table that was at 30 degree angle. We were sat at 6:30 and it's 8:45 just to have the waitress come and tell us they forgot to make 3 of our entrees. But wait! They are making it right now! I'll come tomorrow around noon and it still won't be ready. Shame on you Left Field Tavern, shame on you! Follow up: thanks for the impossible meat on my hoagie hippies! read more

I have had nothing but great food and good experiences here. It doesn't look like much from the outside; looks quite small really. But once you walk it it's way bigger. They have a nice size bar and loads of high top tables in the bar area. If you prefer booths they have a lot of those as well and a great outside patio. Everything I have ever had here food wise has been wonderful. This is one of my favorite bars/restaurants in Oxford! read more

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Food was fine- service was horrible. The waiters repeatedly saw us but refused to help us. Their lame excuse was "we thought you were with another party" which was a group of frat boys while we were a family of four... for the price of the food, this place isn't worth it. There are better and cheaper options read more

2 dollar charge for changing your side option???? The default is potato chips so if I want fries I gotta pay 2$ extra. No special burgers or unique selections but the food that was there was solid and good. It came out with little wait time and the specials on drinks can be good. If you want a wrap it's a decent place to go. read more

Buffalo chicken wrap is to die for. Truffle fries are so delicious. Makes my favorite meal in Oxford

We were seated immediately at 5:30 on a Friday. We started with the onion petals and they were served very quickly and were crispy and hot. The burger was tasty and fries crunchy. The fish was flaky and crispy. The chicken Parmesan hoagie was huge and sauce was awesome. A great place to eat! read more

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Great service!!! Kennedy was outstanding!!!! Food was good bar food. French dip was very good even though the au jus lacked flavor. Ribeye in The French dip was delicious. Smoked wings not very smoky but still very good. read more

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We had a really nice experience there. Due to shortage of workers out waitress was working entire floor but had great suggestions and was attentive. Had pulled pork sandwich and it was great. Said all their meats were smoked in house. Burgers were also good! We were impressed for a campus bar! read more

I have a love/hate relationship with this place. The experiences are very hit or miss. I've gone before and absolutely loved the food, and I've gone when waiters were completely overwhelmed and inattentive to my table. I also experienced a very rude hostess. Besides that, the food has always been good and bingo night is fun. read more

The food was very good and the service was great. It was one of the best cheeseburgers I've ever had. The Cajun chicken and Chicken Parmesan are favorites too. The Cajun fries were not too spicy for my taste but had too much seasoning (paprika?) on them. The service was great-we were on the patio and they brought water with ice cubes for our dog. read more

I use to come twice a week with my friends to left field. They changed the menu making my weekly chicken quesadilla go from $8 to $14. It wasn't only that, they up charged every option at least $2. I finished my drink and went to skyline. I'd rather eat chili and piss out my a$$ then pay for a $14 tortilla with cheese. Thanks left field, thanks. read more

Came in tonight our server was more intrested in danceing. I asked her when she came over I asked her for sweet tea she said that we don't have sweet tea but when I asked the other server for more he brought out sweet It took 20 min to get our dinners. And in that time said waitress was cleaning ketchup bottles she wiped the sides front and back but did not wipe the top of the lids .the waitress name was mekensie. She needs alot more training service was real bad been here several times and this was the worse we ever had they need better trading and better covid cleaning too read more

One of my worst dining experiences ever. We were there over an hour and did not get food, nor did our server check on us. Absolutely horrible. We ordered appetizers, half hour later our server came out to bring the appetizers, which was our first opportunity to order entrees. We literally never saw our server again, you would think he'd want to sell us more drinks, but apparently not. Finally I went up to the bartender and told him we wanted our check so we could leave. Had to wait 10 min for that too. AVOID! read more

Was in town for a conference. The space seemed nice as did the menu. The food was actually quite good. I had the chicken salad on croissant. I don't eat chips often but these kettle chips were great. I was disappointed by how chaotic and understaffed they were. I can't imagine they weren't informed that the town was going to be over run with hungry visitors. read more

Big fan of Left Field. $2 beers on Monday was all I needed to hear for my first visit, but the good food kept us coming back. I recommend the burger over the sandwiches, loaded potato skins are really good as well. read more

I went into Left Field this weekend and had a wonderful experience. My server "Trevor" I believe was so welcoming and easy to talk to. He told me about all the specials and highly recommended the wings, he was right they were great! Will be back!! read more

Dear Mr. Wood (Owner of Left Field Tavern), I have been to the Left Field Tavern five times - the last was Friday, August 12th for dinner. As with each and every visit, none of your wait staff have any clue what is on draught, and has to ask the bartender (necessitating a ten minute process before ordering) and/or cannot tell me anything about the beers. After the last visit, I complained to the barkeep and he assured me that this was going to be changed and that they would "educate" the wait staff as to the craft beers. One would think this would be basic in a tavern which prides itself on serving craft draught beer - apparently not in your establishment. To have wait staff that either don't know the basics of craft beer, or are underage and can't actually drink and therefore can't make recommendations is completely unacceptable and shows a lack of effort and/or caring on your part. The wait staff are SLOW. LIKE MOLASSES. Asking or ordering, for something usually results in a 10 minute wait or more. This is always frustrating when one can view the kitchen and see all the staff standing around chit-chatting. The staff and mangers apparently believe that the LFT exists for their benefit. What passes for service in LFT borders on "self-serve". The food has gone from reasonable to atrocious. Last Friday one person from our table ordered "beef brisket with cornbread". What arrived was regular toasted bread, with extremely fatty machine sliced roast beef (perfectly uniform from a package) covered in gravy and microwaved on top. It was overdone & disgusting. Anyone who calls themselves a chef and permits that to be served deserves to be immediately fired, if not by management, then by the owner. When asked the manager responded that she was "unable to take action against the chef". You have a problem that goes beyond food - you need to allow your managers to do their jobs. All of this behaviour signals a wanton disrespect for your customers and general lack of interest in putting out a decent product (food / service). Perhaps you should stick to serving only MiamiU undergraduates - but to be fair, I wouldn't have served that beef to my dogs - the community of Oxford deserves better. Needless to say, I'll never visit LFT again. Maybe you should apply to be on "Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey"... read more

Zero stars! Sometimes these things happen, people that know how to do ONE THING really well decide to expand their scope and do more, not always a good idea. You should stick to selling drinks and beers. read more

My mom and daughter ate here on the way back from Brookville. They said the service was excellent, hospitality was top notch, food was good and most notably, best soft pretzel they had ever had! Give them a try! Won't be disappointed! read more

I ordered the Chicken and Waffle Slider, but was disappointed because the waffle was really oily. However, the Rosemary Truffle Fries were very good and I would recommend it. The service was meh since it took over an hour to get our food and there were only a few tables around. read more

Left Field Tavern - Chicken and Waffle Slider - Bars Near Me - Oxford, Ohio

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First time visit, very impressed. Great atmosphere great service great food. Had onion rings as an appetizer came out quick and hot, they are some of the best I've had. Had traditional wings, they were smoked and fried and amazing. Wife had the chicken wrap and was very impressed. Will definitely return. read more

If i could give this place negative stars i would. Chair pulled from under me by an employee right as i was about to sit down. They proceeded to be extremely rude as we tried to order. I have never experienced such rude and angry employees. We ended up leaving within 5 minutes because of how poorly we were treated. Do not go here. There are so many good bar food places in oxford like Mac n Joe's and skippers. read more

so this place sucks. sat at a table for 45 minutes, asked multiple servers multiple times for them to serve us very nicely. said they would come and never did. eventually left after being blatantly ignored. bye. read more

Best hamburger and fries in town. I also like to order the broccoli slaw and an iced tea. Friendly service, too.

I went here and sat at the bar for 5 minutes while the bartender ignored me. When my friend joined me, the bartender literally dropped the menus and silverware on the bar in front of us. We had a beer while we decided which other bar we were going to. Seriously rude enough to drive customers away. (The beer itself was fine. Didn't stay to eat.) read more

Ordered delivery and it was delivered as promised on time and still nice and hot!!! Nice touch of adding the biodegradable containers!! Highly recommend the fish and chips basket, which is my favourite next to the flat iron steak. Really good fish, coating isn't too heavy and fish isn't too greasy. read more

Very slow service on a slow Monday night. We had just driven in from a long day on the road to tour the campus today. It was late and we were hungry. I wasn't happy when after sitting at a table for 20 minutes I had to flag someone down for menus. Then had to flag another staff member to order drinks and food. Appetizer was delivered to table without napkins, plates or utensils, the visit was getting worse by the minute. Food finally came and server even apologized for kitchen taking forever to make food. Last time had to flag server down to get the check! Food was just ok, nothing to write home about. Safe to say we won't be going back. I get things might be difficult during covid- but this was way out of hand. Servers didn't even seem to care that ppl were unattended. Witnessed another patron standing at bar trying to get a drink- at empty bar. She finally walked back to her table and her group left. read more

The food was decent. BBQ pulled pork sliders were flavorful, and they definitely didn't skimp on the meat. However, it took over 45 minutes for our food to come out after we'd ordered. One dish (flatbread) was overdone on the edges. Between the food and the long wait, 2/5. read more