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The Donnington Arms was situated at 147-151 Howard Street. This pub is now used as a Nepalese restaurant.

This is an interesting building to visit. Built in the early 1930s for Ind Coope, it was acquired by Greene King in 1990 and sold on to become a Nepalese restaurant, Everest, while retaining a separate bar. This is also an impressive corner pub with many original features, above the front entrance, a wrought iron Halls of Oxford sign plus a very early Greene King motif almost carved into the brickwork. The bar is as built along with all the doors and windows, and very friendly welcome came our way. Despite the Fuller's London Pride pump clips, it has not served cask ale for many years.

From the Oxford Drinker piece (Cowley Road pubs, past and present) by Tony Goulding, August-September 2022

The left hand bar is used as a Nepalese restaurant, however the public bar has reopened under the original name of The Donington Arms.

T C (September 2022)

Review from tantallon.org.uk:

Duncan Parkes updates: Now half Nepalese restaurant, but still obviously part pub. (2011-10-05) Greene King IPA £1.60 Strongbow £1.90 Scrumpy Jack £2.10 Guinness £2.10 (25.xi.1997) One of the surprisingly numerous outlets for Greene King in Oxford, this pub is divided into three: a saloon bar on the left-as-you-go-in with pool table, tiled floor and dartboard, an off-licence in the middle, and a carpeted lounge bar on the right hand side, where they hold quiz nights on Tuesdays. Nice enough place, and due to its proximity to the Jesus flats behind Bartlemas Close, a great favourite of Jesus second years, but the range of beer isn't as good as the Duke (of Edinburgh) which is the other Greene King pub in the area. They do Greene King Brewers Bitter, but they do it from a keg. It is on the corner with Silver Road. (25.xi.1997)

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