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Date of photo: 2014	Picture source: Movement80
The Parrot was situated on Pennyfarthing Place. This pub was also known as The Penny Farthing.
Review from tantallon.org.uk:
Monday to Friday 11am to 11pm Saturday 11am to 12 midnight Closed Sunday Morrells Varsity £2.04 Blackthorn Dry Cider £2.10 (10.viii.1998) Review by James Davey: Surrounded by Harry Ramsden's Fish Resturant, Sainsbury's, A Christian Bookshop and the infinitely more pub-like looking Blenheim it's a wonder anyone would ever want to visit The Parrot. In such adverse situations Morrells obviously decided this pub had to be different and converted the very drab and unappealing Pennyfarthing into a bright green monstrosity. It certainly catches the eye. Inside all is better. The place has a newish feel (obviously) with smart pine tables and the lighting is much brighter than your average gloomy Oxford pub. However the bar has a reassuring selection of handpumps and the price list claims Oxford Bitter, Varsity and Graduate are sold here. There was no Graduate when I visited, more's the shame. There is a certain cocktail bar feel to the place however. The barman didn't know any Cocktails (it was his first day) but lots of signs assured me you could get them. There was also a pink neon sign behind the bar. I think it said 'Bar' There was an old bloke nursing his pint in the corner. I wonder if they paid him to do that to make the place look like any other pub. Upstairs is a sort of cafe area, ideal for shoppers I guess. It was closed when we visited but if you fancy a Cappuccino (for whatever reason) you can get one here. Toilets were clean (in keeping with the rest of the place), no angle. All in all, bright, clean, upbeat, new. You get my drift. Better on the inside than out. Colin Batchelor writes: Steep and the Varsity is nothing special. On a hot day, however, there are those big whirly propellor things on the ceiling keeping it reasonable. This is good. (11.viii.1998)
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