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Set in the heart of Parkstone, The Ox has a natural buzz - with a first class kitchen serving outstanding food, a great bar offering a selection of premium beers, fine kept ales, brilliant wines and a stunning boutique hotel with 14 en-suite double rooms. This is the 'place to be' on the south coast of England.

Great Thai restuarant. Welcoming, attentive and helpful staff serving a wide range of very tasty dishes. Most of the menu is Thai with dishes ranging from mild to quite hot plus a few traditional english dishes like steaks. Our second visit lived up to the expectations of the first. The food was delicious and authentic Thai and came at a price that was surprising.
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Our boutique hotel with 14 en-suite bedrooms are designed for comfort, the extra soft pillows allow you to melt away when it's time to rest. With a range of doubles, twins, superiors and a bridal suite - we can be sure to cater for your needs with prices starting at 79. We serve breakfast between 07:30 - 09:30 Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 10:00 on weekends.
OX2 is a beautiful space is available for private functions such as birthday parties, anniversary parties, engagement parties and wedding receptions and offers a unique venue in Ashley Cross. Decorated in a unique rustic fashion, OX2 has a genial and inviting atmosphere where you will be able to unwind in comfort or party in style.
Reviews (10)
Jay Hannam
Jay Hannam
Dec 23, 2021
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Unfortunately the service we received recently was appalling. In a world where hospitality is recovering it's a real shame to see.
We were sat at our table and I noticed a drip coming from the ceiling which I informed the manager of. She told me that someone must be having a shower above? No offer to move the table to avoid the drip either. Shortly it started again so we moved the table down ourselves.
We were a table of 9 however 3 of us had to wait for our starter 15mins after everyone else's had arrived. When we notified the staff they were frantically running around. A lackluster apology
Liz Martin
Liz Martin
Dec 15, 2021
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Love this place, the staff are brilliant. The atmosphere is perfect for either a quiet drink or a celebration.
Mike Marks
Mike Marks
Dec 07, 2021
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Not been here since this establishment made the transition from more traditional fayre to Thai cuisine. Not overly busy and seemingly well staffed. Food was good but the service was sadly lacking.. By that I mean that the young team were sadly very very inattentive given that it was (by comparison) a quiet Saturday night. The young lady who was our primary point of service walked over to the table as we left to check whether we had left a tip. We had left a £5. I also asked her for a toothpick which she went off to try to find. She never came back with one or an apology for not having one. She
Sarah Blewden
Sarah Blewden
Nov 23, 2021
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What a lovely atmosphere the food was great, it was quiet so I feel the need to share just how amazing this place is drop them a visit-the food is fab we had 3 courses and us fussy bunnies were loving every dish. Thankyou 😍
Glynnis Stirton
Glynnis Stirton
Oct 27, 2021
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We were pleasantly surprised to discover a gem with delightful ambience & authentically prepared Thai food.
We were impressed by the delicious flavours of chicken Pad Thai & Thai Green Curry.
The lunch menu is reasonably priced & highly recommended.
Suzy Ac
Suzy Ac
Sep 23, 2021
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All well cooked but Starter Tuna chili. So strong it was even too much for my hubby who loves hot food and I like chili but just to much. Main Cod. Who knows still couldn't taste it after the tuna. New York cheesecake was lovely but would have been better with some pieces of fruit strawberry 🍓 or orange rather than a drizzle of choc sauce. It looked so boring. Great service.
Len Atfield-Cutts
Len Atfield-Cutts
Sep 17, 2021
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First thing lovely food. Very nice and interesting interior. Will definitely go back👍😊
Chris Dronfield
Chris Dronfield
Aug 31, 2021
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The team are great, the bar/restaurant is really good and the rooms are lovely. The only downside to my stay was that the windows in the room I stayed in rattled quite a lot which wasn't ideal when trying to sleep.
Apart from that the whole experience was really good
Lawrence Payne
Lawrence Payne
Aug 14, 2021
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First Off. This is not a 5 star hotel, so don't expect that.
It is however clean and pleasant with a really lovely bar and restaurant but the absolute stand out feature is the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff.
That factor alone, being so important to me, warrants a 5 star rating.
Fred Shiress
Fred Shiress
Jul 22, 2021
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Restaurant review. I recommend this restaurant. The building is looking a bit sad from the outside and the poor state of the plants doesn't help. However, otherwise the inside looks and feels nice, the food is lovely and the staff really nice. Pad Thai gorgeous.