Red Ox Restaurant & Bar

I was a little leery because of the negative reviews I read. We went at about 7pm on a saturday and the place was packed! I think they may have been understaffed for the evening though because there was a bit of a lag in the service, but we were still taken care of very well.
We were seated almost immediately, and had bread and water on the table within a few minutes. Our server was super friendly, the food was great. My biggest issue was the only available table was in the bar area, and we had to deal with listening to the loud mouth sitting at the bar who kept yelling at the TV. Other than that, we had a great evening and would definitely return.

We have lived in Hampshire for 7 1/2 yrs and have always loved going to "The Ox" but stopped going 2 yrs ago.

Since the restaurant has changed hands it has gone down hill. The service is horrible! The owner not nice and the food is overpriced for the quality.

Don't waste your time and dollar.

Wow...surprised this place has such low reviews. Me and the GF stopped in on a Tuesday night for dinner. I've driven by this place a million times during my commute but have never been in.

From the top...the interior decor is pretty good. It's a tad dark, but it's not too bad. There's a bar area that's..well...a bar. And there's a dining area that's much nicer. There's an outside area, but it was a bit too cold for that.

First thing that came out was warm bread. It was pretty good, but the crust was a bit too hard. I still enjoyed it, though.

The soup came out after the bread. It was very good. It tasted homemade, which is a plus.

We both ordered burgers. These things were huge...1/2 pounders. The meat was not frozen and was pretty good quality. It was very flavorful. I ordered mine medium. It came out more medium-rare, but I didn't mind. If you're sensitive to this kind of thing, order one step up.  Both burgers came with steak fries that, while of the frozen variety, were good enough.

The prices were quite reasonable for the quality of the food. Also of note, the prices of the draft beer is obscenely low.

Our waitress was amazing. She was caring, but not overbearing. I don't like feeling smothered by wait staff, but I don't like when they're aloof or apathetic.

Overall, I'd definitely stop back in.