In the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(3), the ring O atom and the two adjacent non-fused C atoms, as well as the attached phenyl ring, exhibit static disorder [occupancy ratio 0.559 (12):0.441 (12)]. The crystal packing features π-π [centroid-centroid distance = 3.912 (1) Å] and C-H⋯π inter-actions.