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For the first time a 10/10 Maximum Score from Matthew Norman
The Guardian Weekend - Saturday 14th February
"To find so handsome a redbrick inn in so picturesque a setting, atop a valley in bucolic Oxfordshire, is something in itself, and I beg you not to try without a decent satnav. But, once located, it is a total delight, not least for the statue of the naked woman in the gardens and the scent of burning wood that assails the nostrils when you walk in the door. "My God, I love this place already," my friend said as we sat with halves of bitter and Guinness by a log fire in a squishy, woody, comfy bar. "But look, there's a cockup with this set menu." I glanced at my copy of the cheapo (there's an à la carte, too, at West End prices), and took the point: two courses for £11.50 seemed a typo, until the friendly owner of this family-run joint, Julie Griffiths, explained it was a promotion for January and February, the price then resorting to a scandalous £14.50."
Oxfordshire Restaurant of the Year
The Good Food Guide 2006
"'Joyous, seductive, romantic, addictive!' Superlatives come easily when talking about this instantly alluring gem high on a hill overlooking the Chiltern beechwoods. Everywhere there are sculptures - a black female nude reclines on the lawn, pigs and other animals inhabit the dining room - and the garden is a delight. Julie Griffiths runs the show with supreme style and good humor."
100 Best Restaurants in the UK
The Independent
Top 10 Stylish Haunts - This is an old-fashioned inn that just happens to serve some of the best food in the county, as well as having the best grounds. The perfect halfway house between urban-floorboard gastropub and twee country ale house.
Tatler Restaurant Guide
Run by the charming Julie Griffiths
The Observer
The Godfather of the gastro-pub revolution.
The Guardian - Matthew Fort
Lost in the trackless wastes of Oxfordshire, but well worth the search.
Oxford Mail
It’s possible some people might prefer the kitchen view to facing the naked lady whose private parts are right at eye level.
Will Self
Napier was the man who, after relieving the siege of Sind, sent Queen Victoria a telegram reading simply ‘peccavi’ or I have sinned.
The Sunday Telegraph
The Sir Charles Napier has oodles of understated charisma.
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