THE SIR CHARLES NAPIER
Sprigg's Alley Chinnor Oxon OX39 4BX Tel: 01494 483011 Fax: 01494 485311
DIRECTIONS |
| 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. |