So what is Bitten Oxford?
Bitten Oxford is the ultimate Oxford food, drinks, stay, and experience guide – with reviews, guides, recommendations, restaurant listings, and more. We help you decide what and where to eat and drink, and maybe where not to as well.
Bitten is always candid, nosy, and incredibly hungry!
The Bitten Crew
Chiara Nunzet – Content Director & Editor
Chiara has been obsessed with food since day 1, which makes sense as she grew up in an Italian household. She moved to Oxford 5 years ago (currently working in comms and marketing for the university as her day job) and is still merrily working her way through all the best food and drink spots. The Lamb Inn in Little Milton and Permit Room are the current faves. Other obsessions are wild swimming, reading, margarita cocktails, and her dog, Moose.
Jacqui – Founder
Jacqui launched Bitten Oxford in 2013, and now also runs Bitten Digital, a web design and digital marketing agency.
An East Oxford-based foodie, Jacqui has a love for noodles, kimchi, oat milk flat whites, avocado, and sharks. Mum of boys and capable of taking hundreds of food photographs within a single meal, Jacqui ran her first blog, FoodieOnTour, before launching Bitten Oxford. You can follow Jacqui on Instagram or LinkedIn.
Nicola – Food Writer, East Oxford
Nicola has been a foodie for as long as she can remember because what’s the point of life if it does not consist of amazing food?! At uni, Nicola studied International Hospitality Management, doing her placement year at The Savoy Hotel, London. Outside of being a foodie, Nicola is a Marketing Manager and is always looking for an excuse to travel (more sunshine is key!) Some of her favourite spots in Oxford include Antep Kitchen, Treadwell, Pan Pan, and The Port Mahon.
Holly – Food Writer, West Oxfordshire
Holly lives in Witney with her partner Rachel and their dog Ralphie. With Rachel running The Waterside Café at Farmoor Reservoir, supporting local independent hospitality businesses is more important than ever to them. A self-confessed foodie and coffee enthusiast, Holly loves exploring everything from dog-friendly country pubs (always with Ralphie in tow) to destination restaurants worth traveling for, and is partial to a boutique hotel break. She often covers reviews across West Oxfordshire and beyond, from the Cotswolds to Henley. Her top three favourite spots are Lynwood & Co, New Wave Brasserie, and The Lamb Inn in Crawley.
Faith – Food Writer, East Oxford
Faith moved to Oxford for a new job and made it a priority to try all the top food spots in town. Missing a meal is genuinely not an option for her, and 90% of her holiday-planning is based around the local cuisine.
Her favourite places for a bite in Oxford so far have been Arbequina and Pan Pan, but she’s also attempting to find her favourite spot for a casual drink (currently it’s a close call between The Old Bookbinders Ale House, Bigfoot and Teardrop).
Liz – Food Writer, North Oxford
Liz lives in Oxford, where she is generally fuelled by flat whites and dreams of new experiences in the landscape of food. With a master’s in food anthropology, she is especially interested in the people and stories behind the meals we eat. She also obsessed about gelato, noodles, and good bread.
Jemma – Food Writer, West Oxford
Jemma came to Oxford to study biochemistry and having met an Oxford local, decided to put down roots here.
She has spent the last 10 years travelling the world as an international private tutor and has been lucky enough to explore many locations through their food – from Kofte in Istanbul to poke in Hawaii, food is always an adventure for Jemma
Jemma now lives near Witney with her partner Josh and young baby Bean. She runs her own tuition franchise and works with child-focused businesses helping them to reach new audiences.
Sofia – Food Writer, East Oxford
Sofia’s life has always revolved around what she will be having for her next meal. With food always on her mind, she loves trying out new food places that crop up all around Oxford as well as whipping up new recipes at home for her flatmates to enjoy.
She moved to Oxford in 2021 for a job as a journalist where she was able to delve into the food scene the city has to offer, but she has since started a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University so likes to find student-friendly food places that offer a wide range of dietary options!
Her favourites so far are: Oxford Blue, New Dancing Dragon, BBouna, Green Routes, and most importantly Gloucester Green Market!
James Henton – Food Writer, East Oxford
James is our resident BBQ and beer aficionado, so can be found behind a BBQ or smoker all year round, even Christmas dinner is made outside in his house. When he is not BBQ’ing at home, he also runs BBQ classes at ProSmoke in Banbury. His other love is all things beer and some of his most visited pubs in Oxford are The Royal Blenheim, The White Rabbit and the Lamb & Flag. His favourite pub is his local, the Masons Arms in Headington Quarry.
Work With Us!
In addition to reviews and listings, we offer services aimed to help Oxford restaurants reach a wider audience and build their exposure. It isn’t all just for restaurants though… if you’d like to reach an engaged audience of foodies we can help in a number of ways:
- Venue, experience, or product reviews
- Sponsored blog posts
- Advertising
- Collaborations
- Social media mentions and collaborations
- Editorial content
We offer a free listing to all restaurants, bars and cafes in Oxford, from OX1 to OX4. If your venue is not listed and you would like it to be, please get in touch with your details.
To discuss collaborations, advertising and marketing opportunities, please get in touch.
Contact
Email us at chiara@bittenoxford.co.uk or use our contact form.
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Disclosure
The website costs money to run, and there are hundreds of restaurants to cover. We sometimes accept complimentary meals and invitations to cool events and menu tastings so we can bring you the best content and fresh news. We always retain FULL editorial control and restaurants agree to our honest reviews. The rest of our reviews, round ups, and listicles are without advance warning and paid for in full. We don’t wear beards and sunglasses, but we have never been heard to utter the words “don’t you know who I am”, either.
We do not ask for freebies, and if one of our reviews is an invitation or gifted meal, we will add the words ‘ad – gifted’ or ‘ad – invite’ to our social media posts. Blog posts are categorised in the same way.
All we do is tell you what we think. Our views can differ and restaurants change daily, so our experiences may not reflect yours, but at least we’ll be honest about what happened when we went there so you know what to expect!
