George Street has a new independent coffee shop, located between Debenhams and Franco Manca. Brought to you by the team behind much loved Brew in North Parade, Ratio opened last week and provides sit in or take away hot drinks as well as their own baked goods and pastries from Gatineau. Coffee comes from Roundhill Roastery in Somerset and is made on a La Marzocco machine. The … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Cinnamon Kitchen
Opening their first, and so far only, restaurant outside of London on the roof terrace of the Westgate, Cinnamon Kitchen promised an exciting, contemporary menu from executive chef, Vivek Singh. We visited for their launch night but found it so crowded of Oxford's great and good that we eventually decamped to Pizza Pilgrims for dinner instead of elbowing our way through to the … [Read more...]
Bitten Bites: New owners & new look for village pub
The Bear and Ragged Staff in Cumnor has recently closed for refurbishment following its takeover by Peach Pubs, a small independent chain of pub/restaurants with four other locations in Oxfordshire. The Bear will reopen on 9th March after a £250,000 makeover to bring the building up to standard and keep it as a community hub as well as a destination for visitors. The … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: The Abingdon Arms, Beckley
Despite living just a few minutes drive away from The Abingdon Arms, it hadn't really been on my radar as somewhere I needed to go. But then I started to hear about this place that had been brought back to life by the village community, had the people behind Joe Perks on board, a chef who had been at The Anchor in Jericho for a few years and a Bitten favourite baker was raving … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Thali
Opened last year in what used to be Giraffe on George Street, Thali offers a "taste of everyday India" - you won't find bhajis or madras here. Starting life as a street food truck, there's now six restaurants with Oxford being the first branch outside their home town of Bristol. Combining the dishes that founder Jim fell in love with on his travels with Meera Sodha's renowned … [Read more...]
