The Boxford is another "must visit" gem in the South Oxfordshire dining scene. Like The Woodspeen, it's worthy of your custom for the building alone. On Lambourn Road, in the village of Boxford, there now stands an iconic architectural wonder of a restaurant, created on the site of the former Bell pub, serving great Italian food. It's the fourth restaurant in the WSH … [Read more...]
Review: The Woodspeen
After such an excellent visit to The Star at Sparsholt in February for their Wednesday steak night, the dining scene in south Oxfordshire definitely needs further exploration if the quality is going to be that good! With great anticipation, we therefore decided to venture further south to check out the fixed menu at The Star's sister eatery The Woodspeen - just on the edge of … [Read more...]
Review: The Crab and Boar Chieveley
As part of our quest to highlight potential foodie trips into south Oxfordshire, the Crab & Boar is a well known hostelry with rooms, now owned by Butcombe Brewery. It's situated in the picturesque gallops country of West Berkshire and located just off the A34 near the M4 and Chieveley & Newbury. There are 14 beautifully appointed bedrooms and it's very dog friendly. … [Read more...]
Review: The Greyhound’s mid-week fix
One of our favourite country dining pubs from the last two years is The Greyhound in Letcombe Regis, just the other side of Wantage and no more than a half hour drive from Oxford. We've enjoyed their excellent "Lunch For Less" offer before but we've been dying to stay overnight on a Wednesday night for the chance to enjoy their legendary "Midweek Fix". You get two delicious … [Read more...]
Review: Six by Nico Oxford launch
"Six by Nico" has finally arrived in Oxford and has just opened atop the Westgate centre. It is famed for its rotating 6 course tasting menus and this is its seventeenth outlet nationwide, branching out steadily from its Glaswegian roots since 2017. Its expansion has been self-financed by founder and driving force Nico Simeone, who has come a long way from the Glasgow family … [Read more...]
