Market Tavern, Bampton

19th May 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment AD - Gifted, AD - Invite, Best For, BlogAA rosette/ bampton/ COUNTRY PUB/ ROAST/ SUNDAY LUNCH/ SUNDAY ROAST/ WEST OXFORD

The Market Tavern has quietly built a reputation for excellent food and warm hospitality, recently earning an AA Rosette for culinary excellence. Leading the pub is general manager Will Morris, formerly of the Fleur de Lys and before that The White Hart at Fyfield. Describing itself as an independent, modern pub with rooms. The Market Tavern promises community spirit, great … [Read more...]

The Harcourt Arms, Stanton Harcourt

17th May 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment AD - Gifted, AD - Invite, BlogCOTSWOLDS/ COUNTRY PUB/ gastro/ restuarant/ ROAST/ SUNDAY

You know you’ve become a regular when the manager greets you with “good to see you again”. It’s hard to stay away from The Harcourt Arms and it’s now overtaken one of our long-time favourites. On this occasion, we were back for their roast, which is incredible value at three courses for £30. To start, we ordered the buttermilk fried chicken aioli, mainly because I’d … [Read more...]

Dirty Bones, Oxford

4th May 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment AD - Gifted, AD - Invite, Blog, PreviewsBURGERS/ chicken/ COCKTAILS/ NEW MENU/ Oxford/ rotisserie chicken/ sharer/ WESTGATE

We’ve got a big thing for rotisserie chicken, is there anything better? So when we saw Dirty Bones was launching one, it immediately went on the list. Then they dropped into our DMs and, honestly, it felt like all our dreams had come true. The chicken is spit-roasted after being brined in koji and spices, then carved up and served on a hot silver plate at the table. We … [Read more...]

Kings Head, Cirencester

23rd March 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment AD - Gifted, AD - Invite, Blogbrasserie/ CIRENCESTER/ COTSWOLDS/ HOTEL/ overnight/ ROAST/ STAYS

The Kings Head is part of the Honeycomb Houses collection, which includes The Porch House, The Nags Head and The Frogmill among others. It is a fairly large hotel with more than 60 rooms set across several floors, offering a range of room types. The feature rooms, located in the Georgian part of the building, really steal the show. These front-facing, elegantly styled rooms … [Read more...]

The Red Lion, Blewbury

16th March 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment AD - Gifted, AD - Invite, Blogblewbury/ COUNTRY PUB/ DIDCOT/ PUB WITH ROOMS/ SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE/ traditional pubs/ Ukrainian

There is something rather special happening in Blewbury. The Red Lion feels less like a pub and more like a living room for the village. On a midweek evening it is filled with conversation, familiar faces and a roaring fire, the kind of place that reminds you why pubs still matter. The couple took over the pub five years ago after a career in property development, with … [Read more...]