Sl’ice, Burford

7th August 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment Best For, Blog, New RestaurantsAward winning/ BURFORD/ COTSWOLDS/ Eating out/ GELATO/ ICE CREAM/ ITALIAN/ pizza/ Pop up/ Summer

Sl'ice, the al fresco pizza and gelato terrace at The Bull in Burford, originally launched in August 2025 and is now back open for the summer season. Its co-creator, Michele Pascarella, was named Pizza Maker of the Year 2025 for his work at Napoli on the Road in Chiswick, and teamed up with executive chef Anshu Anghotra to bring the alfresco pizza-and-gelato concept to the … [Read more...]

Canteen, Cotswolds

3rd August 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment Blog, New RestaurantsAlfesco/ COTSWOLDS/ ITALIAN/ NEW/ pizza/ Pop up/ Pub group/ restaurant

Say hello to the Cotswolds' effortlessly cool summer pop-up. Situated perfectly for the Soho Farmhouse and Chipping Norton set, The Old Coal Yard (previously home to Cotswolds Guy) in Gagingwell is now home to Canteen. Canteen in Notting Hill is an Italian restaurant from the team behind acclaimed pubs The Pelican and The Bull in Charlbury. Open Thursday to Sunday, … [Read more...]

The Blackhorse in Gozzard’s Ford reopens, by the team behind The Punter & The Porterhouse

5th June 2026 by Jacqui Thorndyke Leave a Comment Featured, New Restaurants, News, Previews

This Sunday sees the official reopening of The Blackhorse (all one word now, in keeping with a neighbouring farm and road) in Gozzard's Ford, on the Western outskirts of Abingdon. Having lain empty for a number of years, the rural pub was bought from Green King by Tom Rainey, the owner of Oxford's The Punter and The Porterhouse. Let's face it, we all love a decent … [Read more...]

The Corn Room, Witney

20th April 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment Blog, New RestaurantsBREAKFAST/ COCKTAILS/ INDEPENDENTS/ New restuarants/ SMALL PLATES/ WEST OXFORD/ WITNEY

By far Witney’s hottest new opening, when we heard that Paul Piper and Jay Bartlett, previously of The Lamb in Crawley, were opening a restaurant on Corn Street (formerly Dirty Bro’s and The Edge), we knew we were in for a treat. We used to frequent The Lamb embarrassingly often, but in recent years had drifted away and never quite found a local date-night destination … [Read more...]

Review: OXTWO, Summetown

18th March 2026 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment Blog, New RestaurantsOxford/ SMALL PLATES/ SPECIAL OCCASION/ SUMMERTOWN/ tapas/ WINE BAR

OXTWO was one of my favourite meals of 2025, so it is about time we told you about it. The lovechild of Summertown Wine Bar and the team behind The Back Lane Tavern and The Duke, OXTWO is a small plates wine bar with a tapas style, sharing led menu, much of it cooked over charcoal. We have had a few Bitten readers ask whether it is worth a visit. We went at the end of … [Read more...]

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