Firstly, brilliant name. Bearded Viking - rahhhhhhhh - won't be pillaging your neighbourhood, but they will provide a handmade cocktail delivery to your door. So what was in my cocktail delivery? My hand-delivered sample package of rainbow coloured 100ml bottles, each containing two serves (or one Viking, as the bottles say), included: White NegroniSapphire … [Read more...]
Review: Jericho Grill
It’s quite possible that, even if you live in Oxford and know your way around the restaurant scene, you’ve not heard about Jericho Grill. I say that because I live in Oxford and very much know my way around the restaurant scene and hadn’t heard about this place until the chance for a review came up. If, on hearing about the restaurant, you were to google it, you’d see that the … [Read more...]
The Ivy Oxford Brasserie – restaurant review
It's been a few weeks since I visited The Ivy Oxford Brasserie, the glistening new addition to Oxford's High Street. I'd have written this sooner, but I've been fighting off a bunch of migraines. Not - I hasten to say - because of the visit to The Ivy, although that did come with a timing-related headache of its own. But we're here now, and hopefully, it's worth the … [Read more...]
Festive Afternoon Tea at Coworth Park
Coworth Park is a member of The Dorchester Collection - a luxury hotel group which includes the Beverly Hills Hotel, LA. Although Coworth isn’t frequented by the Kardashians, it does have its own share of glamorous guests including premier league footballers (or so my boyfriend informed me), Hollywood stars, royals and now, Bitten Oxford. Well if it’s good enough for Prince … [Read more...]
Review: Comptoir Libanais
It's been a while since I first visited Comptoir Libanais - that bright, vibrant restaurant that sits at the front entrance to The Westgate, next to the county library. Bitten's 2017 review of the, then newly opened, Comptoir Libanais. Almost exactly two years on and the Lebanese restaurant is still an extravaganza for the senses - a colourful, curated collection of food and … [Read more...]
