Silvie - one of my fave Oxford cafes - has launched a new Sunday lunch offering. The bakery cafe is well known for its glorious cinnamon buns, fab brunches and delicious vegan offerings. But, hold tight, there's a new reason to visit. Step through the turquoise front door, into what seems like a traditional family home, and you'll find yourself in a cosy cafe decked out in … [Read more...]
Review: Fizz Tasting at Vine Oxford
Vine has been around the Cowley Road for a couple of years now, serving up some lovely wines by the glass and very good vegetarian (and non vegetarian) brunches. While I’d been in for a glass of wine now and again, I’d never tried one of their wine tastings before. I’d been to other tastings in Oxford and enjoyed them, but felt that they were a little stuffy, taking themselves … [Read more...]
Review: Durban Spice Supper Club
I basically want to go round to Shabs and Sarah’s house every night for dinner for the rest of my life, please. Unfortunately, I think that ambition is going to have to remain unrealised, because I have the feeling that their dining room is going to be full pretty much constantly as soon as people catch on to the existence of this absolute gem of a supper club. As you might … [Read more...]
Review: Sneaky Supper Club
Curling your hands around a cup of warm soup on a freezing February night is immensely comforting, particularly when that soup smells absolutely delicious and you know you’re in for a massive treat of a meal. I’m going to tell you at the top: I haven’t got anything negative to say about my dinner at Sneaky Supper Club. The food was impeccable; the company delightful; the … [Read more...]
Review: Teardrop Bar, a Concept Shop and Micro Pub
Teardrop Bar is one of the latest editions to Oxford Covered Market, taking on the old Haymans Fisheries spot and run by the brains behind Church Hanbrewery. If you haven’t come across Church Hanbrewery before, they're based in Church Hanborough (the name probably gives it away!) and have been producing beer since 2015. I discovered the joys of Church Hanbrewery at the … [Read more...]
