Tucked away on the lower ground floor of Westgate, Shoryu Oxford City brings a slice of Tokyo to central Oxford. Part of a small but growing chain with around ten branches across London, Oxford, and Manchester, Shoryu has built a reputation for hearty bowls of ramen and comforting Japanese classics. We were invited to try their new special, Jiro Ramen (£23.00), a dish that’s … [Read more...]
Pompette Autumn Preview: in pictures
Pompette opened its doors recently for a bunch of bloggers, Instagrammers and local foodies for a special Autumn tasting event, featuring dishes from their bar menu and à la carte menu. The restaurant, which is about to hit its 1st birthday, opened on the site of Portabello in Summertown. It's the first Oxfordshire restaurant for Pascal Wiedmann and his wife Laura, who moved … [Read more...]
Pint Shop Soft Launch
Some time ago, the work wife messaged me on one of the many platforms we use, all excited and bubbly and happy. "Look at this menu for Pint Shop" she fizzed "It's awesome and they're coming to Oxford!!!!" My interest piqued, I duly clicked the link. And promptly closed it again. "They're from Cambridge" I huffed. "I don't do Cambridge. I'm from … [Read more...]
Preview: GAF Oxford
When news broke recently that Oxfork was being taken back over by Drew Brammer, we were all intrigued to see what he would do with the place... but then further news broke that the much-loved cafe was changing its name to GÄF (I'm dropping the umlauts for the rest of the post), and you might as well have told Oxfork fans that Drew wanted to slap their grannies in the face with … [Read more...]
Preview: SeaSalt, St Clements
Jacqui - Preview There seem to be plenty of restaurant openings to get excited about in Oxford at the moment, Pint Shop, Spiced Roots (more to come) and of course SeaSalt. The next adventure for La Cucina owners Yola Drage and Alberto Brunelli, SeaSalt in St. Clements looks light, clean and airy since it's cool grey refurb, a simple but very effective change from the darker … [Read more...]
