What does summer in the city look like to you? How about alfresco dining with rooftop views of the dreaming spires? A sun-kissed sanctuary above the bustle of the streets? Just add a smoked meat platter with rum cocktails, and you’ve got lunch on the terrace at the Store, Oxford’s new-ish hotel on the site of the former Boswell’s. I recently visited the Store to sample … [Read more...]
Review: Spiced Roots
The Bitten crew were lucky enough to have the team social at Spiced Roots on Cowley Road this month, and boy do we have a lot to say about this place! Tete and the team were a joy to have around, giving us recommendations and stories behind recipes and rum from the moment we stepped inside. We really felt like we'd stepped off of Cowley Road and right into a holiday - the … [Read more...]
Review: The Port Mahon dining room
When the sun shines in Oxford, it's prime time to take advantage of the long summer evenings and test some new pubs. So, it was a lovely treat for the Bitten crew to be invited to The Port Mahon to try out their new dining room and reworked food menu. The dining room is tucked away in the lower section of the pub. It has kept many of its earlier elements, including … [Read more...]
Review: Taste Tibet
Those of us who have been around Oxford for a while, will remember Taste Tibet being at Gloucester Green market. I fondly remember those times, as I could get my Taste Tibet fix in the centre of Oxford on my lunch hour! I've always been a long-standing fan of the food, who couldn't be with the amazing dishes Yeshi and the team pull together?! So a few years ago when they … [Read more...]
Review: Permit Room Kid’s Menu
The Permit Room in Oxford is the more relaxed sibling of Dishoom - the kind of place you’d associate with cocktails and conversation, not highchairs and finger food. But step inside, and it is a welcoming space with charm, warmth, and surprisingly great options for little diners. If you’ve visited any Dishoom, you’ll know the look: mid-century furniture, Bombay-inspired art … [Read more...]
