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...]

The Corner House, Eynsham

24th September 2025 by Holly and Rachel Leave a Comment BlogEYNSHAM/ INDEPENDENTS/ ITALIAN/ Oxford/ OXFORDSHIRE/ REVIEW/ SMALL PLATES/ SPANISH/ WEST OXFORD

When we lived in SE London, just around the corner was a pub-restaurant called Babette. It’s no longer there, but we fell in love with the concept and kept going back. The Corner House in Eynsham feels like it hits many of the same notes. The Corner House doesn’t have extensive opening hours, but it does host the occasional evening pop-up. On arrival it feels Parisian chic: … [Read more...]