Oxford favourites Shotover Brewery and Oxford Craft Brew Co now form the new Oxford Brewery. The history Shotover Brewery is a well-known name on the Oxford beer scene. Typically, a pint of Prospect was a regular purchase for me the at The Bear in central Oxford. Do you remember when gong to pubs was an actual 'thing'? Glory Days! This independent, family-owned and run … [Read more...]
Review: Veganuary at The Rusty Bicycle
I do respect The Rusty Bicycle for not taking the easy route. They have a menu full of solid winners (I would be fairly happy to live on their Truffle Funghi pizza) and yet they are still doing inventive stuff, seasonal offerings, monthly specials, and generally keeping things interesting. Despite the fact that they already have a pretty good selection of vegetarian and vegan … [Read more...]
Review: Rusty Bicycle’s New Vegan Burger
A joint review by Hannah Bond and Lucy Ayrton – Lucy’s comments in italics. Full disclosure: there is no point in us reviewing The Rusty Bicycle as a pub in a more general sense, because we basically live there. They might as well have a plaque on a table for us. We spend a completely disproportionate amount of our earnings in this establishment. This does not mean, however, … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Sunday Lunch at Silvie
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: Veganuary at The Rusty Bicycle
With Veganuary in full swing, The Rusty Bicycle invited Bitten along to sample two new vegan dishes - a tofu burger and a vegan pizza. Full disclosure, I'm an omnivore. You may have read in previous posts I'm gradually reducing our meat consumption as a family. So this little meat eater went along happily, intrigued to see if I'd miss cheese on the pizza and meat between the … [Read more...]