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Another fine example of the type of pub in Oxfordshire that appears in such profusion with scarcely a bad'un amongst them. Located by the village green the place gets away to a fine start with some of the best kept examples of the best-loved beers in Britain, headed by Timothy Taylor Landlord.

The big event of the day is the delivery of fresh fish, giving the menu a distinctly seaborne effect. Much of the produce comes from the locality and Mine Host interests himself mightily in this basic essential. Expect then to see king prawns with garlic and chilli, Cromer crab salad, steak and kidney pie or Oxford sausages with mustard mash and onion gravy, with a touch of game in season.

The wine list is well worth a closer study, and contains French wine sourced from a private vineyard.

An unusual old flint and red-brick inn with a distinctly rural air of mild eccentricity; this place was setting trends some thirty five years ago in pub food standards, where many others have followed since. Add to this the warmth of the welcome and the breadth of a menu which calls heavily upon the surrounding countryside and you have sheer perfection, particularly if you have nothing too much to do on a warm, summer's afternoon. There are certain features that you can always rely on, whole Cornish lobster in the summer, and in winter you will find game from local shoots: from roast wild mallard with winter vegetables to partridge with red cabbage or woodcock with braised endive. You could conduct a safari through the brilliant wine list with house wine from £12.95 or more exotic offerings at rather more money but about ten times the pleasure.