Oxfordshire Restaurants

Crooked Billet, The

One of those rave review country inns which under spirited and determined leadership has built up a great reputation - and kept it. In 1989 Paul Clerehugh took over the Billet and its name for good food, founded on cooking in the eclectic manner, has resulted in a varied and attractive menu, with many surprises and innovations.

• Address: Newland Lane, Stoke Row, nr Henley On Thames, RG9 5PU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £43.00

Daylesford Organic Farm Shop

Farm shops are on the increase, that's for sure. A few of them leave something to be desired, but in general the standards are good and a prime example exists at Chatsworth House. Another contender to enter the scene is the Daylesford Organic Farm Shop, run by the Bamford family and based on their family estate and farm in Gloucestershire.

• Address: Daylesford, nr Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0YG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Organic
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £24.00

Deddington Arms Restaurant

What was once a coaching inn in the 16th century is now the Deddington Arms Hotel, situated in the beautiful medieval village of Deddington with charming stone cottages and friendly locals around and its accessibility from Banbury and the Cotswolds makes it a highly popular dining choice in the area.

• Address: Horsefair, Deddington, OX15 0SH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £44.00

Du Vall's Restaurant

An enlarged coaching inn, said to be haunted by the restless spirit of a former highwayman, Claude Duval, for whom perhaps his native land was becoming a trifle uninhabitable, The Holt has a good atmosphere nonetheless.

• Address: The Holt Hotel, Oxford Road, nr Steeple Aston, OX25 5QQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Edamame

And so the wonderful variety of cuisines available in Oxford rolls on. Edamame is clearly popular, as the lines outside at lunchtime bear witness to, but it does seem to be one of those places that you either love or don't.

• Address: 15 Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Japanese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £18.00

Eden Bar and Grill

The historic market town of Thame, with its mile long main street is a delightful settlement surrounded by beautiful countryside speckled with tiny, charming villages, many of them with cosy thatched cottages.

• Address: The Spread Eagle Hotel, 16-17 Cornmarket, Thame, OX9 2BW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Brasserie, Casual, English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £35.00

English Restaurant at Crazy Bear - Oxford

A popular haunt indeed with a restaurant that combines being English and a Thai-inspired brasserie at the same time, perfect for families when the children want to eat simply and the adults are looking for something more sophisticated.

• Address: Bear Lane, Stadhampton, OX44 7UR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £49.00

Escape Le Prive Restaurant

• Address: 9A High Street, Market Avenue 1, Oxford, OX1 4DB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Mediterranean
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Eyston Arms

• Address: High Street, Wantage, OX12 8JY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Fabio's Ristorante Italiano

Selected Restaurant

Banbury is historically known for the "riding a cock horse" nursery rhyme. Me? Well I remember it for being a convenient stop on the way home to London from Stratford upon Avon in my younger days.

• Address: 4-5 North Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 0TB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Restaurant, Traditional
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00