Review in Oxford Mail by Christopher Gray:
“When I was chuntering last week about the many peculiar omissions of the 2010 Michelin Guide, I partly had in mind the situation in Witney.
“Here, if the Michelin Man is to be believed, there exists but one pub serving good food (the admittedly excellent Fleece beside Church Green) and no recommended restaurants at all, save for the out-of-town Mason Arms at South Leigh, run by the admirable Gerry Stonhill. This is famously a markedly eccentric establishment, of course, whose peculiarities — children, dogs, mobile phones and vegetarians all unwelcome; no credit cards – the guide chooses to flag up in the understated phrase “unique style and much individuality”.
“I can only imagine that the inspectors have not penetrated as far as Corn Street, Witney. There they would find not one but two excellent pub restaurants, The Hollybush and, two hundred yards to the west on the other side of the road, The Horseshoes. Both are owned by the same enterprising catering whiz, John Champion, with his son Luke in day-to-day charge of The Horseshoes, which takes a slightly more upmarket approach to food (and which was favourably reviewed here last year).” Read the full review
Review in Oxford Mail by Christopher Gray
“I chose another special from the blackboard, pan-fried slices of pork loin. I did so largely because of the chickpea and chorizo casserole that came with it – the healthiness of the one offsetting the naughtiness of the other. Its flavour was exquisite.” Read the full review
Ideal venue
“I would like to thank you and all your staff for providing great food, an ideal venue and very efficient service last night for our quiz evening held in your function room. Everyone in our party had a great time.”
Sarah E
Perfect setting
“The Barn was the perfect setting for our training and “Christmas/New Year” get together. The service provided was faultless and the menu satisfied the objective of being wholesome and filling. The staff who attended the day have all commented on the quality of your food and were ashamed they did not have bigger appetites to do it justice!”
JC
Big thank you
“Hello Pinky, Luke, Ben and all the team
In May I had a birthday party in the Barn and I just wanted to say how lovely it was and to say a big thank you to the team – we were very well looked after, and my guests and I had a really good time. I’d like to say a special thank you to Lauren. The customer service that Lauren provided is such a rare skill these days – she made the day extra special for me and my guests.
Thanks to you all.”
Janine A
Fabulous
“Fabulous food, fantastic atmosphere. The staff are very attentive without being obtrusive, an excellent evening!”
Excellent
“Excellent food, excellent service, will come back!”
LC
Superb
“We had the cod fillet and crabcakes with samphire – superb! Thank you. X”
RY
