Cherwell
Wykham Arms

Wykham Arms

Sibford Gower, OX15 5RX, Cherwell, United Kingdom

Fish • Meat • Steak • Seafood


"unfortunately not quite the expectations. we sat at the arrival and our order was taken quickly. eating that was served was by a good standard. However, there were a few things during the meal that leave the side slightly down. I ordered the brot and the hume for the starter when it arrived, there was no vow. When I asked this, I was told that they have no left, asked the waitress what I want, instead of asking no question that I can answer if I get a list of options! When we asked her to find out that she came back from the kitchen that there were no alternatives, I would like to have a little butter. if I had known all this before the order, I would have chosen something different than brot and butter. another member of our party who arrived after the first group ordered a limette and soda to drink, but was served what tasted like a limonade when this was asked, she was told that it was the limette and soda that she demanded, but it tasted very different to the limette and soda that was ordered by another member of the group. When it came to dessert, it was asked if the sticky toffee pudding came with ice, as was not mentioned on the menu, we were told. but when the desserts arrived, there was no ice when we asked, we got a small smoker with a small chocolate ice cream, a little a strange combination with sticky truffle pudding and a scandal, not having everything on the same teller. Finally, so much we love dogs that they constantly run under the table around our feet was not ideal for a Sunday afternoon. it is a pity that the service and the love for detail was not entirely on scratch, as the majority of foods could not be failed at all and it was good for the various nutritional requirements of the group."

Worton Organic Garden

Worton Organic Garden

Worton, Near Cassington, Cherwell, United Kingdom

Vegan • Coffee • Ice Cream • Vegetarian


"What a unique and wonderful sensory experience, a hidden gem! Fabulous garden, fresh 3 course late lunch for two on Friday 2nd August. The passion and love for their ingredients was self evident but to be clear this place is big on “character” and “slow food”, the antithesis of modern chain restaurants and more authentic and in stark contrast to the more formulaic and manicured “farmshop garden centre” restaurants typical of the area. It’s like eating in someone’s private kitchen garden or giant allotment. Talk about field to plate provenance, ingredients don’t get fresher than this! We were fortunate to visit on a warm summer afternoon and our table for two, shaded by parasol and fruit trees, was alfresco rambling kitchen garden summer perfection. Other tables for 2, 4 and 6 are spaced so far apart around the restaurant sheds and out into the abundant gardens that we didn’t notice half of them until we explored later. For seating at other times of year there appeared to be rustic tables in two parts of the shed and one high ceilinged greenhouse. The menu is short and, as advertised, seasonal. To start we shared decadent pork crackling with a mirabelle chutney and beautifully sweet tomatoes in a caprese like salad. For our mains we chose the house mezze principally homemade babaganoush (fabulous), hummus, tomatillo salad with crusty white house baked ciabatta style bread and then whole mackerel (bbq chard) and beetroot. It was a crime not to try more than one of the three fabulous looking puddings something chocolate, an amazing sounding cheesecake and a mixed fruit frangipane. We had the latter a taste sensation. We made the most of the suggestion to explore the gardens and there appeared to be no limitations to this. There are a number of huge greenhouses bursting with tomato plants, vines and other veg. These are interspersed with combined vegetable and flower beds and fruit trees. We found chickens, geese and turkeys but must have missed the pigs. On our way we came across friendly gardeners and Stacey Gledhill, the artist in residence for the summer. To be clear these are not manicured gardens, they are beautifully wild and at this time of year watering and harvesting takes priority over weeding or meticulous tidying up. Since our visit I’ve read back through reviews on the usual platforms and have noticed occasionally severe criticism of this establishment when it comes to service, speed of service and pricing. We have no such complaints but it is possible to imagine how they might occasionally arise. Staff are surely not drilled to corporate style rulebooks; some tables are hidden and further from the hub; for this quality, prices are understandably at the high end of gastropub levels; and this is a working kitchen garden. In the end it’s a matter of taste, preferences and expectations. For us this was genuinely a five star exceeded expectations experience in all respects."