RestaurantsOxfordshireSwerfordOX7

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Pub formerly known as The Mason's Arms.

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Summary

£69
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

The “beautifully cooked food” at this Cotswolds pub is “such a treat”, and “stood out clearly against just about everything else this year”“if it was closer to home we’d be in there all the time”. The owner, veteran restaurateur Antony Griffith Harris, first worked with head chef Nick Anderson nearly 40 years ago. Top Menu Tip – “the cheese soufflé is exceptional”.

Summary

£69
  £££
2
Average
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This Cotswold local for the Chipping Norton set is a “very busy pub on a Sunday, with great beef choices” and meat – sourced from a farm just six miles away – and is a mainstay on weekdays too: “even if it’s expensive, it’s well worth while ordering the very best of the menu”. Owner Antony Griffith Harris and chef Nick Anderson first worked together more than 35 years ago before teaming up here in 2017.

Summary

£69
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Excellent pub food, ambience and service” are on offer at this elevated Cotswolds village boozer (fka The Mason’s Arms) from the experienced team of owner Antony Griffith Harris and chef Nick Anderson, who first worked together 35 years ago. It’s a handy watering and feeding hole for the Chipping Norton set, and for escapees from Soho Farmhouse, a couple of miles away.

Summary

£67
  £££
3
Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Lovely views from the high quality pods in the garden” help set an upbeat tone at this “intimate edge-of-Cotswolds pub/restaurant, midway between Banbury and Chipping Norton” (formerly known as The Mason’s Arms). Included in its attractions: a “creative” à la carte menu incorporating steaks and quite traditional fare alongside more exotic dishes (pass us the Ecuadorian white prawn fritters would you…)

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Banbury Road, Swerford, OX7 4AP

Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
Yes
50
No dress code
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The Boxing Hare Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of The Boxing Hare Restaurant in OX7, Swerford by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of The Boxing Hare restaurant.
Ralph K
Overcooked (medium to well done) Côte de B...
Reviewed 4 months, 10 days ago

"Overcooked (medium to well done) Côte de Boeuf was dry. £90 was a lot to pay for that. All the food has dropped in quality"

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Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £28.00 £33.00
Dinner £28.00 £33.00

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£6.80 £27.80 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
Banbury Road, Swerford, OX7 4AP
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:30 pm

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