Diners' Choice: Kid-friendly restaurants in Oxford/Oxfordshire

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Updated January 05, 2025

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The Shilton Rose & Crown

4.9

4.9 (190)

£25 and under

Pub

Burford

About the restaurant

We will be taking our annual leave in January, we welcome you back in February. Happy New Year

Situated in the idyllic village of Shilton, in the heart of the Cotswolds, The Rose & Crown is the
'perfect English country pub', serving exceptional food in our bar and dining room and a beautiful sunny beer garden. Join for snacks Tuesday – Saturday, with the full food menu available at lunch and dinner Wednesday – Sunday, including roasts with all the trimmings on Sunday afternoons.

Top review

Gail

Dined on Dec 27, 2024

Excellent place to eat in beautiful surroundings, great food too.

Pizza Calzone Banbury

4.8

4.8 (652)

£25 and under

Italian

Banbury

About the restaurant

Pizza Calzone has been awarded By The Food Awards England 2023 for Best Pizza Restaurant of the Year & Best Italian Establishment! Multi-ward-Winning Pizza Calzon,e we offer meals of excellent quality and invite you to try our delicious food.
Whether you come for our mouth-watering Italian dishes prepared by our Chefs or for the creative cocktails, Pizza Calzone has something DELICIOUS for you!

Pizza Calzone Italian Restaurant is perfect for a quiet meal, family gatherings, events, and business meetings.

Good food. Good Drink. Good Atmosphere

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Suzanne

Dined 7 days ago

I always enjoy a visit to Pizza Calzone. The food is good as is the service. This time there was an issue with one of the dishes but everything was done to settle the problem and we left happy.

The Plough at Hanney

4.8

4.8 (411)

£25 and under

British

Wantage

About the restaurant

Set in the picturesque village of West Hanney,This beautiful thatched pub offers great british pub classics, and small plates, with a vibrant pub atmosphere. This community owned business has new tenants who have been lucky to win a fair few awards in their time.
The Plough is the ultimate country pub and offers an incredible atmosphere and dining experience. Housed in a stunningly thatched public house, customers can choose to eat in the beautiful eatery, in the cosy bar by the fire or in the beautiful sun trapped garden.
With a passion for supporting farmers, the kitchen sources food from the very best local farms, knowing where each item comes from, from farm to plate. Owain even uses the produce from his family farm in Wales! Cooking is modern British and menus change daily depending on what is fresh and seasonal - Luke is particularly passionate about his small plates menu, ensuring that th plough is something for everyone.

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Richard

Dined 5 days ago

Great evening meal out in a fantastic village pub.

Burnout BBQ

4.8

4.8 (333)

£25 and under

Barbecue

Oxford

About the restaurant

Home of the Hot Rod BBQ! American BBQ street food served up in a warm and inviting atmosphere. With traditional slow smoked BBQ, home made sides, cocktails, Ice cream Sundays and Cold Beers!

Top review

Rochelle Elizabeth

Dined 4 days ago

The food was lovely. The portions were actually really big so we over ordered probably more than we needed to between two of us two lots of chicken wings, two lots of ribs, boneless chicken bites, fries ,onion rings and gravy. I would’ve said we could probably have ordered two less dishes. It was good value for money we spent less than I thought we were going to and we thought it was going to be way more expensive than it actually was there was an offer to save 10% off the bill by locking your phone in a cage but then they’ve obviously asked if I’d like to include a photo . But my phone was locked in the cage, I couldn’t include a photo so perhaps it might be a better idea to offer 10% off the bill if you take photos and post them on social media rather than not using your phones at all because I haven’t been able to upload any photos to social media . I would like to point out. I only found out about this restaurant through somebody posting their photos on social media so from an advertising point of view it doesn’t make sense to lock your phones away to save money.

The Red Lion - Bloxham

4.8

4.8 (22)

£25 and under

Gastro Pub

Banbury

About the restaurant

The Red Lion is a pub in the heart of Bloxham, just a few minutes drive from Banbury on the A361 to Chipping Norton.

The pub is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We pride ourselves with promoting local small craft breweries. From well kept Cask Ales, to fine premium Lagars and Weisens, to Belgium trappists and Lambics.

Our wine list has been specially selected to compliment our menu created by the award winning Nicholas Maloney, our Head Chef.

The Village is situated at the convergence of several country walks. As well as being next to the A361. The Red Lion provides a relaxed spot to stop and have a bite to eat on your travels. With a large garden and stretch tent, we are perfect for families and dogs.

Keep and eye out for our Live Music, Comedy Nights and soon to come Hog Roasts..

Top review

Denise

Dined on Dec 23, 2024

Great food, well presented with some very nice touches. Veggie options. Nice fish. Good value for money. Lovely atmosphere and very attentive staff. This is a little gem in the middle of Bloxham.

The Plough Inn Finstock

4.7

4.7 (452)

£25 and under

English

Burford

About the restaurant

The Plough Inn is a quintessential English thatched Pub set in the West Oxfordshire countryside dating from 1772.We have a roaring log Inglenook fire in the Winter and large gardens for the Summer. Well kept Real Ales and a comprehensive Wine list. Fantastic Home Made food at great value prices. Dog and family friendly. Half price Sparkling wine and Champagne on Friday nights.Steak Special offer on Fridays and 2 for 1 Fish and Chips on Tuesdays.

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Sandy

Dined on Jan 7, 2025

Lovely fish and chips deal meal last night. Very fresh fish beautifully cooked. Wonderful convivial atmosphere that we expect of The Plough team.

The Bear of North Moreton

4.6

4.6 (208)

£26 to £40

British

Wallingford

About the restaurant

The Bear of North Moreton is a welcoming village pub in North Moreton, South Oxfordshire that dates back to the 16th century and has always been the heart of the village. We offer a humble menu of traditional home-cooked pub dishes, using the best local producers and seasonal ingredients. We serve a range of ales, beer, and cider and have a small and curated wine list.

There’s a large beer garden that backs onto the village cricket pitch, and we hope to open up the Aunt Sally pitch soon.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Jan 7, 2025

The team were very helpful , especially managing our specific dietary requirements. The food was excellent and all the members of the party commented how much they enjoyed their meals.

The Old Auctioneer

4.4

4.4 (387)

£26 to £40

Comfort Food

Banbury

About the restaurant

The Old Auctioneer is a 500 year old listed building in the centre of Banbury with wonderful character and history. It is now the home of great quality comfort food, incredible wings and much more. All dishes are homemade and cooked to order, and we have a lovely terrace for outside dining throughout the year.

We are open from 5pm Monday - Thursday & from 12pm Friday - Sunday and are located on Parsons Street in the heart of Banbury centre. For any enquiries for parties of more than 8 people, please give us a ring or drop us an email and one of our team can help you out.
We look forward to seeing you soon!

Top review

Giusi

Dined 3 days ago

always a nice place to go to , good food and great atmosphere

Côte Brasserie - Oxford

4.4

4.4 (122)

£25 and under

French

Oxford

About the restaurant

Cote is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in our classically designed restaurants. We are committed to producing authentic French classics, freshly cooked to order, from the highest quality sourced ingredients.

Top review

JENNIFER

Dined on Dec 29, 2024

The Sunday roast wasn’t too much to brag about. Flavors of sides didn’t harmonize with traditional Sunday Roast tastes. Broccolini had Asian flavor and everything else was British taste. Plus NO takeaway containers?!

The Cotswold Guy, Gagingwell

4.4

4.4 (81)

£25 and under

British

Great Tew

About the restaurant

The Cotswold Guy, born out of bespoke private cheffing using the finest British ingredients, offers heart-warming hospitality and high-quality food and beverage produce across its farm shops, restaurant, café, online shop and catering & events service. Based across the length and breadth of the Cotswolds, we provide quality, locally-sourced ingredients and dishes, inspired by elevating the much-loved British Classics, to our ever-growing base of loyal and repeat clients.

The Cotswold Guy, Gagingwell (near Chipping Norton), is our latest opening, giving guests the opportunity to eat in or takeaway. We have all of the old TCG favourites, as well as some outstanding new additions!

Serving breakfast and lunch everyday, we are also pleased to offer Friday Pizza Day & Saturday Steak & Lobster Nights

Top review

ALI

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Perfect. Incredible, tasty food that has been so well prepared. Generous portions. Friendly and efficient folk running the place. Always an absolute pleasure.

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