Cherwell Boathouse

Found this restaurant online while staying nearby and took a chance hoping they could accommodate us- the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly and made us feel so welcome despite the fact we hadn’t pre booked. We sat at a lovely table by the window and even though dark was still lovely to look out and see the boats and water. We both had the beef and lentils and it was just delicious- side orders of broccoli and potatoes were huge too! The banoffee pie was the best my husband has had anywhere! The man in charge was hilarious and had us laughing the whole time- the atmosphere was just lovely and laid back and we had a wonderful time. Only wish we were staying in Oxford longer as we could have gone back. Thank you to all the staff for making us so welcome. Highly recommended.

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I disagree with some of the comments about small portions. If you want a blowout The Cherwell Boathouse isn’t for you, but if you want very good food offering sensible portion sizes served in a lovely setting with very well-priced wines, you can’t go wrong here. My cured monkfish with lemon verbena was sharp and clean and my silver mullet, pumpkin seed pesto, pomme anna etc was delicious, fish perfectly cooked and flavours marrying well. The orange treacle tart dessert was delicious and a perfect contrast to the starter and main. Service was pleasant if a little vague at times. This is a nice and relaxing place.

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We go here fairly regularly and it's always great. The food is creative with interesting flavour combos and quality ingredients that you'd expect at a significantly more expensive restaurant than it is. Fantastic wine list, great and helpful staff. While it's not cheap, it really is good value for money. It's no more expensive than your typical oxfordshire gastropub, but the food quality is in a different league. For example: in the same day I had lunch at the bear and ragged staff where plaice was £22, followed by dinner at the Boathouse where plaice was also £22 but so much nicer and more creative.

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Lovely meal here 8th Jan with my wife. We booked a table in the conservatory. Very cold outside but lovely and warm inside. Pre-dinner cocktail with olives, then main pudding/cheese and a wonderful bottle of Rioja for £45 (good value for a restaurant). My wife had bass and I had guinea fowl. Both delicious and service excellent attentive. Would recommend!

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A fantastic meal to celebrate a birthday on a Saturday lunchtime with close family. Great food, helpful staff and excellent drinks menu.

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