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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 23:30
Tue
16:00 - 23:30
Wed
12:00 - 23:30
Thu
12:00 - 23:30
Fri
12:00 - 0:00
Sat
12:00 - 0:00
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PRICE RANGE
£6.00 – £60.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
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The restaurant at The Waggon & Horses serves seasonal modern British food in relaxed & elegant surroundings, with a focus on our grilled offering. Our master butchers select the finest grass-fed cattle, prepare it expertly and dry-age it just for us from the best Oxfordshire herds. We also have an excellent selection of grilled and roast meat dishes as well as stunning fish, vegetarian and vegan options, sourced and made to the same exacting standards. We are devoted to providing fresh, seasonal and where possible locally sourced food.
PRICE RANGE
£6.00 – £60.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Table Service, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Family style, Non-smoking restaurants
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Sarah C
24 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
One of the best steak meals you can have. Filet steak and fries and Caesar salad were cooked to perfection and were very tasty. So good that we are now booked for Sunday lunch. Service was very friendly.
My only suggestions are to offer jacket potatoes as an alternative to fries and to sort out the garden which is a mess and puts us off eating outside.
Written 7 August 2021
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Luke h
Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review.
We are so glad you enjoyed your visit and I will pass on the comments and feedback to the chef.
We are in the process of planning a complete garden makeover as our second stage of development since taking over last year and we will have a garden that can be enjoyed by all.
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Kind regards
Luke
Written 12 August 2021
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SunnyBakes
13 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
Our family catch up was made extra special by the fabulous food, personal service and friendly atmosphere. As a Coeliac I am always a little worried when eating out somewhere new but I was totally reassured by the staff ( the chef came to the table to talk through my gluten free options) and I could not fault the wonderful meal. We will be returning soon. Thank you #teamwaggonandhorses.
Written 22 October 2021
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anne14814
London15 contributions
Sept 2021 • none
We live in London but travel to Southmoor regularly, and booked this restaurant with slight misgivings having had some poor experiences in the past. But since its takeover, we have now visited three times and I feel I have to write a review in the hope that others can appreciate the amazing transformation. The facility has been upgraded to become a welcoming and stylish place, somewhere to relax and enjoy friends and conversation, the hospitality and service are friendly and efficient, and the food!......I don't know who is the chef, but he or she is nothing short of an artist. The menus are uniquely imaginative, and the ingredients often unexpected, but are creatively and deliciously paired. I wanted to order everything on the menu just to see how each item looked and tasted! The items I DID order were exceptional. The execution perfect, and the presentation beautiful. The party I was with last time tasted each other's dishes and the verdict in every case was overwhelmingly positive. I have rarely been so impressed. This is 5 star dining at good local pricing. Southmoor - you have a treasure!
Written 28 September 2021
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Luke h
Hi Anne,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your experience with us and glad you like the changes that have been made.
I shall pass on the comments to the rest of the team and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon
Kind regards
Luke
Written 6 October 2021
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ZenCha
11 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
Nice food but terribly slow food service. 40minutes from ordering to receiving starters then the same again from starters being cleared to receiving mains. 2 hours for 2 courses, we would have ordered desserts but had to leave.
Two waitresses + one bar person, only a couple of other tables eating so plenty of staff to tend to the amount of customers, hate to think how slow it would be if busy. Drinks arrived promptly.
When the mains were brought out the waitress said there was a portion of chips still to come, they never appeared and no one table checked during mains so didn’t have the opportunity to mention it, they did take the price off the bill though.
Small niggle, greasy/wet foot served on flat boards and slates, grease and liquids inevitably leak onto the table.
Also no finger bowl or hand wipes given with lobster. Asked a couple of questions about items on the menu, waitress couldn’t answer. Small niggles, I know but along with the wait and missing food we won’t rush back.
We didn’t book ahead, no one asked for our details for track and trace and no sign of a Q code anywhere to scan.
Written 16 June 2021
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Luke h
Good Afternoon,
I do apologise for the experience you received. If you could please email me on the following I would like to discuss the issues you have said about.
In regards to the Covid Q codes they are displayed on the doors, entrances in and out of the building.
Please don't hesitate to email me and I will be happy to discuss.
Kind regards
Luke
Info@thewaggonandhorsessouthmoor.com
Written 17 June 2021
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DB-EastMids
Coalville183 contributions
Jun 2021 • family
The staff were great, explaining the menus/specials and checking with the kitchen re vegan options. The food however was very poor. Maybe because we were towards the end of service, but the vegetables were lacking in quantity and overcooked & the veggie burger didn't taste right and wasn't heated all the way through. And to be charged full price for a vegetarian roast dinner (basically just the veg that would accompany a full roast) seemed a bit much. We won't be going back.
Written 27 June 2021
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globetrotter99
Cheltenham3 contributions
Sept 2021 • family
Three for dinner on a Friday night. New management have transformed the interior which looks very high quality. However the menu needs an overhaul and certain aspects lacked attention to detail. The menu could be scaled back dramatically to concentrate on great flavours and great simple local pub food. Everything tasted the same and some dishes were sold out by 7pm… Also the gin offering needs improving eg. serving orange for orange gin instead of lemon. Staff are friendly but lack finesse. Improvements to be made
Written 11 September 2021
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Luke h
Hi Globetrotter,
I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.
I apologise that your visit wasn't up to expectation.
We have made a lot of changed and continue to work on improving so I shall take your comments on board and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Unfortunately that evening there were a couple of dishes sold out due to supplier shortages.
I can only apoligise about the shortage that evening.
Kind regards
Luke
Written 16 September 2021
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GemAl09
Swindon46 contributions
Nov 2023 • friends
Booked for a meal with friends mid week but arrived to find there was no reserved table and the pub was busy with drinkers and people playing pool. We had looked at the menu online and my friend who booked was told that the menu would be the same on the day. It was similar but the chicken bites did not appear to have a choice of sauces unlike the online menu and there were differences like the bites not being described as chicken thighs or the chips being homemade/rustic. Friends still decided on the chicken bites but when the food arrived we were very disappointed. The fries looked pale and appeared to be very similar to branded frozen oven chips you buy in supermarkets presented on their own in a white bowl. The breaded chicken bites, in a separate white bowl, arrived with no sauce whatsoever (menu said spicy sauce I believe) and looked very unappealing. We queried where the sauce was with the lad who was serving us and he seemed very perplexed by our request! He went back in to the kitchen and came back with some sauce drizzled over the top. The chicken bites/nuggets were dry and tasteless, my burger was ok but with pale fries and there was no care over the presentation. Plonked on to cheap white plates and bowls. I don’t know if it was because it was mid week but the photos on the website did not represent what we were served! We also had a dog jumping up when we were trying to eat. It is probably a good drinkers pub but the food was pretty poor. I wish I’d taken photos to show the difference in what we were served and what was advertised online!
Written 12 November 2023
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Liz M
12 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
Disappointing meal for price found the food very average and no imagination to tantalise the tastebuds. Was hoping for at least homemade chips!
Won't be going back again.
Can't fault the staff who were welcoming and friendly.
Written 29 July 2022
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Lilly Wicks
Oxfordshire4 contributions
Apr 2021 • family
Came for lunch with my mother last weekend and what an incredible experience it was. The new management who have taken over have completely transformed the place compared what it used to be like. The food on offer was incredible and there was such a different and diverse menu and specials board on offer. I had the rump steak and my mother had the half a lobster and we were blown away with the quality of food.
The service was superb from the staff and nothing was too much. The covid safe measures they have in place are superb and made us feel very comfortable.
We have lived in the village for 10 years and we have never used the pub much until now. We are so happy to finally have a place we can go for drink and food and can highly recommend a visit.
We had a brief chat with the new Manager Luke in regards to our wine selection to accompany our dish due to the wine list having such a diverse selection on offer.
Thanks to Luke and his team at the Waggon & Horses for such a great experience.
We will see you very soon!
Written 4 May 2021
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Italy345
Oxford100 contributions
Jun 2021 • family
The new owners really put an emphasis on steaks and sea food. Last night we had spider crab and char grilled prawns and they were all excellent! So nice to have a change from the usual standard pub food. Looking forward to trying the steaks next one too 😊
Written 19 June 2021
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Luke h
Hello Italy345,
Thank you for the brilliant review and we are so glad that you enjoyed your visit.
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Kind regards
Luke
FOH Manager
Written 24 June 2021
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Tanya P
Birmingham35 contributions
May 2021 • friends
The food was really tasty, with good portion sizes. As a table, we ordered steak, fish, burgers and vegetarian, and all went down very well. The pudding list is fantastic.
We booked fairly last minute, and despite this the staff were still able and happy to make further last minute changes to the booking. The staff were all incredibly helpful, polite and cheerful. Which made the whole experience all the more enjoyable.
We were warm the whole time, despite being outside in less than ideal outdoor dining weather. We will be going again and recommending to others.
Written 9 May 2021
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Luke h
Tanya,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review.
We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your time with us and really appreciate the feedback.
We look forward to welcoming you back in hopefully more ideal dining conditions for your next visit when restrictions finally ease.
See you again soon
Kind Regards
Luke
Front Of House Manager
Written 12 May 2021
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Mini_Adventurer
11 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
Fabulous evening relaxing on a sofa by a roaring fire as chef cooked our meal. Great menu and quite honestly my chicken couldn’t have been more moist if it had died from drowning. Excellent wine list - we chose an English wine which was very nice!
Back to the fireside for coffee. Perfect evening.
Thanks for looking after us
Written 7 October 2021
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Luke h
Thank you so much for a lovely review and I am so glad you enjoyed your visit with us.
I Will pass the comments on to the rest of the team and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Kind regards
Luke
Front Of House Manager
Written 15 October 2021
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Steven S
Grove309 contributions
Apr 2021 • family
We booked for a family meal a couple of Sundays ago. We ordered burgers and steaks. We wished we had ordered the Sunday roast which we saw looked good on other peoples plates. Our food was ok sorry to say although nicely presented it wasn’t that great. However the staff were really friendly helpful and welcoming and despite the food we had a lovely time. We have been back a few times but just for drinks. It is a lovely friendly country pub with a good atmosphere and a nice large pub garden at the back. THANKYOU to the staff for making us feel so welcome.
Written 15 May 2021
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Lisa C
2 contributions
Apr 2021 • family
Amazing good. Staff super helpful. Front of house manager fantastic. Everyone goes over and above to help you from suggesting wine to best thing on menu..Great atmosphere 👌
Would definitely go again...
Written 10 May 2021
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Luke h
Lisa,
Thank you so much for the review and we are so glad that you enjoyed your time wish us!
We look forward to seeing you again very soon!
Kind Regards
Luke
Front Of House Manager
Written 12 May 2021
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Jo L
38 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
The pub has been transformed. The refurb is predictably all in trendy greys great, but it does work. But the menu and food are the best change. Went for a wake, which is not representative, but the buffet was really good - the best sausage rolls I've outside my own kitchen!
Written 13 August 2021
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Luke h
Hi Joanna,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We are so glad you approve of the changes and hope to welcome you back again soon.
I will pass on the comments to the chef about his sausage rolls.
Best Wishes
Luke
Written 19 August 2021
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