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About Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant
You've planned an afternoon punting a la Sebastian Flyte - you've got the boater, the stripy blazer, the wind-up gramophone and the obligatory teddy bear, but whoops, forgotten the picnic. Instead of eating sweaty sandwiches, plan your punting excursion round eating at Cherwell Boathouse. Owned and run by the same family for the past 30 years, Cherwell Boathouse, as its name suggests is right on the banks of the Isis (Oxford speak for the Thames) in a truly scenic spot. The restaurant is small and intimate with a beautiful terrace but not twee. The atmosphere is buzzy and lively and there is a huge range of age groups. However, if you are truly set on a picnic, the restaurant will organise a hamper for a minimum of 15 people if you pre-order.
What's cooking:
Fish Terrine with a light crab mayo; fragrant Thai broth, crispy sea bream with courgette and carrot tagliatelle on a bed of noodles with a tomato and caper jus; baked breast of mallard with a cranberry compote; white chocolate and ginger torte; chocolate layered crepe cake.
Please note this restaurant does not take bookings from toptable on Saturday evenings
Opening hours:
Mon - Sun: 12pm - 2.30pm & 6.30pm - 10.30pm
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We visited the Cherwell Boathouse for Sunday lunch. The location was lovely and we left feeling very relaxed. However given the relaxed setting the menu seemed pretentious. The emphasis on locally sourced produce, we enjoyed a locally produced rose with our meal, is to be applauded and the qualiry was excellent but the chef seemed to be trying to hard. A simplier menu and presentation would be more suited to the setting and charecter of the building .
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Location by the river was wonderful, the food was beautifully cooked. Prices a little steep,£6 for a pudding, London prices! Loos could do with redecorating. Service was discreet if a little laid back.Review
Cherwell Boathouse is an amazing setting and our table by the window was fabulous. The food was excellent and the menu very interesting. We had two complaints though - The service was extremely quick (from sitting down to desert in just over and hour) and there were two large groups dining who were very boistrous in the small restaurant. The latter perhaps explains the former. Overall though, highly recommended.Visitors
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