The Angel at Burford
Tucked into a 16th-century coaching inn on Witney Street, The Angel at Burford is the kind of restaurant that makes you want to cancel your onward plans and stay another night — proper British cooking using named local suppliers, served in a low-beamed dining room with an open fire.
What to Order
The menu changes with the seasons but reliably features Oxfordshire lamb, Gloucester Old Spot pork and line-caught fish. The twice-baked Cerney goat's cheese soufflé has been a starter fixture for years and earns its longevity — it arrives golden, impossibly light and deeply savoury.
Sunday roasts are a local institution here: thick-cut sirloin from Aubrey Allen's butchery, proper dripping-roasted potatoes and Yorkshire puddings that mean business. Book the Sunday sitting at least a week ahead.
The wine list leans toward smaller European producers and the staff know it well enough to make a recommendation without being prompted — a reliable sign of a kitchen that takes the whole meal seriously.
The Setting and When to Visit
The dining room retains its original flagstone floor, exposed Cotswold stone walls and a fireplace large enough to stand in. In winter it is exactly as warm and amber-lit as you want a Cotswolds inn to be; in summer, a small courtyard garden opens at the back.
Weekday lunches are quieter and often better value — a two-course set menu is usually available and lets you eat well without the weekend premium. The bar serves local ales from Wychwood Brewery if you just want a pint and a ploughman's.
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