Upton Firehouse - West Oxfordshire

We went on Friday to the firehouse for the grill night. what a great atmosphere! warm welcome by warm log burners, fiery lights from the cooking oven and sparkling lights over head. After the chattering families followed groups of adults. one night. the food was great. could not believe the series of tasty bbq meat included in a price huh, bark and pork) that came with starter we loved the focaccia brot and tahini hummus and salate. the butternut, red plank and spelz salat so well we paid for more. we'll be friends soon.

We stayed at the Redsky campsite next to this establishment. There were 4 of us in our party and on arrival at the site we made our way for lunch. We were thoroughly impressed with the menu which offered something different from other restaurants and...pubs. Our party enjoyed delicious burgers and truly scrumptious ribs with homemade coleslaw. We booked in for breakfast the next morning before finishing our meal! The staff were warm and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. The decor is relaxed and stylish and the open kitchen was spotlessly clean. We particularly liked the fairy lights! Breakfast was also an event. Can recommend the crumpets with brisket and fried egg- honestly not eaten beef for breakfast before but wow! The full English was well presented and all the ingredients were of high quality and cooked to perfection. The freshly squeezed orange juice was delicious. Our whole party enjoyed our experience and only wished that we live closer so we could visit more often!

Fantastic food and service, was recommended and wasn’t disappointed. What a gem this place -we will definitely be back for more!

Popped in for Sunday morning breakfast, excellent, all 4 of us enjoyed the food and the staff were so welcoming.

Sorry to be writing a poor review but this was, pre-Covid, one of my favourite destinations and I was SO disappointed with my visit last night. Previously we enjoyed free choice from a varied bar of meat, veg and salads, all bursting with freshness and...seething with flavour. Now I know self service isn’t really a thing at the moment and completely understand why, but the food we were served was really none of the above. Everything tasted and felt like it had been made a day earlier and warmed over. Not even very thoroughly warmed over. The meats were hard and tough, flavours had declined, the roast potatoes were tepid and greasy. Most bizarrely of all, the food we were served bore little relation to the menu we were given. No pulled pork or harissa beef, ribs and belly pork turned up which weren’t on the menu, quinoa salad where bean salad was stated. What is going on? You can’t just dump any old food on a plate and expect that the punters won’t notice. The Cole slaw was amateurishly prepared and a very mean portion it’s cheap stuff for goodness sake, at least you could afford to be generous. On a positive note, the staff were great, fitting us in at short notice and very friendly and helpful. Also the venue remains great, The barn is large and airy, very covid-safe and with a (potentially) great atmosphere but not with cooking like that. I really hope to see a return to the great standards of the past and to posting a glowing review in the future but yesterday’s experience falls far short.