The Royal Sun in Cherwell

We had a fantastic meal at The Royal Sun. The Indian dishes were superbly cooked with fresh vegetables in my Vindaloo. The menu is varied with English dishes if you prefer and some Chinese. I would highly recommend this pub/restaurant. The current owners have really turned things around. Keep up the good work..

Lovely bar, great food and staff Good find, hidden gem. Top class Indian food In a great place to meet with friends for something to eat and drink.

I visit this restaurant on October. I really enjoyed the food on the restaurant. Specially the Lamb sizzler was amazing with sizzling hot. I will strongly recommend my friends and colleagues to try the food on this restaurant.

Having been a patron fo Aziz's many establishments spanning 50 years, this did not quite live up to what I was expecting or hoping for. Everything was nice, but not outstanding. The staff were a delight to talk to and worked very hard all evening. Having said the aforementioned, I would still go back again.

Excellent spot with excellent service. Really friendly people who helped me decide on which of the many vegan options to choose. Not only was the food, service and atmosphere lovely but the manager came out and helped me reinflate a my car tire going above and beyond. Will definitely be coming here again when in the area.

Excellent Indian food and friendly and attentive staff. My husband tells me the burger is excellent also. I had the chicken madras and it was delicious. Frequently I find restaurants make them fairly mild and bland and I find myself wishing I'd made it at home, but this one was fresh and had a good amount of heat. The poppadoms were great and the lime pickle was outstanding. The only thing that was really good but not my absolute favourite. Having lived in Bradford, I thought I'd never find a place locally that would be up to snuff. Can't wait to go back!

The best chicken pathia I've ever had despite the varied menu of Indian and British food, super friendly and accommodating staff, they don't put salt on kids food as standard, child seat was actually clean and safe to sit in etc will add to our regular go-to restaurants. Things that let them down: tomato ketchup was industrial gloop and not heinze, ladies toilet doors didn't close properly, no veg option with kids meals (had to ask for a side of veg and they were very accomodating), my napkin was dirty. Really picking holes here!

Best burgers in Oxford and top-notch Indian food, with excellent service too!

We stopped for a roast this afternoon. Really good food. Even better service! Everyone is so friendly and kind. Really loved our visit. Thanks to all the staff who made our stay so lovely.

The staff managed to fit our large table at short notice and we're very friendly and attentive. The roast was absolutely divine and freshly made. Would highly recommend! 💕

I enjoyed how beamed the interior was.

Lovley place, stoped off with some freinds for a meal yesterday, usually come once or twice a year, fantastic meals with good options, great atmoshere and very welcoming staff, would highly recomend!!

We've just had a lovely evening at the Royal Sun; it's really nice to be offered poppadoms when you order drinks, our curries were delicious, and an excellent pint of beer. Shelly looked after us perfectly. We're looking forward to visiting again.

Had a great curry with my wife and son really nice staff 👍

Loved the food, service and atmosphere here for a delicious sunday brunch ! Very reasonable prices too! I had beef roast and my husband had lamb. Both were perfectly wonderful.

Wow! The home-made poppadom chutneys are the best ever. Really top notch food. Definitely coming back again.

Great indian food of high quality for good price. Lovely atmosphere, good service and friendly staff!

Excellent service as always, amazing atmosphere with plenty of seats and a nice outdoor area too. Staff are AMAZING, and so accommodating. Do the best of curries!!!!!

Excellent food and Service. A little quite but I actually really liked that. Some great Vegan options that made me feel included and catered for. Will definitely be back!!

Eat here every few weeks amazing curries and service is always the best, recommend this restaurant as a must try for all curry lovers, waitress staff shelly and hannah make you feel looked after and a valued customer

Such a lovely place to go for a meal. The service is always exceptional and the food is always good. They have a nice outdoor area as well. Happy to go back every time

Really enjoyed the food delicious. Also service was brilliant food came out very quick and waitress Shelly was lovely.

We went for an early evening meal on a Tuesday The food and service were excellent We will definitely be returning! Thoroughly recommended. The choice of Indian/Nepalese food was enticing and well priced, it was also cooked to perfection.

Nice to see the Royal Sun busy again. Good food, good service.

My compliments for the interior. Clean and comfortably furnished. The staff is super friendly and hospitable. The food was delicious and more than enough. We'll go back again🍀🥂 Greatings Anthony from the Netherlands.

We had fish curry, korma and tikka masala. Absolutely delicious, great service.

Pleasant drink in the beer garden. Wasn't expecting to pay £12 for a beer and a shandy but there we are. We paid more in Woodstock later!

2 tiny pieces of lettuce, 2 tiny pieces of watercress and a sliver of red pepper are not a side salad in my humble opinion. 35 minutes for a Cornation chicken sandwich. Won't be returning.

Lovely meal Fast service Indian menu with some British favourites. I had tikka masala which was delicious Would recommend

Was recommended to visit. Very glad we did wonderful food and great staff will be going back to try there Currys. Actually works out that we will be bk sooner than we thought so see you guys soon

Lovely little country pub with yummy Indian/Nepalese food. Enjoyed the Kataoke too!

Fantastic pub and restaurant which we found by chance after roadworks changed our route while visiting family. The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating to our children. Food was good, the curries particularly great. Would recommend. Only very minor recommendation would be for a baby changing table in one of the toilets as there wasn't one to use. That said, team were very helpful and found a quiet area to use.

We had a take away and the staff member told us we were 'in for a treat' when we collcted the food. Sadly this was not the case. The food was bland and uninteresting. Won't be going back

We recently attended The Royal Sun for a work networking event for lunch and had a fantastic experience. The staff were really friendly and helpful, the atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the food was excellent. Highly recommend this place and can't wait to return!

Lovely food, goid service nd friendly atmosphere

Lovely Indian food this evening, great service and good atmosphere. Wine is a bit expensive, maybe I’ll try the Friday fizz next time.

Lovely Country Pub, stopped of for food on Friday on our travels & called in again today on our way home for a Sunday roast. Staff very friendly & food & drink were very reasonable.My only criticism which is so not at all a negative would be not to dust the chips with a pepper taste. The food was lovely on Friday & the roast today (the lamb) was so tasty, we will go back & try an Indian very soon 😋

Really enjoyed my visit. Food was excellent. Service was super and personal. Good pint.

Fantastic food excellent service superb Indian cuisine,

Highly recommended. We will be going back for more excellent food

My second visit in four weeks! Lovely choice of food (they also do things other than curry) and really friendly service. We chose curries on both visits and were not disappointed, lovely flavour and left feeling very full.

Excellent food Great service Good atmosphere

We dropped in for lunch, had a huge surprise, new owners, new menu. The staff were attentive, the menu looked great, and the food, was incredible, just WOW!!! The ambience was good, the place should be over run with customers, if you love fusion foods, Indian/English it's an absolute gem of a place, mango chutney is the best I've ever had, their version of chicken ceasar salad, was incredible, different, but flavoursome. We will be returning, what a fantastic place.

We visited last night for dinner which was very good however we do have a problem with how quick everything was done. It appeared to us they couldn't wait for us to get gone. Instead of a relaxing leisurely get together with nice food we were in and out in 1 1/2 hours. Ended up going back to the other couples house for coffee as felt they obviously needed the table back. There is fine balance between good service and being pestered all the time. The plates were taken while my sister inlaw was still eating and her glass taken before she had even finished her drink. Its a good place to go for a great meal however you really need to tone down the promptness of your service!

Was really impressed with this meal. From the moment we arrived, the staff were friendly and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. Went with my partner and 4 children and it was great there were plain options for the 5 year old so the rest of us could enjoy a delicious curry at the same time. The food was fantastic and great value for money. We will be back!

It’s great to see the Royal Sun back doing what it does best, serving the community with great food, it’s been a long time coming, some more great days ahead I hope, good luck guys, as Arnie says, we will be back

We came to the Royal Sun on Mother’s Day for a lovely roast with our family. The staff were delightful and welcoming whilst being very attentive. The atmosphere was great and food was delicious. Will definitely be coming back again soon!

This was our very first visit since the changeover and we were all very impressed with our food,the service was spot on and we all chose the the 3 course option.The staff were lovely and such a friendly bunch and nothing was too much trouble for them.we wish The Royal Sun good luck for the future and will most definitely be returning very soon.

Very busy, for a Thursday night. Great food and service.

The Royal Sun has been totally transformed by the new owners. The food, both from the Indian menu (great value at £15 for three courses!!) and the Sunday lunch is delicious with generous portions. The staff are very friendly and nothing is too much trouble and the pub is dog friendly - in fact we are asked where our dog is if he is not with us! So highly recommended just for a drink or a great value meal.

I never normally write reviews but felt I had to as had the most amazing meal out at the Royal Sun. The curry was honestly the nicest I have ever had and the service was amazing. Will definitely be coming back.

We visited on the offchance as we were passing, and am so glad we did! Friendly but not intrusive staff and delicious food. I hope we'll pass by again some time.

First visit since reopening. Very impressed with decor, menu and very friendly staff. Will visit again soon for Saturday evening dinner.

Excellent Sunday roast with family. Beef, lamb and chicken with a lovely selection of veg. Will definitely be back and recommending to friends and family.😊

Love this place. The best Indian food you’ll find and staff are really great. New team and they are doing so much. Quiz nights are so much fun!

Decent pub on the main A44 between Oxford and Woodstock. Can get busy at times. Some good beers on tap, and food's a reasonable price. UPDATE (2024) Now under new ownership. Beer is still good, & the food is even better. Mainly Indian themed but with other bar "staples" as well.

Friendly nice pub on the way to Blenham Palace.

Tried to book table for dinner but couldn’t find a copy of there menu online, so decided to ring them. Number listed on website came back as number unavailable. So I gave up would strongly suggest they update and improve their website if they want peoples business.

Honestly, the food was lovely, but the attitude of the manager was just appalling. He clearly doesn’t understand that shouting at his staff members and telling customers on how “lazy” they are when he is on his phone continuously taking phone calls and don’t doing much to contribute, will not get them to learn any better. He brought the atmosphere down, as I said, it was a good but overpriced meal, but the management needs a change.

What a lovely pub and a great find. Myself and a friend were enroute to a weekend event and stopped here for a quick drink. Then on the way back we stopped in the hope to grab dinner. However the kitchen had closed. But the landlord was amazing - he offered us some food regardless and prepped it before going on our merry way. Scampi and chips was order of the day and it was delicious. Will definitely return for more food. Setting was great and service exceptional.

Went for dinner and a beer to celebrate a birthday. The place is under new(ish) management and has an Indian/English menu. The scampi and chips, the Jalfrezi were reported to be excellent, and I can personally say that the Tikka Massala was really good. Food served in individual bowls brought on a larger individual plate. Left feeling absolutely stuffed. Beer was good as well. Will be returning.

I don't understand the reviews, there's nothing excellent about this indian restaurant - yes its indian food in a 18th century country house that used to be an English Pub. Average, if not below average indian food. Ok, if you think you find yourself in the wrong place but don't want to leave and look for another restaurant, you also have the "move mountains Burger". The owner comes to the table very often, helping the staff put the food on the table , the food comes in bowls and his thumb inside the bowls takes away anyone's appetite...

it was either the manager or the owner, was being rude to staff, told one of the staff members off for serving me because i knew him, told me i wasn’t as important as other customers, got the others to serve the owners friends before they serve me when i’d been in there an hour already

It's a soft opening,Indian & English menu, tasty tikka wrap, very welcoming.

Delightful mix of asian and traditional pub food. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere.

The best lamb curry I had in years.

Pub closed Easter Saturday, For lease sign outside.

Amazing Sunday lunch with my wife, incredible service and food is fantastic you just must visit

Such a wonderful pub that needs to stay open!!! 3 of us went for drinks & dinner. It’s a comfortable pub, with all the right vibes. The menu is small & not your usual pub prices, but for good reason.. the dishes are put together with a quality found only in top restaurants. My colleague ordered the main vegetarian dish, & I ordered the prawn,avocado & cous cous starter with fries, expecting a naff prawn cocktail dish, but it was so much more- absolutely delicious & worth every penny. At the moment it is shut on Mon/Tues, but looks closed all the time (they are not allowed to light up the outside too much as they are close to the road). Please go here. Make it viable. Keep it open.

The curry was fantastic last night and the deserts are to 👍

What a delightful pub and restaurant. Most of all the staff are so accommodating and the service was excellent. We recently had an evening meal there and enjoyed it so much that we returned as part of a family group to try the Sunday roast. We will definitely continue to use this restaurant as it represents excellent value for quality meals.

This is the second time in 8 days that we have been , last Friday was our first time , we booked a Sunday roast today for 7 , the food again was excellent as was the service,

My other half and I had an evening meal here, which was simply the best meal out we’ve had in a long, long time. My OH had a chicken satay starter - fabulous. Not too sweet, had real live bits of peanut in the sauce, and came accompanied by cucumber and salad. For mains, I had flat iron steak with pepper sauce, peppers, courgette, roast garlic and perfect chunky chips (think that was it). It was cooked to perfection and such a relief to find a pub that doesn’t roll out an overcooked steak with the ubiquitous onion rings, half a tomato, mushroom/s and skinny chips. The OH had salmon, which came with crushed new potatoes and lots of nice veg - none of which he can remember this morning. Hey ho. Dessert for each of us was a pavlova with whipped cream, zingy lemon curd, raspberries and strawberries. This was just as fabulous as everything else. So impressed. Every dish was artfully presented, the flavours considered and the cooking absolutely spot on. Not a soggy vegetable in sight. Lovely people, too, our waiter was a smiley gentleman from Turkey and the chef and (we believe, although this is an assumption) his wife, who incidentally brought the food out themselves (nice touch), were Kiwis. Altogether a lovely experience and one that I recommend wholeheartedly to others.

I’ve been visiting The Royal Sun since the 1980’s. Today my local family and I stopped to try it for lunch under the most recent managers. I must admit I was truly disappointed. The place was virtually empty, the food selection was not what I’ve come to expect from a nice roadside pub, particularly from The Sun. I left thinking I’ll give them 6 months tops before going under. I suggest they add some traditional fare to appeal to more people if they want to make a go. I am an American who treasures local fare, and this wasn’t it.

We stopped here on our way back from Blenheim Palace because we were hungry and had no idea where to go. We drove past and took a chance. We were really pleased that we did. It’s small, cosy and really nicely set out inside with friendly service and, most importantly, good food. My wife and I both had flat iron steak which was cooked perfectly with a delicious peppercorn sauce, lovely chunky chips and really nice roasted vegetables (including half a head of roasted garlic). Our sons had chicken nuggets from the kids menu which where good quality and they loved (though they love any chicken nuggets so it doesn’t say much). For desert I had sticky toffee pudding and my wife had a baileys and chocolate mousse. Both were delicious. Overall this is not a cheap pub but it is definitely worth it for the very good quality of food. The steaks were £21 each but did come with the sides rather than having to order separately (which seems so common these days) so decent value. I would come again and happily recommend to others. Great meal.

Very expensive Sunday roast,nit recommended

The pub looks a bit uninviting from the outside and could do with a few hanging baskets. The inside is really nicely decorated and had a nice ambience. Wayne the owner and chef was friendly and approachable. The Sunday roast was extremely tasty as were all of the desserts. The menu had some really nice sounding meals on it. Service a bit on the slow side considering the restaurant was fairly quiet.

Excellent food, just a shame we were the only people in on a Friday evening. Understand it was busier earlier on but disappointing that there was absolutely no atmosphere. Good menu which changes regularly. Will definitely return, maybe for Sunday brunch or a lunch next time though.

Very nice lucky surprise when we tried out this pub after 6 years in Oxford. The place is really nice and the food was amazing (whether the green curry or the salmon nicoise)

We only went out for a walk but decided to call in for a pint at The Royal Sun. Then we had another and then decided to have a meal of Buttered Chicken with rice and naan which was superb and this was accompanied with...

Living locally we like to use the Royal Sun. In June it reopened under the management of Dee and Wayne and the food is ezcellent. We've been for dinner and for lunch, then yesterday had for the most delicious Eggs Benedict Brunch. So lovely to...

Good service and delicious food. Will definately come again, especially for sticky toffee pudding.. melts in your mouth 😋

The Royal Sun is under new management again so we visited with our son and daughter in law and our granddaughter on Saturday evening. We all chose different meals and each one was freshly cooked and delicious. Our granddaughter chose the chicken nuggets which were...

Great spot for a lunch with friends especially if sunny outside has the terrace offers good seating space. Very tasty French fries and overall meal, but unfortunately we were unlucky with the waiting time for very simple dishes. Kids waiting 40min for a meal is something pretty difficult to manage as a parent, and those should have been prioritized, as adults could wait more if needed...

I recently visited Oxford and found this little gem just down the road in Begbroke. Very charming and inviting from the outside and even better once we went Inside! Lovely atmosphere and very good selection of gins! Had a bite to eat which was delicious...

I recently visited Oxford and found this little gem just down the road in Begbroke. Very charming and inviting from the outside and even better once we went Inside! Lovely atmosphere and very good selection of gins! Had a bite to eat which was delicious and the owners were more than welcoming. We went to go back the next day on Saturday but the pub was closed for a private event which looked like a great party I believe a wedding but absolutely packed. We can't wait to visit again and highly recommend!

Thank you so much to Jonathan, Mo and the rest of The Royal Sun team for hosting our wedding party last night. We had great comments from our guests regarding the food, service and how lovely the pub is. We really appreciate everything to did...

Thank you so much to Jonathan, Mo and the rest of The Royal Sun team for hosting our wedding party last night. We had great comments from our guests regarding the food, service and how lovely the pub is. We really appreciate everything to did to accommodate us. See you very soon, Kirsty & Nathan

When we got there on 19th April 2022 there was a sign on the door saying 'closed until further notice'. 🤔

Hopeless,don’t go.Pub closed’ till further notice once again!Checked website which said it was open.Complete waste of time.

This is now a lovely pub. Just been there. Unfortunately they have lost their chef. So are not currently serving food. We have Iived in the village for 7 1/2 years . We have been there more times in the last 6 months than the previous 7 years. The new landlords are lovely and welcoming. Support this lovely local pub

Arrived at the above place, been a few Years since i was last on site... Met Jonathan, owner, i explained who i was and there to do, the guy was an absolute legend, very patient with us, unfortunately he said he wasn't too impressed with the services not been carried out in a while, so i reassured him what we do and what i did.. I contacted Initial because he had a problem, and its been dealt with accordinly.. So appreciate them letting us on site to carry out our services.. #The Royal Sun, #Great Food.. #Hygiene Services, #RSH.. 👍

Delicious food and very good service. Lovely pub for Sunday lunch.

Warm, welcoming pub selling good ales and decent food.

Warm welcome and friendly staff wrapped up with great food and drinks.

Very disappointed a friend had booked this for a girls night out trying to support locally we arrived to see a sign on the bar saying kitchen was closed but we had not been contacted to tell us of this!! After finally getting the bar...

Food Excellent, staff very friendly,did not have to wait to be served,Food did not take long to arrive, great value for money

Excellent service, food and value. Booked in for Sunday lunch on our way to Oxford. Warm welcome into a cosy traditional pub atmosphere. Staff friendly and attentive. Roast beef lunch absolutely excellent. Desserts original and lovely. We will be back!

Lovely place. Made to feel very welcome. Will be returning very soon.

New people have taken over and the atmosphere is excellent, they're friendly and very welcoming. They took over after the pub had been closed for about a year, and they've put in a lot of had work to get where they are today. Only a limited food menu at present, but the food is excellent. The beer has changed, they now have Tribute bitter, which is excellent, 1st time in 11 years that I've had a decent pint there ! Please support the , they deserve it after all the work they've put in.