The White Hart of Wytham in Vale of White Horse

WHEN IS THIS PLACE REOPENING?????????!!!!!!!!!!!???????!!???

We had an utterly delightful time at this restaurant. The photos don't do it justice. It just looks a little drab in them, but in person the interior and garden when you are there and actually boots on the ground is charming and relaxing, as was the small interior room we ate in close to the tiny bar with the game table. Our meals were amazing, frankly shocked by how good. Corses 1st - 4th perfections. Could have eaten 2nd's on everything. It been quite a while 6 years, so might have gone down, but surprised by the 4 star reviews as I would have given it a 5 back then. We really had a lovely time. I have always wanted to write them a review and just found their card while looking for places for a relative.'s trip . I am thinking people had to have hit it on a bad night, or maybe it is under new ownership, but I would agree with the bride's review, we had a perfect evening and everyone including my daughter was was about 11, my husband, I and some Oxford Don friends have a blast. It will definitely be on my places go back to when next in the area. The staff were very gracious, welcoming, sweet and kind to my daughter. I think it does not photograph well in these photos but I found the place very visually appealing and I am a fussy visual crank. The service well managed organized and smooth.

Great traditional village pub with awesome Sunday roast

Have put one star because lack of accurate communication available. We tried to come here for lunch on our walk to Wytham Woods two days ago but it was closed and looked properly shut up. A gentleman saw us looking and told us he was local and that the owners had left and the pub was now closed. If this is correct, then they need to update their website to avoid confusion.

I find this pub a shame and embarrassing in the way they have gone ‘Insolvent’ and not selling for retirement which the Oxford Mail publishes, whilst the landlord escapes. This is all whilst the staff fight for there unpaid wages through the Government scheme. This is also the pub which the public liked throughout covid, however the owner sifted off tips from staff they were deserved. The Oxford Mail paint a different picture from their awful journalism. I hope the staff get what they are owed and a new employer pays them what they truly deserve.

Outstanding. Great service, amazing

July 16th I had my wedding reception with 100 guests at the White Hart. It was brilliant- relaxed, happy, beautiful food, lovely ambience; great staff. Wonderful value for money.

My pint of bitter was off. The staff were so busy they did not have time to serve you. Soup was cold, fish was burnt. All other customers were also complaining. Pub decor is tired and in need of decorating (see uploaded pictures). I do not recommend visiting here.

Lovely garden. Perfect for a pub lunch. The food from the BBQ was excellent! And the little pods for eating outside were super cute!

The reservation confirmation had a link to a traditional Sunday Lunch menu - perfect for a lunch with my mother-in-law. However, only a BBQ menu was available. Woefully understaffed & overbooked. We saw 2 sets of diners leave before their meals came - fed up with waiting. We were just about at that stage when our meals arrived-mediocre & flavourless would be an apt description. If we have been asked how our meal was, we would have let them know! Management were not on the premises - I can see why! We won’t be back.

Booked on the basis of website menu and previous visit, expecting Sunday lunch . Note - not a walk in where waiting to be expected. Cold inside. Barbecue menu with no 'Sunday lunch' and nothing like the website menu. Over 30 minutes after ordering, had to go to bar and ask where our bread (focaccia) starter was. Should hav ebeen suspicious when asked to give second choice in case first. choice had run out.v Meanwhile table of 4 got up leaving nearly full plates which were not cleared for 40 minutes. Then watched neighbouring couple receive their meal and instantly walk out. Getting really concerned by this point - two tables' reps went to look at abandoned meal to see what might be wrong. Ugely presentation but not obviously putrid. At 1 hour 30 wait point, a different table who arrived after us got their meal. Asked waiter for an explanation, got 'short staffed, owner always over books even though one in the kitchen , one indoors and one outdoors' i.e not a one off, result of a crisis. 'Not my fault, nothing I can do about it'. Child at next table getting distressed. Further request for ETT of food - no idea. Making to leave when food (most of it) arrived : OK but not memorable and definitely the second choice, about which we had not been informed. A further table walked out without paying. My companions were not willing to leave contact details and a message to owner / manager - contact us for payment as we don't trust you to act on feedback unless you have a financial incentive. This place deserves to go under so someone truthful and competent not a complete fantasist can come in & take it over. Th website should be taken down instantly as grossly misleading.

We booked online having looked at the Sunday menu on the website which had roast lunches. On arrival we were told that they were not doing Sunday lunches currently. An update on the website would be useful as we heard other customers requesting the same. A bit disappointed but chose from the current available menu anyway. We waited over 30 mins for starters to arrive, we ordered olives and Foccacia. The olives were nice, the bread was warm on one side and cold on the other..Maybe this was deliberate to cater for individual tastes? Thankfully we had a jug of water placed on the table when we arrived as with no visible waiting staff and the long wait for food I had drunk my small glass of wine before the starter arrived. 40 minutes after our arrival the table opposite, where previous diners had sat, was still not cleared and I was getting so hungry I started contemplating picking at their left overs! The main eventually arrived, turning the heads of all the other diners who had been patiently waiting in anticipation. I wish I had taken a photo of the plate that we had been presented with, a dinner plate with half of it covered with a greyish coloured potato salad and a small amount of some slow cooked short rib. The potato was fridge cold and the beef was tepid. Who wants half a dinner plate of potato salad? and is willing to pay £18 for it. Anyway, we looked at the plates and left after speaking to the man in charge. We offered to pay for our drinks and the starters but in fairness to him he said that he would cover the cost of these. Popped to the shop on the way home and now cooking a roast! Bullet point feedback; hire more staff, sack the chef, update your website to reflect what you are currently serving, rethink your Sunday menu and rethink your business model! You are in an 'on a limb' location wise, thus people need a reason to go the extra mile to visit you, make that extra mile worth it for them and you.

Located in the lovely village of Wytham the pub offers a cosy environment to enjoy great food and drinks and a friendly personnel. It could have been a better experience if the BBQ menu available on the day we stopped by, would have been handled different: the food was good but we had to wait a long time (nearly an hour) for it. There was also no kid menu, but unfortunately it is common in many pubs - not helpful when you travel with a family and want to enjoy pub food.

Whoever is managing this pub needs to go back to catering college. The food is overpriced - £18 for a tasteless hamburger with solid cheese on top for which we waited over half an hour is just ridiculous. We were given water for the table but no one came to ask if we would like anything else to drink. The final insult was to have the service charge put on to the bill…we did not pay it and I think as customers we should not pay unless there has been exceptional service. How they manage when there is a crowd in I don’t know.

Another fabulous night at the White Hart. They had arranged another live music session and had the assado barbecue fully fired up. The music was excellent, the food lovely and the real ale delicious. Perfect ambience and wonderful, friendly, efficient service as ever. Thank you Baz and all the team!

Wonderful food and atmosphere. On the night we went there was a barbecue and live music. Great service too - will go again when we're passing this way again

Great pub and restaurant - wonderful food and atmosphere. On the night I went there was a barbecue and live music.

We arrived in the hope of a roast, however we were told it was a BBQ and Grill event. We were not disappointed, friendly staff and the most amazing food. Full of flavour and some great creativity. A great end to a few days in the area.😀

Excellent meal and service. Let me the covered dining al fresco. Touch pricy.

Lovely country pub with great jazz soundtrack on our visit

Superb dinner in their walled garden dining in one of the pods. A warm welcome from the ever charming Baz before dining on local, seasonal food with a good selection of wines by the glass and an interesting non-alcoholic cocktail for the driver. We had asparagus, crab, cod & steak all cooked perfectly before sharing a jubilee trifle. Special mention to the ever smiling Jake who looked after us. New head chef Jon Parry is a great addition to the Oxford food scene, go & try his food.

The new chef and menu at the White Hart really tells - as do the welcoming helpful staff and well judged ambience. This looks to rival Arbequina as our go to date night destination in and around Oxford. There is plenty to choose from on the menu. We went for the Radishes with Almond Mayo which were deliciously crisp and subtle with a portion to please Peter Rabbit. The Scotch Egg was near perfect: crisp coating, really savoury port covering and a soft yoked egg. The bacon terrine came with pickled radishes which balanced out the saltiness and super thin Melba toast. Mains were grilled mackerel with grated fresh horseradish (a trick I’ll be taking home) and cod in parsley sauce (ask for a spoon as the creamy sauce is to die for). The reconstructed chips are to die for : grated potato in a sleeper shaped bloc crisp on the outside and not greasy, served with homemade mayonnaise. Fine beans and a salad were as described. The choice of spirits and beers/ciders is great. The wines we had were OK but not quite the match for the food. We’ll work our way through the others and report back. Apart from the food and the welcoming responsive staff it is the well judged ambience. Relaxed, fun decor (great hats) and unobtrusive jazz in the background makes it feel like a comfortable chair you can sit it without worries. What a joy to find real thought through well sourced food in a great setting. Go now. This will soon be packed.

Went to an evening wedding celebration, what a wonderfulv venue, live music, dancing, good food and well kept beer.

Well, what can I say. From the very first time we met and chatted to Baz about having our wedding evening reception here, it was a done deal. Baz was enthusiastic, eager to provide what we wanted, keen to work with us to ensure a real value-for-money event and as pleasant and amenable as one could ever want. In fact, all the staff here are superb too. Very polite, chatty and make you feel very welcome indeed. Needless to say the event was an unqualified success and in no small part down to Baz himself and his team. Great food, great service (despite them being seriously short staffed that night) and terrific atmosphere. They have a new chef by the way and he's damn good. A great place for a drink, a meal, a short stay or a lingering one. Speaking of which, try the Sunday lunch, you will not be disappointed. I'm a fussy and, my new wife assures me, a grumpy old git, so if I give five stars, you'd better believe it's well earned and well deserved.

The food was unimpressive but four stars for the character of the building and interiors. The service was good as well.

If there were 6 stars, the White Hart would deserve them. Very imaginative renditions of quintessential English dishes made with the best local ingredients.....done with finesse but not fussy or pretentious. The asparagus was sublime, the Scotch egg wonderful, the neck of pork succulent and the rhubarb bakewell was out of this world...kudos to the chef/s! And very reasonably priced! Plus friendly service. Get there while you can!!

We went here this evening and were sadly disappointed. I have been here a few times and had a nice meal. Tonight was a very limited menu and expensive. I had the chicken breast which came with a small ramekin of sauce and nothing else. My husband had the steak which came with 6 chips! There was no garnish on either plate so good job we ordered side dishes to go with it. Unfortunately this has put us off from going again. We were seated in the conservatory but the smell from the toilets was awful so we asked to move outside. The guy that served us was very nice. I have definitely had better meals in the past so not sure what has happened.

Thought the restaurant setting was beautiful and the staff very friendly and helpful. Food was a little expensive as you really had to order sides to accompany the main which pushed up the price. Dessert was delicious. Would come again.

I came here today for my friends wedding reception. I could not ask for any better. The food was amazing lots of choice. The bar staff/waiting staff were out if this world they were polite and also funny. 2 ladies stood out for me and that and that was older and younger val Thanks again to u all x

From a fairly limited menu it was hard to find a vegetarian gluten free meal I fancied, but the asparagus starter was good, the only thing I would choose. The deserts were all fairly calorific, only one that appeared to be gluten free. A pity there wasn’t any fresh fruit on the menu, except under a lot of cream. I’d have given the pub a 4 star rating if it hadn’t been for the ladies loos, which were obviously undergoing something of a blip, as the smell was almost unbearable. The waiting staff were really nice, although a little forgetful, but were obliging when reminded. The outside space for eating was very well organised for socially distanced times, if a little hot under all the plastic, but we’d have been grateful for the plastic had the heavens opened.

We had to wait 1 hour to get our food even tough the pub was not too busy. The food is extremely expensive for what you have and is not even cooked well: £16 for a plate with literally 1 piece of grilled chicken which was also dry. The crab starter had bits of shelves… Plenty of better pubs nearby.

Had a lovely time today and everyone else was more than happy with their roast. Just a request for a fish main as very limited options for a pescatarian. The crab starter was lovely but not enough as a main as requested. Excellent puds all round though.

Went for a after work drink nice place service was great even though not they for food got a menu to look at all looked good we be back

When out I often have something with fries as I never have them at home and when asked what sauces I'd like and when I said "Mayonnaise" was amazed to be told they were out of it. Really?! Both I and my fellow diner found the food distinctly average. Like a previous review unfortunately the service could only be described as poor despite there being few diners. The young waitresses certainly needed supervision and training.

On a walk with some friends and popped in for a quick drink. The covered area outside was pretty empty so sat down at table there. When the barman asked if we were eating and I said we weren't, miraculously the outside area was fully...

So looked forward to visit to The White Hart for lunch. However while the delicious lunch did not disappoint sadly the awful ugly plastic tent which has been erected over what was once the lovely charming walled garden meant I would be unlikely to return...

Jazz chilled, an ideal place for a candle-lit family dinner.

So many things weren't as they should be. Horseradish on child food. Coke glass half full. Asked for cutlery between all 3 courses Waitress took our food to the next table. Sad as we loved the food and location.

Went in to inquire about hiring the venue for an event. The owner was very rude and basically said we could have a look around but he was busy with an important event and couldn't speak to us. Appreciate that they are busy but it's no reason to be rude and could have very easy asked us to come back another time or leave contact details. RE: Unfortunately what you consider as 'very polite' is not how it was received by four people. We visited other venues around Oxford under similar arrangements and where they were busy, they were all polite enough to either ask for our contact details or suggested a more suitable time to return.

Food and venue were lovely. Much character. It was cold though despite a portable heater

Nice looking meat roasts but poor vegetarian options. The beetroot and kale Wellington is no longer on the menu, despite what the website menu states, which was a disappointment as the main reason for choosing this pub. On arrival the booked table wasn't ready, having been initially given to someone else, there was a draught from the door being left open and communication generally was poor at times.

Beautiful pub, nice food but the service is poor and staff are extremely cold and detached towards customers, from attending calls to table service they definitely need a customer service upgrade!!!

Good food, great open fire and friendly atmosphere

Had a wonderful Sunday roast dinner today. I had the beef which was done to perfection. Plenty of beautiful vegetables and great gravy. My wife loved the vegetarian roast too. Looking forward to going back soon.

Fantastic food, always a pleasure, good pricing

How disappointing! We have often find the service here bad but it was even worse today, The food is good except the soufflé starter was minute.

We like this place but the service is always poor but today it was virtually nil.........and we were charged 12+%. The venison was underdone and the soufflé ridiculously small.

Delicious Sunday lunch in a warm cosy country pub situated in the heart of a pretty quiet Oxfordshire village. Highly recommend.

Our first Sunday lunch for two years did not disappoint. We now live in the USA and have not been able to get home due to covid and travel restrictions. This was our first meal on UK soil, beautiful location, friendly staff and loved the...

Beautiful, quaint pub. Lovely staff and the outdoor area looks great for warm weather weather

Good service and great Sunday roast and a lovely curry.

The White Hart is a perfect example of a country pub getting right the balance of style and authenticity. Baz - the owner - and his team run a first rate show, with consummate professionalism and a warm touch. All of our needs were expertly...

Real ale, Real fire, Real food, in a real bit of history, close to great walks. Now no longer Wadworths, but none the worse.

Fabulous good (again...our 2nd visit), not cheap but you get what you pay for. The best fish curry I've ever had. A bit draughty downstairs though.

Amazing food and excellent service in a lovely setting 😊

Fabulous afternoon lunch Great service and welcoming staff kept warm with a topped up log fire. Just about to book again

Pros - large outdoor seating area and a decent amount of parking, although probably less than would be needed if the pub was full. Real fire Cons- unlike the nearby Trout, this pub is not on the river so no attractive view. Such a pub needs to compete on its food, drink and service. Which were from a factory, nothing special and very slow (although the manager was very sweet) respectively. In summer, if there is village cricket, the village pitch is lovely and a short walk away. Perhaps then one might have the quintessential English experience. This pub is probably best avoided the rest of the year though.

Gorgeous food and excellent friendly service and staff. I had the Lobster scotch egg to start followed by Prawn & Monkfish curry,both were delicious and the curry was divine! it brought back memories of a Mauritian Prawn curry I had in Mauritius a few years...

They put on a fabulous spread for mu uncle's wake. Well done

Quaint and charming pub restaurant. Lovely food, good ales, log fire.

Went for Sunday Roast with the family. The food was excellent and the staff were friendly and accommodating. Would recommend.

Lovely little pub in a beautiful village just off A34. We just popped in as a break on a journey. As we hadn’t booked we were in a pod which was a teeny bit cool but the little heater did a valiant job! It was...

Thoroughly enjoyed a good Sunday roast ,the outside pods are a great idea,staff very good

Ate as a table of 4 mid-week. Food was very good, excellent menu would recommend the fish dishes as all had were delicious

Had the best Sunday roast ever in your outside pods.Staff were amazing and made our day so special xx.Got to be the best Sunday Roast we’ve eaten.Everything cooked to perfection in a beautiful location.Thank you x

Amazing food and excellent service really nice place well presented highly recommend

Stopped here for lunch on the way to somewhere else for a holiday. Great find. Lovely lunch with really good service. Really pretty village worth a stroll around to let your food settle! If passing through again will book.

We had a delicious dinner at the White Hart last night - outstanding starters eg beetroot salad, sweet potato soup and chicken liver parfait, and main courses - cod, pork etc. The tasting dishes for 2 sounded very tempting - but we were all too...

I've been visitng this place on an occaisional basis for 15 years and love it. Getting to the White Hart requires you drive past several other welcoming pubs and the fact that, despite this, it was busy when we visitied on a mid-week evening speaks...

I've been visitng this place on an occaisional basis for 15 years and love it. Getting to the White Hart requires you drive past several other welcoming pubs and the fact that, despite this, it was busy when we visitied on a mid-week evening speaks volumes. On Wednesday this week I dropped in on spec to find a Jazz evening being hosted in their ancient, walled courtyard. The atmosphere was fantastic, the music excellent and the food being served at the Courtyard tables looked great (on this occaision we didn't eat but based on really good past experiences we were sorely tempted) As part of their COVID precautions all the outside tables have plastic enclosures and due to the nature of their walled courtyard the pub have been able to put a huge clear "roof" up giving a really good inside feel to an outside area. Go back? Absolutely, Recommend to friends? Without hesitating

Mediocre food and we were disappointed for a pub that claims it is a gastropub. The atmosphere is quirky and I can understand what they are trying to achieve with a rustic barn like layout, but dead plants and weeds is not great first impressions...

Sehr schöne Anlage. Der Service ist sehr freundlich. Das Essen ist richtig gut.

We've eaten here several times including holding our wedding reception here in 2016. Everyone agreed it was a brilliant venue - delicious food, excellent service from the lovely staff, and really lovely cosy decor throughout. They always have interesting food on offer and great vegetarian...

Three courses of exquisite flavours served by cheery and courteous staff, plus fine local ales. Unless you're a regular fine diner you might need to Google some of the items on the menu (Dukkah / Barigoule /Kecap Manis / Vadouvan spiced etc.!) but whatever the...

Very good service, attentive but not intrusive. The food was really tasty!

Did not go here went to small cafe across from white Hart of Wytham Which was very nice in the sun and pleasant to have a coffee and bacon buttie. Nice experience pleasant company.

Always a treat but hadn’t been for a few years and certainly want disappointed when reacquainting ourselves with this little gem if a pub! Celebrating my better half’s promotion at work. The burger & the pan roasted rump of lamb with braised shoulder of lamb...

Perfect setting for a post walk lunch. Excellent food and service, thoroughly recommend!

Lovely place with great food, very friendly staff and cozy romantic atmosphere. I really like the idea of gazebo with small “gazebo tables”, and live piano music or chill music in background. Another thing - that was BEST LOBSTER I eat in Oxfordshire, and scotch eggs with crab are amazing too. Big shout for the waitress that remember us after first visit - she is great and deserve extra bonus, as that kind of staff is priceless! She said she’s from Albania, but I don’t know name. Many thanks to her, she’s very helpful with menu and can explain all and recommend best things. Now White Hart of Wytham is our number one to celebrate special occasions ! Highly recommended!

Absolutely lovely outdoor setup and exceptionally good food. Will hopefully be back soon.

We passed by this pub on a recent drive through Oxfordshire and decided it would be a lovely place to stop for a quick drink. It was a busy Sunday lunchtime and Im sure they could have done without people wanting a seat just to...

Excellent service, menu, staff very friendly & obliging.

Great country pub close to Oxford. Good food, beautiful space.

Charming ambiance, inside or outside. Charming and efficient staff and excellent chef. Great combination.

A wonderful find on the way back to London from Wytham Woods. A picture postcard village pub with friendly services and top menu.

We came with my parents to celebrate meeting after 11 months without a face-to-face catch up. Everything was perfect. The staff were friendly, organised, and good at their job. The table (one of the outdoor pods) was neat and clean. And the food was exquisite....

Great food and excellent outdoor dining facilities - covered pods underneath a huge marquee! Good service from pleasant and thoughtful staff.

I love the White Hart, great food, delightful friendly staff, good wine list so I'm distressed to confirm we have had a second evening ruined by someone's dreadful choice of music. Arrived in good time for our table, saw the band set up in the...

Great outdoor space. Lovely BBQ food and love music last night made an amazing atmosphere

Very nice service..waitress that served us was so lovely and accommodating...5 out of 5 for service!!

Great food and great atmosphere, they've adapted well to Covid times too.

We had our wedding reception at the White Hart of Wytham and we could not recommend them enough. Baz and his wonderfully friendly and attentive team made the whole experience smooth and thoroughly enjoyable for us. Baz came up with various options so we could...

Realy enjoyed our visit. Very welcoming and superb food.

We had to eat outside as there were 6 of us but luckily we had no rain,but the area is covered. Service was friendly and attentive. We had some nice unusual starters which were very tasty and well presented. The pork roast was fine. Would...

Really nice place with really nice food. Covid friendly. A bit pricey for what you get but absolutely nice for a treat.

Fantastic pub and restaurant. Delicious food, wide choice including plenty of vegetarian options, friendly staff, great events, loads of outdoor but undercover COVID safe seating, beautiful location. Can't fault it.

Excellent service, food and drinks!

Had lunch outside in the wagon seats. Lovely choice of food, delicious and good service. A lovely day.

We enjoyed a fabulous evening in the outdoor covered area at the Mamma Mia night. The staff were so accommodating and the food and entertainment were superb. We will definitely visit again if we are in the area

Food was good. Make sure you go when the weather is good otherwise you will need to wrap up.