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Twin open fires and flagged floors set the tone at this old Cotswold inn turned gastropub, where the kitchen cooks over flame and changes the menu as often as the farmers call. The team behind London's The Pelican came home to Charlbury to restore it, and the terse, ingredient-led dishes feel like the point rather than the ambition. It ranks in the Top 50 Gastropubs and is in the Michelin Guide. Rooms upstairs if you miss the last train.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Great British Pub Awards 2025 · Best Pub for Food · Great British Pub Awards
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #28 · Top 50 Gastropubs
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 91
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Salt baked celeriac, green sauce Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
- Rump, black cabbage Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
- Cuttlefish, celery and chicken liver Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
Nearby in the record closest first
- The Bell Modern British Eat · 69
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