Excellent food in a friendly and unpretentious setting.
Ann-Marie Thomas
We were visiting the area for the weekend celebrating 50th birthday. La Table D'Alix was a salivating experience which we really enjoyed. A lovely warm welcome by the restaurant owners Antoine and their staff. Very helpful and informative on the menus and ingredients.En attendant - Freshly baked bread buns with local butter. Saucisson, a generous sliced cured meat with hazelnuts and gherkins. Tasted very nice and was good whilst the chef prepared and cooked our order. I ordered a Raspberry Cosmopolitan which was served with an orange peel lighted then served in the cocktail to release the orange zest aroma.Starters - Cheese soufflé, soft tasty and Cheesy and the accompanying sauce was delicious. Sea scallops, tender, went beautifully with the pancetta and celery micro greens.Mains - Cod, again tender soft and flaky, curry sauce not overpowering, very nice flavour.Hunters Chicken, tenderly cooked and moist with flavourful olive tapenade and basil, the kale was seasoned well and crisp. The Romanesco nicely charred.Desserts - Tarte tartin, sweet pastry with caramelised fruit.Chocolat surprise, oh my word this was soo good! A Chocolate mouse that had a praline biscuit base that resembled maltesers flavour, the mouse was gorgeous and I loved the caramelised crispy zest decorated on top which gave the dessert a hint of sweet lemons.The Staff pleasantly surprised by adding a sparkler candle to my husband's dessert and singing Happy Birthday which was really thoughtful, kind and made the occasion special. Thank you so much! :-)Wines - Upon asking the restaurant owner advice on wines, I had a glass of white wine which was light and fragrant. It accompanied the chicken very well.I also had a dessert wine which was again light, softly sweet and fragrant.We have dined at a few Mitchelin restaurants and this has been an overall very pleasant experience. The Bill was in my view very reasonable for fine dining.I liked that the owner's family participated in the dining experience and it reminded me of time spent in France dining with family and friends. Thank you.
Ras Lion
Lovely place to go so friendly and welcoming and excellent foodParking: Usually able to park sometimes can be busyKid-friendliness: Kids friendly but menu is not really for kids
Adrian Hill
We’ve just had dinner here. The food is just really excellent. Very high quality. Nice relaxed chilled informal vibe too, just the way it should be. We had beef for starter, monkfish main and cheeseboard desert. But the whole menu looked tasty.
Paul Pelletier
Sublime!
Paul Marks
A firm favourite of ours. A family run exquisite French restaurant. The quality of the food and the service is outstanding. Great for both lunch and dinner. Highly recommend.Parking: Limited parking on site. Friendly family atmosphere so feel free to double park. They will politely ask you to move if necessary.
Antoni Lecko
Came for works dinner, food was very
John TJ
What a lovely restaurant, run by a great team serving excellent
K West
Such a shame. Was going to book once again, then read in Oxford Mail that the food hygiene score in May this year was 1! How could that be? Customers need safe hygiene above all.Later I saw the owner’s reply to this review and suggested three things regarding these very serious allegations about the ex chefs. 1. Which ‘next village’? I live in a next village. 2. Have you asked the council to come back and regrade? 3. Did you report the chefs to the police? No answer to these questions and I note the hygiene rating is still at 1, six months on.
Jayne Mosses
Reading the reviews I feel as if we just were unlucky this night. We were highly recommended this quaint Restuarant so we just had to go. We sat down and were greeted in the normal manner and began to look at the menu. We both love fois gras so that was a given. Mains, little choice of what we both enjoy so chose steak and triple cooked chips with peas and ham. We looked at the wine list and went for a lovely bottle of red (£160).It was decanted in front of us and a glass was poured by the waitress.The starter came out and we both looked a little startled as a lover of fois gras it just simply looked like a pate rather that pan fried fois gras. It tasted nice but not what we expected.Steak is steak. The ham and peas were lovely but the triple cooked chips looked like Mac Donald chips that looked anemic. They were not triple cooked at all. We went on throughout the evening pouring our own wine as a waiter/waitress didn’t appear. I think this is was why we felt unhappy at the end of the day. When we went to pay my partner said we didn’t want to pay the service charge the lady shrugged and did not ask why or how can we do better etc. her reactions were not the best so my partner said….the service was disgusting. You can’t please everyone but surely when spending nearly £400 that warrants something?I did receive an email saying the waitress heard us saying the food was disgusting which is simply not true and nothing about trying to find out what was wrong with our experience. Quite strange. Perhaps another time we would give 5/5 as the reviews show but sadly not on this evening for usAfter receiving a reply, I am totally disgusted in the owner. You have personally attacked me. He obviously had not read the review in the tone that it was set. The arrogance from him was unfounded and offensive. Please re read the review and take ownership and treat your paying customers with respect and professionalism.
Food, table, atmosphere all 5 stars and they do a killer coffee. Not to mention the amazing food. Loved that none of the chairs matched and the table was a converted sowing machine. Service was fast and food was great ?
Arie Chapman
This is our absolute favourite place to eat. A fabulous environment, a friendly welcome, and amazing food to top it all off. I can not recommend this enough.
Julia Greenhough
I don't often post feedback but this charming restaurant deserves to be supported and visited. The food is excellent, the service is fabulous and the setting delightful. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch and were really impressed by the experience and warm atmosphere. A delightful taste of France!
Corin76
My husband and I finished the Plough after a particularly difficult day. The seating area was welcoming and comfortable and the waiting staff were friendly and attentive. The food was nothing short of exceptional! I am a vegetarian, and although there were few vegetarian options, the pasta I had was homemade, delicious and delightful.
Narnia66
This is a very special place. The Sunday lunch was superb with the beef beautifully cooked and desserts were delicious.There is a comprehensive wine list as well. The location is wonderful, as was the atmosphere, generated by the enthusiasm of the staff. Unlike so many establishments, they were constantly available and ready to help where needed. It was lovely to feel that nothing would be too much trouble and that they were genuinely interested in our comments regarding both food and wine. A definite place to make a return visit.
Excellent food in a friendly and unpretentious setting.
We were visiting the area for the weekend celebrating 50th birthday. La Table D'Alix was a salivating experience which we really enjoyed. A lovely warm welcome by the restaurant owners Antoine and their staff. Very helpful and informative on the menus and ingredients.En attendant - Freshly baked bread buns with local butter. Saucisson, a generous sliced cured meat with hazelnuts and gherkins. Tasted very nice and was good whilst the chef prepared and cooked our order. I ordered a Raspberry Cosmopolitan which was served with an orange peel lighted then served in the cocktail to release the orange zest aroma.Starters - Cheese soufflé, soft tasty and Cheesy and the accompanying sauce was delicious. Sea scallops, tender, went beautifully with the pancetta and celery micro greens.Mains - Cod, again tender soft and flaky, curry sauce not overpowering, very nice flavour.Hunters Chicken, tenderly cooked and moist with flavourful olive tapenade and basil, the kale was seasoned well and crisp. The Romanesco nicely charred.Desserts - Tarte tartin, sweet pastry with caramelised fruit.Chocolat surprise, oh my word this was soo good! A Chocolate mouse that had a praline biscuit base that resembled maltesers flavour, the mouse was gorgeous and I loved the caramelised crispy zest decorated on top which gave the dessert a hint of sweet lemons.The Staff pleasantly surprised by adding a sparkler candle to my husband's dessert and singing Happy Birthday which was really thoughtful, kind and made the occasion special. Thank you so much! :-)Wines - Upon asking the restaurant owner advice on wines, I had a glass of white wine which was light and fragrant. It accompanied the chicken very well.I also had a dessert wine which was again light, softly sweet and fragrant.We have dined at a few Mitchelin restaurants and this has been an overall very pleasant experience. The Bill was in my view very reasonable for fine dining.I liked that the owner's family participated in the dining experience and it reminded me of time spent in France dining with family and friends. Thank you.
Lovely place to go so friendly and welcoming and excellent foodParking: Usually able to park sometimes can be busyKid-friendliness: Kids friendly but menu is not really for kids
We’ve just had dinner here. The food is just really excellent. Very high quality. Nice relaxed chilled informal vibe too, just the way it should be. We had beef for starter, monkfish main and cheeseboard desert. But the whole menu looked tasty.
Sublime!
A firm favourite of ours. A family run exquisite French restaurant. The quality of the food and the service is outstanding. Great for both lunch and dinner. Highly recommend.Parking: Limited parking on site. Friendly family atmosphere so feel free to double park. They will politely ask you to move if necessary.
Came for works dinner, food was very
What a lovely restaurant, run by a great team serving excellent
Such a shame. Was going to book once again, then read in Oxford Mail that the food hygiene score in May this year was 1! How could that be? Customers need safe hygiene above all.Later I saw the owner’s reply to this review and suggested three things regarding these very serious allegations about the ex chefs. 1. Which ‘next village’? I live in a next village. 2. Have you asked the council to come back and regrade? 3. Did you report the chefs to the police? No answer to these questions and I note the hygiene rating is still at 1, six months on.
Reading the reviews I feel as if we just were unlucky this night. We were highly recommended this quaint Restuarant so we just had to go. We sat down and were greeted in the normal manner and began to look at the menu. We both love fois gras so that was a given. Mains, little choice of what we both enjoy so chose steak and triple cooked chips with peas and ham. We looked at the wine list and went for a lovely bottle of red (£160).It was decanted in front of us and a glass was poured by the waitress.The starter came out and we both looked a little startled as a lover of fois gras it just simply looked like a pate rather that pan fried fois gras. It tasted nice but not what we expected.Steak is steak. The ham and peas were lovely but the triple cooked chips looked like Mac Donald chips that looked anemic. They were not triple cooked at all. We went on throughout the evening pouring our own wine as a waiter/waitress didn’t appear. I think this is was why we felt unhappy at the end of the day. When we went to pay my partner said we didn’t want to pay the service charge the lady shrugged and did not ask why or how can we do better etc. her reactions were not the best so my partner said….the service was disgusting. You can’t please everyone but surely when spending nearly £400 that warrants something?I did receive an email saying the waitress heard us saying the food was disgusting which is simply not true and nothing about trying to find out what was wrong with our experience. Quite strange. Perhaps another time we would give 5/5 as the reviews show but sadly not on this evening for usAfter receiving a reply, I am totally disgusted in the owner. You have personally attacked me. He obviously had not read the review in the tone that it was set. The arrogance from him was unfounded and offensive. Please re read the review and take ownership and treat your paying customers with respect and professionalism.
Restaurantji Recommends
Food, table, atmosphere all 5 stars and they do a killer coffee. Not to mention the amazing food. Loved that none of the chairs matched and the table was a converted sowing machine. Service was fast and food was great ?
This is our absolute favourite place to eat. A fabulous environment, a friendly welcome, and amazing food to top it all off. I can not recommend this enough.
I don't often post feedback but this charming restaurant deserves to be supported and visited. The food is excellent, the service is fabulous and the setting delightful. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch and were really impressed by the experience and warm atmosphere. A delightful taste of France!
My husband and I finished the Plough after a particularly difficult day. The seating area was welcoming and comfortable and the waiting staff were friendly and attentive. The food was nothing short of exceptional! I am a vegetarian, and although there were few vegetarian options, the pasta I had was homemade, delicious and delightful.
This is a very special place. The Sunday lunch was superb with the beef beautifully cooked and desserts were delicious.There is a comprehensive wine list as well. The location is wonderful, as was the atmosphere, generated by the enthusiasm of the staff. Unlike so many establishments, they were constantly available and ready to help where needed. It was lovely to feel that nothing would be too much trouble and that they were genuinely interested in our comments regarding both food and wine. A definite place to make a return visit.