What do you look for in a restaurant? Is it stunning location? People watching? Fast, furious dine then off to your meeting? Lovely staff? Surly waiting staff, for that laughable “do you remember when” experience? High table setting or wipe & dine table tops? High end, fine dining menu? Or is it simply, a place that serves good food. The combinations of the above and more, can be endless. I’m sure there’s an actual figure that those with much more of a mathematical brain than mine (I’m useless, basically a goat staring at a calculator, slowly chewing as my eyes glaze over – useless) could come up with. Sometimes’s it’s just that happy accident when you stumble across a place, that fits your hankerings, the stars align and the sisters of fate seem to weave an extra comfy cushion cover. I suppose it’s a combination of science, art, love and luck. But above all, it must be a pleasure.
That’s exactly what Harry and I felt when we were invited to hang out at The Ginger Peanut, Bampton – it was a Pleasure.
With 5 beautifully decked out bedrooms, each individual in their furnishings. A private dining room, perfect for birthdays, family celebrations or a group of super villains wishing to hatch a dastardly plan, while dining on locally sourced food cooked with love. And of course the very comfortable dining room. The #GingerPeanut is a wonderful location, hailed as one of “The top 20 best newly opened Hotels in the UK, 2018” – The Guardian. The seasonal menu is a confident, restrained selection of bistro classics using produce from local sources. From French onion soup, Carpaccio of Beef, pork belly to a good selection of steaks, cooked to your liking. Oh and a great pudding selection – not a sticky toffee pudding or chocolate brownie in sight I’m pleased to say!
If you’re one that worries about portion sizes, the ‘GP’ will have you breathing a sigh of relief. I must admit, As a man that likes to try EVERYTHING, the portion sizes were massive. I left feeling full as an egg! my only criticism, which is purely personal, based on being an ironic glutton and a grazer.
All in all, it was a pleasure. A pleasure to be greeted with smiles and interest. Pleasure to be sat in such a comfortable and fun dining room. Built for an evening of eating and not to turn tables. A pleasure to be looked after by attentive & lovely waiting staff.
Oh and pleasure to crack into well seasoned, moorish crackling on the pork belly!
Thank you so much.
nick hook photography 
We loved having you and please come back again very soon!!