The Squire Bassett, Kidlington

I have been going to the dogwood on a sunday with various family members for the last few months pretty much every sunday. I am a also a regular visior at other times during the week. On the sunday roast I have found it to be consistently excellent. There is always topside available but my favourite is the shoulder of lamb, huge shoulder cooked to perfection. Now they have rebuilt the conservatory it is easily the best place for a sunday roast in the area. The service is great too, not too formal but efficient.

For �10.95 I had the shoulder of lamb with proper roast spuds, parsnips and swede, followed by a gorgeous sticky toffee pudding and custard and a filter coffee to end. I consider this to be great value considering I have paid similar in other pubs for boil in the bag rubbish!!

I have also eaten on a mid-week evening and apart from a free bottle of wine (always welcome!) the food is great, especially the steaks which are cooked perfectly, the sirloin I had the other day was just about the best steak I've had in years. There are great things happening at the dogwood and my only selfish hope is that word doesn't spread too quickly and I can't a get a table anymore!!

9 Apr 2007 08:41