Dinner @ The Holt Hotel

4.1

107 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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2 people

23 Dec 2024

19:30

Charming
Great for creative cocktails
Good for business meals

On the edge of the Cotswolds, the Holt Hotel is only 10 minutes from Blenheim Palace, 15 minutes from Bicester Village and a 25-minutes drive from Oxford Centre.

Relax and enjoy the ambience of Highwayman's Bar/Restaurant whilst ordering from our bistro and A La Carte menu we offer a range of fine wines from around the world. Dinner is served here 7 days a week. Choose from a range of delicious dishes on our dining menu.

Enjoy our famous carvery lunch on a Sunday's. *Please note our carvery will be returning October 2023*

Our executive head chef has worked at some of the top restaurants in Oxfordshire and produces wonderful food. At The Holt Hotel, creativity is always on our menu.

We pride ourselves on our flexibility and are happy to arrange special menus for those with dietary requirements.

Whether you’re looking for traditional British cuisine or decadent afternoon tea, you’re sure to enjoy our restaurant in Oxfordshire.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Gastro Pub
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
01869 340259
Website
http://www.holthotel.co.uk/dining
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
We have numerous function rooms available that can be used for any occasion whether it is a birthday party, a wedding or a wake.

Location
The Holt Hotel, Oxford Road, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire OX25 5QQ
Area
Bicester
Parking details
Free parking on site for up to 200 cars.
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Baked Goats Cheese£7.50
toasted croute, caramelised pears, rocket, roasted walnuts and topped with honey dressing
Soup of the Day£7.00
with homemade bread and butter
Chicken Liver Pâté £7.50
walnut bread and fig chutney
Crispy Squid£8.00
Served on homemade bread with an aromatic tomato sauce
Barbecue Pulled Pork Croquette£8.00
With dressed leaves, crisp onion and Cumberland sauce

Main Courses

Cotswold Venison Haunch£24.00
Braised red cabbage, pancetta rosti, red wine infusion
Breast of Duck£23.00
celeriac, savoy cabbage, potato & blackcurrant sauce
Grilled Pork Ribeye £18.00
creamed potato, roasted onion and apple jus
Salmon Fillet £21.00
Served with risotto, fine beans, courgette pearls & creamy lemon sauce
Chicken Supreme £18.00
Served with garlic butter potato, cumin carrot purée, woodland mushrooms & truffle sauce
King Prawn Linguini£18.00
Served with olive oil, white wine, garlic, chilli & cherry tomatoes
Linguini Alla Nonna (ve)£12.50
Roasted aubergine, red pepper with tomato sauce & coconut milk
8oz Rib Eye or Sirloin Steak £26.50
Served with chunky chips, grilled flat mushroom & roast tomatoes Sauce: red wine | peppercorn | Béarnaise

Desserts

Triple Chocolate Brownie £7.50
Dusted with chocolate soil served with vanilla ice cream
New York Cheesecake £7.00
With strawberry sauce & strawberries
Selection of Ice Cream £2.50
Vanilla | Strawberry | Chocolate
Selection of Cheese £8.50
Served with biscuits, celery sticks, grapes, quince jelly, Cornish Yarg, Oxford Blue & Brie

What 107 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1

4.1 based on recent ratings

4Food
4.1Service
3.9Ambience
3.6Value

Noise • Energetic

Diners' Choice Awards

Bicester
Most Booked

107 Reviews

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Katrinel
Oxford
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 27 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We’ve been dining for 3 nights at the Holt hotel and every time it was delicious and the service 10 out 10, a bit expensive but everything is I guess these days. Highly recommend the restaurant and the hotel! 🥰
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Marie
Oxford
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 9 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Lovely restaurant was over run with kids, Food was very tasty. Friendly staff. Only thing 2 plates had chips in the sides. Customers don’t want to pay to eating in a nice restaurant to have it be served on chipped crockery. Also it was so quiet it needed some light back ground music playing
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spud
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 24 July 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We stayed three nights at The Holt and every night for dinner the “specials” were exactly the same. Surely the point of “specials” is that they change as they work alongside the full menu. The standard of food and service were good but that extra bit of variety would have been welcome.
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scottw
Buckinghamshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 7 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Lovely stay and the food was very good. Thank you
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Ilikeeating
Kent
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 19 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service is friendly, helpful and professional. The menu is varied and is reasonably priced. The food was good. We recommend this hotel restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a meal at The Holt Hotel, we haven't been there before so, we didn't know what to expect. The food was amazing the mushroom soup was superb and me and my husbands steaks were cooked to perfection. The staff were very professional and seemed happy to serve us. I would recommend this restaurant
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SimonE
Oxford
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 14 February 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Upon arrival we were directed to the bar to inform them of our booking. The bar staff could not understand us so they got another staff member who asked for our name a second time. Then we were taken through to the not what I would call a restaurant but a sectioned off function room. We’re we were asked our name for a 3rd time once confirmed yet another member of staff asked for our name for a fourth time at this stage it was becoming comical. We were shown to our table and drinks came promptly. The amount of staff at one stage was greater than the amount of diners (serious overkill for 10 covers). Considering it was a valentines dinner the atmosphere was none existent not even soft background music. When the food came it was very well presented but extremely minuscule portions, the tender stem broccoli with the main was more than al-Dante more like warm raw. The fish was very tasty and well cooked but the skin had a slimly undercooked texture and obviously no attempt at crisping the skin. The desert option was a joke my wife had a completely different menu to myself and when we asked the staff which one is correct they didn’t know. They stood there for around 10 minutes discussing it before someone went to the kitchen to ask. We were constantly being started at by the staff whilst they spoke about their personal lives all stood around a computer screen. All in all not a very good experience and considering the overall bill came to over £100 I would of liked to of left there with a feeling of satisfaction rather than going home and feel the need for something to eat. Not an establishment we shall frequent. Such a shame as it is very local to us
Dinner @ The Holt HotelResponded on 20 February 2024
Hi Simon, I am very disappointed that you found it necessary to write such a negative review. Considering there was ample staff on duty, you never once brought any of the numerous issues you mentioned to any staff members attention. We have a brilliant reputation for our food as over ninety percent of our reviews endorse that. One of the things that we are renowned for is, our service to our customers. If we do get things wrong and not to your satisfaction, we should be first to know about it. We would have rectified the majority of your issues there and then. I do apologise if the ambience was not to your liking. We certainly do not serve supermarket cheese to our customers. We use very reputable suppliers. Kind regards, The Holt Hotel Management
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OpenTable Diner
Oxford
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 23 January 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Lovely food, nicely presented but rather small portions; good service; pleasant ambiance; quite expensive
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JaneK
Bedfordshire
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 9 December 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a lovely meal. The food was hot and nicely presented. We had one issue with the calamari which was sorted and dealt with. The Hungarian gentleman serving behind the bar and in the restaurant is a very big asset to The Holt Hotel, don't lose him. He is friendly, polite, funny and kind. Those types of hospitality staff are few and far in places today. He's a gem.
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RobertB
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 23 November 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My friend and I took our elderly mothers to stay here The rooms were spacious and very clean The staff were very accommodating and helpful We had a lovely time here
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Dinner @ The Holt Hotel is rated 4.1 stars by 107 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

23 Dec 2024

19:30

The Holt Hotel, Oxford Road, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire OX25 5QQ

Additional information

Area
Bicester
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Gastro Pub
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Free parking on site for up to 200 cars.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://www.holthotel.co.uk/dining
Phone number
01869 340259
Private party facilities
We have numerous function rooms available that can be used for any occasion whether it is a birthday party, a wedding or a wake.

Dinner @ The Holt Hotel

Make a booking

Additional information

Menu

Starters

Baked Goats Cheese£7.50

Soup of the Day£7.00

Chicken Liver Pâté £7.50

Crispy Squid£8.00

Barbecue Pulled Pork Croquette£8.00

Main Courses

Cotswold Venison Haunch£24.00

Breast of Duck£23.00

Grilled Pork Ribeye £18.00

Salmon Fillet £21.00

Chicken Supreme £18.00

King Prawn Linguini£18.00

Linguini Alla Nonna (ve)£12.50

8oz Rib Eye or Sirloin Steak £26.50

Desserts

Triple Chocolate Brownie £7.50

New York Cheesecake £7.00

Selection of Ice Cream £2.50

Selection of Cheese £8.50

What 107 people are saying

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