I’d been wanting to visit Worton Kitchen Garden for ages (I was really interested in the concept of hyper local food), so I was very excited to go for lunch today to celebrate my parents anniversary. We all had different dishes and all of them were delicious. The service was great, waitresses were really friendly, happy to answer any questions. They weren’t pushy and just fitted into the tranquil environment. Taking of which, the gardens are wonderful, lots of beautiful plants, herbs and vegetables. Overall a great visit and I will definitely be returning with friends and family.

Beautiful setting. Very relaxed atmosphere. Delicious and nutritious food. Would definitely return, especially on a sunny day like today! The pistachio cake was particularly good!

Love this place. Hidden away, it is an unpretentious gem, with delightful places to eat both inside and outside. Simon is a wonderful chef and host to his restaurant and loves to come and say hi. The food is delicious and full of flavour but aimed at adults rather than kids. Kids have plenty of space to roam and explore including lots of animals to discover. There’s also a good walk from the venue. Only thing that could be improved is the service which, whilst very friendly, was a little slow and haphazard.

What a unique and wonderful sensory experience, a hidden gem! Fabulous garden, fresh 3 course late lunch for two on Friday 2nd August. The passion and love for their ingredients was self evident but to be clear this place is big on “character” and “slow food”, the antithesis of modern chain restaurants and more authentic and in stark contrast to the more formulaic and manicured “farmshop/garden centre” restaurants typical of the area. It’s like eating in someone’s private kitchen garden or giant allotment. Talk about field to plate provenance, ingredients don’t get fresher than this! We were fortunate to visit on a warm summer afternoon and our table for two, shaded by parasol and fruit trees, was alfresco rambling kitchen garden summer perfection. Other tables for 2, 4 and 6 are spaced so far apart around the restaurant sheds and out into the abundant gardens that we didn’t notice half of them until we explored later. For seating at other times of year there appeared to be rustic tables in two parts of the shed and one high ceilinged greenhouse. The menu is short and, as advertised, seasonal. To start we shared decadent pork crackling with a mirabelle chutney and beautifully sweet tomatoes in a caprese-like salad. For our mains we chose the house mezze - principally homemade babaganoush (fabulous), hummus, tomatillo salad with crusty white house-baked ciabatta-style bread - and then whole mackerel (bbq chard) and beetroot. It was a crime not to try more than one of the three fabulous looking puddings - something chocolate, an amazing sounding cheesecake and a mixed fruit frangipane. We had the latter - a taste sensation. We made the most of the suggestion to explore the gardens and there appeared to be no limitations to this. There are a number of huge greenhouses bursting with tomato plants, vines and other veg. These are interspersed with combined vegetable and flower beds and fruit trees. We found chickens, geese and turkeys but must have missed the pigs. On our way we came across friendly gardeners and Stacey Gledhill, the artist in residence for the summer. To be clear these are not manicured gardens, they are beautifully wild and at this time of year watering and harvesting might understandably take priority over weeding or meticulous tidying up. Since our visit I’ve read back through reviews on the usual platforms and have noticed occasionally severe criticism of this establishment when it comes to service, speed of service and pricing. We have no such complaints but it is possible to imagine how they might occasionally arise. Staff are surely not drilled to corporate style rulebooks; some tables are hidden and further from the hub; for this quality, prices are understandably at the high-end of gastropub levels; and this is a working kitchen garden. In the end it’s a matter of taste, preferences and expectations. For us this was genuinely a five star / exceeded expectations experience in all respects.

A cute little cafe / restaurant in a farm just a little bit outside Oxford town area. The food is tasty and shouts healthy. The staff is very friendly. Most tables are in a glass room, where the setting is cosy, rustic and there’s so much fresh plants/vegetables all around. Very relaxing! Highly recommend a visit and will come back to check out lunch and dinner options.

We came at the height of summer when the magnificent garden was in full bloom, and couldn’t believe what a lovely place we had come to. The food is thoughtful and ingredient focused. Standouts for me were the celeriac curry, and Tuscan sausage with borlotti beans, and the chocolate and ginger cake. I also loved the Sloe Gin Fizz cocktail. Proprietor Simon was nice enough to come out and introduce himself, and the other staff are also very kind and accommodating. If you appreciate beautiful plants and flowers, good food and magical places, you will love Worton Garden Kitchen.

Really enjoyed my meal here and the nice chat with the owner. Service was lovely and the food very tasty. Locally sourced, well-prepared, in a casual setting. Portion sizes good, with plenty of variety on the seasonal menu. I shall be back when it is lighter to enjoy the beautiful garden and some more food next time! Highly recommended.

We've been here three times now, and every visit leaves us extremely satisfied. The cooking is as good as any of the top London restaurants, but you're in beautiful surrounds just outside Oxford and the atmosphere is relaxed, authentic and totally unpretentious. Everything on offer is of excellent value, much of it sourced from the adjacent farm. The fish is of particularly high quality (a whole roast plaice eaten on one visit was by far the best fish either of us has ever eaten, anywhere in the world!). Owner and team are lovely and extremely welcoming. A must!