The Vine Inn, Cumnor
Whites' Restaurant / Vanguard
Monday to Saturday 11am to 2.30pm, 6.30pm to 11pm
Sunday 12 noon to 3pm, 7pm to 10.30pm

Food: 12.30pm to 2.15pm, 6.30pm to 9.00pm (31.vii.1998)

Hook Norton Bitter £1.90
John Smith's Bitter £2.00
Addlestone's Cider £2.25 (31.vii.1998)

Arrive early, because it fills very quickly in the evenings. If you're 
coming from Oxford I would recommend taking the twenty-to-seven 4B bus 
from Cornmarket. The beer that I had was good, it's a pleasant enough pub 
in a pleasant village, and there's a huge garden out the back and a 
no-smoking conservatory.

As to the food, I can honestly say that the swordfish in paprika butter I 
had was the best fish dish I can remember happening. The presentation of 
it was a bit nouvelle cuisinish, but only because they use enormous plates 
and pile up the food in the middle. There's a huge range of fish dishes 
available, including a crab soup starter. The starters come in two sizes.

The desserts seem to be a bit less inspired, but very pleasant 
nonetheless.

There's an ancient Airedale terrier called Mr Evans. And we were served by 
a statuesque blonde. But there were a lot of children about. Fortunately 
they ended up being funnelled into either the garden or the conservatory.

Excellent food. Excellent pub. About ten pounds a main course, but well 
worth it. (31.vii.1998)