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What about trying Passione on Charlotte Street?

the kings arms is truely dreadful - overpriced, unimaginative, and well below average when it comes to food and drink. Places like that are enough to put you off Oxford completely.

Great minds think alike endless Autumn, but I think that the Elizabeth might have shut down. Christopher Gray, the unsurprisingly dull restaurant reviewer from the Oxford Times, recently reported of a new chef at The Fishes in Sutton Courtney, who was previously HC at The Elizabeth. I might be wrong, but I am sure he said that The Elizabeth had closed.

Oxford City Centre has the most appauling selection of restaurants, aimed in the most part at the middle market. Dominated by two big players, Clinton Pugh (Lemon Tree, Kazbah, Grand Cafe, etc) and Jeremy Mogford (Quod, Gee's, Old Parsonage), there are few really fun, authentic and good value places to eat or drink. You should have a drink at The Bear (hundreds of ties on the walls, and the brewery seems to have been relatively kind with the decor), ice cream at either of George and Davis' cafes, goat curry at the jamaican eathouse on the Cowley Rd and afternoon tea at the old parsonage. I have not been to Gee's for years but might be worth a look, and the Chaing Mai thai always gets talked about.

Enjoyed a great supper at Lindsay House earlier this week. I was generally very impressed, it being my first visit. The interior was pretty cool, eccentric domestic surroundings that made me feel I was at a friends house for dinner - not rocket science, as I suppose that is the point! The food was excellent on the whole - especially the seared veal and aubergine marmalade that I had to start, and the pre-dessert of blackberry crannuch (sic.). Having not eaten Corrigan's food before I had his signature dish of rabbit and black pudding. The flavours were really good, but I found the overall combination rather dry. Perhaps a lack of moisture is the price that you pay for taste, but I just did not think that it worked. The service was attentive, and nothing more, and the bill, in the light of all the food and drink we consume, not that bad. Has anyone else been recently?

Fond is excellent t: 031-81-25-80. Lunchtime is especially good - you get all the benefits of being in a Michelin starred restaurant on your plate, without the pomp. Try Herr Dahls too - opened in the last year. It is opposite the food market (which you must also go and see). t: 031-13-45-55. A very suited clientele, not the fastest service, but really great food.