The Swan

Foodess ( 50s, Female, United Kingdom )

An antique trading spot is an intriguing setting where comfort is not foremost, especially if you are unlucky enough to be seated on one of the rickety wooden dining chairs from an eclectic period mix. Once, simultaneously under the control of Michael North, owner of The Nut Tree at Murcott and whose culinary ability is highly rated by bodies doling out awards, he was unable to keep a close enough eye here having failed to lift it’s food profile. Turbot on the bone where the flesh was not the main feature didn’t satiate and food just didn’t equate to Mr North’s standard. Staff were fairly well organised and of charming disposition. Since his departure, emphasis is now even less on food. It is closed in the evening other than for functions or private parties, having become more of a destination for lovers of antiques who may fancy lunch or afternoon tea, but a dining Mecca it is not to be.