The Double Red Duke at Bicester Village is a British restaurant operated by Sam and Georgie Pearman under the Country Creatures group. It opens in November and joins the portfolio of hotels, inns and restaurants associated with the original Double Red Duke in Clanfield, a seventeenth century coaching inn in the Cotswolds. The Bicester Village location is designed to serve visitors to the retail destination throughout the day, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner in a setting that reflects the group’s emphasis on craft, warmth and seasonal British cooking.
The kitchen forms the centre of the restaurant and focuses on cooking over flame and the use of British produce. Breakfast service includes traditional items such as a full English, a selection of egg dishes and the DRD Muffin with sausage patty, bacon, fried egg and Ogleshield cheese. The all day menu includes bar snacks such as chipolatas with mustard, a Westcombe cheddar toastie with pickled walnut and sausage rolls. Starters and small plates include beef tartare with beef dripping toast and wood fired scallops with chervil and tarragon butter.
Main dishes include fish and chips with peas and tartare sauce, daily pies with mash, greens and gravy and several grilled items. These include flat iron steak, veal chop and rotisserie half chicken served with burnt lemon and garlic mayonnaise. Desserts follow traditional British formats, with options such as apple and blackberry crumble with double cream and sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream.
The drinks list features wines chosen to complement the menu, classic cocktails and beers including Allsopp’s Best Bitter, Double Diamond and bottles of English cider. Afternoon tea is scheduled to launch early next year, offering scones, cakes, sandwiches and a selection of teas and sparkling wines.
Located within Bicester Village, the restaurant serves shoppers, local residents and visitors to Oxfordshire. Its all day format, focus on British cooking and connection to the original Double Red Duke place it within the group of destination dining options available at the retail village.