The Spread Eagle Restaurant

Name: The Spread Eagle Restaurant
Address: The Spread Eagle 16-17 Cornmarket, Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX9 2BW
Telephone: 01844 213661
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 3.8

3.8

11 Reviews

£26 to £40

Modern European

Good for business meals
Romantic
Great for brunch

The Spread Eagle Hotel and Restaurant is located in the historic village of Thame, Oxfordshire. Perfectly located for the sights of Oxford, Aylesbury the Cotswolds and the surrounding countryside, the hotel has a long and colourful history. The exterior has an arresting Georgian façade, with original 30-ft inn sign, and the interior has been sympathetically renovated. The restaurant (which the website proudly claims has been "bringing haute cuisine to the provinces" since 1920), too, has been recently refurbished, and offers modern European cuisine with a strong British influence, with everything from fine dining fusion style dishes to traditional British comfort food. Dishes like salmon and crab cakes with oriental salad and exotic salsa rub shoulders with the house speciality, rich man's fish and chips, served with mushy peas and tartare sauce. Diners rate the décor and ambience in the restaurant, as well as friendly and efficient service, reasonable prices and excellent food, with

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Daily 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
01844 213661
Website
http://www.spreadeaglethame.co.uk/dining.htm
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
The Spread Eagle, 16-17 Cornmarket, Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 2BW
Neighborhood
Chinnor
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Nearest bus stop town hall

Soup of The Day£5.00
served with a warm bread roll
Hand-made Fish Cake£6.00
confit fennel with rocket, caper, lime dressing
Chicken Liver Parfait£6.00
apple & thyme chutney, crostini
Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail£7.00
Bloody Mary sauce, brown bread & butter
Creamy Leek & Wild Mushroom Tart£6.00
rocket salad & balsamic

Mains

Roast Breast of Corn Fed Chicken£14.00
dauphinoise potatoes, green beans, shallot sauce
Fillet of Salmon£14.50
gnocchi, spinach, white wine & dill sauce
Pork Plate£16.50
slow cooked belly, parma ham wrapped tenderloin, quail scotch egg, smoked mashed potato, apple puree, garlic green beans & gravy
Beef Stroganoff£12.00
tender Beef with mushroom, onions, peppers & gherkins in a creamy paprika sauce, basmati rice
Gnocchi£10.00
wild mushroom, spinach & garlic cream

Desserts

Salted Caramel Chocolate Torte£5.50
vanilla ice cream
Lemon Tart Raspberry Coulis£5.50
clotted cream
Ginger & Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée£5.50
with a shortbread biscuit
3 or 5 Cheeses
Locally sourced Oxfordshire Cheeses, chutney, grapes, celery, crackers & crusty bread
- (3)£7.00
- (5)£9.00

Spread Eagle Classics

Crisp Beer Battered Fish & Chips£12.00
mushy peas, tartar sauce, & lemon
Pie of the Day£11.00
Chunky chips, peas & gravy
Honey Glazed Ham£10.00
double egg, peas & chips

The Eagle Burgers - Homemade - Chargrilled

All served on a toasted brioche bun, with tomato, little gem, gherkin, with slaw & chips. Add bacon $1; add cheese $1

7oz Beef Burger£12.00
Chicken Breast Burger£10.00

Our Salads

Caesar Salad£8.00
crisp cos lettuce, golden croutons, anchovies, parmesan cheese finished off with home-made Caesar dressing
Tuna Nicoise£10.50
hard boiled egg, red onion, new potatoes, spinach, green beans & flaked tuna topped off with a basil pesto dressing
Garlic, Ginger & Sesame Beef Salad£11.00
marinated tender beef, dressed leaves
Goats Cheese£9.50
toasted walnut, rocket, & beetroot salad with a whole grain mustard dressing
Ploughman's£10.00
cheddar cheese, blue cheese, home-cooked ham, pickled onions, beetroot, boiled egg, chutney & crusty bread

From Chef's Chargrill

Our steaks are from beef herds which have been sourced from Trusted UK farms, where animals are reared naturally outdoors. 28 Day Aged Steaks, all served with watercress, chips & a choice of peppercorn, béarnaise sauce or garlic butter. Add Roast field mushroom & Garlic grilled tomatoes $2.50

20oz Rib Eye Steak- to share£44.50
8oz Rump£16.50
6oz Fillet£23.00
8oz Flat Iron Steak£14.00
French Trimmed Pork Chop£13.50
apple, shallot tarragon butter

Sides

All sides $3 each

House Selection of Savoy Cabbage, Green Beans & Peas
Buttered Spinach
Beer Battered Onion Rings
House Slaw
Mixed Leaf Salad
Chunky Chips
Garlic Bread

What 11 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

3.9Food
3.6Service
3.9Ambience
3.7Value

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11 Reviews

HC
HannahC
London
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Last minute decision to go for Sunday lunch and we really enjoyed it. Good was great, loved the decor and ambiance was really relaxed.
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OpenTable Diner
Oxford
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful setting in the heart of Thame. The restaurant decor and atmosphere was perfect for couples, spacious and elegant. We liked the romantic music which was set at just the right level to be able to be able to talk easily. The food was good value but pub food which didn't fit the up-market surroundings. Staff were friendly but one ate at the bar which might be ok in a pub but not here. Overall it was enjoyable but we'd rather pay more for a fine dining experience in such a lovely place.
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OpenTable Diner
Oxford
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Been here many times this will be our last,my hey didn't have our booking,mix up on their part,had to wait fir tables to be made ready. Wrong menu given out mix up over which they should hand out.foor took ages to come couple of meals were really awful ,complained to manager who wasn't really much help. Some what spoiled our friends dy out
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OpenTable Diner
Buckinghamshire
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Took my Mum for lunch for her birthday. Nice food, nice ladies serving us and restaurant has comfy chairs!
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SmallTownGirl
Oxford
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 15, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really lovely evening meal. Tasteful decoration, comfortable seating, attentive service and background music at a sensible volume so conversation possible! Good variety on the menu and reasonably priced. Would say it was suitable for casual meetings or celebrations. I'm not a drinker so can't review bar or wine list but my fellow diners seemed happy with their wine! I will absolutely use this restaurant again.
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OpenTable Diner
Oxford
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Lovely food, attentive waiting staff. Great evening.
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OpenTable Diner
Oxford
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 16, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Eaten here many times,this visit service was very slow, our three meals arrived after long wait One of the meals was wrong, same thing with desert/cheesboard . We have to wait ages to get things sorted out, our server very apologetic saying things would be made right when bill arrives. Another long wait for bill as staff had changed and less there, very nice young lady soon dealt with the problem with our bill as we had been charged for four meals not three. Person who had been dealing with the mix up hadn't informed her before they left. Only good thing was two of us had senior meal deals, food is usually great there,this time is was just ok.
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mlewis3
London
74 reviews
vip
1.0
74 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We were a group of 4 living in Thame so thought we'd give the place a go despite the bad reviews. We won't be going back. The food is really bad and the service doesn't add any value. We also thought it was very overpriced. Shame as it could have potential.
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Cati
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 17, 2012
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The service was great and the food was great. Will go back soon.
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rosie
Hertfordshire
58 reviews
4.0
58 reviews
Dined on May 26, 2011
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I have eaten at The Spread Eagle before and have always been impressed. We both enjoyed the meal and found the service very friendly and accomodating. The chips were the best I have ever eaten and we can also recommend the cod and the salmon main courses.
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The Spread Eagle, 16-17 Cornmarket, Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 2BW

Additional information

Neighborhood
Chinnor
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Daily 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Nearest bus stop town hall
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.spreadeaglethame.co.uk/dining.htm
Phone number
01844 213661

The Spread Eagle Restaurant

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Additional information

Starters

Soup of The Day£5.00

Hand-made Fish Cake£6.00

Chicken Liver Parfait£6.00

Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail£7.00

Creamy Leek & Wild Mushroom Tart£6.00

Mains

Roast Breast of Corn Fed Chicken£14.00

Fillet of Salmon£14.50

Pork Plate£16.50

Beef Stroganoff£12.00

Gnocchi£10.00

Desserts

Salted Caramel Chocolate Torte£5.50

Lemon Tart Raspberry Coulis£5.50

Ginger & Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée£5.50

3 or 5 Cheeses

Spread Eagle Classics

Crisp Beer Battered Fish & Chips£12.00

Pie of the Day£11.00

Honey Glazed Ham£10.00

The Eagle Burgers - Homemade - Chargrilled

7oz Beef Burger£12.00

Chicken Breast Burger£10.00

Our Salads

Caesar Salad£8.00

Tuna Nicoise£10.50

Garlic, Ginger & Sesame Beef Salad£11.00

Goats Cheese£9.50

Ploughman's£10.00

From Chef's Chargrill

20oz Rib Eye Steak- to share£44.50

8oz Rump£16.50

6oz Fillet£23.00

8oz Flat Iron Steak£14.00

French Trimmed Pork Chop£13.50

Sides

House Selection of Savoy Cabbage, Green Beans & Peas

Buttered Spinach

Beer Battered Onion Rings

House Slaw

Mixed Leaf Salad

Chunky Chips

Garlic Bread

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