The Eight Bells - Vale of White Horse

We dined at the Eight Bells on Friday evening (17th), both food and service were amazing, highly recommended and we will certainly be going back again.

Really lovely hidden gem of a pub serving local beers in absolutely superb condition. Added to that is also home to a Thai restaurant which, in my opinion, serves some if the best Thai food I've had in the area. All in all hard to fault.

Visited last week with friends for an evening meal. Lovely old pub, well off the beaten track , but worth finding out that serves great Thai food. Dishes are willing adapted to be spiced to your requirements, so were able to cover the whole range of tastes without any problems.

The 8 Bells in Eaton serves the best Guinness in England! This is a bold claim but I believe I have not had Guinness like it anywhere else in the UK. Tommy the landlord is from Cork so he knows his stuff. We had finished a lovely walk in Eaton in the sunshine and we popped in for a perfect finish to the day.

We visited the Eight Bells on a Saturday lunchtime having rung to book beforehand, which is essential. The setting is idyllic especially when the weather is good. A .large grassy area outside the pub, small village of Eaton, good sized car park and a welcoming friendly landlord. There are a variety of wooden tables and benches, some under cover, some out in the open plus two covered in pods seating 5/6 people. You would have no idea you were so close to Oxford (can't hear the A420) and the no-through road which goes right past the pub leads straight down to the Thames at Bablock Hythe should you fancy a stroll afterwards. The menu is authentically Thai and we enjoyed a wonderful meal in the sunshine, served by the chef, whose father taught her how to cook. Excellent service and very good value. Highly recommended. In these days of not eating out so much and taking pleasure in the simpler things in life this was a real treat.