The Milk Shed - Cherwell

Flavour mostly great, but felt short changed. Been before, money wasn’t an issue, ordered food tasted great. Went today on the way back from something, but feel a bit disappointed. Couldn’t choose between the club sarnie, the chorizo and red pepper crostini and the dhal, so opted for all 3. The club sandwich offers maximum flavour, but lacks on substance for me. If I’m paying £13,50 for a club sandwich I want to be remotely full at the end attached is a picture of one of the 2 same sized pieces of chicken not good enough. The basil Mayo is to die for, I will add. The crostini, again, isn’t anywhere near filling enough to warrant the price. You can’t deny the flavour, but one slice of sourdough with a few cooked peppers, some aioli and 3 slithers or chorizo isn’t just cause for charging £14 it’s not on. What’s frustrating is again, the flavour is superb, but it’s here’s just not enough there to warrant the hefty price. Then we get on to the Dhal, which to be frank was an utter disgrace. Sour, watery, lacked seasoning and overall depth. Undercooked root veg on top and just an out and out disappointment, especially when the other 2 dishes we’d ordered weren’t sizeable enough to quell any hunger pains. A decent sized portion, just a shame it was such a poor dish. Also, £6.25 for a milkshake is an utter disgrace and you should be ashamed of yourselves. Perplexed the place is as busy as it is. Staff seem attentive and friendly, can’t quarrel that but the portion sizes are hugely substandard, given the astronomical prices. Won’t be rushing back, which is a shame. Not much around those parts with the ideas and flavour (aside from the watery dhal), but the portions are 50% too small. I will add, my wife and I are slight, modest eaters far from greedy pigs.

The menu was excellent and the food was amazing, as usual. The staff was helpful and friendly. We will definitely be returning when we are back in the area.

This place has amazing food. The big thing for me is that the food served doesn't have all the preservatives in it like in the states. Excellent ,and I fant stress excellent enough place to eat

The staff were friendly and attentive, but the lack of checking in on us was noticeable. We ordered beans on toast with three slices of streaky bacon, scrambled eggs on toast, a tea, and a flat white, which came out to £32.30. As a catering outlet owner, I know the costs involved and found this to be ridiculously expensive.

Four of us for my wife’s Birthday lunch. Food and service was excellent as usual. Friendly and helpful staff with tasty imaginative food. I can’t say it’s the cheapest but I’m certainly not complaining- since Covid with restaurants opening up again we have found that quality and value for money is scarce so well done he Milk Shed I hope it continues to thrive. Get our recommendation every time.