Reviews by The Hawk
The Oxford Kitchen
The Hawk
This is an exceptional restaurant. You might not guess that from the modestly priced menu and the pleasant but unpretentious decor. Haute cuisine, very nouvelle, exquisite dishes in tiny portions. I ...
9 years ago
The Oxford Kitchen
The White Hart, Wytham
The Hawk
Surly service spoiled my visit today, and although the food is still fine the place has lost its charm. Astonishingly, a large television dominated the once-gorgeous little bar room, broadcasting ...
13 years ago
The White Hart, Wytham
The Reader [15]
The Hawk
I thought the film illustrates among other things what has been memorably called "the banality of evil". Yes, the film is made with the box office in mind, and complex and terrible events are ...
15 years ago
The Reader [15]
The Opium Den
The Hawk
Looking for the revamped Opium Den, I walked straight past the quiet and understated front of the new Cafe Opium, but was glad to have taken the trouble to trudge back up George Street to search it ...
15 years ago
The Opium Den
Measure for Measure
The Hawk
Shakespeare's Measure for Measure opens with Vincentio, the Duke, handing over temporary authority to Angelo, his Lord Deputy, announcing that he is leaving Vienna for some time. Angelo appears to ...
16 years ago
Measure for Measure
Pierre Victoire
The Hawk
Pierre Victoire has long been a favourite of mine, but its Easter Sunday lunch was disappointing in parts. The soup of the day, and PV's staple crab salad and moules were as good as ever, but nothing ...
16 years ago
Pierre Victoire
The Turn Of The Screw
The Hawk
A friend and I went to see The Oxford Opera Company's production of The Turn of the Screw at the North Wall Arts Centre in South Parade, Summertown. The company is shortly to perform the work at ...
16 years ago
The Turn Of The Screw
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Hawk
In a packed and excited Playhouse I felt I must be the only audience member to be less than overwhelmed by this noisy, busy, undeniably creative but at times drearily crude production. Full of ideas, ...
17 years ago
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pierre Victoire
The Hawk
One of the very best places in Oxford and surrounding districts, and the most reliable, with a regularly-changing menu of exceedingly well-priced delectable dishes. Lovely authentic French service. A ...
17 years ago
Pierre Victoire
Café Rouge
The Hawk
What a delicious surprise to find such irresistible personal charm alongside memorable food at the Cafe Rouge on Little Clarendon Street last night. Hard to believe that this is part of a chain of ...
17 years ago
Café Rouge
Jee Saheb
The Hawk
Now under new management, and trading under an instantly forgettable new name, Bagicha on North Parade is not the culinary treasure house which it was. Early on a Saturday evening the staff struggled ...
17 years ago
Jee Saheb
