Search the Good Food Guide - Site Settings site

Location

Establishment Type

Cuisine

Price

Clear
  View all 6 photos
  /6
X

Five Little Pigs

Oxfordshire, Wallingford - Modern British - Restaurant - ££

Attractive, locally focused restaurant and bar

Overall Rating: Good

Uniqueness:Does the establishment stand out in the context of the local area? Very Good

Deliciousness:How delicious is the food? Good

Warmth:How warm is the service and the hospitality in general? Good

Strength of recommendation:How enthusiastically and widely would you recommend the establishment? Good

Agatha Christie can lay claim to being Wallingford’s most famous resident, and one of her novels provides the name for this attractive bar-cum-restaurant run by three locals. The place has garnered a strong following since it opened, with reporters praising the owners’ commitment to the community and sustainable food practices. The kitchen’s repertoire is founded on judiciously sourced produce, right down to the bread from Lawlor’s bakery in Henley-on-Thames (accompanied by ‘green butter’) and the petits fours served with coffee from Oxfordshire roasters, Missing Bean. Smaller plates show the kitchen’s enterprising intent, from kohlrabi croquettes with pickled carrot and coriander yoghurt to haggis Scotch eggs and top-notch fishcakes of chalk stream trout ingeniously paired with pickled seaweed and silky smoked eel mayo. Likewise, the choice of larger plates on the all-day menu pulls in influences from near and far – perhaps pork belly w...

Agatha Christie can lay claim to being Wallingford’s most famous resident, and one of her novels provides the name for this attractive bar-cum-restaurant run by three locals. The place has garnered a strong following since it opened, with reporters praising the owners’ commitment to the community and sustainable food practices. The kitchen’s repertoire is founded on judiciously sourced produce, right down to the bread from Lawlor’s bakery in Henley-on-Thames (accompanied by ‘green butter’) and the petits fours served with coffee from Oxfordshire roasters, Missing Bean.

Smaller plates show the kitchen’s enterprising intent, from kohlrabi croquettes with pickled carrot and coriander yoghurt to haggis Scotch eggs and top-notch fishcakes of chalk stream trout ingeniously paired with pickled seaweed and silky smoked eel mayo. Likewise, the choice of larger plates on the all-day menu pulls in influences from near and far – perhaps pork belly with parsley salsa, butter beans and winter greens or pavé of local rump steak matched with Cotswold Blue cheese and triple-cooked chips. Fish comes up from the West Country, so expect anything from whole Brixham plaice with clams to Cornish skate wing accompanied by blood-orange and fennel salsa, plus a serving of cavolo nero.

On Saturday and Sundays, the main event is brunch (bottomless if you wish) – think toasties, muffins, spiced pumpkin pancakes and sugar-glazed bacon chops with fried bread and eggs, plus shots of wild garlic Bloody Mary on the side. The owners created Wallingford gin, and it has pride of place on the drinks list alongside Oxfordshire ales, seasonal cocktails and English wines from the nearby Hundred Hills vineyard.  

Read full reviewSee less

VENUE DETAILS

26 St Mary’s Street
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 0ETGB

01491 833999

View opening times

Make a reservation

OTHER INFORMATION

Separate bar, Counter seating, Wheelchair access, Family friendly, Dog friendly

More like this

    •  

       

       

    •  

       

       

    •  

       

       

    Latest articles