In July, Pompette in Summertown was named in the top 100 eateries in the UK by the Good Food Guide 2024.
Now it has been shortlisted in the best value set menu section of the guide’s awards.
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It is competing with Josephine Bouchon, London, The Palmerston, Edinburgh , Dilsk in Brighton, Wilsons in Bristol, and The Devonshire, London.
Celebrated at a glittering ceremony on February 3 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in central London, The Good Food Guide Awards 2025, in partnership with OpenTable, are gearing up to name the best of emerging and established excellence in British dining in 2025.
The awards will be hosted by TV presenter Richard Bacon.
(Image: Ed Nix) Chloë Hamilton, co-editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “This year’s shortlist is a magnificent mix of starry names alongside some brilliant lesser-known talent that anyone interested in restaurants should be taking note of.
“If last year’s ceremony is anything to go by, our return to Theatre Royal Drury Lane is set to be a huge night of celebration with some revelations to remember.”
The Summertown restaurant, charcuterie and wine bar is owned by Oxford Brookes alumni with French roots Pascal Weidemann and his wife Laura.
Named after the French word for tipsy, Pompette opened in late 2018 and started to garner impressive reviews after offering the residents of North Oxford something a little different.
The restaurant replaced Portabello in South Parade and has a rotating menu, predominantly serving mainly French cuisine.
(Image: Ed Nix) The Good Food Guide was first compiled by Raymond Postgate in 1951.
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According to the guide, much has changed since the first edition but the ethos of the original book remains firmly in place: the guide is about empowering diners, helping readers to find the very best places to eat and encouraging restaurants to offer the best possible food, service and experience.
Owned by Knife & Fork Media, which also runs industry platform CODE Hospitality, The Good Food Guide is now a fully digital publication featuring 1,200 restaurants, pubs, cafes and wine bars across Britain.
All reviews are conducted anonymously by a network of inspectors and all meals are paid for in full.
No establishment can buy its way into the guide and as a result the publication is one of the most trusted sources of where to eat well in Britain.
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