Run by Mike North, former head chef of the Michelin-starred Goose in Britwell Salome, and his business partner, Imogen Young, this countryside pub is set in 1.4 hectares of Otmoor, overlooking the village of Murcott in Oxfordshire. Interiors of the whitewashed thatched building include stripped-oak beams and wood-burning stoves.
- Opened: 8 January
- Owner-managers: Mike North and Imogen Young
- Head chef: Mike North
- Capacity: 60
- Food: grilled scallops with celeriac purée, bacon and cèpe powder roast breast of Gressingham duck with chicory tart and Savoy cabbage fillet of Scottish turbot with wild mushroom risotto and Champagne rhubarb and custard with St Clements sponge
- Prices: £28 for three courses excluding wine
- Address: Main Street, Murcott, Oxfordshire OX5 2RE
- Telephone: 01865 331253
- See a map of The Nut Tree Inn here