Taylors Summertown

Walk up Banbury Road and you'll find Taylors doing what it does best: feeding the local crowd with unfussy, well-executed plates and a wine list that doesn't take itself too seriously. The dining room has that comfortable, well-worn quality of a place that's been around long enough to know what it's doing—exposed brick, decent lighting, the kind of space where you can actually have a conversation without shouting. It's become the sort of restaurant where Summertown residents book a table on Friday nights without much fuss, order something straightforward and solid, and leave happy.