The Faringdon Coffee House — Restaurant in Vale of White Horse

My partner and I visited here for lunch twice during our holiday in the area, on our first and last days. A wonderfully cosy and charming place, with a sweet, friendly, and thorough host.

The menu is compact but boasts extremely tasty options, both traditional and Indonesian. I had a fantastic cheese and pickle grilled sandwich on our first visit, followed by Nasi Goreng on our second visit - a delicious spicy Indonesian fried rice dish. Both were accompanied by a decent portion of tasty fresh salad, with a very yummy dressing. Two truly fantastic meals, mixed with wonderful conversations with both the owner and chef - a genuinely superb...

Perfect lunch and service. We stopped in for a hot drink and a quick lunch. We were delighted to find Indonesian menu options in addition to the sandwich menu. We had tea, and vegetable fritters, then for mains we had fried rice and noodles. Everything was freshly made and beautifully presented. The mains were nice and spicy, but you can also have these dishes prepared mild. Service was attentive and warm throughout. We didn’t have room for anything sweet, so took a lemon cheesecake and a pistachio cannoli away to have later- they were both superb. Lovely atmosphere, in a quaint spot in Faringdon. We will...

A lovely little hidden gem! We’ve been loads of times for coffee and cake and it’s always lovely. We’ve always said eventually we’ll try one of the curries, we weren’t disappointed! Today we had a Beef Rendang. Quite possibly one of the best curries I’ve ever had and all home made. The chef is clearly very proud of his food. He passed us on the way back to the kitchen and asked how it was, then proceeded to tell us about the recipe and that it’s from his home town. Was...