Diddly Squat Farm Restaurant — Restaurant in West Oxfordshire

A notable place to visit, but festival food prices leave a synical taste. Exit through the gift shop...

Stopped for food and a drink, spent just over £20 per person for burger (£12) and fries (not included - £4) plus a pint (£6 I think).

The 2.5% elderflower shandy was enjoyable, crisp and refreshing, interesting overall - important as this place is a little destination for driving enthusiasts.

The Cotswold social set are in good supply too - a pedigree dog and a Chelsea tractor work well here. Makes for an interesting crowd overall, probably - most importantly - a crowd that'll pay the maxed out prices without too much regret.

Some ingredients are presented as being local/British/rare - whatever adds value and a sense of quality. But...

The burger didn't taste bad, but was quite greasy (sorry - 'juicy') and dripped sauce everywhere, endlessly. If there's something supposed to be heart warmingly retro-British about it (and the place in general) - as if we were scoffing a burger out the back of a van on a Saturday night, or at a Sunday market, or race track somewhere, it should have cost £2.50 for the old-times-sake vibe being channeled here.

These days £6 would have led to me buying another (they're not that big). At £12 you're being taxed for something related to having a consumer brain that perceives value either because a) you're there because you like Clarkson, or b) you seem to be getting quality ingredients (which you may well be).

Similarly, the fries - which are nice - at £4 are just taking advantage. Poor ole farmer?

There was some music playing which added some atmos, but with the cold and wet settling in you're best to wrap up very warm, and wear some wellies - all seating is outside and it is quite muddy in places - being a real farm... obviously.

The place does have a somewhat bleak outlook, it's a surplus out-building and cattle shed on the edge of a farm, atop a hill. Having mother more profitable use, it's been converted into a reasonably authentic visitors, centre for those hoping to catch a glimpse of Jeremy on his tractor, or something British.

There is a sort of building nearby where he might be, having a traditional Sunday lunch. Guessing if he'll turn up and is a fun mental game to play while trying to get burger sauce off your hands.

The place is interesting though, and emphasises it's green credentials. They have recycled materials, reusable cups (you can buy), bins for things, and big signs about using the bins - written in chalk because it's authentic, friendly, and not at all corporate or trying to make as much money off you as possible.

Other than eating, the best thing to do is queue up to go through the gift shop. Everyone does it for some reason. Everything is quite expensive there too. Mug's game to be honest, but go...

Stopped by here on way back from another trip because the wife wanted to visit since the show started. Even though it is a nice place there is nothing extra special about it. It's just a farm shop with a bar and burger van around the back.

There is plenty of parking. You have disabled and accessible parking on the shop site. There is another field over the road which has been turned into carparking. It's a 30 walk from the shop.

We never managed to get in the shop as there was a massive queue. The queue must have been at least an hour and half wait if not longer. We did go around to the bar and food at the rear. Drinks are a little over priced ij my opinion. I had a lager which just tasted like any other lager. I'm not a drinker so to me it tasted the same as others. For food we had a burger and some chips. The burger was really nice and flavourful and the skip on chips were lovely.

In total we had 2 bottles of water, a pint of lager, a burger, chips and 2 ice creams and in total the price was around £35 - £40.

Its a good place to visit if you are a fan of the show but it's not worth going out of your way or making a...

A fantastic bit of steak I had here. Knowing it was local and supported local farmers was a great excuse for me to buy 4 starters and 3 mains for only 2 people (myself and partner). The location is fantastic and there was no issues with traffic (which we assumed due to the case put forward by the stop diddly squat campaign founded by Hamish Dewar - we left earlier than usual and was there an hour before our booking!) We were throughly entertained and enjoyed the natural beauty of the area which we wouldn't have visited, stayed in and spent money at if this wasn't here.

The council and everyone involved in the stop campaign have affected local businesses and locals who rely on income working at both the shop and restaurant.

Regardless of what opinion one may have of Jeremy Clarkson's opinion pieces or his personality which can be controversial this is nothing to do with Jeremy this is a just one man trying to help his community by bringing people in to spend money in the area boost local business and help locals and those especially those struggling with the cost of living crisis.

(I am a fan of Clarkson though what...