Pink Salt Shed — Restaurant in West Oxfordshire

Five stars doesn’t feel like enough.

When we first met Kate from The Pink Salt Shed, we knew we were asking for something tricky: a full Sunday roast at a venue with no kitchen facilities. Where others had said a flat-out no, Kate said, “Let’s find a way.” From that moment on, we knew we were in safe hands.

Communication throughout was excellent — Kate was thoughtful, responsive, and incredibly creative in finding solutions to the many logistical challenges. Other than knowing we wanted a roast, we hadn’t figured out much else, and Kate offered brilliant suggestions to shape the rest of the menu.

On the day, everything ran like clockwork. The Pink Salt Shed team were immaculately presented, professional, and served each course with elegance and warmth. The canapés were a huge hit — beautifully made and eagerly devoured by our guests. And then came the roast… wow. Hot, crispy roast potatoes, perfectly cooked meat, all delivered with precision and care — in a space that had no kitchen. It was nothing short of miraculous.

Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, dessert arrived — just as delicious, and served with the same style and attention to detail. And to top it all off, Kate and the team laid on an incredible evening curry with all the accompaniments, which our guests raved about.

Kate didn’t just provide the food — she handled staffing, sourced all the crockery, and ensured every table was laid exactly how we envisioned it. Her care and commitment went above and beyond.

We honestly can’t recommend The Pink Salt Shed enough. Kate and her team didn’t just cater our wedding — they helped make the day unforgettable.

Michael...

Such a shame!

We visited this place when it first opened, spoke with the owner, and have popped in for the occasional coffee.

Yesterday morning, we wanted to try breakfast here after seeing some updated seating.

We turned up at 9:27am and the girl said “We’re not open yet, we open at 9:30am, could you come back then, as we haven’t unloaded the dishwasher yet…” Now, I’ve eaten at my fair share of restaurants, and if you have customers who are there THREE minutes “early” - you offer to make them a coffee and for them to grab a seat.

We came back 3 minutes later, and then ordered a Sausage Patty, Bacon and Egg Toastie. We felt like waiting 15 minutes after for two toasties was a bit of a long wait. Just as we were about to enquire as to where our food was, another girl came over and said “sorry, we’re out of sausage patty, do you want to double up on bacon instead” - we just ended up going to bacon and egg…another 10 minutes passed and still no food. WE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THERE!!!! We ended up getting them to go, and eating at home.

Such poor service, and the hours were only 9:30am - 11am, extremely limited. The food was OK, nothing to write home about.

We’re gutted as we wanted to give this place regular business, but after yesterday’s audition, I would only go...

Such a disappointment. No one knew what was going on. Our order came in various stages or inaccuracies over an hour period. The sausage rolls that were promised to be 30mins still weren’t ready after an hour. It wasn’t very busy so there seemed no explanation to the chaotic way things were being run. No manager was there so when it came to refunding the sausage rolls no one knew what to do and no one could get hold of the manager by phone. It was a very disappointing way to spend a family reunion and I can only hope that it was an off day due to the other much better...