PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SAYE AND SELE ARMS IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2023
A truly warm welcome awaits all who enter The Saye & Sele Arms from the new owners, since 1st December 2018, Paul, Gale and Callum and their staff. This lovely popular pub is located on the B4035 in the village of Broughton, North Oxfordshire, three miles West into the countryside from Banbury Cross, and is very handy for visitors to Broughton Castle, the ancestral home of Lord and Lady Saye & Sele, Blenheim Palace, Upton House, Sulgrave Manor, the City of Oxford, Towcester, Stratford upon Avon and Warwick racecourses and of course the delightful Cotswolds, as well as close proximity to Silverstone Racetrack and Several top UK Motorsport Team Headquarters. There is also designer shopping at discounted rates at the Bicester Village outlet in close proximity.
Our ethos is to provide a warm welcome to our traditional and quintessentialy Old English Pub with well kept Beers and Ales and serving excellent food. The Lord Saye and Sele - Century Bitter, a bespoke brewed ale named after the Current Lord Saye and Sele, Lord Nathaniel Fiennes and in honour of his 100th birthday, which is unique to the pub, and is the resident ale, with guest ales recomended by CAMRA, appearing regularly. The well apointed cosy restaurant and bar, with exposed stone walls, flagged floors with many original wooden beams throughout provide a cosy and welcoming environment to relax and enjoy as you dine, drink or socialise.
The extensive menu, based on established and reliable local suppliers such as Steve Betts the Master Butchers, has something for everyone, especially those with special dietary needs. Our famous, fully filled and all round shortcrust pastry encased, Homemade Hearty Pies, are always on the menu, and other popular choices range from prime steaks, sourced from Oxfordshire herds, to the daily fresh fish dish and seasonal specials to our home-made desserts such as Souffléd Bread & Butter Pudding are definitely not to be missed.
The recently revamped wine menu, with more wines available by the glass, has been created from various parts of the world to reflect as many interesting avenues of taste to the discerning customer.
In the summer the mature garden creates an ideal spot for outside dining on the lawn or patio. Food is served during the lunchtime and evening with the exception of Sunday evening. Table reservations are certainly advisable.