The Muddy Duck

Don‚Äôt take the headline personally. . . ūü¶Ü We‚Äôre just weeding out the whingers and whiners. You know, the can‚Äôt doers. We don‚Äôt want that lot slowing us down. But you on the other hand‚Ķ if you‚Äôre still reading this you must be talented, up for a challenge and intelligent. That means you‚Äôre obviously not one of them and more like one of us. . . ūü¶Ü Maybe you‚Äôre a boy ‚Äď hello boys. Maybe you‚Äôre a girl ‚Äď hello girls. You can be either ‚Äď we don‚Äôt mind what‚Äôs going on in your undies,... but you absolutely will need fire in your belly. Whilst we‚Äôre down by your midriff you‚Äôll need some years under your belt too. And you‚Äôll need to be a decent person ‚Äď someone we‚Äôd have a drink and share our peanuts with. Can‚Äôt we say this sort of thing anymore? Oh well, we‚Äôre an honest bunch, go against the grain when required and like getting things done so get used to it! . . ūü¶Ü We‚Äôll want you to think big, we‚Äôll want you to think small and sometimes we‚Äôll want you to just do it. We‚Äôll partner you up with a good guy who shares your passion for making things really bloomin‚Äô good for our customers. As a pub and restaurant you‚Äôll find we try harder, which means you‚Äôll either love it or hate it. We‚Äôre not going to fob you off - we want our food and service to be pretty darn fine. Silver medal position? Pah! That doesn‚Äôt float our boat. . . ūü¶Ü We‚Äôre recruiting. But only the best. ‚ÄĘ Head Chef ‚ÄĘ Assistant General Manager ‚ÄĘ Front of House We realise good things come to those who wait, but get in touch soon as we‚Äôre really busy right now. I‚Äôm on a unicycle shelling broad beans. imshithot@themuddyduckpub.co.uk . . ūü¶Ü Footnote: Oh, we pay pretty well so you‚Äôll earn your daily bread. We‚Äôre part of a much bigger food family so leave the jobs for the whingers and carve yourself out a career! . . . #theduckrules #doingthingsdifferently #beoneofus #thankduckforgrafters
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‚ú® Summer magic ‚ú® A special little Special for round deux of Blighty‚Äôs beautiful heatwave... Our own Iberico ham with toasted almonds, celeriac remoulade, rocket salad & manchego shavings ūüĎäūüŹľ Wrap your chops round this beauty before it‚Äôs gone (but not forgotten)! . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom

Pretty fishy dishy (ies).... Some colourful, sun-kissed inspired dishes just landed on the menu, including these beauties - Cornish crab and salmon with summer beans. Keep your eyes ūüĎÄ peeled for more where this came on! . . . .... #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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Glad you enjoyed it @martinthemushroom Weekend spoils from the wood fired oven ūüėč in the garden... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom

Pav back doing a weekend residential back in his former nest - including wood oven baked beautiful wild sea bream wrapped in wild horseradish... #inthegarden . . . . .... #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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*** Saturday 12-6 in the garden *** Wood oven pizzas, lobster kebabs, baked sea bream and more up for grabs (your belly will be most grateful) to enjoy in the pub or beer garden (no booking required for these special nooks!). #spreadtheword #firstcomefirstserved #thegreatbritishsummer

Stick this one in your diaries people! The Muddy Duck will be putting on a veritable feast of delights during an afternoon of carnival-style fun in nearby Mixbury. All the traditional stalls and attractions at the heart of the fete, peppered with tonnes more to make for a fantastic family afternoon out ... + a few surprises! More to reveal nearer the time!

#summerlovin We’re loving seeing our customers enjoying the sunshine (and sundowners) with a full terrace and beer garden... spare a thought for the tireless kitchen team melting in a not-so-forgiving an environment and still wearing a smile! . . . .... #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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Wit-woo! Check out this fancy little number... Steak tartare with honey and mustard aioli, pickled mushrooms, bread crisp and garnished with nasturtium. You’re welcome! . . . .... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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Today‚Äôs Salad of The Day on the pub menu... Heritage tomatoes, pesto, garlic croutes, green olives, fresh basil & burrata ūüĆą . . . .... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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Repost from @ap_at__chef_pav ... A beautiful little dish today and a celebration of all our own products... Asparagus grown and handpicked from our crop up the road in Newton Purcell, hen’s eggs from our spoiled uber-free range Mixbury chooks and charcuterie straight from our salt ageing chamber. . . .... . . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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This little pie beauty isn’t just basking under the heat lamp it’s basking in its new-found popularity! A lovely traditional short crust pie with a little hint of the exotic busting with Moroccan spices... . . . .... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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If we can‚Äôt bask in sunshine, the best alternative is to get stuck into a sunshine plate... Our tuna Ni√ßoise salad special has been going down a ‚Äústorm‚ÄĚ ūüėú@chef_seb.bielecki . . . .... . . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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Lovely sunshine special on... Cornish wild turbot with crab, Markham farm asparagus, Jersey Royal (a day late in posting! ūüĎĎ) potato, tender stem broccoli and crab and lemongrass emulsion... . . . . .... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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ūüćĺ ūüéČ ūüéą The Muddy Duck is 7 today! ūüćĺūüéČūüéąūüćĺūüéČūüéąūüćĺūüéČūüéąūüćĺū üéČūüéą We didn‚Äôt have a ducking clue what we were doing when we opened - talk about a typical sitting duck (calm on the surface, paddling like mad underneath)... The struggle is still real but it‚Äôs a hard one to give up when so many of us love it. We try, we try hard and sometimes nail it with celebratory bunting flapping from our ears and sometimes we get it spectacularly wrong and retreat to lick our wounds, but we‚Äôd love to sail into ...double figures on the crest of a (pond?) wave. Thank you to everyone of you who has contributed and supported us over the last 7 years - guests and team, past and present, you‚Äôre all a feather on our back and part of our tapestry. . . . . . . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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A beautiful palette in the egg trays this am - worthy inspiration for any high-end paint company. Local Pheasant eggs. One company got away with Elephant‚Äôs Breath but coining these beauties ‚ÄúBird Brains‚ÄĚ, or similar, doesn‚Äôt have quite the same allure. We‚Äôll stick to cooking! . . . .... . . . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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We‚Äôre not really ones for rosettes, stars, showy-offy stickers in the window or indeed awards of any kind, but just this once we‚Äôd ūüíĖ your vote having again reached the finals for Best Destination Pub https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/vo te/ on local blog site Muddy Stilettos. And it‚Äôs the local bit that matters to us. Our grafting team deserve a pat on the back, but this voting campaign is all about Jack, our GM, who has been with us since day 1. And no one is more in touch with their feminine side and more deserving of a (muddy) stiletto ūüφ so PLEASE #doitforjack . . . ... oh and we‚Äôre a little bit tardy so our plea is urgent as you only have 2 days left to vote! Good job Jack is more efficient than us ūü§£

Inside/out reflections... It‚Äôs sunny magic in the beer garden and terrace (but brollies aplenty) or cool in the pub and restaurant. Take your pick ūüĎĆūüŹľ #inforallseasons . . . .... . #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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The beer garden looking beautiful this morning. Max out people, our default forecast is on the horizon again this weekend, so why not treat yourself to an after work meal and pint in the sunshine?! . . . .... #themuddyduck #pubrestaurant #oxfordshirerestaurants #oxfordshire #cheflife #ouichef #artisanfood #localfood #foodiegram #foodielife #foodshop #oxfordshire #oxfordshirefood #eattheseasons #seasonalfood #foodporn #foodie #nomnom
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We always have a fantastic meal here. We look forward to the crackling sticks every time. Highlights on this visit; the ham and chicken terrine with piccalilli and beer muffin was exceptional in both taste and texture of every element on the plate. Also the haggis bonbon a component part of my lamb rump main was divine. And the apple and blackberry crumble with cinnamon ice cream was probably the best I‚Äôve ever had! Thanks again ūüĎŹ

Valentines evening, first in the restaurant, great service very friendly and attentive ‚Äėmaitre de‚Äô , told us about all about the food and specials. Food was superb, best Chateaubriand ever tasted, great service from our waitress. This was our first visit to the Muddy Duck but will not be the last

The Muddy Duck is just such a lovely place to go for a meal. I adore it here. Everyone is friendly and the food is amazing ÔŅĹ

Lovely views the food is fantastic pork Wellington is the best als o the cote du beouf service and ambiance is great

Great location, great food with fantastic company.



Star of the night. Josh the waiter. Good conversations with him and he gave a stunning service. Well done Josh.

Excellent service, delicious & top quality pub food with extremely friendly staff ūüėć Highly recommend ūüėć

Cannot recommend highly enough! We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to the bar. The food was amazing, especially the quail scotch egg and pork wellington! The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and professional - definitely service with a smile!Lovely atmosphere and modern interior. Worth every single penny. We cannot wait to return!!!

Brillliant place, fabulous food and exceptional staff. It was worth coming all the way from Australia!

Amazing food and service once again..... it's been a while since we were last here and everything is just as good. Thank you ÔŅĹ

We always have a fantastic meal here. We look forward to the crackling sticks every time. Highlights on this visit; the ham and chicken terrine with piccalilli and beer muffin was exceptional in both taste and texture of every element on the plate. Also the haggis bonbon a component part of my lamb rump main was divine. And the apple and blackberry crumble with cinnamon ice cream was probably the best I‚Äôve ever had! Thanks again ūüĎŹ

Valentines evening, first in the restaurant, great service very friendly and attentive ‚Äėmaitre de‚Äô , told us about all about the food and specials. Food was superb, best Chateaubriand ever tasted, great service from our waitress. This was our first visit to the Muddy Duck but will not be the last

The Muddy Duck is just such a lovely place to go for a meal. I adore it here. Everyone is friendly and the food is amazing ÔŅĹ

Lovely views the food is fantastic pork Wellington is the best als o the cote du beouf service and ambiance is great

Great location, great food with fantastic company.



Star of the night. Josh the waiter. Good conversations with him and he gave a stunning service. Well done Josh.

Excellent service, delicious & top quality pub food with extremely friendly staff ūüėć Highly recommend ūüėć

Cannot recommend highly enough! We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to the bar. The food was amazing, especially the quail scotch egg and pork wellington! The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and professional - definitely service with a smile!Lovely atmosphere and modern interior. Worth every single penny. We cannot wait to return!!!

Brillliant place, fabulous food and exceptional staff. It was worth coming all the way from Australia!

Amazing food and service once again..... it's been a while since we were last here and everything is just as good. Thank you ÔŅĹ

We always have a fantastic meal here. We look forward to the crackling sticks every time. Highlights on this visit; the ham and chicken terrine with piccalilli and beer muffin was exceptional in both taste and texture of every element on the plate. Also the haggis bonbon a component part of my lamb rump main was divine. And the apple and blackberry crumble with cinnamon ice cream was probably the best I‚Äôve ever had! Thanks again ūüĎŹ

Valentines evening, first in the restaurant, great service very friendly and attentive ‚Äėmaitre de‚Äô , told us about all about the food and specials. Food was superb, best Chateaubriand ever tasted, great service from our waitress. This was our first visit to the Muddy Duck but will not be the last

The Muddy Duck is just such a lovely place to go for a meal. I adore it here. Everyone is friendly and the food is amazing ÔŅĹ

Lovely views the food is fantastic pork Wellington is the best als o the cote du beouf service and ambiance is great

Great location, great food with fantastic company.



Star of the night. Josh the waiter. Good conversations with him and he gave a stunning service. Well done Josh.

Excellent service, delicious & top quality pub food with extremely friendly staff ūüėć Highly recommend ūüėć

Cannot recommend highly enough! We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to the bar. The food was amazing, especially the quail scotch egg and pork wellington! The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and professional - definitely service with a smile!Lovely atmosphere and modern interior. Worth every single penny. We cannot wait to return!!!

Brillliant place, fabulous food and exceptional staff. It was worth coming all the way from Australia!

Amazing food and service once again..... it's been a while since we were last here and everything is just as good. Thank you ÔŅĹ

We always have a fantastic meal here. We look forward to the crackling sticks every time. Highlights on this visit; the ham and chicken terrine with piccalilli and beer muffin was exceptional in both taste and texture of every element on the plate. Also the haggis bonbon a component part of my lamb rump main was divine. And the apple and blackberry crumble with cinnamon ice cream was probably the best I‚Äôve ever had! Thanks again ūüĎŹ

Valentines evening, first in the restaurant, great service very friendly and attentive ‚Äėmaitre de‚Äô , told us about all about the food and specials. Food was superb, best Chateaubriand ever tasted, great service from our waitress. This was our first visit to the Muddy Duck but will not be the last

The Muddy Duck is just such a lovely place to go for a meal. I adore it here. Everyone is friendly and the food is amazing ÔŅĹ

Lovely views the food is fantastic pork Wellington is the best als o the cote du beouf service and ambiance is great

Great location, great food with fantastic company.



Star of the night. Josh the waiter. Good conversations with him and he gave a stunning service. Well done Josh.

Excellent service, delicious & top quality pub food with extremely friendly staff ūüėć Highly recommend ūüėć

Cannot recommend highly enough! We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to the bar. The food was amazing, especially the quail scotch egg and pork wellington! The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and professional - definitely service with a smile!Lovely atmosphere and modern interior. Worth every single penny. We cannot wait to return!!!

Brillliant place, fabulous food and exceptional staff. It was worth coming all the way from Australia!

Amazing food and service once again..... it's been a while since we were last here and everything is just as good. Thank you ÔŅĹ