Winner of Best Sausage and Mash dish in Britain by Restaurant Magazine in October 2005

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The Big Bang exists as a conscious reaction against pseudo-gourmet frippery. Having said that, anyone who actually cares about good food should be delighted by this recent addition to Walton Street . Nearly all the ingredients are sourced locally, and the individual dishes are designed with a great sensitivity to complementary tastes and textures.  read more...

Hook Norton

Hook Norton beers are proving a hit in Oxford 's latest restaurant sensation. The Big Bang, Walton Street, Jericho is the brainchild of former naval hydrologist Max Mason whose ambition it was to run his very own restaurant. "I wanted a restaurant that was different, something that just wasn't part of a national chain." Gourmet sausages, sourced from butchers in Oxford 's world famous Covered Market and a variety of potato based mashes are the main items on the menu. read more...

Sausage Fans

It's finally here, a good restaurant dedicated to the great British banger.

The Big Bang in Oxford is one of a kind, great locally made British bangers, home-made pies and top ales to accompany them.

Bored of the chain restaurant experience Maxwell Mason decided to get back to basics with some tasty British specialities. The sausages come from the nearby Oxford Covered Market and The Big Bang chef is currently trying out a duck and orange sausage and a chicken madras sausage. Throw into the mix some great home-made pies, wash it all down with some fine ale from Hook Norton Brewery and you really do have an extraordinary gastronomic experience.  read more...

Press Release

An exciting new Traditional Bangers, Pies and Mash Restaurant is opening at 124 Walton Street on Thursday 25 th November, specialising in a selection of unbeatable sausages, made by David Johns, the Oxford butchers. The Big Bang aims to provide quality, tasty, British fayre at a hugely competitive price for both lunch and evening diners in the Jericho area, with enough room for Christmas Party bookings or other special occasions. read more...

Joe Blade

Although Oxford has pubs and shops and restaurants in abundance, like most English towns it's overwhelmed by chains. Though a certain amount of snobbery has kept the likes of Woolworths and Wilkinsons away from the centre and safely tucked away in the surrounding smaller towns, the central retail areas still lean dangerously close to generic.   read more...

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