Old Parsonage Restaurant & Bar

Specialties

The restaurant, bar & Pike Room, retain their intimate, bohemian, clubby atmosphere, serving British classic dishes with a light, modern touch. The restaurant & terrace are open all day, enjoy our famous afternoon teas in the company of Oxford’s academic & literary elite.

History

Established in 1989.

In 1989 the Old Parsonage was acquired by Jeremy Mogford, the successful restaurateur whose family has been well known hoteliers for three generations.

Jeremy Mogford and his architect Roger Stretton set about a refurbishment scheme to restore the character of the original building. They sought to bring the atmosphere of the old house into the remaining more recent areas by using traditional materials, details and furnishings with the watchful approval of the preservation and heritage authorities. The necessary numerous extensions over the years had inevitably left the hotel without any clear identity but with thorough research into the architectural history of the house, the emphasis throughout the restoration has been to display the quality and interest of the original features while creating a comfortable, attractive ambience which respects the history of the building.

Meet the Business Owner

Jeremy M.

Business Owner

Owner, Jeremy Mogford, founded Browns restaurants in 1973. Browns in Oxford followed in 1976. At that time Jeremy Mogford opened a number of other businesses in Oxford, namely Gee’s Restaurant (a grade two, converted Victorian conservatory) in the Banbury Road, The Duke of Cambridge Bar in Little Clarendon Street, and also formed a partnership with Raymond Blanc to create a bakery and patisserie, Maison Blanc.

The Old Parsonage Hotel was created in 1989, by converting the somewhat faded and run down guest house into the elegant hotel of today.

In 1998 the Old Bank Hotel and Quod Brasserie were created from a prominent landmark banking headquarters situated on the High, Oxford. Jeremy Mogford was very fortunate to be granted a long lease by the College for this very beautiful Georgian stone building. It was then converted into the Old Bank Hotel with its 42 bedrooms and Quod Brasserie and Bar which is located in the original grand banking hall.