Coming Back with a Bang!

Eight years ago, I nervously signed a tenancy agreement on a tatty building which was meant to be reduced to rubble some five months later, it seemed like a fun idea, and so was born the rollercoaster ride which was The Big Bang - based on some pretty solid ethical principles, but all geared around the unpretentious enjoyment of our greatest British Dish, Sausage & Mash. 

Now, a full eight years later, I'm about to sign again, but more excitedly, with a greater number of noughts at stake, but safer in the knowledge that people have thoroughly enjoyed what we've done over the past eight years, and that the Great British Brand is more popular now than ever. Secondly that people are ready more now than ever before, for a restaurant which offers great, ethical, local food at a good price. We're coming back with a Bang!

I'm aware that if I were sensible, I'd admit that I may not have enough time to commit to a blog, but also that this will be a ride along which many people will want to accompany us - We're going to be doing some exciting things, getting into some innovative partnerships and encouraging your involvement majorly along the way - I'd love to be building a true Oxfordshire restaurant, including as many Oxfordshire folk as we can and this has to be the best way of inviting you to accompany me from the start. 

For those who may have thought that our menu was too limited or our restaurant was too scruffy, you'll be impressed.  The new Big Bang will have a fantastic broad menu which serenades Great British ingredients, demonstrating where we're able how much you are supporting your local farmers and not contributing towards the balance sheet of some multinational chain restaurant. I'm delighted to report that our new home is set within the very heart of the Oxford Castle Quarter, where a Carluccio's used to be. It's a fabulous place, with enough space for us to enjoy all of what we did before, but now with a huge kitchen within which we can offer full English breakfasts, all Great British classics, brunches, Sunday roasts and even outdoor catering from, and even a courtyard where wintry Bangers & Mash can become spectacular summery Barbeques and Beers.

The Big Bang has been absent for a year, but I've taken time to find the perfect premises and know that you'll be impressed, just ensure that the next time you go out for dinner that instead of the restaurant you've been tolerating for the past year, come to a new one that you'll hopefully embrace as your new favourite.  Through this blog, I'll be taking you through the process from signing the tenancy agreement, to developing partnerships, through searching for new local suppliers and encouraging your advice and hearing your findings, to opening the doors, welcoming your feedback and driving towards the long winter ahead. 


Max