Eat and drink · Deddington
Quince and Clover On The Square, Deddington
A small artisan café on the market square in Deddington, open seven days from 8am on weekdays, for açai bowls, grilled ciabatta, soups, fish stew and homemade cakes, mostly to take away, with a terrace.
A useful stop in Deddington for a daytime coffee, or a picnic to take to the castle earthworks. It has limited seats inside and a menu built mainly for taking away, so do not count on a long sit-down in bad weather. Open every day until mid afternoon, and walk-in only.
- Good: Open seven days, from 8am on weekdays
- Good: Hot kitchen for breakfast until noon, and lunch until 2.30pm
- Good: Picnic hamper bags to order, with three working days' notice
- Good: North Cotswold Ice Cream Company ice cream, milkshakes and homemade cakes
- Worth knowing: Limited indoor seating: the menu is designed mainly for takeaway
- Worth knowing: No reservations, and the site gives no phone number for this café
About
On The Square is the Deddington branch of Quince and Clover, the caterer that also runs a café at Great Tew. It sits on the market square, with limited seats inside and a terrace outside, and its smaller menu is designed mainly for takeaway.
Breakfast and brunch bring açai bowls, smoothies, juices, granola, overnight oats, porridge, avocado toast and grilled ciabatta sandwiches. Lunch means seasonal soups, Cornish fish stew, slow-roasted meats in ciabatta, and focaccia sandwiches and salad bowls that change daily. The hot kitchen serves until noon for breakfast and until 2.30pm for lunch.
There are homemade pastries, cakes, cookies and sausage rolls, and whole cakes with notice. The coffee is Origin, roasted at Porthleven in Cornwall, with the house blend, Resolute, sold as beans, and the ice cream is made by The North Cotswold Ice Cream Company with local Cotswold cream.
The useful extra is the picnic: hamper bags ordered in multiples of two, with three working days' notice, for collection after 10.30am. Deddington Castle, the grassy earthworks at the edge of the village, is the obvious place to take one. The site does not mention dogs.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 16, 08:00
| Mon | Opening | Breakfast | Food served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 16:00 | 08:30 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Sunday | 09:00 to 15:00 | 09:00 to 12:00 | 12:00 to 14:30 |
Breakfast: Hot kitchen
Food served: Hot lunch
The details
- Food
- Café food · Bakery
- Serving
- Breakfast · Brunch · Lunch
- Booking a table
- Walk-ins only
- Features
- Café · Picnic area
Photos
A salad from the counter 
A slaw 
A fish stew 
A bowl of soup
Location
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