About The Old Auctioneer

The Old Auctioneer is the third oldest building in Banbury, built in 1596 and surviving the great fire of 1628. The site dates back to medieval times and was originally known in colourful terms reflecting the economic activity of the street before being renamed Parsons Street in 1410. The pub became known as The Flying Horse and in the 1830’s as many as 53 coaches left the pub for London weekly taking seven hours to get there.The floor boards at the front of the building are the original boards as are the beams above, which were sourced during the construction from a wrecked Spanish Galleon. We built the bar panelling from old fort doors sourced from Fort Saint-Andre of Avignon. The foreign exchange sign over our reception is from Coutts bank in the Strand and the wood panelling in the restaurant, staircase and function room was salvaged from World War Two American ammunition crates. The Victorian racing shell on the function room ceiling is over 120 years old and the model galleon in the front function room is an antique hand built replica of the Nelly 1777 mentioned in the official records of the American Civil War. All the tables in the function rooms we made from old oak boards salvaged from a derelict Russian Church near Kaliningrad. The terrace garden doors are the original ballroom doors from the Savoy Hotel 1920 and the rear entrance door comes from a Bhudist Monestry in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Garuda in the front window was sourced in Jakarta and the ancient olive tree in the centre of our garden is over 300 years old. We hope you enjoy the ambiance we have created whilst you enjoy our hospitality.

established 1596

wood fired homemade nachosWe make our own traditional Mexican queso roja by melting cheese with double cream and adding spices we grind ourselves to make a rich cheese sauce for all our nachos.

Halloumi & Aioli 5.75halloumi fried to perfection and served with homemade garlic aioli

caesar salad 5.75cos leaves tossed in our homemade caesar dressing, garlic croutons & parmesan shavings

DOUGH BALLS 3.95wood-fired dough balls served with homemade garlic butter

APPETISERS

Garlic pizza bread 3.95fresh pizza dough baked in our wood-fired pizza oven and topped with homemade garlic butter

Dirty bear fries 5.75skin on fries, queso roja, cheddar, and smoked bacon

sizzling garlic prawns 7.95king prawns in sizzling oil with garlic mushrooms and homemade sourdough bread

sweet potato fries 4.65sweet potato fries with homemade aioli

Nachos with Chorizo and Pepperoni 8.50Tortilla chips, queso roja, jalapeños, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, chorizo, pepperoni topped with guacamole, salsa and sour cream

/ 13.50

Nachos with Chicken and Incredible Wing sauce 8.50Tortilla chips, queso roja, jalapeños, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, torn bbq chicken, wing sauce topped with guacamole, salsa and sour cream

/ 13.50

nachos grande + option 6.95Tortilla chips, queso roja, jalapeños, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese topped with guacamole, salsa and sour cream

/ 11.95

Nachos with 10 hour slow cooked Pulled Pork 8.50Tortilla chips, queso roja, jalapeños, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, pulled pork topped with guacamole, salsa and sour cream

/ 13.50

for two

homemade sourdough bread 2.95served with virgin olive oil and aged balsamic

2-4-1 INcredible wing night | Sunday from 5pm

If you could eat anything in the world what would it be? The wings we had last week!

Caution - incredibly addictive wings

Our Incredible Buffalo wings are our biggest selling dish and have been so for many years. We started our search in 1979 to find the perfect recipe for chicken wings. We spent almost 20 years travelling the world trying wings on every continent.It then took us 8 years to develop the recipe which is now regarded as the elixir of wing sauce here at The Old Auctioneer.Be warned. They are incredibly addictive hence the name Incredible Wings. Our famous Incredible Buffalo Wing sauce is also available on our dirty bear pizza, or as a separate dipping sauce. We also have 3 other great wing sauces for you to try.

The Old Auctioneers Incredible Wings & The Wing Sauce Pilgrimage

BBQ Wings 6.95/13.50Tossed in our homemade bbq sauce

Huge Pan (kilo) of Incredible Wings 13.50(Big enough for two reluctantly)

Incredible Buffalo Wings & Blue Cheese Dip 6.951/2 Kilo of chicken wings, celery and homemade blue cheese dip

Sticky Fingers Wings 6.95/13.50Our homemade sweet, sour and very sticky wing sauce

“Best chicken wings ever“

“Fantastic food, wings are legendary”

“the best wing sauce in the world” Morad Gharib W.S.C

“I travelled 180 mile round trip just for the wings“

“First time trying the wings ...amazing!”

“I travel up once a month from London for my special wing treat”

Nathan Jones

Brett and Diane Davidson

Kevin Whitsmith

Lizzy MingNicole Scarsbrook

Nicky Janes

“Best wings ever“ Fiona Sharp

“Chicken wings out of this world” Jerry Sparrowhawk

“Wings were wicked awesome” Chris Edwards

“Ohhh yes. Chicken wings fab lunch” William Shields

Peri peri Wings 6.95/13.50Tossed in our spicy homemade peri peri sauce

2-4-1 Artisan pizza night | monday from 5pm

Take away available

12.95chicken, chorizo, nduja, spinach & pepperonicalzone calabrese

12.30goats cheese, sun dried tomato, spinach & cherry tomatoescalzone

12.65spicy nduja sausage from calabreze, roasted peppers and basilNduja Pizza

12.45chicken, buffalo wing sauce, leaves, & blue cheese dressingdirty bear wing sauce pizza

12.45Prosciutto di Parma, mushrooms, cherry tomato, arugulaProscuitto Pizza

11.95chicken, smokey bacon, bbq sauce & onionsbbq chicken Pizza

11.60Pepperoni, basilPepperoni pizza

11.40anchovies, olives, capersnapoli

We make all of our pizzas from a natural biga we call the mother dough. Kneaded by hand using only the finest classic ingredients, Molina Cuputo flour from Naples, San Marzano d.o.p. tomatoes from the Valle del Sarno and fiore de latte mozzarella.

artisan sour-dough pizzas

11.60Aubergine, zucchini, mixed bell peppersfabulous Vegetarian Pizza

9.60regina margherita

11.95ham, mushroom, pineappleMichelangelo Pizza

2-4-1 burger night | tuesday from 5pm

all burgers are served in a dressed brioche bun with skin on fries, and our homemade coleslaw

18.95the huuuge one! a house burger topped with chicken schnitzel bacon & cheese and pulled pork

the beast (fat santa burger)

17.95house burger, bbq sauce, chicken schnitzel, bacon and cheesehen rides cow burger

17.951lb of perfection topped with aged chedder & smoked baconthe boogie burger

13.95ten hour slow cooked pulled pork in homemade bbq sauce and topped with coleslaw

pulled pork burger

13.50incredible wing sauce, jalapenos, nachos, and aged cheddarThe chicken schnitzel wing sauce burger

13.50the bacon, cheese & chicken schnitzel combo burger that will tickle your taste buds!

The chicken schnitzel bacon & cheese burger

11.95homemade schnitzel coated in panko and sauteed in butterThe chicken schnitzel burger

12.95incredible wing sauce, jalapenos, nachos & aged cheddarDirty bear wing sauce burger

13.50the ultimate smoked bacon & aged cheddar burgerBacon & Cheese Burger

we think our giant burgers are the best in banbury, made daily by master butcher steve betts and grilled over real charcoal at 500°. we make our chicken burgers fresh daily using a whole chicken fillet.

Dirty bear giant burgers

10.95the veggie one, a blend of beans, sweetcorn, and spices. bean & sweetcorn burger

11.95House burger½lb of heaven in a bun

17.95house burger topped with pulled pork, & bbq saucecow meets pig burger

1.50wing sauce 3.50ratatouille4.25/1.50sweet potato fries1.95homemade sourdough

2.95side salad

3.60pulled pork 3.50potato gratin 5.75dirty bear fries 2.95skin on fries

side orders

16.95rack of slow cooked through the night, prime ribs with homemade bbq sauce, coleslaw, corn on the cob & skin on fries

very very sticky fingers ribs

16.50salmon steak from our wood fired pizza oven, served with potato gratin & roasted vegetables in san marzano dop tomato

parcel baked wood fired roast salmon

12.95homemade chicken schnitzel sauteed in butter over our classic caesar salad

Chicken schnitzel caesar salad

12.95Aubergine, zucchini, black and re-fried beans, queso roja, mozzarella, sour cream and aged cheddar. Served with fries or salad

the 12 layer vegetarian lasagne

the 12 layer lasagne 12.95our slow cooked classic ragu with 12 layers of beef, pork, mozzarella, bechamel, fresh pasta & parmesan, queso roja, served with fries or a salad

rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) 12.95half marinated chicken spit roasted and served with skin on fries, and homemade coleslaw.ChoiCe of• proper peri peri - seriously spicy. • incredible wing sauce. • homemade bbq sauce. • pollo a la brasa.

house Favourites

14.95ChoiCe of two• marinated filet of chicken. • Halloumi pieces brushed with garlic oil. • Spicy rich pieces of chorizo sausage. Served with potato choice, salad and homemade tzatziki

chicken, Chorizo or Halloumi Espetadas

2.25corn on the cob

all of our fajitas are served on a sizzling skillet with flour tortillas, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, cheddar cheese &

iceberg lettuce

2-4-1 steak night | wednesday from 5pm 2-4-1 fajita night | thursday from 5pm

17.95king prawns tossed with peppers, mushrooms, spices & onions

king prawn

17.95our classic mexican achiote marinade with steak strips, peppers, spices & onions

steak

15.95our classic mexican achiote marinade with tender chicken fillet, peppers, spices & onions

Chicken fajitas

using a traditional mexican recipe, we make all of our own fajita spices and marinades.

flaming fajita fiesta

~ 24.50220g fillet ~ 28.95400g t-bone~ 19.95250g rib-eye~ 18.95250g sirloin

Our steaks are hung for a minimum 28 days on the bone in our exclusive Himalayan Salt Chamber. We sourced 150-200 million year old Himalayan hand cut salt bricks to create our own dry ageing chamber. The chamber creates an atmosphere that draws moisture from both air and meat, as well as lowering humidity. The meat undergoes a process of “ionisation” which put simply creates great steaks. Each steak is hand cut by Steve Betts, Banbury’s only Master butcher. We serve them with onions, mushrooms & vine tomatoes, choice of potato and our own steak sauce. We hope you enjoy!

The Himalayan salt chamber for dry ageing steak: minimum 28 days

15.50halloumi & chickpea fajitas with peppers, mushrooms, spices & onions

halloumi & chickpea

our coffee is organic, fairtrade, rainforest alliance certified and is of the highest possible quality

2.50hot chocolate1.90berry1.90peppermint1.90green1.90earl grey1.90english breakfast

2.55mocha2.55latte2.55cappuccino2.45americano2.35double espresso2.10espresso

coffee & teas

4.95vanilla, chocolate & orange, salted caramel, honeycomb, strawberries & cream, vegan dark chocolate, bubblegum

Heavenly gelato (3 scoops)

5.65homemade brownie served warm with melting vanilla gelato or fresh cream (includes nuts)

Dirty Bears Gooey Chocolate Brownie in a pot

5.75apple slices, slow baked with crumble topping served warm with ice cream or fresh cream

Caramelised Apple Crumble

5.95homemade pavlova, fresh strawberries and berries, chocolate sauce, cream, and ice cream

Fresh strawberry pavlova tower

5.75luscious homemade sticky toffee pudding with a treacle sauce and ice cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding

5.95fabulous homemade cheesecake topped with shortbread crumbs, the connoisseurs choice

Toblerone Cheesecake & Butterscotch Sauce

handmade puddingswe make all our own desserts using recipes we have perfected over the last 35 years in 4 different countries. our toblerone cheesecake has been our biggest selling dessert for all those years. We make it fresh daily.

18.956.95west coast swing white zinfandel usa

18.956.95jolaseta rosada bodegas agronavarra spain

ROSE

200ml

25.95prosecco doc treviso vinicole serena italy

7.95prosecco, quadri extra dry italy

50.00taittinger brut reserve france

bubbles & prosecco

23.95gavi di gavi la minaia nicola bergaglio italy

20.95reisling queen of whites weingut tesch germany

19.50sauvingnon blanc frost pocket new zealand

7.25 19.50vinho verde quinta da lixa portugal

6.95 18.95chenin blanc stormy cape south africa

6.95 18.95reserve chardonnay tooma river australia

6.95 18.95sauvingnon blanc lanya chile

6.95 18.95pinot grigio via nova italy

whites

23.95estacion 1883 malbec argentina

24.95land made pinot noir yealands new zealand

19.95cabernet sauvignon les mougeottes france

7.25 19.50colle sori montepulciano d’abruzzo italy

6.95 18.95malbec bodega santa ana argentina

6.95 18.95merlot lanya vinedos puertas chile

6.95 18.95shiraz stormy cape south africa

6.95 18.95JOLASETA TEMPRANILLO, bodegas agronavarra spain reds 250ml bottle

wine list

2-4-1 cocktails monday from 5pm | 2-4-1 prosecco friday from 5pm

25.95Pink Prosecco vinicole serena italy

great value lunch deal

available monday - friday 12pm - 5pm

A DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 10% IS ADDED TO ALL BILLS TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY

Main course & soft drink,tea or coffee £7.95Or add Beer 2.0 half|3.50 pint Glass Wine 2.25 125ml|4.50 250ml

12 Layer Lasagne

12 Layer vegetarian Lasagne

bacon & cheese Burger

Chicken Schnitzel b+C Burger

chicken Espetada

Halloumi Espetada

Chicken enchilada

Halloumi enchilada

Chicken Schnitzel Caesar Salad

Incredible Wings

Rotisserie Chicken peri peri, bbq sauce, pollo a la brasa

soft drinkschoice of Pepsi, diet pepsi, lemonade, orange & apple juice, cordial and soda, mineral water

Artisan PizzasRegina MargheritaNapolitanaPepperoni Pizzafabulous Vegetarian PizzaBBQ Chicken PizzaProscuitto PizzaDirty Bear Wing Sauce PizzaNduja PizzaMichelangelo pizzaCalzoneCalzone Calabrese

desserts £3.95Fabulous Toblerone & butterscotch CheesecakeSticky toffee Pudding Caramelized Apple CrumbleDirty Bears Gooey Chocolate Brownie in a potHeavenly gelato (3 scoops)

Himalayan 28 day Salt Chamber Aged Sirloin Steak or ribeye £4 supplement

250gm steak, fries & dirty bear steak sauce