Eat and drink · Witney
San Marzano
An Italian restaurant on Witney High Street, opened in 2023, making Neapolitan-style pizza and fresh pasta, with lunch and children's menus, closed on Tuesdays.
Family-friendly
A dependable Italian on the High Street for pizza and pasta, open from noon without an afternoon break on most days. It is closed on Tuesdays.
- Good: Neapolitan-style pizza and fresh pasta
- Good: Open from noon without a break
- Good: Lunch and children's menus
- Worth knowing: Closed on Tuesdays
About
San Marzano is an Italian restaurant at 70 High Street in Witney, opened in 2023 and named after the San Marzano tomato. The restaurant says the chef spent years learning regional Italian cooking before opening it, and that it takes its ingredients from Italy, from the pizza flour to the cheeses and the ice cream.
The menu is in two halves: pizzas made by hand in the Neapolitan style, and pasta, with antipasti, seafood and an à la carte list beside them. On the menu in 2026 were a cold antipasti board for two at £23.95, bruschetta on house focaccia at £9.95 and linguine with king prawns, squid and mussels at £19.95, and there are separate children's and drinks menus and a weekday lunch menu, served from noon to 3pm except on bank holidays. It takes bookings for birthdays and larger groups and has a Christmas menu.
It opens from noon to 9pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and it is closed on Tuesdays. The Butter Cross and the Market Square are at the bottom of the High Street, and Cogges, the manor farm on the edge of the town, is a short drive or a walk across the river.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 22:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 22:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
Closed on Tuesdays. The lunch menu runs from noon to 3pm on weekdays, except bank holidays. Bookings are requested through its website.
The details
- Food
- Italian · Pizza · Seafood
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner
- Dietary
- Vegetarian dishes · Children's menu
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar
- History
- Opened in 2023
- Without a car
- Witney has no station; buses run to the town from Oxford, Burford and Carterton and stop near the High Street.
Photos
Seafood risotto 
In the kitchen 
Steak 
Tiramisu
Location
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Sights nearby
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Butter Cross, Witney
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St Mary's Church, Witney
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Witney Lake and Country Park
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