FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions and is a little gem in the English countryside. To be more precise, it is located in Bicester , a small town in Oxfordshire. A small temple of mixology founded by Marc Sylvester . It is captained by Denis Ghio , Bar Manager of Italian origin, with his team.
Finding something special in big cities is easy (see London, Manchester or Liverpool). In the small ones a little less, that's why FAQ is absolutely a place to mention and it is for several reasons.
In England the cult of drinking is a must.
The fact is: how many places (especially in the countryside) are there where you can drink well? What does drink well mean? I will answer this later, indeed I will have the person who creates the bar menus answer you directly.
Let me just tell you this: a quality cocktail bar is a mix of several factors.
Quality of the drink definitely, hospitality that you have to have more or less in your DNA and that has to burst out of all pores. If you add a place with a sense of (decor) to that, then you've done bingo.
Here, FAQ is exactly a mix of those factors. Factors fueled by the passion of those who work within it.
What are the FAQ proposals?
The beauty of having a bar is that of wandering with the imagination. Just like in the kitchen , the world of the bar in recent years has expanded a lot. The study of this sector has grown exponentially and continues to do so.
Barmen have become highly sought as a job precisely because they make the difference.
In FAQ, for example, you will find a menu created on purpose dedicated to movies . The cocktails with attached ingredients and / or garnish recall that film. Such as IT , which has a red balloon as an imaginative garnish.
Whose signature on the FAQ cocktail list?
Behind every menu there is research, dedication, passion, experimentation but above all PEOPLE . Human resources are what make the most difference in a team. And even here, in this small place in the English countryside, there is a person behind it all.
Denis is the FAQ Bar Manager and is Italian . Now, not because we want to be biased, but Italian if there is one thing in the DNA is Hospitality .
Denis has won the trust of the locals with his way of doing things and his singular proposals.
FAQ is one of the most popular places in the city, also thanks to the fact that it is located in the center. And to the question: where are you going to drink tonight? FAQ is at the top of the list of choices.
Contacts and opening hours
- Monday - Tuesday closed
- Wednesday 17:00 – 00:00
- Thursday 17:00 – 00:00
- Friday 17:00 – 01:00
- Saturday 14:00 – 01:00
- Sunday 17:00 – 00:00
38 Market Square, Bicester OX26 6AH
Behind the scenes
Have you ever wondered how and what an insider thinks of the world of the night ? What does the word Hospitality mean to these people? Why do they focus so much on quality?
Well, there is an answer to all this and Denis himself will give it to you. Don't miss the little interview below.
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