Oxford Restaurants

Europe's oldest coffee house?

Advantages: Friendly and efficient service; better than the usual chain coffee houses
Disadvantages: Could do with a facelift

Oxford's Queen's Lane Coffee House claims to be the longest established coffee house in Europe, dating as it does from 1654. Visiting the city for the day, I wanted to avoid the usual chain coffee shops and try out an independent one for a change. Walking ...

denella 07.05.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Queen's Lane Coffee House, Oxford

Fine food, great for people-watching

Advantages: Cheap(ish), window seats for people-watching, central, lively, good variety of food
Disadvantages: Fills up quite quickly, so hard to get seats

The Queen's Lane Coffee house is, according to the signs painted on its peachy-coloured walls, the oldest coffee house in Europe. It certainly doesn't look it - the owners have done a good job making it brightly-coloured and vaguely contemporary looking, ...

Athene 02.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Queen's Lane Coffee House, Oxford

Go across the road to the Grand Cafe instead

Advantages: people watching, convenient for the bus stop
Disadvantages: poor service, overpriced bog standard food

The Queen\'s Lane Coffee house claims to be the oldest coffee house in Britain, or something along those lines. It\'s a shame then that despite years of operation, this place hasn\'t learnt how to cook or serve with a smile. The menu looks scrumptious ...

Gracelet 14.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Queen's Lane Coffee House, Oxford

The worst indian in the town centre

Advantages: Mediterranean atmosphere, slightly different to other indians
Disadvantages: expensive, poor customer service, distinctly average food

I went to Chutney's as it has a really good reputation around Oxford, particularly in guide books and similar. I'd tried all the other curry houses in Oxford town centre, so when a group of us were in the mood for curry, we decided to come here to try it ...

zargax 12.06.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Chutney's Indian Restaurant, Oxford

Curry for beginners

Advantages: Lively atmosphere and friendly service
Disadvantages: Bland food

...of my favorites so when I was visiting Oxford with my cousin and we stumbled upon Chutney's we decided to try it out. Chutney's is in a good location in the center of town and is easy to get to. We got there pretty early on a Wednesday nigh ...

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Review of Chutney's Indian Restaurant, Oxford