Where to Eat Lunch in Oxford

Below are some of our favorite places to eat lunch in Oxford. For a more complete listing of restaurants in the area, check our Complete Listings section.

Chiang Mai KitchenThe Big Bang
124 Walton Street, Oxford
Phone: 01865 511 441
Several types of sausages with various flavors of mash, all served with peas, red cabbage, and fried onions. Winners of Best Sausage and Mash in Restaurant Magazine's Best Dishes Award 2005 and Best Rural Retailer by the Countryside Alliance. Recommended for vegetarians as well. The best bangers and mash in Britain for only £4.50 Monday to Friday 12pm - 3pm! Click here for more info and to book online

Price Categories for a three course meal for one, half a bottle of wine (house), and taxes (not including tip):
under £15
£15 - £25
£25 - £35
£35 - £50
£50+

Vegetarian
Restaurant serves at least one vegetarian starter and main course

Children Welcome
Restaurant accepts small children, offers booster seats, and has either smaller portions or kids menu

Credit Cards
Indicates which credit cards are accepted: AE American Express, MC Master Card, V Visa, M Maestro, S Solo, JCB, DC Diners Card

The Big Bang
124 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AH
Phone: 01865 511441
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priceThe Big Bang is now offering the best bargain in town - The best bangers and mash in Britain for only £4.50! Monday to Friday 12pm - 3pm. Choose any one of their sausages served over a creamed mash with a red wine jus.

Brasserie Chez Gerard
41-47 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BE
Phone: 01865 246652
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The menu draws on French influences from around the globe from Morocco, Montreal, Italy to New Orleans utilizing spices and flavours, blending them to create a contemporary, lighter, more diverse menu.

Tootsies
41 Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY
Phone: 01865 242230
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A restaurant that prides itself on having the best burger in town has a lot to live up to - and Tootsies delivers on that promise. Great food, great atmosphere. Very child friendly, and offers an excellent tasting veggie burger.

The SLug and Lettuce
51 George Street, Oxford
Phone: 01865 723790
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Slug Oxford has a stylish, yet relaxed, bar atmosphere, with an extensive and tempting food menu.

La Tasca
5 Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY
Phone: 01865 246464
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Lively and fun tapas bar/restaurant in the Oxford Castle. Great for drinks, dinner with friends and family, and parties. I recommend the sangria!

The Living Room
1 Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY
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Part of the old Oxford Castle re-development, The Living Room in Oxford features a 350 capacity bar with a 178 cover restaurant.

The Vaults Cafe & Gardens
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Radcliffe Square, Oxford
Phone: 01865 279112
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Incredible atmosphere Delicious, fresh, organic food.

Chiang Mai Kitchen
High Street (off Kemp Hall Passage), Oxford
Phone: 01865 2002233
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Excellent authentic Thai food situated in a 17th century building, maintaining many original features.

Freud
119 Walton Street, Oxford
Phone: 01865 311171
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Excellent cafe located inside an old church built in 1836. They make the pizza crusts fresh on site every day.

Joe's Cafe
260 Banbury Road, Summertown
Phone: 01865 554484
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This beautiful new cafe in Summertown, with funky art and a gorgeous chandelier, serves breakfast all day, and is known for there incredible burgers. Their veggie-burgers are the best in town.

Browns
5-11 Woodstock Road, Oxford
Phone: 01865 511995
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Large and lively, with a varied menu.

The Trout Inn
195 Godstow Road, Godstow
Phone: 01865 302071

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A 10 minute taxi ride from the city center will be well worth it for this beautiful and historical restaurant on the canal, with good food, drinks, and resident peacocks to look at.

Cibo
4 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford
Phone: 01865 292321

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Delicious Italian restaurant with outdoor eating area. Modern decor, well-rounded menu.

Mama Mia Pizzeria
7 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford
Phone: 01865 514141

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Fun, family-friendly pizzeria where kids can watch the pizza being made while you relax and enjoy a glass of wine.

The Fishes
North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Phone: 01865 249796
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An imposing Victorian building set in 3 acres of wooded grounds leading down to the banks of Seacourt Stream. Was named Al Fresco Dining Pub of the Year in 2006, as well as winning an award for its Sunday roast.

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Tootsie's Burgers
Tootsies Burgers
41 Oxford Castle, Oxford
01865 791715