RestaurantsOxfordshireOxfordOX1

survey result

Summary

£36
    £
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Fabulous home-style Japanese cooking” emerges from the kitchen at Meiko & Peter Galpin’s Oxford institution, now in its 27th year – “you may need to queue to get into the tiny restaurant and share a table, but that only adds to the authenticity of this wonderful place” and its “very friendly atmosphere”. It makes no claim to be a standard restaurant, serving only a set lunch and set dinner, with an in-demand sushi night on Thursdays.

Summary

£35
    £
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

An Oxford institution in its 26th year, Meiko & Peter Galpin’s “tiny restaurant”, “close to the historic Holywell Music Room”, serves “top-quality authentic Japanese home cooking”, including “large bowls of tasty ramen soup and daily specials”, with “one sushi evening a week” (much in demand, on Thursdays). Top Tip – “it’s cramped”, very popular, and there’s “no advance booking” – so it pays to arrive very early.

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15 Holywell St, Oxford, OX1 3SA

Restaurant details

Highchair,Portions
No dress code
20

Prices

Starter Main
£3.00 £12.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
15 Holywell St, Oxford, OX1 3SA
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday11:30 am‑2:30 pm
Thursday11:30 am‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Friday11:30 am‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Saturday11:30 am‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:30 pm

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