Harden's survey result
Summary
Long-serving Jericho brasserie/deli with a heavily Italian bias and a “good range of dishes to suit all tastes” – “service is thoughtful”, and "there’s always a cosy private table for two available despite its popularity”. Self-service deli-style meals provide quick and cost-effective weekday lunches, with standard table service in the evenings and weekends, and there’s a nice garden to eat outside when it’s warm enough.
Summary
This big, buzzy millennium-born Jericho brasserie-plus-deli “continues to provide good-value, reliably cooked food” (with an Italian slant, but ranging further into the Med) and is accordingly “always busy”. The handsome interior (exposed-brick walls, parquet floor) is abetted by “ample outdoor space for the few sunny days”, though mysteriously they still haven’t launched the five bedrooms that have been touted for quite some time now.
Summary
Even after two decades, they’re “constantly looking for ways to improve the menu” at this “good-value” staple – an attractive Continental brasserie in Jericho. The “eclectic” cooking tips its hat to the Mediterranean and “never disappoints” (“bring anyone and they will enjoy the meal”). Further joys include a “great deli” and expanded outdoor seating; as we went to press, they were finally due to open five long-awaited bedrooms, rounding out the package.
Summary
“You really feel like you’re in a continental bistro” at this “good-value and ever-reliable venue” in Jericho which has been popular for two decades. There is extra outdoor seating nowadays, which adds further to the Mediterranean atmosphere, and this year will see the opening of five bedrooms.
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111 Walton St, Oxford, OX2 6AJ
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £39.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10.40 | £18.50 | £6.00 | £7.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £27.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.40 |
| Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
111 Walton St, Oxford, OX2 6AJ
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Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑7 pm |
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