Browns Restaurant is part of a chain of brasseries that offer classic foods and a huge range of beers, cocktails and wines. The restaurant is complemented by a sophisticated bar area that is worth visiting prior to your meal.

Interesting Facts
Browns is located just round the corner from Little Clarendon Street, and close to Walton Street. This part of town is home to a diverse range of bars for you to continue partying after your meal.

Opening Times
9:30am to 11pm

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 511995 Fax: 01865 559042

Address
5 to 11 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HA

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Browns

A reasonably priced dependable restaurant serving traditional English fare in comfortable family surroundings. A fine selection of steaks is available and traditional roast dinners are available all day on Sundays. The site itself dates back to 1310 making the Mitre one of Oxford s oldest surviving inns.

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 244563

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18 High St Oxford OX14AG

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The Mitre

Few restaurants in Oxford can compete with the range of fresh fish and shellfish available at Fishers with a varied a la carte menu supplemented by daily specials. Consequently the restaurant is almost always busy so booking is essential.

Opening Times
Opening hours: Lunch: Tue to Sat from 12pm, Sun from 12.30pm. Dinner: Mon to Sun from 6pm

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 243003 Fax: 0871 224 9004

Address
36/37 St. Clements, Oxford OX4 1AB

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Fishers

Based on a Deep South theme and specializing in Cajun and Mexican cooking Old Orleans excels in steaks fajitas and blackened Creole dishes. However the salad and pasta dishes are often disappointing. Advance bookings are not taken and waiting times can be long at busy periods but there is an excellent cocktail bar upstairs.

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Old Orleans

In a city that hosts an 800 year old university the sign outside Maxwell s declaring Famous since 1972 may strike you as slightly cheeky! There is a lively if somewhat noisy cocktail bar and the restaurant serves a good variety of American and Mexican food including steaks ribs fajitas and chiminchangas.

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Maxwells

Lovers of real Italian food are not particularly well served in Oxford and you have to go out of town to reach this one. But if you are looking for an intimate family run Italian restaurant serving exceptional food then the short bus ride up Banbury Rd to Summertown is well worth it. And if you choose to walk back into town then you can sample something from the dessert trolley without feeling too guilty!

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La Dolce Vita

The pick of Oxford s pizza/pasta houses with an excellent range of pizzas served with familiar and not so familiar toppings

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A.S.K.

You know what you get with Pizza Express and the virbant atmosphere and diverse pizza and pasta offerings make for an enjoyable meal.

Opening Times
Opening Hours: 11.30am to Midnight

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 790 442

Address
OXFORD The Golden Cross, 8 Golden Cross Cornmarket Street Oxford OX1 3EX

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Pizza Express

You know what you get with Pizza Express and the virbant atmosphere and diverse pizza and pasta offerings make for an enjoyable meal.

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Pizza Express

Try the Bangkok house if you want something close to the city centre and enjoy gazing at beautifully hand carved wooden furniture. This is one of the most popular Thai restaurants in Oxford. You may also wish to look at Chang Mai Kitchens, Oxford Thai or the Thai Orchid which are the alternatives. The best seats in the house are reputed to be those in the window but they tend to get booked up quickly.

Interesting Facts
All the furniture in the Bangkok house has been hand carved and was imported from Thailand. The building is the site of an old mill. Typical costs are Set lunch £9.50, one plate lunches £4.50 to £5.50.

Opening Times
12:30pm to 3pm, 5:30pm to 11pm Mon to Sat closed Sun

Contact Details
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 200705

Address
42a Hythe Bridge Street Oxford OX1 2EP

As with any English cities these days Oxford is blessed with a large number of Indian restaurants in and around the centre. Also in common with most English cities they are almost indistinguishable from each other in terms of food decor and ambience. Which is why we have selected Chutney s. The menu is familiar but the food is refreshingly different and there are lots of genuinely tasty vegetarian options. There is also an all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet.

Opening Times
Opening hours: 12 to 2pm, 6 to 11pm, Mon to Sat

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 724241

Address
36 St Michaels Street, Oxford, OX1 2EB

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Chutney's

The Grand Cafe has fast become a veritable hotspot for students and visitors after the regular endorsement from Chelsea Clinton the former Oxford University student and daughter of former alumni Bill Clinton. This is the perfect cafe in which to take a breather and think about how life would have been as a University student in the days of Tolkien and Roger Bannister while enjoying a pot of earl gray tea with a Danish pastry.

Opening Times
Opening hours: 09 to 19:00 Mon to Sun

Contact Details
Tel: 01865 204463

Address
84 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BG

Branca is a trendy european Italian Brasserie style restaurant. Normally a good atmosphere on most nights except perhaps Monday. Typical foods would be steaks and risotto.

Opening Times
Sunday to Wednesday 4pm to 12am Thursday to Saturday 4pm to 1am

Contact Details
+44 (0) 1865 556111

Address
111 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AJ

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Branca

Zizzi is part of a national chain of pizza restaurants. They also serve pasta, salads and other Italian favourites. The food is pretty reliable and fairly priced for English prices! They also do a takeout pizza for 5 pounds at the time of writting in 2006.

Opening Times
Open from 9 to 5 monday to friday

Contact Details
+44 (0) 1865 202993

Address
59 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BE

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Zizzi

The theme of this restaurant is like the London chain Wagamama and as the name suggests serves various forms of noodles. For those that dont like noodles, they do large plates with a pile of rice, and a pile of main-dish. Seating is long communal benches and tables. The food is cheap for English standards at around 4-5 pounds for a main dish, eg. a large soup with noodles.

Opening Times
11:30am to 11pm Mon to Sat, 12am to 10pm Sun

Contact Details
+44 (0) 1865 201400

Address
100-101 Gloucester Green, Oxford, OX1 2BU

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Noodle Bar

Carluccios is a chain of restaurants named and run by the famous Italian Chef Antonio Carluccio, The format of the restaurant is cafe style with a modern style Italian Delicatessen at the entrance. Food is all freshly prepared and good quality. See their website for more details.

Opening Times
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 8am to 11pm, Sat 9am to 11pm, Sun 10am to 10.30pm

Contact Details
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 249413 Fax: 01865 249738 Email: simonk@carluccios.com

Address
Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY

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Carluccios