• The Alpha Bar

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Lacto
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Salad bar
British
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Sandwich and salad bar located inside the Covered Market. A few veg choices. Open Mon-Sat 11:00-15:30.


11 Reviews

First Review by JDH

CalvinBaker

Points +19

Vegetarian
06 Jul 2023

Great veg + vegan options

Delicious, healthy choices. Not too expensive either. One of my favorite lunch spots in Oxford

charandjosh

Points +1289

Vegan
11 Apr 2023

Good lunch options

The Alpha Bar is located in the covered market. There isn’t really a seating area but we managed to grab one of the three tables. There were lots of different options to order so might be worth asking for clarity as we were a little confused! We had a salad and a tofu curry, both of which were very tasty and nutritious.

sethorn

Points +54

Vegan
07 Nov 2022

Great vegan lunch options

A good variety of vegetables and salad as well as protein options.

Pros: Vegan options, Friendly staff

Cons: Limited seating, Near a butchers

avocado_jess

Points +2841

Vegan
02 Aug 2021

Delicious and so wholesome!

So lovely to visit here with husband after he frequented it as a student. Both had small salad box which we really enjoyed. The avocado sauce was especially delicious! Lovely staff who were happy to repeat veggie/vegan options for us as so much choice ☺️

mrinank.sharma

Points +93

Vegan
20 Dec 2019

Great salad

Pricy but super tasty and healthy

SerteDonderwinkel

Points +121

Vegan
01 Oct 2019

Such good food, definitely worth queuing for!

Always a nice vegan option, have had the tempeh rendang and tofu curry so far, with a chickpea salad and aubergine dip on the side. Such good flavours!!!

hannahkisley

Points +331

Vegan
02 Feb 2019

Amazing food

Had a delicious tofu curry with brown rice, chutney and topped with seeds, at only £4.50. Staff were super friendly and very knowledgeable on the vegan options :)

Anacbordalo

Points +134

Vegan
21 Aug 2016

Good for an actual meal (to eat somewhere else)

I believe they only had veg options. The plant based one (menu) was a curry that you could eat with potatoes or rice and with salad with some sauce topping. The food was good but we ate it outside. The covered marked is not vegan friendly at all and they have very few seated places available as well. You have to ask for the ingredients - they seemed a bit confused about the sauces' ingredients. At first they said the yoghurt one was vegan but when I tried to be sure they didn't really know anymore... Still, their pesto was really good. And they had vegan cakes! I believe the menu was around £5, so I think it was a good deal for a good meal.

Pros: Good price for a good meal, Vegan desserts and cakes, Recyclable take away materials

Cons: Need to check the ingredients, Not in a vegan friendly location

daria.anappleaday

Points +39

Vegan
17 Jul 2015

Cheap, tasty vegan food.

Very tasty and cheap vegan food. I like the way they served the food and additionally the wooden cutlery. Healthy, quick and delicious! There should more space to seat and eat.

Pros: delicious food, good value, quick serving

SarahLouise

Points +64

Vegan
02 Sep 2013

Cheapest vegan lunch in Oxford

Located in the Covered Market, the Alpha Bar offers the cheapest vegan lunch in central Oxford. The hot vegan meal of the day (usually some type of curry or chilli) to take away is £4.30. The salad bar is good too with lots of vegan salads (e.g., lentils, chick peas, quinoa, butter beans, cous cous, coleslaw, tomato, greens), as well as hummus, falafel, and baked tofu.

As other reviewers have rightly noted, the major downside of the location in the Covered Market the plethora of butchers, fish mongers, and cheese shops. The same food at Alpha Bar, however, can be found at Will's Deli on Woodstock. Additionally, the vegan hot meal can be found at Vaults and Gardens on Catte Street (although it's more expensive and there are less vegan options).

Save on packaging and bring your own take-away container!

Pros: good value, lots of vegan options, compostable take-away containers

Cons: vegan-unfriendly location, long line-ups at lunch time, smelly/gross location

JDH

Points +105

Vegan
29 Aug 2012

This really shouldn't be listed on Happy Cow

Several years ago this was amazing with a father and son carefully offering vegan and veggie choices. The tofu and seaweed was superb. Now it's really no different to any of the other sandwich bars in Oxford.

A real shame

Pros: None

Cons: Dead animals outside




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