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Cafe specializing in falafel. Menu includes a range of falafel bowls, pitas and salads. Reported fully vegetarian July 2025. Open Mon-Sun 11:00-16:00.


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30 Reviews

First Review by BethMSlade

abcdefgharley

Points +420

Vegan
27 Aug 2025

Great lunch spot

Fully veggie but lots of vegan options available. Mostly pittas or bowls with falafel and halloumi and they also had a few sides and desserts available. The falafel pittas were really nice and prepared fresh in front of you. It's a small place and was very popular but there's some additional seating outside and downstairs too if eating in.

JupiterFizz

Points +142

Vegan
24 Jul 2025

Good falafel bowl

After staying in Oxford for a number of days, I was craving fresh vegetables. The falafel bowl is quite tasty. I recommend!

yerkezhxn

Points +168

Vegan
15 Jul 2025

Can’t go wrong with a falafel place

Went in for a my lunch whilst exploring Oxford, and was welcomed by lovely staff. The food was quite standard for a falafel place (wraps or bowls with various salad sides) but was very delicious. There is seating inside and outside, not a lot but enough room, very clean and the decorations are cozy. My falafel bowl was delicious!

Pros: Great food - and great presentation. , Nice interior , Friendly staff

Cons: Little seating

paulharhen

Points +1446

Vegan
01 Mar 2025

Excellent Vegan Vegetarian Cafe

We had the Falafel & Hummus Pita, and the Falafel Bowl. Both were delicious. So fresh and make from scratch. A little cramped. There is a downstairs area too. £8.50 each. Good service too.

ColinM

Points +1904

Vegan
25 Feb 2025

Amazing vegetarian cafe in Oxford

Relaxed and friendly. Mainly veggie but vegan options. The Tagine is amazing! The falafels looked amazing- will try them next time!

Updated from previous review on 2025-02-25

Pros: The tagine!, Really good value

Piranha_Mike

Points +348

Vegan
14 Nov 2024

Superb!

Amazing food. I had the falafel salad bowl and it was delicious. The banana and chocolate cake was pretty tasty too.

Pros: Fresh, healthy food , Nice ambience , Friendly staff

SteveLondon

Points +115

Vegan
24 Sep 2024

"Wow" We like how it looks & the food is amazing

My vegetarian sister & I visited this place & she went "Wow" as we came in the door.

Pita or Bowl, spiciness from very (me) to zero (sis) - choice of several fresh salads & toppings or the whole lot.

All vegan apart from the choice of adding feta or egg.

Puddings also good.

Great food & friendly staff.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-24

Pros: The Setting, Freshness of food

interacter

Points +327

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Tasty falafel

Really tasty food - fully vegetarian but leave out egg/halloumi and everything is vegan

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-25

Pros: Tasty, Affordable

SimonTörnqvist

Points +20

Vegan
24 Aug 2024

Great for the price

Great for the price. Close to the sightseeing.

VeganRebs

Points +53

Vegan
02 Jul 2024

First class falafels

Visited yesterday for lunch-this place is a must if visiting Oxford! Offering vegetarian and vegan options only. All food prepared fresh and made to order. We had the falafel pittas with all the trimmings. Other dishes available include salad bowls and tagine. Really friendly service too-tables inside and outside. We sat outside with our two dogs. Takeaway also available 👍🏻

Pros: Great prices, Dog friendly , Delicious fresh food

Cons: Can get busy

pmajoruk

Points +180

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

Very nice falafel bowl

Very nice falafel bowl with steamed pita on the side. The staff member was very friendly and helped me decide on what to eat.

Pros: Good quality food, Friendly staff

Cons: Could do with more vegan choice for cakes (only 1)

Caitlo

Points +180

Vegan
22 May 2024

All the fixings

First time going and the waitress was really nice and told me what she recommended. Really great flavors and filled me right up😄

JustynaPaulinaC

Points +19

Mostly Veg
18 Mar 2024

One of new favourite lunch spots

Lovely spot, tucked away in a quiet street just off the main road to Oxford City centre.
Decided to try it after seeing it on this app and they exceeded my expectations.
Very pleasant staff, ordered a falafel bowl and sat at a cozy spot right in front of the window.
Food was very fresh, flavourful, with plenty of hummus and sauce, very good balance of ingredients too.
Usually I don't like falafel (decided to risk it) because I often find them too dry, but these falafels were great- I can honestly say best falafel I ever had.
Great interior, loved the vibe of the place.
Definitely going to become a returning customer. 🌿

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-18

Pros: Great ambience, Yummy food, Great value for money

Cons: None

JosephineGreenland

Points +948

Vegan
08 Feb 2024

Lovely and cute!

I had a lovely late lunch here , a chickpea and roasted veg tagine with all the toppings. The staff let me chose what toppings I wanted which was great. Pretty much all the menu is under 8 pounds de too so pretty affordable . They also sell a vegan brownie for sweets. Very cute decor as well

Pros: Great tasting food , Affordable , Cosy relaxed venue

Cons: None!

barbarina

Points +818

Vegan
11 Oct 2023

Great!

I really liked the falafel bowl, also tried rice and mixed veggies… very very good and not too expensive.

PaulRaithby

Points +35

Vegan
08 Sep 2023

Superb lunch

I really, REALLY liked the lunch we had here. After reading reviews I ordered the tagine, and it was superb - so many different flavours going on, all very fresh. My daughter had the falafel pita and was also delighted with it. Great food, friendly service and great prices, what's not to like?

Pros: Great fresh food, Friendly service, Good prices

PoppyMcV

Points +109

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2023

Excellent lunch

Had the best lunch here I've had for a long time! Lovely falafel bowl with delicious fresh ingredients and lots of choices for toppings and sauces.

Pros: Great value, Lovely staff

JosephineA1

Points +16

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

tasty and fresh

Had a compact and satisfying vegan lunch. Lovely falafels in very fresh pita with colourful and tasty salad. Spacious and peaceful feel to the cafe even though it was fairly busy. Surprisingly reasonably priced considering how good it was.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-17

Pros: great vegan food, lovely falafels, knowledgeable staff, peaceful feel

ArnazKhan

Points +31

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Tastiest falafel pita in Oxford!

Get the falafel pita, you won't regret it! They're a vegetarian cafe but have amazing vegan friendly options!

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-15

TravellingCourgette

Points +122

Vegetarian
11 Aug 2023

Great lunch place

Very fresh, very tasty, and (for Oxford) reasonably priced. So many flavours and textures in one bowl!

VMO

Points +146

Vegan
29 Jun 2023

Amazing meal

The best meal we’ve had for days! Excellent value for your money

Sjeng

Points +877

Vegan
25 Jun 2023

Great lunch spot

Came here for lunch and ordered the falafel salad. Because I just tried falafel at a place in Bristol (which was extremely good) I've been a bit spoilt. The salad was very tasty though and the falafels were decent, but I have had better ones. They weren't overly crispy and not as green on the inside as I would like them to be. Still a very solid choice to grab some wholesome lunch!

Update: went here for lunch again on our second day in Oxford and had the tagine bowl this time around. I loved it, packed full of flavor and very wholesome. Review just went up from 4 stars to 5 after having this. Also, in my initial review of the falafel bowl I mentioned that portion size could have been a bit bigger. The tagine bowl was actually a very decent portion size.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-23

Pros: Tasty and healthy , Reasonable prices, Outdoor and indoor seating

Cons: Portion size could have been slightly bigger

AlexAvocado

Points +1138

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

Try the tagine bowl!

I was curious about the tagine bowl, so I ordered that one. It was a stew with a lot of different veggies and beans (eggplant, fennel, zucchini, chickpea, broadbeans). They served it with rice with lentils, (sweet) potato, tahini sauce and pomegranate seeds. It was really delicious and comforting! I can literally eat this every day!

Pros: Healthy , Comfort food , Delicious

Indiawhitehall

Points +56

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

100% recommended

So delicious and so many things to choose from. Nearly completely vegan apart from a few cheeses they offer. Do yourself a favour if you're around the area and go try it out! I try and go as much as I can and never get tired of it. Made of such delicious and healthy wholefoods.

Pros: Nearly completely vegan , Wholesome food

Cons: Not completely plant based :(

HandsOffMyHummus

Points +474

Vegan
17 Jun 2023

Amazing falafel bowl

Super healthy "fast food" that's homemade and packs a flavor punch. Excellent quality ingredients, and excellent prices to match. Loved that they had gluten free millet instead of couscous. Also loved that they'll put whatever toppings you want on your bowl at no extra charge.

Mandy86

Points +398

Vegetarian
03 Jun 2023

Great lunch stop

Been wanting to try this since I heard about it on Happy Cow. Really tasty filling food. A simple menu but with lots of combinations. Really well cooked halloumi and the best falafels I've had. Yummy coriander chutney and soft warm pittas. Good value.

Pros: Great falafels, Friendly staff

stefiavis

Points +28

Vegetarian
03 Jun 2023

Delicious middle Eastern cafe

Lovely little cafe with a small menu done well. You pick either a salad bowl or pitta with Halloumi or felafel and all the salady toppings and sauces. Really delicious lunch spot.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-03




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