Restaurants in Oxford

Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons is Raymond Blanc's country-house estate near Oxford, now operating under executive head chef Luke Selby with a lighter, garden-led French tasting menu. Credentials include Les Grandes Tables du Monde (2025), a 95-point La Liste ranking, and the top-ranked UK wine list. Currently closed for major redevelopment; expected to reopen in 2027.

Pompette is Oxford's most convincing neighbourhood brasserie: a Michelin Plate (2025) French kitchen in Summertown with honest bourgeois cooking, weeknight specials, and a patriotically French wine list with particular depth in Alsace. At ££ with a prix fixe option, it delivers more consistent value than anything else in its Oxford price tier.

Arbequina is the strongest value tapas option in Oxford — a Michelin Plate holder at the £ price tier, with generous sharing plates that mix Spanish classics and Middle Eastern influences. Counter seating on Cowley Road makes it a practical, convivial choice for pairs and solo diners. Easy to book, consistently rated 4.7 across 630 Google reviews.