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CUTTLEFISH

(5.0 Score)
36 St Clement's Street, Oxford OX4 1AB, UK Directions

Since 2016

Specialities:

✓Bread Bucket and Salted Butter ✓Warm Garlic Bread ✓Marinated Mediterranean Olives ✓Marinated Anchovy Fillets ✓Roll Mops ✓Sun-Dried Tomatoes ✓Marinated Artichokes ✓Balsamic Onions ✓Hummus ✓Chef's Grazing Selection ✓Atlantic Prawn Cocktail ✓Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables ✓Crab Bisque ✓Scottish Organic Smoked Salmon ✓Grilled Tiger Prawns ✓Arancini di Riso ✓Bufala Mozzarella ✓Lightly Fried Crispy Whitebait ✓Steamed Mussels ✓Rock Oyster ✓Oysters on Ice ✓Lightly Fried Calamari Rings ✓Crab Taster

"Cuttlefish offers seasonal, sustainable seafood such as cod and chips. The restaurant brings the best seasonal, sustainable fish to Oxford from the shore at the fairest prices. Cuttlefish offers a friendly, informal dining experience. Kids can try their pasta with tomato sauce, chicken goujons, and lightly battered fish of the day. The restaurant offers vegetarian and gluten-free options. The restaurant provides takeout, delivery, and gift vouchers. The prime white fish is served with chunky chips or French fries. Come in and ask for a take-out or ring through an order for collection.

2026 Highlights: Cuttlefish offers vegan options."

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Menu:

FISH DISHES:
Homemade Fish Cake £15.95
Mediterranean Fish Soup £19.95
Chef’S Mixed Fish Grill For One £24.95 For Two £47.95
Classic “Fish And Chips” £15.95
Fritto Misto £15.95
Steamed Mussels 800gr £17.95
Black Squid Ink Spaghetti With Mixed Seafood £20.95
Linguine Pasta With Smoked Salmon Creamy Sauce £19.95
Paella £20.95
Linguine Pasta With Mussels £19.95
Oysters & Seafood:
Native Rock Oysters:
One £4.50
Six £27.95
Twelve £55.95
Cold Seafood Platter:
For 1 £28.95
For 2 £56.95
Burgers & Grill:
Homemade Beef Burger £16.95
Double Decker £19.95
Fillet Of Battered Fish Burger £13.95
Chicken Fillet Burger £13.95
Vegetarian Burger £13.95
Rib Eye Steak £33.95

Contact:

01865 243003

Tue-Fri: 11am - 3pm|5pm - 9:30pm
Sat & Sun: 11am - 10pm
Mon: Closed

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NO.1 SHIP STREET

(4.9 Score)
No.1 Ship Street, Oxford OX1 3DA, UK Directions

Since 2017

Specialities:

✓Homemade Bread ✓Langoustine Bisque ✓Marinated Olives ✓6 Dorset Snails ✓Brown Onion Soup ✓Potted Brixham Crab ✓Carlingford Lough Oysters ✓Pork ✓Pigeon and Chicken Terrine ✓Watermelon ✓Cucumber and Red Onion Salad ✓Devilled Lamb's Kidneys ✓Braised Leeks ✓Coq Au Vin ✓Aylesbury Duck ✓Wild Mushrooms ✓Barley ✓Jerusalem Artichoke ✓Market Fish ✓Lamb Shoulder ✓Hamburger ✓Dry Aged Sirloin ✓Chateaubriand ✓No.1 Ship Street Surf and Turf ✓Triple Cooked Chips ✓French Fries ✓Buttered Pink Fir ✓Hispi ✓Confit Shallot and Bacon ✓Pickled Tomato ✓Little Gem ✓Croutes

"No.1 Ship Street is an award-winning, independent restaurant that offers private dining for up to 12 guests. The restaurant's experienced chef uses only fresh, high-quality ingredients to make delicious dishes. No.1 Ship Street serves Modern British cuisine and seafood in cosy surroundings with a sophisticated ambience. The restaurant's first floor is available for private hire, with private toilets, staff, and the option to play games and use a lounge room. The restaurant provides Wi-Fi facilities to have an entertaining dining experience, and.

2026 Highlights: No.1 Ship Street offers table reservations, gift vouchers, dining in, great cocktails, and vegetarian dishes."

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Menu:

APERITIF:
Classic Champagne Cocktail £14
Hugo Spritz £11
Montenegro Negroni £15
BUBBLES:
Classic Cuvée £11
Champagne, Chapuy Grand Cru Brut £14
APPETISERS:
Homemade Bread, Salted Butter £6
Langoustine Bisque £6
Marinated Olives £5
Roasted Mini Chorizo & Black Pudding £7
STARTERS:
Chestnut Velouté £10
Shetland Scallops £18
Gressingham Duck Salad £13
Jerusalem Artichoke Risotto £12
Devilled Lambs Kidneys £14
Hot Smoked Salmon £14
MAINS:
Pork Belly £22
Coq Au Vin £21
Cotswold Game Stew £23
Hamburger £19
Wild Mushroom Cannelloni £19
Toulouse Sausage, Confit Duck And Pork Belly Cassoulet (For Two) £48
Dry Aged Sirloin (280g) £36
Côte De Boeuf (For 2) £94

Contact:

01865 806637

Mon-Sat: 12pm - 10pm
Sun: Closed

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SHELLFISH COW RESTAURANT & BAR

(4.8 Score)
28 High Street, Oxford OX10 0BU, UK Directions

Since 2018

Specialities:

✓Fresh Oysters ✓Cornish Mussels ✓King Prawns ✓Devon Scallops ✓Fish and Chips ✓Cornish Brown Crab ✓Cornish Lobster ✓Surf ‘n’ Turf ✓Himalayan Salt Chamber Dry Aged Ribeye Steak ✓Himalayan Salt Chamber Dry Aged Sirloin Steak ✓Vegetarian Dish of the Day ✓French Fries ✓Warm Artisan Bread ✓House Salad ✓Vegetable Side ✓Marshfield Farm Ice Creams ✓Sorbet ✓Dessert Wine ✓Cognac ✓Taylor's LBV Port ✓Limoncello ✓Disaronno ✓Baileys ✓Baby Guinness ✓Crepe ✓Homemade Dessert of the Day ✓Cheese Board ✓Liqueur Coffees

"Shellfish Cow Restaurant & Bar sources the lunch and dinner menu ingredients, focusing on the freshest British shellfish. The restaurant's first-floor grand dining room can accommodate up to 20 guests. The restaurant provides an over-the-top quirky ground floor bar serving classy Martini cocktails, ales, lagers, affordable, decent wines, and artisan gins. The restaurant ambience leads to the first-floor dining rooms or the trendy ‘Shoreditch’ bare brick cellar dining lounge. Their lunch and dinner menu focuses on the freshest British shellfish landed from around their shores, from Cornwall to the Shetlands, which all delivered overnight directly to their kitchens.

2026 Highlights: Shellfish Cow Restaurant & Bar offers a fireplace, vegetarian dishes and Wi-Fi."

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Menu:

FRESH SHELLFISH:
Fresh Oysters:
Half Dozen £24
Whole Dozen £42
Cornish Mussels:
Half Kilo £17
Whole Kilo £31
King Prawns:
Dozen £20
Two Dozen £36
Devon Scallops: Half Dozen £23
Whole Dozen £40
Fish And Chips £18
Surf ’N’ Turf:
Surf ’N’ Turf:
5oz £30
10oz £43
Himalayan Salt Chamber Dry Aged Ribeye Steak 10oz £33
Himalayan Salt Chamber Dry Aged Sirloin Steak 8oz £29
Vegetarian Dish Of The Day £17
SIDES:
French Fries £4.50
Warm Artisan Bread £4.50
House Salad £4.50
Vegetable Side £4.50
LUNCH:
Shellfish Cow Taster Cataplana £24
Sirloin Steak Baguette £17
Shellfish Cow Prawn Cocktail Sandwich £15

Contact:

01491 832807

Tue-Fri: 12pm - 2pm I
6pm - 9pm
Sat: 12pm - 9:30pm
Sun & Mon: Closed

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CUTTLEFISH REVIEWS

This is mainly a seafood restaurant FYI. So if it’s not your thing don’t visit this establishment. The servers were very super nice and helpful. Any questions asked were answered. The menu looked fabulous but if you look around there are menu boards that are scattered around that are not on the paper menu. Keep your eyes peeled. Everything we smelled and saw looked fantastic. A lady leaving shouted at us that the swordfish special was amazing and she wasn’t wrong. I had the monkfish tails and they were delectable. Sampled some of my friends other dishes and they were all Great! Highly, highly recommend. I don’t think you can wrong here.

Lovely restaurant. The servers were all very lovely and helpful. Food was amazing as well, especially loved their special. Drinks are a little expensive but reasonable. Very nice atmosphere and lots of seating options.

We came for supper on Saturday night during a weekend visit to Oxford. It was our first time eating at CuttleFish, but I sincerely hope it won't be the last. I rang to book a table for two just a few hours prior and a lovely friendly voice answered the phone and took our reservation. When we arrived the restaurant was busy and full of gentle chat but never felt crowded at all. The staff were friendly, very well presented, and just the right level of attentive. The most difficult part of the entire evening was choosing what to order - I think we would have been happy with literally anything on the menu. Neither of us drink alcohol and we were very impressed by the selection of sober drinks options. I would definitely recommend the Lady Gray 'gin' mocktail, and I should imagine the real gin version is equally tasty. I ordered the frito misto with a green salad and my partner ordered a whole lobster and fries. Both were absolutely delicious (obviously I stole some of his too, immediate food envy) We have every intention of returning when we next find ourselves in Oxford, and will be recommending to friends in the meantime.

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NO.1 SHIP STREET REVIEWS

We had an excellent meal at No.1 Ship Street, a fine-dining restaurant set amongst a district full of fast-casual eats and pub grub for the student crowd. They put real thought into trying to accommodate us as a walk-in party of two with the complication of a baby in a pram/stroller when it would have been easy to simply say “no, we are full.” My halibut on squid ink risotto was excellent; my wife’s mussels and fries were good too. Table service was good, if a bit slow at times. I would definitely come back to No.1 Ship Street and recommend it to others.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to the team for an amazing experience and a great way to end my graduation day! Amazing food and service, and I would definitely recommend the lobster! While a little more expensive than some restaurants I've been to, it's definitely worth the price.

Last night, my wife and I had a delightful dining experience at No.1 Ship Street in Oxford. The restaurant exudes a romantic ambiance with its dim lighting, making it perfect for an intimate evening. We were particularly impressed with the seafood, which was fresh and flavorful, and the snails were a standout dish. The extensive variety of cocktails and drinks added to the enjoyment of our meal. Located conveniently in the heart of Oxford, No.1 Ship Street is a posh spot.

SHELLFISH COW RESTAURANT & BAR REVIEWS

I will remember today's meal for a very long time, if not forever. The KFC Style Cockle Popcorn was an amazing start to our lunch—the gherkins and crispy onions were a fantastic addition that balanced the dish perfectly. The soft shell crab was cooked to a perfect crisp, and the oysters were incredibly fresh. The standout dish, though, was the Shellfish Cow Taster Cataplana in Provençal Sauce. Everything was cooked to perfection, with beautifully balanced and layered flavors that made us feel like we were dining in France. Dipping the freshly baked baguette into the sauce was the highlight of my day! The people there were welcoming and relaxed, exactly how I love it. We stumbled upon this place by chance on a random visit to Wallingford, and I'm so glad we did. Absolutely loved it.

We booked a last minute weekend in Wallingford and were delighted to find we could bring our dog. He’s really quiet and well behaved, but we are used to having to go to pubs with him. It’s brilliant that a quality restaurant is also dog friendly. Anyhow everything else is fabulous - decor, the welcome and the service, the cocktails. And the food is outstanding. A wonderful experience.

Always a great choice. I have celiac disease and nearly everything is gluten free (aside from the bread and the fish and chips). Delicious food, high quality and fresh ingredients, and eccentric, bright atmosphere. Definitely find your way here. They even upgraded my partners prawns to tiger prawns for free. We had the fried cockles, cataplana platter, and fried softshell crab.

TBR® Inspection Score Report

CUTTLEFISH Total Inspection Points: 119/120
Reviews Accuracy of : 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Complete Info: 10
Contact Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Online Order: 10
Pricing: 10
Extensive Menu: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

NO.1 SHIP STREET Total Inspection Points: 118/120
Complete Info: 9
Reviews Accuracy of : 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Table Reservations: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Extensive Menu: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

SHELLFISH COW RESTAURANT & BAR Total Inspection Points: 116/120
Complete Info: 9
Pricing: 9
Reviews Accuracy of : 9
Extensive Menu: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Table Reservations: 10
Business Hours: 10
Menu Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
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