Cafe W in Oxford

Super dirty. They don’t wash things properly. I reminded them. No apologies, seems like this is not the first time they heard this

Such a fabulous coffee spot and lovely food! It’s a must in Kits. Staff were very friendly and helpful will be returning! :)

I love Waterstones cafe in London Piccadilly and often meet up with friends there as the staff there are a lovely bunch and the atmosphere relaxed. The exact opposite would apply to the Waterstones branch in Oxford. The cups and saucers were dirty and rimmed with tea/coffee stains. When I asked for another cup the rude person behind the counter told me it was the fault of the dishwasher and then he turned his back on me. I then had occasion to use the toilets, I wish I hadn't bothered. There was a queue for the one toilet on the next floor of six people stretching along the carpet to the stairs. Finally, I got to use the facilities only to find they were disgusting with toilet paper on the floor, a wet seat and water all over the floor. In the end, I held off and used another toilet at another place rather than risk using the one at Waterstones. Such a pity to find this happening as the rest of our visit to Oxford was a magical experience.

Twice in a row I have gotten a tea and the cup/saucer and teaspoon have been unclean to the point it’s off putting to drink and I’ve asked for a replacement. Great views of the city though!

wonderful little cafe in the waterstones book store seems common for students to study there their drink options were lovely, had a vanilla oat latte the staff were kind and lovely too

Great coffee and a massive shout out for the blueberry Chelsea bun which was delicious. Nice to relax amongst the books. Be aware there is often a queue for the loo which is on the fourth floor! Otherwise, a lovely experience.

Visited with a friend earlier this week for coffee and cake after work . Lovely location , great coffee , tasty cake and happy staff .

We hadden wat door de drukke straten van Oxford gelopen. Om even uit te rusten en koffie te drinken, kwamen wij in de koffiecorner van deze grote boekhandel terecht. Niet speciaal gezellig of zo, maar toch een leuk concept.

Grab a table and this is a superb cafe for calm, cake, hot chocolate and a good read. Superb service and amazing cake selection

The best book cafe in Oxford! Great selection of baked goods and tea and a lovely view of High Street.

Think this used to be Boswells Cafe in the 1960s. Very good views of a busy Corner opposite Debenhams and the passing buses. The Shop has some lovely little corners where on is relaxed and welcome.And the book selections are more impartial than Blackwells. Would reccomend if one has a spare half hour.

Whenever I'm in Oxford I always stop by here for a cuppa. Staff friendly and perfect place to enjoy tea and books. But I went there last week to discover that the cakes have been substantially reduced in size (by50% ?) but it is still charging the same price for them. IE, the brownies, bakewell tarts and flapjacks were so ridiculously tiny that other customers also commented about this. Shame.

...og en dejlig kop kaffe og en coockie fra caféen på 3 sal i et af byens bedste bogmekkaer, hvor der svirrer af studieiver og bogglæde, og hvor man samtidig kan nyde udsigten over gaden mens man overvejer hvilke bøger man ikke kan lade være at købe, fordi de er så spændende og ret billige. Spændende sted.

In certain areas of Oxford there are loads of coffee shops and then all of a sudden you can't find any! Cafe W overlooks a lovely square and seems to be near where a lot of the tourist trips start from. It's nothing special though feels sweet as it's to the side of the book area. If you're lucky you can get seats looking out over the rooftops of older Oxford. Not the best coffee shop in Oxford but honest and simple

I love cafés in bookshops, they have such a nice, pleasant and cozy milieu. However you're lucky if you can find a table to sit down here. If you can, you're one of the lucky ones as it full of students all the time who spend hours there. No problem with that as they like this place as much as I do and I would spend hours studying there too if I had a chance for that. Peaceful place, nice customer service, book and coffee smell everywhere. :-)

Well located on the second floor of Waterstones book shop, this place has great views if you can sit close to the windows. A lot of people use the tables for study, or look through books from the shop. I had a very good flat white and salted caramel brownie, sitting in a sofa looking out over Magalen Street. It can get busy but I had no trouble finding a seat

Situado no pavimento superior da Livraria Waterstones.

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El refugio perfecto para cualquier alma colgado a la izquierda para pasear cuando su cónyuge está fuera de compras - excelentes aperitivos y café de buena calidad (que es una ventaja). . . puede ser un poco lleno y una pelea con la brigada portátil - sin embargo, no es un mal pequeño agujero hidey

Located at what some people may consider to be the symbolic heart of the city – the intersection of Broad Street and the Cornmarket – Waterstones occupies a central position in Oxford. Principally a large, interesting and well-stocked bookstore in a listed building, there’s also a very popular café on the second floor.

No fue una experiencia agradable - selección limitada de comida, mesas sucias, fue tomada sólo 2 sillas, como la mayoría de los estudiantes utilizando el Wifi gratis - Uno se pregunta cómo puede Waterstones seguirá funcionando como una biblioteca con wifi gratuito? En vez de un café? ? Leer algunas de las críticas hace interesante leer "lugar favorito para pasar la tarde estudiando" - en cuyo gasto? Los clientes no pudimos sentarnos y beber un café en otro lugar - No volveremos. . .

I was thrilled to see a cafe in a bookshop: exactly what I like. The experience was most disappointing.

We only had a short amount of time, so it was a bonus to find this cafe, and that it was quiet at lunchtime! toasted sandwiches and coffee were enjoyed, and the cakes looked good too.

What appeared to be a simply café in a library turned out to be my favourite place to spend my afternoon studying in Oxford.

This cafe is located on the top level of Waterstone's and for that alone it gains a few points in its favor from me. Added to that, it is lively, with friendly staff and a good selection of cakes and sandwiches. It can be busy, but I have never had trouble finding a seat.

We needed to sit down after seeing some of the sights in Oxford. We tend to avoid some of the major chains & prefer to support local businesses. We spotted the coffee shop, but failed to spot the lift which goes up to the coffee shop on the second floor! We enjoyed our tea & coffee & enjoyed the atmosphere which is popular with the students, many working on laptops. Good views to be had from the cafe. Worth a visit.

ceiling to floor windows up here give a lovely view of churchyard from above, and you can take your cream tea in this bookshop accompanied by a pile of books to browse through...

Visitamos hoy el café en torno a las 4. 30 y usar tenazas servidor vimos recoger tortas etc. Cuando pedí opciones sin gluten gluten señaló, pero dijo no podía brownies en realidad garantía sin gluten. Como ella ya había recogido brownies con tenazas que ella...

Costó encontrar una mesa como la mayoría estaban ocupados con los usuarios de laptop que no estaban bebiendo, personas individuales para 4 mesas Si es un café, al menos que compre algo. Cuando un asiento después de d el café era bueno! ! ! !...

Un café sympa' situé en haut d'une librairie (de l'extérieur, top). Prix très corrects, un large chois de boissons chaudes, par contre pour ce qui est des boissons froides rien de "fait maison", dommage.

Muy agradablemente sorprendidos de encontrar una cafetería al estilo de independiente - en vez de Waterstones en Oxford el ubicuo Costa. El café estaba bueno y los aperitivos locales. Muy buena elección, Waterstones!

Went in here for a quick cake and a coffee. I definitely plan on returning. We had the peanut butter slice and a peach croissant. Both were delicious. We also had a cappuccino and a matcha latte. I had been craving matcha but could not find one in Oxford and so was very excited to try one. Sadly, the drink today the milk was a bit burnt and the matcha hand't properly been stirred and so there were a number of clumps when drinking. I am sure next time will be better! It is perfect for a study space, coffee and a quick read.

Lots of good reviews already but my experience was not great: tables not cleaned down, flat white was just a very hot generic frothy coffee and staff overheard to be gossiping over an absent colleague. Clearly a popular place but I would choose one of the other cafes in town.

A brilliant little cafe based within Waterstones, this little cafe is the perfect place to stop for a coffee and enjoy a book. The service was great, the coffee was good and was well priced. They also have a great selection of cakes for sale.I would highly recommend this cafe especially if you are a book lover as its a nice place to go to read and drink coffee.

This is a convenient and very good coffee house in the Waterstones bookshop handy for middle of town, and in a great bookstore. Average only because it takes 15 mins to get served, because only one member of the 3 staff was making the coffee.

I've been coming here a couple times a week on the way to the library just for their brownie. It's THAT good. Gooey and moist with caramel in the middle. I tell everyone in line with me to get the brownie (unless there aren't enough for them and me, then I keep it a secret).*this review written from Cafe W post brownie

Great service, hot drinks, and a wide selection of sweets and cakes from small homemade vendors (it feels!). Also a great view of George Street. Great that they added more seats!

Great little cafe, goats cheese salad was beautiful, the toffee tiffin was magnificent, we'll be back!!

Nice location, atmosphere and views but on the snack food side it seemed to be lacking. By this I mean it did not have a range of simpler biscuits and cakes and tended to have very fancy looking snacks hence we could not find a snack for the children plus I am a fan of a simple cake and cookie too. Overall, not bad but not what we wanted either.

Nice food and a good place to sit and look out the window a people watchers paradise.The food was a little different and enjoyed my cheese,and marmalade sandwich will definitely go again.

Bon café dans un lieu un peu spécial - une librariei. Bien placé. Pas trop cher. Les produits sont très "bobo"

Thoroughly enjoyed the friendly service & comfy chair overlooking the street where I drank tea and had a free read. Loved it.

We fancied a nice lunch whilst in Oxford last weekend, and having been disappointed with the Pret a Manger in the centre we decided to go for the Waterstones Cafe.It's lovely and bright with plenty of seating.There is complimentary tap water in a lovely large glass jar infused with lemons and limes which made a nice difference.For lunch I had a cheese scone with butter and shared a salted caramel chocolate brownie with my partner.My partner had a plain croissant and a pain au chocolat.To drink I had English Breakfast tea and he had a green tea, which I wished I'd had!The food was really good (especially the brownie!) and it was a nice fairly quick, relaxing lunch. It wasn't cheap but the quality made it worth it.I'd recommend the green tea.(Put 3/5 for service as you go up and order and pay so no table service.)

Went in to browse and have a coffee after a wander round the Ashmolean Museum. Great cup of coffee and chocolate cake,just what was needed!

The only reason i rated this cafe with very good mark is that you can sit in it, take a book from the shelves and read it a bit. There a variety of teas which you can choose and i would recommend to drink them as coffees are not that good.

I am sure we could have found an independent cafe but we were browsing for books and felt peckish. Nice service, a really good cup of coffee and a delicious looking muffin. Not bad at all.

本に囲まれてとても静かでくつろげました。紅茶自体は普通でしたが、ティーサロンではないので仕方ないと思います。この雰囲気では行く価値があると思います。

While there is undeniably better coffee to be had around Oxford, there is something very nice about being able to sit and happily read a newly purchased book and look out over Oxford.This always used to be a Costa and remarkably little has actually changed since it morphed into a 'Cafe W'. The coffee is very much of the Costa/starbucks style and the cakes are very similar. However the staff are friendly and the view are excellent.If you're considering buying a book it's sometimes useful to have a quick browse through over a coffee before making up your mind!

after a busy day in Oxford - working touring or shopping - this is a haven with simple modern wooden furniture, a wonderful view of trees and the church tower from ceiling to floor second floor windows, a huge selection of books to read, and nice cakes and tea.There is also a little table and crayons for childern which was very popular with my grandsons

After a day visiting Oxford - seeing museums, and strolling around this beautiful city- my husband & I were in need of a coffee. We chose this cafe as it was close to the Park & Ride bus stop. Unfortunately, despite it being a weekday it had obviously been & still was -Empty tables were full of used crockery etc. There was 1 pleasant, but extremely stressed young lady taking & filling orders and payment at the counter. A young chap appeared whilst I was being served who was on his break. Seeing his colleagues situation he gave up his free time to clear the tables. The coffee served was very good. The cafe is light and airy overlooking the Main Street. Note to Waterstones - you obviously have some very good staff, just not enough of them!

A nice little cafe in the heart of Oxford, staff have always been welcoming whenever I have visited and the location is easily accessible on the second floor of Waterstones.The one thing to keep in mind is when you go as at time's it can be very busy and hard to get a table, the selection for a small cafe is very good and the food is fresh.I highly reccomend it especially if you are a book lover also.

Sunday afternoon in Oxford. What could be nicer than an hour in a bookshop and a cup of tea? Especially if both are available in the same place. Café W in Waterstone’s bookshop offers just that. Formerly a Costa Coffee outlet, Café W is in a pleasantly light corner on the second floor, with views of the shopping street below. A wide range of teas and coffees, and a selection of cakes are on offer, but time your visit carefully: ‘Could I have a plate for my cake, please?’ ‘No, we are only using bags now, and paper cups’. Nice white cups and mugs sat tantalisingly on a shelf, out of our reach. Why would this be, at 4 o’clock on a Sunday afternoon, an hour before the shop closes, and half an hour before last orders? Could it be that the staff don’t want to have to wash up or load the dishwasher after service? Or could it be that Waterstone’s won’t pay them for the time it would take to do so? If so there is no wonder that the staff are as grumpy as those in charge of the paper bags on this particular Sunday afternoon. We can only speculate, but given the rich supply of tea and coffee shops in Oxford, in future we shall do so elsewhere.