Cuttlefish in Oxford

Visited on a Sunday night, and it wasn’t too busy, which was nice. The atmosphere was great, and the service was attentive. However, the portion sizes were smaller than expected, especially given the high prices. If the portions were larger, the cost would feel more justified. The food itself could have been better in terms of taste and flavor—nothing particularly stood out. Overall, a decent experience, but there’s room for improvement in the food quality and portion sizes.

Good food. Value for money. Friendly staff.

Amazing service , delicious food. Highly recommended.

Superb quality food in a relaxed but convivial atmosphere. The wilted spinach and fish cake may sound pedestrian, but it is utterly sublime.

Fantastic food, great service and a wonderful meal.

In Oxford on business, so after eventually findIng a parking spot in this seemingly car hating city, popped into cuttlefish Service was fantastic, fast and caring All courses were excellent and paella superb, Total little gem of a place

We’ve just had the most amazing seafood in Cuttle Fish. Visiting from London and this place is up there. The Miso cod special was sublime and the seafood mixed grill was amazing and such good value for money. We’ve never had squid like it and the mussels were amazing. Go visit!

Brilliant restaurant. We had the arancini and mussels to start. Then the chef's mixed grill and salmon linguine for mains. Everything cooked to perfection. The seafood mixed grill was such a generous portion! Staff were attentive and so friendly.

First time visiting here and we really enjoyed it. We ordered from the Valentine’s menu and had the hot platter and also tried the oysters - everything was absolutely delicious, speedy service and the staff were very pleasant. Would absolutely recommend and looking forward to going back to try more dishes.

Fantastic food and wonderful service. We had a lovely evening and will be back soon. Thank you so much ☺️

Amazing quality, perfectly cooked sea food. We had the hot sea food platter from the valentines special. The best time to judge a restaurant is at there busiest, as this is when quality will slip. It was a busy valentine's day lunch time and the food was impeccable, the service equally so. The only negative I could give was the portions were so generous I felt bad leaving some behind uneaten. Definitely returning to explore more of the menu.

I had a wonderful time there. The area is beautiful, the staff are warm and welcoming, and the music creates a lovely atmosphere. The place is spotless, and the cake with tea was absolutely perfect.

Maravillosa comida que sabía fresco y delicioso. Tal variedad en el menú, algo para todos. Tuvimos 6 ostras y cebo blanco para empezar seguido por el marisco caliente compartido. Tanto bueno y tan buena relación calidad-precio, el mejor lugar para los mariscos en Oxford. Recomendaría encarecidamente y volverá.

Our favourite seafood restaurant in Oxford — everything is so delicious and all the staffs are wonderful!

Este es un gran restaurante con preciosos platos de pescado, tuvimos una fantástica meseta fruta de mer - solo desearía que cambiaran sus manteles! ¿Quizás al tradicional cheque rojo y blanco? ¡Alumbraría el restaurante, le daría a todo una sensación más elegante y atraería a más clientes!

Superb! Nothing fancy, just clean, friendly, delicious. Really fresh seafood, well cooked, generous portions, fairly priced. Highly recommended.

Food was excellent. Service was fantastic. These guys home make their burgers each day. They made a safe egg free, milk free, fish free, gluten free burger for my daughter who has many food allergies. It looked and tasted great. These guys will look after you and serve you great tasty food.

We had the fish mixed grill of sea bass, red mullet, squid, prawn and salmon. Each component was cooked perfectly which is no mean feat! This is fish and sea food cuisine of the highest order. The chips and mushy peas were an excellent accompaniment. Service was spot on. Do not miss out if you love fish!!

I ordered the Black Venus Rice with grilled vegetables, but the dish fell far short of expectations. The rice was passable but overly salty, making it difficult to enjoy. As for the vegetables, they were far from grilled—they appeared to have been cooked in a pan full of oil on the stove. Not only were they greasy, but they were also completely devoid of flavour, leaving the entire meal incredibly disappointing.

Cute restaurant with yummy food! The muscles were very good since we’re not close to the sea and the marinière sauce is yum! The salmon pasta was definitely a highlight😍 It was a very rich dish and they gave me a very large portion too!! I would definitely come again especially with family since the prices aren’t catered for students xx

Has got the ❤️. Please stop serving such terrible bread 🙁

Don’t bother getting this via delivery. It was disgusting. Oily, soggy and it looked like some of the chips had been eaten. Sauce was also missing.

Wonderful food, good selection with lots of specials and a nice vegetarian choice

Best fish restaurant in Oxford. Keeps improving every time I go. Well worth the trip into Oxford. Same management and high standards as La Cucina next door.

Great tasting grilled fish platter!

Qué gran restaurante para los amantes del pescado. Los 4 tuvimos una comida excepcional. Precios razonables de las bebidas demasiado grandes cócteles no alcohólicos también

The ladies are adorable like heavenly sweet! I didn't have enough time to eat there but the service and the coffee was pure Quality 💓 hopefully next time with more time.....

The restaurant/ cafe looked very inviting with nice deals on some tea and scones with clotted cream. I ordered the tea and scone with jam. Only to be served tea. Thought perhaps they had misheard my order and i didn’t mind so i didn’t say anything as i was meeting someone soon after. When i checked my receipt a long while after i left the place. I was charged for tea and jam scones. A little disappointed, i looked forward to returning to have their fish meals but not sure i will anymore.

Absolutely love it here can never fault it fresh seafood and great tasting!

I'm not sure why this even has 4.5 stars on google maps, the food is a literal insult to both Italians and Americans. I ordered a double decker burger and it's awful. I COULD LITERALLY TASTE THE GRILL THAN THE ENTIRE BURGER, IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE I AM LICKING A BURGER GRILL THAT HAS NEVER BEEN WASHED After my first bite into the burger, it brought me the joy of rather eating a Macdonald burger instead The squid ink pasta had too many shells taking up the space as to the pasta itself, and had little taste. Not worth the money and the squid ink did not change the texture or flavour, nor did it make it look any more appetizing. The service was great, but the issue is its lack of hygiene. I've found a fly preserved in ice in my water and the waiter did not replace our water. The food looked good on the outside but there is no flavor. The food is rather overpriced. I do not recommend coming here, even if you like seafood.

Realmente excelente. Las vieiras con puré de trufa de la tabla especial eran particularmente deliciosas. Tanto que pedimos más. Servicio amable y servicial.

Decepcionante. Escuchamos grandes cosas de este lugar de un profesor de la Universidad local. Se unió a nosotros para el almuerzo y también se sorprendió de lo pésima que era la comida y el servicio era horrible. Me levanté a buscar mi propio azúcar para mi té porque tratar de conseguir al camarero fue estúpido y luego un hombre en otra mesa tuvo un ataque. Llevaba siglos intentando pagar su cuenta y ya tenía suficiente y gritaba. No lo culpé. Fish and chips, promedio. Uno de los especiales no indica picante y nuestro amigo no podía comerlo. No volveré, no lo recomiendo.

Delicious seafood！Great service!

Best service in town and the food was absolutely outstanding. We can recommend this fishrestaurant 100%. Everything was great!

Very expensive for food quality. We had made reservations and went looking forward to nice dinner. They had no reserved place for us and we had to wait a long time to be seated. Overall quite disappointing.

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.

Black ink pasta - Not the original taste , the pasta was too soft but tastefull. Asian will love it. Fish and ship was nice, fish was fresh and firm.

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.

Very nice good authentic Mediterranean cuisine I ordered the black ink squid spaghetti Generous portions very tasty Fresh tomato sauce with mussels squids and 1 shrimp Nice service too I have only 1 complain the Fresh orange juice was not from squeezed oranges but from a juice bottle so not fresh as advertised.

Absolutely delicious food. Highly recommend the hot seafood sharer. The oysters are to die for!! Lovely friendly service. Great wine selection

Definitivamente 1 de cada 5 porque tomó casi una hora antes de que pudiéramos conseguir cualquier comida servida! ¡Los mejillones no sabían frescos y rancios en cada tamaño! Además, sólo tengo dos pedacitos de trucha, como si se hubieran salido del arroyo. Sabor de la comida no tan bueno, así que estaba esperando algo impresionante en la espera de una hora😂

I ordered a takeaway portion of fish and chips. The girls treated me super kindly and with a smile, staff of 10. As for the food, it was simply delicious, a generous portion for £9.95 with sauce and presented in a box that made transportation very convenient for us. I will repeat if I return to Oxford

Totalmente agobiante, servicio lento , especiales donde no se ofrecen, comida muy salada. Es una verdadera lástima, estaba deseando esto.

Had the fritto misto, was soggy and very salty. Service was so slow and the place was empty at 1pm on a Saturday. Very over priced for the food and experience. Either it was an off day or the reviews are fake.

I had very high expectations of this place due to the amazing reviews. We arrived as a family for Saturday lunch. We ordered 6 oysters, which were ok but very milky. For the main, I ordered off the specials menu, the Tuna Ceasar Salad. When it arrived, it was a piece of tuna on lettuce for £19.95. I was shocked. Because it was a special, I was expecting at least some parmesan. My husband ordered the Fritto dish which was soggy and extremely salty. I wouldn't recommend and did not live up to the reviews.

Total disappointment, really looking forward to this however service was bad , food not great, Oysters ok, lobster ok, chips over salted .. expected so much more.... Staff didn't really care 😞 such a shame . Reviews do not match the lunch time dining

We as a family have been to this restaurant a few times and never been disappointed with the food however i was rather surprised at the cost of a cocktail my daughter had which was essentially a glass of Prosecco watered down with elderflower presse’ at nearly £10.00 a bit much. Perhaps it would be an idea to list ingredients under the titles. We should have complained at the time but to be honest we were a bit taken aback.

I love a good seafood restaurant. So there was no doubt that we had to pay a visit to Cuttlefish. We read in on timout.com that this place was a great seafood restaurant in Oxford so we had to give it a go. And the price is pretty descent too. My husband had the fish and chips, and loved it, he said the thick cut fries was annother level of perfection next to the cod. I had the fritto misto as I love calamari, this time I was hungry so I got a selection of different fried seafood. I have eaten a lot of calemari (squid) in my life but this must be the best that I've ever eaten, the whole plate was lovely, but the calemari was AMAZING (I'm still dreaming about it!!) I'd also never tasted lightly fried whitebait before so that was an exceptional food experience for me. We had so little time in Oxford and for lunch. I was so sad that me and my husband could not stay for dessert. BUT we will be back. The waitress we had and owner was so sweet and lovely and helped us with this quick lunch as we had to get to the airport in time. Thank you so very much for this perfect food experience. I really recommend this place to all the seafood lovers out there. I will definitely be back for more!

Excellent fish restaurant, the plaice special was superb, as was the frittso misto. If you like a good fish dish this is a brilliant option

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.

No complain. The food, wine and services are over the average. I would recommend this restaurant and sure we will return.

It was one of the best fish and chips we had in years! Non-greasy, well seasoned, and light batter on the fish. Gorgeous homemade tatar sauce. Definitely will come back!

Wonderful food with the warmest service. This place make my day. Lovely

Great seafood pasta . Can’t wait to go back to try more dishes .

I tried the cold plate of seafood at Cuttlefish for the first time, and it was a fantastic experience. The dish was incredibly tasty, with fresh and flavorful seafood. I definitely recommend giving it a try!

Nice little place. Good service and food was also good. It now wow, but if you're in Oxford and want I nice meal you could do worse. Its a little pricey for what we got which was the platter for 2 one starter to share, 2 drinks a a dessert to share. @ £82. We paid less at another restaurant near by and got more. Score 3.9 price point is a little off and the food didn't quite make up for that. Although still a good place to try.

Who would have thought! Beautiful fish restaurant serving a fantastic afternoon tea. Fresh warmed scones - pot of jam and delicious clotted cream - very hospitable friendly service. Can’t wait to sample the fish on our next visit.

Best mussels and grilled fish in town. The staff is very very sweet and kind. I'll be back! Thanks guys!

I didn't expect to find good seafood in Oxford but Cuttlefish really surprised me. I expected a bit of a slog on a busy bank holiday with a party of 30 already in the restaurant but the service was great. The crab taster to start was lovely with fresh white and brown crab served with thick, fluffy toast and salad. The red snapper and skate combination on the specials was delicious on a seafood bead, which I'm really glad I went for. And the Portuguese custard tart and port, also from the specials board, was a delight to round off the meal. Very excited for my next opportunity to go again!

The food (fried fish and potatoes) was fresh and delicious. The sauce they brought with it was great. It is one of the beautiful and spacious places that is open until late. I hope I have the opportunity to go again

Vom Ambiente erinnert es an ein typisch südeuropäisches Restaurant, liebevoll dekoriert mit einer tollen Auswahl an Fisch und Meeresfrüchten. Preis-Leistung topp!

Lovely staff. I got knocked off my bike outside the restaurant and they looked after me and made sure I was all ok. Thank you guys so much!!

Wonderful food and considerate staff. Will definitely be returning!

Always a pleasure. Food was delicious and service was professional but personable. Have dined here on many occasion and will do again. Thank you. Highly recommend.

I liked the calm of this restaurant… and of course the fish and chips (very high in calories)

Wonderful place for a get together with friends. Great atmosphere superb food and efficient friendly staff. Visit everything we go go Oxford!

Such a lovely welcome as we walked through the front door, shown different tables available. Chose a window seat. A bottle of iced tap water with lemon was bought with the menus. Drinks came quickly. The main menu had a good choice of fish, meat dishes inc burgers if you wanted. We wanted the seafood platter, £48 for 2 of us, fantastic value, we also asked for bread which came warm. Our waitress was very knowledgeable about the food on the menu and given neither of us like mussels gave us extra prawns. The platter was delicious especially the oysters. It also had smoked salmon, different prawns and clams. After I chose a cheesecake as a dessert that came with a nice whole berry sauce. My husband had a coffee and brandy. My only criticism was that the coffee arrived, then the cheesecake 5 minutes later and the brandy another 5 minutes later, after he had drank his coffee, it would have been better if it had all come out together.

Busy, bustling place with a great fish menu, reasonably priced. Friendly smiley staff. A mix up over one of the dishes was handled well,.with genuine apologies and drinks taken off the bill.

We ended up visiting this place out of pure luck. We were searching for a place to eat lunch, and while looking randomly for an open restaurant, we found this one. Well, I couldn't be happier that this was our choice because what we found was simply out of the ordinary. The fish-based food was really tasty, especially my smoked salmon pasta. The place looks nice and welcoming. Its service, on the other hand, I think is what stands out the most, everyone being very nice and attentive. Overall, it's a place found by accident but turned out to be an excellent "choice" that I clearly recommend!

We had lunch here to celebrate my wife's birthday, food was absolutely incredible and the staff were so friendly. Will be visiting again next time we're in Oxford

Great food and service. Trout was delicious

Oysters were super fresh and delicious. Will definitely come back for them. Fish soup was questionable because it was rather mixed seafood in tomato souce rather than a soup. Those preferring classical mediterranean style fish stew or rather creamy soups, it's not that. Calamari were good, fish and chips were average. Lighting can be slightly up because at some tables in the middle, you can barely see your food.

Fabulous meal. Great fish and shellfish dishes, beautifully presented. Top marks all round.

After having a terrible experience after eating here last year , we decided to try again ( did feel really nervous on returning) but didn’t need to worry we had a lovely meal and the staff were amazing. Will definitely return.

Best fish and chips I ever had.

We came here as a large group for a graduation dinner. Food is good value and generous portions. The staff is excellent and made us all feel very welcome. Will come back next time we are in Oxford.

Such a gorgeous little restaurant. The staff were really friendly & accommodating & the food was delicious & such good value. My friend had the squid ink seafood spaghetti & it was brimming with seafood. Would definitely recommend & will be visiting again next time I am in Oxford.

Amazing 10/10 oysters delightful and hot food platter was delightful

Great seafood restaurant. Probably the best restaurant in Oxford.

Delicious food, absolutely delicious. Service very good and very polite and attentive Loses star for the toilets, need a good clean (even after just opening for the day's service) Would recommend and return for food.

I have just been to cuttlefish for Valentines day and had grown food and service. Made to feel so welcome and comfortable. I would definitely recommend to anyone. It is the best sea food restaurant

Fresh mussels and calamari, delicious and tender

Great food, clean place, good service

Food is delicious. Never fails to impress

We were a group of 4 people - who had the shared platter to start with - prawns, squid, grilled vegetables, houmous, balsamic onions & rollmop herrings - all delicious. The mixed sea food grill was simply and beautifully cooked - no mean feat for fish. We were all throughly impressed by the quality of food and thoughtful service.

Nourriture très moyenne... Un fish and chip mou... Frites grossières... Service très improbable. Je peux pas dire que c était mauvais mais je ne peux dire que cela était bon... Prestations moyennes du début à la fin aussi bien sûr l'ambiance prix et service.....

This was the first time we'd had an evening meal at Cuttlefish and it exceeded our expectations. The food was excellent. Perfectly cooked and portion sizes were generous. The staff were all very attentive but never overbearing. A fantastic dining experience.

Really liked it. Excellent food in generous portions. Highly recommended

Such a lovely dine in experience! Extremely good food that is reasonably priced especially considering the generously portion size. Even better hospitality/ service, Yola was extremely welcoming and attentive. Thank you for the birthday treat!!

Very strange experience. The starters were nice (salmon and whitebait) however the mains took a strange turn. We ordered the seafood paella which had pieces of indiscernible meat/fish (couldn’t be sure) and chicken wings in it. Literally no idea why there were actual chicken wings in the paella? Frankly it was disgusting. We hurried and left shortly after. Don’t waste your time going. Overpriced for the quality and sloppy chicken wings in a paella is an obscene crime.

Enjoyed our lunch. Very good service and a great choice on the menu.

There were 30 of us at our Christmas lunch celebration and Cuttlefish staff rose to the challenge. The food was excellent, even the vegetarian option. The staff were attentive and efficient and gave us a really good Christmas lunch. Thank you. Pretty decor and well laid out table.

We came here under the old restaurant the fishers since coming here under cuttlefish we have now been here twice both time got a warm welcome especially Nadia who has been amazing both times and been so helpful food is amazing and a lovely place to go price is very reasonable 😊

Simply cooked seafood Simply delicious, a delight it doesn’t get any better. Staff were charming and cheerful but the chef was on top form when we visited.

Thank yous go to Cuttlefish for granting my friend Andrew 's request for a Thanksgiving meal on 23rd November 😀 They were very happy to do this having been given plenty of notice and we are very grateful, it was absolutely lovely 💯 🙂 As always we had perfect, kind service from the excellent team 🙂 Hopefully this will become an annual occasion 🙂 The food was plentiful and excellent quality, hitting the taste buds full of flavour. We had turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pigs in blankets, parsnips, carrots, brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, followed by Christmas pudding.

Had a lovely meal here , really enjoyed my sea bass and my daughter loved her mussel pasta dish Staff are very polite and helpful Had my first ever oyster! Which was delicious We will be back totally recommended

We cannot believe we stumbled upon such a lovely restaurant. Brilliant service and the fish pie and grilled king prawns were perfectly cooked and delicious. We’ll be back! Thank you!

A delicious brunch with friendly, welcoming and supportive team members. It’s always great to visit and enjoy the food and atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Le personnel nous a super bien accueillis et a su répondre à toutes nos questions. En terme de cuisine nous sommes touristes et avons voulu tester le thé traditionnel anglais ainsi qu'un thé au gingembre citron, nous n'avons pas trop aimé le goût mais c'est à faire je pense ?

Don’t be put off by occasional negative reviews. Satisfied customers don’t usually consider reviewing. Three of us had a delicious well cooked hot evening meal this week. Staff are efficient friendly and professional. Table spacing is good so you can talk and hear your friends. Thank you.