Iffley kitchen @ The Tree in Oxford

Last year, I wrote a 5 star review. Excellent food, service, etc. So taking all of this in mind, I booked a table for Saturday night, for a celebratory meal on our anniversary. This I had booked a few days beforehand, by phone & there was no problem. When we arrived, we noticed how busy the pub was. It was absolutely packed, very noisy, loud music & standing room only. This did not concern us, people having a great time on a Saturday night, why not? We made our way into the restaurant, only to find out that there was a private party in there & no table for us. The waiter asked us to follow him & he would get us our table. This table was back in the (bursting at the seams) bar area, to some filthy table in the middle. When we disputed that this was not what we booked, we were told it would be just the same - obviously not! We left after saying how badly let down we were & as it was impossible to find somewhere more suitable at 8pm on a Saturday night, we went home. I did email the following day, asking for an explanation or at least an apology, but have not received any reply. If we were just told in the first place, that a table would not been available on our chosen night, we would have booked another night. There was a reason why my original review was top of your reviews list for a year & had many viewings. Sadly, following our last visit, I have now removed it & we will not return or recommend to others in future.

Just a quick drink with friends

Very disappointed The food was horrible and the service the same

The food was disgusting. It was the worse meal I have ever ate

Food was disgusting will never order from there again. Portion sizes unbelievable small although didn’t eat it. Although salad was fresh was drenched in lemon juice so to sharp to eat. Vile

Food was good. But some of it looked and tasted like it was frozen and the kitchen closed early

Very good staff. Old Hotel needs some money spent . Refur.

This is by far the worst Indian food I have eaten so far. Both Chicken Masala and Chicken Makhon had coconut, which is not mentioned in the description of the dishes. the butter chicken basically tasted of tomato sauce.. Possibly the Bangladeshi food is more authentic and Fantastic, but the traditional Indian food is not. stay away if you want Indian food, maybe a good idea to try Bangladeshi food.

I ordered tandoori golda chingri for £8.15 And received two stone called prawns. What a absolute rip off. I will never order from here again. £4 per prawn, what bunch of con artists.

An ardent regular customer via deliveroo. Just got a disappointing meal delivered. I am even wondering if I ordered from somewhere else. The buna nor the Briyani taste like they usually do. Very bland and tasteless. What has happened..no idea. Just so upset that now I need to find a new restaurant for delicious Indian food. 28 February and order number

The Naga curry I had was the best /hottest I've had in a long, long time! Delicious 😋 Best place to buy a curry in Oxford in my opinion!

Always delicious and fresh, delivery usually quicker than expected. Tarka Dhall and Methi Gosht particularly good.

Sunday Self Service and Excellent Food, and not only Curries, but Traditional Roast Beef and Chicken with Roast Potatoes, Veg and Yorkshire pudding.

Went for a wake, sandwich's ok,samosa and onion bargy nice,lovely friendly bar staff

Delicious, fresh, and generous helping , Tarka Dahl especially good.

I didn’t receive the poppadoms I have ordered and paid for!

Half the order was missing and the rest was cold and the korma was too spicy never going to order from them again

Just ate the Sunday buffet, the curries are fantastic.

Review about take away: awfuly dry and tastless biryani, undercooked rice, still in plastic containers!!

Awfully dry biryani: chicken tastless and undercooked dry rice ,also they still uses plastic containers!!

Just been back to the Tree hotel for Sunday lunch, its been some time, before Covid struck. Delicious food, Asian buffet or carvery. I opted for the Asian. Nice newly refirbished dining room. Pleasantly surprised by the reasonable prices, but bill could be itemised. I wish the waiters were a little more chatty. Overall a nice experiance.

Yummy food and fast delivery will definitely order from here again

Great and most authentic taste I have ever tasted amongst the other restaurants!

Food was never delivered. Would not deliever the food. Believe the Delivery driver possibly delivered to the wrong address. When asked for a refund they said to call back tomorrow. Terrible service

Love okra but not chopped up (was probably frozen)

Poppadom was quite small for only one. Otherwise, the food was tasty!

Great pub but not so good namet has gone

Food was hot and tasty, arrived on time, great size portions. I will for sure order from here again. Thank you so much 😊

I am reviewing this as a takeaway outlet, but I have to say this is for me the best place for Indian/SE Asian food in Oxford. I've lived here for many years, and whether it is when they were known as Aziz or in their current format, their food is always delicious, and always dependable. Blows other takeaways out of the water

Where nice place to have fun lots of local and good music. Specially on Sundays...

Food was hot (spicy), but delicious! Would recommend!

best in a long time... not the common generic taste swamped with oils.

Delicious food, really generous portion sizes, well worth the money, thanks!

I hated the Saag Aloo. It had chillies in it, I don't want chillies in everything, I think my korma had a hint too. Why is this happening? It was too strong just to be a piece of cutlery with chill on it used in the wrong place. I love Saag and this spoiled the meal for me. The rest of the food was pretty good.

Always great food and delivered early!

This is a must try. The food is beautifully prepared and so tasty. Once you have tried it you will want to experience the delights over and over again

Great food as always, and early delivery

I have eaten a lot of Indian food. But this was phenomenal. The chicken was so succulent, the sauce was creamy and full of flavour and the garlic & cheese naan was to die for! They will definitely be seeing me again. I highly recommend these to anyone

The food was superb it was our first order and it certainly will not be our last. Compliments to the staff.

Amazing food - really happy with our takeaway - thank you Iffley Kitchen!

Some of the dishes were good,,, some were just OK, but the portions were really small, I don't remember getting this small size of portions anywhere else... I don't think we'll order from this restaaaurant again.

Best Indian in Oxford, amazing food I highly reccomend the Badami and the Handi

Excellent meal. Would definitely order again.

Delivery person was very nice and greeted well. The food was amazing, esp the naga lamb. Defo woke up my poorly taste buds! Only downside is there was so dips/chutney with the popadoms, but otherwise fabulous, will be ordering again. Thank you!

Always a tasty meal and delivery bang on time or early.

Love this place. Proper pub vibe with exceptional Indian food. Friendly, too. Had quite a few big events here and it’s always delivered. Also - one of Oxford’s biggest horse chestnut trees in the garden!

Quick delivery really tasty food great thanks

Only popped in for a quick drink and learned that the previous owner has sold up and left. I was told that the Sunday buffet is still available at £18.95 (eat as much as you like) so I'll definitely return to try it out. I did notice scaffolding at the front of the building and wondered whether it's the start of a much needed renovation and refurbishment to what has become a rather dated and tired looking venue.

Great food and delivered on time.

better than I expected. very good chicken wings

Three of us dined last night and had the best Indian meal in many years. The welcome was excellent and we had the pleasure of meeting Aziz. I had Jalfeez and it was pleasantly hot, well spiced. My friends plates were clean at the end so I guess they were happy too. Will definitely cone again.

Fantastic food, super fresh and huge portions. We will Be back

Called up to see them to see if delivery address can be changed as there isnt anyone at the address that i ordered it too and he said to me theres nothing he can do... wish the customer service was better.

The food was awful and the delivery service was terrible. No apology was given for their lateness. Very disappointing experience and I will not be purchasing from this restaurant again.

tasty food,efficient delivery, polite driver

Beautiful decor and food presentation with delicious dishes for a good price. The portion sizes are very good, maybe even a bit large, so perhaps order less than you think you'll need. The staff are very quick and professional and I think this is a great way to get a taste of Bangladeshi food, since Indian food is more the norm in these parts.

Just had the buffet Sunday lunch. Very disappointed, food average and lukewarm - thought it was overpriced for the quality. £18 per person seemed high.

The most disgusting Indian food ever. All the dishes plain, not flavour at all. So disappointed. Never ever again from this place.

Excellent service food are fantastic

Wow what can I say, the best meal for a long time, both my wife and I very impressed service first rate really helpful and friendly staff, lovely bar and all so very clean, you just gotta get yourself there!!..

Excellent food, excellent service. One of the best indians I have had. They produce a no-nonsense meal to a very high standard. Will definitely come here again should the opportunity arise.

Really tasty! One of the best fish curries iv ever had! Great service too

Food poisoning so can only assume poor food hygiene and handling

Have eaten hear for many years, always have enjoyed our experience. We decided not to go out and order our food for delivery this time. Order was 20 minutes late and barely warm, my curry was rather bland and hardly had any meat in. The other meals were ok but nothing special although the Naan bread was really nice.

Some of the best food I’ve had! So delicious and the wait staff was wonderful. Would come back here over and over again if I lived in the area!

Very good service highly recommended friendly people

Caveat: I only had vegan versions of naan bread and aubergine chickpea curry (with rice) and both were bland, with the naan texture being particularly dry and lacking the fluffiness of the typical fare.

Looked for a restaurant close to our hotel in Oxford and saw the Aziz. Called in expecting a typical meal but what we got was so much better. Ample portions and really excellent food. Staff were really friendly and had a great sense of humour. Extra touches like crispy onion on top of the rice made quite a difference to the flavour and crisp garlic bread was superb. We will without a doubt call back when we visit Oxford again in December.

The chef needs a kick up the backside

Poor quality control, inconsistent food and rude staff. My wife called to order a delivery and was told "we don't don't delivery" (you do!) and promptly hung up on. The onion bhajis we received were clearly reheated and burnt. The vindaloo is not hot at all (I requested extra hot) and neither is the Naga curry. Also, there aren't Naga bullet chilli's in the curry as advertised. Below average. Save your pennies.

Normally fab place...this time we were disappointed..

A great place to take your family with ample outside space during those summer days/nights.

Lovely outside, very nice food, but a star off for service - have had the wrong takeaway delivered and in house took aaaaaaaaages to get the bill.

Amazing Takeaway tonight,very tasty and good portions, thankyou to the chef.

Ordered an Uber eats delivery and was trying the food out for the first time. We got a variety of curries, rice and naan and wasn’t disappointed. Really good food and good portions too. Would order again!

Always great food, takeway delivery service really good, website easy to use.

Ordered a few times. Great food, in huge portions. Really friggin like it.

Booked a table for four. Restaurant was full, tables well spaced, staff attentive, easy parking, good decor. We ordered from the thali menu - lots of choice of small dishes. Every dish was delicious and there was more than enough food. Will definitely go again soon. Thank you for a wonderful meal.

Ordered last night to enjoy whilst watching UCL final. Food was very good(TAN MIX GRILL,LAKB KORAI) Nice portion size plenty of lamb in the korai. However when it came to the naan breads that was a big disappointment,plain naan wasnt to bad but the Garlic naan was undercooked the dough still raw. I understand during delivery the naan bag can make the bread soggy. Not this one,this garlic naan was meal breaker for me! Tbh the tandoori chef who makes just needs to use less of the dough mix to get more of a even cook through out the naan bread RAW is never good. But everything else food wise was great. Oh yh the delivery guy tried to say I hadn't paid via phone...he tried it! Hmmmm

Visited The Tree for lunch on 11/07/20 for the first time in 4 months, and also to see son for the first time in 4 months. Very pleased to see on arrival bar and gardens COVID proofed. We shared a Thali which was absolutely delicious including my favourite, Bombay potatoes. The food and service are superb and I highly recommend The Aziz at the Tree for lunch or supper. I'll be back soon.

We had the most wonderful and safe dining experience. The food was delicious, varied (vegan options, too) and was presented beautifully. The service was impeccable and staff very friendly. So important these days, it was incredibly clean, dining room, tables, toilets sparkling, with hand sanitizer available everywhere, staff wearing shields and masks, tables set with plenty of space between them. We felt very safe and ate a superb meal. Much recommended!

Amazing experience and wonderful staff. The food was delicious and beautifully served, on top of that the facilities were impeccably clean. I would definitely recommend for any occasion.

I went to Aziz last night to have my first dining out experience since the Covid-19 pandemic. My guest and I were both quite nervous prior, but the experience surpassed both of our expectations. Not only was the quality of food out of this world (a top quality selection and fantastic range to choose from) but our waiter was professional and warm, helping both of us feel at ease and enjoy our evening out. I highly recommend Aziz and their new socially distanced set up, especially to anyone like myself and my friend who were both more cautious coming out of lockdown. Go here for amazing food, service and atmosphere. Cannot fault a thing!

Lovely and tasty food great atmosphere warm staff

Wow, great gem of a restaurant. Friendly service and fantastic food.

Arguably the best burger I've ever had. Quick and efficient service with polite customer servers. Light atmosphere and very reasonable price to portions.

Aziz is back and boy are the putting the effort into the food again. Excellent korai and jalfaragee. Will be going back for sure.

Love their food. Great staff and service too. A winner all round 👍

Pleasant surprise. Aziz in a new place but the food as good as I remember from the previous locations maybe even better. Service was friendly and attentive. We will definitely go back.

Amazing place to eat. The food is amazing and the staff are very friendly and helpful. I'm definitely coming back.

Absolutely excellent, first class to talk to on the phone, food is absolutely divine.

Very nice food and a good atmosphere. Staff were very friendly.

One of Oxford's oldest Indian restaurants in a new 'quieter' location ... next door to a historic pub. Nice food. Well worth a visit if you like good Indian food.

Decent food - bizarre set up with the Chequers pub overlapping. Some food you can order at the bar, other has to be in the restaurant, drinks from the bar.... All very confusing. But nice enough!

The food is great and the beer garden of the pub the restaurant is situated in is nice as well

Great service, very friendly and the food was great. The whole family enjoyed. Thanks.

Aziz always deliver with exceptional service and fantastic food, organised dinner for a table of 7, everything was seamless and the customer service is beyond amazing, would highly recommend the biryani and they also cater for Vegans Woop!!! Keep up the good work guys and we will see you in 2 weeks! Clive & The Team

Groupon all you can eat buffet-misleading! I am only giving it a 1 due to nice nan and the fact that the food was hot; however I would have left a 0 if it was for the service and lack of food hygiene standards! Let me explain: Limited menu; certainly not buffet although you could ask for extra portions of set menu if you wanted. Food was ok, dessert consisted of fresh orange segments or a tired looking shop brought cheesecake, not at all what was advertised on the website....but what really did it for us was the waiter; who on two occasions helped himself to one of the main meal side dishes (a kidney bean dish) from the buffet table; after each mouthful he placed the spoon back into the serving bowl contaminating the food!!!!! Buffet table consisted of some sauces, slices of lemon and a couple of vegetarian sides; chickpea and a kidney bean dish and the sad looking dessert options....you then chose a starter, main, side dish, rice and a plain nan off the set menu. The best bit of the meal was the nan which was light and soft and freshly cooked. On arrival I stated to the waiter that we had a groupon booking at 1pm for the all you can eat buffet.....on the delivery of the bill (full price) I stated that I had already paid via groupon as stated on arrival; he said the manager wasn’t in and so he wouldn’t honour it; I then told him I was not going to pay twice and I certainly wouldn’t be paying the full price for what we had even if I didn’t have a groupon.....he tried again to ask me to pay the bill which I declined. I showed him both the groupon voucher and booking confirmation and I wrote the codes etc on the bill; paid for the drinks which I feel was generous considering the grumpy disinterested service we received from entering the establishment until the end, also considering the fact he helped himself from the “buffet” table and replaced the spoon in the dish of food which was for paying guests-disgusting! The whole experience was very disappointing and we will not be visiting again. Edit: email sent to the management.

Great local Indian restaurant fast service. Food tasty

Had 2 great meals there recently (Friday night especially). Amazing mixed grill, chicken tikka masala, garlic naan & stuffed paratha.