Pierre Victoire in Oxford

Great restaurant. Visiting Oxford for the weekend and this was our choice for Saturday evening. Extremely busy but service was exceptional. Our party had 4 different starters and 4 different mains. They were all excellent. The 'Fillet' main was great and such great value for money. We shared a couple cheeseboards for pudding. Really good wine list and some really good value red wine's. Outstanding evening Would visit again when in Oxford. Absolute delight.

Real French Food in a French Ambience. Good food, good wine, good service at a moderate price. What more could one wish for. Avoids the chain restaurant sins of nearby locations. Still my favourite place to eat in Oxford. On a recent visit some food preparation details were missed - the soup was served lukewarm. The rest of the meal remained excellent.

Lovely little French restaurant, it’s £36.50 for a 3 course meal and the portions are generous. I’ve never fully completed a meal and this is my second time back here. I recommend the mussels they are a huge portion and very tasty!

Wonderful place with exquisite food. Service sometimes a bit slow but it was a busy Saturday. Mussels and steak delicious.

The young gentleman who served us was very friendly and helpful. I did think they had not enough staff for the amount of people eating in the restaurant, which meant the lovely staff they did have were under too much pressure.

Nice restaurant. Overall the food is are good and with good price. Most people ordered the steak. The steak is nice except the fries. The fries are not fresh. Sitting at second floor is a good idea as the window is opened and with better ventilation. Also, quiet. You can enjoy your meal there.

A lovely French restaurant that was great value for money! The starter (gravadlax au saumon et crabe) and the main (suprême de poulet) were very tasty and well done. The presentation of all the dishes was great, and it was a very nice intimate atmosphere to dine in. The waiters and waitresses were lovely and service was very fast. What disappointed me was the chocolate fondue. It was very runny and bitter but not rich like a dark chocolate at all, it reminded me of a bottle of chocolate sauce that had been heated up. The crême brûlée (not pictured) was fantastic though so I recommend opting for that instead. My biggest problem though was that there was a mix up with our reservation through no fault of our own, and the hostess was rude and not accommodating at all (despite there being an available table). At first she told us to go home and I had to argue that we had made a reservation that had been confirmed, so if it’s not on the system it’s not our fault. She eventually found us a table, it was 5.30 and it had to be returned by 8 for another guest. She could’ve said “I can squeeze you in here but I need the table back by 8 if that’s okay?” but instead she turned to the waiter she handed us over to and said “Make sure they are out of here by 8.” This made us feel very unwelcome and was an awful start to the visit. Fortunately, it did not cloud the rest of our experience and I would still recommend that you come here, but it is why I have left a 4* rating rather than 5.

As always the food and service were excellent. We have been on numerous occasions over the years and have always enjoyed fabulous food and service. My favourites are the moules and frites or the beef bourguignon.

Love this place. We have only been for dinner before but had a great lunch this weekend as part of a birthday celebration trip Food and staff are amazing Will definitely be back

Proper French bistro food at very reasonable prices. The onion soup, for example, had that authentic richness. The service was quick and attentive without being intrusive.

We had a lovely lunch at Pierre Victoir. The service was good and the food excellent and arrived quickly. We definitely felt it was good value for money.

Visited this excellent restaurant with my wife. The food was excellent and beautifully served. It sounds strange perhaps but being able to buy a half bottle of decent wine was hugely welcome as we find a whole bottle more than we want. The staff were efficient , not especially warm but they did their job very well.

“An unforgettable dinner! My partner and I had an amazing meal last night—the chicken liver parfait was silky and rich, and the mussels were perfectly cooked, bursting with flavor. The service was warm and attentive, and we were so impressed that we went up to the pass to personally thank the chef. A truly special experience—we’ll definitely be back!”

We love PV. I’ve been visiting Oxford for nearly 50 years and they’ve been a staple for over half that time!-reasonable prices excellent service great wine list (including independent champagne for 40 quid). A truly independent French experience, you will feel like you are in France, nice one.

Always enjoy Pierre Victoire. Lovely service, cosy dining rooms, unfussy and delicious food with great portion sizes. Took a party of 8 and everyone was impressed,

Came here for Valentines day. It was incredible, we both had an amazing meal. Staff were fantastic. The lamb we had to share was perfectly cooked with an amazing sauce. Will come back when in town again.

The best value for money restaurant in Oxford. Delicious food, attentive staff and beautiful ambience. Planning to return very soon.

Food was nice however found one waiter extremely rude after he watched me pull out a long black hair from underneath my food. Calling both myself and my partner a liar. I also think it’s rude to attempt to clear your plate whilst your mid bite

Lovely restaurant, a nice change to the endless supply of chain restaurants within the town. Its well priced and the food was delicious. Steak frites was well cooked with a perfect peppercorn sauce. I think they could've save ~8hours of cooking on their 10hr cooked pork belly and achieved the same result, it was also a little dry, but sauces and sides redeemed it. The restaurant has a nice ambience, tables are well distanced, was relaxed and enjoyable.

Food well cooked and very tasty.

The food is good, although pricey. I was expecting something spectacular due to the high reviews.

Very atmospheric and cosy restaurant. Good food with meals not spaced too far apart but not short enough to feel rushed. The 3 course meal is very reasonable, especially for how nice the meals are. The wine we had was also very nice.

Onion soup, escargot and fondue were terrible, full of garlic. The onion soup was not dense, most likely not passed in the oven, and the onions felt like they hadn’t been cooked enough. The base just tasted of vegetable sock. The escargot were the least bad, I found the garlic to be quite overwhelming compared to the other flavours. The fondue was another failure: the cheese mix was ok (still the among the worst I have ever had), but then all the foods to dunk in were sprinkled with pieces of raw garlic. Probably it was my mistake to order a fondue outside of Switzerland/france, but I would have imagined them not to screw up quite easy / traditional dishes such as the onion soup! Also the affogato was sub par ad the ice cream scoop was too small for the coffee. Given the price, it was truly a disappointment

Felt as if we were in a corridor. No allergies were taken seriously managers were made aware ahead of time but didn’t want to know on the day, FOH staff double checked with chefs but clearly the dish wasnt made for an allergy. Overall service was poor with no real effort made when come to ordering or allergies. Felt very let down and dissapointed overall as desserts weren’t as advertised. Staff need training on allergies and an allergy matrix would be really useful because when asked for preorder and being told that “most” the menu is gluten free, isnt helpful.

Sensational food, exceptional atmosphere. Order the snails. Get a good bottle of wine. Leave full, a little tipsy, and convinced life is good.

Can't fault this amazing restaurant... Everything was fantastic from start to finish..

The food was amazing, the steak was cooked perfectly, and the onion soup was impeccable. Very kind and friendly service given by Rupert. They made our occasion one to remember.

Finally I was able to book a table and enjoyed a wonderful brunch with my bestie. And I just realized that online booking access is open on their instagram page!! Truly, highly recommend it to y’all. Their chicken liver is very tasty, like melting in the mouth. Love it!

Despite the website stating tables are always keep some tables for walking and availability showing on for bookings showing I have just been turned away from the restaurant after being in formed they do not hold tables for walk-ins and there is no availability all day. I can only assume this restaurant does not welcome solo diners.

Food was lovely and we were very full at the end, didn’t have room for dessert 😂 The only thing was that we were sat right by the kitchen at the back, which was quite loud so it was difficult to hear each other.

The food was good, although it felt a bit too prepared in advance to accelerate the service- we litterally got our fish 3-4 minutes after ordering, the dessert Creme brulee (I mean the caramelized sugar topping,) was completely cold.. The experience of 'eating out' was less nice as we were really rushed in every step of the meal. I understand it is because they have multiple services / several reservations etc and not staff's fault but I still think this is not the way to go. We barely had the time to finish the plates before they were taken away..

Great atmosphere, lovely food. Best pork belly I've ever had.

Amazing family run restaurant with great vegetarian options. Have been coming for years & never disappointed!

Food was good but very rude male member of staff. Was given two hours for the table but after an hour male staff member continually harassed us. Very disappointed as we have eaten here many times over the years. Was informed on exit that only two staff on duty, but this isn't an excuse for rude an unpleasant service.

Delicious french restaurant with varied menu. My wife and I enjoyed the venison bourginon and steak in particular, potato gratin was sublime. We felt the server was a bit hectic and rushed. House wine was decent. Lovely spot for a couple's dinner and reasonably priced at £36 for 3 courses or £29 for 2.

Been here many times always happy with their quality of cooking, but definitely not this time, the pork belly skin was a bit better and the sauce were super salty, couldn’t eat that, and the venison also not good at all the sauce was better, told the waitress, after 10 mins waiting and no explain or answer just gave me the bill……… speechless

Me and my wife went in for some food for lunch and was very impressed with the food and service. Would recommend +++

Excellent starters, good mains, excellent desserts at a busy time on our visit. Sensible limited menu but overall a good choice for meat, fish, and indeed for vegetarian folks. Outstanding wine at good prices. Authentic French food, and you don't have to ask for bread or water. Hallelujah! It's definitely worth making a real effort to eat there.

Classic French restaurant renowned for good food. I don't need to sing their praises in that regard. However, as others mention, Service is cool and impersonal. Occasionally long waits between courses. They seem tired and jaded. It's a pity because part of French hospitality is supposed to be a warm, familial welcome. Anyway, still 4* Because of the food.

Really good quality food but small portions and staff could look happier when they are serving.

A really salty and fatty piece of steak. Staff said “chef was tired”. A real shame, it had been good previously

The staff is not welcoming and not helpful at all. I couldn’t reserve online and I told the lady that the number doesn’t work she said she didn’t have time to answer my simple question. Very bad customer service what a shame.

By and large the best restaurant in Oxford (it's a dubious honour but Pierre is clearly the best)! Overall really good value for money. You get three somewhat elevated courses for 30-something quid. The food is persistently french and in 4 visits we've never had a bad cook on the meat or an overly salted sauce! Special shout-out to the moules-frites and the Tarte tatin.

Cosy French dining restaurant with an authentic French feel to the place, quirky art around the walls which made us smile. But the food was gorgeous!! Classic French food cooked how it supposed to be, we had the onion soup and moules mariniere to start, and the filet of boeuf with the delicious dauphinoise potatoes and the pork belly in beautiful thick sauce as mains, both perfect! Finished with a chocolate Marquie and a couple of calvados's and that was the one the best French meals I've ever experienced..

One of my favourite restaurants in Oxford. We went again on Saturday. The food and service is always consistently brilliant. I nearly always have the chicken liver parfait - it is so creamy and delicious. My husband has the moules as a regular favourite choice. And we always order extra french bread - it is just too fresh to be able to resist. I had the fillet steak for my main with the leek fondue. The steak is always faultless in how it is cooked. My husband had the cassoulet which was generous and filling. The wine menu has a great selection and is reasonably priced. Keep up the good work PV - you have a wonderful team who make the visit welcoming, friendly and delicious every time.

Wonderful restaurant!!! Yummy food & such cozy romantic vibes, a must visit in Oxford if you like a local authentic candle-lit French restaurant! Merci 👏👏

Definitely not the best experience. Same sauce for 3 dishes (pigeon, venison and chicken). The onion soup is extremely salty. Got spilled by oil on my pant by the waitress, got stained and unable to wash it. Although the waitress did apologised and giving free side, it wasn’t acceptable at the start. For 36.5 a 3-course meal is not bad but I wouldn’t go back for that. Would rather spend an extra few bucks to get some better food and service.

A delight to find a place that knows how to cater for a coeliac. Lovely gluten free rolls that were well warmed, a good GF selection of food that was well presented and served in a timely fashion. A very popular place for locals to eat, it was busy and had a steady flow of onspec diners. When the locals fill a place, that's a sure sign of a great top notch eatery. Great prices too. £26.50for a three course weekend meal is seriously good value. Fab French cuisine at it's UK best. Loved my visit and my meal. Highly recommend it for fellow coelias as well as non coeliacs.

A lovely authentic French restaurant. As a French person I found it really nice! I would recommend the "poulet jaune" which as perfectly cooked with an amazing sauce, as well as the chocolate fondue (for two).

Pierre Victoire holds a special place in my and my wife's hearts as we had one of our first dates here. We've returned many times over the 20 years and still enjoy each experience. This most recent was no different. Good starters, delicious mains, and the Tarte tatin (which was over sweet but I still ate every mouthful).

I try to go to Pierre Victoire whenever I'm in Oxford, it doesn't change - in the best possible way. It's a bit like coming home, if one parent was a french chef and the other was a sommelier. Its been a few years since I was last able to get here but it did not disappoint. Had cheese souffle and Moules-frites and both excellent. Attentive service.

Couldn’t fault. PV is special, the atmosphere is intimate paired with delicious comfort food that is cooked to perfection. From fresh mussels, to a juicy steak, finished with a crème brûlée. Staff have a perfect balance of service. Can’t wait to book again soon, not sure why this restaurant isn’t number 1 on Tripadvisor! Forgot to mention the value for what you get, you won’t find that anywhere else in Oxford. It’s not pretentious, and has a humble price tag with the quality of food.

Very busy restaurant and clearly deservedly so. Staff under pressure but still gave good attentive service. Speed of service just perfect.

We both had fillet steak in a red wine sauce with potatoes and green beans. We ordered medium rare and the steak was cooked to perfection. The veg were cooked perfectly too. We both enjoyed a chocolaty orange dessert. The waiting staff were welcoming, polite and efficient. A great experience.

Lovely bijou French restaurant in our favourite city. Tucked away in the back streets just off St Giles, we arrived in the middle of a torrential downpour to a packed restaurant, and the hosts greeted, seated and served us warmly and promptly. Food was superb at a very reasonable price, excellent Rillettes de Saumon / Salmon mousse starter and belly pork main. Wife and I shared a Tarte Tatin - superbe! Only disappointed that their renowned Beef Bourguignon was not available that day, nor Venison. Must visit again!

I have been here a few times for special occasions over the years, most recently for my hen party. The food and service are always great and of all the French restaurants in Oxford this is the one that feels most like France itself.

Really enjoyed our Sunday lunch at Pierre Victoire. Really nice atmosphere and great value for 3 courses. Service was fast, food tasty and well presented.

Don’t really want to leave a review as it’s a special place you want to keep to yourself. However I feel compelled to as the food, atmosphere and wine selection are excellent and a colleague from Belgium who knows his French food was very happy there. It’s also very good value if you use the fixed price menu which has something for everyone

Our wedding anniversary and Andrea (Italiano girl) waitress gave us the best time ever !!! She was soo cool and helpful, her honesty great asset to company 💓 n addition Simon waiter was helpful too

Excellent value for delicious food

I have been here a few times for special occasions over the years, most recently for my hen party. The food and service are always great and of all the French restaurants in Oxford this is the one that feels most like France itself.

A fantastic restaurant- great tasting food, and real size portions ! The staff were amazing and it was a real pleasure to celebrate my birthday here. We will be back again !

Service was slow. French onion soup was just a beef unfavorable surprise. Steak I ordered was cold upon service. Only decent part was the wine. Some parts were good. But overall no part of a French restaurant by any standard.

Piere Victoire is a lovely family-owned French restaurant serving delicious traditional French cuisine at an affordable price (including some exquisite wine) with an unpretentious environment. It is good food made with fresh ingredients that has a feeling of home and comfort. For entre I had seared swordfish with a potato, shallot and chive mayonnaise salad accompanied by wasabi cream. I know what you are thinking wasabi in a French restaurant? I thought the same, but recently wasabi has been penetrating the French food scene and Piere Victoire is a great example of why. Individually the components of the dish are threads of a tapestry, where the true beauty of the dish is only perceivable when they are all woven together. The delicate balance of mild sweetness of the swordfish and shallot is beautifully cut through with the bright freshness of the wasabi cream. This dish redefines expectations of how wasabi can be used, showcasing its versatility to integrate into French cuisine. If the previous course was akin to Swan Lake; graceful, delicate, and elegant the main course is like La Tosca. Intense, unapologetic and deep in its flavours. I had the rabbit leg that was slow braised served with pommes puree, glazed carrots and Dijon mustard sauce. The decadent mustard sauce was full bodied and elevated the nuttiness of the tender rabbit. The carrots harmoniously brought sparks of sharp sweetness along with pickled onions that counteracted the bombardment of umami that gushed from the rest of the dish. This was course of triumph, braisant in its attitude and construct. For desserts I wanted to try the crème brulee as the smell of the caramel intoxicated the restaurant. However, they were sold out, if it tastes half as good as it smelled I am sure it would be a winner. My friend and I shared a chocolate fondu instead with fresh fruits and marshmallows. I guess after such a rich meal we should not be so glutenous for more. The fresh strawberries and pineapple dipped in dark chocolate perfectly closed the book on a lovely experience. In total, Piere Victorie lives up to its name. A true victory for French cuisine that is approachable; tearing down the pretentiousness that surrounds it. A must stop restaurant when you are visiting Oxford. Well worth the trip.

Amazing restaurant, delicious food and very friendly staff. Highly recommended.

One of the best restaurants I've been too. Lenka, thank you! We were very looked after. Food is incredible

We arrived right on time at 12:00 noon, and the restaurant was completely full within 45 minutes. We ordered one two-course and one three-course lunch set. For the starters, we had calamari and French onion soup. The calamari was tender, and the soup was well-seasoned and perfectly balanced with the crispy bread. For the main courses, we had slow-braised duck leg and fresh mussels. As the menu stated, the mussels were incredibly fresh and creamy. They really whetted our appetites, and we couldn’t stop eating! The duck leg was tender and flavorful. The most amazing part was the rösti underneath, which absorbed the orange sauce and made the dish even more incredible. The chocolate mousse was the perfect ending to our lunch. The staff are polite and efficient. An excellent experience for our Oxford trip! Thank you!

It is the best French restaurant I have ever been not just in Oxford but also in London. What can I say we are looking forward to come and have their wonderful dishes once more!

All 6 of us enjoyed the well prepared and presented dishes from the authentic french menu, good portion sizes & excellent service.

Oxford's top restaurant. Don't go anywhere else, 90% of Oxford is populated by sad/bland chains. This is one of the leading lights. I have been going nonstop for a decade.

Great food . Excellent service highly recommended!

Lovely restaurant good menu local food with French twist. Reasonable price 😉

What an amazing bistro. We had a meal here on the 21st September on a weekend stay for our 33rd anniversary. I had booked 2 weeks before and thank goodness I did. It was packed out, turning people away at the door. The food was amazing. We both had the crab salad, ribeye steak and profiteroles for dessert. Yum yum yum x I requested gluten free bread for myself and its turned up warm and the most delicious gf bread I've ever had. If we lived closer we would be here every week.

This restaurant is a very special place to me and my partner. We had our first date meal here and ever since then, this was our go to place for special occasions. Latest one was the day we got engaged! Always happy with the food and wine and will be definitely back for more memorable meals.

Intimate, almost too lowly lit for reading their menu. Pre fixe menu offers a surprisingly large range of choices. Starter courses of crab salad and sword fish salad both delicate and fine. The Margret de Canard was fabulous - beautifully tender, served on a potato & onion rösti. Monkfish Tail wrapped in Jambon w Risotto had very fresh and tender monkfish, though the crisp jambon overwhelmed the delicate fish a tad, but risotto was good. The disappointment of the evening was the Fondu au Chocolat, which was for 2 people. The quality of the chocolate was good, but there was too little of it. Dipping it with fresh fruits was a fine idea, but the fruits were freshly cold from the frig, which was a bit odd to dip into an almost smoking hot chocolate sauce. In the end, we were left disappointed for having paid double for whfondue an insufficient amount of chocolate fondu. Overall, I was left still a bit hungry due to the small-ish serving portions.

Enjoyable dinner with my work-mates. Some vegetarian options...more would be great

I took my fiance to PV for her 26th birthday! We shared the snails and incredible cheese soufflé, which was so good I could’ve eaten five! For our mains, we had lamb and baullabaise, which again was absolutely incredible. We will 100% be going back a few more times this year!

Nice people, good food, parking is in walking distance. Stairs are at the entrance. I have choosen duck main meal and cheesecake dessert. Both were very nice.

I ordered lamb and chicken mousse, it was delicious! Highly recommended.

Food was delicious and the ambience great. An authentic French restaurant and really lovely place to eat out in Oxford ….. however, ‘gratuity’ was added to the bill without warning which slightly ruined the whole dining experience for us. It would have been nice to have been asked.

The food here is absolutely amazing—every dish we tried was bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. Unfortunately, the experience was marred by the service, which was disappointing. The staff seemed inattentive and unorganized, leading to long waits and a lack of communication. It's a shame because the food deserves high praise, but the poor service really lets the place down.

Best restaurant in oxford!! Amazing food and service

Decent quality food, great service. We had the lunch menu and it was really good. The measles were fantastic decent selection of wine too . Deff worth a visit if you are in Oxford!

My favourite Oxford restaurant, and the go to for special occasions - the only place I fully trust to make blue steak and they do it spectacularly (image attached). Very cozy atmosphere, usually busy but this is only a testament to the place's quality.

I took my partner there tonight for dinner. The three course meal (and the house wine) was 100 percent one of the best restaurant dinners that we've had in a while. Very French, excellent food...if we could have taken the chef home we would have.

The best steak tartar I've eaten. Also great example of how to do restaurant service properly.

Once more fab food great staff,highly recommend

Fantastic food, well thought out and exceptionally well cooked. The staff were attentive and friendly, I went with their recommendations and was not disappointed. Will certainly return soon.

A.A. Gill I am not, but I'm a keen cook (Diana Henry, Nigel Slater et al) and believe myself a good judge of service and food. I'm used to cooking three courses for two or twenty. I've no idea why these recent reviewers have given five stars. Twenty-five years ago Pierre Victoire was a decent little chain delivering reliably good French food. This is not the case with this place. It opens at 6pm and, although I understand they must have plenty of diners (going to the nearby Oxford Playhouse or whatever), they certainly don't know what good service is. On arrival last Friday 12th July, we were ushered to a table but then thought we'd rather sit by the window; however we couldn't straightaway tell our smile-less waitress as within seconds she had already moved on to the next couple so we had to wait. I think we ordered the house red; it was delivered very quickly and the wine waiter was friendly. It was pleasant. The (different) waiter who took our food order was completely smile-less and had a strong accent so I had to listen really carefully. I ordered the escargots. They came within about ten minutes (the whole evening I felt they were trying to get us out asap) and weren't very hot or garlicky. I was given a normal fork rather than the special snails one; a small detail but I'm not entirely sure these guys know what they're doing. About fifteen minutes after our starters, our mains arrived. The side of haricots verts was lacklustre and lacked crunch/flavour. I had ordered the steak frites. Now I know many people find steak tricky to do well but it should be a chef's bread and butter. I had ordered mine 'medium'. It arrived rarer than medium rare. Often if a steak I've ordered arrives truly 'medium rare' I eat it anyway, but this was inedible. Mercifully the (now smiling) waitress agreed with me and sent it back. Fifteen minutes later (why so long? We needed to leave for a play) she returned with a new one (not sure I needed that when I'd eaten a good number of frites already). This time it was cooked medium - but at least a third of it was pure gristle and disgusting. Where did they buy these cuts of meat? Sweeney Todd's parlour? As they'd taken so long to deliver it I had to wolf it down. Finally, it took us a while to flag down a waiter for the bill. And then they charged us £100 plus with a service charge! The divine, 5-star (in my view) Cafe Zedel off Piccadilly charges c. £85 for two people for stunning food and drink. I'm giving 2 (rather than 1) stars because they were very apologetic about the steak, and knocked £5 off our bill, though come to think of it, £10 would have been better...

Come here if you like disappointment and a feeling of unease. Also come if you like being yelled at by staff and being over charged. Another unique aspect is having your plates taken from you whilst you are still eating off of them because your allocated time is up. If you point out that the service was slow or that the table was apparently booked for 2 hours and only 1 hour 40 had passed, also be prepared to be yelled at by the staff. My family and I have been going to Pierre Victoire since 2002. Following our meal there on Friday 11 July 2024, we will never be going back. Merci for the memories, Pierre. Shame the lasting one will be merde.

Absolute Gem of a restaurant so glad we changed our venue last minute. The restaurant was fully booked when we got there at 20.30 and staff were exceptionally busy but that didn't detract from the level of service, they were warm, friendly, approachable and attentive throughout. The atmosphere was vibrant but chilled with a pleasant background of people enjoying their eve out. We had the Mussels, Lamb Rump, Rabbit and Steak Frites followed by Creme Brulee, Chocolate Fondue, dessert wine and coffees. Food was cooked impeccably particularly the steak and lamb. Thoroughly enjoyed every element of each dish, food tasted fresh and was all hot and well seasoned. One of our party is a sous chef of 10 years herself so pleasing her can prove somewhat difficult 🙃when she knows how everything is cooked lol but she was very pleased with the rabbit, which dhes normally butchering and prepping herself on a daily basis 😀 Very high quality at affordable prices! Thank you for a very pleasant evening, we can't wait to return

Happened to wander past looking for somewhere to eat and was surprised of how busy it was for a Monday evening. They were able accommodate my wife and I. The food was authentic French cooking - simply done but full of flavour with impeccable French service too. Would highly recommend, particularly the Steak Frite!

Fantastic food great atmosphere Always excellent 👌

Food was spot on . What's not to like with this place ❤️😘

Nice casual restaurant with great food. Close to Ashmolean museum. Nice non-pub meal with French food. Recommend highly.

This was a disappointment. We do not have any lovely photos unlike other reviewers but can say that we have been going here for more than 20 years and our meal this evening was of poor quality. The duck was overcooked, and a light grey colour. The chicken was tasteless. The green beans were musty, the rosti was tasteless also. The sauce with the duck was sharp and lacking the umami flavour one would expect. We had a house white wine which was very fruity and did not drink at all well. Suggest you avoid this place in future, we were not surprised to see empty tables when left at about 1945. The lady who showed us to our table was very pleasant but our server was brusque.

The best French restaurant in Oxford, very pleased with the food 😋

6 adults, 3 decent bottles of wine and the 2 cours prix fixe with coffee at £320. Crispy chips, juicy steaks, and all well presented with nice selection of cheeses. Good standard fare for a french chain group. Not too noisy, booked a good table on the top floor on the same day on Sat morning, but compromised to fit us in early at 6pm. Not great for prams wheelchairs or noisy children, food a bit rich for kids. We had a friendly oxford student serving. Toilets fine but a bit tight. That said on a sunny day maybe i would swap for a spot on a terrace or by the river?

A few years since we last visited and we wondered why we'd not been back sooner after eating here today. Called on spec early Friday eve, probably only got a table as 1/ we were early 2/ there was just 2 of us, and even so we had the table for 90 mins which proved to be more than ample time for 3 courses and not feel hurried. They have a fixed menu with 8 or so choices for each course, you can decide as you progress if you have room for a dessert. Each course has lots of interesting choices, service was friendly and efficient, atmosphere relaxed of a typical French bistro style. Amazingly these days no service charge automatically applied to the bill, but you'll likely want to tip at the end of your meal. Food was fantastic, very well presented and live up to it as well with the taste. We had steak tartare and crab ravioli for starter - both good, the tartare delicate and well proportioned, the ravioli with a tasty bisque. For mains monkfish on a crab risotto - really fresh and tasty, and a bouillabaisse packed with flavour. We both chose to finish with an affogato, again v good. Just under £100 in total including a decent bottle of wine - definitely will be back.

I never tire of visiting PV, & I'll never tire of giving it a well deserved 5* review. This is my unlucky for no-one 13th review of this fine establishment. So what's changed? New Chef (What a find! Welcome, congratulations & thankyou Chef) New menu (Inspired, Interesting, Delicious. The perfect balance of PV favourites + new dishes) New Staff (Still the same excellent levels of attention, courtesy, friendliness & discretion) What hasn't changed? That wonderful warm welcome (Thank you x) The excellence of the kitchen & front of house That perfect PV Bistro atmosphere (Quality in a relaxed & less than formal setting) The PV Buzz The Value for money The after dinner satisfaction of knowing just what a special meal one has just enjoyed The need to book. You'll be very unlucky to get a walk in, this is a popular restaurant My desire to return again soon (Which I will) Rupert.