Pierre Victoire in Oxford

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.

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.

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.

Excellent value for delicious food

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

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

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 !

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Lovely restaurant. The dishes are well made with lots attention to detail. I had the steak frites and I really enjoyed it - it was cooked to perfection.

Great food and a cozy, authentic interior - very French! Service is a bit of a hit and miss, but I think this is due their popularity and being so busy all the time.

If you like French food you will enjoy this place. That said the beef was a bit chewy.

Such a lovely place. Food excellent as always. Staff very attentive at a busy time. Short of using a passport no where better....and may be not then!

Great food indeed and great location. The downside I found was that when I celebrated my birthday yesterday there with family, the (manager) of the place had no regards to what I was celebrating and no regards to her customers, not even saying happy birthday and always speaking to you in a very blunt and rude way. When we reached two hours booking we were ready to leave just waiting for their staff to bring our cake box and the manager came in a very rude way kicking us out of the table when we were waiting for them. I do not recommend any parties there whatsoever. Very saddened by it when I was celebrating my 30th birthday with my family.

Arriving without a booking on a midweek evening it was great to get an immediate table. There began a most enjoyable dining occasion. Perusing the menu decided on the prix fixe options. All delicious including St Jacques scallops and Bouillabaisse. Dessert was a sweet culmination. Staff were lovely, attentive and friendly. Highly recommend.

Food and vibe are the reason why I always come to this place for a nice night out but I literally can't compliment the service a tiny bit there. Has been several times the staff came with poker face, not having enough patience for the customers to order, or totally ignored us even when we waved our hands again and again. I understand everyone has bad days, especially with a popular restuarant and not enough staff, but coming across bad days in this restaurant seems to be way too often. If you have to highlight in the bill that service fee is not included, maybe don't take it for granted that the customers would pay for whatever service you give here.

Quite simply superb, one of the best experiences we have had anywhere in the world, it was that good. It’s small, set over two floors, we arrived for our table and it was the only one left in the place so booking is essential.

A lovely experience, first time at this restaurant and it couldn’t’ have been better. It was very busy however the service was excellent and the food delicious. I feel the service was well above any returnable I have been to before. I will definitely go again.

Never left a one star review. I'm giving the service 1 star because I haven't tried the food. When we sat down, the waiter rudely shouted, "You don’t know what 'musces' are?" when I asked what it meant. Another staff member suggested I Google it. This kind of treatment is unacceptable. No one should be harassed for asking a question, especially when everyone else can hear. The whole restaurant went quiet when the angry staff member was shouting. Never going there

Service was abrupt and took the plate out from under my partner who still had a mouthful of food. Her food was lovely, mine was over seasoned. If the staff were more pleasant and less condescending then probably would have been a decent enough meal out.

A pleasant enough place to have lunch in Oxford

Very enjoyable with excellent food and service with a smile.

Excellent food and reasonably priced; staff were very accommodating for our large booking of over a dozen people.

Really pleased. Fantastic food, lovely welcome. Will visit again

Great place with delicious French food. Highly recommended!

My weekly to go place, been here countless times since I moved to study here. The food is always on point and I highly recommend the escargots. Excellent value of money

What a gem. Booking essential (by phone) it was very busy but you would never guess judging by the speed of service. A warm welcome on arrival and perfect service throughout, attentive and friendly. The food was all excellent. Locally sourced meats, cooked to perfection. Between the two of us we had: Starters: Souffle - light, cheesy and fluffy French onion soup - for me, just the right amount of cheese (some places use too much) so tasty. Main courses: Onion tart - I didn't try any but other half said it was good, flaky pastry and delicious filling. Lamb with spinach - oh, this was excellent 👌 the lamb was cooked beautifully and very good quality. The jus was so good, if I'd been at home I would've licked the plate! Desserts: Poached meringue with rhubarb and pistachio - the nuts stole the show! My partner really enjoyed his dessert. I'm not a fan of rhubarb but I tasted his and it was really good, the tartness of the fruit balanced perfectly with the nuts. Crème brûlée ! I have to confess, this was my first ever one. I've always avoided it because I've been told a bad one is horrible. But I after the beautiful food I'd already enjoyed I thought this was the place to try it. It didn't dissapoint! The crack of the burnt sugar was very satisfying and the taste and texture were equally perfect. The price fixed menu I think is very good value and you get the impression that customers come back time after time, I see why. So, I now have a favorite French restaurant! We'll definitely be coming back. I loved it. 😍

Lovely staff and service, but I have to lower my rating because the mussels made me throw up later in the evening with a very bad headache

Great value, very quick service, nice wines. Food was very tasty but bones in fish. You have to book by phone call as they are very busy, you can’t book online.

Employees done a very good job but looking at the bill, it show that the owners should pay a good living wage to them, as many many others. On another note, risotto was amazing.

A highly recommended restaurant in Jericho (Oxford) with good French cuisine. 2 or 3 courses are offered at a fixed price, in some cases surcharges apply (filet or similar). The plates are beautifully presented and, above all, taste excellent. The service is nice and courteous. Absolute recommendation from me.

Absolutely fantastic choice & quality of food. Great staff, pleasant atmosphere & peice was spot on

Good restaurant with good food. You get what you pay for. We would definitely go again.

Simple French dishes perfectly cooked. Has a good view into the kitchen and eavesdropped on the happy interaction between kitchen and serving staff. No doubt this is reflected in the quality of the food. Reasonable prices. Unpretentious delicious. Highly recommended.

Food average, some staff loud and a bit rude.

Good food, very well cooked and presented. Portion size or more veg/salad would help satisfy a hungrier person. As we were a large part we were put upstairs. When another group arrived we could not hear people talk on our table, I was surprised this large group was not put at other end of room as it was empty when they arrived. Been here several times and always had great food.

Can not recommend this place enough. Authentic, delicious French food with a wide range of choice that updates seasonally. Great service and brilliant atmosphere. If you can’t take a date, bring a mate! You must try this place at least once (if not more than once!) in your life!

Food, service and atmosphere all excellent. Would recommend this place to anyone.

Brilliant little French brasserie. A real fave

Great french cuisine, i would say 8 out of 10. Waiters aren't french but the vibe is good, always busy and looks like they have loyal customers which is a good sign. The price is also good, there is a fixed price for 2 or 3 course meal. Overall nice french restaurant, can recommend if you are in Oxford.

Pierre Victoire has been high on our list to try for some time. It’s high recommended to book ahead as they are regularly fully booked with returning patrons. I enjoyed my French Onion Soup with the steak frites. And highly recommend the glazed carrots. The portion sizes are filling and we didn’t have pudding on this visit.

Thank you for the enjoyable Easter lunch, and the welcoming atmosphere, greatly appreciated.

Very disappointed in the food - steaks cooked poorly - half of it well done as requested and other half bleeding. My friends steak was very overcooked The puddings are all microwaved from preprepared and even the cream is fake. Service was smiley but slow - the side dishes had to be reminded . I booked 3 weeks ahead and was relegated to an upstairs table - it was my friend’s birthday which I had told them on booking but no birthday wishes or consideration were given. I’d really hoped at least for fresh cooked delicious French food - such a shame. I won’t go back

Outstanding quality of food and service. We will return.

First time visitors and Pierre Victoire did not disappoint. Excellent food and service. Perfect for a romantic candle lit dinner. We would definitely be visiting again as there was so many choices on the menu that we want to try! The restaurant is very busy and it’s so nice to see a small business fully booked 😊

Extremely rude staff. We asked to be seated next to the window just before the moment 5 tables were having a turn over of customers. We were given the table by the door and were told they’re fully booked and that was the only table available and it didn’t matter if we booked it two weeks in advance. The waiters are extremely stressed and you can see it in their service, you are not welcomed.

Todays lunch was amazing! Grate food, professional staff, quick service! That’s all you need in sunny day! Highly recommended

Best restaurant in Oxford!! I am a regular here and cannot fault anything. Food sensational as always. Although the staff are extremely busy I always leave feeling I couldn’t ask for more! Highly recommend to anyone. Get yourself down to Pierre Victoire!

My favorite place in Oxford so far! Delicious food and wonderful customer service made our dinner an absolute perfect experience. Big thank you! We have had an excellent time!

One star because I couldn't find a zero rating for the Sevice. Terribly disrespectful staff. It might be a known gem in Oxford but the team couldn't make our dining experience any worse. If I weren't starving I couldve left instantly.

Top quality food but hectic service. Erratic, brusque minimal attention. Empty bottle of wine, salt and pepper left on table until departure... needs refining.

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.

We have a lovely meal, went at lunch 2pm so more difficult to judge the atmosphere as most people were finishing. They were really attentive and the food was fabulous! Many thanks

An excellent, unpretentious, brasserie with a good wine list and particularly good fillet steak. Highly recommended.

First time visit. We tried the set dinner menu and all the food is up to standard. Just that we were too full to try their dessert.

A fantastic and incredibly well priced supper for two. The speedy and thoughtful service all contributed towards our fantastic, well presented delicious food. One of the best fillet steaks I have had this side of the English Channel. We will be back.

Very nice place, loved the food. Highly recommend

Amazing food and great ambiance and staff

We enjoyed a sumptuous and delicious dinner. Restaurant was packed but that didn't affect the service which was swift, friendly and professional. It's the best meal we've had in a long time and the value is second to none - we will be back - thank you

My Family & I have been huge fans of Pierre Victoire for a good many years now. Here is a Family owned business that sources locally where possible, and they make their own desserts. This review marks my 12th for this establishment, I rate every one a very well deserved 5 stars. Last night was Valentines Day, & co-incidentally my 60th Birthday, what better excuse if one were needed for another visit to our favourite restaurant? One might expect all kinds of issues on such a busy night, but if you know the Team at PV, you'll witness calm excellence whatever the occasion. We were treated to a fantastic evening, attentive & competent service as always, and the most incredible cuisine. A well chosen set menu tonight, executed to perfection by the phenomenal Chef & his Kitchen Team. I have dined many many times here and it's always very good, but tonight was something quite special. Thank you to everyone for a very memorable Birthday. I am looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Rupert. P.S. I've said it in all my previous reviews: You need to book for this always popular restaurant. Only the luckiest will secure a table without a reservation. Don't risk it.

This is by far the best restaurant in oxford in my opinion. The food trans ports you to France and is Michelin star without the price tag. The staff are friendly efficient and helpful. There is no service charge on the bill so be kind when you pay they work so hard to make your visit a total pleasure from start to finish