Restaurant OXA in Wirral

Absolutely fantastic experience. Staff were wonderful and the food was out of this world. Cannot praise the quality and skill involved enough. Will be back!!

This review is solely for the accuracy of this Google profile. It says that the restaurant is open from 1700 on a Monday but when I got there at 1715, as you can see from my photos, there's no food until 1930 on Tuesday. Photos of the menu attached too. Free on street parking (after 1700)

We absolutely loved the food - the chef is really talented and each course we experienced was well presented and very tasty. Unfortunately, the service and atmosphere here really let the place down and don't do justice to the brilliant food. We sat down at 19.30 and by 22.30, we had one more course to go (6 course tasting menu) and in the end, we had to leave before this final one. Another couple had to do the same thing. Our booking email suggested leaving 2.5 hours for the meal - we did so, but in the end dinner may have been 3.5/4 hours and we had an hour's journey to get home. The wait between courses was painful. There was only one chef and one waiter (they said they were short staffed) and this just didn't work. Also, we'd booked with a voucher but paid extra for peak time and a £20/person deposit. We had 2 glasses of prosecco (£9 each) but were told one was on the house because we waited almost 30 minutes for the drinks. When we asked to settle the bill, we were told everything came out even so there was nothing to pay. We were expecting to get £31 back and then leave a tip, but we didn't get that option. We didn't want to cause a scene in such a small, quiet restaurant so decided to just accept this and leave. It's a real shame that they haven't nailed the service or atmosphere in here because the food was excellent!

We originally tried to book a table at 8, Andrew’s restaurant in Liverpool however, it was fully booked. We thought we’d give OXA a go since it was closer to home & had been recommended, I am so happy we did. This place is spot on! The food was incredible, the service was warm and personable. It’s fine dining food but has a casual, friendly atmosphere! The scallop and lamb, just wow! All 3 deserts were 10/10 & why I someone on here moaning about the bread & butter…we were still talking about that beautiful butter 2 days later as we both usually hate marmite! This place did not disappoint, can’t wait to go back!

We went for the 8 course tasting menu. I'm not sure what we received as there was no menu on the table. We didn't get what was published on the website. It was difficult to know when one course started and the other finished. Was a slice of bread and marmite butter really a course? Towards the end of the evening, it became clear they wanted to close early and go home. We weren't given a bill, just the card machine with the total already entered. I asked for a receipt. I didn't get a card receipt just a till receipt as we were hurried out at 10:20. When we got home, I checked, and we had been overcharged. I emailed and received a reply acknowledging receipt of my complaint. Over 3 weeks later, we still haven't had a response. If you must eat there, you are likely to be disappointed. Portion size is small even by tasting standards. Make sure you know what you are getting and that you get it. Insist on seeing the bill and check it is correct before you pay for it.

A gorgeous Michelin recommended neighbourhood restaurant in Oxton, Wirral, @restaurantoxa is headed up by @chef_andrew_sheridan and @jake12smi12_chef and was our venue of choice to celebrate me getting back on the transplant list last week. We went for the 8 course tasting menu at £80 each and Chef was more than happy to adapt the courses for Steve’s allergies. He even got a few treats that I didn’t! 🦪Chef’s Snacks 🥖OXA Sourdough 🐐Goats Cheese, Pickled Beetroot 🐟Hake, Cornish Mussels, Cauliflower 🐷Salt Aged Pork, Spilmans Asparagus, Carrot 🥭Passion Fruit 🍫Valrhona Chocolate, Herefordshire Strawberry 🧀Yorkshire Blue, Pickled Shallot Being presented with oysters was a great start as we’ve not had them in ages and the gluten free bread went down a treat. I’m now obsessed with Marmite butter too! The Hake was incredible and the little pot of passionfruit was just beautiful. All in all this was a fabulous experience in such a nice, relaxed setting. The staff were very personable and Chef brought every course to us with an explanation of what it was. The menu changes with the seasons so we will have to come back next time it switches up! Any excuse hey.

We had a very enjoyable experience at OXA. The menu was well balanced, with some great flavours and ingredients. The service was very warm, with a good pace between courses and a relaxed atmosphere. We would love to try some of Andrew Sheridan's other venues. Thanks also to Jake and the team.

Delicious food, portions tiny, service charge huge! Will they delete my review? DOI: Masterchef fan reporting! We have seen unfavourable reviews vanish from this site. We came here with a voucher gifted from one of our sons for Christmas. The food was absolutely delicious but the portions were absolutely tiny. Whilst small portions are somewhat expected for tasting menus, every course apart from the main course was the size of an amuse bouche or canapé. As a masterchef fan, I think the portion sizes were rather mean, both from previous experience of tasting menus, and watching every series of Masterchef. Considering the main costs of running restaurant isn’t necessarily the food, the portion sizes were unnecessarily mean. The homemade sourdough, whilst delicious, is one of your courses. We upgraded to the 8 course menu, which was fortunate because we would have been likely to need a takeaway on the way home otherwise. The upgraded menu included ‘snacks’ which were lovely: poached oyster and a cherry tomato both in tasty dressings. My son has provided a review and photos. This was followed by the sourdough bread which was stunning but is indeed one of your 8 courses. The goats cheese course was absolutely lovely and absolutely tiny, with the 2 brick pastry rolls garnished with tiny discs of beetroot were actually to be shared so really presented as a snack rather than an individual course. The mussel course was delicious and they pushed the boat out: 4 mussels each! The main course, again beautifully presented and delicious was the size of a small starter. The pre desert was delicious, as was the tiny dessert. The extra course was cheese, presented with lovely homemade bread and tasty gels. We had decided to indulge in the wine parings: 6 small glasses of wine for £60 each, probably better value to just get a bottle or two of wine, especially when you get the bill and find the 12.5% ‘discretionary’ service charge is over £70. The service was largely good, but at times served the wrong drinks, or waiting for drinks and having to get up and stand and wait to remind for drinks to be brought when the manager was chatting to other guests. So we asked if we could reduce the service charge to £45 which I thought was reasonable, but this was denied and the full service charge was mandated by the chef! My eldest son who is ex front of house manager wasnt impressed with this and left a bitter taste to an otherwise pleasant experience. PS When we got home we had some of my own delicious homemade olive sourdough .

The restaurant has an unusual ambience for a fine dining place, very informal, relatively loud music of a type you’d expect in a wine bar but somehow it all makes for a very relaxed experience. The service was efficient and very friendly and informative. The wines were all very good but the real star was the delicious food. Every course was beautifully cooked and presented, not unusual perhaps , but we have rarely eaten such intensely flavoured dishes with original combinations of ingredients, even in the many Michelin starred restaurants we have visited. Incredible value for such superb cooking. Wish we lived nearer.

My family and I went here on a Thurday night on some vouchers my brother bought for my parents for Christmas. Let me be clear that while the service could have been slightly better (drinks forgotten, cutlery waited on), the staff were wonderfully pleasant and the food mostly lovely. We had the pescitarian menu for 8 courses which was very good, I would argue however, that saying sourbough bread is a 'course' is a bit rich. What has left a bitter taste however was when the bill came and there was a 12.5% service charge (based on pre-voucher cost) which specifically noted it was discretionary for tables of 4 or less which we were. Yet when we asked for this to be reduced (not removed) the lovely waitress went off and returned to let us know that the chef has informed her that as the meal was partly paid by voucher this service charge was no longer discretionary. We have checked the voucher, and their website and found nothing that mentions this. Sadly it now means that when we talk to friends and family of this place it will be the defining memory.

Food was beautifully crafted but exceptionally small. We have had many tasting menus at Michelin Star level but never left hungry. This was the equivalent of 5 courses from a larger tasting menu (cannot count olives and nuts as a course). Service was efficient. Wine list was reasonable and well chosen.

Last night I had the vegan 6 course menu and accompanying wine flight. It was mainly ok and two of the dishes were incredible. Unfortunately the two sweets were really, really disappointing. When I saw what the others at my table had compared to mine I was really disappointed. They had multiple beautiful components presented stunningly and I had a half filled pot of chocolate with chopped up strawberry and almonds on top. There was nothing special about it at all. I make that at home with avocado. So that let the meal down a bit. However, as I said earlier the savoury courses were phenomenal! Unfortunately the main issue was the service. It was SO slow and the whole experience took 3 hours. There was a wait of 40 minutes between the 5th and 6th course and because the wine came with the course we had no drinks either. So overall I had an ok experience but was excited to leave and we all had a sandwich when we got home. I've attached pics of three great savoury vegan dishes and the comparatively disappointing vegan dessert. EDIT: I bought a vegan chocolate pot from tesco the other day and said to my gf this actually has more flavour and better texture than that chocolate dessert I had at OXA! It is true!

Food good. Staff really good so polite.

Stepping into Restaurant OXA promised an exceptional dining experience. Each dish a symphony of flavors, impeccable service. It truly earns its title as Oxton's best restaurant.

I can't stop raving about Restaurant OXA - it truly stands out as the best dining spot in Oxton! The ambiance is inviting, the service is top-notch, and don't even get me started on the delicious food. Whether you're craving a comforting classic or an adventurous new dish, Restaurant OXA never fails to impress. Trust me, you won't regret dining at this gem in Oxton!

It is, without a doubt, the best restaurant on the Wirral. The service was first-rate and the food was delicious.

Excellent staff and delectable cuisine. Frank is a tremendous talker, and his little daughter Josephine is wonderful. Continue the wonderful work.

Amazing food, service and brilliant value for money

Wirral's best restaurant, with the best food and service.

The food was faultless with a few dishes that we hadn’t come across before. The wine was great great focus on english wines which is amazing. Just as importantly, the atmosphere and service, we were looked after by Jake and the combination of everything made it a perfect evening. Thank you

A fine dining experience based on a set menu with optional wine flight. We had the 8 course menu. Every course was beautifully presented and the food was outstanding. Some different dishes with fantastic flavours. You book the table for the evening and the courses are well paced so no rushing. The restaurant was full but plenty of space between tables. Excellent, attentive service to match the superb food.

Really good to find a fine dining restaurant on the Wirral that you can get into. Service and food very special. Accommodated my wife's aversion to Mussels no sweat.

The food was very good . I'm a chef and worked with 2/3 Michelin star chefs and have been in a small brigade that won a star and have worked at other 1 stars . I would be as bold to say that the food we were served was pretty much 1 star standard(I rated it higher than Rogan and Co 1 star that we had dined in before Christmas) with some lovely flavour combinations and the tasting menu as a whole had a nice, natural flow to it, with each course thoughtfully prepared to lead onto the next, with flavour profiles working together and not clashing from course to course. So, nice one to the kitchen team. However, the restaurant is a way off from achieving a star. The decor is bland and needs more thought. Their were electrical wires hanging out of a wall above us. The service was great to start with. But we weren't offered the wine flight, so I ignored it when I eventually saw it on a separate menu to the food menu. Then it turned abit bizarre at the end of the evening. There was a mix up with our bill, we had a pre paid voucher (a Xmas gift from the misses as I said I wanted to try here as I like the head chef) The waiter kind of lost the plot and became very unprofessional. I won't go into details, but it wasn't much fun for us. Then when that was over we just wanted to leave and needed our coats. No foh to be seen and we could see them hanging out in the kitchen and had to wait 10 mins until they came out. Kind of overshadowed a great meal that we thoroughly enjoyed, food wise. You will not get 3 rosettes or a star, which I presume you are pushing towards, because of the points I've mentioned. If your not pushing for these accolades then my points are irrelevant. However there is literally no excuse, having spent £350 for foh to lose the plot and start ranting and swearing at us over a poxy voucher that was a gift from my beloved, I've never experienced anything like that, anywhere. Ho hum, let down in the final 20 mins of an otherwise lovely evening. Iron these issues out and your onto a winner. Keep going guys and believe that your better than that.

Outstanding! Fabulous service, Devine food, superb atmosphere and cannot fault the experience. A gem of a restaurant to enjoy a celebration. Front of house were outstanding, and made absolutely everyone welcome. The food is first class, the tasting menu was a show stopping, elegant, fun, surprising and beautiful experience . Whilst not somewhere you may go every week, if you want so something special and different this is superb!

As a special treat to celebrate a birthday and anniversary and also using that as an excuse for our first visit to Oxa we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Obviously its not a cheap night out but the food and drink were outstanding. The experience was made even more enjoyable with the help of Jose (hope names correct) who attentively explained everything and even added a music suggestion to the playlist. Thanks to everyone for a great night and we will suggesting it to our friends as well.

We had a gorgeous Friday night dinner here. The food itself was to such a high standard, we were so impressed. Every course was a delight. Our waiter was lovely and friendly and engaged with us throughout, explaining the flavours and wines and chatting effortlessly. Both of the chefs also served some courses which we loved, as we got a chance to see who was making the food! The place was quite empty, only us and one other table, although I overheard it was booked up the following week. Great experience and great restaurant!

I booked for Valentine’s Day so pushed the boat out and ordered the 8 course taster menu for us both and the accompanying wine pairing just for me. Having only eaten a lunch menu once before I was blown away by the standard of both service and food we experienced. The sommelier, whose name I didn’t catch, but was from Valencia, was very interesting in his description of each of the wines and in particular the music being played in the restaurant, having been selected by him. I would definitely recommend anyone to book and experience the same fabulous cuisine and service. Living in Oxton and in walking distance we’ll certainly be booking again, also to support our local businesses especially hospitality at this difficult time.

Amazing experience, food is off the scale good and they are Michelin for a reason. The food menu changes seasonally for the best and most local ingredients, which are then used fantastically. The wine pairing was very clever too, genuine linking to the food and most places can't get that bit right. Small, busy, fantastic waiting staff who really understand the meaning of hosting and making sure the entire experience from arrival to departure is a cracker.

Great food. Great wine. The service was fantastic, thanks to Frank. Just a really lovely evening.

Twas 2 days before Christmas but more importantly 2 days after madame's birthday, I guess I should buy her lunch. Good restaurants are thin on the ground in Birkenhead, word was this was pretty good. A G&T sharpener opened proceedings followed by the 6 course tasting menu and accompanying bottle of Pino G. Each beautully presented and flavours well matched. Sorry no photo's food is for eating not modelling! This place goes top of my extremely small recommended goodplaces to eat. Go and enjoy whilst it is still there!

Top drawer culinary experience, surprisingly quiet. I guess the word has not got out....

Good food with pleasant atmosphere.

Great food, service and atmosphere, and local to boot !

First visit to OXA 16/12/23. The food was fantastic, personal favourite being the beef, and still working out how the sea buckthorn and lovage was imagined, it was so refreshing before dessert. Looking forward to my next visit and doing the wine flight. Impeccable service throughout.

Ordered the pescatarian tasting menu and wine flight. Lots of little surprises and amazing food. Lots of vegetarian options.

Had an amazing meal at Oxa. Had the 6 course menu with wine flight. Each course was exquisite. Preferred this meal to the one we ate at the previous occupants, the Michelin starred Fraiche!

A wonderful restaurant on our doorstep. Excellent service food and ambience will definitely be going again

I had the 6 course tasting menu withthe wine flight. The food was excellent and the wines interesting. So glad to have fine dinning back in Oxton!

Excellent tasting menu (1 vegan, all fantastic). Great service, well paced and thought out. Expensive but worth it. Highly recommended.

Simply the best I've found in and around cheshire. Simple, skilled and tasty food with great service. No fuss, just friendly and efficient .. won't be surprised if high accolades are in sight! We will be back and are very happy customers!

We had to change our booking late on due to unforseen circumstances, and the team at OXA were so understanding. We had an amazing night for my wife's birthday, and the food and wine were fantastic! It was such a special night in a very relaxed atmosphere. Thanks, guys! 👍

Taster menu fit to celebrate our 40 years of friendship held together by food and fine wine with a dose of humour and chit chat. Great host. Nice to meet the chef. Fabulous personal service. We had a lavish evening; living, loving, laughing… All just 30 yards away from our Airbnb

The service was perfect and the food gorgeous. The staff from front of house to the kitchen should be very proud of what they do. You deserve the plaudits given. Well done, everyone please go and enjoy!

Excellent Tasting menu Great food, Great service and 80s classics

Absolutely superbly delicious food--flavours and presentation and variety. Excellent house wines. Wonderful service. I've been 4 times already and can't wait to go back!

Best restaurant in the Wirral by far. Thank you sooo much!!

Walked past everyday and place is usually very quiet so never thought to give it a go, oh how glad I am that we finally gave it a go. Great food excellent service and now I wonder why this place isn’t alway packed? Surely am not the only one obsessed with great food in this village… the restaurant is a gem and the chef is amazing!

Wow spectacular . Food was amazing, probably one of the best meals I’ve ever had . Jose was amazing, front of house, his knowledge of the dishes and wine was great, we’ll definitely be back .

Just had the best meal of my life. My only regret is not visiting them sooner! Every dish was absolute perfection and we had 10 in total! Looking forward to returning next month with some family! Thank you José for being an incredible host and kudos to the chefs.

The food and service were incredible. Some of the best food we have tasted in ages. Thanks Pepe for looking after us so well. Can’t wait to go back

Outstanding. One of best meals I've ever had. Waiter service was amazing.

We celebrated family birthdays with a real treat; oysters, belly pork ( crispy and unctious), grilled gem lettuce amongst many treats from the chef's social sharing table. Informal service and great wine mean that we will be back soon!

OXA restaurant in Oxton village in deepest Wirral. Lovely, especially if fish and chips aren't quite your thing. A discovery for us, and an immediate reservation. Don't be put off by the photos of exquisite fragments on the website - probably the tasting menu. Here's our more substantial meal : my rock bream, perfectly done, crisp skin, in a truly exquisite sauce (we'd already finished the warm, round, dark miso sourdough roll, oysters, and so on), roasted young leeks, ditto lettuces in some blue-green sauce (delicious, but ingredients I've forgotten), and my companion's pork dishes (of which I wasn't offered a bite!. Not even a bit of the rissole....). A not entirely exceptional shared summer trifle (at least that was the idea ), a rhubarb flavoured gin, and the bill. Not in the least exceptional for such a fine spread. Just opened, they have a tasting menu only brother establishment in central Liverpool which we plan to try sometime soon. Great fun. Go. #oxarestaurant #notfishandchips #lovelyfoodliverpool #gourmanise #gourmetdiningmerseyside #merseysidefinedining #oxtonvillagemerseyside

Wonderful lunch, quality of food was superb. We had the Chef’s Choice Social Dining Lunch which was excellent value (3/4 courses for £20) and planning to go back for the banquet very soon. Wine was excellent too….and the fizz and the trifle!

Food was nice but over priced. Small portions I had to get a burger later i was hungry after paying a lot for chowder. The cheese £10 was a small chunk maybe the size of my thumb. Waiter didnt know what beers they had and had to check which is unacceptable for a fine dining restaraunt. And they slapped a £10 service charge on which I felt too awkward to remove but was definitely unearned. Just not that good a restaraunt for the price. Will not be back.

It was our first visit to the restaurant and after our experience it won’t be the last. The food, wine and service were exemplary

A very pleasant evening at Oxa. Good food and service. Dishes well presented and explained and tasty! Short and interesting wine list of English wines which were well priced. Overall, a good addition to Oxton.

3rd time here food was great, wish the menu setup had not changed but likely just my opinion. Great service really friendly and top quality food.

Food was incredible, one of the nicest meals I’ve had in a long time and easily the best on the Wirral. Service was great too and we loved the idea of serving only English wine! Can’t wait to come back.

Visited OXA in Oxton village last night for our anniversary and wasn’t disappointed. From the moment we arrived the waiters were incredibly attentive and knowledgeable about both the food and the accompanying wine. I would highly recommend the wine pairing experience with each course! I learnt a lot from it and will even be purchasing some of the wine to enjoy at home. The food was exquisite! Every course was delicious. As a vegetarian it can be quite difficult to find food as full of flavour as this. We will definitely be returning. Thank you to all at OXA, look forward to our next meal with you

Our group of 16 enjoyed a great night at Oxa. We had 5 courses, food was delicious. Service was friendly, very knowledgeable about the food and drinks but without being pretentious. Particular favourites from the group were the oysters, cod starter, stone bass and yoghurt honeycomb dessert. Thank you to all the team for making it such an enjoyable evening. Very very small constructive criticism - serve some green veg with the mains and it would be absolutely perfect 🤩

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Everything about Oxa was really impressive. It has a lovely friendly atmosphere and most importantly, the food was superb. The menu was interesting and had enough choice to give variety and interest without being overwhelming. Importantly, for us, there is also a vegetarian option which means we will be able to return with our vegetarian kids, when they are home! The wine list is interesting as it is restricted to wines from Britain (as opposed to British wines🤣). I understand what they are trying to do, but as an oenophile I would appreciate a slightly larger selection, but then one can't have everything! Overall though, a superb experience. We feel privileged to have it virtually on our doorstep and looking forward to returning.

Fabulous food, first class service, highly recommend, you won't be disappointed!

I came with a friend and we both loved it. Have already booked to come again with more friends. So happy to be able to support a classy restaurant run by a classy family.

Relaxed fine dining, delicious food, great service. Atmosphere and table, crockery were lovely too. A great place for a special dinner, perfectly finished by the sticky toffee pudding!

I've had the pleasure of eating here twice, on both occasions the food and service was fantastic and the atmosphere is so warm. The experience was completely unique both times, I can't wait to go back and see what I take away next!

We both got 3 courses and a bottle of wine amounting to £150. Overall, the food and service were very good and to be expected at such a fine dining restaurant. However, the waiters did seem very chatty. Our favourite components were the pork belly, which fell apart when eating while maintaining a crispy skin. Another amazing dish was the brasied Ox starter and the chocolate mousse pudding. Only bad points worth mentioning is that the pork loin was on the dry side, taking you away from all the amazing flavours. Also, the stonebass dish was extremely salty.

Last night we celebrated my birthday at Restaurant OXA . From the moment we walk in until we stepped out was 10/10 We were greeted by Frank, who was charming the whole evening. Throughly enjoyed out chats inbetween meals. We opted for the pairing menu and gave the go ahead for Head chef Jake to serve us what ever he wanted. So we had no idea what was coming. It was an absolute delight 😊 😃 a joy on my taste buds paired with local and English wines. Local produce which is something I adore. Our waiter who I never caught his name was impeccable and gave a detailed description of each meal and wine, a real pleasure and he certainly knew his stuff. To top of our evening, Jake the Head chef came out to say hello to me and have a little chat with me, which was a honour. I cant choose which dish was my favourite as they were all next level. The oysters were splendid. I've eaten oysters from a young age, but these were something else 😍 We will 💯 percent be back and trying the other restaurants in Liverpool ans Birmingham. Thank you for a fabulous evening.

Amazing food and service, we had a wonderful night!

The best food I've had on the Wirral for ages. I simply can't fault it. Fine dining at its best.

A worthy successor to the former Fraiche. Service was excellent. Friendly and knowledgeable explaining each dish and paired wine. At times a bit stretched due to the number of bookings arriving at the same time. Food was amazing, certaimly as good if not better than anything else on The Wirral. Considering how quickly Oxa has opened an amazing feat and welcome addition to the area. I am sure a couple of AA rosettes will soon follow. Can't wait to visit again, loved the English wines.

The food was exceptional and the service was excellent. We enjoyed all 5 courses and cannot wait to come back. Easily our new favourite restaurant in Wirral.