Restore Garden Café in Oxford

Very nice and polite staff, nice food, nice garden to sit in.

Absolutely gorgeous garden with plants for sale, which has such a lovely atmosphere. The coffee is seriously the best I've had in Oxford. I only had a peanut cookie, so can't really comment on the food, but I'm certainly planning a return visit.

The nicest food the nicest people and the best place to just chill out in the garden and the cafe

Quality food, quality staff - always happy to be here. Glad to say best cafe in Cowley, dare I say even in Oxford itself.

Nice calm and quite cafe with good range of options for vegan and gluten free

really lovely little cafe and garden, gave me a free tea because their card machine wasn’t working and i didn’t have cash. really kind :)

Previous review of Restore's payment of workers do not understand what Restore's function is. The workers are part of a recovery plan and work as volunteers with an aim to help them gain confidence and get into employment. That said I use the Garden Cafe on a weekly basis and love the place. You can eat in or takeaway if you wish. There is an outdoor marquee if you prefer to lunch outside. Pop in and enjoy yourself

They call the people with mental health users who work there 'members', not workers and pay them nothing, whilst they pride themselves on paying the staff there a good wage. It is rare anyone goes on to work after being a member here and if they do, its a minimum wage job in care or in a supermarket. This is despite the fact that many members have high levels of qualifications, gained before they became ill. The time spent in Restore simply eliminates any previous qualfications or work experience and puts them on the bottom rung of the job market. Pure exploitation of members to pay the staff's wages.

An absolute gem in East Oxford. Lovely, home cooked food and hand made gifts. The garden is a calm oasis and the cafe has such a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Great home made cake and free WiFi. The staff are polite and cheerful. Recommended especially in the summer when you can sit out in the garden area

Delicious roasted sandwiches and perfect cup of soup and nice services.

Beautiful, calming and relaxing, also supports a mental health charity

Secret gem, nature reserve middle of Cowley

Restore is an Oxfordshire mental health charity and the Garden Café gives people with mental health problems the opportunity to learn new skills. The café is light and airy with outdoor seating in the delightful garden. The food is inexpensive and served between 12noon and 2pm. There is Wi-Fi, disabled access and toilets. There is no parking but there is a bus stop approximately a minute away which is served by many, frequent buses.

Very relaxing and peaceful setting

Lovely place, lovely staff and lovely service

Great garden and venue to hire for events

I like it because the kids can play outside in thw garden and parent can see them out the window . It avoids disturbance.

Great little place! Lovely garden too.

I enjoyed every minute at that place

Nice place however I asked if the soup was vegan. After some umming and then asking the chefs I was told yes. After a bout of stomach cramps I can guarantee the soup wasn't vegan. Lactose intolerance isn't a choice. You can guess which room in the house I'm writing this review from....

Lovely little garden oasis, off the busy Cowley Road.

I love coming here, it is a very nice relaxing place to be and serves good food at reasonable prices. Restore as a organisation supporting people living with mental health issues are doing fabulous work, so it's great that you can also support people by coming here and having a coffee 😊

Very good service, run by a Mental health Charity

Great cafe raising money for a very important cause - mental health.

Great garden, great atmosphere and a great cup of tea. :)

Gorgeous sunny spot. Totally unexpected given the location. Great food and a great cause.

Not to be overlooked when searching out a daytime cafe on Cowley road. Fabulous garden and in house made lunches, tasty coffee and cake.

Friendly place and beautiful food

Restore is not for profit charity supporting people with mental health issues.The organisation helps service users with life issues and to return to work.

Lovely place to just sit in garden in peace to relax

Beautiful place to sit in the with a cuppa. Food is really great too. Highly recommended.

Great place, for so many reasons. Check it out. Little private garden, often quiet, great food, reasonable prices, and all for a vital good cause.

Great people, great food, great charity.

Tranquil garden. Enjoyed a quick escape from Cowley road with my toddler.

Great service and good selection

Plenty of choice, especially for vegetarians and vegans.