Spice Lounge in Oxford

Lovely food with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. The staff are attentive and friendly and service is quick but not rushed

Nice food, nice atmosphere and nice people. I had the chicken tikka massala here and it exceeded my expectations. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the Summertown area.

Really delicious food and we were treated so well by the staff. Tikka masala was one of the best we have ever had. Highly recommend

Has to be the best Indian I’ve ever been to for both food and service. It’s a shame I’m not local or I would definitely go here regularly. I usually stick to the same dishes but the menu tempted me to try other dishes and the staff were really helpful guiding my choice. I tried my friends dishes as well which were also incredibly tasty.

As a vegan and carnivore couple this restaurant satisfied both of us. Spice lounge was spot on. The flavors were very good.

We came to Spice Lounge this week for dinner with my friends as one of them had visited before and loved it. I found my experience was equally as delightful. The staff were so welcoming and attentive with us during the course of the evening and every dish we had was delicious. Bursting with flavour, portion sizes were perfect and well presented. If I hadn't been so full by the end of the meal, I'd have carried on eating! All in all a wonderful evening at Spice Lounge and I will definitely be visiting again soon.

Amazing experience! All the staff are extremely friendly and welcoming! I recommend the Tandoori Chicken Tikka, it was seasoned perfectly and was the chicken was juicy and tender.

This was the second time we went to Spice Lounge with my family which my son recommended. But this time we were very disappointed. We ordered 5 main meals and 5 sides. Two lamb dishes, one chicken, one fish and one king prawn dish. I called the waiter over and told him the fish was raw in the centre. He took the dish away and didn't even apologise. While I was waiting for them to recook me the fish dish I started to eat the king prawn dish. The first king prawn I ate was a little cold in the middle so I cut up another king prawn. The middle of the king prawn was raw so I called the waiter over again. He asked me if I would like him to take it back to cook a new one do I told him YES. Also did not apologise. The only sorry we had was the waitress came to bring us our meal. The manager did not even bother to come over to speak with us to reassure we were happy or not. We were charged the full price plus service charges. I paid the full bill unhappily. We are definitely not going back there again.

The hotel is clean and service is good. The only thing I did not like was they charged me £5.50 for pappadoums and some dips. Don’t fall for this. Rest a decent experience. Loved the dal tadka. Also, don’t order their onion bhajiya as it was not cooked well.

The vegan options are plentiful. The dish I had was tasty Dopiaza vegan. Service was great.

Just in the area for one evening, absolutely cannot fault this restaurant, the food was fantastic, beautifully spiced. A family run business, all of the staff were very polite, especially the gentleman at front of house. We would highly recommend.

The first time I visited Spice lounge, just before covid we had some very nice foods.we even tooaway some for friends. This second time,the lamb tandoori was tough and not well cooked.it was still red inside so was the lamb in tikka masala. The biryani sauce was tasteless.No salt The Aloo potatoes were half done.The servicewas excellent and place nice clean.

Excellent service - really nice accommodating staff and the food was amazing. Highly recommend. They made dishes off menu that we requested and packed a separate order for my dad making my life easier. Really liked them.

We had a fantastic time. They managed to accommodate all 23 of us with ease. The set menu we were offered was well thought of, and all of the food was delicious. The staff was very polite and attentive. Thank you

Fantastic curry, great service. Just up the road from the city center. On our experience we would recommend this. One of the best curry’s we’ve had

Food was great, the portion size was big, and the service was top notch. Genuinely good restaurant, 10/10 highly recommend.

Excellent quality and service. Great environment clean and modern. Reasonable prices combined with a substantial number of choices. We will definitely return to the restaurant.

Nice place. Food was good, but generally lacking in spice. Everything was mild. However, the big issue was service. Booked for 7pm and we were early, and then we were rushed through with waitress pushing us to take next course before we were ready. At end, she took plates and then cleaned table whilst we were still talking. In context, we had not been offered desert at that point. We had paid and left by just after 730! Very expensive for bland food and poor service.

Great staff and delicious food. I had a lovely Friday night dinner with my friend at Spice Lounge. Definitely would recommend!

A lovely restaurant, on my visit we had two different chicken dishes, both were lovely and tasty, and service was good also.

We started with a round of chai, and it was the best I've had by far. The courses were also excellent and we will definitely be coming back!

A fantastic atmosphere! Lovely friendly efficient staff and amazing food. Good portion size but also brilliant quality. And the very best garlic naan!

Food 10/10 will be back Good service and catered to our need and wants price was very reasonable as what we wanted was not on the menu but was not a problem at all and definitely we be coming back

The food was delicious and the staff very friendly. The decor was cosy and everything spotlessly clean.A lovely relaxed evening out

I have eaten a lot of currys in my life….however this was one of the best and the THE BEST Naan I have ever had! Insane!!!! Great service and restaurant as well, very clean and lovely atmosphere

So disappointed, went with friends Saturday night and only 6 people in there! Freezing cold as front door open and closing. Food shocking, raw veg in that I couldn't recognise, ordered sharing starter for £15 and the other couples single starter was far more food for price! So many under whelming dishes I must have had an off day? Staff friendly, price was crazy nearly £90 per couple would not recommended unfortunately very sad.

Awesome place. Food is good and the service is awesome. The staff is very kind and jolly. They gave complimentary malai ice cream.

Nice food, very pleasant staff, prices are reasonable. Can't complain really.

Quite possibly the worst curry I’ve ever had… Basically none of the food was fresh and charged ridiculous prices! Popadoms weren’t fresh (store bought), rice was a packet rice and the curry tasted like it came out of a jar. Definitely do not recommend this to anyone..

Had a great meal with 3 friends. The food was very nice. Poppadoms were excellent. The table was too small ( for 3)for the food, so it was cramped. Staff excellent. January 4th I'm back. Warm welcome. Lovely music in background with flute. Solo visit. Very nice. Ordered a few different starters as not too hungry. Again, the staff very friendly and helpful. Great atmosphere as only me and a table of 4 the other side. 2 staff constantly walk around in anticipation of a request from only 5 customers. Gotta give them 11 out of 10 for service.

What a fantastic find. We were visiting Oxford for a couple of days and found the Spice Lounge just across the road from our hotel. Much to our delight, they have a brilliant vegan and vegetarian section on the menu. The staff were very knowledgeable...

Had a dinner with family here. Food was not tasty, butter chicken had lots of coconut which was surprising. Prices were higher than usual Would not recommend

Not worth the price in my opinion. Nearly £6 for 2 popadoms which weren’t even full popadoms, they were broken pieces. For a large soft drink it’s £5.25, and it’s not even real coke or Schweppes lemonade. The naan bread was so small, we usually...

Spice Lounge is the best curry house in North Oxford. I went for the first time in August and had rebooked to come back within the month. Would highly recommend

3rd visit to this restaurant when we have been in the Oxford area. The food and staff are all excellent and we will certainly eat there again. Atmosphere a little subdued but then we have only been there midweek

Fantastic food and wonderful service. Had a great visit here. Thank you very much to all the lovely staff.

Lovely atmosphere, delicious food. Would highly recommend the garlic naan and poppadoms!! Been four times and enjoyed it every time

Visit here every couple of months when we are in Oxford. Really delicious food and excellent service. Clean, comfortable and an extensive menu. 👌🏻

Great staff, amazing food and affordable prices! 100% recommend! Been here a few times and it never disappoints :)

Very friendly atmosphere, excellent service super food. Will come again next time with friends. It is one of Oxford’s little jewels for lovers of good Indian cuisine.

Consistently excellent, can’t recommend enough. We moved internationally and return to Oxford every year or so, always come for a meal here. Excellent service, still see the same faces each time we are back.

Amazing food, great service! The food was delicious and bought to us very quickly to enjoy! Peshwari naan was our favourite and the Goan curry was especially tasty!

Great food and excellent service. If we are in Oxford again we will definitely do back. I would recommend the Spice Lounge

What a gem… food is amazing, very authentic, staff very friendly and accommodating, well worth a visit

Really friendly staff with great service. Delicious food with fair pricing. Perfect place to go to on any occasion.👍

Fantastic service as always thank you very much.I loved this curry and it was excellent.This was one of the best curries I have ever had.

The food was wonderful as per usual. Ali and his staff were very helpful! I will be back!!!! Really enjoyed the good!

Wonderful gem of a restaurant near summertown, really authentic Indian food, great service and nice cozy atmosphere. Briyani is a must have if you like something a bit spicier

Definitely the best Indian restaurant we've ever been to. The food and staff were absolutely amazing 👏

Extremely welcome staff, and efficient service. A nicely decorated restaurant area, cosy but plenty of space. We really enjoyed a Jalsha that we've not tried before and my husband rated the Jakfrezi. Only criticism is pre chopped veg in dishes, crunchy rather than marinated and...

Food prepared with care and not inconsiderable flare. Excellent service! We enjoyed it greatly and qould go back.

Such wonderful food and service! The naan is the best that I’ve had, and the vegetarian dishes are outstanding. Everyone is very friendly and joyful, and it is a beautiful environment for dinner. Highly recommended!

Delicious Indian food, beautiful music and space, very friendly servers – our favorite Indian restaurant in Oxford!

Delicious food with a wide variety and very friendly and helpful staff - 100% will come again in the future

Definitely one of the best Indian restaurants we have ever been to. The food and staff were absolutely amazing 👏

Amazing food and lovely service. Can highly recommend this restaurant and am keen to visit again soon!

Unfortunately a very loud group of idiots in attendance that staff struggled to coupe with.

My college and I dropped in to Spice Lounge on a Monday evening around 10.30.Although they were probably getting close to closing they made us feel very welcome and the food we ordered was the best Indian food I have ever tasted. I have been to many many Indian restaurants but the food here was the best of all. We hope to return soon when we are in Oxford again Many thanks to everyone at The Spice Lounge

We had 5 different main courses, one of which was not even in the menu, and was made per our request. The food was excellent, the service was super attentive and prompt, the plates were pre-warmed, and the entire experience was outstanding. This was the...

Always a pleasure. Tasty and a bit different. A bit quiet this evening but early on Sunday. Great art too.

Good location as near public car parks, very welcoming staff and swift service. Style of food is dry compared to other locations offering the same cuisine, but worth a visit. Cobra beer helps the Curry go down!

As an undergraduate student my friends and I wanted to get takeaway but the manager was very kind to let us eat in with takeaway prices and served us very kindly and the wait was not long. The crunchy papadums came with mint with curd, mango chutney and onions. 😋 I ordered the Chicken Biryani and it was delicious, a good mix of spicy, savoury and hearty and it was incredibly filling. My friends really enjoyed their paneer, tikka masala and makhan too. They were so happy. Music was great and service superb! Highly recommend!

After a busy day in Oxford we fancied an Indian meal on our way back to the hotel we were staying at about 15 miles away. On arriving at the Spice Lounge we were immediately welcomed by the restaurant’s very friendly staff and taken through...

Overpriced; it was a nice curry, service was attentive and food came quickly but not worth the expense in my opinion.

We went for a mid-week date night. The place was empty, we were the only people sat eating for most of our time there. I was unsure of what to chose between two different curries, as the descriptions were vague (ie. “Chefs special sauce with...

A superb meal, with great service. The food was served with great presentation, promptly, and tasted fantastic. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Thank you to the staff for the experience.

Good variety. We went for a team dinner and ordered a lot of items. I ordered biriyani, it tasted good. The host who took our order was an animated person, it was fun to place the order.

This place is the best, never fails, we’ve eaten Indian wood all round the world including India, and we alway look forward to a meal here! We are always full and happy when we leave! 5stars…

The reviews looked good online, however we were very disappointed with our experience last weekend. We got in and were greeted by the friendly staff, we swiftly got our orders in and were let down by the drinks which came (two cokes). These were the...

Excellent food and service, we are very happy with freshly cooked quality food, strongly recommended to curry lovers.

The food is delicious, the staff are lovely & the artworks are amazing! Thanks for a great evening 😀

Amazing food! Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Naan. Mango Lassi for desert. The mango lassi was like the rest of the food amazingly detailed in flavors! I can highly recommend this place!

Visited with friends Amazing food great service would definitely come back and recommend to friends

Loved the chicken Saag. Will definitely pop in again before leaving Oxford. Would recommend to others

Delicious food with great choice for Vegetarians. The staff are lovely and service is very effecient.

Best in the UK! Amazing food. Best service. Can’t recommend higher! Try the keema rice with any dish. Fantastic Indian!

I often drive all the way from Witney to get a takeaway from Spice Lounge, that should tell you how good it is! Excllent quality food and the staff are brilliant. I've never had a bad meal from here. Its always delicious, you can tell it is fresh and the ingredients are good quality, you'd need to go London or Birmingham to find an Indian restaurant of equivalent level. Easily the best Indian in Oxford!

Very tasty, greatly varied and nicely presented food. The lamb tikka tandoori and the bagari baingan are highly recommended! Very attentive staff! We re going to be back on our next visit to Oxford.

We enjoyed a delicious meal and our servers were so efficient and attentive. The food excellent - probably the best vegetable korma I've ever had: tasty but also healthy with lots of vegetables (not heavy on potatoes) and less oil. I can't recommend this restaurant...

Food is as good as the service. We call it the “top-up curry” because the leftovers beg a top up order the following evening. We want to eat this curry for days and embarrassingly have. Such nice people - tikka masala and prawns are 😍

Me, my husband and both my girls visited last night and we were glad we did, we only came to visit Oxford and missed home food. We actually searched for Indian food but was hoping for a Bangladeshi restaurant, we kind of guessed by the...

Brilliant experience,the food was great .Staff very pleasant.Whould definitely use this restaurant again

Lovely food, and very pleasant staff..

The foods are incredibly delicious. Try Naga, Jalfrezi, and Chicken Tikka Biryani. They are top-notch.

Excellent home-style food, cooked and presented with care. I highly recommend the lamb shatkora, a traditional Bangladeshi curry made with lemons. Friendly service added to the experience.

Spice lounge is a lovely Indian restaurant at the heart of Summertown. We had Chicken Garam Massala, Lamb Razzalla, Tandoori Chicken with Tarka Daal, Rice and Tandoori Roti. All very tasty and service was friendly. Thank you

I got a takeaway from here because it had good reviews but was really disappointed with the quality. The lamb was chewy and tough, the sauce was greasy and had a long hair in it, the tarka dahl had no taste at all - it could have been water. The one star is for the poppadoms which were good.

Working away and tried here. Felt more welcome than I did in my local Indian. Food was spot on, can't recommend it enough 👌

Fantastic food, great staff, especially Ali the owner, highly recommended. Next time in Oxford, will definitely visit again.

Food lovely and service good but felt rushed as staff were wanting quick decisions on one course to the next.

Great good and service! Would recommend

A lovely experience with excellent and fast service! Our server Ali was cheery and happy to help, and the food was delicious! The Tadka Dal and garlic rice were both freshly made and great.

Solo meal away on business and this was a short walk from the hotel. Quick service and the food was excellent! All arrived out quick and was hot! All staff very polite and super attentive, would 100% reccomended. They have a nice atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating available.

Very friendly welcome, prompt service and really excellent food. I think the saag aloo and garlic naan were better than I can ever remember having elsewhere.

Had a really nice meal for our practitioners here. Service was excellent and the head waiter was particularly brilliant. Thanks!

Went there for takeaway one night , & went back again the next for sit down dinner , the staff were so polite and helpful, the food was the best curry I have eaten & being from Western Australia I wish we could live here just for this food . If you are after a great authentic Indian meal , served by the best then do not go any further ..this place is real deal .💚 Thanks to you all

Amazing food and amazing service! Will be going back again for sure.

Fantastic meal. The food was first-class, great portions and well presented. The staff are great very friendly and make you feel very welcome. Will be going back next time we are in Oxford.

The best! If you eat in the servers are amazing and very welcoming, very nice and kind, and if you get take out the service is very fast! The food is lovely and cannot fault it at all

Very friendly and helpful staff. Made you feel very welcome. Great food decent size portions