Temptations Dessert Lounge in Oxford

Best thing about it is how nice all staff members are!

First time at Temptations. Love the Kinder Bueno waffles!

A very good place to have a wide range of deserts

Lovely staff, nice atmosphere and great desserts. Would definitely recommend if visiting the Summertown area.

Lovely experience this evening at Temptations! Highly recommend!

I’ve been a regular at Temptations Dessert Lounge for a while now, and it’s easily one of my favorite spots in Summertown. Kate, the owner and managing director, has created such a welcoming and stylish space that’s perfect for unwinding with friends or treating yourself to something sweet. The vibe is warm and calm, with a beautiful aesthetic that makes every visit feel special. Kayla and Charli are wizards at making crepes; they’re to die for! From the perfectly cooked waffles to the rich gelato and everything in between, there’s something for everyone. What really sets Temptations apart, though, is the fantastic service. Kate and her team go above and beyond to make sure every guest feels right at home. Whether it’s a busy weekend afternoon or a quiet weekday evening, they’re consistently friendly, attentive, and just genuinely great at what they do. Temptations have really nailed the perfect mix of great desserts, beautiful surroundings, and excellent service. It’s a place that makes you want to come back again and again.

Food was really good and service was brilliant

They refused to take my Scottish £10 note. I felt insulted. They said it was company policy as they had been given so many fake notes ( only Scottish ones of course) that they couldn’t accept mine. I asked them if they thought I was giving them a fake note ( I’m a retired women so I was insulted and disgusted.I won’t be back even though I like their food

Nice setting with a delicious range of sweet options. Unfortunately took a very long time to get lunch

Desserts are amazing, big fan of the ice cream. Service is amazing as well, everyone is always smiling and in a good mood. Been coming here for the last few years and the quality hasn't gone down at all.

Been a few times now, very peasant staff. Large choice of dishes savory and sweet

Updated review and score I am very happy and this time loads of toppings 👌 best crepe shop in Oxford

Really glad to see a decent choice of vegan desserts - thank you! I had scrummy vegan cheesecake (a bit sweet but still very tasty) My friend had a delicious (non-vegan) strawberry sundae.

We had a delicious “treat yourself” brunch. Highly recommend the Rose and Vanilla Frappe, flavour until the final sip. Both the baguette and waffle were wonderful. We are stuffed to the brim. One of those local businesses you would visit regularly.

Lovely staff, great dessert and lovely atmosphere!

Brought my daughter here with her friends to celebrate her 13th birthday Waffles are yummy!

Love this place, been coming here for months now and it’s so nice. Sampled quite a bit of the menu and not been disappointed by anything. Lovely fresh food and quick service, friendly staff :)

Absolutely amazing staff, really polite and friendly. Very nice store and garden outback and small playarea for kids. Food is outstanding, slighly pricy but you dont mind when the service and food is top.quality. will dedinatly be returning regularly.

Nice place but the flickering lights were very annoying

Lovely desserts to end the night, friendly staff too.

Very wide range of food variety..friendly and smile filled wellcome

We came here for ice cream and the food was very delicious. However, there was a girl with glasses, quite young, who was not friendly at all and came off very rude and arrogant. When you work in a desert cafe with lots of children and a place where you should have a pleasant environment, this was not very pleasant.

The food is very yummy Little brother approved

We enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea at Temptations today. The food was tasty and fresh with great flavours and variety. Really nice environment too. Service was excellent, friendly and helpful. We would definitely recommend this delightful place. Thank you Kate 😊

Slightly pricy, but you definitely get what you payed for.

Loved it!! Amazing Biscoff ice cream sundae

Cozy place, delicious desserts, wonderful service. Always provides the best for your customers.

I've been here a few times, in different groups, and none have disappointed, but neither have any hugely impressed me. The ice cream, milkshakes and crepes are very nice, but nothing special. Nice for a yummy treat, but not for full-scale outing.

There is a fabulous menu, also the waiter is so kind. Aziz, from Saudi Arabia

I come in here for the deluxe milkshake. I know milkshakes. Was in central Oxford today in need of a milkshake. First went to moo-moos. Awful cheap ice cream. Headed to G&D’s instead. But it didn’t give me what I needed. Had to come back to Temptations on the way home to get the real thing. A different level. I don’t want to tell anyone about this place because I want it to remain my secret.

Really nice relaxed place. Friendly staff and nice desserts. Thank you.

First time to this place, i like the fresh fruits served with the french toast, portion is ok -

I find the place randomly but it was one of the best restaurants i have been in Oxford , like after you enter theres another world and the decorations and the food and the coffee was amazing ! I would like to take picture of every inch of the shop , i am gonna share the ones i take right now ! I would definitely would like to go again and the owner was very friendly as well , and they make parties and organisations for every age so definitely you should consider going there , you wouldnt regret about it !

Very welcome Friendly professional, well cooked food I recommend this Temptations desssert lounge to everyone you will not be disappointed

On a recent visit to Oxford the other day we visited Temptations for dessert. We were a party if three and all felt the food and service was top quality. We ordered, a toastie, and 2 waffles. Mine was the berries waffle with white chocolate sauce. Best of waffle I've ever had and I have had similar waffles from many establishments. The waffle was crisp on the outside light and fluffy on the inside. Beautiful. The service was great, staff were friendly and helpful. If I'm ever in , Oxford again I will be returning.

This is a cute dessert cafe with an Instagram-friendly pastel retro theme. There's a good deal more space than you'd think looking in from outside. I had a spinach/goats cheese/mushroom crepe and Biscoff ice cream sundae, which were delicious. It was a bit cold indoors for my liking (mind that I came on a cold winter evening), but otherwise the place has a very casual atmosphere and is great for taking the kids. I will say that service was quite slow at times because the servers were mostly occupied with a VIP/large group of over a dozen people, and spent a lot of time around a laptop organizing shifts for the next week. While this is certainly an important task, I think having one server free to attend to the non-VIP customers would have been helpful, as it took me a good 20 minutes after finishing my food to be able to ask for the cheque. The staff were very welcoming and friendly, though, and very patient with how long I spent looking over the menu. I think that if I hadn't been dining solo or if I'd had a book with me, I would have been perfectly happy with my experience. I suppose it's the fact that I just wanted to be in and out very quickly that made the waiting a bit tedious. Overall, I'd say this is a great place to go if you've got time to kill. I think I'll be back again when I'm less eager to get back home.

Placed an online delivery order, wasn't expecting it to be as good as in-store since hot desserts don't do as well delivered, but the presentation and quality was pretty shocking. A tiny little foil tray of barely edible reheated cookie dough for £9 is awful. The £10 waffles looked like they'd been taken straight out of a tesco own brand pack and thrown into a toaster for a minute. Ridiculously overpriced for the quality received.

Amazing crepes with really nice customer service

Great ice cream but staffed by 3 sullen teanagers who's customer service skills are woeful.

The food is always nice here but the staff really need some proper training, no customer service, quite rude and looked as if they didn’t want to be working. Ruins the atmosphere when it’s like this, the garden was lovely also!

Such a huge menu! Spoilt for choice! Had the design your own waffles - pleasantly surprised to get 3 waffles - which were delicious. Really nice atmosphere, great place to go for a treat.

Had a brownie with vanilla ice cream, which was graciously adorned with a blonde hair strand. No apology extended.

I have been twice recently, both experiences were good. The service was patient and friendly, the desserts are yummy and the volume of choices available is overwhelming. Would recommend and will most likely return soon

I am here for a summer school and love hanging out here with friends. Lovely ambience, great food and the best ice-creams in Oxford!

Where do I start, staff were friendly, food was amazing. I struggled so much to choose from the menu, finally decided and I can honestly say in my 30 years of life the biscoff cookie dough was to die for! It has so many flavours that I could taste, like gingerbread, biscoff of course and a hint of cinnamon. The combination was just perfect! I went with my three children and mother and it was our first visit. We will 100% be coming again. It’s a good thing we don’t live locally!! Thank you so much to the staff for making it a lovely experience!

Found this lovely place by chance and what a beautiful place it turned out to be. Lost for choice and finally went for Pistachio cheesecake and it was divine. The setting is neat and clean and decorated with beautiful pastel colours and ample seating. The floor staff were pleasant and polite.

Visited for the 2nd time as had time to kill with my daughter and her friend. It was very busy but staff clearly had it under control! Personally I find the menu overwhelming but lots and lots of choice so something for everybody of any age! Will definitely visit whenever I can!

Delicious lots of choices nice staff and. Really nice decor in the cafe ordered cookie dough with mocha ice-cream it was too class

We visited after seeing a musical and omg the milkshakes were amazing 👏 😍

Unbelievable range of yummy dessert delights.

It was okay. I felt like all dessert places sell the same thing. The menu was absolutely massive. If you like a lot of choice, you’ll love it. If you’re indecisive (like me) it might be your worst nightmare. I’m pretty sure their walk in fridge/freezer is in the garden so it was pretty noisy when we sat there. Customer service was good, but didn’t stick out to me too much. I had their strawberry cheesecake, which was served in a plastic cup and felt very store bought. I also had their mojito mocktail and did not like it at all. It tasted like overly sour lemonade with no mint and no fizz. They do have really pretty interior decoration though and their booths are nice and comfortable.

Amazing choice of desserts: ice creams, sundaes, cheese cakes, cakes, smoothies, etc as well as cocktails and mocktails. Located in Summertown it is easy to find. It is clean. The staff is friendly and helpful. Excellent variety of ice cream deserts. They are seriously delicious.

An absolute amazing place to literally stuff yourself with equally amazing desserts…cherry on top the amazing people preparing the amazing things …recommend 200% 😊😊😊😊

The food was genuinely delicious, but the service wasn't great. We had to remind the waitstaff to give us our drinks, and the staff waited until after my friends had paid for the fruit platter before saying that they had ran out of half the fruits.

The best banoffie pie in Oxford

I thought this place was great, a lot of reviews giving out about service times and yea I suppose it was a bit slow, one woman working very hard making everything, 2 lads in the back on their break probably should have got up to help, having said that, going out for dessert isn't something to rush and I quite liked sitting having a chat. But I guess if that's not your buzz then you probably would be miffed at waiting. Well done to the woman keeping the show on the road anyway, she made a delicious waffle!

Comfortable sofas, nice decoration. I ordered a Coco Loco (smoothie) and a Nutty Deluxe (deluxe waffles), it looked very good and was yummy.

Bad service, long wait and an error on the bill - I would not recommend at all. This place may be good for an ice cream on the go but not for food - avoid.

Very friendly, kind and smiley was the waitress that serviced us. Thank you for that! I had a smoothie and a waffle. The smoothie was good. The waffle consisted of three small waffle pieces that do not form a whole waffle as we know it. It had a fair amount of chocolate and th topping I got. However, the taste of the dough was not great an it was a bit over baked, so a bit tough...

The staff were nice. Had afternoon tea, the sandwiches were good, the mini cheesecakes excellent and the scones very good. Couldn't manage the other mini cakes. The experience was all in all pleasant, but slightly let down by the seating arrangements which were akin to a diner, not romantic let's say.

We had coffees and cake, and both were excellent.

Delicious afternoon tea Sandwiches, dinky cake bites, sos roll (I could have eaten a plateful)🙈, choice of toppings on yummy cheesecake and of course a warm scone with jam and cream …friendly and efficient staff. A lovely little treat.

Went for a visit with my boyfriend on my 21st birthday. Very nice atmosphere, friendly staff and good food, definitely take a visit 🙂

I love an afternoon tea so I try out lots of different places. Today I went to Temptations for the first time. It definitely won't be the last time. It was absolutely WOW!! You first have to pick which cheesecake you want from a large range, I eventually chose chocolate orange, my friend has pistachio. Both were ridiculously amazing! The sandwiches were made fresh while we waited, the sausage roll was warm, the brownie, beautifully moist and the scones were large and light. I'm trying hard to think of a negative....nope, can't think of a single thing. You want a really lovely afternoon tea experience, try this place!

Great desserts, lots to choose from and they do birthday parties 🤩

We had a fantastic time at our afternoon tea! The food was delicious and looked amazing! The staff were so kind and helpful, the restaurant was really lovely and the price was really good! They went above and beyond for us, as after specifying that I did not eat pork, we were provided with a vegetarian alternative. I would 100% recommend this afternoon tea

Went for a prosecco afternoon tea with my daughter today and it was wonderful. Lovely food and the staff were lovely. We will definitely be back. Thank you.

Gorgeous desserts-only complaint is too much choice!

Great dessert place in Summertown! We had a lovely time and the sticky toffee pudding and biscoff waffles were great! Kate, the owner, was so lovely and welcoming and we’ll definitely be back! Thank you :-)

Amazing dessert and other stuff which is beautifully presented with a huge smile. My little one loves to come here every now and then. They place has amazing ambience. Will return always 😃

We booked the private dining room for a Wedding Shower. The team were easy to contact via email and provided a package option for the event. We arrived to find the room set up and decorated beautifully. The food was fantastic and the service was quick and efficient and the team were all so friendly. Everyone had the best afternoon and we ate so grateful to the team at Temptations for hosting us. Can’t wait to come back to try more desserts xxx

Visited for the first time last week. Ordered the raspberry cheesecake and a pot of tea. Absolutely delicious with prompt, friendly service. They have very extensive menu includes savoury meals and are also licensed. I'll be returning . Thank you

Temptations was DEFINITELY tempting. Came here the other day with my friend and it was so good! The interior design of the place was aesthetically pleasing. Kept it simple and got a crepe with golden syrup. She got crowaffle I think? Crossiant and waffle combo going there but yeah it was looking really good. A dessert spot that I will most certainly be coming back to. The customer service was very smooth too.

Had a lovely chocolate fondu to share here. Lots of choices.

Third visit in as many months. really nicely presented venue which exteneds to the presentation of the food.

Fancy ambiance with comfortable seating in the back of the lounge. Perfect place to rid your cravings on the weekend or go to for a date. It’s usually open till a little later than most other dessert places in Oxford. Their ice cream shake is really good if you want to mix flavors and try something interesting. Pancakes and crepes are always a win. Staff was friendly and accommodating.

Super delicious and wonderful staff. I had a chai latte and crepe: delicious! ~7 pounds per head is a good estimate.

Popped by for a dessert and was blown away! Loads of vegan options (a whole section) great friendly service and just a lovely atmosphere. I plan on returned to host a party later on this year!

Love this place! Staff are lovely and my little girl loves them! Especially Antonio! Who she played with for ages today. Fabulous people and we love the milkshakes and toasties so yummy!!

The desserts are great and are prepared fresh with real care and a homemade feel. The waffles are lovely. The staff have always been pleasant and attentive when we’ve been. And they do discount for blue-light card holders which is a bonus!

Had a lovely evening with my children playing games and enjoying our treats! Thank you 😊 can’t wait to come back xx

Cheese cake with pistachio is a spectacle!

Came in earlier today after several negative experiences in the past we thought we would give it another chance. Never again! I could go into go into so much detail about things we have witnessed and personally experienced coming here but it's pointless. All I can say is there is no management in this place and it shows every single time! Minus one member of staff who seemed to be picking up everyone else's slack and appologising for others mistakes the others seemed like they just needed guidance and proper training and it's been the same every time we have come. Long story short we ordered food, my daughter's icecream cone came but we were left waiting for waffles and a tiramisu, a second person comes over and asks us again within 2 minutes of our initial order what we had ordered to then put the wrong cutlery on the table. Over half an hour later another staff member asks us what we ordered as nothing is on the system. By this point we were bored of waiting so politely asked to pay for the icecream and not bother reordering the other desserts. (This has happened on more than one occasion in the past and didn't want to wait any longer) The lady offered my daughter's icecream for free because she couldn't find it on the system (thankyou for this at least) but no appologies or nothing.

Pricey BUT lovely staff, extensive menu, drinks licence, great quality ice cream, great value for a special treat.

The ham&cheese toastie did not have enough ham for the amount of bread, but the tuna toastie was really good. And I would 100% order the nutella fondue again! Decadent!

The quality of the naked waffles is enough to warrant 5 stars alone. Well balanced toppings, so that I didn’t feel the need of an insulin shot afterwards ;) Friendly and welcoming staff, good service and suitably priced. Would highly recommend to anyone in need of a sweet treat.

Great service in making a personalised dessert with our choice of sauces and toppings , great patience.

Fantastic dessert parlour, lovely decor and really attentive staff which made the experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommend!!

Been to temptations couple of times now and love the back garden and their ice creams!! The owner is really lovely and the atmosphere if the shop is really nice too! Only been for ice cream and coffee but would love to try some other cooked dishes as well. The sponge cake we bought was ok but other than this it was really lovely! Their white chocolate raspberry ice cream is divine :) Will be back :)

Amazing staff, mouthwatering desserts and such a lovely atmosphere. My family and I could not recommend enough

Customer service was awful both times we tried. Gave them the benefit of the doubt as they were a new store but went again and still awful service.

Tad on expensive side but amazing desserts!

Thank you for accommodating us in a lovely afternoon tea . Team bride thoroughly enjoyed the yummy food . Thank you for the attention despite us being a large group everything was prompt. Would recommend Temptations to all.

Fast serving, broad menu, tasty

Very good waffles, cookie dough and drinks. Will be coming back. May be useful to put a flag on the tables that have not yet ordered as the staff seemed quite busy. You can take the flag away once someone has put the order in. That could help improve the system.

We tried the cheesecake, apple crisp, and ice cream. It was all incredible. We will be back

Service extremely slow for an icecream

Visited with a friend for the first time today, and it will definitely not be the last! Fantastic fresh food, beautiful decor and amazing customer service. Highly recommend this wonderful small business as your go-to dessert place in Oxford!

Absolutely appalling service. So unwelcoming. Very disappointed with the manager himself. As no one had come to take our order even though it wasn’t busy. Manager see us try getting there attention but was oblivious to his customers. Felt a lot of negative energy coming from the staff. Will not be going there again and definitely won’t recommend. Heavenly desserts in headington is better, service and food !

Very disappointing, took my kids here they didn’t enjoy it at all as the service wasn’t great as they felt very uncomfortable how they didn’t welcome us or asked if we needed anything or sit us down come to our table and take our order. But with other people they would welcome them and speak to them properly however with us they would talk in attitude. Would never go here again terrible service. Felt very out of place.