Tick Tock Cafe in Oxford

We visited this place on the 9th, and 10th July. We had a tablec or 4, and this cafe nevers fails to deliver. It is a family run cafe with great service and delicious food. This is our go to cafe whenever we visit Oxford, great food, great service, and the ability to cater for dairy, egg, and gluten free breakfasts! Thank you

Fried egg baguette with coffee on May Morning - delicious! Perfect re-fuelling stop amidst the chaotic celebrations for summer's arrival. I used to come here with my late father and have very happy memories of this cafe from then. Though, sadly, I now visit Oxford more rarely, the TickTock remains a must - and still great value!

Good breakfast spot in good location. Small place and as such it get get noisy and crowded with minimum person as little as 10. Breakfast it self just the typical you can get in most pubs and cafes

The best breakfast place going in Oxford. Friendliest staff, great well priced food, and good choice of drinks. Me and my friends favourite!

5/5 great atmosphere and lovely staffs. Fresh , quality , quick , clean. Tick Tock cafe is becoming more popular in Oxford ( they really deserve )

Best breakfast, I had Omelet breakfast, companion had vegan, both really good value. And they know how to make a good cup of coffee

we were disappointed as this had great reviews coffee was good and friendly service , we both had sausage barms with eggs , one veggie sausages were like cardboard , very uninspiring quality needs addressing,

Excellent breakfast, great service, friendly staff. This is the perfect place for a breakfast in Oxford. The food was freshly cooked, and done perfectly. We came for brunch, and we’re tempted to stay for lunch as it looked so good!

Family run quirky cafe - had a lovely breakfast with tea and toast which was reasonably priced would revisit again

There were already several customers enjoying various refreshments and food items as we approached the cafe (this was part of the contributing factor in us choosing to call in, that it seemed to be popular.) The staff were very welcoming and we were quickly seated and presented with a menu. The display of different clocks on the wall certainly made a good talking point and were interesting to look at. Although we only had soft drinks and a flapjack, everything was very tasty and the menu had offered a wide selection at reasonable prices.

My partner and I visit Oxford from Portsmouth every few months and always eat at Tick Tock. The food is delicious and the friendly welcome is fantastic. I normally have the Tick Tock breakfast and my partner enjoys the Special Burger and chips. The café is always clean and such a lovely ambience. It's never noisy or crowded (we tend to eat there about 6pm ). The gentleman who serves us always recognises us and greets us with a smile even though it can be months between each visit. A true gem in the hustle and bustle of the city ☺

The food was really tasty, the staff are very polite and accommodating. All staff happy and smiling. Really enjoyed coming here for breakfast and I will definitely be back!

I’ve had food to take away from here so many times. Love the food. Always great value and great way to assuage hunger.

Busy and popular with the locals. Limited space but we found a seat and the waitress was quick to say hello. Coffee was served promptly and was excellent, the breakfast followed shortly after...It proved a tasty and great value start to the day.

I lived on Cowley Road for over an year now , the heart of the best places to eat in Oxfordshire . I have never been disapointed , treated like a stranger or anything . Lovely staff and good price for the food . and OMG , the fresh orange juice ..... good Lord !!! 5 STARS

Ate here recently with friends and family, 6 of us! The breakfast we all ordered was really well cooked and absolutely delicious. The staff were excellent and couldn’t do enough for us. We even had black pudding and fried bread which wasn’t on the menu....

We regularly come here for breakfast. The staff are friendly and you always get a good breakfast. Great location at the beginning of the Cowley road. Definitely worth a visit!

Great breakfast, proper orange juice prepared by really nice friendly people. I’ll eat here again when I’m in Oxford or passing through.

Great value, tasty food, fast service, would recommend. The hash browns were crispy and delicious, some of the best I’ve had! Good size mug of tea

I ate here almost daily when I studied at Oxford! Lovely service and quality food. My personal favorite is the all day breakfast ciabatta with cheese and avocado!

TickTock is a small family run cafe, that we fully support and do the best food, especially cheesy chips.

Best brekky in oxford. 2 of everything. Lovely jubbly. Eggs are always spot on, decent enough sausage & bacon, and their coffee gets you pump. A must if you’re in need of a fry in oxford city

Brilliant, well-priced caf in Cowley, perfect hungover brunch good, and the staff are so kind. A bit rough around the edges but that is what makes the experience so enjoyable, and the food is delicious. Pay no attention to certain comments about hair-in-food below, I've...

I moved to this wonderful café from Browns in the Covered Market, when the staff in Browns were no longer pleasant and the prices rose. Tick Tock is fabulous. The staff are so friendly, the service great and the food fresh and great value for...

I eaten here before with no issues, today was well below standard. Breakfast arrived and my eggs were both broken, not the end of the world but I like runny eggs so asked for them to be changed, the staff obliged and I happily started...

One of the best coffee shops & restaurants in Oxford . I would definitely recommend this shop ( Tick Tock cafe) on cowley road which is just before the roundabout. Best service , quality , reasonable prices and also staffs are really kind and helpful...

I like going to different places in Oxford to see what their breakfasts are like. This cafe at the bottom of the Cowley Road offers a range of different breakfast options. I ordered the Tick Tock full breakfast. It was delicious - served with toast...

Petit café à l'ambiance Dinner's, peu de tables ce qui fait de ce lieu un endroit idéal pour se poser....

The staff is welcoming and friendly. Reasonable prices and a good atmosphere. Stop by and have a very traditional English breakfast with bacon, egg, sausage etc

Myself and my partner found the Tick Tock Café when looking for somewhere quiet to grab a bite to eat away from the bustle of Oxford city Centre. It was quiet, very warm and the food was good. A decent cup of tea, great service...

Found this by chance. It’s small with old style vinyl seats and Formica style tables but don’t let that put you off. The tea is strong and tasty. The panini we had was fabulous. Seems to have a lot of regular visitors. Give it a chance.

Best chicken mayo baguette ever 👌🏻. Lovely staff. Sometimes waiting for a seat but it’s worth it. Nice atmosphere So many clocks to look at

During our stay in Oxford we came and had breakfast there every day. Authentic, clean, cooked to order, very well priced, friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Visit oxford wiv family checked out Trip advisor for breakfast & tick tock Came up! Tried it out we all had full english & it didnt disappoint great food no grease ,very clean ,tastie ,good value & big plus filter coffee very good 👌🏻

After a long drive and a walk we stumbled across this little cafe for lunch . Lovely fresh warm bread fresh salad and ham. Just what I needed. Reasonably priced. Clean cafe with friendly staff

Buen lugar para desayunar. La porción es bastante abundante. Me alegré al final. Tuve el plato desayuno turco, que tenía un sabroso queso blanco, turco, 2 pepperoni sunny side up, frijoles, algunos lados (ver foto). Todo fue bastante bien. El personal era amable, servicial y acogedor. Recomiendo el lugar para el desayuno y también para sus paninis.

Si quieres una buena calidad bajo precio (por oxford) Desayuno, con porciones decentes de deliciosa comida, ¡no busques más!

Good 'greasy spoon' type breakfast, just a little pricey for my liking, although I guess that's Oxford for you...

Bright, clean and friendly, The Tick Tock Cafe is a great little cosy cafe on Cowley Road. The food is cooked to order and they have vegetarian options. To top it all, their prices offer the customer the best value for their money.

Excellent cafe food, with generous portions of breakfast food and panini fillings at a reasonable price, Tick Tock is definitely one to visit despite being outside of 'sexy Oxford'. The staff are incredibly friendly, and it is an extremely popular cafe amongst the locals.

Big mugs of tea. Everything cooked to order and reasonably priced (2 bacon, 2 eggs, 2 sausage, 2 hash browns, mushrooms, beans, griddle tomato and toast for £6.95). A favourite with the students and great for a fry up breakfast or Brunch.

Domingo por la mañana y nos despertó. que quieran salchichas. Decidimos probar Tick Tock como recientemente, ha recibido críticas muy favorables en mi radio local. Sirve rápidamente. El pan fresco, sabrosas salchichas una pena el pan no era como mantequilla. El té era bueno y vino caliente en una taza grande. El café estaba bien. Personal muy amable, un lugar de moda, pero es ideal para un desayuno perezoso cuando no quieres cocinar. Unas instalaciones impecables. A un precio muy razonable. Regresaremos de nuevo.

Great little breakfast place. Ordered the veggie full english breakfast and was absolutely delicious. Service was great, would definitely come again!

I went to tick tock cafe looking for a breakfast and found a great one. The cafe is covered in clocks that I imagine is to create a quirky atmosphere. Decor aside the food was great. Proper fat boy sausages bacon, eggs,beans, mushrooms, hash browns...

Cuchara grasienta cafetería poco peculiar, dirigido por una familia muy amable. Realmente se preocupan por lo que hacen y por lo tanto sus clientes. Si estás buscando un desayuno caliente o almuerzo, este es el lugar. Que siempre está lleno, pero de alguna manera de alguna manera se consigue encontrar un asiento. Tome!

Aunque la dirección dice Iffley, está muy cerca de St Clements, así que todavía está en la ciudad. Es como un restaurante, realmente y es divertido porque todos los relojes extraño y maravilloso. Alimentos básicos y lo que cabe esperar de un café estándar, pero es un lugar alegre y comida está bien - no es cordon bleu!

As a local resident i used to come here once a month for coffee and a pain au chocolate and now living a bit further away it is our breakfast choice for special occasions. The food is fresh and plentiful. We love the vegetarian cooked breakfast and having tried most other places in Oxford, this is the place to go for excellent value for money, good size portions( i can never finish mine) and the casual diner atmosphere where locals an tourists mingle. The service is to the highest standard, fast, efficient and very friendly and personable. we will continue to come here and hope one day they will offer pancakes too. Many thanks for years of excellent meals!

Stopped in for coffee and a sweet. Excellent prices, lovely coffee and the staff was very friendly and helpful letting us know what the best places to see in the city are.

The place to go when recovering from a night out. Food is good and cheap so it's well within a student's budget. They also have sweet goodies to buy as a dessert or midday snack. As a student in Oxford it's hard not to have heard of Tick Tock café.

I've walked by this place so many times over the years and never thought to go in (despite it having two separate doors!). Had breakfast there today and it was pretty good; decent sized cup of tea and very decent sized breakfast for under a tenner. Quite American diner like inside and fairly small but it wasn't uncomfortably rammed at any point (perhaps because it's so easy to overlook) and I would visit again. They had a cake/patisserie selection too which looked worth trying next time!

We went in for something to drink and to rest our feet. We liked it. It´s got a diner feel to it and with the clocks and mirrors around us we had some fun.

I was in to kill time, because some friends were a bit late and we were on our way to watch a six nations game.I paid about £3, for a can of coke and a small plate of hardly-cooked fries.During my time there I overheard a waitress making comments about me and some other customers, and the staff don't seem to be trying to clean tables, despite it being empty in here.Overall not the worst experience of my life, but I definitely will not be returning.

The staff are friendly, it's reasonably priced, and it's a bit quirky with all the clocks, hence the name 'Tick Tock Cafe'. I've been once, and would go again for a veggie breakfast. It has free WiFi.

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I have been there twice, and have tried their light breakfast and panini. Wasn't really a fan of the food, and the communication wasn't particularly smooth.

Expect a good greasy spoon / diner experience and you won't be disappointed. Good tasting food at affordable prices. Excellent value for money for their tick-tock special/full English breakfast that never leaves me hungry and I've never had to wait long there either. Perfect location right at The Plain makes it a well-placed stop for breakfast or morning coffee when heading in to the city centre.

Not a bad breakfast, but not as good as nearby Coco's. The staff are friendly and it's reasonably clean, etc.The meat in the breakfast is a bit cheap.

Don't come if you're expecting the edgy pancakes with blueberries and bacon or the kedgeree of St Giles. Tick Tock delivers English classics, nay necessities such as full English, all kinds of eggs on all kinds of breads. Cracking.

Friendly staff and good coffee. I have visited here a couple of times and it always appears clean and tidy.The coffee has been consistently good and I had a sausage roll snack last time.Good value for a quirky cafe.

Lots of variety and fresh bread and ingredients. You really can have it "your way". I had the chicken, pesto, cheese on toasted baguette,

Very nice place,great full English breakfast, lovely french fries, great service and lovely staff.Good location on Cowley Road, good place to go with friends or family

very clean great service and one of the best cooked breakfasts (full English) i have tasted in this country

Tick Tock sells the BEST crispiest most delicious french fries!!! The staff are so welcoming and lovely, the food is prepared quickly and tastes great :) the menu has a great variety and choice of food like paninis with a choice of fillings, or you can even create one yourself!! It also has a great English Breakfast Menu ALL DAY!!! They also serve cold as well as hot drinks. The price is reasonable and they even accept cards:) The atmosphere is great, a small cute cafe with an incredible amount of clocks filling all the walls, a must visit for a nice meal!

Had a nice breakfast here in the past! However, this time I had what was listed a 'tuna mayo mozzarella melt'. Unfortunately, it looked more like someone had had a bad toilet experience on my plate! See the photo section. The girl that brought out food over ate something off one of our plates on the way over. And they stared at us I believe knowing that they had made an incredibly poor meal. Price are cheap and now I know why. Won't be going back.

If you want cheap no nonsense food at excellent value prices you could do worse than try the tick tock cafe at the end of the Cowley Road. Prices advertised are for eat in or take away and I know of no where else in Oxford where you can eat in and have a panini and bottled water for under £4.00. Yes, if you order a panini or sandwich that's just what you get with no salad, crisps or chips. But at these prices you could easily order more extras if you wanted. Breakfasts being served were hearty and looked good. Again, according to the board great value too. It's a small cafe so I can imagine getting seated at busy times could be difficult.

Hi, This is the 3rd time I take a breakfast at tick tock cafe. Always I take the same English breakfast with tomato and crumble eggs. The first time I ate there was good, the second time was average and this time has been bloody awful. First of all I do not know if the waitress was new but she couldn´t understand my order, when I finally get she understands what I want , she brought me two toasts, one of them burnt, of course I didn´t eat it. But the worse thing was when she brought me the order and theres no fried egg. When I said to her "this is not what I ordered" she replied me saying "yes, with tomato and crumble eggs", and I answered "where is the egg?" she pointed the crumble eggs. When I made her understand what I wanted she brought me the fried egg in a different plate. Probably is because they changed the service staff but I think I am gonna take long time to come back to this place. I scored as "normal" because the other twice times were ok. But not fantastic at all .

This is a proper 'greasy spoon' cafe (but without the grease), no fancy hand reared truffle infused sausages or any of that gubbins. Just a hearty, decent breakfast, coming in at a little over a fiver and with a huge mug of tea for £1.30, not hard to see why it's so busy. This small cafe is decked out with red booths reminiscent of a traditional American diner and if you hadn't guessed by the name, they love clocks so there are clocks everywhere, many with photo faces, you might spot your favourite band on one. Staff were friendly and efficient, toast was brought out hot with the butter underneath which meant it was spreadable immediately. We both really enjoyed our breakfasts, good mushrooms in particular, bacon was cooked to perfection (ie with what little fat there was, crisped but not cremated). Will definitely be back

I've been coming here since I was at secondary school about 7 years ago, always great tasting paninis, baguettes, fry ups and much more, with a great selection of snacks, drinks and desserts. The owners are lovely and the decor is homely. Best place in Oxford for a quick bite to eat!

I've been there for breakfast a few times. It's reliable, the food is good and tasty and they do great coffee. it's good value as well.

We have passed this café many times on our way to & from work but never eaten there, today we did, as you enter it has a bright retro diner style layout which can surprisingly seat a lot of people considering the cosy size, we had 2 cups of really good coffee, she had a mozzarella & sundried tomato Panini & I had a full English breakfast, both piping hot, delicious & arriving quickly. This is not gourmet food - if you want that level go to Quod or the Old Parsonage, Tick Tock is good wholesome food at a really good price (our bill just £13 !) lots of other meals & drinks available, & at these prices we will be going back, the staff are very friendly & the place is spotlessly clean & warm, if you are bored you can always while away some considerable time guessing which one of the many clocks actually tells the correct time - find the one without numbers !

We went to the Tick tock cafe for breakfast a few days ago. I had read lots of reviews where it said they were very good for breakfast. They were correct, if you want a full english, then this is one of the best places to go in Oxford. The plates were full with tasty food and a great service. I will definitely go back there again, next time I'm in the area.

An old fashioned diner style cafe. Great breakfast or lunchtime baguettes. Really cool decor. Good value.

If you' re looking for the typical English Breakfast, this is the right place: during all the day they serve giant sausages, scrambled eggs and bacon. Also there are many other dishes that you can order. The value for money is great, and you can also enjoy the local: it reminds you a lot American cafés, and the walls are full of clocks of every shape, color and size. The staff is very friendly and the place is not very far from the city center, there is a bus stop near there. I really enjoyed staying there.

Came early on a Sunday morning and had a really good breakfast.Received a nice warm welcome and ordered a full English Breakfast with a cup of tea. The breakfast baguettes also looked good. Got some extra bits because a few items I couldn't eat which was good.Breakfast was tasty, fried eggs weren't overcooked at all and came with two slices of toast. Also had a nice big mug of tea to wash it all down.Nice food, decent price, fun decor and good service. What you'd expect from a sound greasy spoon.Would recommend for breakfast on the Cowley Road.

When you walk in you are greeted with warm smiles. The decor is not frightful. Even if it's not to your taste, it is spotlessly clean, the walls are covered in clocks,hence Tick Tock. They have diner style bright red seats. In the grey Winter, especially,it looks cheerful. Unlike many eating places, even the floors and toilet are always clean. The baguettes are freshly baked. The breakfasts are so well cooked- their speciality, I would say. The vegetarian breakfast, the best I have tasted anywhere, and always well presented, with garnishes, you don't get even in posher or pricier restaurants. It is not an after- thought as many vegetarian breakfasts can be, With good quality ingredients and cooked to perfection, I give them 10 out of 10. By cheap, doesn't mean a "greasy spoon." The quality and quantity are superb, and good value. The owners are on site to ensure a friendly and welcoming service to all.

I've come to Tick Tock for a few years now and i love this place. Its a bit small but the food is well priced and it knows what it is. It doesnt try to be posh like CoCo up the road, it is a small cafe that serves cheap and cheerful food.And when i say cheap please dont be put off, i uses 'cheap' for want of a better word. The staff are lovely, always friendly and attentive, without being in your face or annoying. They always smile and they seem genuinely happy to see you which makes you feel very welcome. If you're in Oxford and you fancy a no frill breakfast or lunch you should definitely check out Tick Tock. The food is nice, the atmosphere and staff are good fun, give it a go and i think you'll be pleasantly surprised. In my opinion it does the best cooked breakfast in Oxford and knocks spots of 'posher' places like Coco or the pub across the road.

This place has limited seating and it is such a shame that not many know it exists and should be expanding! I didn't get too much time to talk to staff because I was so hungry! but they seemed extremely nice!Four of us sat down for coffees and breakfasts, and the order was out quickly. The coffee was amazing and their breakfast was just what I needed! HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE!and there decor is cool.

I have been looking for ages for somewhere to go for a decent cheap and cheerful fried breakfast, and thought I'd try here since I'd read such wonderful thingS about it on other review websites! The decor is frightful to be quite honest, but it was clean and the chap behind the till was so friendly and accommodating, I'm willing to overlook that! Expansive menu, sensible prices, and hot, freshly cooked food that you're not kept waiting hours for - perfect!

We regularly go to tick tock for their tick tock special breakfast, in the 5 years we've been going it has never let us down. Great food, lovely staff and a proper cup of tea!!!

You will not leave the Tick Tock Cafe feeling hungry. Generous portions of well cooked breakfast, cakes and all the comfort food you could hope for. Nice generous mugs of tea. Really welcoming staff and good service. Interesting decor - where did all those clocks come from?

The most rude unhelpful staff uncomfortable and extremely unfriendly.very poor premises The manager was actually offensive UN manner and the tables were not very clean.

We ate here for breakfast on a Sunday morning. They open at 8am daily. The tick tock special breakfast was great value at £6.00. For this you get 2 rashers of back bacon, 2 sausages, 2 fried eggs, 2 hash browns, baked beans, mushrooms, grilled tomato and plenty of toast. It was served quickly and was very nicely presented by a smiling waitress. There are papers to read on each table.

cheap and friendly, everything you would want with a greasy fry up.The interior is fantastic too with comfy seating and hundreds of clocks covering the wall.

I do go this cafe shop always, when I'm around there. Lovely paninis and very freshly made bagets. Love it. Great little coffee house.

We went to Tick Tock Cafe for breakfast, it was a sunday and they were due to open at 8am, however as we were waiting outsideat 7.45 they opened the doors and welcomed us in. The stay were friendly, the food was delicious. Could expext anymore for a place like this.wish I had similar back home!

Was on a walk down Cowley Road recently 2 weeks ago, have popped into Café Coco nearby normally, but thought would give this a go, as drove pass recently and see a sign advertising 'all day breakfast' so on walking down towards this and passing a packed Café Coco we entered a deserted Tick Tock Café thinking what we had let ourselves in for, it looked nice with the Red/Orange Diner Seats, so thought we would give it a go, I had Breakfast, wife had Jacket Potatoes and daughter had Chocolate Brownie, well I was excellent and enjoyed immense that we will be back again. Was telling a Pal about it, and he told me of his experience in there, saying food was good but, was charged additional vat charge, he had only noticed it when after eaten he was looking up at the prices and realised the price it should of been instead of what he had paid for, he made a comment to the person behind the counter, saying he should of been asked regards this charge, he wont be back again, but I will......so don't try this on me! Maybe they mistook my pals as being tourist, so I will be aware when I am in, in the future. So little sneaky whoever is trying this on customers, when they should not, take note, word will spread on people reading this and word of mouth!

This small little family owned cafe is located near the start of the Cowley road, just a few door downs from the Magdalen roundabout. It focuses on breakfast and english cafe food and is cheap and cheeful inside. It is targeted at the students that live in the area but is accessible for all. I had chicken nuggets and chips for less then five pounds and my friend had a large slice of brownie (which was very soft) and a coffee for three pounds, a hint of the reasonable pricing.The decor inside is clear and laid out, despite the limited space the cafe has to use. There are many clocks of vafying sizes and space, hence the name. Tick Tock Cafe. If you are around the Cowley Road area and require a venue that does large filling portions of breakfast for reasonable prices, I do recommend this venue. Just before a walk around the Cowley/Iffley area or on the walk back from one, this cafe would be a good stop off.