Stunning food, not the cheapest, but real nice fresh food cost us £42 for 2 adults and 1 child meal and a drink each. Fresh menus everyday based on seasonal food. Good selection.
Lovely new building and sensitive renovations to the old Manor House. Friendly, helpful staff and good food although I think the kitchen was a bit overwhelmed with the number of covers on the first Sunday.
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The food you can pick up anywhere at Chester Zoo is usually pretty good. However, the food at the Oakfield is excellent.
It's probably best described as "pub food", but taken to another level. Really tasty, well presented and served quickly too. Even at peak times, the food seemed to come out fast, which is an added benefit if you're trying to see the whole zoo and don't want to 'waste time' in a restaurant.
There was a range of options available, from a burger, fish and chips, to slightly more exotic tacos and similar dishes.
Coupled with a wide range of drinks, you could spend some time in here and completely forget that you were in a major tourist attraction at the same time.
You do need a zoo ticket to visit, so even if you book a table, you'll need to either be a zoo member, or already have a ticket for the day. There's no way around this.
One slight downside was, when asked how a particular dish would be made gluten free, as per the menu options, our server replied "don't know" and made no offer to go find out. Didn't fill me with confidence, so I'm opted for something safer.
All that said - well worth a visit.
Located in the centre of the Zoo, what a stunning building, full of character and location beautiful. Wonderful atmosphere and staff were lovely. Price moderate and food looked and smelt amazing, had already eaten but next time will definitely try. Separate area for drinking vs eating in, can sit outside too. Lots of wonderful photos on the walls.
We visited The Oakfield on a last minute decision on Tuesday. They had a Wedding on and were very busy, but Magda managed to squeeze us a table in. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was nice. Lovely place if you're wanting a sit down meal, rather than fast food. Magda was very attentive to us, and even though we could see she was very busy, she did everything with a smile on her face.
A favourite spot of ours to have restaurant quality food and service on our trip to the zoo. Nice beer too beer 🍺
An afternoon tea with my son, daughter in law and granddaughter - this was a belated Christmas present from them.
What a lovely surprise to find such an excellent place to eat - the interior and decor are lovely, toilets spotless. The Oakfield is clearly very well organised and cared for.
Service spot on - from the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble.
Afternoon tea was excellent - and our waitress would have brought more food and drinks had we asked - but we had more than enough.
Delightful experience - so nice to see such high standards.
Gorgeous afternoon tea in a great atmosphere and Mark who looked after us was brilliant! Such a good price for afternoon tea where the drinks are unlimited and you can order extra sandwiches. They cater for allergies too.
Was expecting a bustling, overpriced tourist trap and half prepared to walk the 30 minutes to a pub in Upton. However, despite not having the draught lager I fancied, very pleasant and tasty food, especially the deep fried Brie.
Lovely staff, lovely food. My Son took me for an afternoon tea. The egg and coronation brioche buns were the best. All the cakes tasted amazing! I need to go back!
My daughter’s wedding was on 26th September/23 at The Oakfield House. What an amazing day it was, the facilities, the wonderful food and most of all the dedicated staff who were on duty that day. Everything went according to plan, even the weather was good. An added bonus was a tour around the Zoo everyone enjoyed the day. Thank you everyone who made my daughter’s and son-in-law’s day wonderful. Thank you.
Great spot for good food for grownups in the zoo. Good range of quality meals including vegan, gf and vegetarian. It was a cold rainy day but Liv gave us a warm welcome which was much appreciated. Great spot
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