AHHH i love this place!
its great for studentsit is for students!
lots of cheap drinks, pool tables, giant jenja and connect 4
very cheap drinks and screens to watch to football
Everyone is happy
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The Temple Bar is ideally located on Temple Street in St Clements between the Cowley and Iffley Roads. It is my local and I'm also on the Temple Bar table football team (who won the Oxford University League this year!).
It is a nice old Victorian pub from the outside. The interior is beautifully thought out by an interior designer - lovely calming green walls, comfy leather chairs and sofas, with a good layout.
I guess the Temple Bar could be considered a 'House of Fun'. It is packed out on Friday and Saturday nights and busy other nights too. There is plenty going onas well as an excellent top quality foozball table, there is pool, jenga, giant connect 4, a very popular billiards table, darts, and other games.
While away the afternoon, chat with friends, immerse yourself in one of the super cozy sofas, read the paper, or join in on one of the evening activities - a popular Quiz on Sunday night with lots of prizes and a bountiful jackpot. Tuesday nights during term time are foozball team games, and the darts team play on tuesdays or wednesdays. Wednesday nights is Open Mic - there is a large stage area and some good acts. Thursday is Reggae and Friday night Karaokee fun - always well attended with plenty of laughs!!!
They also have a beer garden out the back, boasting a fine covered 'tent' area with heaters, and lots of picnic tables.
Barry the landlord and his family keep this place in tip top condition, there are always many staff on hand and a very long bar, so you can be assured to spend your time having fun with friends, and not standing at the bar waiting for drinks.
Of course a pub experience is always topped by a good sailor, and Barry is that man - he always likes to know what is going on with his pub teams and how we are doing in the Oxford league - makes sure we have a good setup for our fooz table and the lighting is correct.
Top Pub. Top Man. Top Fun.
Come down and have some fun. If you are interested in being on one of the Foozball teams, then please let me know. We have a lot of fun and are always happy to give tips and include everyone in the team who shows enthusiasm! :)
Great all around!
The seating areas were beautiful with a running colour theme throughout which I found to be very aesthetically pleasing.
The customer service was my favourite thing about my whole experience (I personally think it holds very high importance).The staff were absolutely lovely and kept up with all of our questions happily. After receiving my food I realised that there was tahini on it, which I am allergic to, and they exchanged my plate for me at no extra cost.
Most importantly I thoroughly enjoyed the food and drinks. The presentation was very nice and it all tasted just as good as it looked!
I would definitely come here again :)
Celebrated my birthday there with my besties and I couldn’t have asked for more … best food, shisha and delicious drinks.
Amazing staff and owner felt like I have known them all for years …
I played my own Taste of music throughout my time there.
Thank you to everyone for making my day extra special.
Highly recommend 🙌🏻
THIS IS MY FAVE PLACE!
My review on it previously was good but my god! This place now.
The team are so hospitable and friendly. The food is DIVINE! So flavoursome and yummy.
The new decor is beautiful.
A real Arabian charm and super chill vibe.
Antor is the best shisha guy ever. Top man!
Cannot recommend this place enough.
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First upon entry we were greeted and taken to the lounge as we wanted food as well as a smoke. I asked for a recommendation wanted a bit of a hit but not overly strong… basically blonde with a touch of dark. I was quoted paan, frozen strawberry and kiwi. Now this is stepping outside the box bit where they have all the flavours in boxes to sniff before you order, I sniffed the kiwi from the dark leaf box and thought it’s fine let’s go for this. You can choose the type of pipe you want to smoke from the KM, Oduman and Wookah. I went with the Wookah and you also get a clay phunnel bowl with kaloud as standard. The shisha literally came out in under 5 minutes. Now the flavour itself was perfect, I’m not a paan person but this was mellow and perfect. The smoke was thick, clouds upon clouds it was doing the. The service was brilliant as you should already know we don’t have bate faces like most bloggers or ask for freebies therefore the treatment and service we recieve is as a normal customer would and it was spot on here. Lounge itself is nice and clean the decor is asthetically pleasing which is a change from its old days when it was known as a different lounge. Overall it was spot on and I’m happy to say Oxford now has a spot they can be proud of. Cash and cards accepted, parking was ok we found a spot opposite the lounge free after 6:30 and that’s the time we also luckily arrived but unsure if the lounge offers any parking. Definately worth a visit if you visit Oxford
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An impressive new place in Oxford with class and panache. My best friend introduced me to this place and it's by hands down a must go to in oxford and the class decor service food and drinks are on par with many of the best shisha places in London Birmingham and Manchester.
Interior design is so chic. The drinks by their barman I think his name is Josh was the best I have had they are mocktails which are lush.
The food too good hot mezze and cold and mains sooo soo good.
Shisha is the best no gritty coal taste that you get and it some bars they know how to make shisha. Soo sooo good!
Recommend
Best place to spent time 🕰️
Great all around!
The seating areas were beautiful with a running colour theme throughout which I found to be very aesthetically pleasing.
The customer service was my favourite thing about my whole experience (I personally think it holds very high importance)
Most importantly I thoroughly enjoyed the food and drinks. The presentation was very nice and it all tasted just as good as it looked!
I would definitely come here again :)
This was a great find and I would certainly highly recommend it.
The place is very spacious, and the ambience is super relaxing.
The decor is elegant and the seating is comfortable.
Food was great except the humus wasn't up to my liking as it needed more tahini. However the shish taouk and Halloumi wrap were tasty.
Shisha was perfect and I am generally difficult to please when it comes to shisha.
Service was very welcoming and professional.
In terms of prices it wasn't cheap ie above average but well worth it.
In summary its a must visit for food and shisha 🌟 ⭐ 🌟 ⭐ 🌟
We were looking for somewhere to eat after a day out at Bicester village. Mint lounge came up on google after researching halal food restaurants.
Excellent venue for a nice lunch/dinner. Would say it's more aimed at couples/friends rather than a family setting due to the shisha smell and smoke. (That's ofocurse just my opinion)
Great lebanese style food. Kofta, shawarmas and shish tawouk etc.
Service was absolutely top notch. Waitresses were always around asking if we needed anything and clearing away used dishes and setting up new ones for each course. Nothing was too much for them. (NO SERVICE CHARGE)
The only room for improvement on this occasion I would say would be to offer more desserts on the menu. Currently they have 3 desserts but they're all Bakhlawa based.
Overall a good experience and we would visit again!
Best service I have seen on Cowley road in a while. AYAAT went the extra mile and really took great care of us. Food was on point and shisha was the best I have had in a long time in Oxford. Thanks guys.
Ok, from the moment I got inside I loved the place, very elegant design, chilled atmosphere and super great shisha!
Staff and owner are super friendly
I wish I lived in Oxford 🩶
Thanks Antar and Hesham!! :)
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