Chez Mal Brasserie & Bar

I celebrated my friend's birthday at a unique restaurant located within what was once a prison. The architecture is truly remarkable, with the restaurant situated in the basement. The surprise cake I brought added to the festive atmosphere, and the staff were incredibly friendly throughout our visit. Our party of 8 enjoyed a delightful meal, resulting in a bill of around £260. The linguini with king prawns that I ordered was incredibly scrumptious, and my partner raved about...read full review

Great service, food wise good enough.From a customer perspective, if you are charging 4.5£ for a bread portion, this needs to be good and accurate with description. We ordered a portion of "Sourdough bread" and we got old tasting/very hard bread which was kindly changed by the waitress but to be honest we are knowledgeable about this subject and this bread was far from sourdough...You shouldn't make customers pay for this...honestly bad call!

We stopped to drink some cocktails, the space outside is very suggestive, the cocktails were made really well, and the welcome from the staff was impeccable. Then we took a look at theMenu and decided to eat something.The restaurant is beautiful but the food just amazed us with unique flavours. For me it has become best place in Oxford!! Thank you so much George for your professionalism.