CuttleFish Reviews Summary

Category: Seafood restaurant

Address: 36-37 St Clement's St, Oxford, OX4 1AB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441865243003

Rating: 4.5
based on 139 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The fish was gently flaky while the batter had a crispness to it."
  • "Fish dishes were amazing and there was an excellent range of desserts."
  • "The food is fresh, abundant and delicious."
  • "They served amazing, fresh, and splendid food."
  • "Each course was well presented, incredibly tasty and large!"
  • "The scallops and tuna were cooked to perfection and the accompanying sauces were delicious."
  • "The food was surprisingly very good, particularly the fritto misto the seafood was seasoned and fried to perfection."

Cons:

  • "Somehow all the dishes looked better than they tasted."
  • "The rice was ok but salty. The vegetables were not grilled... They were incredibly greasy and tasteless."
  • "The mussels tasted like sewage."
  • "Mixed grill main was a flavourless assemble of defrosted seafood lacking any seasoning."
  • "But some of the seafood options were a bit too cold and lacked taste."
  • "Digging in to find that the mullet taste really muddy."
  • "The 'hot seafood platter' arrived verging on cold."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff are very polite and helpful."
  • "Staff were really friendly quick service."
  • "Service also amazing and the two servers were both friendly and extremely helpful."
  • "The staff were very polite, helpful, and accommodating."
  • "The staff are attentive and friendly."
  • "The staff were extremely kind and helpful."
  • "Staff were friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "Service was lacking in some areas."
  • "Absolute disgrace. Confirmed our booking and the restaurant is shut."
  • "They forgot to take our orders, and had us sat there for 35 minutes."
  • "Towards the end of the evening when they were tidying it took a while to get their attention for the bill."
  • "On request for condiments we received a service station canteen selection of plastic sachets."
  • "The waitress went into the kitchen to speak to the chef, he didn't even come out and see us."
  • "Food is decent, but a bit overpriced for what you get. Our waitress was not a good communicator."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Good atmosphere.. but very loud if you wanted to chat."
  • "The decor is very classy."
  • "My husband and I decided to celebrate our Anniversary to this nice, cozy, warm place."
  • "Very light and airy inside."
  • "Nice and quiet ambience."
  • "The dining room is airy, modern and relaxed."
  • "Lovely atmosphere, superb waiting staff, can't recommend more."

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