Olives Delicatessen

What a great little Delicatessen. Customer service is great, food is great and coffee is the best in town. Wouldn't go anywhere else!

Having spent several years in Oxford, frequenting various cafe's and eateries in and around the city centre I can honestly say that Olives have the perfect recipe for success.

I visit this deli at least twice a week the baguettes are amazing and the ingredients are fresh and delicious! The staff are always friendly and it is reasonably priced (for oxford) would recommend trying their 'olives favourites ' always delicious Speisekarte ansehen

I have been a loyal customer of Olives for the past four years during my time as a student. The new management is incredibly friendly and has made significant improvements to the place. The coffee is now better than ever and the breakfast selection offers the best value in the city. I highly recommend this spot for a sandwich and coffee stop.

I reviewed this deli before it was sold! Unfortunately the new owners don't appear to have maintained the high standards set by the previous owner, cheaper and less filling in baguettes, dearer prices, closed when they're supposed to be open, especially Sunday's!! Why advertise opening times on your door but not open, how much business and goodwill have they lost? Such a waste of a good deli!

With all the cafes, eateries, and sandwich bars to choose from in Oxford, you won’t be disappointed in Olives Delicatessen. Great flavours from fresh ingredients. With a choice of pre-prepared or made to order the only problem is choice. Never been disappointed. Friendly, cheerful staff add to the experience. An Italian/French influence gives pleasant flavours and great tastes. Well and truly recommended; let the food talk for itself! Speisekarte ansehen

I recently revisited Olives after not having paninis and soups for a while. Unfortunately, I found them to be less appealing and flavorful than before. The meatball panini I ordered was bland and the meatballs tasted like they were mass-produced. It was disappointing to see a decline in quality at what used to be a standout sandwich shop in Oxford. The service was still friendly, but overall, Olives now seems like just an average sandwich shop.

The Olives is very popular among local students. Therefore, I have decided to grab my lunch from there. I was surprised with the amount of choices they offer. Moreover, the service was very friendly and fast. The buffalo mozzarella and sun dried tomato baguette tasted great.This place is now run by a new owner which keeps the standards up to a high level. They accept cash and credit cards and provide takeaway packaging for the food. It is a good little cafe. I will definitely recommend it to others!

Olive's was once a great Oxford institution, turning out beautiful sandwiches, lovingly made, on freshly baked baguettes with excellent ingredients, many of which were imported from France. The new proprietors, though very friendly, are trying to increase profits by keeping the prices the same while seriously diluting quality. The result is an average sandwich shop, on par with Taylor's and its other high street competitors. The baguettes are no longer fresh, the pesto seems to be made from dried basil, the fish is lackluster. Sandwiches come out dry, under-flavoured and uninspiring. A very sad thing. Speisekarte ansehen