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About Opera Cafe
Opera Cafe is a cafe in Oxford at 31 Walton St, serving the Jericho community since 2015. The kitchen prepares its food from scratch, with hot grilled wraps at the centre of the lunch menu, including a Moroccan-style chicken wrap, and soup alongside. Breakfast brings eggs benedict variants, and the baking runs to artisanal traybakes and a carrot cake cookie. All the food is halal, and the cafe is open daily. Staff serve from behind a counter, and there is seating downstairs as well as on the main floor.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention spicy chicken wrap, coffee and tea, cakes and baked goods and falafel sandwich.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention spicy chicken wrap, coffee and tea, cakes and baked goods and falafel sandwich.
Customer Review Summary
Wraps are the main draw, especially the roasted or spicy chicken wrap, which reviewers call delicious and decadent, with flaky layers of dough, tender chicken, cheese and spices, all house made. Others praise the Moroccan wraps, a generously portioned aubergine and courgette wrap, and flatbread wraps one reviewer says could be shared between two. Close behind are the baked goods, including Oreo cake, carrot cake cookie, almond cakes, a savoury danish and sweet buns, with avocado toast and a falafel sandwich also singled out. Reviewers also like the coffee, the English breakfast tea, the fresh juices and the eggs benedict variants at breakfast. Staff are described as friendly, and the space as cosy, with seating inside, outside and downstairs. One reviewer notes the food is halal, and another mentions a very busy, buzzing atmosphere. Visitors on short trips to Oxford came back more than once, and one couple agreed to return the following weekend before they had even left.
Customer Review Summary
Wraps are the main draw, especially the roasted or spicy chicken wrap, which reviewers call delicious and decadent, with flaky layers of dough, tender chicken, cheese and spices, all house made. Others praise the Moroccan wraps, a generously portioned aubergine and courgette wrap, and flatbread wraps one reviewer says could be shared between two. Close behind are the baked goods, including Oreo cake, carrot cake cookie, almond cakes, a savoury danish and sweet buns, with avocado toast and a falafel sandwich also singled out. Reviewers also like the coffee, the English breakfast tea, the fresh juices and the eggs benedict variants at breakfast. Staff are described as friendly, and the space as cosy, with seating inside, outside and downstairs. One reviewer notes the food is halal, and another mentions a very busy, buzzing atmosphere. Visitors on short trips to Oxford came back more than once, and one couple agreed to return the following weekend before they had even left.
Featured reviews
- Jon Noll
“The spicy chicken wrap was decadent. Thick flaky rich layers of dough in the wrap. Tender perfectly cooked chicken, cheese vegetables and spices. All house made. So much better than what I would expect from a cafe.”
- Nick Baker
“Amazing little cafe with some outdoor and indoor seating. The flatbread wraps are great value, we probably could’ve shared one between two of us.”
- Oren Yudkin
“Despite having lived in Oxford my whole life, I had never heard about, or noticed, Opera. To think that it took so long to know what I was missing out on! It's interior feels both spacious and very cosy, and the décor had that charming independent feel. I had a very generously-portioned aubergine and courgette wrap, which was utterly delicious, and a slice of Oreo cake. The non-matching tableware was wonderfully quaint, and the friendly staff behind the counter (literally and metaphorically) iced the cake! I will definitely be coming again!”
- KAREN HADJ ABDERRAHMANE
“I came across this fantastic little cafe on the way to my hotel and what a gem it is. Visited a few times during my stay, only 4 minutes walk from my hotel, fantastic 😺😺 Moroccan wraps are absolutely delicious , reminded me of a dish my Algerian husband makes. Staff are friendly and attentive. A “must do” in Oxford”
- Madelaine Shine
“I love missing bean coffee and Opera Cafe now stock this. The coffee was divine. The customer service was great. The menu looked sensational. My boyfriend had the food (roasted chicken wrap) and carrot cake cookie - both again - delicious. We had already agreed to return next weekend to try more, before we had left. Very excited. Lovely store, great customer service. Thank you!”
Hours
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Good to know
“Welcome to Opera Cafe! Proudly serving the Jericho community since 2015, bringing our passion for exceptional coffee and fresh food. From our signature hot grilled wraps and toasted toasties to our vibrant, freshly squeezed juices. Everything we serve is prepared fresh from scratch every single day. Pair your meal with our specialty coffee, an iced summer latte, or one of our famous artisanal traybakes and cakes. Your local cafe favourites.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Location
Cafes near Opera Cafe
- Tree Artisan Café4.83570.1 mi
latte art, sandwiches and baguettes, flat white
- 101 Coffee4.81630.3 miOutdoor seating
flat white, non-dairy milk options, matcha
- Brown's Cafe4.46040.5 mi
may day breakfast, full english breakfast, pot of leaf tea
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Cafe | 4.6583 | — | spicy chicken wrap, coffee and tea, cakes and baked goods |
| Tree Artisan Café | 4.8357 | 0.1 mi | latte art, sandwiches and baguettes, flat white |
| 101 CoffeeOutdoor seating | 4.8163 | 0.3 mi | flat white, non-dairy milk options, matcha |
| Brown's Cafe | 4.4604 | 0.5 mi | may day breakfast, full english breakfast, pot of leaf tea |
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