The Independent Cafe

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  Tom Roach

  ·2 weeks ago

  “Really disappointing experience. Apparently this café has a no-laptop policy between 12–4pm on Sundays, despite there being absolutely no signage anywhere to make customers aware of it. What makes it even more ridiculous is that plenty of people were sitting around glued to their phones, yet somehow using a laptop is where they draw the line. I’m struggling to see the logic. If you’re going to enforce a policy like this, the absolute minimum you can do is clearly advertise it before customers sit down and spend their money. It’s incredibly frustrating to find out about an arbitrary rule only after you’ve settled in. Completely unnecessary and poorly communicated. I certainly won’t be rushing back.”

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  Larza Belle

  ·1 month ago

  “Great lunch stop on our walking tour of Oxford. It’s so inspiring sitting amongst scholars tapping away on their keyboards, drinking fine coffee and conversing in low tones. The sausage and egg battie was so tasty and good quality. Toastie menu was good too. Highlight was the coffee of which I had two. Flavour was bang on. Loved it here for my Oxford experience and this would be a local if I ever lived here.”

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  Camilo Saraiva

  ·1 month ago

  “Likely the best lattes I've ever had. Highlights for the Banana and the salted coconut ones. Awesome baristas.”

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  Katie

  ·3 months ago

  “Gorgeous view and cozy decor. Plenty of seating, which is good because it seemed like a popular spot for meetings and studying. Appreciated that they didn't charge extra for oat milk. Incredible cinnamon latte!!”

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  P

  ·5 months ago

  “Walked into this cafe randomly and got the best cinnamon latte I’ve ever had with a very reasonable price. There are many choices of coffee and matcha you can choose from. Bakeries are also available. There are seats to sit and work or you can just grab & go.”

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  William

  ·5 months ago

  “I strongly recommend avoiding this cafe if you are looking for a welcoming place to sit, read, or relax. I purchased a tea and sat down to read for about 20 minutes. I stepped outside very briefly, and upon returning to my table to finish my time there, I was immediately told by staff that I had to purchase another item or leave the premises. I understand businesses need to make money, but treating paying customers with zero hospitality the moment they step away from a table is incredibly hostile. There is no relaxed atmosphere here, just a feeling that you are on a stopwatch the second you sit down. If you want a comfortable spot to actually enjoy your drink and a book, save your money and go to a cafe that actually values its customers.”

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  Vidhi Patel

  ·6 months ago

  “A very reliable coffee shop right across the street from Christ Church that's not too expensive I feel! Also think a lot of students are here doing work, so if you're looking for a place to seat you might have to share your table with someone. But that said the caramel iced latte is amazing & the sandwiches are fantastic!”

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  Stephen Nichols

  ·6 months ago

  “Been living in Oxford all my life and this is the first time I’ve been here and it’s really nice, I went for the Sausage + Egg Buttie (price £7.50) which was delicious and fairly decent size and the Chai Latte (£4.50) which was nice and strong, the way I like it! Fully recommend, the staff were friendly too, also I gather by being in here, it’s very studenty but not noisy though! Will come back, thank you ☺️”

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  Dessil

  ·10 months ago

  “Lovely cafe with nice seating and good coffee! The windows are quite often condensed so having ways to fix this will be good. There were a lot of people studying which is ok but having some restrictions on weekends will be better so more people can sit.”

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  adi upman

  ·1 year ago

  “I've been here a few times now and I love the location, atmosphere and seating. Their hot chocolate, especially with coconut milk and cruffin are top tier, I can keep going back just for these two. I wish there were a few more savoury options besides toasties especially in vegan/veggie. Queues can be a bit long on a busy day. But love it overall.”

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