Pierre Victoire – French Restaurant & Bistrot

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  Lian price

  ·1 month ago

  “This was a fab find. The menu was perfect for most types of diners (veggie, pescatarian or meat eater), although if you only eat fast-food this will not be tbe place for you (& rightly so). We opted for the two course option and the dishes were very very good. There was a slight issue with one of our mains, but this was promptly dealt with and a new dish produced shortly after. Considering how busy the restaurant was, the professionalism & speed to rectify, this itself was impressive. Traditional good quality, freshly prepared, well cooked and well priced fare. If you can get a table, I would highly recommend.”

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  Marvin Herrera

  ·1 month ago

  “I went with a small group and we all had a fantastic experience. The menu is really well put together and the food was excellent throughout. There is a great mix of French classics executed brilliantly, alongside thoughtful touches that make the dishes feel distinctive. The presentation was also superb. Everything we tried was excellent, but the two standout dishes for me were the Salade Niçoise and the Magret de Canard Façon Tropicale. Both were exceptional. Pierre Victoire is definitely one of the best restaurants in Oxford city centre and easily one I would recommend. Great food, beautiful presentation and a genuinely enjoyable experience from start to finish. I will definitely be going back.”

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  Tony Idiculla

  ·1 month ago

  “I had a wonderful experience at Pierre Victoire yet again 😄. The service was lovely from start to finish — friendly, attentive, and welcoming, which made our whole evening feel special and looked after. The food was excellent too, with great quality ingredients, beautiful presentation🥰🥰, and delicious flavours in every dish. Everything felt fresh and carefully prepared. A lovely restaurant with quality food, wonderful service, and a warm atmosphere its a must visit!”

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  May Kyaw

  ·1 month ago

  “Food lovely at lunch - good value. Table itself unstable. Moules frites and soufflés were very nice. Pate to bread ratio interesting. Steak ok.”

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  Taiji Master

  ·1 month ago

  “Probably my worst meal in England so far, and a rather disappointing dining experience overall. The food was merely edible, nothing more. Nothing we ordered was particularly enjoyable or memorable, and the flavours simply did not impress us. We ordered two courses each, but surprisingly, neither of us could even finish our meal! Lol. It was not because the portions were exceptionally generous — we simply did not enjoy the food enough to finish everything. The service was equally disappointing. We were the second table to be seated, yet somehow ended up being the last to have our order taken. What made this even more frustrating was that the restaurant was not busy at all — it was only about half full at most! I could understand a longer wait if the restaurant was packed and the staff were overwhelmed, but that was clearly not the case. Watching other tables that arrived after us being attended to first made us feel rather overlooked. Unfortunately, the lack of attentiveness continued right until the end of our meal. We waited for at least five minutes just to settle the bill, while the staff seemed more interested in standing around the counter talking to one another than attending to customers. When a restaurant is only half full, there really should not be such unnecessary delays in taking orders or settling bills. Customer service needs to be much more attentive, with staff showing greater awareness and initiative rather than leaving customers waiting. Another strange part of the experience was the white wine. We ordered a bottle, which was placed in a wine container without any ice or anything to keep it chilled. I would have expected a proper ice bucket or at least some effort to maintain the wine at a suitable serving temperature. Having a container without ice rather defeats the purpose, doesn't it? Considering that this is a French restaurant, I was expecting a much more enjoyable dining experience, both in terms of food and service. Unfortunately, neither came close to meeting my expectations. Overall, merely edible food, very so-so service and disappointing attention to detail. From being the second table seated but the last to have our order taken, to waiting unnecessarily to settle the bill while staff were chatting at the counter, the entire experience was frustrating. We have enjoyed many meals during our trip around England, including some at very simple and casual places. Unfortunately, this was probably the worst meal we have had in England so far. Definitely will not be back.”

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  Hessam Azin

  ·1 month ago

  “We had a fantastic meal at Pierre Victoire and really enjoyed the whole experience. The quality and presentation of the food were excellent throughout. The main courses were definitely the highlight for us. The Culotte d’Agneau was beautifully cooked and full of flavour, and the Confit de Canard was also excellent. However, the standout dish was the Filet de Bœuf — absolutely superb, perfectly cooked and easily our favourite dish of the evening. The Onglet Steak-Frites was also very enjoyable. We also tried a selection of starters, including the Moules Marinières, Pâté Maison, Soufflé and Rillettes de Canard, followed by Chocolate Fondue, Crème Brûlée, Chocolate Mousse and ice cream for dessert. The service was friendly and attentive, and the food was beautifully presented. A really enjoyable French dining experience and somewhere we would definitely visit again. Highly recommended!”

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  Ade Agbonyin

  ·3 months ago

  “First of all, when we arrived, we were escorted to a table at the very back of the restaurant, directly in front of the kitchen, despite there being several empty tables available throughout the dining room. To make matters worse, our server actually removed menus from one of those empty tables right next to us to set ours at the back right next to the kitchen door. We simply picked up our menus and moved ourselves to a more suitable table just right in front of that one because the seating choice was completely unreasonable. The food was decent, though not as good as I had expected. I started with the escargot, while my partner ordered the brown shrimp. It sounded great on the menu, but it was disappointing to eat as the shrimp were neither deveined nor beheaded, making the dish unnecessarily messy. For our mains, we had the steak frites and the duck confit. Both were well cooked, tender, and enjoyable. Overall, the experience ranged from unpleasant to average. I’m not sure whether the staff were simply overworked, but the atmosphere felt stuffy and unwelcoming, and our female server came across as quite curt throughout the meal.”

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  Chelsea Chen

  ·4 months ago

  “In the past 3 years I have been here for >10 times, and I’ve had not a single bad dish. All ingredients are cooked perfectly, with deeply flavourful seasonings. I had liver Pate, paired with caramelised onions, mustard and cucumber sauce. I don’t even like cucumbers but this brought life to the dish, cutting through the richness of the pate. Amazing understanding of flavours. The steak onglet was incredible. Very beefy flavour, very tender texture, indulgence from the fat, perfectly crispy chips paired with an umami au Poivre sauce. Some other restaurants can’t achieve this quality using ‘better’ cuts of beef like ribeye. Highly recommend!! It’s a pleasure to dine at this place.”

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  Hunt South (Travel the World)

  ·6 months ago

  “We have a Sunday roast which we have had many times in England and this was positively the best I have ever had. The beef was medium, rare and tender. The vegetables were we’re perfect. The gravy/sauce was Rich without being too thick. The pudding was the right size and consistency. Can’t stress enough how great a restaurant this is. I have read the other reviews, a few of gave less than five stars . I am totally amazed anything less than five stars. We had two waiters one begin our meal and the second finished both were excellent courteous, professional, and not intrusive. It’s still above. I had the sundae roast three course fixed price which included in appetizer and I had escargot, which was excellent except I thought parsley was a little bit too much. Although there was too much parsley in my opinion, it wasn’t enough even to think about reducing a star. My wife on the other hand, thought the parsley was perfect with the escargot. I also had the dessert which was the crumble primarily blackberry and custard, and it was well worth the cost. If you’re using the fixed cost plate it comes either in an appetizer to Mayne or an appetizer Mayne and dessert. As a dessert was basically three additional pounds. It made sense and it was worth it”

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  Tien-shin Luo

  ·8 months ago

  “2026/02 Good choice of dishes and prices are fairly standard. There’s no service charge, which is appreciated, although a second bread refill costs £2.50. The atmosphere is nice and comfortable, and the food presentation is very good - everything looks beautiful when it arrives at the table.”