Kazbar

Such a great atmosphere, fantastic food and drinks! Warm and welcoming service! Visit here. Don’t think twice, you won’t regret it.

Nice place to sit for an early dinner. We had the Marrakesh Express and a spritz, rocket salad, marinated anchovies, albóndigas, a butternut squash and chickpea dish, and prawns with chorizo. Delicious and didn’t break the bank (although we are big eaters and purposely under ordered so we can eat second dinner). Service was polite.

Walking into kazbar you are transported into a warm exotic land where the drinks are sweet and the food is spicy. It’s
An incredible interior and the perfect space to settle into with a big group of friends at a big table or a more intimate cozy corner for two.
The drinks are delightful with sangria pitchers being the winner of the evening. The Marrakech express was also a big hit. Food wise — it’s fun to share so you can try even more and there are a lot of vegetarian options which was a first for me at a tapas restaurant. For the vegetarians reading I would recommend the patatas bravas and butterbeans dish. Both were spectacular.
It’s the perfect place for a fun night out, the ambience is amazing and you can comfortably converse and feast on good drink and food!

Excellent tapas especially Carne Picada — spicy lamb with houmous and pine nuts ;) You can relax almost laying on cushions and looking at amazing decorations to move yourself to Spain. Great customer service. Lucy was very competent advicing about wine. 3 course meal with bottle of wine and tip was around £60. Another time I went there for tea £2.5. Even simple mint tea is served like a king’s drink. I love this place!

There are no many tapas places in Oxford neither in the entire UK so having one and really top one seems to be unbelievable. Kazbar made feel like I am there in south Spain. Being able to laydown half way and enjoing the architecture and decorations inside the place could be seen as the full on experience. But there was something much more.
Customer Service is what I believe makes this place so unforgettable. A lady her name Lucy advised us on bottle of wine and matched cheese tapas. Then later we had 4 other small tapas portions. Some of hot some cold. We spent there 3 hours slowly eating and still had some space for outstanding cakes. Nothing was wrong. Even the price for 4 portions of tapas, selection of cheddar cheese, bottle of wine and cakes wasn’t really expensive as we end up with 5 gBp tip for Lucy in total 61 GBP. Come on! that’s great!

I unfortunately didn’t have the chance to sample the food but I had a wonderful time at the bar. The drinks, although seemingly generic, are well priced and have their own individual twists. My personal favourites were the raspberry fizz and the classic Bellini. The bar staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is welcoming. I’d definitely visit again.

By far, this was our favorite cocktail bar in Oxford! It’s down an alley and hidden, but you can here the music from down the Main Street. We went here twice while we were there. My husband was obsessed with the Marrekesh Express with Vodka, Kahlua and espresso. I had the mojito and margarita. They used top shelf liquor, so don’t be afraid of the generic cocktails. You won’t be disappointed. Great service and reasonably priced cocktails. But it’s not just the cocktails that makes this place so special. They had some incense burning, and the décor is Middle Eastern/​Spanish themed, with beautiful silk of different colors hanging from the glass ceilings. They also have glass windows, aligned with an ornate metal décor that gives the appearance of some of the things you would find in old Turkey. There is also a wooden guitar hanging from the top of the ceiling connected with the front door, so when people enter, the guitar goes up and down. They hang garlic and dried peppers in the bar area. The seating is lined with cotton, intricately designed with patterns you would see in the Mediterranean. Even the bathroom is luxurious. In the women’s toilet, there is a huge shiny copper sink, resembling almost an ancient basin, with a soap dispenser that flips upside down for the soap. It is absolutely beautiful. We never tried the food in the restaurant attached to the bar, but I am sure it would not disappoint. We did have some of the bar food on the first night. We had olives, chicken wings, and chorizo in some kind of tomato sauce. Delicious! Please come here if you plan to go to Oxford. The bartenders are kind, quick, and smiling. It’s always packed too! This is such a wonderful place and I’m so glad I got to visit this neighborhood gem! Go here for whenever, dates, before you go out, meeting with friends; it’s never a bad place to go to, whatever day it is! They also offer specials during the week! LOVE this place!

Super cute and cozy place! The tapas were delicious but a bit pricy. Definitely consider going when tapas are half price (between 5−6pm Sunday (?) to Thursday)

Holy crap this is the place to eat in Oxford.
Wicked delicious tapas. Lamb, chorizo, cheese, breads… amazing.
The price was phenomenal too.
If you are ever in Oxford you REALLY want to check out this Moroccan inspired tapas bar. The wait may be long and the service may be slow, but it is well worth given the quality of the meal.
I will be seeing this place again soon.

We stopped in for a few quick bits after arriving on a late train and before heading to pub quiz.
The hostess seated us promptly, only to have the server ask us to move since we were just 3 and had been seated at an area meant to incorporate a larger group. No problem, but tell that to your hostess, not your customers, especially since it’s not like we asked for the larger space.
We ate primarily from the specials off the chalkboard:
Rocket salad with manchego
Falafel
Bocadillo con jamon iberico
Tapenade
The rocket salad was a winner, but then again, anything with rocket and manchego is going to be a winner for me. The falafel was on the dry side and pretty flavorless, and definitely not the crispy-​outside-​fluffy-​inside that marks a great falafel in my mind. The bocadillo was mostly bread, though the meat inside was decently savory and fatty to provide some flavor. The tapenade was deliciously briny and a good portion. We probably would’ve eaten more, but we were already late, and didn’t feel particularly welcome with the drama between the hostess and the server.

Boy do I love this place! Chorizo is awesome, shrimp in garlic sauce, lamb tangine and the fresh bread rock. Did not like the chicken wings one bit. The fig and vanilla daiquiri was good.

Good food, superb atmosphere, and very friendly service. The drinks are inventive, but they often sound better than they taste.

Christmas lights, kind barstaff and dancing tea kettles and guitars?! Count. Me. In.
The Cava Mojitos are top notch and this place is always pretty packed on the weekend. When I stopped in, the kitchen was closed but usually this place serves up some pretty decent tapas (or so I’ve been told).
As for the dancing tea kettles and guitars, you ask? Tie a string to the neck of a guitar, suspend it from the ceiling, attach the other end to the corner of the entrance door. Every time someone enters, the guitar goes up and down. It feels like something out of a Disney’s The Sword in the Stone or Beauty and the Beast. It’s a creative touch and don’t stop being amusing time after time.

The atmosphere of Kazbar is worth the price of admission; cozy banquettes are lined with colorful cushions, punched tin lanterns gently light the room, and the gentle smell of incense wafts across the entryway as you make your way to the back.
The service is friendly and helpful; the hummus is tasty, although the bread it’s served with is warmed slices of Italian bread, not the authentic pita I was hoping for.
The sangria was very lovely, with a gentle, warm spice to it, and the pitcher held more sangria than we thought from looking at it — always a nice surprise.
We ordered a total of eight tapas between the three of us. I’ll start with the ones that were fine or good, and move up to the best.
First, my mom’s orders. She ordered the pimientos piquillo con alcachufas, a roasted pepper and artichoke dish with goat cheese. She also got the albondigas, spiced meatballs, and gambas al pil pil, prawns in a chili garlic herb butter.
While all three were fine, the best was absolutely the spiced meatballs. They were incredibly tasty, and spicy enough that I needed a bit of tzatziki to cool the bite. Next, my orders. I ordered the fabada asturiana, which consisted of chorizo, black pudding, and butter beans in a tomato paprika sauce. It was very tasty. My escalivada, or char-​grilled vegetables, was lovely, but consisted of a thin slice of zucchini, a thin slice of eggplant, a strip of roast pepper, and half of a tiny artichoke. I was hoping for a heartier portion.
Finally, as always, dad seems to be the superstar at ordering. First, he ordered the chorizo a la sidra from the specials menu, a baked chorizo with cooked onions in cider. I would absolutely order this again; in fact, we spent a good part of the meal discussing other ways we could use this onion and cider combination in recipes.
Second, he ordered the merguez, a sausage made from beef, lamb, and harissa, served with tzatziki. This dish was soooooo fantastic; I’m pretty sure I made inappropriate noises while sampling it. I would absolutely order it again.
He also ordered the pork ribs, which were delightful; I wouldn’t put them on my short list, but only because ribs are a dish I’ve had many times before. If you like ribs, order them: you will not be disappointed.
We ordered the Turkish Delight for dessert, more out of curiosity than anything else. I was expecting to like the rosewater flavored pieces, but they were too strong and sweet for me. Dad enjoyed the lemon ones.
The final verdict; for ambiance, half-​price tapas, and sangria on a weekday evening, absolutely go to Kazbar.

This was my favorite place while living in Oxford for grad school. It was right near my house but it really did have such a great atmosphere and tapa specials. Also Café Tarifa and Café Coco are run by the same owner and are all wonderful! They are in a great part of town so definitely check them out. Café Tarifa shows good movies with free popcorn once a week. Café Coco is a great place to study and have a nice latte (pizza specials and great salads).

Moroccan Mint Tea! amazingly good. I never drink tea, but this one has got me hooked. In fact I even ventured out in search for the special ingredient– Chinese Gunpowder tea! :)
Tapas dishes were outstanding and full of flavour. Service was absolutely marvellous. Friendly and willing to help.
The décor was rather mesmerizing, it felt as if you were actually in Morocco; lanterns, rugs, guitars, incense, music and pillows.
Im a true fan! Cant wait to go back– Oxford here I come!

Great tapas place in Oxford. I love going here – everything about it is great. The seating is authentic. The service is helpful. The food is wonderful. Not really cheap, but not outrageously expensive. I keep coming back because of the quality. Standouts include delicious fava beans and grilled peppers.

The food is lovely but not filling. I recommend ordering some bread to sop up the sauces, as the tapas are, you know, tapas-​sized. The cocktails are great, too, particularly the fig and vanilla daquiri. I don’t care for very sweet drinks, or vanilla, but it’s beautiful — tangy and complex, with fig-​infused rum.
What really sells the place, though, is the place itself. The front room/​bar is a conservatory — particularly great on summer nights. The rest is curvy benches meant to look like they are carved out of the desert, draped with rugs. It’s extremely cozy and pleasant, even a little homey. Nice especially on a cold and rainy evening, to escape inside.
I haven’t sampled anything I didn’t like, but the merguez served with tzatziki is fantastic.

I always pass by this place when I am walking to school and really wanted to check it out. I dragged my friend to go with me so here last night and let me tell you, we were not disappointed!
The ambiance of the place is amazing! It has a very Morrocan feel to it and all the décor is beautiful. I love the seating arrangements here too — they have tables and couches — so, if you’re trying to make date plans, this is a great little place to go ;)
We ordered a couple of tapas and I ordered some sangria — all of it was great! The portion size was reasonable and so was the price.
Definitely try some dessert too if you have room to spare… they are really yummy!

Kazbar
I’m here and i like it… rock the kazbar. Ok i know they spelt it wrong, but who cares. Its a fantastic Moroccan themed café with an amazing range of tapas and cocktails at a decent price. Perfectly located at the bottom of Cowley, its a great place to grab a bite to eat before heading into the city for a night out. With a such a laid back atmosphere, i could see myself whiling a way entire afternoons in a corner of the bar sipping on cocktails.
REVIEW IN ONE LINE: as long as you don’t sing the clash and like tapas, its awesome