Pret A Manger in Oxford

Keeps a warm atmosphere, and a great place to grab some food on the go. Staff are all very friendly and makes the buying experience very smooth. The shop itself is clearly a stand out from appearance alone.

This Pret is really old-school and quirky. The building itself is very beautiful, and in terms of the food and drink it's consistent with other prets I have been to. Because the building is so old though, it tends to get quite hot inside especially in the upstairs seating area in the afternoon. Also the toilet facilities leave quite a lot to be desired. Overall 4 stars because the food and drink are always great!

Waited for a little longer than usual for my coffee and the wonderful women working here apologized profusely and offered I take a pastry for my trouble. Staff here are awesome!!!

Second Best coffee (after AMT Coffee) in Oxford, if you like strong flavour full coffee, the best place to go to. Perfect to start your day.

Service was awful three people making drinks and hot food and no one serving for ages cue out the door. Tables not cleared and not really suitable for shoppers as full of students taking up tables with a drink and a computer. Not the best very disappointed. Usually love a pret experience.

Incredibly cozy, great atmosphere for working on your laptop or studying, also a nice place for small group meetings. A great alternative to the library or if you’re just looking for a calm place to read a bookTry to go in off peak hours: it can be incredibly busy 10am-3pm on weekdays as a lot of students go there so it’s sometimes practically impossible to find a free table (especially during morning rush hour and lunchtime). It also gets super noisy so not great to focus. But outside of those times it’s super chill, the photos below were taken noon time on a Saturday and there were loads of free seats (also it was peaceful and quiet)In my experience they have the biggest food range of all the Pret’s in Oxford and normally are really well-stocked. The staff there is also undoubtedly the nicest and friendliest staff ever - they’ll chat with you and seem to genuinely care, and also make strong effort to get the order right. Baked goods are impeccable and if you get them right after they’re out of the oven it’s a divine experience.Some downsides is that they don’t do smoothies, frappes, or milkshakes (for that you’d have to go to the Pret further down on Cornmarket or the one in Westgate), but they do do iced coffees. There is also sometimes variability in the coffee quality from extremely good to very subpar but I think this mostly happens when a new barista is in training. Also like I said during peak times it can get incredibly busy but the staff is always really efficient so they keep waiting times really low.Overall my favourite Pret for indoors seating, food choices, and staff but the coffee is better in the smaller Pret further down on Cornmarket Street.

Went during Christmas festive season where they have a deal with drink and mince pies. Great hostess, but when asked about the pies, she said they ran out of it 😟, request to look in the back or ask the manager, got the mince pies👍! There were lots of students, some of them really noisy! And some were literally looking at the noisy kids when the volume was a little on the higher side! Building itself- Beautiful old structure! Nicely done from inside retaining the old characteristics.. wonky and rustic!

I can't help but like this chain. Fresh, yummy food at a fairly reasonable price and an attempt at social enterprise as well. This shop happened to be in the oldest building in Oxford. Breakfast sorted.

Good coffee, nice staff, very good range of food, healthy, fresh dishes. Sitting area could have been sligthly cleaner and more comfortable. Recommendation for the food/drinks.

We literally ate at this restaurant EVERYDAY. They are EVERYWHERE! They have amazing fresh food. You CANNOT beat the prices. They have something for everyone. Sandwiches, salads, soups, fruit, fresh squeezed drinks, smoothies, chocolate, coffee, etc. My favorite was a small cup that had a layer of honey, yogurt and topped with granola. #LocalGuides