Spiced Roots Restaurant

really delicious food, full of flavour and character and depth! service was great - friendly and quick - especially given it was dinner time on valentine's day, and they were very busy! cocktails were exceptional. would highly recommend! we took our leftovers home (big portions!) and they made a great breakfast the next day :) i forgot to take a picture of our mains because i was distracted by eating it!

Honestly the best food ive had in an age! Beautifully presented and then pushed the flavours off the scale! Will be back!

We ate here for the first time on my birthday and we could not have been more pleased. The food was delicious and the waiters were very welcoming. We'll definitely be back!

I’ve been wanting to dine here for a few years and it was as delicious as I expected and worth the journey from London! The food was absolutely delicious, authentic flavours and great portion sizes. (We ordered a lot between 2). I had the passionfruit swizzler cocktail which was devine 😋 Visited on a Thursday night which was cozy and mellow but still relatively busy. I will definitely visit again, most likely on a Friday or Saturday next time, with a larger group. Compliments to the chef 👌🏽

Great Caribbean food at a good price with good sized portions. Jerk chicken and curry goat are very good. Fried plantain was perfectly done. Mac and cheese was some of the best I've had. Particularly good at the price. Little cramped seating but otherwise excellent.

I have been there twice. Really enjoyed the food and environment! Would love to go again

I'm sad to say I was disappointed at the quality of the food here. When it comes to Caribbean cuisine, I've eaten a lot (including my grandma's cooking). This unfortunately just didn't hit the spot. It really felt like the chefs were holding back in terms of flavour and spice. It feels they're playing to a majority white European taste palate and are afraid to bring the real Caribbean flavours. I can't fault the service however. Really attentive, friendly and efficient. Please stop westernising our food! 😭

What an amazing dining experience! Hands down the best restaurant in Oxford. Delicious food (the Jerk chicken and Oxtail are amazing and highly recommend the Trini doubles, jerk chicken spring rolls, and prawn appetizers), great cocktails and mocktails, and really attentive service made this an unforgettable dinner.

A surprising find in this Oxford neighborhood while visiting my daughter abroad. The environment was welcoming and upbeat, and food was flavorful. A must visit if you are in the area and looking for some spice.

This was my best dining experience in Oxford. The food was great. I had a Trini Doubles and KingFish Steak and all was very very well! The service was superb and the drinks were well prepared. I highly recommend Spiced Roots to anyone visiting the Oxford area. It is worth the drive. To ensure you get a seat, please make a reservation in advance. The food is great so it is always full!

Absolutely amazing food and great service! The festivals (fried sweet dough), fried plantains, jerk tempeh and pumpkin soup were all to die for. But really everything had amazing plating, sauces, garnishes and flavors. The atmosphere and music take you away to the Caribbean and we really appreciated the little details in a small space. All around a wonderful culinary experience! We told our server we need a Spiced Roots to open in Los Angeles!

This is a special little place with a delightful, hardworking staff that serves up immensely satisfying food and drink. Our only complaint is the same one we have had with every small dinner venue we've been to in Oxford: they seem to want you to leave almost as soon as you've sat down and ordered. Now, I don't need to linger for hours, but I would have enjoyed being able to have a cocktail and appetizer prior to ordering my second cocktail and main course. As it was, they asked us to order everything all together (something to do with the kitchen needing to keep sides and mains sorted). They did let us wait until our rum drinks (gorgeous) and starter were served to order our main courses. Still, the fantastic goat curry was on the table before our first drink was halfway consumed. Some places will tell you ahead of time that you can't have the table longer than 60 or 90 minutes, and that's fine because I know ahead of time what to expect. Here at Spiced Roots we were in and out in 45 minutes or less (it cost about 1.25 pounds per minute for the two of us). It was such a disappointment because it was the place I was most looking forward to dining at during the whole of our three weeks in the UK. I booked early on a Friday, but perhaps another night would have been better. BTW- although the place started to fill up around 5:45-6, there were at least two free tables and four counter seats empty when we left at 6:15 or so. I highly recommend the place for its tasty dishes and fun drinks, but come prepared to be in and out fairly quickly.

I don't easily give out 5 stars but Spiced Roots is one of those rare restaurants that managed to earn a 5 star rating from me. First, friendly and knowledgeable staff, quaint atmosphere, clean restaurant and excellent food handling. All the things that I consider in all my ratings. Then there is the food!!! Oh my Gosh the food!!! The depth and layers of flavor can't easily be described in words. Experiencing the food here literally requires you to take a bite, put down your utensils and then simply savour the experience of your pallet. The jerk chicken was on point with a flavour that was sufficiently spicy and hints of slight sweet and smoky end notes lingering. The trini doubles and roti with curry were equally tasty. Finally the Caribbean rum cake combined so well with the homemade run and raisin ice cream with the rum slightly cutting the sweet of the cake. Overall I highly recommend Spiced Roots.

Had to come twice during our visit to Oxford! Great vegetarian options as well as jerk chicken and goat curry. Rum punch and rum cake - yum!

Who knew the best meal we'd have in Oxford was at a little Caribbean restaurant! The oxtail and callalou was perfect and the service wonderful and friendly. The paleo was also very good but I was so full I couldn't finish it. It's been an hour since we left and I still feel like I'm going to explode. Worth it though. Totally worth it. Oh and I ordered ginger lemon and tea while they used a tea bag, they also added fresh ginger and lemon. Perfect. Thank you for a wonderful meal!!

The jerk chicken is gluten free and it is fabulous! It's a very large serving, so it could probably be shared between two people. The staff was so friendly and the service was excellent.