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Kingsley Refuel Cafe
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About
Cars, food, coffee, cocktails
Features
CUISINES
Cafe, Barbecue, British, Contemporary, Diner
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
PRICE
££ - £££
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Digital Payments
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Sports bars
Takeout
Visa
Location
Parking Available
Does this restaurant accept bookings?
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 8:00 AM
Sunday
8:00 - 21:00
Monday
8:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
8:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
8:00 - 18:00
Thursday
8:00 - 21:00
Friday
8:00 - 22:00
Saturday
8:00 - 22:00
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4.7
39 reviews
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Very good
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Andi M
Sourdeval50 contributions
Feb 2025 • solo
Sunday Morning,
Eggs Benedict is notoriously difficult to get perfect. Either the eggs are hard, or the whole dish is cold, or, or, or. So many things to go wrong. However, the one you served me this morning was fantastic.
Portion size, as always at Kingsley was huge, but I understand you are looking to portray value for money.
Great Eggs Benedict , runny poached eggs, crispy bacon, and the amount of accidity was perfect. Well done.
Written 23 February 2025
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Sally Simmonds
Hello Andi! Thanks so much for your lovely review. We really appreciate it, and look forward to welcoming you again soon. Sally and the team
Written 24 February 2025
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Clive H
Stamford23 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
Had a stopover for snacks and drinks travelling back from Woolacombe what a fantastic venue with great choice of food and drinks all were delicious and such good value. Staff were so friendly and helpful and the most amazing thing is that my wife Lynda left her purse there and they found it and sent it back to our address. It had all her cards, cash and many other personal items rarely do you come across such honesty this was an amazing and honest thing to do and we are extremely grateful. So not only is this a fantastic place to stop and enjoy the amazing food you are assured of dealing with such honest and genuine people.
Thank you all so much
Written 30 August 2023
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Rob D
Cookham10 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
First time visit with the family for lunch and it was delicious! Venue is a lovely mix of indoor and outdoor space. Food was great and the portions were ample.
I ordered a buffalo chicken burger, best chicken burger I’ve had in a long, long time. Wife had the Korean chicken burger and loved it. My 7 year old son had a bacon bap - and it was fully loaded proper thick cut farm shop stuff - yum. My daughter is 3 years, and although they didn’t have a specific kids menu the chef made up a special plate for her and brought it out to the table personally to check it was ok (thank you!).
I also got a side of hash browns to share, which was somewhat unnecessary as the dishes were more than enough but nevertheless they all got eaten - we all left very happy and now I can’t wait to come back and try something else - the full English breakfasts I saw come out of the kitchen looked banging.
Written 3 January 2025
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Jennifer O
London4 contributions
May 2024 • couples
Late lunch , early dinner. Stopped by about 4, told food wouldn't be served till 5 as it was bike night. Had a drink, looked at goods for sale (last time there spent nearly £200!) guy came in wearing an apron, asked if he was the chef, he was, said no problem about cooking dinner for us early, really nice guy. Stopped and chatted then did our food. Simple no frills menu, food cooked well, friendly staff. Recommended to a few of our friends, definitely keep going back. Thanks guys, see you again soon
Written 3 May 2024
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linda c
Portsmouth175 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
Great find on trip advisor, lovely friendly staff, nothing too much trouble. Best flat white since Australia. Tasty , well presented English breakfast, great ambience and surroundings, will make a point of visiting again when passing through.
Written 29 April 2024
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City_Watch
Witney152 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
I already established that this place is great for breakfast, but I visited for lunch today and wasn’t disappointed. Set in a man-cave of things you didn’t even know you wanted (think car-related shizzle and stuff for the bloke in your life), it’s a repurposed car dealers with a massive canvas awning over a performance space and bar at the rear. A board advertises events: bottomless brunch on Sunday, bikers day, comedy night and diverse bands and performers… theres a comedy night there in my future! For lunch I had the Korean chicken burger with kimchi mayo and my dining partner had the Greek salad with roast chicken. The burger was crispy and crunchy, just the right side of spicy and very, very, tasty… the salad had a balsamic glaze and was everything you would want.. a glass of red and a Virtue IPA ( brewed locally, and all the better for it). Throw in cheerful attentive staff, a great ambience even in the rain and the whole motorcar theme and you’re going to have a great time.. it’s just down the road (10 miles in a straight line east) from the Farmers Dog, the new pub owned by the Head Wiz and Grand Poo-Bah of all petrol geeks, so you can make a day of it, if you’re ICE inclined … honestly great breakfasts, lovely choice for lunch and you might , if you pop over to burford, see Jeremy as well.. personally, I’ll settle for that Korean burger….
Written 24 August 2024
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Sally Simmonds
Hello! Thanks for your great review and we look forward to welcoming you back to Kingsley! Sally and the team
Written 15 December 2024
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MarkandCat
Oxford260 contributions
Feb 2024 • none
Booked a table for 6 for brunch as family were visiting from Scotland. Great experience, quick friendly service, amazing food - the best full English I've had anywhere! Great atmosphere, quirky, unusual, lots of interesting things to look at and buy. Everyone in our party loved it and it's our new favourite place for brunch - going to try evening next, outdoor space will be great in the summer! The passionate, friendly, professional and attentive young staff really made it - great work guys!
Written 20 February 2024
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Jasper P
1 contribution
May 2023 • solo
I visited the cafe with high expectations, which lasted all of 2 minutes. The young blonde girl behind the counter was more interested in her phone. The owner, I think, is the rudest little man who speaks to his staff like dirt. He also cooks, badly, and wears a tea towel over his shoulder. No hygiene and food safety standards shown and the food is overpriced for BOOKERS burgers and chips!
Written 30 May 2023
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Stefan Thomas
Witney20 contributions
Nov 2024 • business
I needed to have an informal business meeting, and chose Kingsley Cafe as somewhere easy for us both to get to, and with the right atmosphere for our meeting.
As soon as my my contact arrived his comment was “this place is so cool, I’ll definitely come again”!
We had a really tasty lunch which was exceptional value and the atmosphere was just perfect for our meeting. The team were really attentive and the general buzz really helped us to have the meeting we needed to have.
I have to say that the cafe was really busy for a Tuesday lunchtime and seemed to have a great mix of regular locals, people travelling, and us having our meeting in the corner.
We’ll both be back!
Written 7 November 2024
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Sally Simmonds
Hi there, So glad you like what we do 😊 We look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Sally and the team
Written 15 December 2024
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rhw1664
Farmington15 contributions
Jun 2024 • solo
Exceptional breakfast, every detail was spot
on. Sausage amazing! streaky bacon perfectly cooked even mushrooms properly seasoned. I could go on and on. Coffee is another hi light that needs a mention. This place is just so damn good…
Written 2 June 2024
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City_Watch
Witney152 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
Last week, I had a disappointing full English in the very centre of Oxford. I was sad. One sausage, one rasher of bacon, scrambled eggs and asparagus (!) Today, oxfordshire has redemption. I had a proper full English, a petrolhead full English, in a man cave surrounded by restomod classics. It just cannot be beaten. Two sausages, multiple bacon, eggs, beans , mushrooms and hash browns (yes, I know), for under a tenner! Don’t be tempted to double up for a fiver, you don’t need to,it is the very best breakfast for miles around. Service was fab, even the tea was better than I’ve had in the past. Just do it… A40 , west of Oxford, near Eynsham. Buy a restored Range Rover while you’re there .. awesome!
Written 15 July 2023
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Leeleggs
Reading148 contributions
Mar 2024 • solo
The full English was very full and excellent. The coffee was really nice although served with cold milk. The cafe was full. Unfortunately the staff were pretty clueless with no apparent grip or system in place. I saw 8 people enter and leave because orders were not taken. Although you order at the bar/till yourself. This can be solved by simply having a front of house staff member. Great setting. Should be awesome. Needs a manager to grip it up.
Written 28 March 2024
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Sonia P
4 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Food nice, restaurant clean. Outdoors looked great. Unfortunately disgusting toilet, very unclean. Toilet seat broken push button flush broken stains all over the floor and mat.
Written 11 August 2024
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Sally Simmonds
Hi Sonia, I'm so sorry about your bad experience at Kingsley. We have installed a proper ladies bathroom now with 3 cubicles and fixed the issues in the gents cubicles ahead of a full refurbishment of this room next year. Apologies, Sally
Written 15 December 2024
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Letitia S
Oxfordshire68 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
This is our favourite brunch stop. We took our son and daughter in law here before they set off home to Devon. We were warmly welcomed ( including our little dog) the service was lovely and our breakfasts delicious! I tried the avocado dish for the first time and it was gorgeous! It is all the little details that make this a great spot, staff are so pleasant, a sausage for the dog, loos are clean and lovely, good quality sauces and just generally a good vibe. 10/10
Written 28 December 2023
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Diane C
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • couples
We found this by accident and will return when we can as it is brilliant! The staff were pleasant and helpful and the food was top notch. Steak cooked perfectly and spicy chips and chicken tasty and a good portion! To top it all I had a great espresso martini 🍸. Interesting place with great outside area we are looking forward to visiting in the summer.
Written 9 December 2023
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