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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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0.3 miles from Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
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Reviewed 25 July 2023

Excellent sandwich, with lovely friendly staff. Very close to the station. It's a charity. So very worth supporting

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 28 June 2023 via mobile

Still the best coffee in oxford A brilliant project with great ethics. The staff really make this place. If you’re coming into oxford by train then call in to this place as you walk up into the city centre. You won’t be disappointed

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 18 January 2023 via mobile

Good coffee, one of the managers saw my group taking a selfie and offered to take a picture of us. Everyone in there was very friendly.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 13 July 2022

I used to work in an office about 10 mins walk from here and would treat myself (leave the packed lunch at home) at least once a week or come with a colleague for an informal lunch. Lovely toasted sandwiches freshly made, great cakes, juice...and coffee. Swift service enough that could (within a 'lunch hour') enjoy lunch sat in the cafe, or take it away if it was very busy inside. And it's a social enterprise!More

Date of visit: August 2021
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Ysub, General Manager at Yellow Submarine, responded to this reviewResponded 19 July 2022

Thank you so much for your very kind review. It always means so much to us as our customers are part of our social enterprise adventure ! Yellow Submarine Cafe Team.

Reviewed 20 April 2022

Very good coffee and friendly service. Very convenient location between station and central Oxford, also do nice sandwiches

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 31 March 2022 via mobile

Delicious, freshly made in cafe sandwiches, stand out coffee, excellent service and reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 25 February 2022 via mobile

Great breakfast find and visited twice as the littlest loved the cafe, especially his baguette and butter. All the staff were great and had a warm welcome. Love the ethos of this place. The food is fab and coffee great. Can’t recommend highly enough.

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed 21 September 2021 via mobile

We had a lovely breakfast at the yellow submarine! It tasted amazing and there was a great selection to choose from. The service was very professional and efficient. Definitely well worth a visit

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 10 August 2021 via mobile

I can't rave enough about the amazing work that this charity is doing or about the great service and delicious food!

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed 17 June 2021

I love this place. I come for breakfast and lunch. You can get a full meal for under 5£ and it’s quick and yummy. Most importantly to me, this shop lives by its slogan “life changing cafe”. By eating here, you help the restaurant continue...to train and hire individuals who are differently abled. It’s great.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 4 March 2021

I've just had some Millionaire's Brownies and Lemon Shortbread Flower's delivered to my home and they are delicious and were beautifully packaged. Looking forward to visiting the cafe some time when possible. Thank you!

Date of visit: March 2021
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Reviewed 15 December 2020 via mobile

fantastic coffee! friendly staff! perfect place to start your day :-) on the way to/from the train station, so ideal...

Date of visit: December 2020
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Reviewed 10 February 2020 via mobile

Best coffee I’ve had in the UK! Brilliant and awesome service too! This is an outstanding social enterprise for the local area. Loved seeing the pics of the trainees on the wall.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 3 February 2020 via mobile

This cafe is just a few minutes walk from Oxford railway station towards the city centre, and the coffee is excellent (and reasonably priced), possibly the best in Oxford. Very friendly staff and a good range of sandwiches - the sourdough bacon sandwich is a...steal at £4.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 7 December 2019 via mobile

We called in for breakfast to this café which is very close to the train station. We realised that it was a social enterprise helping young autistic people to learn workplace skills. I was served by a young person in training who was being very...well mentored and doing a fine job. We had coffee and toast which was of good quality and a reasonable price. An improvement opportunity I would suggest is that because the seating is all stools, somewhere to hang your coat would be very useful.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Hi Helen, This sounds like a great cause. If you would like you can give me a call and we can discuss it further. You can find our contact details on our website. Cheers, Paul
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  • Food: 5
  • Service: 5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 5