The Oxford Scholar — Restaurant in Melbourne

Great service, kid friendly pub with good meals at reasonable prices.

This is the second time that we came to the pub.

The first time I totally forgot to take photos but we had a classic cheese burger and it was really good. It was a little on the smaller size. The chips are done in the same style as Schnitz so they were very delicious. For dessert, we had the sticky date pudding. The presentation was great but for me, sticky date needs ice cream or cream to offset the sweetness. It was still good though.

This time around we had the steak and the oven baked fish. There was an earlier review that had mentioned that the gravy was runny. While this is true, it still tastes ok. Note that the steak only comes with pepper sauce. Sadly the oven baked fish was a bit small for the price but it still tasted good. The fish itself was a size fillet just the rest of the sides were on the small side.

I have to give special mention to the service. Both times that I have received exceptional service even though I had my son in tow. Today our meals were running a little late and the bartender was kind enough to come out and give us an update.

The ambiance and space is quite nice. I remember what the pub was like before the renovation and this is a huge improvement. On Saturday nights, they are usually playing the best of the 90s and 00s music.

Finally I need to mention that while the pub is child friendly, it is not baby friendly. I didn't see any baby chairs but if your child is old enough to sit on a normal chair, you will be fine.

I recommend this pub for anyone looking for a good comfortable setting and good food. We...

How many evenings after Uni I have spent at the Oxford Scholar cannot be counted, but what the Scholar is a shadow of its former self. RMIT have taken over the land, and knocked most of the building down. Gone is the games room, the covered courtyard and the outside heated area. It is only are a quarter of the size it used to be. It really is a shame.

I attended on a Saturday evening. One of our party stated that she felt strange being in a pub where there weren't other customers. The pub is now a sports bar. We had a meal, were as the other few customers came in to watch the football on the big screen. The meals are average counter meals, cheep and large. The meals aren't really anything to write about. The chips the meals were served with were below par and had a powdery texture. The coconut prawns were overcook, which was clear as soon they landed on the table, and the wedges matched, leaving a carbon aftertaste.

Dinning there isn't the best experience, with the football being played so loud at times it was hard to hear what the person on the the other side of the table was saying. So, we headed out elsewhere for drinks, and others headed down Swantson Street to meals.

It is disheartening what has happened to the Oxford Scholar, and the name suggest it is generally populated by the Uni crowd, though the owners seems more intent on making it a sports bars. The best part of the Oxford is the memories of previous...

ORDERED: Lamb Shank: Braised lamb shank, Frenchmash, heirloom carrots, shiraz jus ($29.00)

REVIEW: So, we came on a Wednesday night when they had the burger specials. Unfortunately you could still select the burger at full price on the main food tab (BTW THEY HAVE A completely DIFFERENT SPECIALS TAB), and the specials didn't register. So we ended up paying $24.00 for a burger when we could've had TWO for that price that night. When we realised the error of our ways, we hoped we could get two since we already paid... but the waiter behind the bar seemed aloof, unempathetic and adamant in not understanding/helping us out. Just a lot of "sorry I can't do that" "sorry no that's unfortunate" and looked extremely reluctant when we asked we could talk to his manager to see if we could get two burgers.

Luckily, our bad 2/5 experience turned around when the head chef (@Kevin) overheard what was going on, and was able to to get two burgers for us... when we paid the price for 2. Thank you Kevin for understanding our plight!

Aside from that mishap, the Oxford Scholar actually presented one of the best lamb shanks I've ever had. It's better than berth in docklands, with its hearty flavourful lamb shank, incredibly smooth mash potato, and there was a few surprises of crunchy kale leaves which made the texture and dish more exciting. Would actually recommend this dish, especially when Oxford Scholar is located at RMIT, close...