Mortons Cafe

This was a nice café, I enjoyed my sandwich, and the wifey REALLY enjoyed hers. The cappuccinos were not perfect but clearly good enough. Friendly staff, too, and looked clean. If I understand correctly, this is an Oxford chain, so if you feel good about favouring local businesses, you can feel good about Mortons. This was only a short visit to Oxford but when I return, I could do a lot worse than going back here for a lunch bite.

All the branches of Mortons have tasty sandwiches but this is the best if you want to sit in. The sandwiches are as good as at the others, but because it’s just out of sight from the main tourist/​student track, you are much, much more likely to get a seat. The building is nice and the service tends to be smilier too!

If you’ve been to any of the Mortons branches around town, you’re probably familiar with their delicious range of sandwiches (paninis, baguettes, wraps) and cakes. Well, imagine if you could get that without even having to leave your office! No queues, no battling with midday shoppers and tourists. I must say, this is a brilliant idea of Mortons and it’s just a shame that they’re not all around the country!
The basic idea:
— Choose a platter of sandwiches from their range (eg: vegetarian, seafood, best-​selling).
— Specifiy the sort of bread you’d like and the quantity.
— Alternatively, choose individual baguettes or wraps.
— Add crisps, fruit or cake if you fancy it (I recommend the cake!) — again, you choose the type and quantity.
— Add drinks if you want.
— Place the order before 2pm the day before. They’re very friendly if you want an unusual order or to specify something, and they’ll usually do all they can to meet your request.
— Await your platters and enjoy!
As with everything, there are a few catches. There’s a minimum order of £30, but that’s really not much if you’re hosting a meeting or sharing lunch between a few colleagues. They mainly deliver inside the Oxford ring road, but can make exceptions.

The building has a lot of character, the Fair Trade coffee tastes just awesome, and the service really makes my day! I always come here to escape from the nearby River of Hell that is also known as Cornmarket Street or to relax from the library.
Also Morton’s sandwiches are excellent, although I have already overdosed on almost all of them!

Morton’s offers a great selection of unique sandwiches that are tasty and healthy. This particular location is a very old Tudor building, with all the weirdness you’d expect (wonky floors, funky beams, etc). After getting your food, avoid the ground floor and head up the stairs for a bit of peace and quiet.

This is a nice café in a lovely old building in a quieter street behind the manic shopping centre of Oxford. If you have been shopping in Cornmarket, the Clarendon Centre or Queen Street then it is worth finding your way to New Inn Hall Street just to get away from the crowds. They serve Fair Trade coffees and teas. They provide take aways and deliver (by bike judging from the bike trailer parked in the shop). If you are eating in there is a choice of upstairs or downstairs, tables and chairs or a comfy sofa. And there is some sort of wi-​fi available but my laptop doesn’t do fancy stuff like that so I can’t really comment.
This isn’t an accessible place. It is an old building and there are steps down as you go in and some of the seating is upstairs.
If you like this café check out their other café in the indoor market and Broad Street (the seating is upstairs) or their takeaway in Little Clarendon Street.