Al-Salam Lebanese Restaurant Oxford

Valentine's at al Salam

Our Cristmas Menu #2015

Bubbly Bar & Shisha

Sea bass with the rice and salad

We are extremely proud to have been awarded a certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor. However, our commitment to bringing good food and service will not stop here. Many thanks to all who contributed, aand looking forward to seeing you in the nearby future.
The Al-Salam team

Getting ready for a special wedding x

One of our top sellers, the Special Chicken Meze

Dear all, fans of Al-Salam and of good food, we are all very excited to inform you that Al-Salam is rated one of the top restaurants in Oxford. According to Trip Advisor, we are #6, and bearing in mind the fact that 3 of the establishments are kebab vans or baguette shops, it is safe to say that we are one of the top 3 restaurants in Oxford.
This must approximate the quality of our products and services. Let us take this opportunity to cordially invite you to celebrate our achievement over some Lebanese food and wine, in the intimacy of our Shisha garden, overlooking the river.

Everybody should try our yummmy Falafels

Spring is here ladies and gentleman! We hope you are all enjoying this beautiful day. Come down for a meal, or a glass of wine over a shisa and celebrate the beginning of spring

Happy Birthday Heenah! We hope you all enjoy this special day! x

Have you got a big event coming up?
Do you need a place to celebrate your birthday, wedding, anniversary, or perhaps you would like to have your private business meeting in central Oxford at competitive prices?
Our function room can cater for all these, and much more. Please get in touch if you have any queries or questions, and we are happy to answer them.

A big 'Thank you' to all our recent subscribers for liking this page! It is great to see that we are only 10 likes away from hitting 200.
To encourage more likes, we will let you know on a little secret:
If you quote ' Lebaneeeeese' tomorrow, Thursday, the 29th of December, we will discount your food order with 5%. It has to have 5 'e''s, no more no less.
... Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow ;)
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MixGrill served with Chilli and the Garlic Sauce yummmmy

One day two okras, who were best friends, were walking together down the street. They stepped off the curb and a speeding car came around the corner and ran one of them over. The uninjured okra called 911 and helped his injured friend as best he was able. The injured okra was taken to emergency at the hospital and rushed into surgery. After a long and agonizing wait, the doctor finally appeared. He told the uninjured okra, "I have good news, and I have bad news. The good news is that your friend is going to pull through." "The bad news is that he's going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life"
Come down for our Okra special today. None of the Okras we cook are to be injured or deprived of their great taste ;)

Since our hummus is the best around (everyone says so, we're not just being cocky), we decided to share a little recipe with you:
Ingredients:
• 200g dried chickpeas... • 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda • 50 ml tahini • Juice of 1 lemon • 3 cloves garlic, crushed • Salt, cumin and pepper to taste • za'tar and olive oil, for the topping
Method:
1. Put the chickpeas in a bowl and cover with twice the volume of cold water. Stir in half the amount of bicarbonate of soda and leave to soak for 24 hours. 2. Drain the chickpeas, rinse well and put in a large pan. Cover with cold water and add the rest of the bicarbonate. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer gently until they're tender – they need to be easy to mush, and almost falling apart, which will take between 1 and 4 hours depending on your chickpeas. Add more hot water if they seem to be boiling dry. 3. Leave them to cool in the water, and then drain well, reserving the cooking liquid, and setting aside a spoonful of chickpeas as a garnish. Mix the tahini with half the lemon juice and half the crushed garlic – it should tighten up – then stir in enough cooled cooking liquid to make a loose paste. Add this, and the chickpeas, to a food processor and whizz to make a purée. 4. Add the cumin and a generous pinch of salt, then gradually tip in enough cooking water to give a soft paste – it should just hold its shape, but not be claggy. Taste, and add more lemon juice, garlic or salt according to taste. 5. Tip into a bowl, and when ready to serve, drizzle with olive oil, garnish with the reserved chickpeas and sprinkle with paprika or za'tar if using.
If yours is not as good as ours, you can always come in for a sample and ask for some more secrets.
Enjoy!
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The best one that I've been in Oxford, I truly recommend...

Superb, one of my favourites!! I recommend to anyone who has never been here before.

Such a great place - the food is always delicious, and the staff are lovely! Would especially recommend the mixed grill and the sucuk.

My favourite restaurant in Oxford, and especially good for large groups. The staff are brilliant and the food is delicious!

Lovely place to be and full of tastefull food. Absolutely superb.

It was so easy to liaise with the manager for a group of 26 people to dine. We went there and the mezze was already ready for us! The food was super delicious, the portions were really generous, everybody was full and enjoyed it. All starters, main dishes and desserts were extremely well done and authentic (coming from a Lebanese person!). The service was prompt and staff very friendly. The selection of Lebanese wine they had was impressive. The atmosphere was great with calm music in the background and great in-house decoration. Great management! I would strongly recommend this lifetime experience! Absolutely my favorite restaurant of all times in Oxford!

I cannot recommend this place highly enough. Lovely atmosphere and the most delicious food. Particularly recommend ordering several starters as sharers, the lebanese omelette and fried cauliflower will be favourites!

Great food!

Friendly service with great food.

The best one that I've been in Oxford, I truly recommend...

Superb, one of my favourites!! I recommend to anyone who has never been here before.

Such a great place - the food is always delicious, and the staff are lovely! Would especially recommend the mixed grill and the sucuk.

My favourite restaurant in Oxford, and especially good for large groups. The staff are brilliant and the food is delicious!

Lovely place to be and full of tastefull food. Absolutely superb.

It was so easy to liaise with the manager for a group of 26 people to dine. We went there and the mezze was already ready for us! The food was super delicious, the portions were really generous, everybody was full and enjoyed it. All starters, main dishes and desserts were extremely well done and authentic (coming from a Lebanese person!). The service was prompt and staff very friendly. The selection of Lebanese wine they had was impressive. The atmosphere was great with calm music in the background and great in-house decoration. Great management! I would strongly recommend this lifetime experience! Absolutely my favorite restaurant of all times in Oxford!

I cannot recommend this place highly enough. Lovely atmosphere and the most delicious food. Particularly recommend ordering several starters as sharers, the lebanese omelette and fried cauliflower will be favourites!

Great food!

Friendly service with great food.