The Oxford scholar has been the place where RMIT students and CBD corporates have been coming for years. Recently they have had a revamp and the décor creates a new and exciting place for drinks and good food. The Oxford Scholar Hotel - salmon poke bowl. The poke bowl had a beautifully cooked piece of salmon with a soy glaze served over soba noodles with a sesame dressing. There was a dollop of creamy avocado and lots of colourful pickled vegetables mixed through.
The Oxford Scholar has re-opened its doors to the public after an extensive face-lift. It’s a new chapter for this treasured RMIT landmark which now boasts a significant increase in capacity with the modernised ground floor now licensed for up to 280 patrons.
The Oxford Scholar’s history stretches back to the 19th century: its site at the northern-end of Swanston St has existed since the Victorian gold rush when it was surrounded by tobacco warehouses and popular with local workers before booming as a student watering hole in the 1960s.
Chill bar x eatery on swanston.
The place is pretty nice, with dim lighting and boozy, chatty vibe. Was here for an event so I got to try some of their small dishes.
Their salmon poke bowl is actually yummy, I like all the components put in the bowl, worked really well together. Just tad bit salty.
The cola braised beef burger was yummy, soft brioche bun with juicy meat, it was a flavour punch!
Pulled pork tortilla was quite good as well, flavor was there, though there were
Katafi King Prawns was good as well, the shrimp size was quite big and had a nice bite, the nets surrounding it were crispy though it was just tad bit oily. The sauce was a good condiment!
Lastly, the cripsy tofu curry was alright. The curry was definitely lacking flavour and any spice, and there was no tofu in my bowl so I couldn't really say much.
Overall I think the place has pretty solid food offerings with good vibe, PS RMIT associates get 15% discount!
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Use to be my retreat from study when I have a leisure time. Check in lately it still offers average pub food and a decent beer from the tab. Sitting outside is a pleasure in hot summer day.
If u think its 2$ Parma from Coles n topping then why can't u have a Ali babas kabab, anyway people's still luv Parma in this pub I been there plenty of time nice food nice staff luv to go there again n again
Came on cheap parma night and although it was cheap the parma wasn't what I was expecting in terms of quality. I guess for a cheap parma it goes alright.
It is pub foods. Had chicken burger with fries. Taste good and portion just the right size. Great to come here to watch the footy as they have large screen.
Summer Elise Samuels
+4.5
Great pub grub. Loving the oxford scholar, good food, friendly staff - can't complain!
Thursday is $12 porterhouse night - cooked perfectly as per medium rare request, juicy and mushroom sauce was flavoursome without taking away from the steak. Pub vibe was good, staff were nice, decent place
The Scholar is just around the corner from us, and is reasonably priced and quite tasty. The biggest rip is the price of their soft drinks - $3.00 for a middy! And they come with LOTS of ice. Can't speak about the pasta but their Greek salad rocks.
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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 to MC station!
Lachlan Davis (Lachie)
+5
I f#cken love this place, it has a great vibe, awesome lighting, really well priced food AS WELL AS a student discount on already decent prices PLUS the food is always spot on, well presented and tastes f#cken amazing!
Sorry I didnt take a photo earlier to show how good it looked, I was super hungry!
The steak was super tender and tasted delicious with the mushroom gravy, not to mention the chips are the best I've ever had at a pub!
Walked past while headed to the tram station and came upon this gem. Lots of craft beers for those who love it as I do. Available in 3 sizes for beer on tap so u can order small one to try more! :)
Really liked this place, bar staff were super friendly and random interesting brick pattern in the bathroom. Cool vibe.
This is always a great place. Good discount for RMIT students, and $9 pints wether or not you're a student.
The food is alright, a bit expensive for what it is, but the drinks are a good price with a great atmosphere.
Very much recommended
Had no idea this place was right across the street despite being at RMIT for 4 years. Good food and affordable drinks, even better if you're with rmit. Friendly staff and a very interesting kinect art installation.
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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 will be back.
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