We hired a priate room for a party of around 90 people and were brilliantly looked after by the TVC team. Everything ran like clockwork and nothing was too much trouble - many thanks!
Sophie Beaumont
I hired the level 2 room for a cocktail 21st party. The staff were very helpful and dealt with all my requirements very quickly. The bar was not too overpriced and I would definitely return
Adrian M. Nenu
Good drinks but empty locale seems like - depends on the time I expect, also staff threats different customers differently eg attractive female versus just someone interested to try out the placeView isn’t that great but it works for a night
Avantika Khanna
TL;DR - drinks were great, bar staff may not treat you well if you’re not a single womanMy partner and I came here a few days ago because we heard it was a great place to grab a drink. And the drinks themselves were great! But that’s about all that was good.The bar staff were extremely cold to us, which soured our experience. It was weird because the two ladies ahead of us in line received extremely good service. As soon as they left, the bartenders pointedly ignored us and we had to call them a few times just to order. When they finally did acknowledge our presence, they made our drinks angrily and in silence. But then another lady came behind us in line, so before we even finished paying, their demeanor changed again and they cheerfully asked her what she would like.I’m not sure what we did to upset them, but I don’t think it’s cool to treat some customers well and others like they’re not worthy of your establishment, especially when you charge a mandatory 10% service fee. I hope other patrons have a better experience.
Kapil Divecha
Had my 40th birthday party here and staff, managers and DJ were all excellent. They went through what would happen on the day with me and were faultless with everything they had promised. Sukanya was great during the lead up explaining what would happen. She was on annual leave during the event but relayed all the information to the manager.We had Markus on the day and he was really good at quickly and promptly getting things I needed.I would highly recommend them for any birthday/wedding event!
lucynusia80
We had lovely night on the 10 of February. It was a private party Bryn was amazing!?
John Wick
That place was incredible. It's like a labyrinth. What an incredible piece of architecture. Staff were top notch. It was my friends birthday and it was a treat for him. We had a great time. The prices ertr reasonable but you should know that they run deals on drinks. It was buy one get one free for cocktails and the price was 12 quid (6 quid a drink). So when it came to buying drinks, as someone who normally spends around 9 quid a drink for a cocktail or wine, plus a beer or cider for who ever I'm with (that's what most my friends drink) the total cost was slightly cheaper at the varsity club in total so that was good. It wasn't extreme and I think you really get the moneys worth when it comes to atmosphere/architectural layout. The place is incredible. First time I went there or even knew it existed after being in the oxford area for around 15 years so it was a nice surprise to go there. Roof terrace was the highlight. Beautiful views across the cities medieval skyline. I think it would be ridiculous to know the place existed and not visit it. I would definitely recommend it
Libby Gayler
Great venue for a Christmas Party, had our own area with disco and bar. The space was great, music had us all dancing and the bar staff were incredible.
Zaif Minhas
We had booked a table for 8 on the terrace. Views are very nice.However, throughout the venue there is a pungent/damp smell. Quite off putting actually. The benches we sat on were heated which was a nice touch.However, service was not good. It seemed staff congregated around the bar instead of walking around checking who needs more drinks.We had to get up, after waiting patiently, to get some attention.I had read other reviews before booking about the bad service and was hoping it was a one-off. Looks like management need to sort things out as I won't be back.
Alex Avram
Really lovely bar with a nice rooftop view and good cocktails. It’ll might be a challenge to climb all those stairs to reach it but it’ll be worth it.
Absolutely brilliant! We recently hired the party room at the Varsity Club for my wife's birthday (about 60 people) and we had a truly wonderful evening - loads and loads of dancing and celebrating! The Manager, the Supervisor for the evening, the brilliant DJ, the bar staff, the kitchen staff and everybody else went out of their way to make it an absolutely special event. Every little need was catered for including some great food from the kitchen and storage of a surprise birthday cake that was walked out onto the dance floor - superb! We can't thank the Varsity Club enough, highly recommended!
Michelle Yap
Got some cocktails with some good views that you can't get elsewhere. The Strawberry G&T was fruity and just right for me.
Donna Marshall
Booked a table for which you have a designated time slot. Drinks took 30 minutes to arrive & we were one short. By the time the missing drink arrived, the rest of the party had finished. Waiting staff were nochulent. Place lacked atmosphere & service charge was added, even though we were not happy with the standard of service.
Alice Ford
Ellie Robinson is amazing, such a good lead server, deserves a pay rise for making me feel like I am her mate, spent too much money because of her, deserves commission. Intended to spend £50 ended up spending £250 because of her, good saturday night if you ask me.
Gary Hartnoll
We had cocktails on the roof terrace which was great. Roof terrace was full (hot weather) but the bar room one floor down was virtually empty with air con for those that wanted a cooler, quieter environment.
We hired a priate room for a party of around 90 people and were brilliantly looked after by the TVC team. Everything ran like clockwork and nothing was too much trouble - many thanks!
I hired the level 2 room for a cocktail 21st party. The staff were very helpful and dealt with all my requirements very quickly. The bar was not too overpriced and I would definitely return
Good drinks but empty locale seems like - depends on the time I expect, also staff threats different customers differently eg attractive female versus just someone interested to try out the placeView isn’t that great but it works for a night
TL;DR - drinks were great, bar staff may not treat you well if you’re not a single womanMy partner and I came here a few days ago because we heard it was a great place to grab a drink. And the drinks themselves were great! But that’s about all that was good.The bar staff were extremely cold to us, which soured our experience. It was weird because the two ladies ahead of us in line received extremely good service. As soon as they left, the bartenders pointedly ignored us and we had to call them a few times just to order. When they finally did acknowledge our presence, they made our drinks angrily and in silence. But then another lady came behind us in line, so before we even finished paying, their demeanor changed again and they cheerfully asked her what she would like.I’m not sure what we did to upset them, but I don’t think it’s cool to treat some customers well and others like they’re not worthy of your establishment, especially when you charge a mandatory 10% service fee. I hope other patrons have a better experience.
Had my 40th birthday party here and staff, managers and DJ were all excellent. They went through what would happen on the day with me and were faultless with everything they had promised. Sukanya was great during the lead up explaining what would happen. She was on annual leave during the event but relayed all the information to the manager.We had Markus on the day and he was really good at quickly and promptly getting things I needed.I would highly recommend them for any birthday/wedding event!
We had lovely night on the 10 of February. It was a private party Bryn was amazing!?
That place was incredible. It's like a labyrinth. What an incredible piece of architecture. Staff were top notch. It was my friends birthday and it was a treat for him. We had a great time. The prices ertr reasonable but you should know that they run deals on drinks. It was buy one get one free for cocktails and the price was 12 quid (6 quid a drink). So when it came to buying drinks, as someone who normally spends around 9 quid a drink for a cocktail or wine, plus a beer or cider for who ever I'm with (that's what most my friends drink) the total cost was slightly cheaper at the varsity club in total so that was good. It wasn't extreme and I think you really get the moneys worth when it comes to atmosphere/architectural layout. The place is incredible. First time I went there or even knew it existed after being in the oxford area for around 15 years so it was a nice surprise to go there. Roof terrace was the highlight. Beautiful views across the cities medieval skyline. I think it would be ridiculous to know the place existed and not visit it. I would definitely recommend it
Great venue for a Christmas Party, had our own area with disco and bar. The space was great, music had us all dancing and the bar staff were incredible.
We had booked a table for 8 on the terrace. Views are very nice.However, throughout the venue there is a pungent/damp smell. Quite off putting actually. The benches we sat on were heated which was a nice touch.However, service was not good. It seemed staff congregated around the bar instead of walking around checking who needs more drinks.We had to get up, after waiting patiently, to get some attention.I had read other reviews before booking about the bad service and was hoping it was a one-off. Looks like management need to sort things out as I won't be back.
Really lovely bar with a nice rooftop view and good cocktails. It’ll might be a challenge to climb all those stairs to reach it but it’ll be worth it.
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely brilliant! We recently hired the party room at the Varsity Club for my wife's birthday (about 60 people) and we had a truly wonderful evening - loads and loads of dancing and celebrating! The Manager, the Supervisor for the evening, the brilliant DJ, the bar staff, the kitchen staff and everybody else went out of their way to make it an absolutely special event. Every little need was catered for including some great food from the kitchen and storage of a surprise birthday cake that was walked out onto the dance floor - superb! We can't thank the Varsity Club enough, highly recommended!
Got some cocktails with some good views that you can't get elsewhere. The Strawberry G&T was fruity and just right for me.
Booked a table for which you have a designated time slot. Drinks took 30 minutes to arrive & we were one short. By the time the missing drink arrived, the rest of the party had finished. Waiting staff were nochulent. Place lacked atmosphere & service charge was added, even though we were not happy with the standard of service.
Ellie Robinson is amazing, such a good lead server, deserves a pay rise for making me feel like I am her mate, spent too much money because of her, deserves commission. Intended to spend £50 ended up spending £250 because of her, good saturday night if you ask me.
We had cocktails on the roof terrace which was great. Roof terrace was full (hot weather) but the bar room one floor down was virtually empty with air con for those that wanted a cooler, quieter environment.