If only there was a place that was kid- friendly, delicious, affordable, scratch-made! Oh wait, there is! They also pay their employees well and source their ingredients locally. What more could one ask for? Well, their food is delicious. Still thinking about that summertime squash gnudi and the bolognese is to die for. 10 out of 10 recommend and in a world where everything increasingly tastes the same. Tarasque is a delightful find!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Ifshin
I would rate this place 5 stars for the food but it’s also worth telling a story about how kind their team is. When our town was struggling from the ice storm, Tarasque fed all of the linemen in from out of town. They didn’t ask for any publicity or money. One of the linemen from Alabama said ‘this is better than Olive Garden.’ This was the biggest understatement I’d ever heard.
If Olive Garden offers unlimited salad and breadsticks then the Tarasque equivalent is unlimited care and community. Eat at this restaurant because the food is incredible and because you’re supporting a small local business that feeds our community’s soul.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NonnaM
We just got back from ten days in Italy, and honestly the best food we’ve had in the past couple of weeks was from after we got home! Maybe we didn’t pick the “right” places on our journey but it’s more likely the best restaurants are right here in our own backyard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Knight
No matter what you pick from their menu, you won't be disappointed. Both dine-in and carry-out are amazing. Feeding a large group? Easy peasy with their family-size servings. Highlight each week is seeing their new small dishes that are always delicious, and I could eat the butter bean hummus by the spoonful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tenn Tea
We ordered take-out from here for the first time. We had the pasta bolgonese and bread with hummus. It was some of the best food I've had in ages! Everything was so fresh and authentic. The portions were huge, too! We had enough for leftovers for the next 2 days!
Food: 5
Liquid Weird
The best place we ate on our trip in 1200 miles. 9/5 stars. Incredibly great food, priced right, fantastic staff and service, no notes, except for clarion notes of exaltation from up on high. August was great to talk to and deserves all the kudos. (Nat 20 all the way!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Pappardelle Bolognese, Sausage, Tiramisu, Linguine with Shrimp in Cream, Amberjack, Mint Tea, Capellini Puttanesca, Gnudi, Fried Mozzarella, Crimini Mushrooms, Olives, Chicken Parm, Cucumber Salad, Brussels Sprouts, Chanterelles, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Monster Meatball on the Side, Lasagna with Meatball, Triple Cream Brie
Jennifer Greer
Food is phenomenal. Service was welcoming and made us feel right at home. The food is so fresh and flavorful. Absolutely will be back frequently.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julie Chadwick
Tarasque provided the food for 31+ folks for our choir's Christmas gathering, and it was just terrific - 2 fabulous pastas (the rigatoni, and shrimp linguine changed to chicken linguine, and the great caesar salad. Not a crumb was left, and every person commented on how delicious the dinner was! We picked the food up on Sunday to serve on Tuesday, and it kept and re-heated beautifully.
Tarasque is also our favorite place to go for dinner - not only the excellent pastas but also special dishes that vary each week according to what's seasonal and fresh. And how great is it to be able to bring your favorite bottle of wine in to a cool spot with the friendliest staff! Oxford's lucky to have Tarasque in our community and we appreciate it so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Molly May
I live in Virginia and the bolognese this restaurant crafts haunts me in the best of ways. Every year, I make the pilgrimage down to the restaurant and am greeted like long lost family. The staff cares so much about their people, their customers, and their food. And it shows. I recommend the pit stop to anyone passing through the area and am envious of those locally who have such a place in their neighborhood that they can visit regularly to get their fix of great Italian food and a warm welcome akin to home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darlene Farris
Taste as if everything came from a can and box with the directions printed on the back. Horrible customer service. Prices absolutely ridiculous.
Me and my partner went here to help support people affected by this administration. Reviews looked good and promising. We arrive to plates of pasta that taste like canned sauce and bland, with bread that is tasteless like salt wasn't added to the dough. As a person from out of town I was excited to see a decent Italian restaurant, and Italian myself this was just really disappointing. Small plates menu was extensive, but really only focused on vegetarian options, no standard Italian small plates like cured meats or bruschetta. The pasta options were minimal and if you want something cheaper, the add ons make it too expensive. Portion was fine but not worth eating if there is no flavor in the dish. My partner got the spaghetti and I got the puttanesca. My dish tasted like straight canned tomatoes, even with the loads of capers and red olives in the dish. Very disappointed, left with full takeout containers to probably not even eat cause it's not memorable. It feels like this restaurant was created haphazardly and as a second thought. Could have potential but missing some much
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Steve Boatright
Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sean Cunningham
My favorite in Oxford. The owners are always so friendly, and they have such amazing food. Also BYOB!!!
If only there was a place that was kid- friendly, delicious, affordable, scratch-made! Oh wait, there is! They also pay their employees well and source their ingredients locally. What more could one ask for? Well, their food is delicious. Still thinking about that summertime squash gnudi and the bolognese is to die for. 10 out of 10 recommend and in a world where everything increasingly tastes the same. Tarasque is a delightful find!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would rate this place 5 stars for the food but it’s also worth telling a story about how kind their team is. When our town was struggling from the ice storm, Tarasque fed all of the linemen in from out of town. They didn’t ask for any publicity or money. One of the linemen from Alabama said ‘this is better than Olive Garden.’ This was the biggest understatement I’d ever heard.
If Olive Garden offers unlimited salad and breadsticks then the Tarasque equivalent is unlimited care and community. Eat at this restaurant because the food is incredible and because you’re supporting a small local business that feeds our community’s soul.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We just got back from ten days in Italy, and honestly the best food we’ve had in the past couple of weeks was from after we got home! Maybe we didn’t pick the “right” places on our journey but it’s more likely the best restaurants are right here in our own backyard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No matter what you pick from their menu, you won't be disappointed. Both dine-in and carry-out are amazing. Feeding a large group? Easy peasy with their family-size servings. Highlight each week is seeing their new small dishes that are always delicious, and I could eat the butter bean hummus by the spoonful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ordered take-out from here for the first time. We had the pasta bolgonese and bread with hummus. It was some of the best food I've had in ages! Everything was so fresh and authentic. The portions were huge, too! We had enough for leftovers for the next 2 days!
Food: 5
The best place we ate on our trip in 1200 miles. 9/5 stars. Incredibly great food, priced right, fantastic staff and service, no notes, except for clarion notes of exaltation from up on high. August was great to talk to and deserves all the kudos. (Nat 20 all the way!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Pappardelle Bolognese, Sausage, Tiramisu, Linguine with Shrimp in Cream, Amberjack, Mint Tea, Capellini Puttanesca, Gnudi, Fried Mozzarella, Crimini Mushrooms, Olives, Chicken Parm, Cucumber Salad, Brussels Sprouts, Chanterelles, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Monster Meatball on the Side, Lasagna with Meatball, Triple Cream Brie
Food is phenomenal. Service was welcoming and made us feel right at home. The food is so fresh and flavorful. Absolutely will be back frequently.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tarasque provided the food for 31+ folks for our choir's Christmas gathering, and it was just terrific - 2 fabulous pastas (the rigatoni, and shrimp linguine changed to chicken linguine, and the great caesar salad. Not a crumb was left, and every person commented on how delicious the dinner was! We picked the food up on Sunday to serve on Tuesday, and it kept and re-heated beautifully.
Tarasque is also our favorite place to go for dinner - not only the excellent pastas but also special dishes that vary each week according to what's seasonal and fresh. And how great is it to be able to bring your favorite bottle of wine in to a cool spot with the friendliest staff! Oxford's lucky to have Tarasque in our community and we appreciate it so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I live in Virginia and the bolognese this restaurant crafts haunts me in the best of ways.
Every year, I make the pilgrimage down to the restaurant and am greeted like long lost family. The staff cares so much about their people, their customers, and their food. And it shows. I recommend the pit stop to anyone passing through the area and am envious of those locally who have such a place in their neighborhood that they can visit regularly to get their fix of great Italian food and a warm welcome akin to home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taste as if everything came from a can and box with the directions printed on the back. Horrible customer service. Prices absolutely ridiculous.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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The food is fantastic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my partner went here to help support people affected by this administration. Reviews looked good and promising. We arrive to plates of pasta that taste like canned sauce and bland, with bread that is tasteless like salt wasn't added to the dough. As a person from out of town I was excited to see a decent Italian restaurant, and Italian myself this was just really disappointing. Small plates menu was extensive, but really only focused on vegetarian options, no standard Italian small plates like cured meats or bruschetta. The pasta options were minimal and if you want something cheaper, the add ons make it too expensive. Portion was fine but not worth eating if there is no flavor in the dish. My partner got the spaghetti and I got the puttanesca. My dish tasted like straight canned tomatoes, even with the loads of capers and red olives in the dish. Very disappointed, left with full takeout containers to probably not even eat cause it's not memorable. It feels like this restaurant was created haphazardly and as a second thought. Could have potential but missing some much
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite in Oxford. The owners are always so friendly, and they have such amazing food. Also BYOB!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place. Go at least once a week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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