Tarasque Cucina

Talk about a hidden treasure!In a town full of good restaurant options Tarasque boasts a fabulous, fast and friendly atmosphere. The menu is not only creative (and delicious) the vibe is fun and welcoming. From the moment you walk in the door you see chef John at work in the open kitchen jamming to his tunes and setting the tone for the super helpful and eager to please staff. Eat here, dine here, get the whole experience. You won't regret it!Claire B

I am happy to report that Oxford has a really good Italian restaurant. I had dinner here earlier this week and enjoyed every minute of it. It is a small restaurant inside with seating for maybe around 25 diners? It also has outdoor seating that will seat more than that if the weather is cooperating.,We were fortunate that our party of 5 was promptly seated and we decided to go family style with our choices. We asked for two large orders of their bread at $10 each, two orders of fried mozzarella caprese for appetizers and then three orders of the pappardelle bolognese for $18 each, With 5 of us we hoped that would be enough food. Boy were we wrong!The homemade bread arrived first on two platters. It was a lot of bread to say the least and it tasted very good. You want this bread. It was warm and had plenty of shaved cheese on top with parsley. Then the other two items arrived at the same time about 15 minutes later. The plates of fried mozzarella caprese (sorry no picture) were delicious with the fresh tasting tomatoes and fried cheese. Get this. You won't be disappointed.Finally when the pappardelle bolognese arrived we all realized we ordered way too much food. The 3 bowls had a lot of content in them. The pappardelle pasta with its big ribbons of pasta was plentiful with plenty of the bolognese sauce.This dish was delicious and very comforting. The meat in the sauce were steak bits I believe and just added to the pleasure. It was a fine tasting pasta dish. Table service was warm and friendly.Two reasons I am giving a 5. One is the taste of the food. All 3 items we ordered were excellent in taste. The food quality here is high. The second reason is price versus quantity. After finishing, some of our party took home the leftovers. Lucky them. We had practically one full order of bread left and one entire bowl of the pasta. The pappardelle bolognese, for example, at $18 is more than enough for two people to share and have a some left to take home. If it just two people dining get the small order of bread for $4. In other words the portions here are huge and prices very reasonable. Sorry budidn't take enough pictures.Oxford is fortunate to have Tarasque Cucina.

This is a hidden gem in the back of the strip center. Friendly service, great recommendation. They are quick with great customer service. Order at counter but they service table. The food was absolutely fabulous. We got the butter, bean hummus with bread but had to add a side of the amazing bread, so yummy! We also got the kale salad it included beets so pretty and tasty! The Pappadella Bolognese was so delicious, along with the giant meatball, tge sausage penne pasta was so good with a little kick. Cute place, inside and outside dining! Its BYOB but there a liquor store in front you can buy your bottle of wine of choice! Love the food!

The food and service were both excellent. The lady (who I would presume as the owner) was extremely nice and helpful. The BOYB bottle of wine also makes it a great spot for a date night. Definitely will be returning to try the other pastas.

This is a small but mighty Italian restaurant in Oxford. Hidden back behind the liquor store (super convenient since the restaurant is BYOB) the seating is mostly outdoors. The patio area is quaint, decorated with string lights. It's always seemed peaceful whenever we have been eating here despite being right off of Jackson Ave. They don't have a huge menu but the quality of the dishes is great. The owners are very friendly. I've never had a bad time dining here it's one of my favorite places for a date night or catch up with friends.

Food is delicious, price is fair. Inside ambience could use a little improvement. But food quality makes up for it.

This place is fun!! Simple menu with amazing taste! We sampled different pastas with the chicken parm and giant meatball! The service is terrific and it's BYOB!

Food is very good We pick up quite often but now that weather is nice, enjoy sitting outside there

After waiting 30 minutes for our food, our two entrees arrived. The linguine with shrimp is my favorite at TC and is usually excellent. While the pasta and sauce were up to standards, the usual plump juicy shrimp had been replaced with much smaller overcooked shrimp. Really not worth eating.

We try to enjoy Tarasque as often as possible. The food was excellent!! Always enjoy the butterbean humus! Soo good! We enjoyed a special treat of an 'extra' Caeser salad! It was delicious and we will be ordering it in the future. Service was fast and checked back with us several times during our meal as we sat outside and enjoyed the almost fall evening.