Brunch chain reveals opening date in former Jamie’s Italian, Oxford

Megan’s is inviting customers to attend its soft launch opening week from Monday, August 17 to Thursday, August 20, as it takes over the former Jamie’s Italian site on the corner of George Street and Gloucester Street.

Soft launch bookings are now being taken for those dates before they officially open on Friday, August 21.

In an invitational email to new customers the chain promised customers ‘Eastern Mediterranean-inspired mezze, Turkish-inspired brunches, crispy hot honey halloumi, sharing plates, flame-grilled kebabs, fresh flatbreads & plenty of cocktails’.

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Megan’s, a London restaurant chain, will be opening in George Street, Oxford (Image: Charlotte Coles)

The popular chain, which started out in London in 2002, now has 20 eateries in and around the capital.

The city council carried out £770,000 worth of repairs to the Gloucester Street restaurant unit in 2023, including fixing leaks in the roof, and confirmed last.

The Jamie’s Italian on the corner of George Street and Gloucester Street was the chain’s first one and the chef visited on numerous occasions over the years.

Before Jamie’s Italian opened, the building was occupied by the Cock and Camel pub and the unit next to the pub was occupied by Avid Records, which closed in 2008.

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain collapsed in 2019 when there were 47 UK branches at the time.