The Oaks Restaurant and Tearoom

Went for late breakfast. Excellent service and great food!

Yeah, Oak Bay’s oldest building all right that was the dirtiest place. I’ve been in in a long time. The food wasn’t very good. I won’t be yeah that’s crazy. going back.

Great time in the historic Oaks Restaurant..The service was spot on even when it's busy the menu covered all the bases ...and we discovered they are open early for breakfast...and the ocean views are spectacular.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Got in at last minute before the reservation crowd. Everything as fine. Staff v accommodating but really busy once it got full. Thefood was fine but not stellar
I wanted fish and chips. The chips were great. The battered fish was over deep fried... too flaky crispy. They took too long to bring my icecream for Mr apple crumble...which by the way was very nice. But I like it w ice cream melting. So, four stars but, i have heard it's usually a great place to go. Will give it another try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The room was beautiful and festive looking out through French panel windows onto the magical decor of Christmas in Oak Bay
The chicken burger was a beautiful moist chicken breast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Walked in and read the sign sit down at a open table, did so and was chastised for doing so, being told that the lunch hour will be coming in and that I will have to move. No lunch rush came in.

Popular neighbourhood restaurant. It’s not a fancy place, but the food is good and the prices are reasonable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Roast Beef Dinner, Chicken Parmesan

Down to earth, always friendly service, great for coffee, enjoyable food, a very popular meeting place for Oak Bay-ites.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely delicious food and affordable too! The band was amazing and set the tone! I highly recommend the rose penne pasta with shrimp as it was delightful, as well as the fish and chips! Everything we got was amazing! The Oaks Restaurant and Tearoom is also perfect for families of all ages!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Restaurant was cool and needed our coats on. Waitress turned the heat up for us. I had the Curry bowl and there was so little food, I had to go home and make some food in order to feel full. The waitress never came and asked about our dinners or refilled our water glasses. Very disappointed in our experience with this place. Too many other restaurants in this town that give far superior service and dining experience.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

For me, it was better when it was known as The Blethering Place. It's lost its charm. When we were there, it was crowded and noisy. The food was fine, but I probably won't visit again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

We waited 35 minutes before we even had a glass of water. 40 minutes for our coffees. Our food arrived 1 hour and 15 minutes after we arrived (we had a reservation). Breakfast was very disappointing. We ordered Bennies. The eggs were supposed to be medium but were all over cooked. There was hardly any hollandaise sauce and the potatoes were dried up and cold over cooked little "chips". Not even a piece of fruit on the plate.
It was Monday, Thanksgiving. The staff was working as hard and fast as they could. But the whole place was waiting long periods for their food. So why did they keep letting people come in off the street? Surely the solution was to limit the number of tables they were trying to serve. I was so embarrassed after recommending this place to my out of town guests.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Prepare for a very long wait and rude service in case that is full. The patio it's too to enjoy it and they won't pay attention unless you call them.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Oaks is a family friendly restaurant in the heart of Oak Bay in need of a a competent cook and reasonably helpful servers. Due to its location, we keep trying their breakfasts, lunches and dinners, only to be disappointed sometimes by poor quality of service but unfortunately always by the poor quality of the cooking. Last evening was a case in point where my companions quesadilla tortilla was burnt(its contents delicious)and my sandwich served on a bread I hadn’t ordered. The server even had the temerity to insist it was the bread I’d asked for either because it too was burnt and she couldn’t tell or she was flat out lying. The second server brought a replacement and apologized for the mistake.W’d like a quality family friendly restaurant in the area.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Damn I love this place 🤦‍♂️ - The vibes are so genuine and chill … like cmon breh - waffle fries are so fire and the menu is so dope - love the English breakfast, ceasar wrap, short rib Benny, and all the daily deals. Real ones know - this place is the truth. Oak Bay stand up 🍻

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5