Ambiance was poor. Service was sporadic and the staff was just hanging around. Food was basic and overpriced, and some of it came out cold. Overall, I'm not interested in returning and would definitely not recommend to anyone.
Downtown
Valet parking was good; Ambiance was very nice; Staff was very friendly and accommodating; The problem was the food. The pancakes were supposed to have berries for an extra $2, there was one strawberry and two blueberries. Denny's gives you much more for a better pancake and cheaper price. They brought a fruit cup and charged us for it to put on the pancakes. The potatoes were cold. And they added a tomato sauce to what they call O' Brien potatoes. Terrible. The drinks were very over priced and were terrible to boot. The tomato juice was watered down, and dare I say so was the liquor. I wanted to use this restaurant for a celebration but no way am I taking anyone here.
marys
our server mckinley was a breath of fresh air!! his informative descriptions of the specials helped us decide and the meals were excellent. post pandemic service at other restaurants have severely been lacking, however we will return to the oaks!!!
CristianS
Service was excellent and attentive. Great casual lunch place for girlfriends. I had a small birthday cake and they offered to put it in the refrigerator for me. They later brought it out with a candle. Two thumbs up!
VR12
I ordered the tuna melt which was way overpriced for a sandwich and it didn't even taste very good . Even the passion fruit iced tea (which is my go to drink) had a strange flavor. The view is pretty but disappointed in the food. Not sure if I would go back.
MartyE
I especially want to thank the staff for taking our health and safety into consideration. My group was all in our upper 60's and if had been good weather, we would have sat outside to stay COVID-safe. Since it was too cold to do so, we were wary of sitting close to other patrons. We were given a table in a separate section away from other patrons and it was appreciated more than they can know. We were having such a great time, we stayed longer than expected, but they were so polite and accommodating and didn't rush us, though I know they would have liked to get the table set for the dinner crowd. Everyone in my group enjoyed the gathering and the food, and we will certainly come back again.
We love it here. My friends and I meet here once a month or every other month and reunite and have great food in a beautiful place. Great service. Never rushed. It would be great if menu was a bit more expanded. Definitely keep the fish tacos and portobello mushroom burgers though !!
The food and location were great. But the server took forever in taking our order. He was also very hard to flag down for anything. We asked the host for the bill because we couldn't find our server, but waited another 10 minutes before the server came to us. It then took another 15 minutes to get the receipt and credit cards back. But other tables seemed to get served with no problems and parties who came after us ate and left before us.
lynnw
We came for brunch on Saturday morning. Our food was delicious: pork belly hash, brussels sprouts, Greek salad, eggs ? Benedict. We had delicious crème brûlée ? for dessert. The service was great. Then we walked around the park and took pictures of the ducks ? . It was lovely. 
JudyF
It is so much fun to sit next to the lake and watch all of the ducks (parent and baby ducks). The food and service is always excellent. We have made it our go to place for celebrations. We were going to order the lobster roll and server said if we like lobster, we might want to try the lobster eggs benedict. We got it and were very pleased. He also suggested a blueberry lemon cheesecake for dessert which was also very good.
Location is the best part, the outside space is awesome. The quality of food is very good, but overpriced in my opinion. The brunch menu mainly included breakfast based dishes and not many healthy choices. Overall, I liked it for a nice ambiance and service.
Larry
The Oaks is in a lovely setting with a large pond and many, many ducks. In nice weather you can sit outside where it is not paved. There is also a large covered heated patio and indoor seating, which is where we sat because it was a rainy day. I have been there a few times before this and I can say that aside from its setting, the food and service are just average at best. I wouldn't say "no" if someone wanted to go there, but it will rarely be my choice. Well, maybe on a lovely day or summer evening for a drink and some nibbles.
Yet another lovely experience here! Thank you, we enjoy coming here. The location is so peaceful, service is friendly and attentive and the food is delicious. We truly love coming here.
Egrace
We went here for lunch in January. I do realize that the restaurant is set on a little Lake but they mentioned that they have heaters and the typical roll down protective barriers most restaurants in La use in the winter. Even with that it was absolutely freezing. We were only offered a table in the exterior part of the restaurant and even under heaters it was very cold. After telling the host that is was really cold I noticed that there was an interior section that they had not offered so we asked to go in there and they let us sit in there without a problem. What they didn't mention is that they don't appear to turn on the heat and the stuff leaves the doors wide open. So it was actually colder in there than it was in the other section. We didn't want to move a second time so we just stayed. Service was okay we had to chase down our waiter anytime we needed something. And the other staff constantly leaving the doors open was pretty annoying. Not sure that I would return food was just average nothing exceptional.
jagg
I was very surprised that for those kinds of prices, they did not have real maple syrup for the pancakes. It sort of ruined a good bit of the experience for me. Otherwise, food was good, server was great, but the place is very loud. Perhaps turning the music down a bit would help.
Ambiance was poor. Service was sporadic and the staff was just hanging around. Food was basic and overpriced, and some of it came out cold. Overall, I'm not interested in returning and would definitely not recommend to anyone.
Valet parking was good; Ambiance was very nice; Staff was very friendly and accommodating; The problem was the food. The pancakes were supposed to have berries for an extra $2, there was one strawberry and two blueberries. Denny's gives you much more for a better pancake and cheaper price. They brought a fruit cup and charged us for it to put on the pancakes. The potatoes were cold. And they added a tomato sauce to what they call O' Brien potatoes. Terrible. The drinks were very over priced and were terrible to boot. The tomato juice was watered down, and dare I say so was the liquor. I wanted to use this restaurant for a celebration but no way am I taking anyone here.
our server mckinley was a breath of fresh air!! his informative descriptions of the specials helped us decide and the meals were excellent. post pandemic service at other restaurants have severely been lacking, however we will return to the oaks!!!
Service was excellent and attentive. Great casual lunch place for girlfriends. I had a small birthday cake and they offered to put it in the refrigerator for me. They later brought it out with a candle. Two thumbs up!
I ordered the tuna melt which was way overpriced for a sandwich and it didn't even taste very good . Even the passion fruit iced tea (which is my go to drink) had a strange flavor. The view is pretty but disappointed in the food. Not sure if I would go back.
I especially want to thank the staff for taking our health and safety into consideration. My group was all in our upper 60's and if had been good weather, we would have sat outside to stay COVID-safe. Since it was too cold to do so, we were wary of sitting close to other patrons. We were given a table in a separate section away from other patrons and it was appreciated more than they can know. We were having such a great time, we stayed longer than expected, but they were so polite and accommodating and didn't rush us, though I know they would have liked to get the table set for the dinner crowd. Everyone in my group enjoyed the gathering and the food, and we will certainly come back again.
We love it here. My friends and I meet here once a month or every other month and reunite and have great food in a beautiful place. Great service. Never rushed. It would be great if menu was a bit more expanded. Definitely keep the fish tacos and portobello mushroom burgers though !!
The food and location were great. But the server took forever in taking our order. He was also very hard to flag down for anything. We asked the host for the bill because we couldn't find our server, but waited another 10 minutes before the server came to us. It then took another 15 minutes to get the receipt and credit cards back. But other tables seemed to get served with no problems and parties who came after us ate and left before us.
We came for brunch on Saturday morning. Our food was delicious: pork belly hash, brussels sprouts, Greek salad, eggs ? Benedict. We had delicious crème brûlée ? for dessert. The service was great. Then we walked around the park and took pictures of the ducks ? . It was lovely. 
It is so much fun to sit next to the lake and watch all of the ducks (parent and baby ducks). The food and service is always excellent. We have made it our go to place for celebrations. We were going to order the lobster roll and server said if we like lobster, we might want to try the lobster eggs benedict. We got it and were very pleased. He also suggested a blueberry lemon cheesecake for dessert which was also very good.
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Location is the best part, the outside space is awesome. The quality of food is very good, but overpriced in my opinion. The brunch menu mainly included breakfast based dishes and not many healthy choices. Overall, I liked it for a nice ambiance and service.
The Oaks is in a lovely setting with a large pond and many, many ducks. In nice weather you can sit outside where it is not paved. There is also a large covered heated patio and indoor seating, which is where we sat because it was a rainy day. I have been there a few times before this and I can say that aside from its setting, the food and service are just average at best. I wouldn't say "no" if someone wanted to go there, but it will rarely be my choice. Well, maybe on a lovely day or summer evening for a drink and some nibbles.
Yet another lovely experience here! Thank you, we enjoy coming here. The location is so peaceful, service is friendly and attentive and the food is delicious. We truly love coming here.
We went here for lunch in January. I do realize that the restaurant is set on a little Lake but they mentioned that they have heaters and the typical roll down protective barriers most restaurants in La use in the winter. Even with that it was absolutely freezing. We were only offered a table in the exterior part of the restaurant and even under heaters it was very cold. After telling the host that is was really cold I noticed that there was an interior section that they had not offered so we asked to go in there and they let us sit in there without a problem. What they didn't mention is that they don't appear to turn on the heat and the stuff leaves the doors wide open. So it was actually colder in there than it was in the other section. We didn't want to move a second time so we just stayed. Service was okay we had to chase down our waiter anytime we needed something. And the other staff constantly leaving the doors open was pretty annoying. Not sure that I would return food was just average nothing exceptional.
I was very surprised that for those kinds of prices, they did not have real maple syrup for the pancakes. It sort of ruined a good bit of the experience for me. Otherwise, food was good, server was great, but the place is very loud. Perhaps turning the music down a bit would help.