Classic San Diego indoor-outdoor set up where you can't tell if your table is in the dining room or the patio. They kept the feel of the old dealership which was neat! Vegetable dishes were so fun and satisfying, especially when you wipe the plate with the sourdough. Roasted carrots were an explosion of flavors, as was the caulilini. Oreo beignets were a little on the undercooked side but a fun option. Mezcal drinks were also great!
Don't eat here if you don't like spicy food. I can take some heat but all dishes we ordered were borderline too spicy for our taste (ahi tartare, lamb kefta and caulilini); definitely in order for them to take it down a notch. Other than that, great quality and presentation. Service was a bit slow and we had to ask for water refills twice. Nice ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Tiffany Oda
Came here for Oyster Monday.( ) Get there early - there is a line when they open.(+) Service is efficient and friendly.(+) $1 oysters! Though we had one oyster which really shouldn't have passed a QA test, it just looked like the remnants of an oyster - there was almost nothing in the shell. Still a great deal and all of the other oysters were great.( ) I thought the fries were just okay - they could have been a bit crispier but the togarashi aioli was really good.(+) Cocktails were stellar, and a great deal for happy hour.(+) Indoor and outdoor seating allows for dog friendly vibes.We'll definitely be back! I can't wait to try the burger.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell
Erin Sanborn
Highly recommend, everything was delicious. Great wine and cocktails, great NA options, the service was top notch (thank you, Lucas!) and the food was amazing.Highly recommend the charred pea salad, hearth roasted vegetables, coppa ham and any seafood dish but the star of the dinner was the steak. Cooked perfectly, with a delicious sauce. Don't skip dessert! The pear streusel is dreamy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Yang
Decent food and good service. I recommend making a reservation ahead of time, as it can get really busy here. The only parking available is street parking, so you may need to drive a couple blocks around to find a spot. In terms of food, their salad is definitely the best salad I've ever tried. The dessert was also incredible. The other dishes were not good. Even the drink was way too salty. One thing I don't appreciate is them adding a 4% fee to "cover employee costs". Do not pass on employee benefit costs to customers. You need to pay them better, not us. They print it with super small font at the bottom of the menu. I will decrease my tip if you add this. I don't think the restaurant is worth going back to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Tart, Little Gem Salad
Mary Carol Fitzgerald
Such a nice place with great service (Jessica, Julio and Christina went above and beyond!), tasty bites, delicious cocktails and beautiful design and ambience from day to night.I was here with a crew and shared oysters for happy hour, a mouth watering burger (and I don’t even eat red meat lol), Charred Caulilini and a Kanpachi fish dish — ALL of which were incredibly seasoned.Oh! the French fries are capable of shattering the discipline of a monk. Lol Yum!!!Bar dining and both outdoor and indoor dining all in separate sections but open with beautiful expansive windows connecting one area to another.Overall great experience! I will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Charred Caulilini
Amazing food, lots of varied flavors, unique dishes. Great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin Barker
Excellent! Definitely playing up the chat flavors but things were delicious and complex. The seafood was generally good. The crudo and the grilled Branzino were fresh and prepared perfectly. Also the charred vegetables sides always added great complex sauces and combined textures. Pork chop was also cooked well and highly seasoned. Strong cocktail program. Definitely get the sourdough bread service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hearth Grilled Branzino, Oysters on the Half Shell, Sourdough Bread, Roasted Carrots, Charred Caulilini
Agnieszka Sz
The space and service are wonderful. I love what they did with the building. The food was good. A little bit too much pepper for my liking. I wish they had specials for the day or week.
Stoked to return to one of my favorites, @fortoaksd!This restaurant has been a San Diego staple of mine since l've lived out here. This time I got their:FAIRLANEgin, grapefruit, lemon, elderflower, proseccoYELLOWTAIL TIRADITO pineapple, aji amarillo, avocado, cilantro, red onion, popped sorghum, tajín
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
lina najeeb
Went for their Monday happy hour since this place been trending in San Diego for a while now. Got there right after opening and there was a line already but it moved pretty quickly. The hostesses were very friendly and explained that they are waiting to make sure whoever get seated get their drinks first and then they precede to the next party. It was helpful to know that information while waiting. And we were seated fairly quickly too.We got two dozens of oysters and yellowtail kama and well drinks. The second batch of oyster didn’t definitely taste as fresh as the first one and they were smaller in size too. The yellowtail Kama was very charred like they wanted to give me cancer or something lol. The drinks were not that special either. Everything else looked pretty expensive still even during happy hour.I probably only come back for the oysters.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
J D
First time here. Came with friend and ordered lamb and quail appetizers: Luke warm, salty and just not that good. Entree: pork chops: unfortunately, it came sliced, luke warm, bland seasoning and just overall poorly plated. The veggies weren’t bad. Service severely lacking. Sat at bar for about 5+ minutes before being approached and another 10+ to order after getting drinks. The staff are low energy and a bit pretentious. Our waiter, tall, bearded fellow was too cool to ask how our meal was, never came by to check on us…the other gal, only asked if we wanted another drink or dessert that we immediately shot down. The vibe and atmosphere not bad bar side. There are similar establishments that offer similar menu options with superior service. $200+ for mediocre food and experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sanford Peisner
From the moment we walked in Daniella was warm and inviting. She told us Jeff would be our waiter. This was the best service I’ve had in quite some time. The cauliflower appetizer was fantastic. We had an incredible pork chop and the best trout I’ve had.The chocolate pair dessert was delicious. Excellent service incredible meal, a new favorite. Highly recommended
I would give this place six stars if I could. It was so good it should be illegal! It is a high dollar restaurant but worth every dollar. We will be revisiting Fort Oak the next time we're in San Diego.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Apple Crisp, Sourdough Bread
Classic San Diego indoor-outdoor set up where you can't tell if your table is in the dining room or the patio. They kept the feel of the old dealership which was neat! Vegetable dishes were so fun and satisfying, especially when you wipe the plate with the sourdough. Roasted carrots were an explosion of flavors, as was the caulilini. Oreo beignets were a little on the undercooked side but a fun option. Mezcal drinks were also great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sourdough Bread, Roasted Carrots
Don't eat here if you don't like spicy food. I can take some heat but all dishes we ordered were borderline too spicy for our taste (ahi tartare, lamb kefta and caulilini); definitely in order for them to take it down a notch. Other than that, great quality and presentation. Service was a bit slow and we had to ask for water refills twice. Nice ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Came here for Oyster Monday.( ) Get there early - there is a line when they open.(+) Service is efficient and friendly.(+) $1 oysters! Though we had one oyster which really shouldn't have passed a QA test, it just looked like the remnants of an oyster - there was almost nothing in the shell. Still a great deal and all of the other oysters were great.( ) I thought the fries were just okay - they could have been a bit crispier but the togarashi aioli was really good.(+) Cocktails were stellar, and a great deal for happy hour.(+) Indoor and outdoor seating allows for dog friendly vibes.We'll definitely be back! I can't wait to try the burger.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell
Highly recommend, everything was delicious. Great wine and cocktails, great NA options, the service was top notch (thank you, Lucas!) and the food was amazing.Highly recommend the charred pea salad, hearth roasted vegetables, coppa ham and any seafood dish but the star of the dinner was the steak. Cooked perfectly, with a delicious sauce. Don't skip dessert! The pear streusel is dreamy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent food and good service. I recommend making a reservation ahead of time, as it can get really busy here. The only parking available is street parking, so you may need to drive a couple blocks around to find a spot. In terms of food, their salad is definitely the best salad I've ever tried. The dessert was also incredible. The other dishes were not good. Even the drink was way too salty. One thing I don't appreciate is them adding a 4% fee to "cover employee costs". Do not pass on employee benefit costs to customers. You need to pay them better, not us. They print it with super small font at the bottom of the menu. I will decrease my tip if you add this. I don't think the restaurant is worth going back to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Tart, Little Gem Salad
Such a nice place with great service (Jessica, Julio and Christina went above and beyond!), tasty bites, delicious cocktails and beautiful design and ambience from day to night.I was here with a crew and shared oysters for happy hour, a mouth watering burger (and I don’t even eat red meat lol), Charred Caulilini and a Kanpachi fish dish — ALL of which were incredibly seasoned.Oh! the French fries are capable of shattering the discipline of a monk. Lol Yum!!!Bar dining and both outdoor and indoor dining all in separate sections but open with beautiful expansive windows connecting one area to another.Overall great experience! I will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Charred Caulilini
Incredible food and service! HIGHLY recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hearth Grilled Branzino, Sourdough Bread, Roasted Carrots, Goat Milk Cavatelli, Charred Caulilini
Amazing food, lots of varied flavors, unique dishes. Great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent! Definitely playing up the chat flavors but things were delicious and complex. The seafood was generally good. The crudo and the grilled Branzino were fresh and prepared perfectly. Also the charred vegetables sides always added great complex sauces and combined textures. Pork chop was also cooked well and highly seasoned. Strong cocktail program. Definitely get the sourdough bread service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hearth Grilled Branzino, Oysters on the Half Shell, Sourdough Bread, Roasted Carrots, Charred Caulilini
The space and service are wonderful. I love what they did with the building. The food was good. A little bit too much pepper for my liking. I wish they had specials for the day or week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Stoked to return to one of my favorites, @fortoaksd!This restaurant has been a San Diego staple of mine since l've lived out here. This time I got their:FAIRLANEgin, grapefruit, lemon, elderflower, proseccoYELLOWTAIL TIRADITO pineapple, aji amarillo, avocado, cilantro, red onion, popped sorghum, tajín
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went for their Monday happy hour since this place been trending in San Diego for a while now. Got there right after opening and there was a line already but it moved pretty quickly. The hostesses were very friendly and explained that they are waiting to make sure whoever get seated get their drinks first and then they precede to the next party. It was helpful to know that information while waiting. And we were seated fairly quickly too.We got two dozens of oysters and yellowtail kama and well drinks. The second batch of oyster didn’t definitely taste as fresh as the first one and they were smaller in size too. The yellowtail Kama was very charred like they wanted to give me cancer or something lol. The drinks were not that special either. Everything else looked pretty expensive still even during happy hour.I probably only come back for the oysters.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
First time here. Came with friend and ordered lamb and quail appetizers: Luke warm, salty and just not that good. Entree: pork chops: unfortunately, it came sliced, luke warm, bland seasoning and just overall poorly plated. The veggies weren’t bad. Service severely lacking. Sat at bar for about 5+ minutes before being approached and another 10+ to order after getting drinks. The staff are low energy and a bit pretentious. Our waiter, tall, bearded fellow was too cool to ask how our meal was, never came by to check on us…the other gal, only asked if we wanted another drink or dessert that we immediately shot down. The vibe and atmosphere not bad bar side. There are similar establishments that offer similar menu options with superior service. $200+ for mediocre food and experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
From the moment we walked in Daniella was warm and inviting. She told us Jeff would be our waiter. This was the best service I’ve had in quite some time. The cauliflower appetizer was fantastic. We had an incredible pork chop and the best trout I’ve had.The chocolate pair dessert was delicious. Excellent service incredible meal, a new favorite. Highly recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sourdough Bread, Roasted Carrots, Charred Caulilini
I would give this place six stars if I could. It was so good it should be illegal! It is a high dollar restaurant but worth every dollar. We will be revisiting Fort Oak the next time we're in San Diego.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Apple Crisp, Sourdough Bread