What a great hidden gem. The only thing that surprised us was that it wasn't more crowded. Food was excellent, service was just right! The vibe was very good, sophisticated with an industrial edge. Loved the brickwork and a magnificent bar.
Jenna
They weren't even offering service at the time of our reservation and said it was a mistake so I had to ask them not to charge us. They were only open as a bar and said there was no brunch available despite it being listed on open table as a spot. We drove up from San Diego and this was our first stop so huge bummer it wasn't open.
Matthew
Finally made it over to Oak Grill to try their Happy Hour. Service was excellent, prices were solid, fries delicious, and both shrimp ceviche & crab roll were good. Thank you!
Peggy
A group of 7 of us had brunch here recently and found it to be a wonderful experience. All of us thought our entrees were wonderful. Several of us ordered eggs Benedict, one classic and two veggie variations. We all ordered the eggs to be poached medium and were perfectly done. The hollandaise sauce was also delightful and the presentation lovely. One of the best eggs Benedict I've had. The fresh fruit side was a bowl of strawberries and blackberries, which was a nice complement. Note that the automatic gratuity for the group was set at only 10%, which we all increased, kinda unfair to the wait staff. Regardless, we will be back.
Casey
Oak Grill was so good! Honestly better than I even expected. every single thing we ordered was insanely good. the chef back there really knows what he's doing. Not cheap, but what is anymore? I got a pressed juice made from golden beets and pineapple that was INSANELY good. the breakfast sandwich was delicious and the beignets were to die for. I want to go back back for dinner and see what they have to offer. our server was also great & so sweet!
Josh
Went for Mother's Day brunch. Waiter and time to get food were subpar and took over an hour to get food from kitchen and restaurant was only 3/4 full! Never refilled water during the entire hour wait or check to get addditional beverages. Food was above average and good!
Marilyn
The reason for noise level was there was a wedding group of about 40 people and with all of them talking it was hard for us to have a conversation. Of course this is not going to happen every night. We will go back though, the food was excellent and service excellent also.
Robin
Friendly waiter, good menu choices and good food. Environment a little sterile but overall a good meal out.
Opentable Diner
Food excellent. Love the casual, yet refined look of the place Service paced just right. Everyone at the table enjoyed their individual drinks. Server very friendly and accommodating. Love the casual, yet refined ambience.
Lindsay Hiatt
I went for Valentines Day and I was so excited to try this place for the first time. My date and I decided to get the Surf n Turf (filet mignon and shrimp) which isn't regularly on the menu. I asked for mine to be medium rare, my date chose medium.
The drinks we ordered were pretty good. We also ordered the crab cake for an appetizer which was okay. The bottom of it was pretty burnt and charred, you could tell it was cooked on the same surface as the burgers or steaks bc they tasted more like a beef.
Once the entres were brought to the table, we cut into our filet mignons, they were both cooked pretty well done, no the meat had no pink to it. The server did not come back to our table for quite some time so it was awkward to just sit there waiting to say something so we decided to just eat. There was hardly any flavor to the meat. I feel bad even saying how awful it was.
Once the bill arrived, it was almost $300. I sucked it up and just paid the bill and vowed to go to Ox and Anchor next time. It was a very disappointing experience.
The server was just awful. We all felt like a massive inconvenience to her. When my husband was ordering she literally left before he was done ordering and when she walked away my husband and to yell the remainder of his order to her and she audibly sighed and rolled her eyes as her was finishing. They took our water carafe to fill it up and never brought it back, despite our asking for water. My sister ordered the carbonara and when she got it her food was cold and we didn't even bother telling our server because anytime we needed her she just walked right past us. While we were still eating our server just comes and drops off to go boxes, when no one had even asked for them. It felt like we were being ushered out of the restaurant because again it felt like we were an inconvenience, the whole experience made us feel like we were just a problem to her and that is completely unprofessional. I want to preface this with my career was in the restaurant/hospitality industry where my job was to open new restaurants and train the staff at how to deliver the best experience, and I'm also someone who gives so much grace because working in a restaurant is incredibly difficult and can be hard depending on the type of guests you have, but from the start the restaurant was dead and I do know she got a large party but from the start she just did not care. The food was subpar and the service just lacked. There are a ton of restaurants in SLO, avoid this one unless you want cold food and made to feel like an inconvenience for a service that they are providing
Yasmina Jara
More than 1 hour waiting at the bar for nothing, they just could have been honest about the waiting time…
Brady Welch
Hate to be a Scrooge, but we booked Xmas eve dinner here, and the menu was about a third of what it normally was (which wasn’t disclosed on the website), the cocktails weren’t very good, and the service was fairly poor.
Paige Eckhaus
Olivia was fantastic. Food and drinks were great. Will absolutely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mary McHale
Food was good, local wine was great. New Years Eve, party atmosphere. Our server Olivia helped make our evening special. She took all our requests in stride. Would come back again just to have her take care of us!
What a great hidden gem. The only thing that surprised us was that it wasn't more crowded. Food was excellent, service was just right! The vibe was very good, sophisticated with an industrial edge. Loved the brickwork and a magnificent bar.
They weren't even offering service at the time of our reservation and said it was a mistake so I had to ask them not to charge us. They were only open as a bar and said there was no brunch available despite it being listed on open table as a spot. We drove up from San Diego and this was our first stop so huge bummer it wasn't open.
Finally made it over to Oak Grill to try their Happy Hour. Service was excellent, prices were solid, fries delicious, and both shrimp ceviche & crab roll were good. Thank you!
A group of 7 of us had brunch here recently and found it to be a wonderful experience. All of us thought our entrees were wonderful. Several of us ordered eggs Benedict, one classic and two veggie variations. We all ordered the eggs to be poached medium and were perfectly done. The hollandaise sauce was also delightful and the presentation lovely. One of the best eggs Benedict I've had. The fresh fruit side was a bowl of strawberries and blackberries, which was a nice complement. Note that the automatic gratuity for the group was set at only 10%, which we all increased, kinda unfair to the wait staff. Regardless, we will be back.
Oak Grill was so good! Honestly better than I even expected. every single thing we ordered was insanely good. the chef back there really knows what he's doing. Not cheap, but what is anymore? I got a pressed juice made from golden beets and pineapple that was INSANELY good. the breakfast sandwich was delicious and the beignets were to die for. I want to go back back for dinner and see what they have to offer. our server was also great & so sweet!
Went for Mother's Day brunch. Waiter and time to get food were subpar and took over an hour to get food from kitchen and restaurant was only 3/4 full! Never refilled water during the entire hour wait or check to get addditional beverages. Food was above average and good!
The reason for noise level was there was a wedding group of about 40 people and with all of them talking it was hard for us to have a conversation. Of course this is not going to happen every night. We will go back though, the food was excellent and service excellent also.
Friendly waiter, good menu choices and good food. Environment a little sterile but overall a good meal out.
Food excellent. Love the casual, yet refined look of the place Service paced just right. Everyone at the table enjoyed their individual drinks. Server very friendly and accommodating. Love the casual, yet refined ambience.
I went for Valentines Day and I was so excited to try this place for the first time. My date and I decided to get the Surf n Turf (filet mignon and shrimp) which isn't regularly on the menu. I asked for mine to be medium rare, my date chose medium.
The drinks we ordered were pretty good. We also ordered the crab cake for an appetizer which was okay. The bottom of it was pretty burnt and charred, you could tell it was cooked on the same surface as the burgers or steaks bc they tasted more like a beef.
Once the entres were brought to the table, we cut into our filet mignons, they were both cooked pretty well done, no the meat had no pink to it. The server did not come back to our table for quite some time so it was awkward to just sit there waiting to say something so we decided to just eat. There was hardly any flavor to the meat. I feel bad even saying how awful it was.
Once the bill arrived, it was almost $300. I sucked it up and just paid the bill and vowed to go to Ox and Anchor next time. It was a very disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The server was just awful. We all felt like a massive inconvenience to her. When my husband was ordering she literally left before he was done ordering and when she walked away my husband and to yell the remainder of his order to her and she audibly sighed and rolled her eyes as her was finishing. They took our water carafe to fill it up and never brought it back, despite our asking for water. My sister ordered the carbonara and when she got it her food was cold and we didn't even bother telling our server because anytime we needed her she just walked right past us. While we were still eating our server just comes and drops off to go boxes, when no one had even asked for them. It felt like we were being ushered out of the restaurant because again it felt like we were an inconvenience, the whole experience made us feel like we were just a problem to her and that is completely unprofessional. I want to preface this with my career was in the restaurant/hospitality industry where my job was to open new restaurants and train the staff at how to deliver the best experience, and I'm also someone who gives so much grace because working in a restaurant is incredibly difficult and can be hard depending on the type of guests you have, but from the start the restaurant was dead and I do know she got a large party but from the start she just did not care. The food was subpar and the service just lacked. There are a ton of restaurants in SLO, avoid this one unless you want cold food and made to feel like an inconvenience for a service that they are providing
More than 1 hour waiting at the bar for nothing, they just could have been honest about the waiting time…
Hate to be a Scrooge, but we booked Xmas eve dinner here, and the menu was about a third of what it normally was (which wasn’t disclosed on the website), the cocktails weren’t very good, and the service was fairly poor.
Olivia was fantastic. Food and drinks were great. Will absolutely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was good, local wine was great. New Years Eve, party atmosphere. Our server Olivia helped make our evening special. She took all our requests in stride. Would come back again just to have her take care of us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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