This is a rare review of a place I have visited only once. At the time I somehow subscribed to the email newsletters, which are appropriately sent out not very frequently at all. However every time I / we have a memory of a wonderful dinner at a beautiful place with fun staff. This is over 1.5 years later so such a lovely memory of a dinner that made us full and happy is worth a review. There were very few such places in what was a 10-day stay visit in the wider area. Hopefully there will be a next time.
Andy Meseck
Fantastic experience overall. The cod and sirloin were spot on, and the chicken liver pate is absurdly good. Only minor negative is that we felt a bit rushed. Food was coming out so quickly, we asked to hold our entrees off for awhile so that we could relax and enjoy our cocktails. They gladly obliged. Overall a great evening, as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Dreyer
We really enjoyed our dinner here, the salmon and pork chops were delicious main courses and the beef tartare and bread were an excellent way to start the meal. Didn't have reservations but we were able to sit at the bar which was very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ava Quinn
Oak is the best of everything. The food at Oak is always amazing and well executed. It has all the greatest things of high-end dining while still being an approachable and welcoming place on Pearl street.Staff are professional and well informed on the whole menu. Desserts and drinks are also top notch. I’d definitely recommend making a reservation well ahead of time, especially over busy weekends.Dietary restrictions: Easy to advocate for and adjust for allergies. Staff are incredibly well informed, making a gluten allergy in our party seamless to work around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shaved Apple & Kale Salad, Crispy Pork Shoulder & Cumin Miso Glaze, Gnocchi
Eleanor Medina
This is our all time favorite restaurant in town!!! The kale salad is amazing. We love Oak! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shaved Apple & Kale Salad, Gnocchi
Debra Dickinson
A very mixed review - service and food were excellent. Dining room was noisy and crowded - tables were too close together. The back of my chair was bumped several times imes by servers attending to the table behind me.As stated, the food was excellent. I was however dismayed that my "rack of lamb" consisted of two single lamb chops, one baby potato that was sliced in half, a very small piece of charred red onion and 4 small sliced of cucumber - absolutely ridiculous for the price it cost. Although delicious, the portion was ridiculous. Gnocchi and Hamachi were tasty.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca Highsmith
What a lovely dining experience this was! Our waiter Connor was a gem and very attentive! My partner had the best pork chop he’s had in his life, and I had a cocktail that was one of the most creative and delicious I’ve ever had! (Golden Rule, highly recommend!) We very much enjoyed our experience and would go there again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cameron Dunlop
Surprisingly good food and a really great deal on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Kay
Oak is a fine dining experience. Our food was good, very good, but not outstanding. Service likewise was very good, but not outstanding. We shared a burata salad, and the meatball entree, whixh were very good. We used to love sitting at the bar overlooking the front kitchen. Except they took out the grill, so it loat all of its allure. Nothing was bad per se, except it wasn't as outstanding as it was previously.
Service was terrible Waitress must have been new Sat down and ordered a drink with my wife Before our drinks arrive we were asked if we wanted to order dinner Total rush and second round of drinks had to remind the waitress Manager was good as he did comp my drink Just really bad as I do not think she was ready
Kringle
I just felt like the scallops were not seared enough they were very pale... And the salmon didn't present itself as well as it did last time... My first time and I was extremely impressed and not so much my second time
PeterH
1. the 30$ gnocchi app was not well done. tasty but bad technique. Black on one side seemed more like a French gnocchi then an Italian style, sauce to soupy and a minuscule amount of rib 2. Meatballs for 27$ tasty but lacking in depth of flavor the service was great. overall to expensive for the food. Immature food, not enough thought and finish to the dishes. the gnocchi was a glaring example not enough oversize by chef.
Sarah P
Amazing food and service! Gavin was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
WillB
Great food, great service. STOP with the extra 5% tacked on at the end. Just change the price on the menu. The COVID pandemic is no longer an excuse to add an extra charge for no reason.
Very good food and service. Get the pork roast for 4 and the liver paste
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Pork Shoulder & Cumin Miso Glaze, Oak Grilled Hanger Steak
This is a rare review of a place I have visited only once. At the time I somehow subscribed to the email newsletters, which are appropriately sent out not very frequently at all. However every time I / we have a memory of a wonderful dinner at a beautiful place with fun staff. This is over 1.5 years later so such a lovely memory of a dinner that made us full and happy is worth a review. There were very few such places in what was a 10-day stay visit in the wider area. Hopefully there will be a next time.
Fantastic experience overall. The cod and sirloin were spot on, and the chicken liver pate is absurdly good. Only minor negative is that we felt a bit rushed. Food was coming out so quickly, we asked to hold our entrees off for awhile so that we could relax and enjoy our cocktails. They gladly obliged. Overall a great evening, as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We really enjoyed our dinner here, the salmon and pork chops were delicious main courses and the beef tartare and bread were an excellent way to start the meal. Didn't have reservations but we were able to sit at the bar which was very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oak is the best of everything. The food at Oak is always amazing and well executed. It has all the greatest things of high-end dining while still being an approachable and welcoming place on Pearl street.Staff are professional and well informed on the whole menu. Desserts and drinks are also top notch. I’d definitely recommend making a reservation well ahead of time, especially over busy weekends.Dietary restrictions: Easy to advocate for and adjust for allergies. Staff are incredibly well informed, making a gluten allergy in our party seamless to work around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shaved Apple & Kale Salad, Crispy Pork Shoulder & Cumin Miso Glaze, Gnocchi
This is our all time favorite restaurant in town!!! The kale salad is amazing. We love Oak! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shaved Apple & Kale Salad, Gnocchi
A very mixed review - service and food were excellent. Dining room was noisy and crowded - tables were too close together. The back of my chair was bumped several times imes by servers attending to the table behind me.As stated, the food was excellent. I was however dismayed that my "rack of lamb" consisted of two single lamb chops, one baby potato that was sliced in half, a very small piece of charred red onion and 4 small sliced of cucumber - absolutely ridiculous for the price it cost. Although delicious, the portion was ridiculous. Gnocchi and Hamachi were tasty.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a lovely dining experience this was! Our waiter Connor was a gem and very attentive! My partner had the best pork chop he’s had in his life, and I had a cocktail that was one of the most creative and delicious I’ve ever had! (Golden Rule, highly recommend!) We very much enjoyed our experience and would go there again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Surprisingly good food and a really great deal on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oak is a fine dining experience. Our food was good, very good, but not outstanding. Service likewise was very good, but not outstanding. We shared a burata salad, and the meatball entree, whixh were very good. We used to love sitting at the bar overlooking the front kitchen. Except they took out the grill, so it loat all of its allure. Nothing was bad per se, except it wasn't as outstanding as it was previously.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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Service was terrible Waitress must have been new Sat down and ordered a drink with my wife Before our drinks arrive we were asked if we wanted to order dinner Total rush and second round of drinks had to remind the waitress Manager was good as he did comp my drink Just really bad as I do not think she was ready
I just felt like the scallops were not seared enough they were very pale... And the salmon didn't present itself as well as it did last time... My first time and I was extremely impressed and not so much my second time
1. the 30$ gnocchi app was not well done. tasty but bad technique. Black on one side seemed more like a French gnocchi then an Italian style, sauce to soupy and a minuscule amount of rib 2. Meatballs for 27$ tasty but lacking in depth of flavor the service was great. overall to expensive for the food. Immature food, not enough thought and finish to the dishes. the gnocchi was a glaring example not enough oversize by chef.
Amazing food and service! Gavin was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, great service. STOP with the extra 5% tacked on at the end. Just change the price on the menu. The COVID pandemic is no longer an excuse to add an extra charge for no reason.