Dependably delicious! The atmosphere is little lively so it's not a quiet dinner, but the food is amazing and the service is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foie Gras Honey Mousse
Ken Wolf
Imaginative cocktails, appetizers and entrees. Duck and Duck was excellent. Salmon presentation was impressive. Carrot cake dessert was best carrot cake I've ever tasted. Had a party of six and everyone left happy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
AnnB
Sadly, this is not a restaurant we will return to. It is very loud and the tables are so tightly placed that the waitstaff has to slide sideways to move around them. The waiter was harried but he tried. The food was incredibly mediocre. The famed shrimp corn dogs (Beat Bobby Flay!!!!) were totally underwhelming; so much batter the shrimp taste was nonexistent. My husband's fettuccini reminded him of the Chef Boyarde of his youth (the diner next to us was also not impressed with his) My special, the fluke had no flavor at all. Hate to write bad reviews but this is not the first time we visited and were hot happy. We just need to learn from our experience and not return.
Livia Goncalves
Wide selection of cocktails and wines. Food is delicious. I had the mushroom paella and it was superb. The desert of the day was incredible - please add the pistachio cake with sour cherry to the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Devon Roberson
When I say everything about this place was wonderful. I had duck and pork chops..... Good food, great service, 10 out of 10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Platinumjstrain
Three of us went to OAKLEYS bistro following a performance of the ISO. We arrived a little after 8:15 which turned out to be propitious. The heavy duty dinner crowd was just braking up. Two of us had not been there in a while principally due to geography and a mistaken impression that the menu rarely changed. We had a very helpful server who, when advised of my peculiar allergy, conferred with the kitchen to see what might be safe or could be made safe for me. Thankfully, there were several options. I settled on a 6 oz preparation of Wagu beef and it was outstanding. My tablemates shared the Duck & Duck dish and when served, our server reminded me that I was not to touch it because of my allergy. They raved about their dish. Before our mains, we had shared the foie gras dish as an appetizer and a Brussels sprout "Caesar" for our salad. Because of heritage, we also ordered the roasted garlic potato puree for the table. Every dish we had was delicious. And we noted that the chef/owner, Steve Oakley, was in the kitchen until we were done, a fact we appreciated. Clearly, we will be back and since our geography is about to change, perhaps much more often.
blansette
Great food and cocktails. The presentation of the food was outstanding. Our server was a bit pushy and we could decided our dinner options while eating appetizers and he was not happy!
Ciachef
First time visit, food was great, but our server Wesley R was not. We felt rushed and his face expressions said it all. He was only interested in our entree order while we were enjoying a variety of appetizers. Which we had planned on ordering, but with his constant pushing we decided to pass on entree's. I am also in the hospitality industry and do understand how things work, but in this case it was just bad service.
Carol and Art Kemp
All was well until the check arrived. My wife requested some parmesan for her fettuccine. A dollar charge was added to our bill. What is next...an extra charge for ice?Wheelchair accessibility: OK. Table seating is tight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Duck Schnitzel, Shrimp Corn Dog
Tony
Heard a lot about this restaurant and was looking forward to it. However, overall disappointed by the food. Had the French Onion and while we were warned that it's wasn'y prepared the traditional way with the melted cheese on top, we tried it anyway. Good but not much cheese, which was supposed to be in the crotons. We both prefer the more traditional melted cheese on top. My date had the salmon and I ordered the meatloaf. We shared each other food. Salmon was OK but nothing special. We both found the meatloaf too salty for our taste.
Oakley's is our go-to place to celebrate any special family event. This time we celebrated our wedding anniversary. Chris and Josh were friendly and helpful with wine and menu selections. Chef Oakley and his kitchen team prepared the our dinners with their usual flair and outstanding quality. The shrimp corndog starters never fail. The seafood schnitzel was a surprising treat. I had the trout with was done to perfection and my wife had the paella, which she said she would order again.
Zach Shez
Went for Valentine's day. No where did they say they had a set 3 course menu. Not online, not when I made the reservation, nothing. The items I was looking to try weren't on it. The waiter definitely worked with me to find some work arounds. Can't commend him enough. Just disappointed to not be notified of such a pretty large detail for such an expensive evening. Hope to return for a full menu to make the price worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Food was amazing!!! We had the brisket, meatloaf and butternut squash soup. Then the carrot cake for dessert. All of it was excellent! It was loud so we would not come with friends because it would be too loud to hear each other. We went on Saturday night at 7pm.
Richard
Oakley's created and presented a very special Valentines dinner and experience for my wife and I. From the special interest, service and food we enjoyed every moment. Everything was not only memorable but exceptional. We will be returning more often for sure.
TJandMJF
We have eaten there many times. The food is always excellent and the service is very good. Last night (the night before Valentine's Day) we had reservations for 6:30. There were many empty tables when we arrived but we were put in the very back where my view was of the entrance to the kitchen. It's the very worst table in the place. When my husband went back to the hostess she very begrudgingly moved us to table for 2 right next to a table of 6 women. At least 3 other couples came in after us and were given tables for 4. When we left shortly after 8 there were at least 2 tables that never had patrons and 3 others had turned over. I don't understand why we were seated the way we were. It was just disappointing because we have always had a very good time there.
Dependably delicious! The atmosphere is little lively so it's not a quiet dinner, but the food is amazing and the service is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foie Gras Honey Mousse
Imaginative cocktails, appetizers and entrees. Duck and Duck was excellent. Salmon presentation was impressive. Carrot cake dessert was best carrot cake I've ever tasted. Had a party of six and everyone left happy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sadly, this is not a restaurant we will return to. It is very loud and the tables are so tightly placed that the waitstaff has to slide sideways to move around them. The waiter was harried but he tried. The food was incredibly mediocre. The famed shrimp corn dogs (Beat Bobby Flay!!!!) were totally underwhelming; so much batter the shrimp taste was nonexistent. My husband's fettuccini reminded him of the Chef Boyarde of his youth (the diner next to us was also not impressed with his) My special, the fluke had no flavor at all. Hate to write bad reviews but this is not the first time we visited and were hot happy. We just need to learn from our experience and not return.
Wide selection of cocktails and wines. Food is delicious. I had the mushroom paella and it was superb. The desert of the day was incredible - please add the pistachio cake with sour cherry to the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When I say everything about this place was wonderful. I had duck and pork chops..... Good food, great service, 10 out of 10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Three of us went to OAKLEYS bistro following a performance of the ISO. We arrived a little after 8:15 which turned out to be propitious. The heavy duty dinner crowd was just braking up. Two of us had not been there in a while principally due to geography and a mistaken impression that the menu rarely changed. We had a very helpful server who, when advised of my peculiar allergy, conferred with the kitchen to see what might be safe or could be made safe for me. Thankfully, there were several options. I settled on a 6 oz preparation of Wagu beef and it was outstanding. My tablemates shared the Duck & Duck dish and when served, our server reminded me that I was not to touch it because of my allergy. They raved about their dish. Before our mains, we had shared the foie gras dish as an appetizer and a Brussels sprout "Caesar" for our salad. Because of heritage, we also ordered the roasted garlic potato puree for the table. Every dish we had was delicious. And we noted that the chef/owner, Steve Oakley, was in the kitchen until we were done, a fact we appreciated. Clearly, we will be back and since our geography is about to change, perhaps much more often.
Great food and cocktails. The presentation of the food was outstanding. Our server was a bit pushy and we could decided our dinner options while eating appetizers and he was not happy!
First time visit, food was great, but our server Wesley R was not. We felt rushed and his face expressions said it all. He was only interested in our entree order while we were enjoying a variety of appetizers. Which we had planned on ordering, but with his constant pushing we decided to pass on entree's. I am also in the hospitality industry and do understand how things work, but in this case it was just bad service.
All was well until the check arrived. My wife requested some parmesan for her fettuccine. A dollar charge was added to our bill. What is next...an extra charge for ice?Wheelchair accessibility: OK. Table seating is tight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Duck Schnitzel, Shrimp Corn Dog
Heard a lot about this restaurant and was looking forward to it. However, overall disappointed by the food. Had the French Onion and while we were warned that it's wasn'y prepared the traditional way with the melted cheese on top, we tried it anyway. Good but not much cheese, which was supposed to be in the crotons. We both prefer the more traditional melted cheese on top. My date had the salmon and I ordered the meatloaf. We shared each other food. Salmon was OK but nothing special. We both found the meatloaf too salty for our taste.
Restaurantji Recommends
Oakley's is our go-to place to celebrate any special family event. This time we celebrated our wedding anniversary. Chris and Josh were friendly and helpful with wine and menu selections. Chef Oakley and his kitchen team prepared the our dinners with their usual flair and outstanding quality. The shrimp corndog starters never fail. The seafood schnitzel was a surprising treat. I had the trout with was done to perfection and my wife had the paella, which she said she would order again.
Went for Valentine's day. No where did they say they had a set 3 course menu. Not online, not when I made the reservation, nothing. The items I was looking to try weren't on it. The waiter definitely worked with me to find some work arounds. Can't commend him enough. Just disappointed to not be notified of such a pretty large detail for such an expensive evening. Hope to return for a full menu to make the price worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Food was amazing!!! We had the brisket, meatloaf and butternut squash soup. Then the carrot cake for dessert. All of it was excellent! It was loud so we would not come with friends because it would be too loud to hear each other. We went on Saturday night at 7pm.
Oakley's created and presented a very special Valentines dinner and experience for my wife and I. From the special interest, service and food we enjoyed every moment. Everything was not only memorable but exceptional. We will be returning more often for sure.
We have eaten there many times. The food is always excellent and the service is very good. Last night (the night before Valentine's Day) we had reservations for 6:30. There were many empty tables when we arrived but we were put in the very back where my view was of the entrance to the kitchen. It's the very worst table in the place. When my husband went back to the hostess she very begrudgingly moved us to table for 2 right next to a table of 6 women. At least 3 other couples came in after us and were given tables for 4. When we left shortly after 8 there were at least 2 tables that never had patrons and 3 others had turned over. I don't understand why we were seated the way we were. It was just disappointing because we have always had a very good time there.