OAK Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The intimate interior and beautiful, timeless decor create an illusion of dining virtually in these guys’ home."
• "Perfect atmosphere, lovely low key and tasteful furnishings, relaxed and ideal lighting."
• "The restaurant is homely, cute, and very welcoming."
• "A sensational restaurant - cosy, relaxed, bubbling with a lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed, with lovely decor of wood and dried flowers."
• "It's a compact setting with great staff and a great ambiance."
• "A fairly bohemian interior sets the tone for a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately sat at a wobbly table downstairs behind the kitchen door."
• "Also, we sat in the basement steering into a wall so the setting could have been a little more scenic."
• "Placed directly next to the kitchen across from the toilets."
• "We were seated in the corner of the basement on a wobbly table behind the kitchen door."
• "Our table had an additional chair tucked into the corner, this was unusable and left facing the wall."
• "The restaurant was rundown, looking like it could do with a little TLC."
• "Simple reason being that the downstairs area is just not it."

Service

Pros:

• "The Staff were all so lovely and happy to help with any questions we had."
• "Staff were wonderfully warm and welcoming."
• "Pheebs and the team looked after us and the service was great."
• "The staff were super knowledgeable and very friendly."
• "The service is nice, we particularly liked our sommelier."
• "Fantastic service from Kyria as well!"
• "The staff were so welcoming and very accommodating."

Cons:

• "The service was a bit slow."
• "Unfortunately, the deserts were little disappointing - brownie was super hard, little dry and far too heavy."
• "The overall service could really be hugely improved."
• "However, I think service has gone down a bit since they did not employ enough waiting staff."
• "Service was slow to inexistent. Waited 40 minute for some tea."
• "The service was really bad."
• "Staff left guests for long periods, plates and bowls took a long time to be cleared."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Would recommend and would return - beetroot pate and Mung bean fritters were definitely highlights on the menu."
• "Seasonal, meat-free and sensational."
• "The ingredients were mostly local and sustainable."
• "The vegan dishes at Oak were absolutely delicious!"
• "The fresh produce they use makes the dishes so tasty and unique."
• "Nice and cosy atmosphere, beautiful platings, creative and delicious dishes!"
• "Every dish was outstanding."

Cons:

• "Food is not good or large enough to warrant the price and relies on pretentious instagrammability."
• "Most of the food was bland and needed seasoning."
• "The cost of the dishes compared to the portion of foods was dreadful value for money."
• "However, the portions are very small and the price is very high. We didn't feel satiated."
• "The main dishes which came recommended were bland."
• "Each dish didn't have much variation between them, very redundant, and they all seemed heavily salted and too oily."
• "The food was not good and we decided to not stay after sampling three dishes."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Haven’t had such interested and delicious food in a long time for really reasonable price."
• "I thought the bill would come to 70 quid but it was almost half that amount, very reasonably priced indeed."
• "Incredible value for money, surpassing many Michelin star restaurants I’ve eaten at."
• "The food is magic and the prices are very competitive."
• "For how good the food is, it's pretty reasonably priced."
• "The tasting menu with wine was very good value for money."
• "Prices were great."

Cons:

• "And to be charged nearly £80 for it was outrageous."
• "However, I think service has gone down a bit since they did not employ enough waiting staff. Also now seems fairly poor value for money."
• "For a two course meal £30 each, which is fine when you get something one your plate...... I will pay for good food and too be honest, presentation 5 out 5.... Quality 3..... quantity 0."
• "Small portions and London prices."
• "It was insulting to be charged over 50 £ for this experience."
• "Final bill was £120 (including a bottle of white wine & deserts)."
• "Not worth the £60+ per head."