In the land of casual chain restaurants and fast food, Venue 104 is a welcome addition to the South…read moreOKC dining scene. They are a nice, casual option for lunch, and an upscale option for dinner. So far, I have been very impressed with their food and customer service. I have dined there twice, and both times the Chef has come to our table to ask how we liked our food and to take the time to explain their concept and goals. According to him, they are a harvest to table concept, and feature fresh products seasonally. The Executive Chef was previously the personal Chef to the Governor, so he has a cornucopia of experience in catering and various international cuisines and flavors. It seems a large portion of their business is catering. In talking with another Chef, I learned that he is a home brewer, which allowed for some bonding time with my hubby. He said that they have the goal of hosting beer dinners in the future, as well as serving his craft home brew and specializing in beer/food pairings. I can't wait! I have only dined at Venue104 for lunch, although their dinner menu looks extraordinary featuring fresh produce, seafood, and a beautiful filet. The lunch is delicious. My husband mentioned that the prices really are reasonable, especially considering how much one pays at Panera Bread or other similar sandwich/soup/salad places, and this place is a nice, sit down restaurant. The menu consists of a few appetizers (I have not tried them), soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts. Venue 104 makes all of their salad dressings in house, and they are creative and tasty. The salads feature fresh, innovative ingredients and look very good. They feature a soup du jour as well as roasted tomato bisque. There are several intriguing sandwich options, such as a brie and apple turkey burger, open faced chicken marsala sandwich served on homemade focaccia, a regular beef burger, an italian chicken sandwich, a philly sandwich, and a few others. Both times, I have gotten the Italian chicken sandwich; it is that good! The chicken breast is marinated in their homemade pesto, thinly sliced, and served on their homemade focaccia with tomato, arugula, fresh mozzarella, and a pesto aioli. Scrumptious! All sandwiches are served with either soup, salad, or oven roasted herbed potato wedges. The entrees consist of linguini coils with marinara and meatballs, chicken florentine, and a pork loin that I heard a woman a few tables away raving about. For dessert, they offer a chocolate mousse bomb, a southern bread pudding, and a cheesecake. I have tried the two former desserts. The chocolate mousse bomb is a frozen dessert that has several layers of different chocolate mousses. It is so yummy; although I liked my room temperature leftovers better than when it was served frozen. The southern bread pudding was decent, but I prefer bread pudding to have a more custardy texture. However, it has a phenomenal warm carmel sauce on top that would make anybody lick their plates! On a side note, I love the woman's bathroom! It is clean and is decorated nicely. They offer higher end hand soap and lotion, as well as room spray. I always appreciate these attention to details; it says a lot about a business. The service is very good; the servers know the menu, like the food, and seem happy to be serving you. It impresses me that the Chef visits with the customers and I think it shows that they care about customer service and making an enjoyable experience. To all you South OKCers, give Chilis and On the Border a break and go check out Venue 104 for lunch or dinner. And all you North OKCers, take a nice drive and venture out of your normal restaurant line up; it is worth the drive and you won't be disappointed. I am already thinking about my next visit; what will I order...

I have tried to go there SEVERAL times. Closed for private party, I understand. But if you are…read moregoing to advertise open hours, you should be open. Too many other options for dining in the area. Guess I'll just have a sugar packet or two...

We booked the tasting room for our rehearsal dinner for our wedding. My husband worked with them…read moreand they were completely responsive and helpful! My dad gets to the venue the day of and we realized that my husband had given them the wrong date for the dinner. The venue scrambled and worked so hard to make a dinner for thirty people with no notice and it was amazing! We are so grateful for all of their hard work and willingness to cover ourselves in the mishap.

I've been to special events here several times. They host some of the best wine dinners in Oklahoma…read moreCity, and more casual events as well. The space can be rented out for your own private party, with catering from any of the Western Concepts (Lobby Bar, Musashi's, Sushi Neko, Coach House, etc). They have a large private room as well as a beautiful outdoor patio. They also have a beautiful working kitchen, which is home to cooking classes by local chefs, and has also been used for local cooking shows. I think a few local chefs have also filmed pilot TV shows for cooking shows here, since it's set up for that as well. The folks who work for Western Concepts are among the best in the OKC food scene. They are always trying inventive menus and will work with you to create the event of your dreams, within your budget. They recently catered an event that I hosted at Savory Spice Shop, just around the corner, and I loved the creativity that went into making the menu. Bonus of having events here: your guests have access to a huge parking lot, nice restrooms and a beautiful new entry hall. With Lobby Bar nearby, they can enjoy a drink in the bar before of after.

Chef Julien recently catered an event for the Earth Day Sponsors and volunteers, held at the…read moreDiscovery Museum. He provided BBQ chicken that was outta this world, pulled pork, potato salad, rolls, coleslaw, vegetable trays and dip, and really good BBQ beans. He is a self taught chef. By viewing his website, looks like he cooks up a mean soul food experience. Though I cannot attest to that, I can guarantee, he put together a delicious BBQ menu for us. Good food, friendly service. Great for when you don't want to heat up your kitchen from those hot Reno days!

So many amazing things to say. I hired him for a private birthday dinner for my boyfriend. He…read morecommunicated so well really easy to work with very professional. The food was absolutely amazing. Will totally hire him again.

I used to love this place, but the new menu is a bizarre combination of German, Asian/Hawaiian,…read moresouthern comfort food and maybe... French? I've been twice with the new menu (launched in Nov 2023). The first time I had the four piece chicken (a half chicken, not that the wait staff knew this- I was told it was two breasts and two legs when I ordered). The chicken had general Tso sauce. It was ok, good flavors, but very greasy and sweet. The second time I had the Jagerschnitzel which was PAPER thin, so it was all breading for $33. There was a small smear of gravy under the "meat" (breading)- just not a sensible or satisfying meal. There weren't many lean protein options. I also had green bean casserole both meals (sides are separate). They were pretty different each time. The first time they were thinner/ skinnier green beans and really nicely cooked; the second time they were the more normal type of green beans (fatter) but seemed to be cooked the same amount of time because they were very undercooked and too crunchy. The members of wait staff are very nice but seem understaffed- both times they disappeared for long stretches and the meal took 2 hours because they just didn't seem to have time. Not their fault but disappointing. It seems like a great place to have a drink on the patio in nice weather but I will not be returning for dinner.

Keith!!! Server of the year. Amazing food, very reasonable prices and the menu is sized perfectly…read morefor brunch. We had all the things during our first visit...bubbles and Bloody Mary cocktails, that blueberry donut - if you remember a place called Applewood's, the donut is a blueberry version of their apple fritter. Everything we ordered was fantastic! Big fan of the burrata board and bacon jam omelette.

Daphne.... Thank you so much for the awesome meals we have had over the last two weeks. Not only is…read morethe food marvelous, my family now enjoys meals together since the atmosphere isn't as hurried since the meal is already prepared. The liver and onions are a must to do again. The veal was perfection and salmon was gone in two meals. I love the way we packaged several servings of veggies separate. With some meals the separate veggies made it to the dinner table a la carte like in a restaurant. I would never have time to make 3 or 4 different sides. We all look forward to our next cooking adventure. I have a few recipes I'd like you to make. I am so glad I found you! You have blessed us with you gift of cooking! Cathy Leichter

I am so glad I have found delicious dishes! Daphne has exceeded all my expectations her cooking is…read moreawesome. I'm a very busy business owner and don't have time to cook a great meal for myself. I am always on the go go go so I reached out to delicious dishes and tried the 25 lunches menu deal and it's worked out great! I have plenty of home cooked meals just the way I like it. Daphne is here to please your palate and cook everything your way. She is fast and efficient and the best part is she cleans up all the mess! I recommend delicious dishes for anyone needs as she has so many meal deals to pick from. I recommend her pork tenderloin it was amazing.

I love Torie's Tasty Temptations! Torie has been my go to caterer the last 4 years. She never…read moredisappoints me! She has catered every theme and style event I've hosted from weddings to church dinners! The woman is AMAZING! I will continue using her because she is consistent, professional, and the food is so tasty.

This place is very unique! The building is beautiful, food is delicious with large portions. The…read morestaff is kind and was helpful to recommend items for a vegetarian diet.

The food was very good. Their stakes are outstanding and the grilled salmon was some of the best…read moreI've ever eaten. The service was great, they were not busy. We were celebrating a birthday so staff stepped in to take pictures. Ambiance was like an old European hotel, rich and quiet. We will visit again.

Great experience, with a wonderful chef. We've dined about 5 times now and each one has been…read moreconsistently great. Everyone is polite and highly recommended.