Excited to dine here as the menu looked compelling. Honestly a bit disappointing, although the staff was great and the effort was there - just fell short for us. The meatball appetizer was great - I wanted to order 2 of them. The fried pickles were also top shelf - as good as you will find. Unfortunately, that where the best part of our meal ended. We ordered a pickled peach toast appetizer, but the bread was burned and there was only a few small pickled peach pieces on the bread. Was burnt so bad it was really all we could taste, so we sent it back and they were kind to remove it from our bill.!was surprised that there was almost no pickled peach pieces in an appetizer named "pickled peach". Oh well.... Bring on the kale-apple salad - which was fine but nothing special, tasted more of julienne apple vs kale. My wife had the John Dorsey filet which was substantially over cooked and generally bland. A bust....our guest has the NY Strip which was generally average - which is a disappointing review for a steak at the price point we paid. Oak is a nice and interesting place, perhaps we caught them on an off night - it happens. Not sure I would return as there are many great options yet to explore. read more

This place is amazing; my family and I come here regularly and we love it. No matter what you know you're going to get an amazing meal for a good price. The staff are always so nice and don't even get me started on their drinks!! They change the menu every so often but always keep the best things on, I love coming here and trying something new every time. Don't sleep on this place, it's the best!! read more

Without a doubt, this is up there in my top 5 favorite restaurants, anywhere! I have been here multiple times and the food has never been short of amazing. I love that they have menus for lunch, mid-day, dinner and late night. Their bar staff are seriously impressive, and really know their stuff. Seriously, test them to make you an off-menu cocktail and they look so happy to be up for the challenge. The restaurant itself is open, laid back, contemporary, with an open kitchen. The food is all fresh, local where possible, ingredients. If they have a pasta dish on the menu, give it a try, their housemade pasta is always to die for! read more

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Forty bucks for a Martini????? Be warned that's menu is not clear on prices. A "reserve" manhattan is $40 as I found out too late. I could fly to the actual Manhattan and stay in the four seasons for the price of a round... read more

Hit Boulder for Christmas Eve and was able to land a table at Oak at Fourteenth! From the waiting table (yes, I reserved it 3 weeks ago) and the smiling welcome, to the special Prix Fixe Christmas Eve, the evening was memorable. They took their favorites, repackaged them to make the evening a litttle easier for their team who were kind enough to make the effort on Christmas Eve, and 'voila', it worked! Superb cocktails, three courses with three great choices and the tasting plate dessert--fantastic! The table staff were informed about the food, the ingredients and the special flavorings, including the tamarind-flavored black rice under the perfectly cooked crispy skinned salmon and roasted beets. WOW! If you have one night and one dinner in Boulder, make it the Oak! And how do they make that huge ice cube in the cocktail? read more

This place is fantastic! They have great drinks, good service, and food is delicious. Would reccomend doing their family style pork meal if with more than 2 read more

One of the best meals I've ever had! The appetizer of bruschetta with charred kale, goat feta, roasted pine nuts, lemon zest was such a feast for the palate. I had a tart Cosmo...best I've ever had! The spinach, mint, asparagus salad was THE best salad I have ever had!!!! And my sea bass was beyond! Everything had flavored that complimented each other, never overpowering! Our server Seth was one of the finest people ever!!! Service was first rate, acoustics great. We can actually carry on a conversation and hear each other! In fact, we're coming back on Friday, our last evening with a friend! read more

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Upscale, fun with multiple ethnic foods with an American twist. Quality is very high, service is upscale, complementary sparkling water adds to a great vibe. We ate a Thai style salad and had an amazing ravioli with winter accompaniments. Open air kitchen and fun playlist overhead gives an inclusive atmosphere. Quinn was our served and did a phenomenal job explaining the dishes, attending to us and giving us some tips for our day in boulder. Highly recommend, especially for lunch for affordable prices and they serve actual food on weekend lunch instead of standard brunch. Food 5/5 Service 5/5 Atmosphere 5/5 read more

Quite surprise. We were on our our way to weather research center and decided to go to lunch in downtown boulder. A unique ambiance especially when we were greeted by oversized green frosted donuts. We learned that the donut changes daily and today was matcha flavored. We shared what we thought looked like some very different dishes. And we were very pleasantly surprised a salad wth strawberries is always a good choice but this was different from anything we have had. We also had grits and meatballs. A change from spaghetti but these grits were so much more. You have to try them. Wait staff was aver read more

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OHH MY ==APPLAUSE!== The only thing left out was the dessert-- however it gives me an excuse to return for next time at Oak. Located on 14th, there is accessible street parking with $3.50 max for street parking. It was nice evening, my friend and I decided to sit out in the patio, the servers literally serve you on the busy sidewalks. Kudos to them, I wouldn't know how to hold my balance. Would drop everything. Without a reservation, they still managed to squeeze us in and that was already pleasant. We took a decent amount of thought to order something off of the menu, and we decided on the level of our hungriness, we were going for the big plates! We had ordered 2 of the LARGE PLATES Section:: I had ordered the Oak Grilled Spanish Octopus Risotto: Oregano, tomato jam, sorrel, fennel pollen! Sounds like a mouthful, but it really wasn't Mostly a small dish with an acquired taste. Every bite had its own flavor, so I was spending my time deciding on the flavors of everything. I mainly did expect a lot more octopus to begin with. It was only presented with 5-6 pieces of the octopus. My heart wanted more. My friend had ordered the Oak Roasted Half Chicken : Gruyere Bread Pudding, Swiss Chard, golden Beets, Charred lemon and scapes. My friend's dish was actually better than mine. I enjoyed his because it was well balanced in flavor, the beets were very soft and I actually mistaken it for red potatoes. The Sauciness of the dish was very luscious, and to be honest... We were fighting for his dish the most. Strangely enough, both the dishes tasted amazingly well together. I don't know how that was convenient, but it was. I thought it was wonderful. I will say that I enjoyed the complimentary bread, it was mildly salty, yet still very creamy and the bread was great. We had ordered a second batch, but it didn't come through. Not anyone's fault. I did forget about it when I had seen my main dishes. The sparkling water was very nice, but I would recommend getting a drink on the menu (If not alcoholic) because the sparkling water and the dishes did not match whatsoever. I felt like it didn't combine and made my food taste weird together. The service was amazing. I liked everyone who had served me. Both a girl who walked us to the table, sad I didn't catch her name. and 2 gentlemen. One was suffering from red eye awww. He was incredibly sweet too. read more

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2019-12-24 UPDATE: went back for lunch. Had the fried chicken sandwich. Good food. Not salty. Solid four stars. The ambience here is spectacular, especially if you sit at the bar in front of the wood burning stove and oven, where you can watch them prepare the meat and the Brussels sprouts, and put too much salt on everything. When they ask you if you have any dietary restrictions, tell them that you are on a low sodium diet. There are flavors other than salty you know. There is sweet, sour, umami, rich and creamy maybe-- I'm no expert, but there are probably others too. You would be hard pressed to find any of them here. How do they still get four stars? Well, my response to the salt was to dilute it by eating a lot of bread and butter, that and to avoid my Brussels sprouts at all costs. Happily, the sourdough bread might be the best bread that I've ever eaten at a restaurant. At any rate, I'm sure I gained five pounds on the night, but the strategy did work. I managed to tone down the salt just enough so that I could eat everything but the Brussels sprouts. Of course, that's only because I scraped the rock salt off the top of the butter! If I hadn't, I probably would have dropped dead on the spot. I'll go back, but next time, yes, I do have a dietary restriction. read more

My partner and I ordered the Oak grilled d'artagnan duck breast and Oak grilled beef short rib for date night. The food was perfect and brilliantly put together. However our waiter was not attentive at all, never asked us how our food was or came back to see if we needed anything else. It took us a while to get our bread before the entrees came in. He was pretty avoidant and didn't make us feel welcomed at all. My date wore a clean flannel and I had a simple black dress on. We both looked nice and put together, but it seemed like our waiter was giving other people who appeared more businesslike better attention. I really hope there wasn't any implicit bias and the waiter just had a bad night. Regardless, we felt pretty left out and actually went to another restaurant to get dessert (River and Woods!). Probably won't return to Oak despite the amazing food. read more

Awesome cocktails. Meatballs to die for. Kale salad with apple and candied walnuts was incredible. Halibut entree was phenomenal! Love the farm to table feel of this place. read more

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Had the kale apple salad during COVID on the patio and it was a delicious gluten free option. Would definitely suggest

Food was fine/good but its always so noisy in there that its hard to think. Good area but parking is hard since its on the walking mall. Good bar for a quick drink. read more

that location has been so many different restaurants and I've liked everyone of them but I think the Oak is the best

Fantastic food and service. The fresh tomatoes with carmelized olives- amazing! And the trout was fantastic. Wonderful meal from start to finish. read more

First of all I would like to say that I am visiting from Florida and I came across this place online along with word of mouth from a family member. I left tonight so fulfilled! My date I went for dinner and we ordered the meat balls for an appetizer and the half chicken and the tortalini for the main dishes... The food is on point! I wanted to order the doughnuts for dessert but I confused it being on the lunch menu and the staff was so kind to me and let me try their fudge. In all date night was a success, thank you for your customer service! read more

Great for lunch. Was pointed in their direction by someone sitting outside another restaurant on the Pearl St Mall. Was already craving ramen and lo and behold they had one on the menu and it was very good. They had a donuts sitting on the bar that were made in house and as big as my head... I could not partake but next time back in Boulder I will head back read more

Oak at Fourteenth - New American Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Wow. Incredible lunch. I had the kale and apple salad and a special of chestnut tortellini in a pumpkin broth. Lovely environment, attentive (but not over the top) service, and beautiful food. read more

Everything here was AMAZING! Love the cocktails for two made at the table. This was a great spot for a date night.

Great choice while in boulder. On the expensive side and the portions are small but the food is delicious. Don't forget the drinks! East Aspen Heights is fantastic and apparently won the owner some type of drink award, give it a try! read more

We went here on recommendation from a Boulder local. The cocktails are amazing. The food is fresh. I loved duck pate with rhubarb compote. The cherry Sunday with fennel gelato tasted like a chocolate covered cherry in the best way. Oh yeah, we sat at the bar and experienced FABULOUS service. I wish Ann Arbor had more places like this. read more

We asked the server which dishes were worth trying, of course he suggested the most expensive one on the menu ($120 ribeye). We opted for the rotisserie chicken and the trout, and some house rolls to start. The food and drinks were satisfactory but nothing out of this world for the price you're paying. There is also a 5% "community value fee" added to all checks. read more

Oak is fantastic. There is not a better way to put my experience there into words. I went with 4 friends and the service we received from our waitress Alyssa was electric to say the least. Clean and welcoming bathrooms. read more

That was great. All around. 2 family plates fed all 7 of us. With lots of food left. The appetizers were great -- Hamachi. Awesome. Kale salad. Awesome. Cabbage salad. Awesome. Fried pickles. Slightly less awesome. Brussell sprouts. All gone before I got to try. read more

Oak at Fourteenth - Family plate. Now that was awesome! - New American Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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This is my kind of restaurant. Quality sandwiches, soup and salad. I got the shawarma sandwhich and it was delicious. My friend got the grilled cheese with tomato soup. The grilled cheese was classed up with onions, mushroom an Dijon. My only complaint was they burnt something while we were there and it irritated my eyes. read more

Oak at Fourteenth - New American Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Not their best effort tonight. Made reservations for tonight at 7:15 and also made sure to let them know it was my wife's birthday and that she has a gluten allergy. As we were being seated, the hostess acknowledged that this was for her birthday and the gluten issue, however the waitress didn't know what items had gluten in them. We both ordered the butter lettuce salad, both were underdressed, and had crumbled bland pita chips on top. I also ordered the pork chop, my wife ordered the chicken. Both entrees tasted pretty good, but both were topped with a "spring mix" which was some sort of dry, wilted greens with no dressing at all that definitely detracted from the dish. When we finished, the waitress brought out the dessert menu which we declined. Thought perhaps there would be a small birthday gesture but that didn't happen either. With all the other great restaurants up in Boulder to choose from they need to keep their game up - which they definitely did not tonight. read more

Outstanding service - host, server and sommelier. We had shishito peppers, hamachi crudo, kale salad and meatballs to start and all were outstanding! The lamb bolognese w/gnocchi (1/2 portion) and Halibut for our entrees were perfectly timed and prepared. The Bolognese was truly phenomenal. Halibut was slightly salty for us but everyone around us ordered and raved about it. Perfect amount of food and walkable from our hotel. We will be back! read more

I've never not loved anything I've ordered here. The food is delicious, the wait staff is excellent ... and the cocktails aren't bad either!

Oak has the best chopped kale salad you can get in Boulder, and that's saying something! Never disappoints.

Phenomenal every single time. My husband and I always sit at the kitchen counter and watch the food being made - it always adds something to the whole experience! read more

Went for my roommates birthday along with his family. Had a great dinner the energy in the restaurant was fun and a little loud but not overwhelming. Food was great I got the chicken and if was of the charts. It was a little bit expensive but I would go again for a special occasion. It's location is great walked on pearl before and after the meal. Service was up to par great experience overall. read more

We have dined at Oak almost everything we visit Boulder. The smell of the open fire grill is enough to make you want to come back. The fried pickle app is seriously good and I cannot explain why. Drink selection is great. The mezcal egg white chili oil ( I know gross- but it's not) is tantalizing! But stick with the small plates that change often. Don't do the steak. We love a well prepared steak and sorry, Oak, you disappoint. You'd think with that grill, you be able to make some ribeye magic but when even the servers don't recommend it, don't do it. At 84$ it was more than disappointing. read more

UPDATE: Oak's Manager reached out after I posted this review to apologize and offer a make good. ### Let me start this by saying my wife and I love Oak. They have fantastic food and wine. It's really one of our favorite spots in Boulder. That's why writing this review bums us out so much. We had a very rough experience recently. I emailed the restaurant to let them know - hoping to get a response offline, but they never emailed me back, which was even more disappointing. So here it is for Yelp. My wife and I tried to come to the restaurant 2 weeks ago to celebrate closing on our first house. We have twin girls who are infants, so we made sure to call ahead to see if we could get a table with room for a stroller before schlepping the girls over there. I told the hostess that we could be to the restaurant in 10-15 minutes and she assured me that it wouldn't be a problem - she had a table for us. I gave her my name and told her we would be there shortly. We arrived on time. However, she gave the table away to another couple w/ a stroller who walked in right before us. When we asked for another table, she told there was no more room for us and made zero effort to remedy the situation. The restaurant was otherwise empty at the time. We know there were reservations on the books, but it felt like a solution could be found. We understand that Oak has a first come, first serve policy for walk ins. However, we called ahead and were assured there was a space for us. To find out that we could not be seated - after we packed our girls up and got them there and, frankly, needed to feed them at that time - was extremely frustrating. Plus, it was a total bummer since we were excited about closing on our house and wanted to celebrate there, since we're regulars. Instead, the hostesses were completely unaccommodating, and weren't apologetic or understanding at all. What a buzz kill. This isn't the first time that we've had a rough experiences w/ their hostesses, but it was definitely the worst. And we're both pretty shocked that we never heard back from the owners/manager. Really poor form guys. It's too bad, because the meatballs and kale salad are the best in town. read more

Food was amazing drinks were amazing!! Best espresso martini I've ever had (and I've had quite a few in my days). Definitely coming back, perfect date night spot. Special kudos for quietly playing kendrick Lamar the whole time read more

great food, cocktails, staff and ambiance what more can you ask for.

Oak was fine. Service was good. Food was okay. Definitely not worth the price. My husband did love their drinks (I had green tea). It seems far too hyped up for the flavors their dishes present. It doesn't hold a candle to Mercantile in Denver (Mercantile has to-die-for food and is my gold standard). Go on a weekday...weekends are way too crowded. read more

Been here several times, typically for lunch. Can't go wrong with their kale salad, pretty awesome and consistent. For lunch; burger is great, especially with their root beer. Also, ramen is delicious. For dinner start with the squash toast and meatballs and then the chicken dinner is probably best chicken I've ever had. Ambience is perfect, def make reservation as it's always busy. read more

Oak at Fourteenth - New American Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

We had a wonderful, leisurely lunch here for our anniversary. My husband had the pate and the lamb sandwich. The sandwich he thought was delicious and tender. He liked his pate but found it low on the liver/ traditional pate taste. This, explained by our waiter, is because the chef doesn't actually like pate and went lighter on the livery pate taste. So, it was not at all bad, but probably better if you were expecting traditional pate. We also had fried pickles to start which were solid if nothing too memorable. The provided sourdough took a bit to come out and I had to ask for it, but it was in house made and so fresh and soft. My entree was the lemongrass chicken with quinoa salad. I don't like cabbage, the basis, so they subbed arugula which was a great option. I would have been interested in the caeser instead of a sub, but that basis had brussel sprouts, and that's another no go for me. So, experience wise, service was a little slow at times and it seemed that our waiter may have had more tables than he needed. Though, he was very nice and knowledgeable and accommodating. The atmosphere was bright and airy, though I was cold and wearing my jacket as were other patrons i noticed for most of the meal without anyone in the place acknowledging that strangely. The food was delicious and interesting. I think we'd go back! read more