I was in Oshkosh for the past several days and decided to give Ruby Owl's a try. The atmosphere was nice. My waiter was nice. He gave his recommendations. The prices were decent. I first tried the boneless wings in 2 flavors, bourbon barbecue & sesame ginger. It was 25 cent wing night, so I had too. I loved the bourbon bbq but wasn't a fan of the sesame ginger. Nothing was wrong with the wings. They were fresh & hot but that just didn't enjoy that particular flavor. For my entree I ordered the flat iron flank steak sandwich with fries. I truly enjoyed this sandwich. I just wish it had a little more meat on it. It was very delicious tho. I would definitely revisit in the future. read more

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This is one of my favorite places that I like to come hideout at. This cute restaurant is in an area where there is a lot to do. So while my husband and daughter are at the game store I get to come here and have a few beers or cocktails and some good food while I wait. I appreciate the area because of the convenience of everything. You can walk and go to a few cute little shops around here and enjoy the scenery. Love this cute little spot! read more

We waited for 15 minutes to get waited on & 65 minutes and our food still hadn't arrived. When we saw 4 tables & people at the bar who arrived as much as 40 minutes after us get served, we realized that we must have been invisible and left for another place that wanted our business read more

Ruby Owl - Gastropubs Near Me - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

We loved this place !!! We were in for a wrestling tournament at Osh Kosh and I yelp searched restaurants near us and this gem popped up !! I couldn't get thru on the phone so I Facebook messaged them about reservations for a large party and they were quick in response . We had less people then we commutes to since the weather was a little icy but they were ok with it . The cheese curds .... oh my are they the best I have eaten !! The salads and sandwiches are all more than you can explain in this review ! It's a very cute brick inside restaurant. Our server was amazing and didn't get flustered or out of sorts at all . We had about 18 of us I think and she was A+ with us all !! We will for sure recommend this place to anyone who may ask what we are while in Osh Kosh ! The assortment of beers was great and the mules were yummy !! read more

Nice Casual Dining. Price point reasonable. Family friendly. Definitely would visit again!

If I could I would give them a zero. Ordered nachos Verde advertised to come with shredded cheese, black bean corn salsa, jalepenos, chimichura and sour cream. Mine came with 4 spoons of cheese. 12 black beans. 4 jalapeños and nothing else. Manager told me they will try better next time. $11 for a few chips and almost nothing else. read more

Cool place. Nice atmosphere. Prepackaged food Another bitter beer bar. You know Some micro crap IPA, try the sawdust stout Great place to watch Oshkosh Truck (defense) employees get loaded at lunch. Some nice lunch selections. Unfortunately it's all prepackaged. So best to have several beers and use extra ketchup It's in downtown Oshkosh which means no parking and a lot of homeless Save your money read more

.25 wing Wednesday's!!! They are fabulous, perfectly cooked, great sauces. Fast, friendly service-very knowledgeable about the food and drink menus. Great menu, and awesome atmosphere. Great place to meet friends and co-workers. I will definitely go back, I want to try some of the other menu items. read more

The food was pretty good! I got the Reuben and it was fantastic! The avocado fried were strange but I will give them a solid okay. BUT THE CHEESE-CURDS!! Omg amazing! 12/10! read more

the chili is so good! it's got a savory & sweet taste to it! i always get that as my side. i usually sit at the bar and service is pretty good! they are attentive & get good/drinks out quickly! read more

Just ok. Seems like a good place to stop in on a weekend for a drink k with friends. But the food was eh.. Got the chicken sandwich and fries. All bland. Szechuan Chicken Sandwich read more

Tried the wings and tomato soup. Both were good. Brick and beam industrial building is great. Friendly people and waitstaff.

The Ruby Owl has the best sandwiches in Oshkosh. Their deep fried cheese curds are little pillows of heaven.

More like a gastropub than sports bar. Recommend the Red IPA from Oshkosh brewery and their veggie burger. read more

Ruby Owl - Recommend the veggie burger and beers at Ruby Owl. I got the Fifth Ward Hot Donna. Such a smooth red IPA. - Gastropubs Near Me - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

I have given this place a try for about 10 times now and after last night decided to give them a review. The food is actually pretty good, however, the service is continually POOR. We waited 20 minutes before we were acknowledged by the server and then it took another 20 minutes for our drinks. We ordered only 3 food items and she forgot one. Never came back to check on us. Took another 40 minutes to get the 3rd item. I would love to say this is a one time issue, but after several visits to this place this seems to be the norm. The atmosphere is nice, the beer selection is good and there are several TV's in case you want to watch a game, just be prepared for poor service. read more

Finally made it back to see if our last less-than-desirable experience was a fluke or not and it was :) we had dinner at Ruby Owl on a busy Saturday night and our experience certainly had improved. They did their best to keep tables moving and although they were packed, the service was pretty good. Still in love with the aesthetics of Ruby Owl and the food is pretty great as well! I love that they have a rotating menu of craft beers so you can always try something new :) read more

Ruby Owl - Gastropubs Near Me - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

A beer-centric joint with an excellent variety of burgers, sandwiches and salads. The beer selection is always rotating and priced so you can sample easily. The food is upscale barfood and I've never had a bad dish. I always recommend to friends who ask for a place to eat in Oshkosh. read more

Stopped in here for lunch while in town for a conference and I was pleasantly surprised. Great environment and good food. I got the Brussels Sprout Salad with steak and loved it. Service was friendly and fairly prompt too. I would definitely come back again. read more

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I love ruby owl! They have interesting and new beers on tap every time, I'm never disappointed. Go for the steak sandwich!

If you're from out of town avoid this place at all cost. Unless you are ok with poor service and waiting an extended time for your order. Placed my order just before 8pm and 40 minutes later we are still waiting for our food with no explanation from our server for the wait. Only checked on once in that 40 minute timeframe and that wasn't until I told a different server I wanted to cancel my order because I was tired of waiting. Manager of the establishment made no attempt to make it right and was rude. It's a shame because the food looked great. read more

Had a few different things here. All great. Robust beer offerings. Curds are delicious. Staff has always been friendly.

We went there for lunch on Saturday. Nice selection of beer on tap. They also carry a sour beer which is my favorite. We had the skirt streak sandwich both my husband and I. We both said the meat should of been seasoned. Note it was served on garlic bread which tasted great but I would rather the meat had the flavor. We also ordered the fry avocado, excellent they melted in our mouth. It was a nice clean place with TVs and the waitress was very nice. read more

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Very good dinner. Cool place. Had the Szechuan chicken and flank steak tournedos app. Service a bit slow but they were busy and the great beer list kept me happy. Note: As you can see in the pic they did NOT slice the flank steak across the grain which would have made this app. a "5" instead of a "3". read more

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This place is the best restaurant in Oshkosh. They have a waitress named Becca that will make any experience you have there a fun one. A lot of people in the bar and restaurant business act as though they are entitled to your tips regardless of their performance. Half of serving and bartending is entertaining the customers. Becca is the kind of waitress that makes the experience worth the drive from Milwaukee. She's a professional in every sense of the word. Take it from the guy that eats out twice a day. You won't find a better server anywhere. Get the steak sandwich, curds, and whiskey old fashioned sweet. You'll be walking on sunshine after every visit. read more

Awesome beers on tap. Crowlers to go. Cute vibe. Excellent Buffalo cauliflower app. All food coming out of the kitchen looked great. Bartenders were friendly and efficient. Definitely going back soon. read more

Love this little place. Some of the best cheese curds around. The chicken tenders, burgers, and nachos are all very good choices. Can get pretty busy so be prepared to grab a beer and wait a little bit for a table. read more

Delicious. The sirloin burger and the Shezwan Chicken sandwiches were a delight and they did a great job on social distancing. Thank you.

I love this place, great atmosphere. Awesome employees. Good beer selection and good bar food. Fantastic place to grab a beer and hang out. They could use more space but what good bar couldn't? read more

I ate there yesterday with my family and really enjoyed the atmosphere and food. Ashley was a very accommodating and engaging server with a bubbly personality. The cheese curds were light, fluffy, crispy, and just the right amount of frying. The breading wasn't thick and didn't overcome the taste of the cheese. Great selection of drinks and spirits. I myself really enjoyed the 5oz tasting glasses to try different drinks. The Drekker Raspberry/Chocolate Sour Ale was awesome. I also enjoyed watching Jurassic Park lost world and UFC on their 6 or so tv screens on the bar side wall. Also they had hand sanitizers on every table which is cool. I had their Flank Steak Sandwich w/ mushrooms and onions-it was juicy goodness. Will come back next time I find myself in Oshkosh! read more

We went to this place last night. My girlfriend and I stopped by for a beer. My girlfriend doesn't usually drink beer and asked the bartender for a few samples of different stouts. After she tried three samples, she was told that she was doing sample abuse. We were both stunned. WTF? We will not be returning and we don't recommend this place to anyone. It was terrible customer service. What a joke. read more

We met a couple of friends here who eat at Ruby Owl every week. When we walked in I was surprised by how busy it was and how hip it looked with it's exposed brick and light atmosphere. Idk why I was surprised. I think I was expecting a hole in the wall bar. It most def was not that. Food: We both got the chicken wings as it was a Wednesday night and wings were 25 cents each! Max order of 18 wings. The waitress told us they were going to run out soon and it was only 6p so make sure to head there early if you're thinking of going on a Wed for wings. Plenty of sauces to choose from and option for bone in and boneless. We got bone-in (of course, if you get boneless who even are you ;)) and it was really good. I got a side order of avocado fries which were delish, and my friend gave me some of her sweet potato waffle fries and those, too, were delish. Actually, my fave. So.good. It did come with this cumin, turmeric dipping sauce that I wasn't a fan of. (I love cumin and turmeric. I'm Indian. But I would have rather had some good ole ranch dressin). My friend also let me taste her burger - she's a great friend - and that was soooooo good, juicy, medium well, my mouth is salivating. I almost wished I had ordered that instead. Plenty, and I mean PLENTY, of beer options. I got a Christmas Ale, you know with it being so close to Christmas and all. I didn't realize the cost until after we got the bill but it was like $10 but don't worry, my husband got some kind of craft beer and it was only $5. Service was excellent. Would def recommend a visit here for good food and some-what expensive beer. read more

I liked the atmosphere and the food smells great when you walk in. We went around 6:30/7:00 on a Saturday night and had to wait for a table and no spots available at the bar, but it was NCAA playoff time. I ordered the veggie burger and didn't care for it, but the fries were seasoned and good. My friend had the Chicken Gyro which looked good and I would get if I go again. We heard the Avocado fries were good so we ordered an appetizer of this and I thought it was okay. They have 30 beers on tap which is impressive if you're a beer drinker. The service was good. read more

Stopped in on a Friday night before heading over to the Oshkosh Opera house. Got there around 5:45 and had a 25 minute wait. They don't have a great system of catching people waiting but we were added to the list within 5 minutes of waiting. Lots of great beer choice on tap. I had the Szechuan Chicken Sandwich with fries and it was so good! The pickled carrots on top where crispy and not over powering. My friend had a burger and coleslaw. Her burger was perfectly cooked. Wait time wasn't bad and service was attentive even for a busy night. We will definitely be back. read more

I have been to this place I believe 5 times now and it is great every-time, a bit busy so be warned if you show up around dinner time on certain days you will be waiting. The burgers are great, if you like sweet potato fries I would recommend those, and especially the cheese curds. Get the cheese curds if you come here, you will not regret it. read more

Never had a bad meal from here the drink selection is top notch the service is excellent.

First, food is awesome! When it arrives! Took forever and seems way unorganized! Took to long to get a burger!

Stopped in here on our way out of town. Food was fantastic! The flat iron steak sandwich was perfectly cooked how I asked - medium rare. Our server also recommended the Szechwan chicken sandwich - such a wild mix and it was phenomenal. Would definitely go back! read more

Today my mother and I went to Ruby Owl for the first time today and it was fantastic. A little busy seeing that we arrived on the tail end of the lunch hour, but the wait wasn't terribly long. I had the veggie burger and avocado fries, which were fantastic. read more

Staff is nice, great stellar food (even the boneless wings and avo fries) and it just seems a notch above other bars in its class. I really enjoy the strange looks I get from not dressing like an upscale professional but that isn't the bar's fault. read more

I love Ruby Owl so much! The food is always amazing and their weekly specials are so creative and good. I love that they do specials because it gives incentive to go in and try new things. The staff is always so nice and the atmosphere is always good. read more