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    The Oar Restaurant

    4.5 (70 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Frances F.

    We had been meaning to go to the Oar for a while. Well it was just amazing. The restaurant is cozy. The staff friendly and attentive. As far as the food , everything was so delicious. I was full but when the dessert menu came. I saw home made ice cream. Expresso chocolate chip! Out of this world. We will be going back. Enjoyed my dinner and dessert with a good friend.

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    It would take me quite some time & cause people to read way too much , if I wrote all about our evening at The Oak. It was truly a wonderful dining experience. Our server, Jeremy, was friendly, professional & informative. Not hovering, or a ghost . He knew just when to approach us. Most other places wait until my mouth is full! LOL. The food was super! From the appetizers of perfectly grilled octopus with pearled couscous & lemon aioli to the fried green tomatoes with goat cheese & a fabulous balsamic glaze. Which sometimes tends to be a bit to tart. Entrees were great. The waygu bolognese was very good. I'm use to a bit more Italian seasonings & a sweeter sauce, but this was very good. My husband loved the tuna. Seared rare. The rice was interesting, Cashews, a mixture of fresh veggies & I believe a soy sauce reduction? Dessert is my favorite part of the meal in restaurants of this class. It was the first time you could actually taste ricotta in a ricotta cheesecake ! I had choc chip bread pudding with peppermint candy ice cream. The pudding was warm & luscious. The ice cream was a perfect accompaniment. Not to peppermint -y. I highly recommend The Oar. Oh & the atmosphere was so inviting. Soft lighting, easy music, just perfect! So once again, I wrote to much

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    Kaitlyn F.

    Years ago we use to go to the restaurant that was in this location while vacationing in the area. We were disappointed when they closed so we were excited to try this place. They have a parking lot which we didn't know. It was easy to get to and there are a lot of spots. The restaurant is located in a little courtyard area. It is very romantic but also a little out dated. You can eat outside in the courtyard. We made a reservation via phone a week before. The restaurant wasn't that busy which we were surprised about since it was a Friday night. When we walked in there was a terrible smell. Kind of like a sewer or bad pipe. We wouldn't have been able to eat in the front room. We were sitting in the back room which was nice. The waitress was friendly and attentive. We ordered a bottle of wine which we enjoyed. For appetizers we ordered the fried green tomatoes and the grilled octopus. It is hard to decide which one we liked better. The octopus was very tender and came with a delicious warm aïoli sauce. The fried green tomatoes were unique with balsamic and goat cheese. For entrees we ordered the duck, the steak and the pork chop. We enjoyed all of them so much. They were large and delicious. Since we enjoyed the entrees so much we ordered dessert. I had the bread pudding with basil and pepper ice cream. The flavors were so different and delicious. It wasn't too sweet and so delicious. We will definitely be back next time we are visiting vero beach. Highly recommend!

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    Tom R.

    Food is outstanding! Service is great, the wine list has some nice selections. I have hosted large parties and intimate dinners and Chris and his team have been great to deal with and I'm always impressed with the specials.

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    Joseph P.

    Nice place. Great menu and wine list. But the food doesn't quite live up the the menu, and several dishes missed the mark. Here's what we had, and our quick impressions: 1 - Fried green tomatoes - too hard and dense and so smothered with jelly-based topping, that you couldn't taste the tomato. Sauce overpowered the dish. Tomatoes were undercooked. 2 - Grilled romaine salad - several wilted leaves and too bitter. Dressing was pretty, but tasteless. Too much dressing. 3 - Butternut squash and Italian sausage soup - very nice. Velvety and delicious. Nice balance of flavors. 4 - PEI steamed mussels - good broth with nice addition of fennel. But the mussels were overcooked and quite skimpy. Mussels were not from PEI. 5 - Steak tartare - steak too lumpy, needed to be chopped finer. Needed more Dijon and Worcestershire. 6 - Grilled bread was good. Service was excellent. Outside court dining very nice, back room is more intimate, front room has terrible acoustics. Far too noisy. So what do I make of it all? Nice place, but just misses the mark for me.

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    Everything! Quiet, excellent service and food convenient parking. Lovely charming atmosphere.

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    Delicious. Unique dishes. Low key! Good service. My husband loves this place! We look forward to going back.

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    Thank you! Glad you enjoyed our little restaurant.

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    Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! See you soon.

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    The Oar is amazing! I cannot wait to go back! My husband and I both enjoyed our dinner.

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