Disregard the stupid construction that seems to be taking forever outside this establishment, and get here for a happy hour! We got here around 5:30, and there were a few people at the bar, but not many tables were occupied. By around 6:30, the place was about 2/3 full! We came for a 10 for $10 wine sampling event, which seems to happen here monthly. Not only was it a special tasting event, but it was $2 taco Tuesday on top of their already great happy hour from 4-7 M-F! During happy hour, their shareable items are only $5, and their craft drafts are half off! The nachos are massive, and the buffalo wings were really good. The quesadilla had a good mix of veggies, and a perfect amount of cheese. The three of us shared the apps and were so full, we ran out of room to try a taco! The server was friendly and fairly attentive, although as it got busier, they seemed to be a little understaffed. They have several TVs for sports, a full bar, short but good craft draft list, and even a pool table! The giant mural across all of the walls was unique, and made for a simple but pleasing backdrop. Come check this place out mid-week for an awesome happy hour! read more

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Definitely a much needed establishment for Olde Town East. Spacious inside. A nice bar, high-top tables and chairs, and a pool table for unwinding. I'm all for OTE finally on the up-swing of their long awaited gentrification, so another eatery is a great improvement to the district. Met Anna H. and her mother for an early happy hour. They were having a special evening to honor International Women's Day, offering 20% for all women this specific night. This place is owned and run by a gal, and all women were working. But, several small kinks in the food and service added up. The place started to get pretty busy around 5. We never had the same server, and you could tell they were understaffed for the crowd that trickled in. I got their Grilled Chicken Wrap and a side of the Esquites corn dish. Most tasty thing was the cilantro sauce that came with the wrap, and drizzled on top of the corn mix. Second place goes to the corn concoction. Yes, Mexican food by necessity is normally on the spicy side, but this one was perhaps a smidgen too spicy, and almost masked the corns flavors. At any rate, the plentiful spread of crumbled cheese was awesome, and the plate was not a miss by any means. I was rather disappointed with the wrap. Too much lettuce, sparse on the chicken. Nothing I could t fix at home. The wrap does come with that same great tasting cilantro sauce, so I definitely made use of that drizzle. Service was on the slow side, but they did have quite the crowd to partake in the 20% off for women deal. Anna's check and mine got swapped and almost charged to the wrong card. Glad Anna caught that mishap. We ended up going to the bar to tell them, as we didn't want to wait till their next rounds. They definitely need to address the sound inside. Higher ceilings and bare walls, you had to speak really loud just to hear the person beside you. We left before the band/music started - I can't imagine how deafening that was... read more

The Olde Oak - Grilled Chicken Wrap (3/8/2018) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

The just opened back up since the lockdown. We were spaced out from people and the doors were all open. The food is ok, presentation was not there. I guess it's just regular bar food. If that's what you are looking for, regular bar food that is. read more

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Tried out The Olde Oak last night, because they were hosting one of those 10 for $10 wine tastings, and what a pleasant surprise! It's not much from the outside, especially because of all the construction, but the inside is lovely. It features a beautiful, westernish mural on all the walls and dark wood accents everywhere. It's a large open space that could accommodate a lot of people if need be, but when we went it was just the right amount of busy and we got a table right away. Our server (I think Lea was her name) was awesome: she brought us extra dipping sauces and put up with all of our bad jokes as we got farther into the wine tasting. ;) We were starving when we arrived, so along with the wine tasting we ordered the nachos and the fries. I am very picky about nachos, because usually there's not enough toppings for all the chips (which are made in-house here btw), but not these ones! Enough toppings (especially jalapeño cheese sauce) to cover all of the chips and unique toppings too! The fries were delicious, somewhere between shoe string and steak fries, just how I like them. The food was overall really good and the appetizers and shareables were only $5 during happy hour. The only area The Olde Oak lost a star was in location. It's in kind of an underdeveloped area of Olde Town East, so there's tons of construction and it's pretty much abandoned, which makes it unsettlingly quiet and dark at night. Honestly not sure where you would park if you drove here, so I would suggest ubering. Overall, I absolutely loved this spot! I hope to be back before others discover it and it gets crazy busy. read more

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Tried this place out for brunch today around 11am. A waitress took our order, brought us our drinks and then we never heard from her again. After waiting for our food for 45 minutes, we grabbed a bartender to pay for our drinks and left. Quality of our drinks was mediocre. Can't speak to the food. Also, I have to mention there was an extremely inebriated young woman literally falling on the ground. Common etiquette is to stop serving someone in that state whether it is 11am or 11pm. read more

I really wanted to like this place because it's a fun atmosphere and service was very friendly and prompt. However, it's a restaurant... not a rec center. And the food needs a lot of work. To start, the brisket is dry and bland. The corn for the elote is far from fresh off the cob (tasted frozen) and also needed way more kick. The jackfruit was doused in an overpowering bbq sauce that took over all other flavors in my tacos eg avocado creama. To combat the bland, they only have 2 hot sauces at a place that's supposed to be Tex Mex, and those are Tabasco and sriracha.... Like uhhh what?? Also, they serve the salsa for the side chips and salsa in like a salad dressing container. Um how am I supposed to dip my chips and also where is the rest of it?? read more

For being the 8th day opened, the waitstaff did a great job. We were there during happy hour time, where all of the shareables are $5. Get the chicken wings! They were perfectly cooked and smoked, not drenched in sauce. The ranch was yummy and paired perfectly with the buffalo wings and pickled veggies. Husband ordered the burger, which I had a couple of bites of and was very juicy and flavorful. Fries were cooked well! Beers are half off during happy hour. I ordered a cocktail, bourbon and grapefruit which was refreshing. Would definitely recommend. A great addition to our OTE neighborhood. Happy to live only down the street. read more

The Olde Oak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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I love this place! We traveled from Michigan to the Columbus area and just randomly stumbled upon this place as a second option but so glad we did!! The service is phenomenal and so kind, the art on the wall is amazing, and the food is so delicious. Also they have great brunch options including fun drinks! Definitely recommend!! read more

The Olde Oak - Breakfast burrito and mimosa - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I soooo want to like this place. Just a couple blocks from my home. The primary reason I just can't like this place, is that I have been there numerous times, with many different bartenders, and they ALL act like they could care less if you are served or not. Went there just yesterday, and sat at the bar. THREE bartenders walked by us numerous times over a 10-15 minute period. Not ONE made eye contact ... we would have been fine if one of them could have taken 1 second to make eye contact and say they'd be with us in a minute. It was NOT busy. We left and went down the street to the Old Town Tavern, which no matter who serves us, is always friendly and eager to serve you! read more

If I could pick zero stars I would. Where do I even begin. This was the most ludicrous experience I've ever endured in the service industry. Before greeting us, our waitress came with waters and as one of our party went to grab it she said "DONT EVER try to take something from a server... " (he was just trying to help her) and as she went to set them down he tried to help her by reaching to grab the cup and spilled just a splash onto the table and she looks directly at him and says "yeah I'm going to go get you a rag and you're gonna clean that up yourself!!" Truly the most hostile first encounter I've ever seen it's almost comical how strange this all was. She comes back a while later and says " Well I guess you're stuck with me so what do you want" Every encounter was sarcastic and rude. And in the midst of all of the continued rudeness, another waitress comes to help pass out food to our table, our waitress gives us another entree that wasn't ordered for free because they brought it out and it was a mistake, the busser that helped her bring it to the table picked the entree back up from the table and says "no I want to eat that I'm hungry" the waitress replies to her and says "'you get free food everyday you aren't taking this" ALL RIGHT IN FRONT OF US WHILE WERE TRYING TO RECEIVE OUR FOOD. The the girl CONTINUES and looks at another member of the table and says "dude that's messed up I'm hungry and i wanted that egg" SHES LITERALLY WORKING HER SHIFT AND THEY JUST OPENED!! After a number of snarky little remarks throughout this brunch, and all this weird shit that's happening... we all spent our entire breakfast discussing how this was the most strange thing to happen instead of just enjoying our post game day brunch. We're all laughing because this was so fucking unprofessional and weird. Needless to say I will never go back and if I were the owner and I saw my employees acting this way I would fire them instantly. I have been a server before and I would never act this unprofessional. And to put the cherry on the ice cream, half of our orders were messed up (wonder why that happened) and none of us even bothered to ask for what we really wanted because we knew the waitress would huff and puff about it. I can't even believe I ended up tipping her. Probably because I would never stiff someone. But holy crap I'm mystified by all of this. read more

Need to update the good review. We always take family here in groups. Never a problem. Today I went with my sister for lunch. They were not busy. Three servers. A server gave us menus and left. Didn't come back. Asked two others if we could get our order taken. One said there's a chance we could get waited on. Another said if you don't f-Ing like it you can leave. So we went to Gemut and had lunch. Treated very well there. We will never go back to Olde oak, ever. read more

I enjoy a few things about this place: 1. The space is huge so you don't get the typical back to back, elbow to elbow experience as you do in most bars. 2. The garage door for the summer. This theme has become pretty common amongst bars and breweries - - probably because it's perfect and easy! 3. Their Happy Hour food options are a steal. You get so much food, good food, for a small price. Two things that create a real problem for me: 1. The service is SLOW. The servers/bartenders always act so nonchalant, they couldn't care less about you being there. That makes it slow no matter how empty the place is. A "quick drink" is not a thing here. 2. The cocktails are pretty lack luster. The beer-mosa is good (though they are constantly out of OJ) but the liquor cocktails are just meh. All in all it's close to home and I can get good beers so it's never my first choice, but it isn't a no go either. read more

I went to the Olde Oak a few weeks ago to grab dinner with my friend. At the time the restaurant/ bar was surrounded by construction and hard to find because there wasn't a clear sign. Overall the the space was large, there is a nice big bar, plenty of tables and a pool table. The service was good, however a little slow, but it seemed like there was only 1 server working the tables. Overall the food was okay. My friend and I split the nachos. For my entree I got the mac n'cheese with the buffalo cauliflower. I was really excited for this- but was very disappointed. The mac itself was good, so I think with a meat option it'd be good. However the buffalo cauliflower didn't go well with it. It seemed that the cauliflower was steamed, and I really really wish it would have been roasted ( I think it would have been 10x better). Overall I didn't have a great experience, but maybe it was just my food choices?? read more

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Hey! I just wanted to share that we had an excellent time at The Olde Oak. The service was very friendly, and they took such great care to make sure our daughter (3) had a good experience- eveb though it's definitely not advertised as a family place. The chef even came out to offer to bring her food early, and checked to make sure she liked it. He was so wonderful and I wish I got his name. (9/9 6pm) We were just very appreciative of our experience and the care that he put in to our meal! read more

We just walked into this place by accident,Very open and spacious and beautiful. Tons of craft brews. And the bartender was awesome. Turns out Sunday they have happy hour all day, score! This is gonna be my new favorite I can tell already boom! read more

The Olde Oak - Bar menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Came here with my wife and first of all: Your stupid neosouthwestern aesthetic isn't working. Your bar looks like it just opened yesterday. Chili's does Tex mex better than y'all. My mimosa had absolutely no orange juice and the Bourbon punch my wife ordered tasted nothing like bourbon despite the fresh fruit slices in the glass. The measly amount of liquor behind the bar looks like you don't even care about what your customers want. Maybe you should have thought less about your interior design and more about how to cook a meal when you call yourself a bar and restaurant. Table was so wobbly that I had to hold my drink just so it wouldn't tip over. About 30 minutes into our meal some kid decided to skateboard into the restaurant and talk to our waiter for about a minute or two then left. The music was so loud that I couldn't hear my wife speaking to me from across the table. I hope Gordon Ramsey himself comes to this place just to tear it apart. P.S I ain't no chef but why would you put that much cumin or any at all in salsa? read more

The Olde Oak - Not mad just disappointed - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I am very upset with this establishment! I can say that I am a regular there and I tip well.. MY HEART IS BROKEN!! Unfortunately, after having some wings and a drink, my husband left a bag there on the bar after we had eaten! The next day we noticed and I called about 2 or 3 times to a phone that was listed and some guy who works there said that he would make sure to check with the owner and I also told him who our bartender was, DANI. In This bag was my citizens watch and a Tshirt.. he said that he would make sure that it was put up safe and I asked him to please let me know and I also know the name of the owner .. then I called again and he claimed he had not spoke.n to her. So finally I go in and was told yes I remember, I believe it was put up and I will check. Well not there! Wow! What happened to the trust in bartenders and bar owners! I am so upset because I believe that one of the workers took my shiggy!! Wow! I pray that your arm falls off and that you get a disease on your body for wearing my husbands shirt! I will not be back! read more

Had the B.E.L.T and got a side of brunch sauce. Best breakfast sandwich I've EVER had hands down. They were down a staff member today and the 2 staff waiting tables did an amazing job balancing a full restaurant and still providing outstanding service! Will definitely be back! read more

The Olde Oak - B.E.L.T add brunch sauce - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Really cool rustic, neighborhood, open air vibe in this place. Large front doors that are open on a nice day make it feel almost like your outside but with AC . They have 50c wings on Thursdays which my whole group really enjoyed... once we got them... it unfortunately took almost an hour for our group of 6 to get our wings. We did get the jalapeño dip as an app which was pretty tasty. They have a decent draft beer selection as well and $5 drafts during happy hour 4-7pm. Overall, a cool place to hangout with friends but expect to have to hunt down your server for food or another beer. read more

This place wasn't even busy. The waitress was cussing and called me lame for wearing a cat shirt:(( we waited ten minutes for her to ask what our drinks were, and she brought water instead. We got our food and it was cold. The eggs were so burnt that you couldn't even take a bite it was so gross. The tortilla wrap was dried out and falling apart. They forgot to make our sausage, and it didn't even get out by the time we were done with our food. For as good as the restaurant looks on the outside it's not worth the price, or your time. I'm sure people have had good times, but I can't get myself to come back. read more

I've been here twice, once for happy hour and once for brunch. Had same server twice and she was great. Brunch food was amazing. Only issue we had is my mom asked a bartender a question and the bartender essentially told my mom it was a dumb question and repeatedly told her so. If she was our bartender this review would be different. Also the murals are beautiful and it has a fun ambiance. read more

Very nice place, good atmosphere. Friendly staff, the only reason as to why I am giving 3 stars is bcuz we had a group come in for brunch and it took way to long to get our food and the food was given to us at different times therefore some had their food finished while others where still waiting on theirs. read more

My husband gets this every day almost for lunch. He loves their street tacos and their mac & cheese read more

The Olde Oak - Street tacos with corn shell, beef brisket, onion straws, salsa, jalapeño cheese sauce - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Very clean, nice staff, good drinks and a variety of food options for the meat eaters and non-meaters.I tried bbq-jackfruit....different texture not for me though ‍ read more

The Olde Oak - All Day Rose Sangria ‍ - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Great service - Dani is the best. Hope she's getting paid well. Drinks were solid, and we didn't get food so can't report on that.

This place is a great spot. But the service has been lack luster at best. Today for example, we were sat down given water and menus. Then ignored after multiple times trying to acquire service. The red head bartender/server repeatedly ignored our table and request for service. Needless to say I'm in no immediate hurry to patronize this place ever again. read more

Our original breakfast plans did not pan out and I am totally okay with that as we were able to give The Olde Oak a try! The spicy Bloody Marys did not disappoint and we loved the firecracker vegetables that came with them. I made a decent dent in the breakfast nachos and my husband really enjoyed his sweet potato hash. We both left with boxes that will not last the rest of this day. We are already talking about going back for dinner and drinks. The place has a great vibe and I definitely felt safe and distanced. read more

i Usually love burgers and fries pretty hard to go wrong right? Not here, service is horrible food is ok it's really loud and unwelcoming and got yelled at for not knowing where to sit. I definitely don't recommend instead try hang over easy or the German place around the corner. The bathrooms in this place were also horrible and dirty. read more

Wow this place is quite a gem! The food: wow. The Buffalo Mac and cheese was really tasty! Impressed with the number of vegetarian options on the menu; we will be back for sure! Oh the murals on the walls are AMAZING! read more

We stopped by for brunch while visiting Columbus and it was the best meal we had during our stay there. Delicious food, so much flavor and priced so well. The service was even better. We loved our server Dani and Alex- he even put a movie on the TV for my kids and made them feel so special! Will be back next time we are in town for sure. read more

Kohy is friendly, kind, knowledgeable and somehow managed to effectively interact and help out 30+ customers on his own. Very impressive and the food was great read more

So sad to have such a "meh" meal in our neighborhood. All food was bland and boring - I got the arepas and my husband got the burger - both were so bland, dry and just not fun to eat. Our friends got the pretzels, the smoked barrels and chips and salsa - no wows to report there. The smoked barrels were cold in the middle and pretty bland too. I hoped my drink would give me a reason to come back - I ordered the hibiscus margarita - how could you go wrong with a margarita in a southwest themed restaurant? I give it a 1 as well - it wasn't fresh squeezed juices but very much tasted like it was from a mix and the hibiscus flavoring made the drink taste functional/chemical. Lastly, the lighting was too "cafeteria" bright for us - wish they would get more dim and dark and give it some personality. I'm hoping they get better and adjust the menu based on comments but overall we were so sad to see it's not an awesome new restaurant for Olde Towne East. We wish them the best and hope they make some improvements. read more

Went with a few friends who had been before on a Friday night. Pros of this place include that it is comfortably spacious, and the staff seem friendly. The happy hour is decent price wise as well. Beers and sharables are half off. We had the barrels and wings. The draft list is ok. While not solely focused on local brews, most of the menu appeared to be craft or Ohio centric. As stated above, we got wings and the barrels. The wings were dry, but the sauce made up for that some. The veggies that cane with it were pickled, I think. My friend said they were ok. The barrels were basically tortillas filled with cheese and corn deep fried so that they are crispy. They weren't too bad. The salsa with them was nice. Our fiends had the corn and cauliflower tacos and arepas. The cauliflower appeared to be way to big of pieces, though they both liked what they got. Both meals came with chips and salsa and the portions were generous. I tried the corn and it was ok, but a little over cooked. I think they may have had blue cheese on them instead of queso blanco, as well. Ambiance wise, I saw before that someone was complaining about the lighting being too bright, well tonight it was a little too dim. This could easily be a growing pain, tho. The muted coloring of the decor didn't help this appearance, either. All said, I would go back and give it another try in a month or so when they get into the rhythm, it could be good, it just isn't there yet. read more

So glad we stopped in to check this place out and will definitely be back. Love the murals on the walls. The bartender and manager were super friendly and helpful as well. Pretty lengthy draft list. I liked both that I tried. Also ordered the nachos and buffalo wings. Both are pretty basic, but damn good here. The cheese on the nachos was amazing and so was the homemade ranch that came with the wings. read more

The Olde Oak - Buffalo wings with homemade ranch. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Let me start by saying that I'm not much of a Yelper, I had to re-download this app to leave this review... This was by far the worst service I've received in my life. Coming from someone who has worked in the service industry, I know it can be a difficult. I remind myself of this when I receive less than stellar service and think things like "maybe they're just having a rough shift" etc. However, there was no excuse for the lack of service I received when I visited Olde Oak. I walked into the restaurant which had a total of 10 customers or less when I arrived. It took 15 minutes for any of the 4 staff members working to acknowledge me and take my drink order. Then once my friend arrived she received the same treatment causing her to go to the bar to ask one of the 3 or 4 people working for waters to be brought over. The servers/bartenders were standing around talking and doing shots, which they continued to do for the rest of the time I was there. We had to remind the staff again before water was eventually brought over some time later. Once the water arrived, we collectively ordered a salad, 2 appetizers, and another cocktail. After some time the cocktail didn't come, I reminded the server, who by this point seemed intoxicated, but they apologized and said they'd bring it out, and the drink still didn't come. It took about an hour for our food to be brought out. Once it arrived the food itself tasted decent, but I didn't eat much of it as I was so annoyed by the service that I just wanted to get the check and leave, which we did. Needless to say, I will not be back and I will not feel bad if/when this business fails. read more

It will be difficult to keep this brief, but here's the story: -First impression--exciting, modern-western theme with a good amount of music volume. Sweet mural. -Service was excellent up until food delivery; possibly a red flag that the server had no idea about one of the beers on tap. -We were eating as two couples together. There were 8 food items purchased-four per couple -Two plates came out, then maybe 3-5 minutes later, two more came out. They asked if everything looked okay, but there were still two items missing. They had to make those fresh. -Went over simple bill-the two new items were comped, and we were splitting the remaining bill with 3 items per couple. -in a minute or less, I was biIled for 4 items and the other couple was billed for 2. "Just want to make sure that looks right." ...Wasn't worth arguing, but the overall experience had everybody scratching their heads. Altogether, I personally would still give it a 3, based on my buffalo cauliflower and beef tacos being very good. Unfortunately, the street dog and arepas left the other couple underwhelmed. As an Olde Towne East resident, I want The Olde Oak to succeed. It just wasn't a great experience quite yet. read more

Great new bar in OTE! Prices are reasonable, the food is great, and service is attentive and friendly. This is great new addition to the neighborhood! read more

The Olde Oak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Love the location and the food! You can't go wrong with the brunch nachos! Staff was extremely friendly and kept the place all clean!

Came to the olde oak to get take out. Waited 15 minutes before I was even acknowledged By a member of staff. I understand that every place has regulars but I'm still sat waiting to order another beer. Two other customers sat longer than I did. How a out you welcome new customers to your bar and treat them the same as regulars. Who knows wE could become one too. Not a great experience at alll. read more

Is this place a joke??? Me and my friends came here for brunch( because the place across the street had a long wait time much like all the other reviewers have mentioned) Literally couldn't get a server! Weren't greeted when we walked in. Watched the bartender just like hanging out next to the bar. For some reason a food runner, a nice young girl, was the ONLY person to approach us. We watched maybe 10 tables come in and just leave because they were never greeted! I've never seen anything like it! We're all just watching the staff do nothing! The food runner got us our drink order(mimosas which took no joke 15 minutes to be made) we're just watching the bartender not make them. We ask the food runner what's going on and she snaps at us, saying she's not a server and is doing more than her job, which obviously we appreciated but wtf?? By the end the food was average at best and the food runner was the only one to ever approach us and hopefully she got to keep the tip we left her cuz everyone else there is INSANELY lazy! Can't believe this place exists! read more