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The Olde Oak

3.4 (132 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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THE OLDE OAK ATMOSPHERE

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Live music
Casual
Happy hour specials
Good for groups

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Wings
Montana L.

Stoped in here for Sunday all day happy hour! It was a nice day and they had the doors open which was nice! It seemed there was only one waiter, in which he was busy! All day on Sunday they have $6 shareable items. I ordered the wings. They were delicious. They were smoked and then deep fried. This gave them a great smokey flavor and a nice crispy crust. The buffalo sauce and ranch paired very well. The pickled veggies were a nice change to the normal raw veggies .

Chicken Nachos
Nanci S.

We came on a Sunday around one o'clock and the place was somewhat busy. We were seated right away and asked for our drink order. Since we were hungry we chose two things to get the order in right away: smoked barrels and chicken nachos. Later we ordered french fries. I liked the art on the walls. The smoked barrels was good. Five rolls came hot with ample size bowls of sour cream and another of salsa. The first bite was bready, but after that it wasn't bad at all. The chicken nachos order was generously sized, but the shredded chicken was room temperature. I wished it was hot. The French fries came hot with ample size bowls of ketchup and another of avocado cream. I don't know why we weren't given napkins (we had to ask for them) or silverware (but we didn't need it) and our server seemed distracted. She explained that the long wait for our food was because they were short staffed the night before so a lot of prep work didn't get done. Will we return? Maybe.

Menu and hours
Adam G.

Stopped by Olde Oak for happy hour with some coworkers. I had never been before, but one of my colleagues spoke of it pretty highly. And I must admit, the vibes are pretty cool. The walls are decked out in unique artwork, there's a pool table in the front and a nice large bar that acts like the center piece of the restaurant. The appetizers are super reasonable (all under $6). I ordered the street corn esquites -- their take on Mexican street corn. The happy hour food special was on the chicken wings -- $0.75 per wing. They offer either buffalo or BBQ sauce and it comes with a scallion-ranch dip. The corn esquites left something to be desired. The corn itself was pretty soggy and the dish didn't have that much flavor. The wings were...exactly what you would expect from a happy hour wing deal, very average. And I was a little disappointed that they only offered two sauces. That said, this would be a good place to come grab a drink but I have my reservations about the food.

Outside
Amanda D.

Again I wish we could go half stars. I would do 3.5 stars but I will go generous and go with 4 stars. I happened upon this place when we tried to go to Hangover Easy and they had over an hour wait. We had walked past Olde Oak and saw they were serving brunch. Not realizing it was a Mexican place, we were pleasantly surprised to see the brunch menu. They have a nice offering of unique dishes. We didn't really read any reveries before going in since it was on a whim. I read a few quickly at the table before ordering. Most mentioned the food was great but the service is very hit or miss. I agree with this. Our server wasn't unpleasant, but she wasn't sure attentive. We would have ordered more drinks had she popped over to check on us before we were done. In any case. The food was good. I love that they used sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. I got the sweet potato hash and it was very good. I would probably get scrambled eggs on it next time, but she didn't even ask so I didn't even think to check. It was very good, though. I would also prefer a larger portion for the cost. The pictures I've seen are a larger portion so maybe it depends on the cook that day. My husband got the breakfast burrito and really liked the sweet potatoes in there as well. Our friend got the breakfast tacos. I passed on those because I prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas. But they looked delicious and she enjoyed them a lot. They had all day happy hour which was nice. All drafts are half off, including their mimosas since the Prosecco is on draft, which I loved. Again, we would have ordered another round had she checked on us before we were completely done with our meals. Oh well. In all, I would go back again.

Little creepy crawlies in the breakfast taco
Dennis B.

I'm sure there's a way to make half or no stars but I'll give it a 1 star because some of our food was pretty ok. Not entirely sure our waiters name, and I'm sure he meant well, but he was drinking alcohol behind the bar and taking shots with the other staff members. Our waiter was very inebriated and sometimes it seemed he forgot we were there. He very rarely checked back with us and was not very attentive. His speech was slurred when he would try to speak with us and really didn't understand him when he did get the words out. I had to place my order twice with him because he didn't seem to understand what it was I was ordering off the menu. The other couple with us also had the same problem. After waiting an hour I had to flag down our waiter with my plastic ware he gave us, and asked him the status on our breakfast food we had placed an hour earlier and finally got a refill on coffee. Approximately 5 minutes later we got our food, and it was crawling with little critters. Took a picture and advised our waiter of our infested food. He did give us a discount for the food and it is petty with my complaints. But breakfast food should not take over an hour, the staff should not be intoxicated, and the food should not have creepy crawlies in it. Doubt we'll come back.

Part of the nachos with brisket
Jenny Z.

Picked up food on a rainy day after calling in an order and had a very pleasant experience with the staff. Both people working greeted me while I was waiting. Pretty much every seat was taken at the bar and even some of the high tops around it. Definitely has the neighborhood bar feel to it. There's really cool art on the walls. The place is spacious with many tables, and some games. Food was tasty... ended up getting wings (one with sauce and one dry rub), the olde oak salad, and nachos with brisket. I thought I ordered the mac and cheese add brisket but they must have mis-heard me. I went half my meal thinking I was eating some sort of mac and cheese that didn't have noodles but had a bunch of fun add-in toppings. I was very confused. And then I realized these were all of the toppings for the nachos and that's why I got tortilla chips! Haha. Anyway it all was pretty decent value. Avocado in the salad made it worth the $10+. I did see a hair in my wings upon opening the box (you can see in the photo) which was unappealing but I just tried to forget about it. The wings were really good and there were also pickled vegetables that came with the wings which was unique. Would give it a 3.5 if I could but rounding down to the hair. Glad this place exists in OTE and is a "non-fussy" place to have a few drinks and some bar food.

Octavia M.

So I come here sometimes with my friends and this time it was for a New Year's Eve party and let me say I HAD A BLAST!!!!! I had the wings and fries (I was salty u can't order all flats) but the fries OMG DELICIOUS! everything was nice and hot the only thing I don't like is the parking the parking lot u can't park in so you have to find somewhere to park! But great place and atmosphere to hang with fri

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Great music, awesome atmosphere, large selection of local beers. This is my new fave bar in CBus. Check it out!

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Do not waste your time. The bar staff is rude, the food will come out cold, we gave it multiple tries, and we are still unimpressed.

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We love the Olde Oak. Great bar and great staff. We eat/drink here at least once a week.

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After a four-hour delay on a connecting flight, I arrived late and just wanted something easy…read morenearby for dinner. I'm glad I stopped here--despite being a "chain," it exceeded expectations. Service was impressively quick. I started with the "Hot & Juicy" cocktail--excellent--and ended up ordering a second after dinner. The salsa roja had a nice kick and came with plenty of chips (easily enough for two). I made the rookie mistake of ordering two tacos--they're huge. One would have been plenty. The "Swipe Right" was the standout; the "Gangsta" was good, though the beef could've been cut into smaller, more manageable pieces. Overall, a very solid meal. Total with tip: about $70.

This place gets busy, so expect a wait anywhere from 20-45 minutes. My recommendation is to reserve…read morea table or give them your phone number When you check in and they will text you when your table is ready. Overall the service was good! The food was creative and tasty there are many options on the menu including Kangaroo, yes kangaroo! I didn't have that but what o did have was good, you'd likley be full after tacos and you likely so not need more Than two but for kicks and fun go all in you won't regret. The restaurant is creative and fun to look at it, you'll notice something different at every glance, the nose level is medium to high. All in all I enjoyed it and would go back if for some reason I have to be in Columbus again.

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Went last night before the game. Sat at the bar. Was evidently there just in time fr the end of…read morehappy hour. The staff was very eager to make sure we knew about happy hour. Pretty thankful they did. We ordered the queso, 3 happy hour pork tacos, and street corn. The food came out very fast and very tasty. I had 2 drafts. Do wish they had a bit of a wider selection. The wife had margaritas. She says they were good. I don't really like them. The only down thing that happened was st the end. We were sitting there as my wife was finishing up the last of her margarita and we each had water. I didn't even notice when it happened, but the bartender decided we were done with our waters and took them. I was really surprised it was gone when I reached for it. The bartender decided was a bit sticky but looked cool and the bathroom was clean. Pretty nice place.

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