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    The Winston

    4.5 (483 reviews)
    ModerateNew American, Pubs
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Just down the street from James Garner square
    Charles H.

    What a wonderful spot to grab a drink and great food. Their food options are truly delicious. Give the sweet potato pasta a try, you won't be disappointed. Server Johnathan is a superstar. Consider asking for his section. He's full of energy, very friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about their offerings. The Winston is a great time and opportunity to spend some time in a historic Norman building. Highly recommended!

    Chicken fried steak sandwich with sweet potato fries
    Jaz M.

    The Winston is an excellent choice for lunch or dinner if you find yourself in Norman, Oklahoma. My wife stumbled across their Yelp and dragged me in so that she we could try their chicken fried steak sandwich. I AM VERY PLEASED to have come by, this place is A GEM! First of all the vibe and decor of this resteraunt is very modern and upbeat and I loved that. Menu has a variety and the drink menu was very extensive. Since we were there for happy hour, we appreciated their fantastic selections of whiskey and port wines. We sat at the bar and our bartender was incrediblely helpful! She made some great reccoemndations and was just very kind. After placing our order, our drinks and food we're out in minutes. Food was of great quality and seasoned/cooked to perfection. For $76 bucks I had an incredible dinner with my wife and we had several drinks. The happy hour is truly a great deal! The food and service is truly great. Do your life a favor and grab a bite to eat The Winston.

    Margarita
    Doreen K.

    Great atmosphere in this place! Staff are extremely friendly. Happy hour pricing is fabulous... why not go early! We had the Drunken Tuna ceviche and it was so good. Also the Chicken crumble flatbread... oh so yummy! The margarita was fantastic! The old spice was good too, just forgot to ask for the vault ice for the first one. So the second was even better!!

    Rebecca F.

    Food: 4.5/5 Service: 5/5 Ambience: 4.5/5 Food came out quickly. Ordered the roasted pork shoulder, a side of fries, and a glass of merlot. Pork itself was a bit dry and under seasoned, but if eaten together with the caramel onions, it was perfect. Broccoli was cooked well with still a little bit of crunch and also seasoned well. Fries were nice and crispy. Server was pleasant and checked on my table at just the right frequency. Once of the better places in Norman.

    Laila Rae V.

    I had such a yummy snack here... truffle fries and a tomato soup. It was so delicious! I had a champagne bomb, expresso martini, and a sangria to drink for their happy hour. All the drinks were amazing! It was super busy but everything seemed to come out at a decent time! The vibes are super casual and fun!

    Veggie pasta with blackened shrimp with homemade marinara (spicy!). Also some lovely bourbon.
    Roger C.

    Even though the students cram in here, and there's usually a 1 hr wait on Friday or Saturday night, this place is so worth it. Great and healthy choices like this salmon power bowl round out a stellar menu. The staff is amazing and work well under the noisy pressure that is the OU student body (cheap cocktails lol). Try it today!

    Chicken Parmesan with sweet potato pasta
    Summer G.

    Fun find for good food. The food was extremely delicious and packed with flavor. I will say the service is sub par. It took about 15 minutes for our original server to even greet us and offer us drinks. Then another 20 minutes of waiting on just the two drinks we ordered. (Water and Dr Pepper, not a bar drink) The manager noticed we still hadn't had our beverages or our meal order taken and took care of us from there. Our server told us 'the computers froze' which is a bit hard to believe because everyone around us had been continuously served and no other server seemed put out. She could have at least brought us waters to tide us over while we waited and told us about the delay. We had both had long days and just wanted a quick bite to eat so the ridiculous waiting sort of ruined our 'first time' experience there.

    Shakshuka
    Cathleen S.

    Immediate seating always starts the visit out right. Matt was an attentive and competent server. Shakshuka at brunch was off the charts: hint of sweetness in the cornbread base, attention-getting spice in the tomato stew, and perfectly cooked sunny-side up eggs. Solid American burger with Parmesan truffle fries. Good grilled cheese and tomato soup. Great biscuits and gravy. Dessert was worth the splurge: chocolate mousse cake was a large portion and the sweet potato cheesecake with toasted marshmallows on top was a modest but perfectly-sized portion: all the flavor, none of the guilt!

    Mike R.

    We met our daughter for lunch on a recent Wednesday. What a pleasant surprise. The room is casual, clean and comfortable. Our server was very competent and all smiles. We started with the fired buffalo wonton app which was much better than it sounds. My wife and I had similar dishes with the seared tuna. Good size portions and vert tasty. We plan to check out the Edmond location and take some friends.

    Parmesan truffle crispy potatoes
    Naomi W.

    A fun spot to stop for a late lunch. A great waiter name Jake! Everything we got was delicious!

    Chip-otle Off The Old Block
    Gary M.

    The Truffle Shuffle Burger is EXACTLY what I needed. As I'm quick to order a burger before anything, I couldn't help what came with it along with swapping the patty for a lighter option. Before that came out, I got to try the Crispy Duck Wings. The wings were good. It was coated with a sriracha-sweet chili glaze & hoisin (I LOVE hoisin), the flavors that took place made me want to not share & clean the plate (we had a big group). As for the burger, I got the Garlic Quinoa Vegan Patty & I've never had a patty like that before. It was also good. Outside of that, the burger comes with truffle oil, parmesan crisp, pickled red onion, sautéed mushrooms, soy-garlic aioli AND melted mozzarella cheese. Yeah... Just Imagine... So much flavor. I enjoyed my side of Spicy Sweet Fries, sweet potato fries hit with hot honey. They also have Scarborough Fries, which are LOADED with different herbs & hot honey. The service was great. One server was initially taking care of the whole party (we had two tables split out on the front patio). Extra assistance would come here & there, overall consistent. I'd come back to try more of their menu.

    Bacon avocado burger & truffle parmesan fries

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    Atmosphere was very nice. Food was delicious. Service was good. Great town to be a tourist in.

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    Once again huge crowds, we wanted to watch bb and they arranged it. Great service, I say again great service.

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    One of our favorite easy date night spots. Good food. Great selection of beverages. Service is always very good, especially inside.

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    Food and service was great. Excellent atmosphere. Had a party of 10 and we had a great time.

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    This is the best upscale "grill" in Norman. They hire the best staff and have really high standards.

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    Quite a bit of hype and from our experience slightly overrated. Salads are good. Late night crowd not as refined as one might hope.

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    Das Boot Camp Restaurant & Bar - View from the dining room to the bar.  Yes, you can eat in the bar.

    Das Boot Camp Restaurant & Bar

    3.9(223 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    We went late afternoon and were promptly seated. The staff were very friendly and attentive. I…read morecannot say enough about the food and beverages. All their dishes are homemade and delicious. Their beer was amazing. We will go here again.

    The Foods.... Appetiser- Bread Basket- you get 2 very hard…read morebaked pretzels and 1 dinner roll in this appetizer. The only good thing besides the one Artisan European style dinner roll was the authentic Dosseldorf mustard. Entree I ordered was 1 Beef sausage and a Pork sausage. Both called a different name in German. I ordered Germain potatoes and Red Cabbage. My beef sausage was way over cooked my pork sausage was fine and I guess they were of average flavor. The German potatoes were flavorless and no where close to German. My redcabbage was good. I ordered Mushroom gravy on my sausages. If done right that gravy is very good. However, they made this gravy with canned mushrooms and instant brown gravy mix and was pretty much flavorless. My dinner came with a dinner roll. They placed it on my dinner plate in the gravy. Couldn't pick it up without getting gravy on my hand. My date ordered a Weinerschnizel. It was good but very over cooked they gave my red Cabbage to her. She didn't order it but it was big enough to share. She ordered Pommfrietes (seasoned French fries not really authentic Pommfrietes. They were not so great. Server was over worked as they were busy. We had to get up with drink glasses and go chase down water refills. They kept the glasses and about a minute later the waiter walk by with our water glasses and gave them to two other people at a different table. I bought him on the way back by our table and said excuse me but you just gave our water to that table up front. He said oh yes, I did. I suggested he retrieve the 2 glasses of water before they drank out of them. He did do that. Brought them. Back to our table without us knowing if they drank out of our glasses. It was not fresh, it was not authentic and it resembled German foods by was a bad representation. I won't be back. Restaurant was clean no low dinner music. Ambiance was lacking. Waiter was a nice young man but either timid or thought he should not talk loud enough he wouldn't disturb other customers by talking to us. Oh and instead of putting our butter on a small plate or dish. They put it on my dinner plate in the gravy. This place was definitely not a class place. Not that it had to be. However, for their moderately priced menu. It needed to have more class than this restaurant showed.

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    Scratch Kitchen & Cocktails

    3.8(613 reviews)
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    Food: 4.9 (Brussels were a miss) Service: 7 out of 5 (Thank…read moreyou, Madison F.) Ambiance: 5 (cool building!) We ended up at Scratch after trying to go to a nearby restaurant and it didn't work out. I called to see if we could be seated at Scratch without a wait and the person answering the phone was SO kind. Turns out he was the host. We were seated immediately and Madison F. took our drink and app order. The green chile hummus was OUTSTANDING although I would have liked some carrots or celery with the pita instead of the olives. Cosmopolitan and Old Fashioned were well mixed. The entrees? Holy cow. I had the coffee crusted pork tenderloin with Parmesan risotto and lemon Brussels sprouts. The pork tenderloin was the BEST I've ever had, hands down. The risotto was creamy and delish. Not a fan of the Brussels sprouts as they were too oily. Husband had the Creole seafood pasta and he ate every bite. We will absolutely be back.

    Awesome restaurant that used to have a location on Shartel in OKC but that location closed down. A…read morenew restaurant location has opened in Norman, and they have great beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike, including a mean Arnold Palmer with honey. The Scratch Hawaiian rolls are soft and pillowy, their tomato basil soup is great and their blackened catfish on top of risotto with charred Brussels sprouts are excellent. Exceptional and attentive service, and roomy plus stylish interior that may have been the historic Bell Telephone switch building. Definitely recommended!

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