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White Oak Restaurant & Bar

3.6 (355 reviews)
Open • 6:30 am - 9:00 pm

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Good for groups
Good for kids

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Cheddar burger with Parmesan truffle fries. 1 star
S L.

Burger is from a pre made patty not fresh . Nothing special about bun. Fries are plain no seasoning. Drinks are not good. My bloody Mary was bitter rim was not dressed. My wife's cucumber drink was also bitter. This place is over priced. Waiter was good.

Chicken  Bacon Waffle
Jooy C.

One of the only restaurants inside Galleria Mall that opens early! There's plenty of space inside the are and some great brunch dishes here. Would recommend ordering the chilaquiles which were super tasty. Chicken & bacon-filled waffles were also good - the chicken had bones included but had good crisp and flavor. No complaints here and would bring my family again if we are wanting a place to sit down and escape the chaos of the Galleria.

Debra K.

Even though this is not attached to the Weston, it is considered their restaurant/bar option. (I didn't know that until I sat down and saw the Westin logo on the booth dividers.) Service was great. Old Fashioned was a bit strong. The chicken gyoza was maybe a bit below average. I didn't finish them. Honestly, I was not impressed with many dining options in the Gallaria. Maybe I chose poorly.

Annie B.

White Oak is a great place to stop for a bite to eat when shopping around the Galleria. The drinks are pretty good and the food is simple but good. The mac and cheese (despite looking a little underwhelming in the photo) was pretty good, I would just recommend they work on melting the cheese a bit more and making a thicker sauce. We sat at the bar and service was quick and friendly and it looked like there was a lot of seating options.

Huevos Rancheros
Isabel E.

We came here early on Saturday and had their brunch menu. The huevos rancheros are very good! We ordered them the traditional way with the sunny side up eggs. The service was splendid and very attentive. This is a good place to come if you are looking for a good way to start your day

Mediterranean Salmon
Joshua P.

I'm staying at the Galleria in Houston, TX, and they recommended this spot. The ambiance and service was amazing. I had the Mediterranean Salmon and it was amazing. The description had me skeptical but the dish was amazing. I had 4 spicy margaritas and it was the perfect touch.

Smore's Bread Pudding and Pineapple Upside Down Waffle
Jorena L.

Nice location in the Galleria. Pretty quiet and wasn't busy on a Saturday night. They have a fantastic Yelp deal for $10 off an entree with the purchase of an appetizer or dessert. Food: We started off with the local salumi cheese board. The taste was pretty bland and overall unexciting. For the entree, my friend and I both had the Allen's Fried Chicken. The chicken was the best part of the dish.. very crispy and moist. It had a delightful pecan smoked bacon gravy on top. The cheesy truffle Mac was cheesy, but lacked even a hint of truffle flavor. The jalapeño-bacon jam needed more of a kick to really elevate this dish. My other friend had the Green Tea Lacquered Salmon. It was beautifully plated and perfectly cooked. She finished her entire plate. For dessert, I had the Smore's Bread Pudding. It was delicious! My friend had the Pineapple Upside Down Waffle and seemed to enjoy it. Service: The reason why I docked 3 stars. Service was one of the worst I have ever experienced. It was extremely slow. My friend has a nut allergy, so she alerted our server of this. Our server forgot to check if the cheese board had nuts, forgot to tell the chef to leave off the pecan gravy, and had no idea that the Smore's bread pudding had nuts. Nut allergies are very serious, and this is unacceptable. In addition, our server rarely checked on us and never filled up our empty water glasses for the entire 2 1/2 hours that we were there until we asked him to. Overall, food is decent. Service is bad.

Zucchini frites.
Cynthia C.

I definitely wish I would have seen the Yelp deal for $10 off an entree with purchase of an appetizer/dessert. The food, service, and ambiance are not worth it for the price you pay. The restaurant can be accessed from inside the Galleria Mall, which is convenient if you're needing some energy before shopping again. The only window seats face directly into the mall though, so it's really not the best view and also takes away from the upscale vibe the restaurant is trying to go for. With how bad service was though, I would never even think to classify this place as an upscale establishment. There were only 2 other parties when we arrived, yet there was no one at the hostess stand and it took over 10 minutes for water to arrive. We had 4 people at our table that could seat 6 and our waiter accidentally brought us 5 waters - I'm not even sure what the thought process was here. My boyfriend drank his water as well as the extra. When the waiter came by, he only refilled one glass and didn't remove the extra. Again not sure what the thought process was here. Food took a ridiculous amount of time to come out and was hardly worth the wait. The only menu item I will praise is the zucchini fries - somehow among all the lackluster food, they produced something I would bother going back for. My spicy seafood linguini was a plain tomato sauce with red chili flakes like the kind you get for free with your pizza and the salmon on top was dry like it was pan fried to death and reheated.

Zucchini frites
Brandi P.

They have an awesome coupon for $10 off a dinner entree if you get an appetizer or dessert when you check in on Yelp. The staff are pleasant, but don't check on you very often. I had to flag someone down twice. The zucchini frites are too big , so they were limp and soggy. The cup was full of oil at the bottom. They might taste better with marinara. The seafood linguini has a good flavor and a little kick, but the seafood was not fresh. The shrimp tasted frozen and the fish was dried out and very fishy. Ask for extra Parmesan cheese.

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best quesadillas ever!!! nice and fresh i wanna kiss the cook the service was quick i work in the galleria so this was a nice meal

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Service was good and the location is great, but the food was lack luster. The avocado toast was just fine.

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Great service, happy hour, and good food. I like Wednesday's for Wine down Wednesdays

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