The Oaks
3726 Reviews
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- Tuesday10 am–12 am
- Wednesday10 am–12 am
- Thursday10 am–12 am
- Friday10 am–1:30 am
- Saturday10 am–1:30 am
- Sunday10 am–12 am
- Monday10 am–12 am
About the Business
The Oaks Hotel Neutral Bay » Great steaks, craft beers & functions |
Contacts
Website
Call Us
+61299535515
118 Military Rd, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Hours
- Tuesday10 am–12 am
- Wednesday10 am–12 am
- Thursday10 am–12 am
- Friday10 am–1:30 am
- Saturday10 am–1:30 am
- Sunday10 am–12 am
- Monday10 am–12 am
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Wi-Fi
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Mobile payments
- Good for kids
- Wheelchair-accessible lift
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Delivery
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Sport
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Food
- Spirits
- Wine
- Seating
- Casual
- Groups
- Takeaway
- Great cocktails
- Live music
- Live performances
- Cocktails
- Food at bar
- Cosy
- Accepts reservations
- Bar on site
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- High chairs
- Vegetarian options
- Dancing
- Fireplace
- Late-night food
- Fast service
- Quick bite
- Quiz night
- Organic dishes
Recommended Reviews
Sanna
21.10.2023
The Oaks
Nice place, great food.The only feedback for improvement is that food and drinks have a buzzer system where you go and collect the food/coffees. Expect you to take back to the table the 4-5 coffees to your table, offering help or trays would be a big improvement.Overall, loved the place. Keep up the great work!
Simon Pallister
26.09.2023
The Oaks
Honestly it was disappointing. As a regular visitor in the late 90s, coming back was never going to how I remember it.First the food parts. There have been several renovations since I was last there and they look great. It was quiet when I was there (Monday night, public holiday) but still a decent atmosphere. The food was good, without being great, typical pub food you might say, a little overpriced but fine.However, where the experience was a let down was the service. Staff were friendly enough, I got the new guy out of his depth but without support, but just some of the processes were downright annoying. A round of drinks was partially fulfilled at purchase, the rest on a buzzer that took so long, the first batch were ready for another (remember, it wasn't busy). I can look past the fact that some drinks were not available, but to wait until we queried where the missing drink was is unforgivable.Finally, to have to collect food from another bar, a couple of tricky doors away was not the greatest experience, especially for the price paid. As a guest from out of town said, I can't believe they don't deliver to the table!".I may be older with different requirements and expectations than when I went in my 20s
keke ow
18.09.2023
The Oaks
Very nice ambiance, especially at night with the light up tree. The food is a different story though, totally underwhelming and overpriced for the quality you receive. Small portions, cheap ingredients and basically bland flavours. Only thing I’d recommend is the coconut chicken salad but even that is not worth $28.
Mark Leary
04.09.2023
The Oaks
The Oaks is a favourite for a classic pub lunch. The food is always fresh and well cooked. The staff are always friendly both at the bar and dining area. Perhaps a few more varieties of zero alcohol wine would be appreciated. The wine that was available was very pleasant. A great venue both with inside and outside dining.
Kel Brooks
21.08.2023
The Oaks
Awesome atmosphere for a very nice meal and catching up with friends. Plenty of different areas for dining inside and outside, with lots of tables available. The kitchen pumped the food out surprisingly quickly considering how many people were there too which was excellent.I would definitely go back again!
Anita H
14.08.2023
The Oaks
Loved everything about this place apart from the food lol!Ordered medium rare steak and it was really really cooked and chewy.However the staff are very professional and friendly.The atmosphere is pretty nice too.Overall not bad for a casual dinner with low expectations
Hayley Lam
10.08.2023
The Oaks
We had burgers, poke bowl and mussels. They were ok, poke bowl is a bit mexican on one side of the bowl, but Japanese on the other, was not what I expected. Rice was very sticky.Mussels is juicy and buttery.Szchuan pepper squid is meaty and good flavour, but couldnt taste the szchuan pepper corn, more salt and pepper.Quite a long wait for food for saturday lunch time, food itself is ok but a bit pricey considering the average quality.
Eunice Rongo
25.07.2023
The Oaks
I rate this place a three out of five for the following reasons;Service; To order food, you need to go into the Oaks public bar and go to the checkout/check in counter to order your food. Service is cordial and friendly, however, the person who served me today did not understand 'salad' and when I asked about salads, the checkout chick gave me bland description of the salads - therefore, I did not order the salad, as it sounded un-appetizing. The order came in good time, no long wait - the place was medium busy. When I looked at a salad another woman was having - I thought, that is not what was described to me - therefore, I would suggest all staff get fully indoctrinated into the menu. All sauces, cutlery, salt, pepper, napkins are next to the check out person and they have a good selection of sauces etc. and ample hand-sanitizer everywhere. Drinks are available - again its a place where you order your drink, and you take it to your table (unlike some upmarket pubs who often bring you your drink to your table once you have ordered).Food; Today we ordered the crispy chicken burger with fries and small salad and aioli and a steak sandwich with fries, small salad. Both meals were tasty, my burger bun was soft, the burger was 'crispy' as per the description and the apple slices/slaw was okay - I would not order this again because the slaw was mediocre and a tad dry - it needed more dressing. I solved it by dousing the burger with chilli sauce. The steak sandwich was cooked well, but my friend said the steak was a bit 'tough', verging on chewy. We did not sample the drinks menu - but it looked as though it had the usual beer, spirits, bubbles etc.Plenty of water available which is nicely chilled.Cleanliness; We out next to the famous Oak tree, and the table was clean. On this occasion, I did not use the bathroom - no comment on this aspect.Value for money; Overall, good value for money considering this is the Neutral Bay area. I paid $54.50 for the crispy chicken burger and the steak sandwich.Parking; unsure where the parking lots is - I arrived via hire car.X-factor; Always great to visit this pub, to sit by the famous 'oak tree' (hence the name 'The Oaks') - If it wasn't for the tree, I wouldn't necessarily come here, however, It brings back fond memories of my long patronage of this pub.Please click like if you found my review helpful and please don't forget to follow me on Google reviews as I highlight the sublime and not so sublime goods and services available to us tourists and locals.
Juliet Zhu
22.07.2023
The Oaks
Great setting with plenty of space for large groups, but the food is not the main event here.Went for a large work function and understandable that food was average with the snacks being the better option. Mains were expensive and bland, with the fishes being the better of the mains. Pizza looked great however didn't taste better than frozen supermarket pizza as the prawns were definitely of the frozen kind which lacked flavour. All in all, we liked the location with the beautiful outdoor setting and Oak tree, and service was decent relative to the amount of patrons.
andrew lee
21.07.2023
The Oaks
Celebrated a mile stone here and the setting and evening was terrific. Loved the bar and grill space as much as the outdoor gatden. Food options were extensive and what we chose came out promptly and tasted bloody good for a pub! Drinks were great too as well as the service standards especially for the food counter team and the service staff, we will be back for sure!
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118 Military Rd, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
The Oaks