White Oaks

Highly recommend. Food and service were excellent, beautiful space and ambiance. We've gone back twice since our first time.Only issue is the hostess is not very welcoming.

Always a pleasure coming back here! Food is always fantastic and served promptly and with a smile. What a history this place has! The view from the dining room is incredible. This is our wedding anniversary celebration spot for the last 25 years!

I love the bar/lounge here. It's old school upscale but still comfortable. The service feels very high end and they are super attentive. Dark wood, cool woods and stream out the back windows. I watched a deer cross the river. Best best best lobster bisque in town!!!!! Great cocktails and clubby style seats in loung. The menu and food I. The restaurant is great too, a little old fashioned. Super place for a romantic night out or just a relaxed cocktail date.

Husband and I have a tradition of celebrating our anniversary at a popular west-side steakhouse. We love it and my husband waits all year for their special tomahawk steak. The price of that steak went from $88 to $140 in a year and money is a little tighter this year, so we wanted to check out a new, old spot. We had a restaurant.com certificate to White Oaks, so we made a reservation for a Thursday evening. I cant believe I'd never been here before, because this is my kind of place. Old, authentic, full of character and classic charm. My heart fills thinking of all the things that must have been celebrated here over the years- what a rich and treasured history! I love the decorations- 6 fireplaces, wood trim/ panels/ bannisters, antique photos on the walls. We were seated in the looney bin, which is a room at the back overlooking the river. It was lovely. I mean, looney. We started with the baked brie appetizer, which was missing a little something, but I couldn't quite determine what. It was warm and gooey, so that's not so bad, right? Husband ordered a Milky Way cocktail which he really liked. My fresh brewed iced tea hit the spot.They bring a small relish plate of olives, carrots, celery, and cottage cheese. I thought this was strange, but maybe it's an olden day traditional starter?I also ordered a lobster bisque soup. It was to die for. Perfect, flavorful broth. Nice chunks of actual lobster meat. This is one of the best lobster bisques I've had. Very impressive.White Oaks also serves a lovely baked garlic bread. The butter was a little sweet for the bread, but separately they were both satisfying. I ordered the bacon-wrapped filet with a lobster tail. The filet was very nice- seasoned well and cooked exactly how it should be. The lobster tail was a true stand out. It was so plump and fresh and delicious. Really made my day. It was served with a creamy, delicious twice-baked potato and a medley of vegetables. Everything on my plate was superb. Husband ordered the steak au poive, which I was jealous of (he always orders a better steak than me!). The sauce was so good,he was sopping it up with potato. After the certificate we had, we ended up paying a little more than what his tomahawk Waygu would have cost at the other place. I was very pleased with the value, ambiance, and taste. Our server was excellent- we never had to look around for a server or refill. She was a true professional and contributed to us having a fantastic anniversary meal.We can't wait to go back.

I think they have fallen to exist on reputation over quality and service. Waitress was a bit inattentive and overall slacking tho no major mistakes other than not seeing needed coke refills most of the evening. The duck was not good. We do it better at home and i would put it amongst the worst duck ive tried in a restaurant. Prime rib was very good but not seasoned like fine dining typically would offer (no salt or rosemary or so on just the beef, but the beef cooked well). Twice baked potato still yummy. Sides lacked in oresentation and unimpressive. Soggy and sad vegetable medley maybe boiled or over cooked steamed. Got the bacon wrapped scallops appetizer. It was 75%bacon with tiny lik scallop in the middle. Could barely tell there was anything more than bacon and not even a little bit of the scallop taste came through. Mosdef charging for fine dining but delivery is nowhere near it. Maybe it used to be better because i know so many people say it was "the place" for date night many decades ago.

Overall very bad experience. We drove over 45 minutes for a nice dinner at the "#1 best romantic dinner in Cleveland". We would have been better off at Applebees. The waiter (bless his heart) was an old gentleman who forgot everything...menus, drinks, order. He literally said, pardon me I'm old, did I take your order? The water/bread server did his best, but there is only so much he could do. The food may have been good, if we could have eaten it. We ordered an 18 oz. prime rib and went through FIVE knives before giving up. They were so dull that they may have not cut the bread. I asked the water boy for the manager and the elderly waiter came back. I explained my concerns over the knifes. He offered to take the prime rib off and give me a complimentary drink. The bill came and there is no way he took them off. I paid and tipped well resounding to never be back again. Do not come here!

The worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. Server didn't come to our table when we sat down until 15 minutes. My gf ordered the beef Wellington they say they only cook it medium rare. Look at this picture!!!! We ordered an appetizer of fondue and it was an hour before I asked the server where it was and he said "oh I thought that came out already to you" The manager just walked over to our table and stared at us, didn't even say a word. I had to explain our situation and he said he could just make us another one. No thanks, our food took 45 minutes! Gave us some crappy 1/2 off an entree next time we come in. Not good enough b/c I'm never coming back in! I cut my steak in half and split it with my lady, then we paid and left. Atrocious

Great escargot! Bacon wrapped scallops also a great choice. I had both the other night and would highly recommend!!!!

Food and service were great. Called 8 weeks before out celebration. Disinterested young call taker blew off my requested table. Calked 4 weeks before event to update numbers and time. Again, disinterested young person blew off my request. Got there the day of the event. No reservation!!! White Oaks has good food and service. They are ignoring the most important... front office reservations! Total turn off. I almost took our group of 9 to Rosewood! They wanted the business! Happy to talk to owner or manager! Call me. 4407858155. Or call me if you want info about booking there!

We have family friends who like to go here for NYE. We reluctantly joined and our expectations were low. It was not humanly possible for it to have been a worse experience. In my mind, there are three legs to evaluate a restaurant: food, ambiance, and service. I'll address those in reverse order. Service: The menu stated to please limit your time to an hour and a half to an hour and forty five. We had an 8 pm seating. Our entrees didn't even hit the table until 10 pm. We didn't get out of there until after 11 pm. Ambiance: If you're looking for a time machine to take you back to 1980, this is the place for you. With an absolutely killer location, this place has rested on its laurels. Low ceilings, dark walls, weird step downs, tight rooms. It's beyond dated. They need to light the OUTSIDE so you can see it. When it's lit the way it is inside, you can't see their greatest asset. Food: Our bill for two was $200. I left hungry and unsatisfied. I will say that the escargots was quite good. Otherwise, again - dated. The wellington had zero flavor and the pastry was doughy. It came with a bordelaise sauce. Does anyone still make this stuff? White Oaks does. Even the salad was gross. The dressing was just apple cider vinegar. Immediate heartburn. The twice baked potatoes were dry and the size of a golf ball. I make better ones on a random Tuesday night. The veggie medley was oversteamed and the knife work was a joke. This lack of attention to detail says it all. Our creme brulee was literally yellow and scrambled eggs. Two other people at our table ordered it and theirs was good. In restaurant speak - bad process and standards.