Oswald
Oswald
a white plate with a salad and a grilled fish
Fried Chicken, with ozzie salad.
two glasses of coffee on a table
drink menu
Negroni
Lasagna
Duck confit
chocolate souffle
Martini & walnut old fashion
menu
marinated shrimp
Cocktail
Skirt Steak, potato gratin, roasted carrots, blue cheese butter
Skirt steak paired so perfectly with the Grenache/Syrah red.
Caesar salad with trout
Spicy Old Fashioned and The Last Word
Fried chicken
I love the bar setting at this restaurant. It boasts a couple top notch bar tenders, and an eclectic group of people to visit with.
chocolate souffle 17
Meyer lemon bread pudding, berry cocktail, whipped cream.
Creme Brûlée
angus rib eye 42 black eyed peas, sweet potatoes, kohlrabi, crispy onions, bordelaise
braised veal osso buco
Complimentary Bread
Gayle O.
Mar 2, 2025
The only problem I have here is deciding if I'm going to have the best burger in town, they're delicious fried chicken, or their lasagna. Tough decision because they are all fabulous.
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Jonathan B.
Jun 20, 2024
Summary: decent food, good drinks, attentive staff, needs more ambiance Details:Oswald has been around for 30 plus years so you know they are doing some things right. Most weekdays, it's full of locals who have their favorite tables or eat at the bar. Weekends the tourists take over. I suppose it's like an old pair of jeans -- comforting and not surprising.Heads up: the house made focaccia s quite good but an extra charge. Some severe explain this and others don't.A few items from my recent visits:Halibut served with lentils and rice. The pesto really makes the dish. This one wowed me. Mushroom bread pudding. Sounds odd, tastes good. By all accounts, this is their most popular dish.Lasagna (beef) served with an unusual salad they label ozzie (not sure why). The lasagna is a comfort dish. Fine but not special. Fried chicken: I'm a bit of a fried chicken snob. This one is middle of the road. The crust needs extra seasoning and the bird was a touch overcooked. Generous portion though.The desserts are all pretty good too. The almond custard torte was flavorful but not too heavy. Amusing note from the menu: "Please note that we do not have a hard close time. We close at the discretion of our owner. "Oswald's may not be fine dining but you'll be fine dining here.
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Annie T.
Jun 3, 2024
We completely stumbled onto Oswald because we were in the area and had a terrible experience somewhere else. Oswald saved our night!Oswald had the ideal blend of sultry ambiance, swanky decor with local artwork and cool lighting fixtures, great cocktails, delicious bites, and too-notch attentive service! Our server checked on us so much that I knew she caught whenever we finished a plate or a drink because she'd swoop in to take it or offer something else. She was fastastic. Customers seemed happy and the noise level was medium. It's not a family/kids place; more of an adult vibe, just fyi. I can't wait to return to Oswald for a full dining experience.
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Meredith C.
Jul 8, 2024
We went for our anniversary and the food did not disappoint yet again. We ordered the halibut and a Caesar with trout. Both were scrumptious and we were members of the clean plate club. Service was good as always. However, our cocktails were good but not of the caliber that we usually experience there, hence the one star deduction.
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Carly H.
Jan 25, 2025
Place has gone down hill, I had the scallops and they where extremely over cooked and so hard I have to saw through them with a knife. I ate one of them and told the waiter about it and he said he "wish he knew sooner" paid 53 dollars for one horrible scallop some rice and sent the other too back.
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Sarah C.
Sep 27, 2023
I'm conflicted. Overall Oswald is a nice restaurant with nice food. I have given higher ratings to much less nice restaurants with pretty objectively less nice food. But experience and expectations matter, and I was underwhelmed. It has a welcoming, clean, classy indoor space. The service was attentive (although perhaps a bit relaxed if you were in a hurry). The food was good, but it wasn't innovative or impressive at all. The scallop appetizer was probably my highlight, but I still can't say anything about it that really made it stand out other than that scallops are delicious. My Halibut dish was well put together - although perhaps ever so slightly overdone. The lamb was tender. The Creme brûlée was cold and too creamy. I don't know. I won't say it's not a nice restaurant, but there was nothing that impressed me very much.
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Jasmine W.
Jul 4, 2023
I think overall, the food is above average. The entrees and appetizers were not exceptionally phenomenal but were solid. We had a party of 6, so we were able to try a variety of dishes, which included a bowl of chicken orzo soup, caesar salad, marinated shrimp, and Peruvian scallops for the appetizers and duck confit, local halibut, braised veal osso buco, and marinated bavette steak for entrees. For drinks, I got the seasonal special signature cocktail with gin, and I thought it was just okay. The standout was actually the dessert though. The chocolate souffle cake was extremely delicious, a must-try here. The creme brulee was also super good. The service was pretty standard, nothing too special. The ambiance is more so for a nice dinner, especially if you aren't looking for something too upscale. My party came for a graduation dinner, which I think this restaurant fit the vibe for.
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Norm D.
Jul 9, 2024
Nice dinner at Oswald. We had the Skirt Steak, potato gratin, roasted carrots, blue cheese butter (2 orders), the Fried Chicken, with ozzie salad, and shared the Meyer lemon bread pudding, berry cocktail, whipped cream. The food was very good as were the cocktails, and the service was reasonable.
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James L.
Oct 22, 2024
Went there on a busy Driday night without reservations and they were able to squeeze us in quickly. We sat at the bar and were served right away. The cocktails, meal and service were very good. I had the burger which was cooked perfect and the French fries were excellent and super crispy. Someone in my party orders the duck and although it was overcooked, it was tender. It was a bit loud in the restaurant compared to other similar places I have eaten.
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David A.
Nov 4, 2024
I love Oswald's. The food is great as are the drinks. The owner is awesome! The staff is basically so so. Sometimes good service, sometimes not so good. But the food and drinks are always excellent. I particularly love the fried chicken and their hamburger.
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