Oak Grill

We arrived 15 minutes prior to our reservation for 8 people. The staff was incredibly helpful in organizing the perfect dining arrangement for our large party, unfortunately that’s where the hospitality ended.
Once we sat down at our table, not one server can by with water or a drink order or even a menu. After 20 minutes, my husband finally went to the hostess to let her know that we needed some service. About 5-10 minutes later someone came by with menus then left before we could place a drink order. So we asked someone else passing by us if they could help. Eventually our server came over and took our order, however it seemed as though this was not his station and he was overwhelmed. We then noticed his station was actually the outdoor tables. As the night went on, we did get drinks and food however there was never a refill on water and we had to keep asking random servers if they could clear the dirty dishes from our table. It was truly the strangest dining experience. You’d think with a party of 8 in the middle of the restaurant, that wasn’t overly busy inside, we’d have been noticed, but we felt like we weren’t. A few times we even noticed our server chatting with his other tables and even two servers waiting on some tables. It was bizarre. Unfortunately it was such a bad experience Oak Grill lost 8 local diners that are always looking for great places to eat.

Amazing service and great food!

Excellent , really good food , vive , prices , service , one of the best places in Newport Beach, CA

Thank you for all your attentions .

Great atmosphere for a date night, quiet outdoor seating with heaters if needed. Better than norm wine list and discrete service. Back wait staff did a good job too.

Pros:
Food very tasty. Thoroughly enjoyed dinner, salad, oysters. Nice ambiance.
Cons:
Bartender doesn't know how to make a SideCar?
Slow waiter. Found ourselves wanting to call in Search and Rescue.
Neutral:
In a hotel. They should state that on the website, would have changed the frantic search for parking if i know that you could valet for free at the hotel.

This is one of our go-to restaurants...and on return from being out of town for 5 nights - is exactly where we went for a quick dinner on the patio. As always, the food was delicious and the service is always excellent.

This should be a busier place considering the quality of the food and service. I’ve been for brunch twice and dinner once and haven’t been disappointed. Everything is delicious! Definitely a hidden gem!

Nice restaurant inside the hotel and adjacent patio. Even though we ate inside, several gnats were flying around our food and one even landed on my salad. I mentioned to the wait staff and they merely apologized.

The ambiance is what would bring us back to try again as the menu looked good and had variety but my Husband and I had the porterhouse Lamb Chops and we thought we could do a better job at home. They give a discount if you are local M-Th which was nice since it is in a hotel. I should have ordered the Chilean sea Bass as my friend recommended.

Excellent !!!!!! One of the best venue in Newport Beach .

Wonderful dining. Service was great. They accommodated special dietary requests (i.e. steamed spinach instead of with butter, etc.). Beautiful venue.

I planned to treat my friends for their birthday since I live out of town. One of which drive from LA to be with us. We placed our orders ( food and drinks) We waited patiently but after 45 min still no food ( not even our appatizer or drinks) were brought to the table. Meanwhile we tried getting our server’s attention to see what’s going on but he took his time to stop by our table and when he did we realized he had forgotten to place the order all together mind you it was Labor Day and the restaurant was practically empty so no excuse. Oak grill was recommended by a good friend of mine and it is suppose to be a high end restaurant and I was very disappointed with their service.
Can’t comment about the food because we never got our order.

What a wonderful evening! Everything from the food, ambiance, and service was first rate. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to my friends and family.

Lovely evening spent with friends. Able to enjoy beautiful summer night outside under huge trees and moonlight. Darling waitress and good meal & drinks & wine.

Service was slow as usual..gets frustrating

We come here often because of the outdoor patio seating. The food has been ok....but the new chef has turned things up and all of our meals were delicious....Service would have gotten a top mark but every table was filled....and our server was slow getting back to us and forgot the bread....but again, big parties that night. Great place to meet friends and not have to shout to be heard.

We were having a girls get-together and were hoping to enjoy Taco Tuesday however the bar and lounge was completely full. The new bar manager Michael accommodated us with the sweetest and most gracious attitude. We had the best time largely in part to Michael. We love him!!

Cannot say enough about the sea bass....it was cooked to perfection!

All good except for service which was, once again, inattentive.

We were hosting out-of-town guests who were bowled over by the stylish and Newport-y ambiance of the Oak Grill. Food was very good. Our server, Melodie, was superb. Oak Grill never disappoints.

Set 16 lunch for granddaughter.

A very pleasant brunch after church. Relaxed dining and a great patio dining. Lobster salad was delicious and my husbands rueben was one of the best he had ever had. They let the guys stay and watch the golf tournament while we shopped! Thanks for accommodating us!

Oak Grill is &&& +
Service was very friendly but stopped after we received our coffee after dinner.
Food was very good but chicken was heavy and not very taste. The porterhouse lamb chops were excellent and the works was very good. Sea bass was a little dry and just adequate.
Restaurant is for special occasions or business expense occasions.

We love the patio, the great food from a wonderful innovative chef and, of course, our favorite waiter Aaron. Lovely evening for all of us!

Wonderful ambiance. Best bread basket. Awesome desserts- thank you!

The service was very slow and spotty. The food which is normally great was very ordinary. I think it’s tine for a menu change.

Good service friendly staff. Patio area was shaded with cool ocean breeze. Ample room roundtables for comfort.

Great brunch menu, fantastic fresh juice, excellent service. Reasonably priced given the location.

Giving up on Oak Grill - We have been here many times and it is a nice night out, but the last three times the service has gone from bad to worse. Food quality remains good, and the atmosphere, especially outside, is quite nice (although the otherwise refined indoor room is sort of ruined by the obnoxious over-sized TV's over the bar). But we are throwing in the towel after our last two visits. Service is so sloppy and unprofessional it is amazing this is a luxury hotel. If you go you can expect to be handed from waiter to waiter and will need to flag somebody down for anything and everything. We all wanted desert but were so exasperated by the wait for somebody to come by and take our order we just paid the bill (which, of course, we had to flag somebody down to do) and left and had desert elsewhere.

There was a shower going on by the smoking lounge
It was so loud it was obnoxious !

Wonderful experience for my wife’s birthday....our waiter, Aaron was very professional and attentive, we couldn’t have asked for better service or food!
Though we sat inside, we were near the outdoor patio which was beautiful as well.
Will definitely return without question!

Ambiance perfect outside under the extraordinary trees with live music in the background. Entrees were all excellent although the butter cake seemed a bit dry. This is the second time we have been to Oak Grill and will look forward to going again. Service was impeccable.

Great food. Beautiful evening to sit outside! One of our favorites!

I LOVE THE RUBEN MY FRIEND WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE CHICKEN IT WAS PERFECT

We wanted to enjoy the company of those in our party, over good food and not feel rushed -- the Oak Grill delivered on all we hoped to experience -- Thank you! It was so refreshing to have a dining ambience with enjoyable music that enhanced our evening, instead of serving as extra noise or a distraction.
The food was fabulous -- from the salads to the seabass, chicken picatta and more, we enjoyed our dinner, and appreciated the excellent service. Thank you for a memorable evening -- we will be back soon.

We had the most wonderful time. Our server, Aaron, was perfect in every way. He understood that we were going to enjoy the evening and therefore didn't rush us. When we ordered another bottle of wine, he chose one for us that was spot-on. We loved the evening, food and ambience, couldn't have asked for more.

When the weather permits, this is a great place for lunch or dinner in the patio

Beautiful outdoor seating, delicious appetizers, fish dishes yum, nice dessert for our anniversary. Great service, never asked for re-fill, always someone there. Will definitely visit again! Also only $20 corkage! Aqua bar next door was perfect for before dinner drink.

This time we were honoring a birthday! This is the best steak house in town. Treat yourself you’re gonna love it

The special last night was halibut topped with porcini mushroom dust, rainbow cauliflower and a green pea sauce was Devine. Wish I had taken a photo.