Great experience, The wine 🍷and entrees were amazing (specially the Scallops) . Excellent service from Reni and Christopher,
Friendly and courteous staff overall
A charming restaurant/Hotel

O+V, What a lovely restaurant. It was my first time and not the last. Christopher and Felipe were outstanding, our Wagyu was perfect.
Although the menu is short.
Can’t wait to come back!

Oak & Violet has great outdoor courtyard dining even on very chilly nights. That's very nice to be able to dine more safely with my friends who either work in fields like teaching where they're more likely to be exposed to Covid or who have elderly parents with whom they have close contact. The food is generally very good, fresh, casual California food. My dinner companion said the Brussel sprouts were the best he'd ever eaten in his life. Their truffle fries are amazing. I'd appreciate salt and pepper on the table as my gnocchi was a bit under-seasoned for my taste.

Was a little disappointed. Cocktails were underwhelming, food was good but not amazing. Our server was great but overall not an amazing experience.

Had a great dining experience at Oak + Violet! The ambience was great and food was delicious. Our server, Felipe, was very helpful and hospitable. They had live music which was wonderful. Would definitely come back again!

Amazing evening of food, music and fun.
Staff was great and so was the ambiance.

Excellent and consistent service. Very good food choices and quality. Drinks are excellent and ambience is amazing. Live music is a plus.

First, we were thankful for all the staff for helping us have a Thanksgiving dinner at this restaurant. We really looked forward to this experience, since the restaurant has good reviews. But the food was mediocre, and the overall experience was not worth the price at all. The ambience was good outside, but we asked to be moved inside because their heater smelled like cockroaches. The inside was standard The service, while friendly, was not up to par with the price. The cocktail we got was good. The ham was good, but the turkey was a bit hard. The vegetarian option, a pumpkin risotto, was meh. The brussel sprouts were a hit, and the stuffing was good. The mashed potatoes were not, and the pies were quite unimpressive. Overall, at $428 for 2 adults and 2 kids for the prix fixe meal and one cocktail was just not worth it.

Thanksgiving dinner---Open Table link gave a choice of standard menu or Thanksgiving 4-course "feast". We opted reservations for standard menu. Upon arrival, we were told that only the 4-course "feast"was being served. OK, the salad was very good, the soup very good, the brussels sprouts and real mashed potatoes with herbs very good.
However, the turkey was not fresh, but pre-cut parts tough and overcooked (or frozen recovered?) all drenched in a salty brown brine to hid the obvious...shameful for a restaurant the caliber of Oak & Violet. Wrestled with the turkey parts but could not cut them well enough to try to find edible areas.
We gave a full honest review to the server, but it did not result in management stopping by to talk to us.
It was nice to have a talented soloist harp musician playing nearby. It helped mitigate the turkey fiasco.
We will try the restaurant one more time, but not on a holiday.

The food was excellent. We were seated inside, which admittedly we asked for, but all the ambience was outside. The service was good. Everything was very expensive.

Seatings dk ambiance was great. Carrots and bursar sprout appetizers were amazing. Scallops were fine. Squash soup and pasta were meh. Wagyu steak was not bad.service was incredibly slow in the beginning. We must have sat for 30 mins with no one approaching us. drinks took forever!

Food and cocktails were wonderful, I would say the value for both was a little over priced. The best part about the evening was our server Philippe; he was very attentive and made great menu recommendations— overall the service and ambiance were outstanding.

The bar set up is great .loved the food and drinks .
Recommended for sure .
Bartenders are friendly and nice

The brunch was fantastic- get the tasting menu. Every item was delicious and flavorful. Great outdoor patio.

We loved this place! The music, the cocktails and the dinner were outastanding!

Food was terrible and our dinner was $700 and they still made us pay $10 for parking! Crazy!

A little pricey but the food is SO good, and the ambiance was great for a mini-reunion. It was a little loud in the covered outdoor seating area when another group was seated and seemed to be having some sort of bachelorette party (maybe?) but other than that, the noise level was great. House made pasta and vegetarian appetizers were wonderful.

Amazing food and service! Felipe, our waiter, was very attentive and super friendly! Food was delicious and amazing ambiance! Definitely will be going back soon!

Felipe was fantastic! His service was top notch. Always there but never intrusive. Friendly, knowledgeable, talked about the new chef and menu. Menu feels limited at the moment but that is to be expected when a restaurant is trying out new recipes. All the food was delicious. The only disappoint was the both Wagyu steaks we ordered (one rare and one medium rare were both over cooked to About medium well. Still a delicious flavor but if you’re serving Wagyu you can’t screw it up. Again flavor was delicious and the celeriac purée was a perfect accompaniment. It was a great dinner. We had a lot of fun celebrating my husbands birthday. Desert menu is not my cup of tea. Pecan tart shell under baked but my friends liked their tiramisu. Regardless it was a great dinner, takes a while to work out kinks with new checks and new menus. We will be back for sure!

We had a phenomenal time here at Oak + Violet! I can't stress enough on how helpful our server (chris) was and informative he was of the menu! We were informed that the menu had been changing for seasonal purposes and that they would be rolling out a new one soon which we can not wait for!

Would definitely recommend!

While the service was very good we thought the food was just so so and very expensive. Also the menu is very small.

We had dinner for special celebration. From the very beginning, we already felt very welcomed. The staff was able to accommodate our needs through out the whole evening, let us celebrate at our own pace. The food was wonderful and unique, the service level was top notch, and the whole ambiance was memorable. So happy to find this gem in the Menlo Park neighborhood. Will definitely come back often. Highly recommend.

Good service this time!!

All four of us enjoyed our meals. The pasta was delicious but the carrots were over the top! I would go back for that side dish alone!! I would definitely come back here again.

The cocktails were excellent!! The food was good but limited menu

Came to Oak + Violet for a big anniversary and they did not disappoint. Wonderful service and attention to detail - our server gave us champagne on the house! Live music, ample outdoor heating, good spacing between tables, gorgeous decor, I had a really lovely time.

Great service! The staff is really friendly and attentive. The food was delish. The only thing was I hope the entertainer could have played at least until 9pm. Our reservation was on a Friday 8:30 pm and their live entertainer was already packing up.

We had a delay in our food- they gave us $45 off and a free mimosa -we also had a dairy free and gluten free person with us and they were VERY accommodating. Asked us what they could improve on our way out since under new management. The patio and heaters were sleek and relaxing. Highly recommend.

Food and service were fantastic. We loved our experience here and will definitely return.

The current menu on Open Table is WRONG. BEWARE!!!!!

Oak + Violet changed their menu in the two weeks since I made my reservation. Instead of a regular menu, they are doing a ridiculously expensive, overpriced for the amount of food brunch menu. You pick four out of 8 options, but each portion is about a ¼ serving. After eating chicken & waffle, avocado toast, an egg Benedict and fried potatoes, I was STILL hungry. The restaurant was empty. I’m sure it was because of this new menu.

We were stunned by the price!

The kitchen did a great job on the appetizers,m and the fish entree but the petite steak was lackluster, maybe we should have ordered medium rare?

Only disappointing thing - they didn't have the oysters. Service was great and food very tasty. Drinks were a knock out!

One of my favourite places!

Food and ambiance were great. Drinks even better! Severely short staffed but they tried their best. Will be back.

Food was not great

Great outdoor venue. Food was great. Full bar with great signature drinks. Happy with service.

Great atmosphere and music!! Amazing oysters and truffle fries!!

Enjoyed the outdoor seating and listening to smooth jazz! The bloody Mary was very good and many healthy options!

I loved the branzino and the cocktails. We'll be back!