White Oak Tavern

Reviews

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  Matt M

  1 day ago
  1.0
  Honestly, I’m so disappointed. Have frequented this place many times, for both great food and drinks as I live really close by. Yet today the experience was awful. Sat at the bar with my wife and we were ignored for a while by the bar man - not seen him before, small little chippy bloke with grey white shirt hair, a little pot belly and glasses ( just to help with calling him out) So we moved to the OPPOSITE side of the bar, deeper inside the place, closer to the stairs to the WC. Again, bar man totally blanked us, instead preferring to laugh with a bunch of 3 males he clearly knew and was all stressed trying to fix the tv above our heads. Finally he acknowledged us, no “ hello guys, what can I get you”, but casually kinda threw two menus at us rudely and abruptly saying “ drinks only, no food until 5” - that was it. We left. Terrible service, rude bar man with snotty attitude, we won’t be going back. It’s a shame as the food is pretty solid, but it’s not THAT good to warrant such a crappy attitude. To anyone reading, take your business elsewhere, we will.
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  Pooja Gupta

  Jan 5, 2026
  5.0
  I went there with a party of 11. Ages 8 to 80, we all had an amazing time. Bruno went above and beyond getting us the best table, service and food. Not only is he a smoke show; he is gracious and made the meal amazing from beginning to head.
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  Jimmy Krueger

  Jan 2, 2026
  4.0
  We stopped in for lunch recently and had a good experience. There is plenty of seating inside and at the bar. We had a comfortable table with a partial booth. The deviled eggs and smoked fish dip were great appetizers. The B.L.T.A. and blackened chicken sandwich were excellent. They had great flavor and the portion sizes matched the price. They have a kids menu and our daughter enjoyed her burger. The burger was supposed to come with cheese but didn’t. The burger was huge and juicy, but our daughter ate only a few bites. For $16, I thought it was a bit pricey and we probably could have shared. Our service was just ok. We had a soda water and coke but never received refills. We paid with a QR code at the table, so after our food came out, the server never checked on us.
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  Matt Babel

  Dec 31, 2025
  5.0
  Manager Kerry is a the best!!! I am from PA and try to get up here a few times a year. A must stop right near Washington Square arch near NYU. Also great food and service - can’t beat the HH Monday thru Friday till 7pm.
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  Andrijana Bozovic

  Dec 8, 2025
  5.0
  We went to The White Oak Tavern yesterday for dinner for the first time with my friends. We were greeted by a very friendly and handsome guy on a suit who we learned after he sat us that he was the Manager. He was super nice and was able to accommodate us even though the place was very busy and we didn’t had a reservation. His friendliness and attentiveness was a pleasant surprise since you don’t see that anymore these days. Cristian our server was also very nice and friendly. We had the Chicken pot pie that was recommended by Bruno and it was amazing !! My friends had the burger, we also tried the salmon and the kale salad and everything was super yummy. We finish our night with hot chocolates and a toffee pudding with ice cream and we loved it !! Thank you Bruno and for accommodating us and making our night so memorable and thank you Crirstian for your friendly and quick service. We will definitely be back Oh, and the Christmas tree and decoration in this place are beautiful. A must check out place.

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