My husband and I had dinner there last night and the food was amazing! Â I had the sesame seared tuna with mushroom risotto and grilled asparagus. Â All were done to perfection, cooked perfectly and deliciously seasoned. Â My husband had the roasted chicken and couldn't stop raving about how juicy it was and how tasty the seasoning was. Â This is definitely on the top of our list for fantastic meals. Â Five star meal for moderate prices!
We stopped by earlier this summer for light bites and ordered a variety of sliders. Â No disappointments. Â The filet mignon, crab cake, eggplant, pulled pork and burger were absolutely delicious, even the buns!
We'll be back!
We went here for brunch because it was dead and we thought the menu sounded pretty good. We were sat right away, but it took the waitress over five minutes to come over and acknowledge us (it was really dead there.). As she came over she said " oh you're not getting food right just drinks?" as we're holding food menus. I told her we were getting food and she said oh, she said you were just getting drinks. The only thing we said to the hostess was" table for two, please!" This wasn't a big deal, probably just a miscommunication, but it definitely foreshadowed our experience. We ordered drinks and I got the french toast while my boyfriend got scrambled eggs with home fries and toast.
First of all, my mimosa was not the $2 that it said on the menu on the window, it was $4. But, whatever that's fine. My boyfriends eggs came out and it had a hair....right...on..top of the eggs. Like, in plain view and they still sent it out. His potatoes tasted like they had been cooked the day before and was put under a heat lamp. He liked them, but I thought they were subpar. My boyfriend loves hot sauce and asked for some for his eggs. They said they don't have hot sauce, only srirachi. That's not terrible, but for him, he loses respect for a place that doesn't have hot sauce haha. The toast was also just white bread. They didn't give him any options, and I think that's really lame for brunch.
My french toast was....okay. The berry "compote" in addition to a melba sauce? (which confuses me, because a melba is a *strained* puree of raspberries and red currants, and a compote is like fruits stewed in a syrup...how do you have both?) What they give you is just a bunch of blended raspberries with the seeds still in there. NOT strained. Plus, it didn't taste like there were any other ingredients besides raspberries. It hurt to eat, and really made the french toast suck. I had to scrape it off. It was also covered in syrup when it came out and it was soggy. I, personally, like the option of putting on my own syrup. It makes french toast mushy if you put it on before hand and let it sit!
It was so hard to eat it when I longingly gazed at all of the other, better brunches right across the street. I was still able to eat the french toast, but I was really disappointed with the food there. Our waitress was nice, as was the hostess. I think they are overpriced with their beers, and their food was not good. I definitely won't go back there for food.
went for happy hour. almost missed the specials but the selection was nothing memorable.
we had the cheese steak dumplings and thai wings. both were delicious. but again, i could take or leave it. its a fine place to go when you want somewhere to go. and the sliders sound tasty but were a little pricey. next time i will be prepared to try them.
Kings Oak is a pretty cool, chill spot at the Piazza with a killer beer list. Â Any establishment with Lagunitas IPA on draft is ok in my book!
I didn't get to try a lot of the food,but what I did have was pretty solid. Â The sweet potato fries were delicious. Â For dinner I ordered three different sliders and they were good as well, my favorite being the crab cake. Â Maybe I'm cheap, but I did however find $5 a bit excessive for a slider the size of a half dollar piece. Â You can get a foot long for that much yo.
Although the food is lovely. and most of the staff is nice....they clearly get overt on the pricing. Adding in extra charges they don't mention from the beginning, and accommodating for their friends. Not regulars....(but a guy's girlfriend got star treatment)....while the group of paying customers waited. Either way, this place isn't going any where any time soon...but we won't be back. Typical philadelphia place.... Nothing special.
Review Source:Went here with people from work an.it's not bad. The place had a decent bottle and draft selection. You do not have to break the bank there since it has cheap brews to expensive craft beer. The food is your basic bar food and nothing to write home about. The burger was okay and I did like the herb Russian mayo dressing. If you want a laid back hangout with good brews, then come here.
Review Source:We dined here this past Memorial Day - arrive quarter to 7pm (3 adults, 2 kids). Â The place was not busy - almost all of the outside tables were open so we decided to stay here to sit outside. Â We ordered noodles for the kids to come first and a calamari app for the table - both were good - might have taken just a little long to come out but not overly noticeable. Â For entrees one adult ordered the all-you-can-eat wings, one ordered 2 sliders and the zucchini app and the third ordered the tuna app and a salad (it was all supposed to come out together). Â After awhile, the tuna arrived. Â It has been completely consumed and still no other food had been brought out. Â We waited over 30 minutes (none of this was special order or anything - appetizers!!!) for the rest of the food to come out. Â We finally went in to ask what the deal was and the bartender was apologetic saying that they were behind and the manager was helping in the kitchen. Â It was odd because there were hardly any tables there!! Â So the food finally comes out - and the guy who got the 'all you can eat wings' had waited over 50 minutes since arriving to get his FIRST batch of wings. Â At this point, the kids were starting to lose it but having just received our food, we were in for it. Â The manager finally came out and told us that we were mistaken and we hadn't waited very long for our food. Â Not very professional. Â Our waitress (who was nice and helpful although she avoided our table for that 30 minutes of non-food) offered to get us a dessert so we said ok. Â Even that then took time to come out so we just said forget it. Â We paid the bill in a hurry and later noticed that even that was wrong!! Â We were charged for 3 sliders and that is not what was ordered or delivered.
On top of the experience - the food is entirely sub-par. Â It was all very reminiscent of food you'd get at a TGIFridays or something - overcooked, under flavored, felt like it had just been microwaved and sent out.
I'm not planning on returning - I wish we had just waited for an open outdoor table at El Camino!!!!
Lots of TVs, and a great beer selection. Â There's a nice mix of regular tables and high-tops of different sizes to accommodate different groups.
It was pretty dead on Saturday night of memorial day weekend. Not sure of the average weekend night.
Thai wings were delicious. We ended up getting a second order and sharing them again with dinner! Ask for them extra-crispy though. Â Hummus app was good to share- on the larger size. Burger slider was delicious too.
We didn't have enough to really rate this place as a 3 or 5 star, but I would definitely try it again.
While the location and space are great, every time I come, I'm always a little underwhelmed. It's a good meeting place for weekend brunch since you're likely to find a table in the gigantic space. The menu is average... but the drinks are terrible. They draw you in with fantastic specials but serve you pitchers of barely-drinkable mimosas. I'd still come for dinner and drinks, but I'll skip brunch from now on.
Review Source:What a phenomenal experience! Â I wanted to throw a surprise party for my husband during brunch and I emailed the restaurant to see if they could handle a party of about 30 people. Â The manager, Michelle, had me come out to see the space and make sure it made sense for our group. Â There was no charge for making such a large reservation and Michelle stayed in touch with me for the month up to the party making sure that everything was perfect on party day. Â When more people RSVPed than I anticipated Michelle did everything she could to ensure that we had enough space and were comfortable. Â We had our own dedicated server who was absolutely phenomenal and kept the mimosa and bloody mary pitchers coming all morning long. Â No one's glass was ever empty! Â The food came out quickly and it was delicious. Â So incredibly well priced. Â With food, alcohol, tip, and tax it came out to about $23/pp. Â You can't beat that anywhere! Â We will definitely be back for brunch again and I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a space for a larger get together.
Review Source:More like 3.5. Brunch is good here! Mimosa, bellinis and etc. are $2 and you can get a huge pitcher for $12. Breakfast burger was solid. I liked the potatoes that came with it. Cheesesteak dumplings or whatever were below average. It's like they put some ground meat in a wonton wrapper, fried it, put ketchup on the plate and a thing of cheese to dip it in. You get 5. It's NOT worth $8.
Service was good and friendly. This place is casual and not packed. Lots of TVs to enjoy and comfortable.
A friend invited me out for Happy Hour on Monday .(March 4, 2013). All you can eat wings all night for $8 and half price appetizers including sliders.. The turkey burger slider was a truly unique experience as it had cranberry jelly as the spread.. It was delicious and an unexpected surprise as we apparently didn't read the menu (3mins til Happy Hour was over). I loved the hamburger sliders also. The Terayaki or Thai wings were just okay.. reminded me of sesame chicken but not as sweet but the buffalo wings - yum not too crispy or too meaty or small. The highlight of the evening was the beer. I tried Franziskaner and it was delish, loved it and will look for it to have in my private stock. I will go again that's for sure.. Oh and our server was personable and attentive - she was great! The gentleman who brought the food from the kitchen was also on-point.. so as I said, I'll be back!
Review Source:This is my favorite brunch spot (and to put this in perspective, I live within a block and a half of both Green Eggs and Honey's). For brunch, the drink specials can't be beat... $2 for a mimosa/bloody mary/bellini or $12 for a pitcher! If you are really hungry - get the breakfast burger, it is AMAZING! I also get the huevos rancheros a lot and it is a delicious dish. Great spot to hang out for a while, taking advantage of the mimosa pitchers. Sometimes pretty busy but never a wait like a lot of the other NoLibs brunch spots get. Very accommodating to large groups (even without a reservation) and good for the family as well.
As far as the dinner menu, I liked it a LOT better before the "revamped" menu. The pizza was great but they took out the ovens. The new menu is maybe a bit "stuffier" than it should be based on the bar/restaurant, but the sliders are tasty, specialty martinis are DELICIOUS and they have some great drink and dinner specials throughout the week. Its a good spot to watch a game, too... lots of TVs and they always seem to have some sort of special during the sporting events. And I have found that they are usually willing to change the channel on one of TVs if there is something different that you want to be watching. Overall, I love this place!
I was thinking this place would be a solid 3 star joint when we decided to go with groupon in hand. Â Its in northern liberties, an area I'm rapidly beginning to enjoy, and there was tons of parking... Awesome.
The inside is a little dark, but comfortable. Â We went on a Tuesday evening, so I wasn't expecting crowds of people... That being said, it was pretty empty. Â Service was good, beer cold, yadda yadda. Â Onto the food.
I got 4 types of sliders, half price during happy hour. Â Deal! Â They were all tasty, but do yourself a favor and order one more than you think you'll eat, they go down quickly. Â She got the tuna entree with au gratin potatoes and grilled asparagus ($18). Â Perfect meal. Â Tuna was rare, potatoes buttery and cheesy. Â Worth every penny, actually may be considered a good deal. Â That good.
Its rare when a meal exceeds expectations. Â Try it out, preferably during half priced slider happy hour.
Update #1: Â Go for Sunday Brunch! Â $2 drink menu and awesome cheap(ish) breakfast foods. Â Suggestion, have food and several (cough 6 cough) $2 Lagers here then go waste the rest of the day at Frankford Hall which is about .25 miles away. Â Great way to day-drink your way through a lazy Sunday.
Just ate dinner here and it was terrible. The wait staff seemed very nice when they came around (which was a rarity) -service was just really slow. All of our food (appetizers and dinner) came out at the same time and it was already cold. Several people at our table ordered sliders and all of them were served on one plate. It was very confusing to dish out and in honesty i think very unprofessional. I gave a separate order, and i expect to have it served on my own plate, especially since there are risks of other people touching it. Â I just think the cook line/wait staff was trying to make it easier on themselves. And if thats the case then why am i paying for a service that i did not get. Overall, not impressed.
Review Source:This place is what it is, and does it well for the most part. Â After reading many reviews on here, I was worried about poor service and lackluster food. Â I was however greeted with the opposite. Â My girlfriend and I tried this place (via Living Social) on a Tuesday night before went to a Flyers game. Â The place was rather quiet and empty (which usually scares me). Â We were promptly greeted and asked if we had a preference to where we sat, which is always a plus.
The host/waitress graciously took our orders and was actually helpful in my selection of a beer to try. Â The happy hour (4-7 M-F) is an incredible deal. Â Half priced sliders (about 5 to choose from), $5 apps, $5 drafts, $4 house wine glasses and $4 mixed drinks. Â This alone will have me coming back, especially on a Friday night when I can let loose a little more.
We started with cheesesteak dumplings and fried calamari. Â The calamari was great. Â Nice and crispy, but not overcooked. Â The sauce on it made it though. Â The cheesesteak dumplings were a little more average. Â It was cooked fine, but the siracha ketchup wasn't spicy enough for me. Â This was pretty much the only miss here. Â I ordered a Monarch burger and my girlfriend tried 3 sliders (burger, bbq pork, buffalo chicken). Â My girlfriend enjoyed all of hers, especially the bbq pork slider with coleslaw. Â I can usually judge a place solely on their ability to execute a burger. Â This was the crowning achievement for me. Â The burger was superbly flavored and cooked to perfect (ordered medium). Â Juices were just dripping out. Â The bacon was crispy and I enjoyed the russian dressing as opposed to my normal bbq or ketchup topping.
I'll be back here for sure.
So I have to be honest and say that the drinks here are just alright, but the food is surprisingly GREAT!!! I've really liked everything from the slider options, to the cheeseburger, to the Harvest Salad which I've ordered multiple times and my fav are the Huevos Rancheros at brunch. Whoever is doin the cookin is doin somethin right! VERY TASTY!
Review Source:Jesus bad service. Friendly, but slow. Perhaps it seemed friendly because of how often they had to apologize for being so slow.
Either way, the food was pretty damn awesome and the booth had to have the comfiest cushioning I've ever sat on. I wanted to sleep on it and probably could have with how long we were kept waiting for our food.
The sweet potato fries are exemplar. Exactly what you want when you are a true sweet potato fry fan!
The thanksgiving sandwich was excellent.
Caveat: They will just ask if you want sweet potato or regular without mentioning that it is a $2 upgrade for sweet potato. Be warned!
The environment was confused. Were they a sports bar or college bar? The NFL playoffs were on, but all I heard was Ke$ha defecating on the game. Why play the game if you are going to blast music and not the audio from the game? Senseless facade as a sports bar.
My sister and I wanted to try this place out for the longest time. We always passed by, but never had the time to go in until the other afternoon. I am so glad we made the time to get to this restaurant! The menu is full of choices, in fact we had a hard time deciding what we wanted. Our server was excellent and patient with us, even suggesting some of her favorite choices. My sister chose the Tuna Tar Tar, which she said was unbelievable and I had the Crab Cake sliders. They were amazing!
The decor is great and makes for a comfortable setting. The service, food, and environment were a definite win for me and my sister. I know we will be back some time in the near future. So glad I finally got to try this place out!
First off, I have to preface my 5 star rating with the rating is biased due to the location. Â In the NO-LIBS area, Kings Oak is the once consistent bar that you can walk into at anytime and find what you're expecting. Â Good bar service, Guinness on tap, a table or spot at the bar always available, and in the summer, a great outside seating area to hang out and waste away the afternoon. Â The food is good, but not worthy of coming out to for just the taste. Â It's bar food done very well. Â In an area of the city where everyone is trying to stand out and be different in every way possible, this is the normal American pub experience done right. Â It gets 5 stars because it delivers exactly what you are expecting and there are no disappointments. Â This is what your local neighborhood pub should be, I just wished I lived within walking distance to grab an easy drink here more often!
Review Source:AVOID- I made a 10 person reservation for a Saturday night for my boyfriend's birthday. Â I had someone call on Friday to confirm that we were still coming. Â When all 10 of us showed up the place was "closed for maintenance" and they apparently didn't think it was necessary to contact people on their reservation list to let them know they were shutting down for the night.
When I called to speak with a manager about why no one had contacted us, she told me that they didn't have a reservation for me- which is an outright lie because someone had called to confirm the reservation the day before we were coming. Â She was rude, hostile, and after I explained why I was upset told me "I don't know what you want me to say- I had to work late on Friday night so it's not my fault."
There are too many other restaurants in Philly- don't waste your time or money on this place and their amateur staff.
Awesome selection of sliders. Filet Mignon sliders? Especially awesome. The buns are super-yummy. The fried onions are well-done. The steak is great. However, I'm not sure the 1.5 oz of meat slider is worth $6.
Nice selection of beers. Relatively nice bartenders. I ordered 3 beers, a salad, and 3 sliders and my total ... $48. Good but not worth it.
Revisited. Â Just to prove a point, I went at about the same time of day and ordered the same thing. Â The one key difference was that the crowd there today was not as rowdy. Â This time around, everything was cooked properly and served in a timely fashion. Â This time around my medium rare burger was medium rare and the charring worked in the burger's favor to create a tasty morsel. Â Now I feel better about going there (unless it's crowded).
Review Source:We had dinner here in a large group; and they were excellent in accommodating us with space and service.
I liked the decor; with cushy booths and reclaimed wood walls. Â The place has a nice atmosphere.
I wasn't very impressed with the menu; it was very small and nothing out of the ordinary. Â I ended up getting the mac and cheese with crab and bacon. Â Now, this wasn't some cheap lump crab meat you would expect; it was HUGE pieces of something like snow crab leg. Â Huzzah. Â I also got two sliders; a burger and an eggplant (hold the tomato sauce), which weren't bad; just nothing special.
The beer selection is very good. Â They have TV's playing sports; not my thing but important to the gents who were with us.
In all a great night out; but not sure that I would seek to come back.
The only reason I'm not giving one star is because I was here during a radio 104.5 show so a lot of places were busy because of the concert and I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that they aren't this awful all the time...
My girlfriend and I got there early enough to get a table outside so we could hear the bands when they started. We were given brunch menus by our hostess and were excited about some of the options. However, by the time our waiter showed up it was 15 mins until brunch ended and he took the menus and brought dinner ones without really giving us an option.
We decided to start with a pitcher of drinks as they were pretty reasonably priced at 30 bucks and we got around 6-7 drinks out of it. We were ready to order and I went with three different sliders and she got a salad. By the time the food came out (25-30 mins later for three tiny sliders and a salad?!) we were very hungry. Of course there was no silverware/napkins so we asked a waiter to get us some. Ten mins later, still none! So I went to the area where all the waiters/waitresses were and took our own silverware and napkins and no one even noticed me doing it. Wow!
So not only did the service suck, but when we finally ate, so did the food. My burger slider must have sat on a grill for the 30 minute wait, the short rib was almost nonexistent, and the pulled pork was OK.
Yikes
Wow. Just wow. Let me share my experience -
We sat down to grab a quick bite to eat. I have been here before when it just opened and was not impressed. I figured I would give it another shot.
We were seated promptly and the waitress was nice enough. My wife and
I ordered beer but the menu was inaccurate and the server didn't know if they had specific beers in bottle, draft or at all. We weren't requesting anything crazy either - a Guinness and a Hop Devil. Not a difficult order. We ordered alternate beers but she eventually came out with our original order - the Guinness (in a can rather than draft as stated on the menu) and a Hop Devil. Ok. Semi irritating, but fine.
We order food from a fairly non-descript menu. I had to inquire whether the "Chicken Cutlet" was a platter or and sandwich. It's all listed under entrees. Whatever. We order.
About 15 minutes pass and she comes out to tell us they don't have any more cheesesteaks (my wife order). Ok. Enough. Cancelled our order and asked for the check to pay for our drinks. She brings the check but waits at least 10 more minutes to come back to pick up the payment. Aggravating.
Sorry King's Oak, I wanted to give you a second chance, but you blew it.
Kings oak is one of the those places that I was skeptical to visit. Â Having seen the failure of the 2 restaurants that were there previously, I made the assumption (which was irrational) that I wasn't going to enjoy Kings Oak.
My wife and I sat down in their outside dining area, which according to our serve had just been finished that day. Â The area was inviting, with foliage, umbrellas and Tiki torches everywhere. Â
My wife and I ordered some beers. Â The first beer that I ordered had just ran out, the second beer that I ordered had just kicked and they were replacing the keg. Â I can appreciate that they were having a busy night and seeing as it really wasn't something that they could control, I was not very bothered by this. Â
We both ordered their bacon and cheddar burger. Â The burgers were wonderful and were clearly cooked over an open flame and served on a home made bun. Â The outside of the burgers were lightly charred, while the inside remained moist and juicy. Â The bacon that topped this masterpiece was perfectly crispy and added a rich smokey taste to they already lightly smokey burger. Â I was very impressed by this sandwich, and I did my best not to inhale it. Â They only think that disappointed me was the french fries. Â The fries were from frozen, soggy and limp. Â They either were not fried recently or were fried at too low a temperature. Â
The beer and the sandwiches are a few dollars more expensive than you will see at some other local spots. Â Their beer selection is typical for No. Lib, and while I can't say much about their other items, I can say that the burgers are wonderful.
Since the (cold) pizza from last time was promising, I decided to give them another chance this week. Â
Went on a Thursday around 10:30 PM, party of two. Â We searched around for a hostess, and waited about 5 minutes, but there was none. Â Went to the bar and asked the bartender if we could sit outside, he said yes. Â
Waited at the table for another 10 minutes and went back inside to ask for a waitress. Â I found a waitress inside and she informed me I would have to see a hostess for seating. Â The bartender and her then had a conversation about this and I asked if I could just give my order at the bar. Â I ordered 2 drinks and one pizza and informed them I was here to give them a second chance since I liked their pizza so much but the last time I was here the service was ASTOUNDINGLY bad.
Went back outside, and sat down. Â We were the only table seated outside. Â Later a waitress comes over and asks where our waitress is (how would we know?) and then told us our waitress was missing and she would be our new server.
One pizza, in the restaurant that was 90% empty, took a puzzingly long time to arrive, and again, when it arrived, it was mostly cold. Â We looked across the street to El Camino where every table was full, inside and out, and people were mobbed around the entrance waiting, and made the connection between the good service there and the emptiness of Kings Oak and the bad service there. Â Get a clue KO.
No more chances. Â Why do these people suck so bad?
I love King's Oak. Â I have to admit I was a bit scared when I saw some douche baggy steroid guys w/ tank tops and tattoos pounding vodkas outside, but I overcame my inner fears and went for it. Â
There happy hour is one of the best around. Â $5 dollar food specials and good drink specials too. Â One of the best in the No Libs area.
I love it here for Sunday brunch too. Â 20$ bottomless Marys and Mimosas, this is dangerous! Â Fun crowd too for a Sunday, I had a ball here last Sunday.
Give this place a shot, the service has been exceptional every time I've been here.
Holy shit. All you can eat crab legs for $22 and some change. You aren't gonna find anything like that in No Libs. Just left the place and I'm stuffed.
King's Oak looks a little fancy from the outside, but it's nothing but real people in there that are down to have a good time and eat some awesome food.
P.S. - Their whiskey sours are delicious.
Clean, spacious, and trendy for a sports bar.
I can't speak about the food because I was there just for drinks. Â
They have open mic nights for local comedians - which was hard to watch. Â No fault of Kings Oak. Â Nonetheless, it's a fun option to provide for your patrons - as long as it's not a daily event.
They have a few seating areas to choose from, which is why I appreciated the place.
AVOID AVOID AVOID. Â Yet another soulless Piazza yuppie trap. Â Food is ok, not great. Â Atmosphere is terrible, even for a sports bar. Â What kind of sports bar with 20 tv's refuses to put on the flyers game? Â Worse, they turned it on, then turned it off and refused to go back... Â Beer list is ok if you compare it to a tgi fridays, but pretty terrible if you compare it to anything else in the neighborhood. Beers are at least 20% more expensive than at say, el camino right across the street.
I can't wait for Bart Blatstein to jack up their rent so they go the way of the last 2 failed restaurants at this location.... the third time was definitely not the charm in this case.
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