We saw some pretty mixed reviews on other sites via Google but we thought we would give this place a try while on our golf trip last week. It was super close to where we were staying and it looked like a stand alone mom and pop kind of place on the map. When we pulled up, we realized it was part of the Marriott and it's convention center so that turned us off a little before we even entered the building. The restaurant was empty except for a few people at the bar. They had a guy playing the guitar and singing in the bar area for live entertainment but he wasn't the best we've heard. The service is what makes this review so bad. The waitress really did not care about us. It was one of those situations where it was so dead that the service was dead too. I feel like sometimes it can be the other extreme where it's so busy and you can't find someone to get a drink but this was the opposite and just as bad. She placed our order for drinks but it was a good 15-20 minutes before she came back to place our food order. The food was decent but nothing to write home about. I got the mac & cheese with steak on top which was actually pretty good but my buddy got the burger and it was dry and not cooked to his liking. The place has mad potential but it was not a good night for us to be eating there. They have a really big dinning room that looks good for the brunch buffet that Holli D. raved about but it was empty and not fun. The bar area is in it's own little room and then they have a big outside eating area with big fire pits. I would like to come back with big group on a busy night or bring the wife on a nice weather night in the fall to have a drink by the fire but other than that I would not recommend the Oak Tavern.
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