The Oakk Room

I’ve eaten here quite a few times. The renovations are great because the food is 10x better! The Cajun/​Creole never lacks in spice… and yes its true, the cornbread I’d amazing here: D I’m not a drinker, but the drinks menu is pretty huge. I love the authenticity of the food. The prices are so so… tour typical $ 10-​$ 12 for a meal. I think its about time I pay this place another visit.

Went here for a Groupon on ⁹⁄₁₂. Nice looking place. Good old school R&B playing. Bartender was very friendly and helpful. Fish fry (southern style) was light and tasty. Good fries but coleslaw a little dry. No craft beer to choose from until they found a sample bottle of IPA a vendor had given them which my husband thought was good. No scotch at all and only crap Gallo wine for reds. Main complaint is that when you order a fried chicken entrée you expect chicken pieces. A leg, a breast, a thigh. It was just chicken wings. That is not stated on the menu that its not chicken pieces as most people would expect when they hear «fried chicken». Kinda ticked me off. I saw another person’s review just now about jerk chicken with cornbread. Wish that was on the menu because that sounds fabulous.

Had a great fish fry here with the husband last week portions were a little on the small side but very tasty I got the beer battered, he got the southern style no complaints very good. And for a early Friday night it was a very small crowd which made it nice.

Great, relaxing environment. Attentive staff. Reasonably priced drinks, appetizers. Great music. I really enjoyed my experience here. Would definitely come back! All around one of the best bar experiences that I have had in buffalo since I moved here in 2012.

This place was originally called the Weepingg Willoww Room, but the Weeping Willow outside the restaurant was found out to be an Oak tree, so they changed the name. I’m not sure why they added the extra K, but as long as they don’t add one more «K», I don’t think there will be any issues.
I’m a soul (food) man… I’m a soul (food) man… but not so much in Buffalo. This place is not too bad, but I’ve only ever been there really late when they were sold out of all their main dishes so I have to go back some time and give it an honest try. Rick James should own this place, because it’s Soul Food in his hometown of Buffalo, and Rick James released the soul classic «Superfreak», later covered by Celine Dion and Kelly Clarkson.
Actually I need to go here again and try it again because I’ve had a lot of soul food experience since reviewing this place so my opinion may have changed. I know that McKenzie’s in the Broadway Market is amazing, whereas Gigi’s is good but not as amazing, and more of a Jamaican influence. I need to go back to this one and see how it compares. But what I do remember is that the Collard Greens were good, the sides were cheap, and everything I had from there tasted good.

First time here — got the Southern Style fish and grits. Fish was thin and lacking in flavor, but the grits were okay when loaded with cheese and gravy. My friend’s jerk chicken was delicious, though.
Crab cakes were a good choice for the appetizer; piping hot with crispy outside, soft interior, prominent lumps of crap, and decent remoulade. Would order that again, even at $ 8.

This place is one of Buffalo hidden gems. Great food! I think about 50 different flavored Martinis. Live music on Thursday nights. You can go wrong here. 2 big screens for sport events. And it’s downtown but not on Chippewa with all the youngins.

The Oakk room used to be our go-​to place after a hard day at Roswell Park fighting cancer one smoker at a time. What we loved was the inclusive atmospher, great service, good drinks, awesome food and a well-​poured drink. While the food is good, the menu is limited and has not changed in a couple of years. The friendly service has also deteriorated. Tonight, we deided tostop by after work. There were more employees than patrons, and thy were huddled at the end of the bar, socializing and eating. I only had one drink — a slammer — which was excellent. The first round they overcharged us by 25%. We got it straightened out and asked that we run a tab. My husband had to repeatedly stand up & ask … «Is there anyone working here?» while the staff looked away until he could get a drink. We went to cash out, andy yet again, they overcharged us by 20%. This is too bad. We really like the owner and enjoyed stopping here after work.

«I can’t put enough exclamation points after this statement. This is THE number one cornbread in ALL of WNY. !!! You MUST come try it. I don’t want to spoil it for you with adjectives like — moist, sweet and dessert-​like but kudos to Chef Fred Daniel — NICE!»
We ordered from a simple island-​style menu that featured comfort food jazzed with exotic spices. My beautiful (and also exotic) dining partner and I ordered curry seasoned haddock (her) and jerk chicken (me) which were accompanied by curry rice, seasonal veggies and their famous cornbread.
We led off with a Grilled Shrimp Cocktail seasoned with lemon pepper which was excellent. We followed with crabcakes which weren’t stingy on the crab and were served with toasted cornbread slices and house made dressing.
Throughout our meal, and much later, we sampled from the list of over 50 martini’s featured at The Oakk. And now the house band is warming up so we’ll catch you all on the flip side!

We came here with a living social deal. They have an extensive specialty drink menu with fun names. The purple haze is really good. They have a martini list with 50 recipes with awesome names like My Hispanic Boo. The food came fairly quickly and they brought us extra napkins without us having to ask. If you are vegetarian this is not the place for you. The entrees all have chicken, fish or shrimp. You will be stuck with just salad. But it is a delicious salad of mixed green lettuce, tomato, onions, served with pita bread. The cornbread is really light & fluffy. The crabcakes are divine. The décor could use a little help. The floor tiles look old and the carousel ponies have chipped paint. But it has an old pub feel. They have banquet services, too. Overall good food, good service, good times!

If it wasn’t for their cook-​off tonight advertised by Buffalo Rising, I might have never heard of this gem just off of Main Street. This cozy yet trendy bar/​lounge serves up some of the most creative drink menus I’ve seen in Buffalo and is going to become a hotspot w/​$ 4 martini Wednesdays. Furthermore, their BBQ is up there w/​the best I’ve had in Buffalo. The Honey-​Glazed Chicken melted right off the bone and the sauce is good for someone that prefers sweeter BBQ rather than tangy. It might not be in the best neighborhood but don’t let the exterior fool you — the inside of this place is fancy and they sure know what they’re doing on the grill.