Oxley House

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   Sheila

   West Virginia

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   We celebrated with our family for a 20th wedding anniversary at our new favorite restaurant in Elkins, The Oxley House. Service was a bit slow however the restaurant was very busy because of an earlier Halloween party.
   

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   Josette

   Phoenix

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on October 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love The Oxley House! Wonderful restaurant with wonderful hospitality and food!
   

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   Richard

   San Francisco

   11 reviews

   4.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on October 16, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The maitre’d was cold and dismissive to my wife when she asked for a table change due ceiling vent blowing cold air toward her back.
   

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   Denise

   West Virginia

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   We were celebrating our 36th anniversary. We were seated directly beside another couple even though our section was completely empty. Aside from that couple. Tables are approximately 18 inches apart making it slightly snug getting in between the tables to your seat. Dinner music was 70s and 80s rock. Our server was very inexperienced or at least it seemed that way. She took our dinner order and we had to remind her that we wanted drinks, if we hadn’t we would’ve only had water. We waited over 30 minutes for our charcuterie board, even though I asked for the olives to be removed. They were still on the plate. Our dinners arrived, with us having only 8 to 9 minutes to enjoy the charcuterie board. Which had three really good cheeses and the meats were salami and pepperoni with a couple of blackberries, maybe six grapes, and one strawberry that had been sliced into fourths. We had only gone through half of the charcuterie board when our plates arrived. To make room for the plates, the charcuterie board was removed, not giving us a chance to finish what we wanted from the board. We each ordered different steaks for our entrées. They looked as if they were the same cut of steak. We both ordered our steaks well done. Both steaks were still seeping blood on the inside. We were never offered additional drinks. The hostess made eye contact with me at one point after checking on another table. She approachedand asked if things were going well. I informed her of the undercooked steak. She did offer to have my steak redone or cook another steak. I declined those offers. Hubby ate around the interior raw part of his, leaving a large part uneaten. My steak was removed from the bill. I did not ask for that. We had complete plans to have dessert, but decided that was enough evening for this dinner. We did drive to another restaurant to have dessert. Sadly, the dessert was the best part of the dinner.
   

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   Stephen

   Chicago

   13 reviews

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   2.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on October 11, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Had dinner on a Friday night. Street parking available. Receptionist seemed overwhelmed apparently by walk-ins. 15 min late seating per reservation after arriving 15 minutes early. No big problem. Seated in back of dining room. Moderate noise due to nearby speaker playing music. Our server was excellent. Bartender unprofessional. she actually, walked to our dining room table with the drink in her hand.to challenge why I sent the brown looking vodka martini back. See said something like "What, you don't like vermouth in your martini? Me: Yes dry not sweet. She: Yes it is sweet vermouth, we don't have dry. Any decent bar and bartender would have known this and not sent out a martini with sweet vermouth. Save that for a Manhattan. Food overall notthing special: I didn't like spices used on trout. Green beans done haphazardly. She: Her salmon was good, but risotto was more like a mac n cheese than risotto. A bit overpriced but only claimed "fine dining" action in town it appears.
   

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   wes

   Dallas

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 11, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The kitchen had some troubles. Courses missing some ingredients and some substitutions. Plates which had all of the fixings were very nice. Didn’t expect to see problems on a Friday night. The savior was the service staff in making accommodations for kichen. All in all it was a nice experience with good food, great service and comfortable setting.
   

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   Lou

   Jacksonville

   31 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on October 10, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very upscale experience in a beautiful setting at a reasonable price
   

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   Leston

   West Virginia

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 4, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was slow, but she was friendly. Food was good but a limited selection. Portions are good. Steak was cooked well. I would go back.
   

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   Carolyn

   New York City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 4, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Our reservation was for the Main Dining Room, but we were seated in a private event room which is in the back beside the kitchen and galley. This was a birthday celebration for my son, his teenage children and parents, and his friends. We wanted him be the center of the dinner celebration, but we were set up at tables of 4; we moved 2 tables together, but he was not able to interact with everyone, many of whom live out of town, as he does, and they don't see each other very often. I was disappointed for him; not what we were expecting. The set-up was certainly not festive. The restaurant manager and host were not very welcoming; seemed aggravated that we were there. I had been communicating with the sales manager in advance and she was most helpful, but the on-site staff were not as professional. However, our waitress was very nice and efficient, although a bit overwhelmed; also love the bartender Mercedes!
   

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    Larisa

    Baltimore

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    First time here and it was an excellent experience! The dishes were perfect: highly recommend the cauliflower bites and beet salad. The burger was also delicious. The service was good and the ambiance very nice. There was live music in the adjoining bar but it want to loud to talk. The prices were very reasonable for the high quality of the food. We will be back next time we are in Elkins!
    

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