Reviews for Oscar's in Dedham, MA
I would advise against supporting this restaurant. The reason is not the food as I have no idea how it tasted, but rather for... poor management practices, untrained staff and generally rude managers. Let me briefly explain. We stopped in for our 6:30pmreservation, but after a struggle to find a parking spot, we walked in six minutes late. Upon checking in, the hostess told uswe did not have a reservation. Well, our friend pulled out his phone and showed her the RESY confirmation. She said,well…”we don’t have you in our system”. Manager comes over..as he is flipping through the screen we actually see ourname. He acknowledges our names and said “we cancelled you, you were late” and walked away…no “I am sorry”, no “wewill squeeze you in, just sit tight”. Again, I looked at my watch and we were six minutes late. Are you seriously kiddingme? There were plenty of open tables…so who took our table I might wonder, right? The hostess, who apparently did notknow how the auto-cancellation works, also looked confused. Look, I get it, their restaurant their rules. But how aboutposting your policy: ”if you are five minutes late, the reservation you had for the past two weeks will be cancelled!” Wehad to scramble to find a place six miles away to make it back to our show at the Dedham Community Theater. Turned what was tobe a restful enjoyable dinner and evening, into a mad dash/unrestful scramble. I will not be going back. As we all know, itstarts at the top. If this is how the management is going to treat their customers, they won’t be around long. Imagine howthey likely respond to issues one might have with their food…”well, you ordered it”….give me a break, many greatestablishments out there. Skip these guys and offer your business to those who appreciate the customer just a wee bit more.. Read more
AMAZING atmosphere, service was top notch and to say the food was the best I've ever had is an understatement! I tried 5... appetizers with my group, and we all had different meals but shared a taste of each. The salmon, short ribs.... I couldn't evenname them all but do yourself a favor and bring friends and family! I'll be a regular every chance I get!! Oscar's is to Bostonas the Red Socks are to our hearts!!! Read more
The food was cooked properly, but it didn’t taste very good. The biltong & cheese plate had supermarket-bought, thin sliced... cheese pieces. The burger was a beef/pork mixture that just didn’t taste very good. The bun soaked through and it becameimpossible to eat. Fried pickles were the best part of the meal. Read more
Portions a little undersized and I have a sneaking suspicion that my JD shot was watered down. Other than that, food was good,... bartender was knowledgeable and friendly, beer selection was pretty awesome. Atmosphere was nice and relaxing. And they were theonly bar in this area that was open on a Monday. Pretty solid place. Read more
Amazing food and atmosphere!!! Recommendations: Skinny Margarita, Fried Pickles, Steamed Mussels, Short Ribs, Shrimp Scampi (sub... linguine), it is served over egg noodles I believe. I prefer linguine or fettuccine myself. But just a preference. I've had itwith both. 5* Read more
Generally mediocre food, nice waitstaff, and nice space, but a SHOCKINGLY rude manager. The restaurant wasn’t really ready... when they opened for they day, which isn’t a huge deal (though it puts servers in a bad situation), but the interaction I hadwith the manager is the reason for this review. Next time I’ll go somewhere that doesn’t serve their food with a side ofinsults and condescension. Read more
Such a nice place. We had a birthday get together and more people showed up than expected. The team worked it out for Us,... wasxable yo accommodate without issue and it was perfect. George was our server and was outstanding. Thanks to a great stafffor a very special time!!!! Oh ya and the food was awesome.. best fried pickles ever. Read more
Would give 0 stars if allowed. The food was good but the wait staff and person in charge (man behind the bar) over charged us... for a meal. Here's what happened: One person in our party of 7, who is a vegetarian, was charged for fettuccine bolognesealthough she ordered fettuccine with butter. It took the waitress 3 tries to get the simple order correct. Maybe she shouldwrite down the order to get it right? First it came out as bolognese, second time came out with no sauce but meat sprinkled allover it, third time with butter as ordered. When the bill came, we were charged for the fettuccine bolognese. We asked to havethe bill changed to reflect no bolognese but the waitress and person in charge swore she ordered the bolognese (which shedidn't) and would not subtract the extra charge off the bill. The person in charge took the waitress' side on this dispute. Overa few dollars they lost 7 customers plus those we tell. We will not be coming back. Read more