Oakleys Bistro - Indianapolis

I love that place. Unfortunately, our food was super salty last night.?

It's been too long since we made it across town to Oakley's... always enjoyable, it was absolutely GREAT tonight. The starters shareables looked go good we indulged in several flights of Oakley creations. All so fresh and flavorful. It was like we were back at SNAX where young chef SO ran wild. Those were the days. For drink- The Sancerre was tasty w all, but absolutely melted with the lobster crepe special. Chocolate dessert special- don't pass it up! Doggie bag. CU again soon.

Great food. Needs fans outside. A little slow on service.

My wife and I come to Oakley’s for every special occasion. Every time we have been in the restaurant, Chef Oakley has been in the kitchen, scrutinizing every dish that goes out for service. His passion for his restaurant and for his food has shown through in every meal. Every dish is maximalist. It is not a restaurant that intends to celebrate the purity of a few ingredients. Instead, it is lush and complex. Every dish we have had has been a complex weaving of flavors and textures. It is intended to be and succeeds in being complex and whimsical. And yet it is not a mishmash…each component is well thought out and consistently executed, and intended to work in harmony with every other component. The staff seems to understand this passion, and carries the same precision and love and attention to detail to the table. It is a whole restaurant that appears to understand the vision, and is unified in it’s desire to execute it. Even during the pandemic when we could only order carry out, they would still lovingly plate our tin carry-out containers with the same eye for perfection. Also the bartender, whoever it is, is outstanding and deserves an award. I love Oakley’s. It is the only restaurant I have ever been to that I would elevate to the status of art. It is worth every penny.

We had an amazing dinner last night at Oakleys for my fiancés birthday. I cannot remember our waiters name, but he was a younger blonde man wearing glasses and he was great! We spilled a drink on our table and he was so nice about it, and he helped us clean it up quickly. Dinner was delicious, I had the meatloaf and it blew me away. My fiancé had the salmon and that was also delicious. We will definitely be back!