The Charred Oak Tavern — Restaurant in Middleborough

What a great place to belly up to the bar and get some good brew and food at. The atmosphere is a little dark, but in the best cozy kind of way that makes the setting seem more intimate and not like a dungeon. The wood paneling and dark accents really make this place stand out as something FANCY enough, but not gaudy. It's got a decent amount of seating, though people were waiting as I came at the head of a late lunch rush.

The food speaks for itself from the plates as servers are bringing it to their new homes, fragrance almost jumping off the plate atchya. My Oysters were ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, sorry not sorry for the caps lock, as they were THAT good and I needed to convey that somehow. As a seafood lover and foodie, these were hands down the freshest, tastiest, and most reasonably priced sea boogers I've ever had! My potato skins were hefty, sweet and savory, and the perfect comfort food for the grey and chilly day I had come in for. I opted for a Non-Alcoholic beer which they had in a can and ready to pour, which went great with my potato dish.

The staff was prompt and offered services and suggestions with a smile. I think it was Rosie who helped me out and she was an dream attending to my needs super well even while getting thrown into a rush. She should get a bonus or I least hope she ia compensated well, watching Wonder woman work over here.

The Bathrooms, floors, and behind the bar were really clean and the cutlery seemed to be washed well so I know they're doing their cleaning duties well there.

The menu has so many items that caught my eye I cannot wait to go back and try some more! Definitely go here for a tasty bite and you...

Loved the look and atmosphere of this Tavern. Ends there. Celebrated sisters 70th birthday. There were 5 of us. The service was horrible to say the least. 4 hours later we were finally paying our bill. One person didn't get her meal until way after we all were finished and dishes piled up. (Waitress said the plate had been dropped in kitchen and they had a rush on it) However, we were all going to receive free desserts for inconvenience. My sister who has been in the industry for over 40 years said the dinner that came out and now was going home in take out box should have not been charged and also a Manager should have come over and talked to us. We then ordered the desserts, however, when bill came out, much to our surprise once again, waitress said she charged all of us for the desserts and instead gave the dinner for free. WHAT? Never would have ordered $10.00 desserts for all had we been told the change. There were other things within that 4 hours that had gone terribly wrong, to many to mention. Drinks made wrong, requested more water after first one several times, never ever received. Waitress left her booklet at our table for over half-hour. We were going to write our meal order ourselves at that point. Received loaded sweet potato rather than just a sweet potato with meal and charged additional for it. I was stupified over the service and lack there of. We spent alot of money last nite and wanted it to be a fun night to celebrate instead it left a bad taste in our mouths and $$ wasted on a bad nite. Not sure if it was the kitchen, waitress or just overall bad service. Our first time there and...

First time dining here. My wife and I shared the candied bacon, she ordered the clam chowder and the Cherry coke ribs while I had the 14oz NY Sirloin. We both drank only soda. We both thought the bacon excellent. My steak was cooked perfectly (medium rare more on the rare side which I would prefer) and was very tender with not a lot of gristle. According to phantom gourmet it came topped with garlic butter but they up charge for it now which I did not order. I liked my truffle fries though the seasoning was getting to be a bit much towards the end. The whiskey mashed potatoes though we both thought were gross and didn't eat them. My wife enjoyed the clam chowder at first but towards the end she was getting a lot of sand in her clams. She said she liked the ribs but it was nothing special. She did order her baked potato with sour cream but they brought it out with butter. She did eventually get it service was very friendly but a little slow/short staffed.

I am not sure if I would call this place family friendly per say maybe if you came with older kids or a baby early in the night it would be okay but with a toddler it is a little upscale. There is limited street parking in the front but plenty of parking in the back and they have a rear entrance/exit.

Overall the food was good not phenomenal (well maybe the bacon was) but good. I feel most of the menu was overpriced ($4.75 for a coke) and a lot of up charges. The exception being the steak I do feel it is a fair price with the standard sides and the sides were huge. I do wish it came with the butter though. Meal came to $111 with no...