My aunt and I stopped in after eating dinner next door for a couple after dinner cocktails. So glad we did! The vibe was super chill and staff was so sweet and friendly. I ordered an espresso martini while my aunt had a coffee and baileys. Loved my tini. The bartender added a piece of lemon as an aromatic on the rim of my glass, I love that it enhanced the flavor of the coffee while helping cut the bitterness at the same time. My aunts coffee was a French pressed and honestly the perfect night cap. And since it was my birthday the staff was so sweet and hooked me up with a sweet treat, was so good, it was like a nutter butter but better. Will definitely go back for a live music night and we're coming back to try that bourbon milkshake for sure! read more

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Great beer good food nice space and games on. Probably the best of the bars I checked out while in Brookings. Also experienced the locals first treatment to the degree that on our second visit we left after being ignored for a long time. read more

Excellent food. Had the fried deviled eggs; they were bursting with flavor. Best chicken & waffles I've ever had (made like a sandwich with avocado and special sauce). Great beer choices too. read more

One a few places open after 8 PM. Service was 10/10, drinks 10/ 10, food 20/10! The vibe is chill and relaxed! read more

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Seems like a well liked place judging by the Yelp stars. I wanted something good and fast and not too pricey like the nearby Black Trumpet. The service is good, the tacos were great! What's not to like? Like the previous Yelper mentioned, the loud and rowdy crowd compounded by open mike night. The last thing I was in the mood for after work were drunks thinking they sing The Doors songs just like Jim Morrison. I was quick to pay and leave. I went straight home to relax. To my horror, my debit card stayed behind. I called the place the next day and left a message to call me if they found or did not find my card. No response. Had to cancel the card. read more

Great atmosphere, but it was ruined by a loud group of six who forgot they weren't at a sports bar. This is a spot for a relaxing drink, not a rowdy pool hall. To the loud crowd: take that energy to Lucky 7 or 101 Bar & Grill instead. read more

We stopped here for drinks on a Saturday night and they were the best we had in town, we ordered the PC ginger and the Charred pineapple vanilla along with the deviled egg appetizer and that was so good we came back for dinner Sunday and shared the short rib wraps, Asian chicken salad and ox wings. Wings were on the small side but everything else 10/10, this is a hidden upscale gem in a small town and the service was excellent (the female bar tender served us both nights) read more

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Wonderful happy hour menu! Great, friendly service, good drinks and a nice atmosphere. Give it a try!

If I could give this place 10 stars I would. Who is this chef in the kitchen?? Phenomenal is all I can say. We ordered tacos, the burger and those heavenly tempura battered eggs. All were exquisite. Full house and both those ladies left nothing to be desired. Impeccable service. The live music was the cherry on top of this experience. Thank you we will definitely be back on our next visit! read more

Oxenfrē Public House - Tempura deviled eggs and the Botanist. Absolutely must haves! - Bars Near Me - Brookings, Oregon

For a Friday night, this little place was hopping. Vibe was very friendly, and the service was spot on. Enjoyed the daylights out of my chicken and waffle sandwich, and their local brew selection stood up to the competition. Overall, very pleased with my first-timer-in-city, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend. read more

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My wife is a lightweight. Half a drink and she's giggling, one and she's toast. She had two here and didn't even get fuzzy knees. Watch them pour, it's a comedy routine. Either they're using eyedroppers or they dock bartenders for every shot they give away. The worst part was the bill. Every single price on the menu was lower than what showed up when we paid. Turns out those are "cash prices," which you only find out afterward. That's deceptive, plain and simple. The food was bland, small portions for big-city prices. The place looks great, low light, good music, nice vibe. But it's the kind of spot that tricks you into thinking you're having a good time until you actually taste or pay for something. read more

Best steak I have had in YEARS! Great prices, awesome and geniune waitstaff. I had fun there while on vacation.

This was hands down the best restaurant we visited in Brookings--by a long shot. The American-style food is elevated with complex, unique flavors and subtle touches of traditional Korean cuisine. The fried dishes use a tempura batter, adding an extra crispy texture and a hint of sweetness. The fried deviled eggs were to die for--topped with a piece of maple bacon and a savory-yet-slightly-sweet slaw, creating an indulgent masterpiece. The burger was another standout. The blue cheese was chef's kiss, pairing beautifully with the rich pig belly and creamy mayo. Every single dish we tried was perfectly executed, and I'd bet you'd be happy with anything on the menu. The service was just as impressive. Our server was incredibly personable and genuinely funny--she clearly loves her job and the people who come in, remembering regulars by name like they were family. We happened to visit on the best night, open mic night, which drew a lively crowd. The interior blends modern barnyard aesthetics with warm, rustic touches, including strands of red Christmas lights that remind you it's still a classic Western bar. Thoughtfully designed, welcoming, and without a doubt, the best restaurant in town... if not the entire county. read more

Foods good. Service not so much. Our server wasn't friendly and was uptight. Laughed at me for asking a simple question about the menu and overall just seemed like a weird, unfriendly girl. Everyone else looked kind and friendly but for some reason this girl had an issue... Also $9 for a beer?!!! read more

It's just like a pub. Good service I like the atmosphere. It's fun place to go. There's games pool good music and the food was delicious. I had the waffle and chicken sandwich. read more

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Great atmosphere with live music. Service was quick and the food was great. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Clean establishment.

Today we went to the famed Oxenfrē Public House for the very first time since all of the coworkers strongly recommended this restaurant. The consensus is that this place has one of the best beer and excellent foods. We went and ordered a glass of wine and hot coffee for a lunch. The coffee was served in a stainless steel French hot coffee presser with Mickey Mouse coffee mug and chilled whole milk and white granulated sugar packs and chilled red wine from yesterday, but once warmed up to a room temperature, the Educated Guess came to life. The Poutine has excellent fries with tasty gravy with cheese, bacons and cheese curds with extra gravy and mayonnaise. The 19 dollar burger with Wagyu beef was more than the best burger. Probably one of the best tasting burger of all time. From the juicy medium rare perfectly pan grilled Wagyu beef patty and Ciabatta breads and just perfect thick Texas bacons, lettuce, blue cheese, Alioli and excellent pickles trailblazer of full taste robustness made this burger one of the bests! I am recommending this establishment for the sheer big tasty menu and their overall experience. Good staffs and friendly service with reasonable price and atmosphere make it very attractive place for dining out. They open at 4 o'clock so don't go for lunch please! read more

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Staff was super friendly and the food (out of this world good). Love the selection of food and beverages that are offered.

As soon as we enter this place, they tell us everything they are out of, Bourbon and Gin. I don't put that on the bartenders but management. They are also out of mash potatoes? Really?? Another thing to mention is the bar stunk and was filled with little flies. Not a good sign for a big place like this. They obviously haven't been taking care of it. Impressive from the street, not so much from inside. I recommend you pass and find one of the smaller breweries VERY close by. read more

Wonderfully refreshing Margaritas. Happy hour special included street tacos that were fantastic. The brew and burger combo was great and the mountain if fries was enough to share around the table. Nice, fun atmosphere and a delightful bartender. We've back read more

Love the atmosphere here! They've apparently changed this up recently and are more bar than restaurant. Reduced the menu compared to previous menu photos. I was disappointed because what I wanted to eat was not available, but the bartender was really cool and worked with me and my allergies to find something I can eat. Would stop again if we come back to town read more

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My wife and I took an impromptu drive to escape smoke in our area and wound up in Brookings. After a day of walking on the beaches we started looking for an early diner, a quick Yelp search landed us at Oxenfre' Public House. Without going into full details let me just say this was one of the best meals we've had at a restaurant in years. Go with an appetite and work your way down the menu. Be sure to try the deep fried deviled eggs. Portions were good sized and flavors carefully thought out. Everyone else must have enjoyed their meals too as every plate looked like they'd been licked clean. read more

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This place used to be great, now a limited menu and over priced drinks.. Atmosphere: excellent Drinks: expensive and run of the mill Food: sucks.... Price: ridiculous for the quality To bad it all changed! If they respond saying it because of COVID and no one wants to work I call BS based off the prices they can afford to pay for service and quality!! Skip this place!! read more

I loved this place until they made it a bar and excluded kids. I only come to Brookings with my family, so now this restaurant is a no go for us. Such a shame, they had a great menu and atmosphere. read more

Absolutely outstanding restaurant. We stood in cresent city for the week and by far this was the best restaurant we had visited within a 50 mile radiace. The ambiance was quirky and classy. They have small oil lamps on every table which I found amazing cool! Our waitress was very nice, she was helpful and quick. First dish we tried was the fried devil eggs. It's nothing like you've ever had or will have again if not here. They were soo good I swallowed 3 of them before my partner made it back to the table. Next, we had the pozole. Now we both come from Hispanic backgrounds, and this pozole knocks most of them out the ball park. It was perfect temperature, full of flavor. They added sour cream drizzle and a bundle of thin fried tortilla strips. It was definitely a sexy looking dish. We also decided to try there cocktails. Our waitress suggested out first drink, mine was spicy and sweet she picked a winner for me. Next I had the bloody Mary, also very good. Perfect amount of clam flavor and just the right amount of spice and sour. The coolest one if a draft beer from the older brewery in the world. Can't remember the name but the description will have it on the menu. That was one heck of a beer. I wasn't able to finish all of them due to being so full! Can't wait to visit again! read more

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Another sh!7 hole! Great waitress with good intentions. Sat right away, great music and atmosphere. But that was it. 30 minutes after ordering she came to the table and said the kitchen printer was down and the kitchen didn't get any orders so sorry but it will be made now. Keep in mind we were the first customers when they opened at 4pm. The place filled up AFTER we ordered. It took someone 30-40 minutes to figure out a restaurant full of people had NO FOOD COMING OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!! Dumb. Well you think it would get better with food? Nope. Tacos. How can you F that up? They did ! 2 six inch shells on a plate with filling meat and onion pieces that you could cover with your pinky. Like it looked really weird. I think the waitress even had a look on her face that said. WTF! These people waited 45 minutes for this sh!t! Go anywhere but here. So bad. Years ago they had a menu you'd drive 3hours for. Now I'd rather have T Bell stomach cramps than eat here. You've been warned. read more

I would totally frequent this place if I lived out here! Just the ambiance alone is worth a visit. Two small pool tables and shuffle board. Plenty of seating. read more

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Super impressed! Only been here for the happy hour but the drinks and food were both great. Limited seating, and staff wore masks. Got the fried pickles and wings. Pickles are spears not chips, which was different for me but they were good. Wings were sticky and plenty. read more

Service was excellent! Our server was super friendly and helped us navigate the menu and drinks. I'm so sorry I forgot her name, because she was awesome! The food was pretty good as well. We loved the appetizers, but the main course fell a little below expectations. For starters, we got the poutine and the fried deviled eggs. Let's just say that the poutine fries is a family-sized portion for 4-6 people. Amazing! The fries were super crispy and the gravy was just dripping all over everything The fried deviled eggs were the perfect combination of crunchy with a little sweet tang! We weren't sure what gave the sweetness, but it almost tasted like some kind of pepper jam. It was amazing! For the main course, we got the banh mi sandwich and the short ribs. I love a good banh mi sandwich, and we were excited when we saw wagyu! The menu describes the meat as a meatloaf burger, which isn't very appealing in itself. We thought we'd give it a try, but the meat was kind of a soggy mess that didn't hold together very well. I was thinking that the high fat content of wagyu could have changed the texture a bit, or perhaps it was just not prepared well that time. The short ribs, however, were excellent! The ribs themselves were quite tender. There was no need for knives, as the meat just peeled right off at the grains. I only wish there was more sauce over them! We finished with the ice cream sandwich, which was filled with rocky road ice cream. She said the flavor of the day was rocky road, so I'm not sure if it rotates. Absolutely delicious! We let it thaw out a bit before digging in, as the ice cream was quite hard. read more

Oxenfrē Public House - Top to bottom: banh mi, fish taco, short ribs - Bars Near Me - Brookings, Oregon

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Previously I would have given Oxen Fre 5 stars and I've been a customer for years. However I was sad to discover that they recently changed their vibe drastically and pared down their menu for more of a traditional pub feel. The menu, while good for pub food, is missing a number of my favorite items. No more tacos, short ribs, or fresh fish selection. No salads? Personally I don't feel that the area needs yet another pub--it needed the classy restaurant and cocktail bar that it used to be. So I hope the owners read my constructive criticism here. I used to drive an hour and a half round trip to visit Oxen Fre, but now I don't really see the point. From a starving healthcare worker, please bring back the original Oxen Fre--I'm heartbroken. read more

I would eat here or at least visit every day and night if I lived in this town. The happy hour menu offers $5 optIons of tasty treats that kill it with unique spin on favorites like fried piickles and homemade tater tots. Not to mention bbq sliders. Delicious cocktails. Or just mosey over to regular menu and go for those delicacies! The vibe here is WONDERFUL! As locals start pouring in for happy hour you feel like you are among friends or potentially could be friends. Groups of friends meeting each other was fun to observe. It gives you a feel of what this interesting community must be like. Every age group represented. Our dinner was delicious, amazing and the quantity was way more than we expected. Their Shrimp and grits with sausage and bacon was to die for.. creamy grits!! The vegetable platter that my daughter ordered was over the top. So many veggies and roasted perfectlly over those creamy grits again! This was a perfect experience thanks to the delicious food and amazing service they offer! read more

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Giving this place some love! We popped in at happy hour 4-6 PM, 16oz microbrew pints on tap for $3.50. Top that! Lots of good eats for $4, like, sliders, tacos, fries, etc. Wagyu burger is a thick 2-hander with braised bacon, aged cheddar, mama lil's peppers, picked onions on a tasty roll with cajun fries. Worth the quality and taste @$17. Excellent! And they got a solid menu of good eats supporting local farms and organic. They have a pool table. We played a little shuffleboard. Fun! Check their web for live music. Service and ambiance right on! Right on the #101 in downtown Brookings in the Banana Belt (Google that if you don't know what the banana belt is). It is a good reason why you want to visit Brookings on the southern most Oregon coast and take my recommendation to eat, drink and party at Oxenfre. Right on my list of things to do too! read more

Popped in around 4pm on a Saturday. Staff was smallish, so they were a bit overwhelmed by a crowd that came in. They did a great job getting everyone seated and served. Nicely decorated, clean and fairly comfortable. Good place to have drinks and good food. Speaking of the food and the drinks: YUM! In all, we had 3-4 different cocktails, all of which were well-balanced and tasty. Food was rich and fabulous. We tried the Poutine, the Duck Confirm Salad and the Macaroni & aged Cheese w/ Lardons. Fantastic flavors. Would definitely go again. read more

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I always look for new and exciting places to eat whenever I travel and this place had high reviews. I'm almost speechless and didn't quite enjoy myself as much as I wanted because of my 3 year old. With that said, I don't think I've ever seen a more perfect plate of food in my life. Especially for a Reuben. Pretzel bun was sooo soft and chewy. Not dense like others and prob the best I've ever had. Pastrami was thin and lean with great flavor. Mustard had a nice bite and the pickled coleslaw was excellent. The pub fries were crispy and had a parmesan/garlic flavor, but not overwhelming. AND THE RANCH! Had a dill flavor. Heaven. My son had chicken strips. Juicy, tender white meat. Hand crafted sodas. Can't beat the happy hour prices. The food is a little more than other places but well worth it, especially for fresh, local, organic ingredients. Service was just as awesome. Cozy pub environment where even my 3 year old could be a little louder and I didn't have to worry about stares. Sorry for the long review, but this place is amazing. Will definitely be back next time I'm in the area. read more

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I'm sure they're great. But on this one night the one guy representing this place was a real douche. Terrrrrrible service. Guess we don't look local enough to the one piece of something something behind the bar even though I've been fishing these waters my whole life. Don't know what else we could've done wrong. Had looked forward to going to this pub for quite a while and finally went on our anniversary. Long story short the bartender sucks. Badly. We left and went to our old trusty which is always amazing. Highly recommend the Irish pub at the Harbor marina! And always much love to Wild River Pizza ;) You suck Oxenfre read more

4 star is only because of service. They're super busy and checking back in isn't often, you have to ask for what you need. Plus our entree took an hour so we just asked for it to go. But with that being said, the food is amazing! The menu is fun and creative and portions are great! Had the Mac n cheese, deviled eggs and pretzel bites. The Mac n cheese has blue cheese and it's amazing. So creamy and flavorful but a bit heavy. The deviled eggs are so unique. They fry the egg white then top with the yolk and bacon and waffle fry. So so good! The pretzel bites were the best thing we had. The pretzels were doughy and the pub cheese was delicious. I would buy it by the tub. Had 2 manhattans and 2 old fashions. Both were creative, good amount of alcohol and artfully topped. Toasted lemon rind... whatttt? Entree we took to go but wow! Chicken and waffle is delicious. The waffle was crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside and the chicken was well seasoned. With some maple syrup... 100%! Plus the tots with house made ranch were the perfect add on. All that for only $100!! A definite must go if you're in Brookings! read more

Great food and great atmosphere. Holly and Bailey were the best hosts. Came to visit from Grants Pass and was pleasantly surprised! We even bought hoodies. read more

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Amazing food! Busy place, but fun "prohibition" vibes....... Don't go if you're in a hurry, but if you're looking for a good time with craft cocktails, you've found it. read more

A bar with damn good quality food. Driving through and didn't expect such a great spot. read more

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Super yummy! Staff was great! We had the Reuben sandwich, and chicken & waffles. Excellent waitress! We enjoyed some happy hour drinks read more

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