Conveniently located on the grounds of The Ridges Resort, The Oaks Lakeside Kitchen offers a rich, flavorful experience for all your senses. Lake Chatuge and the Blue Ridge Mountains serve as a tranquil backdrop that is enhanced by a natural, yet manicured landscape – offering colorful gardens and meandering walkways that are perfect for a before or after-dinner stroll.The Oaks Lakeside Kitchen is celebration of the diverse and substantial traditions of American cooking.
Our elevated menus are approachable and not pretentious, dramatically presented and artfully plated, featuring Smoked Fish Dip, Braised Pork Belly and Apples, Bourbon Braised Short Ribs, Southern River Farms Filet, SkilletSeared Salmon, and of course, mouth-watering filet.
Based on 255 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
3493 US-76, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Phone: (706) 896-4141
Website:
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Hours
| Sunday |
7:30–10 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday |
7:30–10 AM, 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
7:30–10 AM, 5–9 PM |
| Thursday |
7:30–10 AM, 5–9 PM |
| Friday |
7:30–10 AM, 5–9 PM |
| Saturday |
7:30–10 AM, 5–9 PM |
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Reservations: theridgesresort.com
Reviews
Kara Macsuga
This was our anniversary dinner and everything was perfect! All the food was wonderful! Every sauce was superb! So good! Highly recommend!
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Karissa Lusardi-Williams
A beautiful menu and a large variety for people who need/want gluten free. Very delicious and lovely view. The staff was attentive without being intrusive and buffered a rather rude guest from intruding. They handled everything with class and grace.
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J. Dennis Henderson
We visited the Oaks Lakeside Kitchen for the first time on Saturday 6/10/2023. We were a group of 4 with a 5:00 pm reservation. The first thing we noticed was the front door covered with cobwebs and the poorly kept landscaping adjacent to the entrance.
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beatlemania by Robert Price
Excellent food and service. It is fine dining so it is expensive. That being said you get what you pay for. Caden was our waiter and did an excellent job. I highly recommend them you won’t be disappointed.
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Ann Phillips
This place is fabulous. From the ambience, the service, the meal and the dessert. Alexandra was the absolute best!!! The fillet was cooked to perfection, as was the bourbon braised short rib. The fillet was a special and had crab meat and a mustard sauce, with vegetables as shown in the picture. Oh and the drinks were very good too. Our friends has the Water Wheel and they loved them and took the recipe with them to Alabama. This visit was to celebrate a birthday and an anniversary. We will definitely be back, even when there is not a special occasion.
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Julie Dobbs
Five ladies on a girls trip for dinner at this beautiful restaurant on Saturday, August 13, 2023. The restaurant is so pretty and the service was exceptional. Grey was our server and he was absolutely AMAZING! The food was superb as well- just delicious! We had a small concern regarding one of our dishes and the restaurant staff could not have been more helpful and willing to make everything perfect, making us feel very cared about and appreciated. The Oaks is an absolute must do when you are in the area. We are still talking about the great time and great food!
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Norm Leonard
Excellent.
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Tia Alloway
Visited The Oaks with my girlfriends to celebrate my friend’s 40th birthday. The ambiance was just as amazing as the food. We tried the Pork Belly Bites, Brussels, and Fried Green Tomatoes. All delicious! The Burbon Braised Short Ribs were the talk of the town but sold out so we all decided on the salmon which was full of flavor! Matthew was incredible. Very knowledgeable about the menu and made excellent reccommmdations. We never had to look for him, amazing service!
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Mariah Thomas
We enjoyed our experience so much. We arrived early for our reservation and were welcomed to enjoy a cocktail at the bar or lounge area while we waited. We were greeted by the most pleasant human we’ve ever met, Shilla, the general manager. She helped my husband choose a cocktail and made my choice of vodka for my dirty martini easy by listing great options for me. She set the tone for our evening within seconds of our arrival.
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Kirk B.
We had reservations at 5pm for our party (4 adults). We were the first guests sitting at a table in the dinning room. Jonathan was our server and was great. Over an hour later he came to our table and apologized that the kitchen lost our ticket and they we’re working on getting our food asap. We shared we also had a sunset cruise at 7 pm. We we’re finally served at 6:35 a fantastic dinner which all of our parties loved. Desert was also fantastic. Unfortunately we only had about 15 minute to eat our entire meal and desert before our boat arrived at their marina. We would have given a 5 star but there seemed to be some disconnect between servers and the kitchen. We were compensated for a dinner and dessert for the delay. We would love to give them another try next time we stay at the Ridges Resort.
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