Oakville Grille and Wine Bar

Abby takes immense pride in each and every satisfied customer. Abby and her team work like a family and treat their customers like part of their family. They know many of their customers on a first-name basis. She and her team look forward to seeing you and greeting you with a smile!

The food was okay. I liked the red wine sauce on my chicken. But I never, ever would have ordered it if I didn’t have a Restaurant.com gift certificate. I showed the gc to the server before I ordered, was told no problem. Ordered a much more expensive meal than I actually wanted because I needed to spend X amount, then was told when they brought the check that they don’t take these gift certificates anymore. Wouldn’t honor it. What planet is this management from? It was so bizarre — they had their dukes up, dug in their heels, absolutely wouldn’t honor that gift certificate no matter what, and I was out way more money than I could afford. Needless to say, the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. (The server, who was quite good, wa embarrassed by the whole thing — the management could use some lessons on customer relations from her.) They’re overpriced and got a 1-star review in the paper, but if you’re one of the ladies who lunch, I guess they’ll treat you better than a solo female diner and you can afford to spend a lot of money on 1-star food.

A lady's pizza parlor...sound odd? It's the best way to describe this place, which offers in-house dining and makes food deliveries. There's something feminine about the neighborhood spot --- maybe it's the fresh flowers and pink cloth napkins. There's nothing light about the signature pizzas, though, except the thin crusts of the Neapolitan pies. Thicker crusts come with the Sicilian-style...

A "quiet, classy neighborhood spot", this Bethesda bistro has a "varied" American menu that strikes some as "old-fashioned" but appeals to the "mix of suits and plaid shirts" and "ladies who lunch", who don't blink at the "premium prices" and appreciate the "lovely" California-heavy wine list; staffers are "unobtrusive" and want to "please diners", making this a "dependable" destination "for...

Named after the Oakville wine area in Napa Valley, this restaurant draws 70 percent of its bottles from California vineyards; others come from Australia, South America and Italy. The wine bar features 125 different selections, a 20-bottle reserve list and an assortment of menu items prepared with international inspiration.

Stray from the water, and you risk disappointment; stick with fish, and the sailing is smoother.