The Chalkboard Kitchen + Bar

This place is a hidden gem in downtown Tulsa. The menu is small but mighty - with an excellent blend of offerings for starters, and mains. The bar is really cool and the ambience is great. I was a little disappointed that the service wasn’t a bit more attentive given the small size of the place and the price point but overall the staff was friendly and the ambience really cozy and cool. I had the mushroom Wellington which was unique and tasty!

We sat at the bar for drinks on a Thursday night. Great bartender, Evan, was welcoming and friendly. He had a great playlist going and The Bob Ross Show playing on a TV in a picture frame over the bar...very cool. Had a few drinks and watched Bob Ross create beautiful scenery with the stroke of his brush! The next morning we had breakfast here...delicious omelets. Then returned around 7pm to the bar and sat at the far table next to the Guitarist, Dave Kane, playing live Simon and Garfunkel tunes...( he said he us there every Friday night). Good tunes. Had a snack...Wedge Salad and Spinach/Artichoke dip with crackers. Both excellent. Fresh flowers on table! Very good service in the bar area with gracious smiling staff...looking forward to returning!

Fried green tomatoes - tomatoes were not ripe and thus lacked flavor. A prime green tomato bares flavor that’s a tad acidic and a bit soft. These were noticeably picked too early. Although the flavor of the tomato itself was absent, the crust enshrining it couldn’t cover its essence. With hints of sage and garlic, the tomatoes crust didn’t overcome the natural missing flavors of the green tomato. The Chalkboard (Beef Wellington) - It was cooked medium-well. The crust was perfect. The meat was also cooked perfectly. It was smaller than expected but was good. The asparagus was overcooked. The orzo was not as creamy as expected. It lacked seasonings (lack garlic and Parmesan) leaving much about this tasty pasta desirable. Airline Fried Chicken- the chicken was tender but lacked seasonings. Obvious was the absence of flavor within the chicken. Outside, the crust was more soft than crunchy. And the yearning for flavor was not met by the relative similar seasonings achieved from a home cook. Yet where the chicken lacked, the cornbread subsided the need for flavor. The service was exceptional. From walking in without a reservation to being served. From the host to the server. Each graciously accompanied a stellar service worthy of 5 stars. And even after a slight mixup with the foods being served at the wrong table, the server corrected the plate bearers mistake with apologizing. On another final note, there, for some, was a bit of annoyance with the foot traffic from hotel to the restaurant. At the back of the restaurant is a doorway where hotel guest can enter and exit. Throughout the service, hotel guest would through the dining room to reach the host or visit the bar. With groups of people, about 3 and sometimes 4, walking through the dining room it could detract from a moment in a romantic date. For me this plausible annoyance was not an issue.

The food was underwhelming and definitely not worth the price for what you get. Paid $20 for a single crab cake.. there should at least be 2 if it’s going to cost that much. Our server was not good - we were stuck waiting on her for a long time after we finished our food and wanted to order dessert. Not a good experience, sadly. I got the mushroom Wellington and my husband got the beef Wellington. The creamy orzo that came with it could have been way better and the asparagus had no flavor. The crab cake tasted really good though! But I sadly wouldn’t recommend this restaurant..

For starters we had the fried green tomatoes and the spinach artichoke dip. The breading on the tomatoes was good. I would’ve preferred the tomatoes to be a little less “firm”/“crunchy”. Spinach artichoke was great and the naan accompanying was good. Wife had a lemon cello (their version of the lemon drop) and she had a strawberry field, which she really enjoyed. We also grabbed a salad each which were prepared well. Pictured is the Caesar salad and Baratta caprese so for the entrees we settled on the “Chalkboard Wellington” with asparagus and orzo. The crust on the Wellington was cooked great, the meat was the temp we ordered (medium).The Wellington tasted like mustard, there wasn’t much of any other flavor. The orzo was cooked good. Both the Wellington and orzo were under seasoned. I don’t feel as though salt and pepper should be needed. I don’t think that’s expecting to much. The asparagus was cooked well. The server was great! Attentive! and took care of us well. Loved the atmosphere! It’s a place we will be back to. I just can’t recommend any dishes from our experience tonight.

I really wanted to like this place. I came here mainly for the Beef Wellington and was definitely underwhelmed. The Beef Wellington had absolutely no flavor or seasoning what so ever. I even had to ask for salt and pepper. I read another review about the Wellington not having any flavor but I wanted to give The Chalkboard the benefit of the doubt. We ordered the lamb lollipop and Caesar salad as appetizers and they were good and well seasoned. My friend ordered the halibut and that was really good. Overall, I recommend this place, just not the Beef Wellington. Service was great.