Corks Restaurant

Not bad at all! Small place with 2 chefs roasting, frying and grilling up some quality tapas. Price is very reasonable

Best restaurant in Oakville. The BEST restaurant in Oakville! Great flavors, beautiful dining room, those long pieces of cutlery let you quickly take food off someone else’s plate without them even knowing, and the food is sensational. Really unique tastes and the Tasting Menu totally hit the spot. Love it. Will be back for sure…

Good selection of tapas. The paella is a decent representation of the original Spanish version. Nice patio to talk and have a glass of wine. Inside is cozy and inviting as well. Good service.

Decent atmosphere and service, but the food was mediocre, especially for the price. Our party of six sampled most of the offerings and the overall impression was mushy texture, bland taste and the items served hot were just warm. The paella was especilly disappointing, it could have come in a box from the freezer aisle. How ayone can rave about this place I cannot fathom.

Great tapas menu, delicious selection of wines, attentive service. This gem was the perfect ending to a long day at the office. Recommendations: Oxtail Empanadas, Stuffed Piquillo Peppers and the Albondigas (meatballs) all paired nicely with the Spanish red wine (pictured). The ambiance was enticing with music in the background, but low enough to have a conversation without escalating your voice. The area has some great shops within walking distance.

We were in Oakville & wanted somewhere to grab a quick app & a drink. Checked Unilocal & ended up here. Not disappointing:)
The place is quaint, our server (Kelly?) was awesome & gave great recommendations too!
Our food got out to us quickly (wasnt a busy time btw). The pork tacos are DIVINE!!! Order them, if nothing else. They will also soon be offering fish tacos.
The ambience of the place was nice — altho for such a small space, ppl should really speak quieter as it didnt strike me as the type of place that wanted to give off a roudy/​bar feel… It seems a bit more upscale/​trendy than that but cant blame the restaurant for patrons without proper dining etiquette.
The kitchen area can be seen from outside walking by on the sidewalk which is kind of neat:)
Parking is available on the street or about 2 blocks down at a pay lot (Free on Sunday evenings) and also a parking garage right behind

3.5 stars
Sometimes this urbanite will get out of the city to see good friends. Burlington can be too far so Oakville is a good compromise. After only getting bar seating at Maluca (not their fault; ours), we wanted to have a table. So Corks – same owners as Maluca – was a good Plan B.
VIBE
Set on this strip is a bunch of quaint, little restaurants. Corks is no exception. You wouldn’t see this type of décor/​resto in Toronto as much. It’s got a traditional set up of white table cloths and deuces or four-​tops but it feels cozy and casual at the same time. There’s a bunch of Japanese art on the back walls. It’s nice. There were a lot of couples and later on a bigger party. This attracts the 30-​up crowd. It was nice to just sit, talk and catch up with friends. This is definitely a date-​night place in Oakville.
Service was good and our server was friendly but a bit pushy. No need to come over to our table every five minutes and check up on us. Kind of annoying. If we need something, we’ll let you know.
WE ATE
I love that Corks is all about tapas and sharing. So that’s what we did!
We got a complimentary order of french fries with paprika, which were quite addictive.
The bread here is also addictive. Soft and chewy.
We started with the beet salad. Am I the only one that didn’t know beets can also be yellow/​orange in colour? It was served with olive oil and fior di latte cheese. It was fantastic (and at the time, I just had a dental procedure so a good «soft» option for my teeth).
We had the charcuterie — get the meat one over the cheese. The meat tray was served with this hard bread. It looked like it could break your teeth in half! But the selection of meats — from prosciutto to salumi– were good. It’s no Black Hoof but a nice sampler. I feel like I could have created the cheese sampler at home. There were three big blocks of cheese. I’d like to see more artisinal cheese in lesser portions. More selection, less portion would make me order the cheese plate again.
The chorizo plate and its sauce was fantastic
The paella w

If you like tapas, you’ll love Corks. This is a great little restaurant. The food is exceptional and the staff is very friendly. The patio is cozy and quaint.
The piquillo peppers stuffed with lamb, olives and chili were outstanding, as were the calamari fritti and shrimp fritters The Patatas Fritas (hand cut fries) tossed with smoked paprika and served with aioli and tomato sofrito were very good.
Keeping with the Spanish theme, they had a nice lager from Barcelona called Moritz.
Will definitely make Corks a frequent dining spot!

Cute little place that I never would have seen if I hadn’t taken a wrong turn from Trafalgar.
Tapas-​based menu with some great choices. Steak tartare has cashews included and has less salt than I’m used to — what a great plate. Zucchini flowers battered and deep fried are pakora-​like and not overly heavy with a mint-​based dip.
House made sausages were great: 3 or 4 samples stuffed with various spices (the spicy one with fennel was glorious) and dips like mustard seed w/​apple and piri-​piri made this late addition a hit. Cheese plate had a lovely Benedictin blue included. Portions were small, but so was this plate’s price.
I believe there was also a ham/​pea croquette plate. Delicious, deep-​fried balls that turned out to be a winner.
Great little patio to the side, but sliding windows allowed those wishing to stay in the shade inside to have a nice breeze. Acceptable wine list.
Dessert is awesome. Chocolate panna cotta is almost a pudding. Delicate and delicious. The poached pear is the clear champion with the slightest hint of port and vanilla bean.
Manager/​Staff were tremendously helpful and friendly — after being told one of us had to jet to catch a flight, staff recommended quick dishes and had the kitchen rush the order.
Will definitely return. And often.