Cress on Oak Creek

Cress boasts a beautiful setting and the waitstaff was pleasant enough. Unfortunately, the food is where things fell apart. The portion sizes were surprisingly small, and the quality simply didn't live up to the price point. The dishes tasted average at best, which would be fine for a casual spot, but felt like a rip-off at this price. They need to improve quality or reduce the price.

Wonderful food

Bad and expensive food with super expensive valet parking charge, not recommend

Truly one of the best dining experiences I have ever had! Food is amazing! Service is impeccable! Atmosphere is elegant and friendly.

The atmosphere is casual chic and nice. But The food is very plain, not special. The service is slow and not attentive.

Way overpriced! I have no problem paying for food BUT the portions here were laughable. In fact that is what we enjoyed the most about our meal laughing at the portion size. Our waiter pointed us to the gnocchi as an appetizer we could share. There were 5 pieces of gnocchi for $40. The flavor of the food was good but either reduce the price point, increase the portion size, or don’t recommend sharing. I think for the money there are much better places to try. However They do have full course meals which might be a better way to go here rather than a la cart. I just don’t like dessert and didn’t want to pay for something I didn’t want. It is a beautiful place though

We went to Cress a couple nights before NYE. Our final total price with a 6 course tasting and wine pairings with tip was about $820 for 2. For that price, it should have been one of the best meals of our lives. Unfortunately, it was not. The food took forever and only half of the courses were really good. The mushroom soup and the gnocchi were top notch, however the cod tart and the dessert fell short of mediocre. To summarize the night, we arrived early at about 6:10 pm for a 6:30 pm reservation, and found out we had to pay $17 for parking. On the plus side, the valet man said he would charge our car, which we later found out he did not. When we arrived inside, we were asked to wait until 6:30 to be seated, we were not offered any beverages while waiting and we were not greeted nicely either. When our table was ready we were pulled from the bar and there was an awkward moment with the bartender and hostess about moving our tabs. The first two dishes of the 6 courses were honestly amazing so we put the little inconveniences aside. However, the rest of the courses were mediocre, at best. The cod tart was not good, the wagyu was over cooked, and the dessert was too sweet. There were other patrons who were visibly upset with the service and/or food. We essentially paid rent with the price of this meal, and the service AND quality of the food were NOT worth it. The service was SLOW, we did not finish until almost 10 pm. Would not recommend, and would never go back.

What wonderful brunch. The view of the creek is great!