Weia Teia

[edit] Information

• Location: 9 S. Main St.
• Phone: 440-774-8880
• Owner: Jia Wei

[edit] Opinions

So we can all try really hard not to sound snobby, or just be ruthlessly honest and demanding consumers/food-eaters. Let's not beat around the bush here, I think this restaurant's food is pretty ridiculous and obnoxiously overpriced [1]. From the decor, to the paddles, to the plates, it pathetically fails in its attempt to be pretentious [2]. It's almost like it's trying to fit this utterly unappealing and outdated image of "modern fancy restaurant" in some crazy scheme to get diners to say "ooh la la– I can't believe I'm in oberlin!" and then . . . to take our money [3]! A meal at the feve or black river is much better AND cheaper [4]. Even if it's "lower-brow" than Weia Teia, it's honest tasty food. what else could you really ask for in a meal? Sure, I'll go here again when I'm back in town and give it a second shot, but I can't say that I expect 30 bucks [5] for a fancy plate of room-temp garnished shit to feel worth it. Funny how paying a lot of money no matter how underwhelming the food is deludes us into feeling that we've treated ourselves? But hey, carry on– I'll join in! Yeehaw! ––Jordan (9 May 2006)

A response:

1: as a mater of fact the food is on the lower end of the price scale.

2: it's not wanting to be pretentious.

3: on the contrary - 6 people can have a dinner and wine for under $100.

4: cheap is the operative word.

5: Nothing is $30 at Weia-Teia - in fact you can have a meal for under $20

--User:66.61.17.73, 14 May 2008

Weia Teia is a fancy, Zagat-rated (five-star?; the only Zagat in Oberlin?), fusion restaurant that wouldn't seem out of place in a major city, with pricing to match. I went there for parent's weekend in the fall with a few friends and our parents, where we enjoyed $30 entrees and nearly ten bottles of expensive wine. A legendary meal. The food was totally unrecognizable and delicious (the two seem compatible in this setting), and the service was great, although I suspect they treat student parties differently. I think it was the Grape who wrote that, after a while, everything on their menu starts to taste suspiciously the same. The menu is printed on wooden paddles. It is part of a small regional chain. For a while, I thought that it made its money during events like parent's weekend and commencement, but then I realized that Oberlin is full of rich people willing to blow $150 dollars on dinner for two. --Leo (29 July 2005)

Lunch is the meal to get, and if you've got $10 to spend (entree+free soup+maybe a coke+tip) then this is the place to go, as I find that it's usually a bit better than anywhere else in town. Beware of the rocky selection: some meals are straighforward and a good amount of food, while others are not what you were expecting and/or oddly small. Prime spot for having well-off relatives take you to dinner, which is the only way I could see paying the prices for that meal, which are generally more than double that of lunch for the same food. --User:208.66.208.200, 2 January 2007