The 9 P.M. Happy Hour: Where Locals Eat at Oak & Stone in Downtown Wellen

by Scott Swonger

Lakefront splash pad and palm trees in Downtown Wellen, Wellen Park, Venice, FL

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Most people in Wellen Park know Oak & Stone has a weekday happy hour from 2 to 6. Fewer notice that it opens up again at 9 p.m. and runs until close, which means you can still get a happy hour price in Downtown Wellen on a pizza after a show, a ballgame or a late dinner at home.

This week's Where Locals Eat is about that second window, what's on the list, and how the place fits into an evening on Wellen Park Boulevard.

Where Oak & Stone Sits in Downtown Wellen

Oak & Stone opened its Wellen Park location in the fall of 2023, and it's at 19795 Wellen Park Boulevard, Suite C, Venice, FL 34293. The phone number is 941-258-3606. The company calls this one its "Venice (Wellen Park)" location, and it's part of a small Florida chain known for artisan pizza, scratch-made wings and a big self-pour tap wall.

If you've walked the brick main street in Downtown Wellen, you've passed the kind of block it's on: two-story storefronts, cupola towers, palms, and a short walk to the lake and the splash pad.

Two-story shops and restaurants along a brick-paved street in Downtown Wellen, Wellen Park, with white facades, dark roofs, cupola towers and palm trees

The Two Happy Hour Windows

According to Oak & Stone's own promotions page, happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close. That second window is the one I'd point a neighbor to. On a Friday the restaurant is open until midnight, so 9 to close is a three-hour stretch. Monday through Thursday it closes at 11 p.m., so you get two hours.

A few things worth knowing:

There's no weekend happy hour. Saturday and Sunday are full price.
The deals are listed company-wide on the Oak & Stone site, not separately for each location, so if you're going for one specific item, a quick call to the Wellen Park location is smart.
Oak & Stone has a rewards program, and the site says new members can get a free appetizer.

What's on the Happy Hour List

Here's the list as it reads on the company's promotions page today:

25% off the tap wall, wine and whiskey
$6: Tito's Handmade Vodka singles
$7: Cheese pizza, Pickle Fries, Lavender Lemonade, About Thyme
$8: Pepperoni pizza, Garlicky Spinach Dip, El Chapo Margarita, O&S Rum Punch
$9: Winger pizza, Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls, Pretzel-Crusted Tuna Sashimi

A $7 cheese pizza or an $8 pepperoni is the headline for most people. The Winger pizza, at $9, is a good one to try if you've never been. Pickle Fries and the Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls are the kind of thing you order for the table.

Brick plaza in Downtown Wellen with silver cafe tables and chairs under colorful red, blue and tan shade sails, shops along the street and a green lawn beside a white building

The Tap Wall

The thing that sets Oak & Stone apart from the other spots in Downtown Wellen is the self-pour tap wall. The company says its restaurants carry 40 to 60 taps of rotating craft beer, wine and cocktails, and that every location has its own selection that changes all the time. The current Wellen Park list is on their On Tap page, where you can pick the Venice (Wellen Park) location.

During happy hour, that whole wall is 25% off, which is the easiest way to try a few small pours without committing to a full glass of something you've never had.

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Regular Hours at Wellen Park

Outside of happy hour, here are the hours listed for the Wellen Park location:

Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m. to midnight
Saturday: 10 a.m. to midnight
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The 10 a.m. weekend opening lines up with their brunch menu, which is on the Oak & Stone website along with the dinner and kids' menus. Pickup and delivery ordering are on the Wellen Park location page too.

How It Fits Into an Evening in Downtown Wellen

What I like about the late window is that it works with the way people already use Downtown Wellen. Plenty of evenings start with a walk along the lake, a stop on the lawn or a look in the shops. By 9 o'clock a lot of evenings are winding down, and that's exactly when the happy hour prices come back at Oak & Stone.

It's also an easy drive from most of the Wellen Park neighborhoods, including Gran Paradiso, which is a big part of why Downtown Wellen has turned into the place people meet up. When folks ask me what living in Wellen Park is like day to day, a lot of my answer is "this": a walkable downtown with places to eat that stay open after dark.

Lakefront promenade in Downtown Wellen with a splash pad, palm trees, a white Bermuda-style building and the lake under a blue sky

Thinking About Living Near Downtown Wellen?

If you're curious about homes within a short drive of Downtown Wellen, my Wellen Park page shows what's for sale right now, and the Gran Paradiso page covers my own neighborhood. You can also search every listing in the Venice area. And if you already own here and wonder what your place would sell for, I'm happy to run the numbers.

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Details come from the Oak & Stone website (Venice (Wellen Park) location page, promotions page and On Tap page), checked November 9, 2026. Hours, prices and specials can change, so call 941-258-3606 before you go.

I'm Scott Swonger, and I've lived in Gran Paradiso since 2017. I'm not a pushy realtor, just a neighbor who loves it here. Want more? Visit scottswongerrealtor.com or text me at 941-600-3534.

Scott Swonger, PA, REALTOR®
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