Agnes restaurant & cheesery
40 W Green St, Pasadena
(626) 389-3839
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You need to eat before going there for dinner since portions are mini.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Soooo lovely! Great food, service and ambience. We loved it and will be back! The cinnamon roll, cheddar biscuit and tater tot hash are a must.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love everything about this restaurant and the best part is that they have tator tots for adults.
I love Agnes. A wonderful setting both inside and out with a notably nice and professional staff. Our server Jess was especially helpful guiding us through everything from the terrific cheese board to the Orange wines and chilled reds. She was thankfully dialed in on ingredients etc., which was 👍👍 since my friend had to avoid onions. The food at Agnes is something special and the staff well informed and personable.
Came here (group of four) to celebrate a birthday. Most of the staff, including Chef Thomas, came by to say happy birthday, and the service was its usual outstanding self. Kitchen was slammed (price of popularity) but we were kept well informed on progress. We brought our own wine (modest corkage). Multiple appetizers, all very good. Entrees included the honey hot chicken, the flank steak, and two orders of the scallops (my favorite). Finished with sampling three desserts (sorbet, a decedent chocolate taco thing, and a banana pudding) all getting a thumbs up from the table. Thanks Agnes, for making a wonderful night possible.
We had the following: mushroom tempura, pear/beet salad; corn cakes; potato dumplings; Meal was incredible. Service was equally great. Cannot wait to visit again.
Things of note: (2nd visit) 1) Sat quickly, given water and greeting promptly, but wait staff seemed busy, overwhelmed, or disorganized. We finished our bottle of water before someone came by to take our order. Not sure if the wait staff is assigned to a table, or if it is by zone, but I almost left after the feeling of being ignored set in. Luckily, a waitress noticed I was getting irritated. Once we were waited on, the waiter was nice and pleasant. I know it may be just me, but I would rather have my order in and have a longer wait for food, rather than not having my order put in and then waiting for food. Service was good once it started. We were not rushed out to leave after the meal. Like I said, it was not our first time at this restaurant. The first time, service was spot on... So... will give it another chance. 2) As for food, in general, great tasting, seasoned well, creative menu, and good portions. Order a salad. I am not a salad person, but order one, it is very refreshing, clean, and a great start. Meals are nice and good. Nice presentations. 3) Make the reservation. Sometimes appears to be really busy.
I arrived for a 7:30 reservation at 7:10. Was told by receptionist to wait for table. I asked if I could sit at the bar while I waited. She said "Sit wherever you want." In a not so friendly way. Okay. Sat at bar for 15 minutes, not told about a table, and there were tables available, so thought maybe the receptionist thought I wanted to eat at the bar, so I ordered. She then says my table's ready. I'm assuming a new and/or clueless receptionist. Maybe no one told her 1. Be polite or 2. Sit people down right away if there's a table, and don't wait for official reservation time. Bartenders were nice but slow and didn't know the menu. So service: Poor. Ordered a hamburger, asked to keep the pickles off, but was okay with the "crunchy onions." I'm thinking onion rings. Nope. Wet, greasy onions cooked into the meat, with a secret sauce and some other stuff I couldn't identify but which killed the taste of the burger and made it sour even after I scraped it off. There was more crap on it then meat. If you are fancy, and don't like normal hamburgers, this is for you. So food: poor. (Good tater tots, for sure, but I don't go out for those.) Had better experiences there before. The menu is better for groups. Family style.
The staff is kind and accommodating. The food is absolutely delicious. It's consistently good. The space, interior and patio, are lovely and feel special.
Food was good. Service was subpar. It was only our second time dining there. We put in our order for drinks and appetizers. Still deciding on mains. When we received our drinks and apps, we put in our order for our mains. Finished our drinks and apps and never asked if we'd like another drink. Our server changed midway through service. Reminded them about one of the mains and looks like they had forgotten to put the order through. I asked how much longer for my wife's main and found out that it wasn't put through. We said never mind. Our first server came back and apologized and right when she was going to ask us about dessert, the 2nd server dropped our check to pay. So, we didn't have the option to look at the dessert menu. Our first time dining there was much more memorable.
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Celebrated a special occasion. Delicious food and great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love everything about Agnes! Always lovely and delicious to be there! Can't wait til next time! :)
Service at Agnes is excellent and the Chef driven menu is next level! Brunch was outstanding..... Get the burger... and get the omelette!! Also be sure to leave some time to shop the small curated pantry in front... we purchased several spices, snacks, sweets & pasta... they were all off the chart! Love Agnes💕
Food service was served extremely slow last night. Appetizers came in quickly and then had to wait for more than an hour for our entrees. We followed up multiple times with our server on our order. We were almost the last ones to leave the restaurant and we were only a party of 3 due to food coming so slow. The fried chicken was still very good but the rest of the food was just ok. I really enjoyed the food during Dine LA and wanted to come back to restaurant for a do over but this time, it wasn't very good for a Monday night :(.
Great experience yesterday for the Cheese 101 Tasting! Liz was outstanding and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Liz was so knowledgeable and we learned so much from her. The wine pairing was also an excellent addition to the delicious cheeses we were experiencing.
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