This restaurant needs to seriously examine the practice of cooking their meat appropriately. My wife’s burger was completely raw in the middle while my medium rare steak was served rare and cool to the touch. The burger was sent back and the issue was not addressed for over 30 minutes. Several reviews point to meat being undercooked and one mentions a recent case of salmonella. Also, two glasses from a $30 bottle of sparking non-alcoholic wine here are $32, an exorbitant premium. Hipster arrogance. Change needed.
Cyrus Commissariat
A beautiful space with lovely staff. However the food was disappointingly average. We had pickled carrots and radish, a steak, gnocchi, and asparagus. The steak was beautifully cooked but too small a portion and deeply bland. The gnocchi was tasty but had this awful filmy thing on top which added nothing besides a bizarre texture. The asparagus was fine. Unfortunately average food that still left me hungry.
Emily N.
Many of the most beautiful meals of my life have been at Cellar Door. Their food, the atmosphere at the restaurant, and the care put into the menu and wine selection create a magical dining experience. We ate there this week for a special occasion and loved the steak, radishes, asparagus, and a lovely tortellini with subtle herb flavors. The bread and house-made pickles are a must-order. Perfect spot for a special occasion, dinner with friends, or meal with a book at the bar.
Nick Walberg
Exceptionally well thought out, well executed dishes. Great chill vibe. I can't wait to come back.
Kyle Bailey
The food was very tasty. The vinegar and olive oil ice cream was so good!
Dov Friedman
An absolutely brilliant restaurant. What they are doing is both extremely creative and executed with precision. The thematic use of fermentation and the in-house larder brings so many dishes together in surprising and memorable ways. A perfect neighborhood restaurant.
Heller Mark
This was the best meal I have ever had. Period.
Molly Long
Unbelievably disappointing food - undercooked root vegetables on toast, cold beans that taste like they’re direct from a can, beets that taste dirty (not earthy, dirty) and weirdly plasticky? I had really high expectations so my disappointment is probably biased because of that. (Maybe we just went on a bad night?) I did really enjoy the wine selection and ambience, but that unfortunately doesn’t begin to make up for the food. Also, the service was well below average for a restaurant at this price point.
There are lots of excellent restaurants in this neighborhood that do this type of food really successfully—pick one of those instead.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Ben Keeley
Fantastic food, every dish was a hit and a very creative wine selection. Would come back for this menu and any others!
A sophisticated neighborhood restaurant with charm personified. From where I stand this is highly recommended. 🙏
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nora
Dishes were creative and unique, had amazing flavor profiles. I absolutely love the lamb carpaccio, never had raw lamb before, it was cured well and paired with gooseberries that popped in the mouth and cut through the greasiness. Mussels were also mind blowing with the taste and creativity. Everything was fantastic until the blue prawns get in the way, they were still kinda raw I know that’s how some places do it but I felt uncomfortable eating raw shrimps, and desserts were subpar. However overall it’s amazing and definitely worth going back for new menu rotations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steven Brown
It wouldn't have been that hard for them to get it right, but they really didn't seem to care and that's what's more disappointing.
Showed up a few minutes early for our reservation, told "we're running a little late," ok no worries. "ok we'll grab a drink next door and come back in 30, ok?" "Ok." Came back in 30, "not quite ready yet, do you want to grab a drink at the bar? Your table will be ready in 5 minutes." Ok sure. 20 minutes later, still at the bar, "are you ready to order?" "Uh, yes, but will we be getting a table?" ....confers with coworkers... "We don't have a table, but maybe in 15 minutes?." It's now 40+ minutes past our reservation and we're now being treated like they're doing us a favor even trying to get us the table we reserved. We order -- after a good 20 minutes with the menu -- at which time (and not before) they tell us they're out of TWO of the things we ordered (one of which just got served to another party and maybe we'd have gotten had they actually seated us on time; the other, the allegedly phenomenal bread, we watched get served to another table a full HOUR after they told us they were out of it). This is the last time anyone even acknowledges that we ever had a reservation or that they were supposedly trying to get us a table. Eating a dinner of six shared plates hunched over a shallow bar actually kind of sucks! (I spilled salad dressing on my pants).
When we asked an hour into dinner, why another party got served the bread they told us they were out of, they said "oh that's different bread. You can have some if you want" -- this at the end of our meal. Thanks. Maybe you should have offered it to us when we ordered it.
From there, handed the check, no acknowledgement whatsoever of the crappy seating, late and inattentive service, half the menu unavailable.
Oh also every time someone ordered the pork belly when they fired it the entire dining room filled with smoke. I could smell it in my clothes when I got home.
Food they actually had was ok. Wine was excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
3raxftw “3raxftw”
A gem on Diversey. Every dish was cooked perfectly; bread was great, as advertised. The seaweed panna cotta was incredible. Great atmosphere, and excellent, friendly service. The price is high, but justifiably so for the quality.
Good food. Very loud. Service was very poor.
This restaurant needs to seriously examine the practice of cooking their meat appropriately. My wife’s burger was completely raw in the middle while my medium rare steak was served rare and cool to the touch. The burger was sent back and the issue was not addressed for over 30 minutes. Several reviews point to meat being undercooked and one mentions a recent case of salmonella. Also, two glasses from a $30 bottle of sparking non-alcoholic wine here are $32, an exorbitant premium. Hipster arrogance. Change needed.
A beautiful space with lovely staff. However the food was disappointingly average. We had pickled carrots and radish, a steak, gnocchi, and asparagus. The steak was beautifully cooked but too small a portion and deeply bland. The gnocchi was tasty but had this awful filmy thing on top which added nothing besides a bizarre texture. The asparagus was fine. Unfortunately average food that still left me hungry.
Many of the most beautiful meals of my life have been at Cellar Door. Their food, the atmosphere at the restaurant, and the care put into the menu and wine selection create a magical dining experience. We ate there this week for a special occasion and loved the steak, radishes, asparagus, and a lovely tortellini with subtle herb flavors. The bread and house-made pickles are a must-order. Perfect spot for a special occasion, dinner with friends, or meal with a book at the bar.
Exceptionally well thought out, well executed dishes. Great chill vibe. I can't wait to come back.
The food was very tasty. The vinegar and olive oil ice cream was so good!
An absolutely brilliant restaurant. What they are doing is both extremely creative and executed with precision. The thematic use of fermentation and the in-house larder brings so many dishes together in surprising and memorable ways. A perfect neighborhood restaurant.
This was the best meal I have ever had. Period.
Unbelievably disappointing food - undercooked root vegetables on toast, cold beans that taste like they’re direct from a can, beets that taste dirty (not earthy, dirty) and weirdly plasticky? I had really high expectations so my disappointment is probably biased because of that. (Maybe we just went on a bad night?) I did really enjoy the wine selection and ambience, but that unfortunately doesn’t begin to make up for the food. Also, the service was well below average for a restaurant at this price point.
There are lots of excellent restaurants in this neighborhood that do this type of food really successfully—pick one of those instead.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Fantastic food, every dish was a hit and a very creative wine selection. Would come back for this menu and any others!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
A sophisticated neighborhood restaurant with charm personified. From where I stand this is highly recommended. 🙏
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dishes were creative and unique, had amazing flavor profiles. I absolutely love the lamb carpaccio, never had raw lamb before, it was cured well and paired with gooseberries that popped in the mouth and cut through the greasiness. Mussels were also mind blowing with the taste and creativity. Everything was fantastic until the blue prawns get in the way, they were still kinda raw I know that’s how some places do it but I felt uncomfortable eating raw shrimps, and desserts were subpar. However overall it’s amazing and definitely worth going back for new menu rotations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It wouldn't have been that hard for them to get it right, but they really didn't seem to care and that's what's more disappointing.
Showed up a few minutes early for our reservation, told "we're running a little late," ok no worries. "ok we'll grab a drink next door and come back in 30, ok?" "Ok." Came back in 30, "not quite ready yet, do you want to grab a drink at the bar? Your table will be ready in 5 minutes." Ok sure. 20 minutes later, still at the bar, "are you ready to order?" "Uh, yes, but will we be getting a table?" ....confers with coworkers... "We don't have a table, but maybe in 15 minutes?." It's now 40+ minutes past our reservation and we're now being treated like they're doing us a favor even trying to get us the table we reserved. We order -- after a good 20 minutes with the menu -- at which time (and not before) they tell us they're out of TWO of the things we ordered (one of which just got served to another party and maybe we'd have gotten had they actually seated us on time; the other, the allegedly phenomenal bread, we watched get served to another table a full HOUR after they told us they were out of it). This is the last time anyone even acknowledges that we ever had a reservation or that they were supposedly trying to get us a table. Eating a dinner of six shared plates hunched over a shallow bar actually kind of sucks! (I spilled salad dressing on my pants).
When we asked an hour into dinner, why another party got served the bread they told us they were out of, they said "oh that's different bread. You can have some if you want" -- this at the end of our meal. Thanks. Maybe you should have offered it to us when we ordered it.
From there, handed the check, no acknowledgement whatsoever of the crappy seating, late and inattentive service, half the menu unavailable.
Oh also every time someone ordered the pork belly when they fired it the entire dining room filled with smoke. I could smell it in my clothes when I got home.
Food they actually had was ok. Wine was excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
A gem on Diversey. Every dish was cooked perfectly; bread was great, as advertised. The seaweed panna cotta was incredible. Great atmosphere, and excellent, friendly service. The price is high, but justifiably so for the quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Better than ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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