I love this place! The ambience is so amazing with the gorgeous bar in the center with the tree! The happy hour is fire; goes until 7pm even on Fridays and has mushroom croquettes—the best thing on the menu!! Come enjoy happy hour, brunch or dinner here—it'll be delightful!
Gabriela
Relaxed atmosphere. Great food, many menu options, and wonderful service. This location has a different vibe than Fig & Olive LA, which is a bit more formal. The Chicago location is great for a nice dinner, a business dinner, or a special event.
jennine
Ambiance and service were very good. The martini and Cabernet Franc were great. We shared 2 small plates the mushroom croquettes were delicious however the Spanish octopus was overcooked.
R. Kuno
My experienced this time around wasn't the same as my first visit. The ambiance is amazing but the food tasted definitely different. Our experience this time around was still very good and will alway have this restaurant as one of our list to choose from.
Asmeret
Pretty ambiance, I'd recommend sitting outside for a beautiful view. The food for lunch was pretty good too! Our server wasn't very attentive, I think the busser assisted us more lol. We were told the salad would be comped because they ran out of a dish we ordered, (must've forgot to take it off), but it was a nice thought.
Julian Harrell
Enjoyed a quiet lunch on a sunny day with warm rays gracing our table through the big windows while we took in an elevated view down Oak Street.
Tasty burger and truffle fries was balanced out nicely with a Caesar salad and side of absolutely delectable shrimp (???).
The Fig & Olive signature cocktail lived up to its eponymous title (I didn’t want to out it down).
Excellent service and a welcoming atmosphere to boot!
Worth visiting again ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, Fig and Olive
Viviana H
Came here for dinner with friends and made a reservation ahead of time. You have to take the elevators up to the dining room and it isn’t super clear from when you enter the building.
Dinner has option of a set menu or ordering what you want. You can sit either in the lounge area or at the dining area - we chose the lounge since you have a nice view of the street and can look out when you want.
We had the Burrata, Tuna Crudo, Octopus, Lamb and Paella and it was all delicious. The paella was on the spicy side though.
For dessert we had the Lemon & Olive Oil Cake and it was tasty.
The dining area can be quite loud bc of background music and also all the tables around ya talking loudly, so be prepared to speak at a higher volume.
The servers were friendly and kept coming to fill up our waters without needing to ask them.
Overall the food portions were not huge but if you order to share everyone in a small group can definitely try out everything.
Dietary restrictions: There are some vegan & gluten free options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
John
Terrible service and dinner. Arrived early to have a drink at the bar to be told we couldn't order a drink. The menu has Crustacean Seafood Risotto and when I asked what seafood I was told calamari. Since when is Calamari a crustacean seafood?? Ordered the Paella. Had to send it back immediately due to the smell. Completely gone off.
Sandra
What a wonderful evening we had! Chris the bartender is extremely nice and friendly... Hernando, the magical manager... made my favorite dish to come true with a substitution. Drinks are awesome and the food just delicious.
Tom Porter
Chris the bartender is the best in the game. Very nice and helpful and good to talk to. Suggested great food and drinks.
We had a very nice lunch here today. The food was very good. I had a hamburger, my wife had a salmon burger, and my son had the salmon salad which came with blackened shrimp. We had the Cristini Trio appetizers and then we shared a cheesecake for dessert with caramel and passionfruit sauce. Always very well. I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t crowded for lunch. There weren’t many people there. I wonder why? I never see this place advertised. I think maybe they should. The food is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta, Salmon Burger
Lou K
Love it Best in chi
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Eyo
I went in for cocktails (the F&O) and mocktails (the au jardin). Both delicious. I’m excited to return to try the food. We had to go up the back door due to tech elevator maintenance and I thought the little tablecloth on the boxes was funny.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fig and Olive
s e s h a
We had a reservation for brunch and showed up on time. There were 6 of us in our group and we were seated on the third floor. When we looked at the menu, we didn’t like what was on it for brunch. We asked if we could see the Dinner menu and were told they aren’t serving dinner so we cannot order dinner. Then we asked how much longer we would need to wait if we wanted to order dinner and the answer was an hour. So we asked for appetizers and ordered Labneh and Baba Ghanoush. By the time the apps were brought out and we finished them, it was close to an hour and we asked if we could order dinner now. The server seemed reluctant to let us order dinner for some reason. Eventually, we were allowed to order dinner. The appetizers were great, so we were really looking forward to dinner. The people who brought out the apps were very friendly and nice, however, the person serving our table was absolutely terrible and had the worst attitude, no smile, and seemed like they hated their job. This person should not be in a customer facing role in a nice higher end restaurant, they are the face of the restaurant and completely killed the mood.
A few of us ordered the Amalfi seafood risotto and it was fantastic. One person ordered the Moroccan spiced salmon and they really liked it. Two others ordered the lamb top sirloin and Free range brick chicken and they also really liked their food.
The only reason I’m giving this restaurant a 4 star instead of 5 star is specifically the experience we had with the server. Frankly, I should have given a 10% tip or less for their terrible service but I didn’t do that. The food was very good but I’m not sure I’d go back again because the bill was $235 and after the tip it was $280 with extremely terrible service. When we were leaving the server was sitting by the elevator, clearly saw us leaving and didn’t have a single thing to say, not even a simple thank you for coming.
To sum up my experience, the food was great and the server behaved as if they gave us a free meal and did us a favor by allowing us to eat there.
I love this place! The ambience is so amazing with the gorgeous bar in the center with the tree! The happy hour is fire; goes until 7pm even on Fridays and has mushroom croquettes—the best thing on the menu!! Come enjoy happy hour, brunch or dinner here—it'll be delightful!
Relaxed atmosphere. Great food, many menu options, and wonderful service. This location has a different vibe than Fig & Olive LA, which is a bit more formal. The Chicago location is great for a nice dinner, a business dinner, or a special event.
Ambiance and service were very good. The martini and Cabernet Franc were great. We shared 2 small plates the mushroom croquettes were delicious however the Spanish octopus was overcooked.
My experienced this time around wasn't the same as my first visit. The ambiance is amazing but the food tasted definitely different. Our experience this time around was still very good and will alway have this restaurant as one of our list to choose from.
Pretty ambiance, I'd recommend sitting outside for a beautiful view. The food for lunch was pretty good too! Our server wasn't very attentive, I think the busser assisted us more lol. We were told the salad would be comped because they ran out of a dish we ordered, (must've forgot to take it off), but it was a nice thought.
Enjoyed a quiet lunch on a sunny day with warm rays gracing our table through the big windows while we took in an elevated view down Oak Street.
Tasty burger and truffle fries was balanced out nicely with a Caesar salad and side of absolutely delectable shrimp (???).
The Fig & Olive signature cocktail lived up to its eponymous title (I didn’t want to out it down).
Excellent service and a welcoming atmosphere to boot!
Worth visiting again ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, Fig and Olive
Came here for dinner with friends and made a reservation ahead of time. You have to take the elevators up to the dining room and it isn’t super clear from when you enter the building.
Dinner has option of a set menu or ordering what you want. You can sit either in the lounge area or at the dining area - we chose the lounge since you have a nice view of the street and can look out when you want.
We had the Burrata, Tuna Crudo, Octopus, Lamb and Paella and it was all delicious. The paella was on the spicy side though.
For dessert we had the Lemon & Olive Oil Cake and it was tasty.
The dining area can be quite loud bc of background music and also all the tables around ya talking loudly, so be prepared to speak at a higher volume.
The servers were friendly and kept coming to fill up our waters without needing to ask them.
Overall the food portions were not huge but if you order to share everyone in a small group can definitely try out everything.
Dietary restrictions: There are some vegan & gluten free options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Terrible service and dinner. Arrived early to have a drink at the bar to be told we couldn't order a drink. The menu has Crustacean Seafood Risotto and when I asked what seafood I was told calamari. Since when is Calamari a crustacean seafood?? Ordered the Paella. Had to send it back immediately due to the smell. Completely gone off.
What a wonderful evening we had! Chris the bartender is extremely nice and friendly... Hernando, the magical manager... made my favorite dish to come true with a substitution. Drinks are awesome and the food just delicious.
Chris the bartender is the best in the game. Very nice and helpful and good to talk to. Suggested great food and drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a very nice lunch here today. The food was very good. I had a hamburger, my wife had a salmon burger, and my son had the salmon salad which came with blackened shrimp. We had the Cristini Trio appetizers and then we shared a cheesecake for dessert with caramel and passionfruit sauce. Always very well. I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t crowded for lunch. There weren’t many people there. I wonder why? I never see this place advertised. I think maybe they should. The food is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta, Salmon Burger
Love it
Best in chi
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went in for cocktails (the F&O) and mocktails (the au jardin). Both delicious. I’m excited to return to try the food. We had to go up the back door due to tech elevator maintenance and I thought the little tablecloth on the boxes was funny.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fig and Olive
We had a reservation for brunch and showed up on time. There were 6 of us in our group and we were seated on the third floor. When we looked at the menu, we didn’t like what was on it for brunch. We asked if we could see the Dinner menu and were told they aren’t serving dinner so we cannot order dinner. Then we asked how much longer we would need to wait if we wanted to order dinner and the answer was an hour. So we asked for appetizers and ordered Labneh and Baba Ghanoush. By the time the apps were brought out and we finished them, it was close to an hour and we asked if we could order dinner now. The server seemed reluctant to let us order dinner for some reason. Eventually, we were allowed to order dinner. The appetizers were great, so we were really looking forward to dinner. The people who brought out the apps were very friendly and nice, however, the person serving our table was absolutely terrible and had the worst attitude, no smile, and seemed like they hated their job. This person should not be in a customer facing role in a nice higher end restaurant, they are the face of the restaurant and completely killed the mood.
A few of us ordered the Amalfi seafood risotto and it was fantastic. One person ordered the Moroccan spiced salmon and they really liked it. Two others ordered the lamb top sirloin and Free range brick chicken and they also really liked their food.
The only reason I’m giving this restaurant a 4 star instead of 5 star is specifically the experience we had with the server. Frankly, I should have given a 10% tip or less for their terrible service but I didn’t do that. The food was very good but I’m not sure I’d go back again because the bill was $235 and after the tip it was $280 with extremely terrible service. When we were leaving the server was sitting by the elevator, clearly saw us leaving and didn’t have a single thing to say, not even a simple thank you for coming.
To sum up my experience, the food was great and the server behaved as if they gave us a free meal and did us a favor by allowing us to eat there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops, Amalfi Seafood Risotto
Food was just good. Not great. You're paying for the experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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