Venteux Brasserie, Cafe & Oyster Bar

The food was served in the wrong order. The oysters were served at the same time as the maid course. The wine came after the food. The food was not very good and they were in a rush for us to finish.

Food was quite bland and not very traditional. Bouillabaisse needed more saffron and fennel. Shellfish overcooked. Escargot underseasoned. But service was excellent and bread was very good.

Sorry I didn’t take a photo to begin with, but that may have been the best avocado toast with an over easy egg I’ve ever had.

Really cool place for a good breakfast with a pretty great view.

We came for happy hour on a Saturday when the city of Chicago was hosting an event downtown and it was great. Not too crowded. Easy bar seating. Great oyster prices as well as wine.

As soon as you step in you are transported to a nice, tranquil, floral-themed cafe in a French village. Then you look out the massive floor to ceiling windows and you’re right back at the heart of a metropolis. The service was 10/10. I requested Cholula and the server went above and beyond to find me one. The food was good. I was surprised they don’t make their fruit jam at home since it’s part of pastries. Nevertheless, we all lived it. There was no wait time to sit in the pretty cafe side. Noise level is maybe 6/10. It’s a great place to grab breakfast, brunch and maybe dinner? (I haven’t tried dinner here yet). Brown people friendly, meaning they didn’t discriminate us. Which I feel is very important to add nowadays. You want to make sure the place is welcoming.

We selected the restaurant because of a high rating on OpenTable, but after checking in and being seated, the cleanliness of our original table was disappointing. When we asked to be moved to another table, the new table was not much better. The drinks were mediocre, the burger I ordered was underwhelming in size and taste, and the server handed us the check shortly after the entrees were served (i.e., did not offer dessert). The whole experience was unpleasant, particularly because we came in to celebrate our anniversary (this was noted in the OpenTable reservation, but no one at the restaurant acknowledged this).

We love Maria!!! She is the best!!

I went to Ventaux while staying at the Pendry for the $1.50 oyster special, and had the oysters been shucked properly, or even *mostly* well it would have been a good deal. Oysters were small but fresh. However every oyster save maybe 3 had a really heavy amount of large and small shell pieces. Four of my oyster shells were broken heavily enough to have no brine left (you can see a couple in the picture. But having to spit out pieces every time was unfortunate even given the price and I would hope that if they are maybe training someone on shucking that at the very least any shell that has been very broken is not served in the future. My server was very nice and the restaurant itself was very pretty though!

Edit: decreasing my review to one star, manager asked me to reach out, I did, and the email was just ignored. Kind of wild to have to be the one to chase this down, not happy with this restaurant at all.

Perfect brunch place! Brussels Salad w Chicken is my fav, 10/10 recommended!

Loved this place so much! I went solo since I was in for a work trip and it was perfect!! The service was the best, the food was perfection and the wine was lovely!! Definitely going to come back when I return to Chicago! S

Juliebeth was so very sweet and helpful! She checked in on us just enough while allowing us time and space for intimacy ... ☺️

Arrived when happy hour menu was available ( did not know this before).. was told that you could have a bottomless pour of wine for $12 a glass .it was 630 and happy hour was 4-7.. the. Waiter came back and said there would.not be time before happy hour ended to have a second glass.. felt b/c we started during happy they should have honored .. asked waiter to talk to manager who would not honor... gave me a negative feeling about the restaurant..food was fair so don't think we would go back..

Connor Connor Connor; our food server Connor put the service in service we appreciate it! Good food, great ambiance and we will be back!

Fantastic versions of classic French cuisine.