It’s a really nice neighborhood restaurant. The ambience makes it. It’s not too loud and you can have a good conversation. I had the truffle gnocchi. It was a touch heavy for me, maybe because the portion size is healthy. I thought the value for the price was right on. I’ll definitely come back and try something else out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Nathan Hudson
Get the dips app and the short rib great dinner good service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Montgomery
Without a doubt, our new favorite restaurant in Chicago! Excellent, relaxed vibe. Great wine list. Excellent Negroni and Manhattan. Arancini and Mussels for appetizers - both great. Halibut and Chicken for our entrees - both also excellent. We were too full for dessert but we’ll try and save room for our next visit. WE WILL BE BACK!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather
Solid neighborhood restaurant with a nice atmosphere, very good service and great food & drinks,
Alexander
Great Service. The steak sandwich was great but way too “hot” with peppers. Also, my friend's quiche pie crust was not good. It was so hard he couldn't cut through it or eat it. Room is great but the noice level is terrible.
Marilyn
Wine bottle prices at 5x retail, perfunctory service, mediocre food, poorly made cocktails and a noise level way above “energetic” have ensured we will not return. Sad and disappointing since location and attractiveness of space were so enticing.
Jessalyn
The food was excellent. The Monday 3 course menu is a steal and offers you a great taste of the menu. We had the Halibut and the Burger and they were both incredible! Don't skip on the dessert menu here - they have great options.
Laurie
Great up beat vibe, seemed very busy for a Sunday early evening. Although it was very loud, both food and service were wonderful.
Dawn
I love this restaurant. Everything I have ever ordered here is fabulous! I love the ambience and the service is great. It is so much bigger than it appears, they have outdoor seating and seating downstairs- maybe for private parties!
Jonathan Reed
Excellent and very tasty dinner and a wonderful atmosphere. We both went for their 3-course Monday at $38 per person to try a selection of their dishes. We were told the apps would be 1/2 portions but were surprised when they arrived appearing to be normal and well sized portions.
Everything we ordered was excellent. I will say the majority of dishes are extremely rich and savory. Knowing this, for apps we picked the beet and arugula salad (refreshing and great blend goat cheese and walnuts) and the lemon butter mussels (lemon butter was absolutely divine). Both shareable size between the two of us.
Our mains were the short rib (upon recommendation by our waitress) and the double patty burger. We actually still had our lemon butter sauce from the mussels so our waitress recommended dipping with our burger fries (so, so good). The burger was cooked to medium (so some red in the middle) which was perfect for us and was complimented well with the pickles, onions, and side mayo. My short rib was absolutely massive, and combination of the fork tender beef, demi glace, and potato definitely filled me with every satisfying bite.
Dessert, like each course, was also very, very good. We had key lime pie and the off-menu raspberry cheesecake (I believe its a special as our waitress also recommended it). Key lime pie was leaning towards tart, so very palate cleansing. Raspberry cheesecake had the perfect texture so it wasn't overly decadent and still melted in your mouth when eaten.
If paid at regular dinner prices I would still be very satisfied for our meal, as each dish would be fairly priced in my opinion. As we had the 3-course Monday meal at $38 per person, our whole meal came out to $85 after tax (with no drinks, btw). At that price, each course was more than reasonable, might I even say even value being just shy of $13 per course. So while I can easily recommend the Willow Room any time of the week, if you happen to be available Monday evening, absolutely dine here. I just wish my stay in Chicago extended until next Monday 😅.
Very cozy place with a really fun menu both from the food and drink perspective. It doesn't get too loud until it is absolutely packed. We sat in the main dining room not the wine cellar or outside. The service was excellent so no complaints.
Radka Todorova
Exquisite cuisine, great atmosphere, kind staff. We had an outdoor seating on this warm and beautiful last day of September.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy
Great local spot. Delicious avocado toast. Also had amazing key like pie! Very pretty decor and service was great.
Daniel Goetschel
Best food ever. I had The halibut
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shivani Dwivedi
Food was okay! Outside area is good but is right next to the main street which makes it noisy. Indoor is good. Love the tables next to the window.
It’s a really nice neighborhood restaurant. The ambience makes it. It’s not too loud and you can have a good conversation. I had the truffle gnocchi. It was a touch heavy for me, maybe because the portion size is healthy. I thought the value for the price was right on. I’ll definitely come back and try something else out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Get the dips app and the short rib great dinner good service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Without a doubt, our new favorite restaurant in Chicago! Excellent, relaxed vibe. Great wine list. Excellent Negroni and Manhattan. Arancini and Mussels for appetizers - both great. Halibut and Chicken for our entrees - both also excellent. We were too full for dessert but we’ll try and save room for our next visit. WE WILL BE BACK!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Solid neighborhood restaurant with a nice atmosphere, very good service and great food & drinks,
Great Service. The steak sandwich was great but way too “hot” with peppers. Also, my friend's quiche pie crust was not good. It was so hard he couldn't cut through it or eat it. Room is great but the noice level is terrible.
Wine bottle prices at 5x retail, perfunctory service, mediocre food, poorly made cocktails and a noise level way above “energetic” have ensured we will not return. Sad and disappointing since location and attractiveness of space were so enticing.
The food was excellent. The Monday 3 course menu is a steal and offers you a great taste of the menu. We had the Halibut and the Burger and they were both incredible! Don't skip on the dessert menu here - they have great options.
Great up beat vibe, seemed very busy for a Sunday early evening. Although it was very loud, both food and service were wonderful.
I love this restaurant. Everything I have ever ordered here is fabulous! I love the ambience and the service is great. It is so much bigger than it appears, they have outdoor seating and seating downstairs- maybe for private parties!
Excellent and very tasty dinner and a wonderful atmosphere. We both went for their 3-course Monday at $38 per person to try a selection of their dishes. We were told the apps would be 1/2 portions but were surprised when they arrived appearing to be normal and well sized portions.
Everything we ordered was excellent. I will say the majority of dishes are extremely rich and savory. Knowing this, for apps we picked the beet and arugula salad (refreshing and great blend goat cheese and walnuts) and the lemon butter mussels (lemon butter was absolutely divine). Both shareable size between the two of us.
Our mains were the short rib (upon recommendation by our waitress) and the double patty burger. We actually still had our lemon butter sauce from the mussels so our waitress recommended dipping with our burger fries (so, so good). The burger was cooked to medium (so some red in the middle) which was perfect for us and was complimented well with the pickles, onions, and side mayo. My short rib was absolutely massive, and combination of the fork tender beef, demi glace, and potato definitely filled me with every satisfying bite.
Dessert, like each course, was also very, very good. We had key lime pie and the off-menu raspberry cheesecake (I believe its a special as our waitress also recommended it). Key lime pie was leaning towards tart, so very palate cleansing. Raspberry cheesecake had the perfect texture so it wasn't overly decadent and still melted in your mouth when eaten.
If paid at regular dinner prices I would still be very satisfied for our meal, as each dish would be fairly priced in my opinion. As we had the 3-course Monday meal at $38 per person, our whole meal came out to $85 after tax (with no drinks, btw). At that price, each course was more than reasonable, might I even say even value being just shy of $13 per course. So while I can easily recommend the Willow Room any time of the week, if you happen to be available Monday evening, absolutely dine here. I just wish my stay in Chicago extended until next Monday 😅.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very cozy place with a really fun menu both from the food and drink perspective. It doesn't get too loud until it is absolutely packed. We sat in the main dining room not the wine cellar or outside. The service was excellent so no complaints.
Exquisite cuisine, great atmosphere, kind staff. We had an outdoor seating on this warm and beautiful last day of September.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great local spot. Delicious avocado toast. Also had amazing key like pie! Very pretty decor and service was great.
Best food ever. I had The halibut
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was okay! Outside area is good but is right next to the main street which makes it noisy. Indoor is good. Love the tables next to the window.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
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