Champagne brunch. Good food, really beautiful room. The constant Downton Abbey theme music got distracting and then
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Harith Razaa
Beautiful room, attentive service, and generous servings of excellently prepared dishes. The desserts are excellent, though the types were limited. I loved the chocolate cake - it was huge. I love the restaurant and will definitely return.Dietary restrictions: The kitchen addressed all my dietary restrictions due to my many food allergies. Made adjustments without compromising the flavor of my dishes. Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Calamari, Short Rib Sandwich, Shrimp and Lobster Salad
Katie Lord
Our first experience at this place and we were let down. Our waiter did apologize at the end of the meal and give us a free desert. But, from the amazing recommendations and reviews we had much higher expectations. I’m 6 months pregnant so I’m not drinking but my husband is. I ordered a non-alcoholic Paloma and my husband an old fashioned. My drink looked very festive, but took literally 3 sips and it was empty because it was all ice. We were very surprised also once we got the bill and it costs exactly the same as the old fashioned that had alcohol. Very confused what we paid for. We ordered the spicy calamari for an appetizer which tasted great, then French onion soup. While we were eating the calamari the waiter took our entree order. Props to the kitchen for speed because just a few minutes later the entrees arrived while we were still finishing the calamari and didn’t have the soup yet. The waiter had also forgotten the sprite I asked for because my “mocktail” was already empty. They took the entrees back and we had the soup, so maybe about 25-30 mins after we first saw the entrees they brought them back out on extremely hot plates. They were obviously kept under the heat lamp and not made new. My husband got the filet and it was good. I got the duck, and it was lukewarm. The duck could’ve been cooked better because the fat on it was chewy and I could barely cut it with my knife. All in all, a disappointing experience for what’s supposed to be one of the nicest restaurant in the NorthShore. The free desert was a piece of chocolate cake with a scoop ice cream. Ice cream was great, cake was okay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Spicy Calamari
Ireland5255
The food was outstanding & the wait staff has improved a bit since our last visit 3 months ago, but…. I can’t figure out why they won’t take a reservation, made well in advance, when there are often many empty tables in evidence. Perhaps they’re waiting to see if hotel guests will go to their dining rooms, but what’s happening is that area residents are complaining they can’t get in & therefore no longer frequenting this restaurant. The Deerpath Inn is a long standing favorite in Lake Forest, but they are losing the support of their faithful local patrons.
jamesap2016
The ambiance is wonderful, but the food does not match, too bad. Portions were way too large and both meals were blah . Disappointing lunch overall .
David Tolkien
Really nice place. Came for the full English breakfast. It was okay. Would get it again but would like to come back for something
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacqueline G
A friend of mine and I wanted a quiet vet elegant place for brunch. We chose The English Room for Sunday Brunch. The setting is very elegant yet cozy, making you feel right at home. The chairs are padded, meant for you to linger. The buffet was beautiful even though our reservation was for late Sunday afternoon. The carving station meticulously tidy as were all the selections. The pastry and bread assortment was very Euorpean, plumply filled in and inviting. There was such an array of choices it was hard to decide what to select. The poached salmon was exceptional, flavored perfectly. My friend had the roast beef, exquisitely roasted just pink enough to be perfect. The sauages were meaty and not greasy. Pastry first class as was the service. Must go. We were not rushed but encouraged to linger.
Cristina Gomez
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bud M.
My wife and I ate here for our 52bd wedding Anniversary. The weather was quite pleasant so we ate outside in the patio. The food, ambiance and service were impeccable.
John L.
You can not beat the food, service or ambiance. The English Room, along with the entire Deerpath Inn, is a welcome from a era that is disappearing.
We were here for breakfast to celebrate birthday. We visited this place in early hours so had the whole place for yourself. Food and Tea options are great. We had lovely english tea, house coffee, Avacodo toast, eggs Benedict. Service was really good and they were kind enough offer us birthday cake. Highly recommend and I will definitely go back!
Sandi R.
Lovely outdoor dining space. The food was good and the ambiance cannot be beat for outdoor dining. Highly recommend.
Miyana C.
Expensive but so fun. Went to brunch on new years and it was such a fun experience and the food was dio good especially the desserts
June Tangerine
Glad that I called today at their off hours for reservation. They picked up right away and reserved 6/1 for my kid’s 13 years old birthday celebration.(I think for a popular fine dining like this on a regular hour they must be super busy serving guests.)So far so good. Maybe will take the time to update dining experience afterwards. :)
Cybill Gayatin
I called the English Room 4 times and each time no one picked up so I left a voicemail. Not once did I get a call back. This is within a 2-3 week period. When I finally asked the front desk of the hotel if I can make a reservation with them instead (as I had been told in the past that that wasn’t possible), the person at the other end of the line cut me off mid-sentence and gave a loud sigh before finally relenting and asking about the date I wanted to make a reservation. After giving them the date, they haughtily replied with, we have nothing available for you. If this is the kind of customer service that is to be expected at this establishment, I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Champagne brunch. Good food, really beautiful room. The constant Downton Abbey theme music got distracting and then
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Beautiful room, attentive service, and generous servings of excellently prepared dishes. The desserts are excellent, though the types were limited. I loved the chocolate cake - it was huge. I love the restaurant and will definitely return.Dietary restrictions: The kitchen addressed all my dietary restrictions due to my many food allergies. Made adjustments without compromising the flavor of my dishes. Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Calamari, Short Rib Sandwich, Shrimp and Lobster Salad
Our first experience at this place and we were let down. Our waiter did apologize at the end of the meal and give us a free desert. But, from the amazing recommendations and reviews we had much higher expectations. I’m 6 months pregnant so I’m not drinking but my husband is. I ordered a non-alcoholic Paloma and my husband an old fashioned. My drink looked very festive, but took literally 3 sips and it was empty because it was all ice. We were very surprised also once we got the bill and it costs exactly the same as the old fashioned that had alcohol. Very confused what we paid for. We ordered the spicy calamari for an appetizer which tasted great, then French onion soup. While we were eating the calamari the waiter took our entree order. Props to the kitchen for speed because just a few minutes later the entrees arrived while we were still finishing the calamari and didn’t have the soup yet. The waiter had also forgotten the sprite I asked for because my “mocktail” was already empty. They took the entrees back and we had the soup, so maybe about 25-30 mins after we first saw the entrees they brought them back out on extremely hot plates. They were obviously kept under the heat lamp and not made new. My husband got the filet and it was good. I got the duck, and it was lukewarm. The duck could’ve been cooked better because the fat on it was chewy and I could barely cut it with my knife. All in all, a disappointing experience for what’s supposed to be one of the nicest restaurant in the NorthShore. The free desert was a piece of chocolate cake with a scoop ice cream. Ice cream was great, cake was okay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Spicy Calamari
The food was outstanding & the wait staff has improved a bit since our last visit 3 months ago, but…. I can’t figure out why they won’t take a reservation, made well in advance, when there are often many empty tables in evidence. Perhaps they’re waiting to see if hotel guests will go to their dining rooms, but what’s happening is that area residents are complaining they can’t get in & therefore no longer frequenting this restaurant. The Deerpath Inn is a long standing favorite in Lake Forest, but they are losing the support of their faithful local patrons.
The ambiance is wonderful, but the food does not match, too bad. Portions were way too large and both meals were blah . Disappointing lunch overall .
Really nice place. Came for the full English breakfast. It was okay. Would get it again but would like to come back for something
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A friend of mine and I wanted a quiet vet elegant place for brunch. We chose The English Room for Sunday Brunch. The setting is very elegant yet cozy, making you feel right at home. The chairs are padded, meant for you to linger. The buffet was beautiful even though our reservation was for late Sunday afternoon. The carving station meticulously tidy as were all the selections. The pastry and bread assortment was very Euorpean, plumply filled in and inviting. There was such an array of choices it was hard to decide what to select. The poached salmon was exceptional, flavored perfectly. My friend had the roast beef, exquisitely roasted just pink enough to be perfect. The sauages were meaty and not greasy. Pastry first class as was the service. Must go. We were not rushed but encouraged to linger.
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I ate here for our 52bd wedding Anniversary. The weather was quite pleasant so we ate outside in the patio. The food, ambiance and service were impeccable.
You can not beat the food, service or ambiance. The English Room, along with the entire Deerpath Inn, is a welcome from a era that is disappearing.
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We were here for breakfast to celebrate birthday. We visited this place in early hours so had the whole place for yourself. Food and Tea options are great. We had lovely english tea, house coffee, Avacodo toast, eggs Benedict. Service was really good and they were kind enough offer us birthday cake. Highly recommend and I will definitely go back!
Lovely outdoor dining space. The food was good and the ambiance cannot be beat for outdoor dining. Highly recommend.
Expensive but so fun. Went to brunch on new years and it was such a fun experience and the food was dio good especially the desserts
Glad that I called today at their off hours for reservation. They picked up right away and reserved 6/1 for my kid’s 13 years old birthday celebration.(I think for a popular fine dining like this on a regular hour they must be super busy serving guests.)So far so good. Maybe will take the time to update dining experience afterwards. :)
I called the English Room 4 times and each time no one picked up so I left a voicemail. Not once did I get a call back. This is within a 2-3 week period. When I finally asked the front desk of the hotel if I can make a reservation with them instead (as I had been told in the past that that wasn’t possible), the person at the other end of the line cut me off mid-sentence and gave a loud sigh before finally relenting and asking about the date I wanted to make a reservation. After giving them the date, they haughtily replied with, we have nothing available for you. If this is the kind of customer service that is to be expected at this establishment, I’ll take my business elsewhere.