The Royal Eagle Fine Dining

Room temperature water for starters. Apps were decent. The soup was more like a gravy that would pair excellent with a roast beef and mashed potatoes dinner. Main corse we had beef Wellington (we think it wasn’t filet maybe roast) and a half a chicken the size of a game hen. Ordered meat medium came out well done. Chicken was dried out and turned to mush when I chewed it. Skin was rubbery and drenched in a gravy to hide the dryness The rice(?) was not warm, and not sure what the vegetables were. The pace is very slow with food coming out. We had 7:30 reservations and didn’t leave till 9:30. The table next to us, we over heard them say there taking there’s home and throwing it away. We regretted going here and want 2 hours back. I would have stopped at White Castle but we waited to long for such fine dining.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

I didn’t appreciate seeing the first page of the menu dedicated to why the Orthodox Church was the only true church.

The beautiful tea we expected was just sad. It was sparse and tasted even more terrible than it looked. I wish I could post a photo here of the pathetic food we were served. The service was awful. Our server would rush in, drop something off at our table, and quickly rush away. We tried several times to ask a question, but every time she rushed in already talking, then quickly turned her back and rushed off. The dress code is not enforced, so go ahead and wear a sundress if it’s hot that day. Other ladies were wearing them, no problem. It was in the 80s the day we were there. There was no air conditioning and extremely uncomfortable for those of us who dressed modestly as requested. To top it all off, the room was full of flies that kept bothering our pitiful food.

Nice as always

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is not messing around with anything. This is a top flight restaurant. It's a place for a special occasion. Take your own bottle of wine if you want as they only serve pop and coffee. The grounds are something to see, so plan on a half hour for that. While we ate peacocks roamed around outside the windows. It's truly a great experience and a gem of a place for Michigan. Go here and experience it. It's a somewhat hidden place in the city.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food. Staff was very kind and respectful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I am beyond delighted with the delicious and beautiful vegan food at a Christmas tea at Royal Eagle which is on the grounds of St. Sabbas Orthodox Monastary. The napkins, which I loved, were folded by the monks. There is a requirement for modest dress as it is a monastary.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We were excited to dine here and were celebrating my birthday. It is quite expensive, but they advertise fine dining and we decided to splurge. We looked at the reviews and there were many good reviews. We should have paid attention to the poor reviews, they are far more honest and accurate than the positive reviews. I am guessing people struggled with saying anything negative about a nonprofit restaurant/experience. The ambience is quite nice, although they refused to turn on the fireplace on a December evening, because they said it would get too warm. The waitress was very friendly. However, she was the only staff member we saw. She greeted people at the door, served the tables, bussed, the tables and so on. As you can imagine, service was slow. We were there for three hours, I ordered the rosemary leg of lamb and my husband ordered the château Brion. We love good food and love to eat, and anyone that knows me, knows that I never leave my food unfinished. We each were only able to eat about three bites of our entrée, because they were absolutely inedible. I couldn’t even eat more than a couple of bites of the chocolate gingerbread dessert. My lamb looked like something that was pressed from a mold and my husband’s château Breon tasted like vinegar. This was the most disappointing experience we have ever had in a restaurant. I would never recommend this establishment to anyone, and I will never return. We will chalk this experience up to a healthy donation.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

I am beyond delighted with the delicious and beautiful vegan food at a Christmas tea at Royal Eagle which is on the grounds of St. Sabbas Orthodox Monastary. The napkins, which I loved, were folded by the monks. There is a requirement for modest dress as it is a monastary.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First class, welcoming atmosphere with an amazing menu. Beautiful presentation, fresh and flavorful ingredients, and wonderful chef and staff. You are transported to another era of fine dining. Can't wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First class, welcoming atmosphere with an amazing menu. Beautiful presentation, fresh and flavorful ingredients, and wonderful chef and staff. You are transported to another era of fine dining. Can't wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not impressed service was slow we waited 35 minutes before the waitress even came to the table .They forgot our salmon sandwiches our soup was cold and not even a half a bowl. I had heard nothing but very good things about this place . I was disappointing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

I really wanted to give a stellar review. Let me start off by saying the service and the atmosphere was outstanding. The food was a different story. We went to celebrate my 50th birthday. We don't mind paying high prices for great food. Unfortunately this was not the case. We went for the smoke house meats. It was way too salty. My husband sausage board was almost not edible chewy, salty and hard. His cut of prime rib was dried out. The apple strudel was burned on the bottom and the apple filling must have evaporated.The tea was great and the napoleon was the highlight of the meal. We spent a lot of money here. I'm glad it went to support the monastery. If you are going to commend high prices quality of the food should follow.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Every one was so nice and friendly. The garden's were beautiful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Russian Tea Sandwiches

If you are looking to treat yourself to a special meal this would be a good place to start.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5