Restaurant 31 isn't anything like Orchids was. We went on a weeknight, with only one waiter. He hustled, but the pace was very slow, except the dinner course, which arrived when we were only halfway through soup and salad. Food was good, but not remarkable. Atmosphere is outstanding. We'll go back for drinks at the bar and live music. Hopefully the restaurant will solve the service problems soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
A Hamm
Please fix the website. It opens like a weird Asian lottery page
MGeats
We had an absolute delight of a breakfast on a Friday morning for my birthday. The food was perfect (read: Blue Oven English Muffins), the staff was extremely attentive, and the ambiance is INCREDIBLE because it's inside like THE most beautiful building.
I realize they haven't been open to long. So we went there giving them the benefit of the doubt. However, upon checking in for our reservations the host was weird. Almost like they didn't have a table and or server. A party of 4 came in off the street and got sat before us. Our server was ok. Being in the industry I could tell he was overwhelmed , us being his 4th table. The other 3 had eaten and or were on desert. The food was good but Luke warm. We could have had a few more cocktails had the server dropped by more. We ordered a side and got charges for the appetizer. They had a great Jazz band. BUT it was so loud even with us in the back of the restaurant we couldn't even hear each other.
HannahC
Flavorful, well-executed dishes. (Seriously, food was excellent.) Warm, attentive service (not too much, just right!) from George. Cozy ambient noise did not interfere with intimate conversation. Stunning surroundings!
BetsyP
Friendly service but a bit slow. I'm hopeful our server will be more experienced by our next visit It's a beautiful and interesting space. The cocktails were good and braised short rib was delicious.
JonA
I wanted this to be so good because we loved Orchids, but it needs some time to get things right. Our server was kind and personable, but she wasn't paying much attention to us or the status of our orders. We received dinner before our salads, and the kitchen forgot my side of potatoes. The primary wine selection was very small. When you ask for a wine list, you get a pretty tattered stack of papers that looks more like an office inventory sheet than a wine list. Quality of food was good, but not great. The beet salad didn't have much goat cheese. They mix in their specialty house grits with a lot of plates and I had the scallops over the grits. Scallops were done correctly and delish, but the grits were pretty dry. Lots of little things about the service can be improved... The busboy cut in front of guests navigating through the dining room, the food runner was holding a huge tray of food when she came to our table with our appetizer in her other hand--I was nervous she was going to dump the whole tray of food on my wife as she was trying to set the appetizer on our table. The server took off the cost of the salads and gave us a desert on the house without us asking, which shows they do care. I may wait a year or two and come back to see if things improved, but for the price this is not the experience we expected. I hope it gets better!
The service was great, our server Deb was amazing and we loved the steak and crème brûlée. It's a great place for a night out with beautiful atmosphere and live jazz in the evening, go for dinner or a late night drink and dessert!
Cincinnatii
Terrible service. Worse food. The ambience of the beautiful historic room was ruined by the overly distracting glare of bright lighting in the adjacent breakfast area which was not in use.
Happy
 Needs Training in every aspect of fine  Dining!! no One Ready to greet us or Ready or ready to seat us tho many empty tables, Long wait to order drinks,loooooong waiting tmeto get drinks, then not how we ordered them. Could not split a salad in the kitchen, no room on the table for 4 to hold salad & dinner plates for the 3 of us , was our sacand and probably our last visit
It's absolutely beauuuuutiful! The red wine list leaves a lot to b desired, unfortunately. Loved the pianist!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
CAI GAN XIAN Lucas
From it unique decor to the great food, the whole experience was great. Gatsby style decor. Quite luxurious. Supper is enchanted by a live piano music. Great alcohol and great food. Nothing else to add.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This brunch is not what it used to be, unfortunately. It's now a very standard hotel brunch at a premium price. The location is still beautiful, but the food doesn't live up to its surroundings.
Daytondeb
This restaurant has potential but a little way to go. The staff is NOT trained well enough to complement the food and the ambiance. The place is GORGEOUS. There is no prettier venue in all of Cincinnati. The menu was good and the food excellent but the staff just was not up to par. We waited almost 10 minutes to be acknowledged by our waiter--why didn't the hostess make sure he knew we were seated. I had to go back to hostess stand to ask. When table appetizer was delivered, the individual small plates were not. One diner asked for plates and the runner brought back 1 - just for the person who asked. We also noticed that the table next to us did not get a fresh table bottle of water when one party left and another sat down. But the food was excellent. Crab Cake, Salmon and Short Rib pasta were ordered as well as the grazing plate.
Daddio
Glad to see the former Orchid's space coming back. The food was delicious. The short rib with pasta was a generous portion bursting with flavor. The delicate mushroom ravioli was also excellent. We are looking forward to our next visit.
Restaurant 31 isn't anything like Orchids was. We went on a weeknight, with only one waiter. He hustled, but the pace was very slow, except the dinner course, which arrived when we were only halfway through soup and salad. Food was good, but not remarkable. Atmosphere is outstanding. We'll go back for drinks at the bar and live music. Hopefully the restaurant will solve the service problems soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Please fix the website. It opens like a weird Asian lottery page
We had an absolute delight of a breakfast on a Friday morning for my birthday. The food was perfect (read: Blue Oven English Muffins), the staff was extremely attentive, and the ambiance is INCREDIBLE because it's inside like THE most beautiful building.
I realize they haven't been open to long. So we went there giving them the benefit of the doubt. However, upon checking in for our reservations the host was weird. Almost like they didn't have a table and or server. A party of 4 came in off the street and got sat before us. Our server was ok. Being in the industry I could tell he was overwhelmed , us being his 4th table. The other 3 had eaten and or were on desert. The food was good but Luke warm. We could have had a few more cocktails had the server dropped by more. We ordered a side and got charges for the appetizer. They had a great Jazz band. BUT it was so loud even with us in the back of the restaurant we couldn't even hear each other.
Flavorful, well-executed dishes. (Seriously, food was excellent.) Warm, attentive service (not too much, just right!) from George. Cozy ambient noise did not interfere with intimate conversation. Stunning surroundings!
Friendly service but a bit slow. I'm hopeful our server will be more experienced by our next visit It's a beautiful and interesting space. The cocktails were good and braised short rib was delicious.
I wanted this to be so good because we loved Orchids, but it needs some time to get things right. Our server was kind and personable, but she wasn't paying much attention to us or the status of our orders. We received dinner before our salads, and the kitchen forgot my side of potatoes. The primary wine selection was very small. When you ask for a wine list, you get a pretty tattered stack of papers that looks more like an office inventory sheet than a wine list. Quality of food was good, but not great. The beet salad didn't have much goat cheese. They mix in their specialty house grits with a lot of plates and I had the scallops over the grits. Scallops were done correctly and delish, but the grits were pretty dry. Lots of little things about the service can be improved... The busboy cut in front of guests navigating through the dining room, the food runner was holding a huge tray of food when she came to our table with our appetizer in her other hand--I was nervous she was going to dump the whole tray of food on my wife as she was trying to set the appetizer on our table. The server took off the cost of the salads and gave us a desert on the house without us asking, which shows they do care. I may wait a year or two and come back to see if things improved, but for the price this is not the experience we expected. I hope it gets better!
The service was great, our server Deb was amazing and we loved the steak and crème brûlée. It's a great place for a night out with beautiful atmosphere and live jazz in the evening, go for dinner or a late night drink and dessert!
Terrible service. Worse food. The ambience of the beautiful historic room was ruined by the overly distracting glare of bright lighting in the adjacent breakfast area which was not in use.
 Needs Training in every aspect of fine  Dining!! no One Ready to greet us or Ready or ready to seat us tho many empty tables, Long wait to order drinks,loooooong waiting tmeto get drinks, then not how we ordered them. Could not split a salad in the kitchen, no room on the table for 4 to hold salad & dinner plates for the 3 of us , was our sacand and probably our last visit
Restaurantji Recommends
It's absolutely beauuuuutiful! The red wine list leaves a lot to b desired, unfortunately. Loved the pianist!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
From it unique decor to the great food, the whole experience was great. Gatsby style decor. Quite luxurious. Supper is enchanted by a live piano music. Great alcohol and great food. Nothing else to add.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This brunch is not what it used to be, unfortunately. It's now a very standard hotel brunch at a premium price. The location is still beautiful, but the food doesn't live up to its surroundings.
This restaurant has potential but a little way to go. The staff is NOT trained well enough to complement the food and the ambiance. The place is GORGEOUS. There is no prettier venue in all of Cincinnati. The menu was good and the food excellent but the staff just was not up to par. We waited almost 10 minutes to be acknowledged by our waiter--why didn't the hostess make sure he knew we were seated. I had to go back to hostess stand to ask. When table appetizer was delivered, the individual small plates were not. One diner asked for plates and the runner brought back 1 - just for the person who asked. We also noticed that the table next to us did not get a fresh table bottle of water when one party left and another sat down. But the food was excellent. Crab Cake, Salmon and Short Rib pasta were ordered as well as the grazing plate.
Glad to see the former Orchid's space coming back. The food was delicious. The short rib with pasta was a generous portion bursting with flavor. The delicate mushroom ravioli was also excellent. We are looking forward to our next visit.