The Foundry

124 Madison St, Dayton
(937) 965-7520

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brandie finkley

This restaurant is very romantic, I came on a Saturday when they had a wonderful dj playing great music. The food I ordered was crab cakes, and a short rib dish, the short ribs were very tasty,but the crab cakes didn’t have flavor and was fried to long, they tasted like old grease. The rooftop has a amazing view

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ingot Crab Cakes

Amanda Kaer

Janna was super friendly and made great drinks! We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Adam Taylor

Food and service was excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelli Locker

Dietary restrictions: Worked with me through dairy and wheat allergies. Server was excellent!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Charcuterie Board

Randy Stephenson

An absolute stunningly atmosphere to simply chill and forget the daily grind.
Pricing are a bit upscale but this keeps this place awesome I guess.
Wife and myself had a good time .
Food was simple since we try not to overeat so we had a margarita pizza and a glass rosè each.
Service was very attentive

Vegetarian options: I only have noticed the margarita Pizza

Parking: Valet Parking is $ 18 and we were not able to find that free street parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Pucio

Closes at 10

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jessica Palmer

I’d give 3.5 stars if it were an option, but the food was delicious so I rounded up to 4. Our server seemed like she was miserable and did not check on us until the end of our meal. When she was clearing our plates she asked for the first time if we’d like another drink. The food however was great, my boyfriend got the ribeye and it was seasoned well and cooked perfectly. I had the wagyu short ribs and they were so tender they practically melted in the mouth. Just kind sucked we didn’t have the best service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Rhonda Rogalinski

The Foundry exceeded my expectations!!! The presentation, atmosphere, and service was exceptional. The vibe was classy and upbeat. The food was superb! A must try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rusty Pen

The meal was fine, but they cut corners. The risotto didn't use arborio rice, the pappardelle wasn't homemade, and they used a top shelf whiskey as a mixer without consultation. Expectations were left unmet.

Jonathan Neeld

Very good food and great atmosphere. Service was slow, mainly due to 1 server covering whole dining area. She was working hard, just too much for her. She wasn't able to check on us very often and forgot our drinks a few times.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Amy C

I’m took my daughter here on Sunday for her birthday and the experience was very disappointing. The service was slow and not attentive, the menu is weird and they were out of almost everything we tried to order from cocktails to the brunch menu, the large cinnamon roll was extremely dry and not worth $20. Food was not good and subpar. It has a great view but that is all that is great. We will not return.

Shan P

Nice ambiance. Food was good.

Parking: Behind building around the corner

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ingot Crab Cakes

Makaela Moon

First time there and it was a a nice experience. Not overly crowded, nice music, and the buffalo pizza was amazing. Just know that on the menu under “pizza and such” are ALL(but one) pizzas. I thought I was ordering just a loaded baked potato until the server said that it’s a pizza not an actual potato.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juliette Schmalhofer

This was my first and last time going to The Foundry. First, the valet service was unorganized. We waited at least five minutes before we could even pull up because folks were just leaving their vehicles and throwing keys at folks and walking away without making certain they were being taken care of. So strange. I’ve used valet services many times before in Cincinnati and Columbus and this was definitely not well run. Up to the restaurant itself, we arrived on time and it was not busy (they had only been open for a half hour), so we had our pick of inside or outside. We chose inside due to the heat and dust. Our server was courteous but did not inquire if we had ever been to the Foundry, and did not offer any explanation of anything on the menu. We ordered cocktails and then waited 15 minutes for our server to return to take our order for appetizers and our entrees. Strange. Our cocktails finally arrived; they were supposed to be frozen but were not. Good flavor, but not presentation was lacking. Our appetizers arrived; I ordered the seafood bisque, and my husband orders the calamari. The seafood bisque was NOT a bisque, not even a chowder. I assume they assume their clientele is too ignorant to know what bisque is and just called it that because it sounds fancier than saying soup. It was ok. The chunks of meat were over cooked and the texture was not creamy. The calamari was very rubbery and there were more fried hot peppers than calamari in the bowl served. Our entrees arrived before we could finish our appetizers. Not good. My short ribs were tender but lacked seasoning. The Bolognese was not a bolognese which was very disappointing. It was just a tomato sauce. Again, I think The Foundry counts on an uneducated clientele. Edible? Yes. Delicious? No. My husband’s salmon was served with room temperature mashed potatoes and cold asparagus. The salmon also lacked flavor; in fact, it didn’t taste much like salmon. While we are, our server never asked if we wanted any other drinks. He only checked back once. Finally, a bus girl took our plates. We waited and our server finally arrived and we order the chocolate Bundt cake for dessert. That was the driest cake I have ever been served. We didn’t even finish it. Again, server never asked us if we wanted any more to drink. Prices were reasonable. The atmosphere was trendy and clean. Will we return? Definitely not. If you’re a foodie or simply prefer eating good food, I would not recommend The Foundry.

Parking: Valets are disorganized. When we arrived we had to wait over five minutes before we were helped. When we left, we overheard the valets tell people they had run out of parking spots (it was only 7pm)!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

devon hutchinson

Abby was great

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