It pains me to write this review, but believe it's important to write to help folks make an informed decision. I have been having dinner here a few times a year for 18 years. We have rented the vault for my most recent birthday for example. Based on good prior experiences, we made a reservation for another family birthday and had folks in from out of town. Our reservation was for 6pm and we were not able to be seated until 705pm. The interim between arriving for our reservation and our seating has made it clear to me that something has changed in this place and they cannot support the level of service they have been known for in the past. The floor manager was not able to find our reservation even when displayed on our phone. After some help, it was found and despite the cake we had preordered for the event, the staff was caught by total surprise and suggested we might have dinner elsewhere. We even had a tense moment where she asked my sister to backup because she felt she was too close, while holding my sister's phone to try and find our reservation. There is no seating to wait so we spent our idle time in the parking lot. Selah was the birthday party's ideal and we were willing to wait.
Our server did try to be welcoming, but a series of delays in servicing of drinks and food had us leaving at first opportunity a little after 9pm. I truly feel that a staffing or communication issue caused the restaraunt's overall functioning to fall through. Seated at 705, drink order at 730 and not served till nearly 8. My son's spaghetti and meatballs had no meatballs and my brother in law's gnocchi trio had one. They had run out? They comped my brother's meal. We took the cake home to celebrate and it was an excellent cake.
I don't care about money or food at its core. I go to dinner with my family for an experience and to share joy. The business of this place made that not possible. While I'm sure I will continue to have dinner at Selah for many years, I can't risk important or larger tables there any longer. We had a bad time on what was supposed to be a warm night and much of it was because of strange social interactions before, during, and after our meal with the staff based on what I'm sure was high anxiety over repeated delays due to be understaffed and underprepared.
Please consider that reservations are made to ensure service, not to detract from a healthy walk in crowd. It may be that Selah is just the place to go for 2-4 people for a mid level dining experience. I had not felt that way until today, and held it as one of the area's best places to dine.
Carol Kordupel
Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca DiCioccio
Unique restaurant in what used to be an old fashioned bank bldg. The food is freshly prepared and delicious. This time I had ricotta gnocchi which were to die for. Always comes with a salad. generous portions. everyone loved their meal and we will return soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Daugherty
Fantastic place and Fantastic people. Could not have been better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
j s
The food was amazing and we all loved the decor in an old bank. The service was a little on the slow side for the amount of people in the place. The waitress was very nice, just slow. I will be going back, and you should also try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Ion Evstratii
I ordered some kind of pasta to go Really good stuff Thank you guys
Jo Ann Mazzupappa
A+ for EVERYTHING 💖
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer
Tonight was the first summer Alley night at Selah Restaurant in Struthers, Ohio. If you’re unfamiliar with their Alley nights for the summer, it’s when local musicians perform in the alley under the perfect summer sky! Tonight was Nikita Jones and she did not disappoint. She is an incredible vocalist! For dinner I had a double cut pork chop with candied bacon mashed potatoes with a balsamic glaze. When I tell you, it was the best meal I’ve had there, I’m not joking. I’ve been going there for many years and this was one of my favorite meals ever. The pork chop was fall apart tender, and the mashed potatoes were exquisite with the candied bacon. Brian definitely outdid himself with this dish! Very enjoyable evening with friend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaime Sina
My first mistake was trying to eat seafood and fish, or be super healthy, at a restaurant that is known for their bakery, espresso, martinis, and wine. However, the service was amazing, the atmosphere was wonderful! Next time I go, I will order appropriately & review again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Tyrell Polanski
I recently came back with my wife, it was amazing- as soon as we came through the door our host was nice to us, he was an amazing addition to our dinner randomly checking up on us and having a conversation with us while we waited for our food. what an awesome kid he is, hope he succeeds. our waitress was amazing, making sure we were all set on our food. 10/10 will be back again!
(I had to go check it out after Brian served his appetizers at a garden party!)
From the olive tapenade to the fried haddock with greens to the Almond Wedding cake, everything was delicious! The salad and the soft bread were a complement to the meal. Kudos to Theresa and Brittany for the attentive service—and to the chefs behind the scenes.
I especially liked the acoustics—my friend and I were able to chat comfortably.
Kim Hughes
Had lunch today with a beautiful friend of mine and lunch was delicious and service was awesome as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Red Head
I went here with my sister and friend. We got seated at a table near the busing area and I didn't want to see bleach bottles while I ate so I asked for another table. The hostess acted like it was an inconvenience though there was only one other couple in the area dining. She said finally after checking that yes it was ok but seemed bothered. When the waitress came to the table who I think was the same lady who sat us, she asked us first of all what we wanted from the bar. It wasn't what we wanted to drink which seemed odd to me but what we wanted from the Bar, my sister and friend do not drink, but I ordered a glass of wine. We ordered the Soho salads and after about 1 hour the salads arrived, my friend said is your chicken cooked and took out a chuck of chicken that was completely frozen. We checked our salads and the chicken was cold in the center. We called the waitress over and she called the manager over, who looked bewildered. She asked what we wanted to do and we said we would wait for the proper cooked salad. We also had pita and honey feta, which was very nice but we ran out of pita and asked for more, in the meantime she brought white slices of bread with olive spread and butter. I think it was for the salad but the bread was boring and not tasty at all. She arrived 25 minutes later with the new salads and the chicken was still mildly warm but not frozen. The extra ordered pita arrived later after my friend asked for it again and it was burnt and late. I can only say that I will not be going back to this restaurant and I don't recommend it. The whole experience was a disappointment.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jennifer Dellamea
So relaxing and great work. Thank you ladies
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Chris Profera
Amazing food and atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cakes, 2 Pair Gnocchi, Salads, Italian Cream
It pains me to write this review, but believe it's important to write to help folks make an informed decision. I have been having dinner here a few times a year for 18 years. We have rented the vault for my most recent birthday for example. Based on good prior experiences, we made a reservation for another family birthday and had folks in from out of town. Our reservation was for 6pm and we were not able to be seated until 705pm. The interim between arriving for our reservation and our seating has made it clear to me that something has changed in this place and they cannot support the level of service they have been known for in the past. The floor manager was not able to find our reservation even when displayed on our phone. After some help, it was found and despite the cake we had preordered for the event, the staff was caught by total surprise and suggested we might have dinner elsewhere. We even had a tense moment where she asked my sister to backup because she felt she was too close, while holding my sister's phone to try and find our reservation. There is no seating to wait so we spent our idle time in the parking lot. Selah was the birthday party's ideal and we were willing to wait. Our server did try to be welcoming, but a series of delays in servicing of drinks and food had us leaving at first opportunity a little after 9pm. I truly feel that a staffing or communication issue caused the restaraunt's overall functioning to fall through. Seated at 705, drink order at 730 and not served till nearly 8. My son's spaghetti and meatballs had no meatballs and my brother in law's gnocchi trio had one. They had run out? They comped my brother's meal. We took the cake home to celebrate and it was an excellent cake. I don't care about money or food at its core. I go to dinner with my family for an experience and to share joy. The business of this place made that not possible. While I'm sure I will continue to have dinner at Selah for many years, I can't risk important or larger tables there any longer. We had a bad time on what was supposed to be a warm night and much of it was because of strange social interactions before, during, and after our meal with the staff based on what I'm sure was high anxiety over repeated delays due to be understaffed and underprepared. Please consider that reservations are made to ensure service, not to detract from a healthy walk in crowd. It may be that Selah is just the place to go for 2-4 people for a mid level dining experience. I had not felt that way until today, and held it as one of the area's best places to dine.
Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unique restaurant in what used to be an old fashioned bank bldg. The food is freshly prepared and delicious. This time I had ricotta gnocchi which were to die for. Always comes with a salad. generous portions. everyone loved their meal and we will return soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic place and Fantastic people. Could not have been better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing and we all loved the decor in an old bank. The service was a little on the slow side for the amount of people in the place. The waitress was very nice, just slow. I will be going back, and you should also try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
I ordered some kind of pasta to go Really good stuff Thank you guys
A+ for EVERYTHING 💖
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tonight was the first summer Alley night at Selah Restaurant in Struthers, Ohio. If you’re unfamiliar with their Alley nights for the summer, it’s when local musicians perform in the alley under the perfect summer sky! Tonight was Nikita Jones and she did not disappoint. She is an incredible vocalist! For dinner I had a double cut pork chop with candied bacon mashed potatoes with a balsamic glaze. When I tell you, it was the best meal I’ve had there, I’m not joking. I’ve been going there for many years and this was one of my favorite meals ever. The pork chop was fall apart tender, and the mashed potatoes were exquisite with the candied bacon. Brian definitely outdid himself with this dish!
Very enjoyable evening with friend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My first mistake was trying to eat seafood and fish, or be super healthy, at a restaurant that is known for their bakery, espresso, martinis, and wine. However, the service was amazing, the atmosphere was wonderful! Next time I go, I will order appropriately & review again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I recently came back with my wife, it was amazing- as soon as we came through the door our host was nice to us, he was an amazing addition to our dinner randomly checking up on us and having a conversation with us while we waited for our food. what an awesome kid he is, hope he succeeds. our waitress was amazing, making sure we were all set on our food. 10/10 will be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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(I had to go check it out after Brian served his appetizers at a garden party!) From the olive tapenade to the fried haddock with greens to the Almond Wedding cake, everything was delicious! The salad and the soft bread were a complement to the meal. Kudos to Theresa and Brittany for the attentive service—and to the chefs behind the scenes. I especially liked the acoustics—my friend and I were able to chat comfortably.
Had lunch today with a beautiful friend of mine and lunch was delicious and service was awesome as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went here with my sister and friend. We got seated at a table near the busing area and I didn't want to see bleach bottles while I ate so I asked for another table. The hostess acted like it was an inconvenience though there was only one other couple in the area dining. She said finally after checking that yes it was ok but seemed bothered. When the waitress came to the table who I think was the same lady who sat us, she asked us first of all what we wanted from the bar. It wasn't what we wanted to drink which seemed odd to me but what we wanted from the Bar, my sister and friend do not drink, but I ordered a glass of wine. We ordered the Soho salads and after about 1 hour the salads arrived, my friend said is your chicken cooked and took out a chuck of chicken that was completely frozen. We checked our salads and the chicken was cold in the center. We called the waitress over and she called the manager over, who looked bewildered. She asked what we wanted to do and we said we would wait for the proper cooked salad. We also had pita and honey feta, which was very nice but we ran out of pita and asked for more, in the meantime she brought white slices of bread with olive spread and butter. I think it was for the salad but the bread was boring and not tasty at all. She arrived 25 minutes later with the new salads and the chicken was still mildly warm but not frozen. The extra ordered pita arrived later after my friend asked for it again and it was burnt and late. I can only say that I will not be going back to this restaurant and I don't recommend it. The whole experience was a disappointment.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
So relaxing and great work. Thank you ladies
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cakes, 2 Pair Gnocchi, Salads, Italian Cream
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