This is, in a way, a place that is home for me for the past few decades. Tonight I shared a lovely dinner with friends for Valentine's Day as a celebration of life for our departed mutual life friend. The service was wonderful, the town just as amazing as it was in the 90's, and the food absolutely lovely. The Winds Cafe is an Ohio treasure of creative cuisine with a very human touch. Thank you, for all these moments.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Haley Seger
My partner and I had high hopes of a nice Valentine's day dinner, our hopes were quickly rendered. Even with making a reservation, we still waited 15-20 minutes before we even got our table. When we got to our table we were crammed in and we couldn't get to our seats without bumping into other people who were already sitting down trying to have dinner. We ordered the Valentine's day special which came with wine a small plate a large plate and dessert. I had ordered the shrimp puttanesca and the olive oil poached cod with tangerine sauce. The shrimp for the shrimp puttanesca was not deveined leaving the shrimp with a foul taste, The cod had no flavor nor did the broccoli and it was just sitting in a soupy water and olive oil reserve and was also missing the tangerine sauce. All of the food except for the dessert was flavorless and had no spice. However, when we received the Mayan love ritual, it was a thick chocolate consistency with 10 lb of spice inside of it, making it rather hard to choke down. If they would have put half the spice that was inside of the Mayan love ritual on the actual food it might have actually turned out good. We also ordered the fried oysters which we never got. We waited 20 minutes to receive our small plate. After we finished. It took another 20 minutes to receive our large plate. After we finished our large plate. It took about 20 minutes for the dessert to arrive. Our server never checked in with us. She always seemed to disappear. She never even bothered to ask us if our food was any good or if she could get us anything else. We paid $180 for dinner tonight and it was not worth it at all.
On a separate side note, my partner and I witnessed a couple that had sat down and ordered the duck. About 15-20 minutes later the waitress came back to tell them that they were out of duck. The communication from the server was horribly slow even with it being a busy night. Nobody should have to wait that long before finding out that they're not able to have the main entree that they ordered.
The Valentine's day dinner at waffle House would have made a better choice. Save your money and go somewhere else!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amy Miller
My husband and I were running errands and walked by the restaurant. It was time for lunch so we decided to give it a try, even though we were underdressed for a sit down lunch at the time. I am so glad we did. The food was phenomenal and the service was exceptional. We each had the Beaune Burger and when I say that was the best burger (with pickled vegetables as a side), I truly mean that. The flavor was absolutely incredible and it was cooked perfectly. We will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Greg Buchanan
I can't say enough about how good things were at Winds Cafe. From the cocktails to the small plates, to the incredible pear spice cake for dessert, we were consistently impressed. Every dish we tried, upped the game...even the bread course was out of this world. The staff was also, just top-tier. Attentive, but never hovered or smothered. I don't usually review like this, but it's all true. It's a perfect place to celebrate an anniversary, like us, or any special occasion. Just fantastic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
nicholas camerlengo
Coen is the best serve we have ever had. Dude recommended the app, entree, wine, and dessert. Went 4/4 with recommendations. Always a great experience here. The duck was amazing. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Artie Isaac
We've enjoyed several delicious dinners here recently. The staff was kind and expert; the pace was as swift as we wished; the food was imaginative and excellent. We love the Winds.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor
So...I hate to say it, but my husband and I are big foodies and were very underwhelmed with this place. We were starving when we went and there was a long wait for the restaurant we wanted to go to, so we took a chance here. I agree with one review, the front door is hard to find.
I got the charcuterie plate to start since we were so hungry. The plate contained a few bundles of meats, no cheeses, one long cracker and a few nuts/singular fruits. For $20 it is so overpriced and not even that good.
Then my husband got a burger and I got the pumpkin and autumn squash lasagna. He said his burger was decent, but my lasanga was far too sweet. It wasn't awful, but the flavor just wasn't great. And the side salad that came with it was just a pile of greens with no dressing.
I got a potato soup as well, which was probably the best thing I had. But it was very watery and not warm enough.
For the $85 after tip that we spent here, we were super disappointed. And still hungry! I wound up getting a personal pizza for $10 down the street just so I felt good enough to walk around Yellow Springs.
It's sad, because the place it beautiful and the staff are so nice! I hope they get a better menu soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
J B
Excellent in all categories.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tracy Pence
Awesome food and drinks Great bartender Very informative makes great drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Cornell
Burger was average. Atmosphere was excellent. The servers themselves were very nice but service was painfully slow even though the place was almost empty. Seats were uncomfortably hard. Bring your own seat cushion.
I had the small plate lamb rib chops, a house salad with lemon gorgonzola dressing and a pavlova with fresh berries and kiwi. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Madeline Coats
Okay okay so there are some pros and cons. I loved the waitress and the host, they were awesome. I think the portion sizes are much too small for the prices for most of the things we got…HOWEVER everything we got was delicious (except the insane cracker that came with the charcuterie board that I could have cracked a tooth on). The new fall menu was available, and we got some delicious small and large plate items. The pricing is why service gets 3 stars - has nothing to do with the employees! Oddly the front door was hard to find…the first door we tried was just a staircase. Don’t open that one. That’s not it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Sue1265
This restaurant has definitely seen better days. The service was unbelievably slow, and the food simply wasn’t good. Maybe it was a great spot at one point, but right now the quality doesn’t come close to justifying the prices. Honestly, you’d be better off skipping this place altogether and grabbing a pizza instead.
Tasha Rupert
The best restaurant in town! Great wine & food. Its best to make reservations on the weekend to avoid long wait times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelly Munzenberger
This was described to us as the best restaurant in Yellow Springs, but we were completely underwhelmed. The atmosphere is a bit sleepy (even on a Saturday evening for dinner), but that could've been excused if the food was good. The bread service barely comes with enough butter to lightly coat the bread. The Caesar salad and fried green tomatoes were just okay. The burger was awful - truly the worst burger I've ever tasted, and I couldn't take more than two bites of it. We let the server know that we didn't enjoy the burger, and she didn't even ask if we wanted to order anything else. We ate a second dinner later at the taco truck outside of our hotel which was much better and much less costly.
This is, in a way, a place that is home for me for the past few decades. Tonight I shared a lovely dinner with friends for Valentine's Day as a celebration of life for our departed mutual life friend. The service was wonderful, the town just as amazing as it was in the 90's, and the food absolutely lovely. The Winds Cafe is an Ohio treasure of creative cuisine with a very human touch. Thank you, for all these moments.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My partner and I had high hopes of a nice Valentine's day dinner, our hopes were quickly rendered. Even with making a reservation, we still waited 15-20 minutes before we even got our table. When we got to our table we were crammed in and we couldn't get to our seats without bumping into other people who were already sitting down trying to have dinner. We ordered the Valentine's day special which came with wine a small plate a large plate and dessert. I had ordered the shrimp puttanesca and the olive oil poached cod with tangerine sauce. The shrimp for the shrimp puttanesca was not deveined leaving the shrimp with a foul taste, The cod had no flavor nor did the broccoli and it was just sitting in a soupy water and olive oil reserve and was also missing the tangerine sauce. All of the food except for the dessert was flavorless and had no spice. However, when we received the Mayan love ritual, it was a thick chocolate consistency with 10 lb of spice inside of it, making it rather hard to choke down. If they would have put half the spice that was inside of the Mayan love ritual on the actual food it might have actually turned out good. We also ordered the fried oysters which we never got. We waited 20 minutes to receive our small plate. After we finished. It took another 20 minutes to receive our large plate. After we finished our large plate. It took about 20 minutes for the dessert to arrive. Our server never checked in with us. She always seemed to disappear. She never even bothered to ask us if our food was any good or if she could get us anything else. We paid $180 for dinner tonight and it was not worth it at all.
On a separate side note, my partner and I witnessed a couple that had sat down and ordered the duck. About 15-20 minutes later the waitress came back to tell them that they were out of duck. The communication from the server was horribly slow even with it being a busy night. Nobody should have to wait that long before finding out that they're not able to have the main entree that they ordered.
The Valentine's day dinner at waffle House would have made a better choice. Save your money and go somewhere else!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
My husband and I were running errands and walked by the restaurant. It was time for lunch so we decided to give it a try, even though we were underdressed for a sit down lunch at the time. I am so glad we did. The food was phenomenal and the service was exceptional. We each had the Beaune Burger and when I say that was the best burger (with pickled vegetables as a side), I truly mean that. The flavor was absolutely incredible and it was cooked perfectly. We will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can't say enough about how good things were at Winds Cafe. From the cocktails to the small plates, to the incredible pear spice cake for dessert, we were consistently impressed. Every dish we tried, upped the game...even the bread course was out of this world. The staff was also, just top-tier. Attentive, but never hovered or smothered. I don't usually review like this, but it's all true. It's a perfect place to celebrate an anniversary, like us, or any special occasion. Just fantastic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coen is the best serve we have ever had. Dude recommended the app, entree, wine, and dessert. Went 4/4 with recommendations. Always a great experience here. The duck was amazing. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We've enjoyed several delicious dinners here recently. The staff was kind and expert; the pace was as swift as we wished; the food was imaginative and excellent. We love the Winds.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So...I hate to say it, but my husband and I are big foodies and were very underwhelmed with this place. We were starving when we went and there was a long wait for the restaurant we wanted to go to, so we took a chance here. I agree with one review, the front door is hard to find.
I got the charcuterie plate to start since we were so hungry. The plate contained a few bundles of meats, no cheeses, one long cracker and a few nuts/singular fruits. For $20 it is so overpriced and not even that good.
Then my husband got a burger and I got the pumpkin and autumn squash lasagna. He said his burger was decent, but my lasanga was far too sweet. It wasn't awful, but the flavor just wasn't great. And the side salad that came with it was just a pile of greens with no dressing.
I got a potato soup as well, which was probably the best thing I had. But it was very watery and not warm enough.
For the $85 after tip that we spent here, we were super disappointed. And still hungry! I wound up getting a personal pizza for $10 down the street just so I felt good enough to walk around Yellow Springs.
It's sad, because the place it beautiful and the staff are so nice! I hope they get a better menu soon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Excellent in all categories.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome food and drinks
Great bartender
Very informative makes great drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burger was average. Atmosphere was excellent. The servers themselves were very nice but service was painfully slow even though the place was almost empty. Seats were uncomfortably hard. Bring your own seat cushion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
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I had the small plate lamb rib chops, a house salad with lemon gorgonzola dressing and a pavlova with fresh berries and kiwi. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Okay okay so there are some pros and cons. I loved the waitress and the host, they were awesome. I think the portion sizes are much too small for the prices for most of the things we got…HOWEVER everything we got was delicious (except the insane cracker that came with the charcuterie board that I could have cracked a tooth on). The new fall menu was available, and we got some delicious small and large plate items. The pricing is why service gets 3 stars - has nothing to do with the employees! Oddly the front door was hard to find…the first door we tried was just a staircase. Don’t open that one. That’s not it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
This restaurant has definitely seen better days. The service was unbelievably slow, and the food simply wasn’t good. Maybe it was a great spot at one point, but right now the quality doesn’t come close to justifying the prices. Honestly, you’d be better off skipping this place altogether and grabbing a pizza instead.
The best restaurant in town! Great wine & food. Its best to make reservations on the weekend to avoid long wait times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was described to us as the best restaurant in Yellow Springs, but we were completely underwhelmed. The atmosphere is a bit sleepy (even on a Saturday evening for dinner), but that could've been excused if the food was good. The bread service barely comes with enough butter to lightly coat the bread. The Caesar salad and fried green tomatoes were just okay. The burger was awful - truly the worst burger I've ever tasted, and I couldn't take more than two bites of it. We let the server know that we didn't enjoy the burger, and she didn't even ask if we wanted to order anything else. We ate a second dinner later at the taco truck outside of our hotel which was much better and much less costly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
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