Went on a Saturday night (January 06) and it was easy to get a reservation (perhaps not a good sign); we went there as couldn't get into our first choice of restaurants (Gamekeepers etc and the Hyde Park Grille's phone was out of order). We were put in a sideroom with dark walls and avant-garde wall art and a very cramped table for four. Music was piped jazz, waiter was attentive. The starters were OK: onion soup and mussels were passable, the salads were ordinary. We ordered the special -two filet mignon with crabmeat topping and they were measly and put on top of fried bread to make the plate look larger, two tasteless roast potato slices on the side and swamped in cheese, very little crabmeat, and gravy with a large amount of salt, but the green beans were good. My son ordered a peppered, salt-encrusted New York strip steak that was thin, encrusted both sides and basically tender and OK. The almond chicken with garlic rice was tasty. Maybe we shouldn't have ordered the specials. We didn't stay and risk desserts and coffee. Bill came to about $40 per head with appetizer, entree and one glass of wine.
Pros: Ambience OK, convenient University Circle location
Cons: Overpriced for the quality
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