Garlicky Shrimp
Grand Lux Cafe

Grand Lux Cafe

600 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611-3113, United States

Cafe • Salad • Coffee • Spanish


"This is a tough review to do but its an Honest one.Grand Lux Cafe is all glitz and glamour but is it really? And does the food stack up?Sadly its not and the cooks are not very great. (I explain why)So we started off with the Grand Calimari which unfortunately had barely any Calimari or Zuchinni as mentioned and mostly had shrimp and fried onions. It ended up just being a bowl of crispie flour pieces at the end. The dipping sauces were great and portion size was good but its disappointing to not have many Calimari in a dish thats named Grand Calimari. Still not terrible as it tasted great..The service was also good. I forgot the young mans name but he had dreads and was on the slim side. He was great.But now the bad:I ordered the Beef Wellington which is a pretty big platter but is in no way an authentic Beef Wellington. More like a tiny puff pastry placed on a piece of filet mignon that looked like a kabob. Massive disappointment. Whats worse, I asked for my filet mignon to be Medium. It came charred on the outside and raw on the inside. Horrible. All the pieces were inconsistent too.I returned this and opted for a grilled chicken avocado salad. Huge salad full of lettuce and some sweet vinegrette but barely any chicken. Barely! And it was not grilled chicken. Was cold plain chicken. Horrible and for $16.My brother got a garlic shrimp scampi type pasta. It was a huge serving but... not enough Shrimp! How disappointing. Just a ton of angel hair pasta with cheese and garlic sauce. It was really tasty but cmon .. needs more shrimp!My mom got the Salmon Picatta which was nice despite being very bland. She had to ask for hot sauce..The molten chocolate cake aka lava cake was the best part of the meal.I left Grand Lux disappointed. Its a beautiful place for sure. Def the ambiance in alot of the dining areas fits the name.. but the food is not great and they are stingy with some of the protein.I initially told myself I wouldnt go back but I might give them another chance for redemption.P.s. If they seat you in a booth with a sofa back, that sofa back is dirty and full of stains. I shoulda took a pic!"

Scarlet Oak Tavern

Scarlet Oak Tavern

1217 Main Street Hingham, MA 02043, 02043-3808, HINGHAM, United States

Tea • Wine • Soup • Steak


"I will never come back here again or recommend it to anyone. I had a reservation booked four days in advance for a celebration. I did have to call an hour before to let them know we’d be slightly late, and they assured me it wouldn’t be an issue. When we arrived—less than 10 minutes past—we were given maybe the worst table in the place next to an overcrowded booth. We politely asked to move and were told we could, but they needed the next table back by a specific time. That was fine with us even though we also had a reservation , but when the table next to us opened up we moved again with our waiter’s approval assuming the time restriction no longer applied to the new table. This was all before we ordered anything, so it wasn't a huge hassle. We enjoyed our meal, ordered multiple drinks, and even requested a celebration dessert with an extra tip by the way. After that, staff gathered right behind us loudly discussing how they needed all three tables in our section for a reservation. Not sure how we were supposed to know that...but either way they were making it clear they expected us to wrap it up and leave. We were given our check with our last drink left. No problem, we paid it and were working on finishing up. The manager then came over and told us we had to leave, with the full drinks still in front of us. She said the hostess had mentioned the specific time limit despite the fact that we had changed tables and were never told it still applied. She also said that they had to move another party because of us. Again, how are we supposed to know this considering no one told us after we changed tables? And really, trying to guilt us after we had ordered AND paid for meals, drinks, and dessert...that was just unnecessary. She offered us a round at the bar IF we could find a seat ...seriously? but by then I wanted nothing to do with them considering how incredibly rude they were. This was supposed to be a celebration and instead we were rushed out without even finishing the drinks we had already paid for yes, they took the check before telling us to leave so rest assured they still got their money and tip. I wouldn’t recommend this place for any dinner, let alone a special occasion. Bummer because we came pretty often and had even held an event here before. Now, I wish I could leave 0 stars."