Stopped by after the children's museum and man....what a place. We are from the Detroit area and I've always wanted to stop in Cincy. This restaurant reminds me of some other places back home when it comes to the decor. I love that older feel when you walk into a place. The food did not disappoint at all. The deviled eggs.....are you kidding me! Amazing. I had the goat cheese salad which was awesome. I tried some of my son's crispy chicken and it was made to perfection. Other son loved his burger and my wife was super happy with the pork rinds. Definitely stopping by again sometime.Vegetarian options: Gluten free and diary free labeled on menuDietary restrictions: Gluten free products
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Rinds & Shishito Peppers, Deviled Eggs, Salmon with Brown Butter, Salad, Dirty French Burger
Jon C.
I've dined here a few times. Their breakfast items are fine, but I wanted a burger for lunch. The burger is $19 and doesn't come with fries ($7 extra). I got a $15 cheeseburger and fries special and it was pretty mediocre. Not bad, but not very good either. The pricing is way too high for the quality of food. There are much better places to eat at for lower cost. I don't think I'll go back. Serviced and ambience were fine, the food is just way overpriced for the quality you get.
Misty Harral
Delicious Lunch. Comfortable Atmosphere. We'll be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bread Pudding French Toast, Sandwich
Jessica
Had a very tasty brunch here while staying in town for a birthday. The chicken and neckbone gravy was very flavorful but a bit too runny. The side of toast was definitely necessary to soak up the extra gravy. The hashbrowns and kimchi ketchup were delicious as were the brunch drinks. Service was amazing!
Unique brunch spot in OTR with a variety of fusion dishes. The fried pork rinds are a great appetizer. Their matzo ball soup was warm and cozy. Their lemon ricotta pans cake was very moist. Great service, it was fun sitting at the kitchen bar seeing the action.
B C
Would highly recommend - the manager is incredibly thoughtful and the chicken schnitzel was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
miaciampone
The fried truffle risotto balls were amazing! I got the double cheeseburger and it was pretty good subbed for caramelized onions, however the server didn’t mention it was an up-charge when suggesting them. The dijonaise sauce on the burger was so good! The fries were not worth the $7 side. The almond cake with mango sauce was alright. I’d be interested in going back to try their breakfast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Karen G
Great brunch stop! We all enjoyed our food and the service was great! Lots of great menu options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries with Lobster Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, Goetta
Elisa M.
Great recommendations from staff. Not too busy for an early dinner date, amazing food. Boozy root beer floats hit just right.
Erica Russell
Oh my goodness, Cin City. If you haven’t yet discovered this little gem, please do yourselves a favor and go.First of all — fantastic name. “Sacred Beast.” On the inside, it’s this adorably cozy little diner atmosphere, with the friendliest staff you’ve ever met.It doesn’t need frills on the inside because the menu delivers.There are restaurants where they’re just trying to pump excellent dishes out first and in mass quantity, and then there are restaurants where you can tell you’re dealing with a chef who is ultimately an artist-in-residence. Hahaha.Sacred Beast obviously has an artist at the helm. It was a really special dining experience all around. Big shout-out to our host and our server — Alex and Cole. The service was top-notch. Attentive; friendly; well-educated on the menu; with an intuitive sense for when to attend the table and when to leave it alone.Highly recommend this place for business meetings, Cincy. The food is unreal; the atmosphere is perfect; and the service is classy.A+.
Overly loud music and a belligerent staff member who wouldn’t satisfy a polite request to turn it down.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
MichaelR
Burger was really good but should be for $15 alone. The fries were another $7 and not worth it. Most of them were not even an inch long and the serving amount was very small. Bartender makes a very good old fashioned.
crok
So we will give this place a 9.8/10, probably the highest rating we've given a restaurant since Jeff Ruby's. The cocktails were top notch, they rival dedicated cocktail bars. The sauces, sides and main dishes were really close to perfect. Service was spot on, we happened to go opening day of FC Cincinnati so it was packed but our service was never affected. High quality food and drinks. It was our first time here but will not be our last.
StephenZ
The food was delicious; especially the lemon ricotta pancakes. The ONLY downside was my wife getting hot sauce as the sauce for her hash browns. She didn't understand why I was raving about the kimchi ketchup. Then she tried it and we realized what happened. We laughed it off; no big issue. The staff was busting their butts and it showed. We never had to ask them for anything.
We went for Sunday brunch, with our reservation they seated us upon arrival. 5 of us ordered different entrees, with a lobster gravy/ curds/ fries for the table (similar to a poutine)- delish! Our service was outstanding, and everyone loved their entrees. We shared a lemon pancake for dessert, which was the perfect ending to the meal!
Stopped by after the children's museum and man....what a place. We are from the Detroit area and I've always wanted to stop in Cincy. This restaurant reminds me of some other places back home when it comes to the decor. I love that older feel when you walk into a place. The food did not disappoint at all. The deviled eggs.....are you kidding me! Amazing. I had the goat cheese salad which was awesome. I tried some of my son's crispy chicken and it was made to perfection. Other son loved his burger and my wife was super happy with the pork rinds. Definitely stopping by again sometime.Vegetarian options: Gluten free and diary free labeled on menuDietary restrictions: Gluten free products
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Rinds & Shishito Peppers, Deviled Eggs, Salmon with Brown Butter, Salad, Dirty French Burger
I've dined here a few times. Their breakfast items are fine, but I wanted a burger for lunch. The burger is $19 and doesn't come with fries ($7 extra). I got a $15 cheeseburger and fries special and it was pretty mediocre. Not bad, but not very good either. The pricing is way too high for the quality of food. There are much better places to eat at for lower cost. I don't think I'll go back. Serviced and ambience were fine, the food is just way overpriced for the quality you get.
Delicious Lunch. Comfortable Atmosphere. We'll be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bread Pudding French Toast, Sandwich
Had a very tasty brunch here while staying in town for a birthday. The chicken and neckbone gravy was very flavorful but a bit too runny. The side of toast was definitely necessary to soak up the extra gravy. The hashbrowns and kimchi ketchup were delicious as were the brunch drinks. Service was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs, Neckbone Gravy
Unique brunch spot in OTR with a variety of fusion dishes. The fried pork rinds are a great appetizer. Their matzo ball soup was warm and cozy. Their lemon ricotta pans cake was very moist. Great service, it was fun sitting at the kitchen bar seeing the action.
Would highly recommend - the manager is incredibly thoughtful and the chicken schnitzel was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
The fried truffle risotto balls were amazing! I got the double cheeseburger and it was pretty good subbed for caramelized onions, however the server didn’t mention it was an up-charge when suggesting them. The dijonaise sauce on the burger was so good! The fries were not worth the $7 side. The almond cake with mango sauce was alright. I’d be interested in going back to try their breakfast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great brunch stop! We all enjoyed our food and the service was great! Lots of great menu options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries with Lobster Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, Goetta
Great recommendations from staff. Not too busy for an early dinner date, amazing food. Boozy root beer floats hit just right.
Oh my goodness, Cin City. If you haven’t yet discovered this little gem, please do yourselves a favor and go.First of all — fantastic name. “Sacred Beast.” On the inside, it’s this adorably cozy little diner atmosphere, with the friendliest staff you’ve ever met.It doesn’t need frills on the inside because the menu delivers.There are restaurants where they’re just trying to pump excellent dishes out first and in mass quantity, and then there are restaurants where you can tell you’re dealing with a chef who is ultimately an artist-in-residence. Hahaha.Sacred Beast obviously has an artist at the helm. It was a really special dining experience all around. Big shout-out to our host and our server — Alex and Cole. The service was top-notch. Attentive; friendly; well-educated on the menu; with an intuitive sense for when to attend the table and when to leave it alone.Highly recommend this place for business meetings, Cincy. The food is unreal; the atmosphere is perfect; and the service is classy.A+.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Overly loud music and a belligerent staff member who wouldn’t satisfy a polite request to turn it down.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Burger was really good but should be for $15 alone. The fries were another $7 and not worth it. Most of them were not even an inch long and the serving amount was very small. Bartender makes a very good old fashioned.
So we will give this place a 9.8/10, probably the highest rating we've given a restaurant since Jeff Ruby's. The cocktails were top notch, they rival dedicated cocktail bars. The sauces, sides and main dishes were really close to perfect. Service was spot on, we happened to go opening day of FC Cincinnati so it was packed but our service was never affected. High quality food and drinks. It was our first time here but will not be our last.
The food was delicious; especially the lemon ricotta pancakes. The ONLY downside was my wife getting hot sauce as the sauce for her hash browns. She didn't understand why I was raving about the kimchi ketchup. Then she tried it and we realized what happened. We laughed it off; no big issue. The staff was busting their butts and it showed. We never had to ask them for anything.
We went for Sunday brunch, with our reservation they seated us upon arrival. 5 of us ordered different entrees, with a lobster gravy/ curds/ fries for the table (similar to a poutine)- delish! Our service was outstanding, and everyone loved their entrees. We shared a lemon pancake for dessert, which was the perfect ending to the meal!