Some of the best food in Cincinnati. The porterhouse porkchop is the best I have ever eaten. My girlfriend had the cellar filet, and daughter had the French dip. This was her first one and she talked about how good it was hours after eating it. If you stay close or above in the hotel. You must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cellar Filet
jennifer baldwin
Only one server on duty but she rocked it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Johnson
The food is great and reasonably priced. Service is stellar. It's very relaxing and comfortable. Definitely would suggest this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MandaNMatt
The food was not bad, but not great either. Every single thing we ate was overly salty. Still tasted good, but it was too much for some of the people I was eating with. Our server was not overly friendly. We were there celebrating a birthday, which was noted on the reservation, without anyone acknowledging it and saying happy birthday. Again, not bad at all, but we won't be back.
Latesha Hackworth
Made a reservation for 7:45 pm 3/2/24. Walked in and stood at the VACANT hostess stand for 20 minutes. No one ever came over. So we left. Safe to say I’ll never return back.
Service: 1
Stephanie Russell
I'm so glad I tried this restaurant. The server recommended a special short rib bolognese and the porkchop porterhouse. We were not disappointed! The best part of the meal for me was the brussel sprouts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the holiday inn's attached restaurant. It's exactly what you expect a hotel restaurant to be. It's trying really hard to be fancy but in reality it's just okay. Wouldn't be anxious to go back
SusanM
This place is a little gem. Easy to get a reservation. Nice place for dinner before the show at the Aronoff. We had great service (Maurice), good food (my friend who got the gnocchi was particularly happy). Is my second time there so I obviously like it! Only not-great things A. the Prickly Pear Margarita is sweet, tastes like Maraschino cherries. No salt. Can't recommend to anyone who likes margaritas. B. the roasted red pepper sauce that comes with the chicken is pretty salty. I'd skip that next time. They seem like they would do that; Maurice was pretty accommodating. The Empress drink was good, kind of cosmopolitan-y but more tart than sweet. good place, and very handy for the area!
Chad Straber
Ghost chicken from Spoon and Cellar on Broadway and 7th. Nothing really special but not bad at all. I went at 11 am and it didn't look like anyone was watching front of house. The ghost chicken is reminiscent of Nashville hot chicken in terms of composition. I will give an extra point to the dish as the chicken wasn't stringy. Another plus is that fries come with the sandwich here. I'll go back to Spoon and Cellar for lunch but get something different next time. The place looked really clean too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Webkat
This is actually located in the Holiday Inn, and while it feels more upscale than most Holiday Inn restaurants, it's...a hotel restaurant. The ceilings are very high and the tables are pretty close together, so it's pretty loud. I'm glad we tried it but don't plan to go back.
Fun and interesting cocktail bar. Throughly enjoyed myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Benjamin Spiegel
Nice place for a quick bite.. nothing special but easy to get to and fast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Blackened Chicken Sandwich
Mad a reservation for brunch at 11 AM on a Sunday just before going to the theatre. Received confirmation and several notifications to remind me of my table only to go there and it was CLOSED and they don't open until 4 PM on a Sunday. The one person working was apologetic but we walked away after taking great lengths to get there on a very cold day (parked near theatre then walked).I'm assuming the restaurant had been open between Wednesday when I made the reservation and Sunday the day I made the reservation for. They could have contacted us! Or better yet update their hours on the app to reflect the actual time. The staff member was confused bc she said another couple had just done the same thing. She was very seeet to encourage us to come back but I definitely won't! .
Dale Lynch
We had a wonderful time here. The food was delicious and we had great service.
Some of the best food in Cincinnati. The porterhouse porkchop is the best I have ever eaten. My girlfriend had the cellar filet, and daughter had the French dip. This was her first one and she talked about how good it was hours after eating it. If you stay close or above in the hotel. You must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cellar Filet
Only one server on duty but she rocked it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is great and reasonably priced. Service is stellar. It's very relaxing and comfortable. Definitely would suggest this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was not bad, but not great either. Every single thing we ate was overly salty. Still tasted good, but it was too much for some of the people I was eating with. Our server was not overly friendly. We were there celebrating a birthday, which was noted on the reservation, without anyone acknowledging it and saying happy birthday. Again, not bad at all, but we won't be back.
Made a reservation for 7:45 pm 3/2/24. Walked in and stood at the VACANT hostess stand for 20 minutes. No one ever came over. So we left. Safe to say I’ll never return back.
Service: 1
I'm so glad I tried this restaurant. The server recommended a special short rib bolognese and the porkchop porterhouse. We were not disappointed! The best part of the meal for me was the brussel sprouts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the holiday inn's attached restaurant. It's exactly what you expect a hotel restaurant to be. It's trying really hard to be fancy but in reality it's just okay. Wouldn't be anxious to go back
This place is a little gem. Easy to get a reservation. Nice place for dinner before the show at the Aronoff. We had great service (Maurice), good food (my friend who got the gnocchi was particularly happy). Is my second time there so I obviously like it! Only not-great things A. the Prickly Pear Margarita is sweet, tastes like Maraschino cherries. No salt. Can't recommend to anyone who likes margaritas. B. the roasted red pepper sauce that comes with the chicken is pretty salty. I'd skip that next time. They seem like they would do that; Maurice was pretty accommodating. The Empress drink was good, kind of cosmopolitan-y but more tart than sweet. good place, and very handy for the area!
Ghost chicken from Spoon and Cellar on Broadway and 7th. Nothing really special but not bad at all. I went at 11 am and it didn't look like anyone was watching front of house. The ghost chicken is reminiscent of Nashville hot chicken in terms of composition. I will give an extra point to the dish as the chicken wasn't stringy. Another plus is that fries come with the sandwich here. I'll go back to Spoon and Cellar for lunch but get something different next time. The place looked really clean too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
This is actually located in the Holiday Inn, and while it feels more upscale than most Holiday Inn restaurants, it's...a hotel restaurant. The ceilings are very high and the tables are pretty close together, so it's pretty loud. I'm glad we tried it but don't plan to go back.
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You charged us for water really
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fun and interesting cocktail bar. Throughly enjoyed myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Nice place for a quick bite.. nothing special but easy to get to and fast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Blackened Chicken Sandwich
Mad a reservation for brunch at 11 AM on a Sunday just before going to the theatre. Received confirmation and several notifications to remind me of my table only to go there and it was CLOSED and they don't open until 4 PM on a Sunday. The one person working was apologetic but we walked away after taking great lengths to get there on a very cold day (parked near theatre then walked).I'm assuming the restaurant had been open between Wednesday when I made the reservation and Sunday the day I made the reservation for. They could have contacted us! Or better yet update their hours on the app to reflect the actual time. The staff member was confused bc she said another couple had just done the same thing. She was very seeet to encourage us to come back but I definitely won't! .
We had a wonderful time here. The food was delicious and we had great service.