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Worst service
The service of the hostess was awful rude and impersonal. There are so many great restaurants with excellent service close by like GT Fish & Oyster. We had a reservation and were turned away as we were five minutes early. It was raining out and they would not let us inside to wait. Then more rude treatment when they let us in. Food is very good but front office staff need a lesson in service. Visited May 11, 2019
Be the first to ReplyExquisite dining
Brindille is a beautiful room of understated warmth. It is intimate even though the room is entirely open. Its ample length bar provides plenty of room for diners arriving early.
We attended for a celebration of my wifeโs birthday (I will not tell you which one and they are all deserving of celebration, but this was particularly important). This was an intimate dinner of family only. We were fortunate to have just enough of us to rate the large table in the rear, nestled in its own recessed area. Seating included a semi-circular banquette and chairs.
The menu is modest in size and spectacular in appeal. The trend is towards classic, favorite French dishes including appetizers such as a Tarte Tatin (an onion and potato tart) or Foie Gras. Of particular note were the Beau Soleil Oysters from New Brunswick, which were exceptionally fresh and had a wonderfully clean translucent taste. The preparations were unique. The oyseters, for instance were served with Sorbet of Normandy Seaweed Cider Vinegar with Red Grapefruit, Smoked Trout Roe, Pink Peppercorns, Tarragon. While this sounds like it might overwhelm the delicacy of the oysters, it was served in sufficiently restrained amounts to heighten the experience and showcase the oysters. We ordered these two appetizers, an order of duck liver pateฬ and braised brussels sprouts featuring honey crisp apples along with lardons.
WE shared a few salads at the table including a Jerusalem artichoke salad and a composed salad with beets, pears and blue cheese. These were flavorful and intense. Given that we had all ordered an appetizer, the sharing of two salads among five of us worked very well.
Our main courses included quail which is a favorite dish of mine. These were rich, crisp on the outside, and plump. They are served with an autumnal array of glazed root vegetables and apples with a confit of garlic sage. Our table also saw several orders of the Dover Sole โ which is a must. The flavor was delicate, and the preparation included a crisp exterior and a moist almost flaky presentation of this great fish dish. An order of duck breast was beautifully presented, medium rare and a lovely accompaniment of turnips, cranberries, and roasted fennel. The traditional side of red cabbage was also present, but scented (which, I think means subtly flavored) with licorice, juniper, orange, and date.
We had several deserts including a notably, a frangipane โcigarโ with roasted fuji apples, brown butter ice cream, golden raisins and caramel.
The wine list is excellent although not massive. There are excellent wines by the glass and the specialty cocktails were excellent โ not too sweet and wonderfully complex. My cocktail was based on Laphroig single malt whisky with green chartreuse, lemon and mint. It was predictably smokey/ peaty and the lemon was an excellent accent.
Closing notes โ this is an expensive restaurant meant for diners who are looking for excellent food. The quantities are not massive, nor miniscule. The food is rich and complex, so we were well satisfied and well fed. Our serving staff was led by Shane, who was elegant, witty and a little irreverent without being overbearing or inappropriate. He made the evening even more fun and we would insist on being seated under his auspices when we return.
Note - valet parking has not been available during the pandemic as the street has been closed by the City of Chicago to accommodate outside dinning for other restaurants in the area.
Certainly worth the try!!!
While Brindille has been open for a number of years, this was our first time trying the restaurant. I really canโt say enough good things. The waiter was wonderful, the ambience was cozy (and much smaller than I was anticipating which I suppose could be a pro or con depending on what youโre looking for) and of course the food was delicious.
If I were to include a con, I think that some items are well overpriced, however this shouldnโt deter you from tying the restaurant as it was really wonderful. In total, our table had the oysters and a salad to start, a couple orders of the sirloin, duck, chanterelles and of course the pomme frites.
First, the oysters were something like $24 for an order of four. While they were certainly good (and the presentation was awesome), in no way would I pay $6 per oyster again... especially because they were on the smaller side.
The sirloin was deliciousโ-perfectly cooked with an amazing flavor. The chanterelles were exceptional (but again the pricing was a bit high for such a small portion) and the pomme frites were just as good as youโd expect. Lastly, the duck was one of the best Iโve had in my life. $49 for duck seemed a bit silly but it really was amazing so itโs hard to blame them.
All in all, wonderfully intimate restaurant with a phenomenal staff, good wine list, and delicious food (albeit overpriced at times). Highly recommend and we will certainly be returning.
Five stars in every way
Brindille is truly one of the best restaurants we have ever enjoyed. The service, the atmosphere and the food are all exquisite. Strangely, the next block down Clark Street was barricaded off from vehicular traffic so the street would be used for tables, and the restaurants in that block were packed. Not so Brindille, which was a shame. The decor is sleek, so much in fact that the bar has no bottles along the wall behind. They are all stashed below the bar itself so the horizontal look of the room is not disturbed by a bunch of vertical liquor bottles. Interestingly, we found the wines by the glass to be more interesting than the main wine list, so we ordered a Morgon and a French pure Cabernet Franc, which is pretty unusual. Both were delicious and we were generously offered a second glass on the house. My lamb shank came out boneless in a bed of white beans, rice and vegetables. It melted in my mouth. My wife's chicken was exactly the way she loves in the French style, with crispy skin and meat still moist and juicy. Our waiter was most generous and brought out a soft bread shaped like a pretzel but spicy and buttery. We were also treated to their corn soup as an amuse bouche, a delightful surprise, and one that will bring us back next time we visit Chicago. Overall, Brindille should rank with the very best restaurants in a fine restaurant town.
Be the first to ReplyOutstanding dining in a COVID safe environment
We came to Brindille to celebrate an anniversary -- and it couldn't have been more perfect. First of all, there were few occupied tables and all were well spaced. The staff wore masks and gloves and were very cautious. So this very safe environment allowed us to relax and have a magnificent dinner. Fabulous starters -- the oysters with hints of watermelon and corn chowder that paid homage to late spring corn were phenomenal. For entrees -- the prawns and lamb tagine-- were each cooked to perfection. Great wine list and outstanding service -- what could be better? This is a restaurant we should be supporting and saving -- it is so wonderful! Go soon!
Be the first to ReplyI am becoming increasingly disillusioned with this type of dining experience
I am slowly but surely coming to the conclusion that this type of restaurant can no longer compete for my discretionary dollars with the many other options available in a city like Chicago.
Here on a mini foodie indulgence vacay and staying downtown, either walking or Ubering everywhere, I was craving foie gras and this was one of the few places I could find that had it on the menu.
I knew this would be expensive but I am willing to pay for a superior dining experience and to get my fix for foie. The foie was $38 (!) and it was indeed delicious. Very well conceived dish with poached dark cherries, a crispy cocoa nib tuile and the surprising element was the green tea-almond gelee providing a textural and flavor contrast that put this dish over the top. I did find it a bit strange that the foie itself was very thinly sliced, crosshatched very fine and seared pretty much medium well, rather than the usual thick slab seared medium rare. I assume this was not in error but on purpose and I should have asked to speak to the chef for insight on why they choose that route. I ate every last bite and could have eaten another straight away, it was that good. The only downside was that there was an abundant pool of delicious foie fat and the syrup from the cherries left on the plate that went to waste and there was nothing available to mop up that precious liquid. I requested and received some bread or a roll but the hard and crunchy roll provided couldn't grab even a smidgen of that liquid gold. Bummer. And $38? Yikes.
I ordered the roasted chicken entree which was well executed but not as well conceived with a lot of different ingredients that never really seemed to come together in a cohesive or memorable dish. It was really not a very interesting plate of food. I guess that's what I get for ordering the $29 chicken and not the $46 duck...sigh.
I had 2 glasses of wine, no salad, no dessert, no cocktail and my total came to $150. Ouch.
In contrast, I had a meal at my favorite Chinese restaurant Ming Hin the night before and had a whole Maine lobster, four crispy shrimp spring rolls, a big pile of stir fried gai lan (chinese broccoli), rice and two Asahi Dry' s and my tab came to under $70 out the door. I paid twice that at Brindille for half the food and the quality of the ingredients, execution and conception of the dishes at Ming Hin were just as good or better.
I understand that these type of dining establishments put a lot of effort into attaining Michelin stars and such and that the competition is fierce and that the pandemic is making it very, very tough for restaurants and that many good people make their living from these establishments so may be I am being too critical here, but the contrast in my experiences happens pretty much every time I come here to spend my hard-earned cash on a sublime eating experience. It keeps happening that the gilded palaces of dining usually do not meet the basic threshold of delivering on any semblance of value when compared to places that can cook just as well with equally high quality ingredients for half the price.
My advice? Drop the pretense and assumed superiority and focus on making delicious food with quality ingredients at a more reasonable price point.
Oh, and as I told everyone I met on this trip, go have the Spicy Lobster at Ming Hin Cuisine. You're welcome.
Great food but horrible service brings you down
Nice atmosphere with tight space. Great french cooking and delicious selection. Problem is the service is so horrible as we finished all of our 2 course appetizer and had to wait 1 hour 10 minutes for our main course. Waiter didn't even swing by to let us know why or when our dinner should be coming to manage our expectation since our 2 course appetizer have already been digested completely. We were about to walk out and he finally came by with a simple apology for being so extremely tardy with our main course. Been to several places where they were extremely apologetic in full sincerity. This was almost like it's our fault for ordering so many dishes! Totally unacceptable regardless how good your food is, you just lost us as customers or any recommendation to others. Sad that it has to end this way but you need to be sensitive to your customers if you really want to be a top notch restaurant.
Be the first to ReplyFine dining at its best
Second visit in two months. Foie Gras the best in Chicago. Inventive cocktail list & wine list to match. Superb service. Intimate environment.
Be the first to ReplySeafood with a French vibe
This intimate and beautifully furnished French restaurant is true gem. I particularly had wanted a restaurant to serve Dover sole, and Brindille exceeded my expectations. The sauce was well-balanced and accompanied with great vegetables. I selected a soft white French wine that added to the enjoyment of my dinner. Service is not rushed, which suited me perfectly. I wanted to savor the expeience.
Be the first to ReplyDisappointing
Following TA recommendations booked a 7 pm reservation. Cocktails and appetizers excellent and then
service took a nose dive . It was more than 90 minutes to get entrees and I noticed multiple upset guests. Entrees were ok but the wait with no apologies was unpardonable.