The restaurant looked very nice inside and our service was great. Unfortunately the food was very disappointing.

Reservations accepted through OpenTable. We started with the champagne drink, which tasted kinda flat- no fizz! For the appetizer, I got the Foie and Waffles- I was really excited to try this but it had way too much syrup. I have a big sugar tooth but I couldn't taste anything else except the syrup. My friend got the She crab soup and really liked it. I got the Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Wrapped With Prosciutto but again the entrée had too much sauce, I wasn't a fan! My friend said the Duck Confit was good but he wasn't satisfied with the portion size. Lastly, the dessert - Alabama Lane Sundae was average, the brownie wasn't rich like I had expected it to be. The service was slow and our server didn't seem happy with us, maybe because we sat there for too long talking but when I tried to call and get water from her, she ignored me. I was expecting a better experience after reading all the other reviews but I didn't leave feeling happy about the meal and the price I paid for it. read more

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We have tried to eat here twice, I am not sure what it is about this place because the interior is amazing... and regardless of how great the food was, I felt like I was in a cafeteria. With a completely crappy wine list. Something has got to give and I can't seem to put my finger on it. read more

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Stopped in late to get a beverage after local music event. Bar staff were very cordial and happy to help with cocktail selections even for me as the "DD". Great selections with no alcohol. read more

Unbelievable food, exceptional service (Kelly), fantastic drinks. As a foodie, this is difficult to say, but this was one of the best meals I have ever had. The lamb sausage, hand-made on the premises, was wonderful. This place is Savannah's best-kept secret. read more

BEST RESTAURANT IN SAVANNAH! (We are here after Cotton & Rye and The Grey). We started with the Ceviche & Cast Iron Octopus. They were divine!! The rice with the Octopus was out of this world! Then we had three of the handmade pastas (ricotta agnolotti , braised beef tortelloni, & rabbit tortellini). The rabbit tortellini had a Parmesan foam, was surrounded by rabbit juice and had rabbit inside and out! All three were INSANE!! So good!! We finished with the honey/white chocolate dessert. It was perfect. read more

1540 Room - The Ceviche was incredible!!!!! So was the Octopus, handmade pasta, & dessert!! - Southern Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

Inside hotel, beautiful venue, great ambience, great service, staff was professional. Food great. We were here for girls' trip and shared several appetizers followed by main dishes. Steak tartare was smoked and very tasty. Buttered bread was yummy. Hummus was okay but that was because everything else was so good. Oysters raw and cooked were okay, but due to them being so small. Guess beginning of the season so they were small. Pork chop was huge. Duck confit was delish as was the fish. A lot do wine selections. Overall would return. Def recommend read more

1540 Room should be included in "the must to do in Savannah" guides. This restaurant is one of those unusual gems that you find but want the whole world to know about. This says the website of the restaurant. "Welcome to the 1540 Room located inside The DeSoto, where you'll explore a world accented with smoke, spice and delight. A lively dining room with an open kitchen features Lowcountry sourced, farm-to-table dishes, including a unique collection of wines--curated by the dynamic duo of Chef de Cuisine, Collin Clemons and General Manager, Andrew Noye." And that's exactly what you get, without the fanfare or arrogance, plus excellent service and atmosphere. This restaurant should already be in the top 5 in Savanah. read more

Great experience! 1540 Room has all the bells and whistles for a nice date night dinner in Savannah. My boyfriend and I came here for our anniversary, and everything was delicious! The interior is very elegant, and the service was delightful! I love that the menu has a farm to table vibe. The prices are very reasonable for the amount of food you get, and the plates are just the right sizes to share. We ordered the Beef Tartare, the Cheese Plate, Mussels Diavola, and the Quail Roulade. It was plentyyyy of food for just two people! I loved every single one of these dishes, but my favorite was probably the quail, which was stuffed with pepperoni and served with polenta- yum! 1540 Room is officially on my list of favorite *fancy dinner* spots in Savannah! read more

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We were pleasantly surprised with our meal and dining experience. The restaurant is in a hotel and our experiences with these type of restaurants has not been great. At 8pm there was only one other table occupied which added to our concern. But let me say everything was great. The restaurant is beautiful, our server was terrific and the meal delicious. Tomato Agnolotti, ceviche, beef tartare and rabbit tortellini- yum! read more

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Slow service, empty water glasses. my meal was served cold. As the place was empty when we arrived, there really was no excuse for waiting an hour for our food. Very disappointing . read more

This restaurant deserves more recognition and more customers, more local customers, and more neighborhood customers. I think most of us think that a restaurant inside a hotel is just a simple restaurant for tourists, but this is NOT the case. Warm and welcoming decor, simple but elegant, music at the right level, our server Kelly is entertaining, informative, and incredibly talented at her craft, but most importantly (at least for me) fantastic food. Farm-to-table style, internationally-inspired dishes, classic dishes with a modern twist, a very good wine list, and WITHOUT the pretensions of other "famous" restaurants in town, it really does deliver on what they advertise. read more

Really impressed with the Middle Eastern Flavors. Pork torstilla was absurdly good. Portion sizes were on point in my opinion.

We went for NYE dinner and were very underwhelmed with the food and the service. The menu is all over the place and flavors were sub par.

The 1540 experience was incredible. The food was fantastic but our server Kelley was an integral part of it explaining the hotel's history, the chef's influences and spot on recommendations. If you're in the area, you must go. read more

I had high hopes for this place. The menu sounds amazing with new takes on southern dishes, but I wasn't impressed. Our reservation was at 8:45pm and the place was almost entirely empty on a Friday night. We never got bread and we even had to fetch our own water because our waitress was somewhere in the back the entire time. The seafood my wife got was good, bit nothing to write home about. I got the scallops and pork belly. Scallops were good but again bland and pork belly was way over cooked to burned. We ate at alligator soul the previous night and for almost the same cost, the attention to detail, wait staff, food and experience does not even begin to compare. read more

An elegant setting with perfectly cooked and seasoned food and an equally impressive selection of beverages.

We had a fabulous Christmas Eve dinner tonight. Kelly was our server and he was wonderful. The menu is so interesting, dishes are expertly crafted, the cocktails are on point and the wine list is fabulous. The dining room is gorgeous too. It's also reasonably priced. We will be back. One of the best places in Sav! read more

After reading positive reviews of this restaurant on this site and others, I confidently booked a group reservation to celebrate a special occasion. When we arrived, things seemed fine and our server greeted us and asked if we needed anything. We asked for water and started looking at the menu for drinks. Twenty minutes later, we fetched our own carafes of water. This was the way our experience continued. It appeared the restaurant was short-staffed, as it took one hour to get our meals and no tables in the entire restaurant were cleared. By the time the food arrived, it was various temperatures. We asked our chewing gum-loving server what was going on and he said nothing. When we asked a manager what had happened (our group has food service experience so we were hoping to understand why the service was such high effort) and she said that she had received other similar feedback and would give us a discount. We saw several other seemingly stranded tables and watched many parties walk out after taking a look around. Our group's consensus was that this restaurant probably usually provides a different kind of experience but we highly recommend taking a look around when you arrive. If things look suspicious go to your backup plan. If we had known that going to 1540 Room was going to result in a disappointing experience, we wouldn't have picked it for a celebration. Our service was so slow we managed to have a two-hour dinner with only one round of drinks. If the food had been served when it was prepared, it would have been delicious but we received cold soup that should have been hot and the pork belly and scallops featured cooled meat. However, if you are in the market for breaking up with someone in Savannah over an hours long dinner, I would highly recommend 1540 Room as the venue for this moment. It will at least give the other patrons something interesting to watch while they wait for a server to notice them. We're left wondering: What happened Saturday? read more

Our anniversary dinner reservation at 1540 Room for a Tuesday night dinner was booked about 3 weeks in advance and confirmed the day prior. At 11am that day, the manager/host called to tell us there was an event preventing us from sitting at 6:30 and asked if we'd accept a later sitting. The reservation time was moved to 8pm but we received another call a few hours later saying the reservation needed to be completely canceled but we'd be taken care of at Proof & Provisions. Needless to say, the up-sell on this alternate restaurant was completely fraudulent and we had an absolutely horrid experience. The staff didn't even know who we were and we had to explain the situation over to three different people. The food was dire and the service was horrific. The menu at 1540 Room looks phenomenal and I'm so disappointed of the entire experience. read more

Definitely a different experience, but in a good way! Everything was so well thought out, made from scratch, and tasted amazing. I recommend the cornbread with smoked peach purée and habanada pepper butter as a starter. The staff were super friendly - our waiter was very knowledgeable about the food (and wine ) and the whole process behind the restaurant itself. I really liked the look and feel of the place. It's not a very large space, but feels elegant and inviting. The kitchen is an open concept kitchen, so you can watch the chefs do what they do best. We wanted a nice evening out during our vacation and are so glad we went to 1540 Room. read more

My husband and I were celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary and we spent this time in Savannah. So, we were staying at the DeSoto where the 1540 Room is located. The dinner was nice good flavors generous portions but nothing really was too unique and really stood out to me. The raw oysters were really good and my steak cooked perfectly. The service was great and the restaurant itself is very beautiful with open kitchen concept. The martini was great best so far in Savannah but the plain olives did not taste good they were like eating wax. The bartender did stuff one for me with smoked and spicy pimiento cheese which was outstanding! The desserts were underwhelming out of what we had to choose from I went with the bourbon ice cream and ginger snap cookie. It was good but hard to eat because the cookie was crunchy not soft so you can't dig in with your spoon. Check it out for yourself expect to drop around $200 for a good meal. As mentioned it was our anniversary and the waiter did say a happy anniversary so did the hostess she did more than once but they did nothing special. You would think at such a restaurant 15 years they would offer a special dessert, wine selection, write it in chocolate on a plate or anything. Not asking for a magic show or anything too crazy just a small touch would just be nice especially after spending over $200 they do this kinda thing at Applebees for you while you eat a fajita platter. read more

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Kelly served us and knew everything about how to serve the best palette. Would highly recommend the duck.

Exceptional food and drink experience in a town where good food is prevalent. We had the duck and the fish of the day. The duck was perfectly cooked and the fat beautifully rendered. The cocktails are also unique and very good! Kelly is the best! read more

1540 Room - "Thorns on the lawn" - Southern Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

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Amazing service and fantastic food. Locally sourced ingredients cooked with an international influence. Really unique spot that deserves a visit. Stay away if you don't like trying new things and want the same boring dish!! read more

This restaurant offers amazing quality for the price. We couldn't believe how nice it was, it's located inside a hotel and this hotel is an antique building that has been remodeled so the feel is vintage modern, very elegant and clean. We ordered bratwurst - my husband is German and he loved it! Also mussels (wow), short rib and empanada. Everything was great. It's hard to tell what was better. Oh, and to finish we had beignets which were dipped in chocolate! The chef came to ask if everything was good and that really made me feel like he cares about what he serves. Honestly if you love Michelin star level food like we do, come to have dinner here. read more

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Set in a grand, regal room at the edge of the hotel, 1540 Room delighted us with every dish they presented. We were fortunate enough to score a late reservation on a weekend, and the host courteously escorted us to our table early. Everything here is farm to table, sourced from local nearby farmers and the freshness of everything shines out from every dish, which was an imaginative fusion of middle eastern and western. We ordered many of the appetizers - the beef tartare tasted better than anything I had in France. Oysters were delightful and I could have eaten up all the pork pastilles if I didn't have to worry about main course. The Merguez on a bed of couscous, parsnips and crunchy chickpeas transported me to an elegant Moroccan banquet - a generous portion and you will want to save space for every delectable bites. The cocktails were creative and complemented our meal nicely. We were so lucky to have gotten a last minute reservation here! Something everyone visiting Savannah should try. read more

If you'd like to have some pretty decent food with a waitress doing her best but the place massively understaffed, and want to spend about $400 for a family of 4, only to stare at a shitty pile of dirty dishes that unendingly sits there (see the pic) while others tables are seemingly doing the same, by all means be my guest. Savannah can do better. read more

1540 Room - Southern Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

My husband and I had a fantastic evening. We stared with an Empanada to share. So yummy! Apparently Chef Kyle only makes 20 a day so order them early. Then we split the Sweet Potato Agnolotti. O. M. G. The pasta was cooked perfectly and was absolutely delicious! I even loved the Brussel sprouts in the dish. Then we split the Wagyu Short Ribs. Hands down the best short rib dish we've ever had! The meat was so tender and the succotash was so good. We finished with the beignets and Mexican chocolate. We were fighting over the third beignet! Divine! The staff was absolutely fantastic. From our server Sarah, to the GM Melissa, to the Head Chef Kyle, to the entire kitchen staff, they were a great team. It was so cool to watch the open kitchen. A GIANT kudos to the 1540 Room. We will definitely be back to try the Paella, Beef Carpaccio, and the ceviche. read more

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Lovely hotel restaurant. Farm to table approach with a Moroccan flair. We enjoyed the experience and hope others embrace it! We had the catch of the day. The candied pine nuts (that looked like a rice cake on top) were a great touch of crunch for this dish. And the Ribeye was cooked perfectly! We also had the Charbroiled oysters with the chefs hot sauce which we enjoyed! read more

1540 Room - Ribeye and Duck Fat Potatoes - Southern Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

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Thought the experience was average at best. We were a party of 9 which should not have mattered. Honestly, would only go back for their cocktails which were excellent but the rest I would pass. read more

Service is extremely slow. Took 15 minutes to get bread and water. We stayed because we are here from Ft. Lauderdale on vacation. Took an entire 1:20 minutes after complaining to the manager to get our appetizers. After an additional 35 minutes I was just told that the whole fried snapper is not available. Needless to say that I do not recommend this place. Worst Christmas Dinner experience I have had in a long time! read more

Based on my entree last night.. pass. Staying at the DeSoto, so I enjoyed the location (on- site). But their take on Shrimp and Grits? Needed less salt. Needed better shrimp. Really. I've had fresh shrimp to die for. This was not. Also needed better andouille sausage. Did I say too salty? Ya... too salty. Final verdict? Go elsewhere. I figure if you cannot nail Shrimp and Grits in the South, just hang 'em up. read more

The 30' ceilings sets the tone for a grand evening and the open kitchen is great for foodies who enjoy watching the action behind the scenes. Recommend: The rib eye is worth ordering just on presentation alone. The steak was cooked to perfection and should be shared by two. Of special note, it does take 30 minutes to prepare this meal. The must have: The chicken pot pie. The fact that this dish would be served in such an elegant setting is daring enough, but there's a reason why... it taste divine. When making a reservation, be sure to request this dish for your table. They it make from scratch everyday, so when it's this fresh - then only so many are made. read more

The reviews don't lie. This place is spectacular. It was our favorite dinner while in Savannah. I tried the catch of the day which was a locally caught sea bass baked with tahini and spices and served on a bed of farro with braised greens. I have never had tahini on fish and it changed my life. Everything was perfectly seasoned/bursting with flavor. My husband had the housemade fettuccine with clams which was excellent. At first he thought that the portion was small but the noodles are thick and it turned out that it was the perfect size. We also split the carpaccio which was one of the best we have ever had. I can't imagine anything on the menu has not been perfected. It is a very special experience from the ambiance to the food and service. read more

A really pleasant surprise. As a general rule I never eat at restaurants in hotels, but I was staying at the hotel and tired and went for convenience. I'm glad I gave this one a try. I had the fresh snapper: subtle flavors with a bit of spice, accompanied by a coconut rice and pickled veggies. Interesting and flavorful. They were a bit swamped and service was slow, but who's in a rush? Check it out. read more

Modern Southern~ with finesse & a twist! Parking~ street or free valet Ambiance ~ large white dining room, high ceilings, minimal decor, not quite farmhouse or rustic~ but hunting at it. Clean. Service~ wonderful, honest with recommendations based on likes/dislikes... friendly, yet professional. Our server made us feel like we'd known him forever! Food~ great! The young female chef knows her stuff! We ordered a chicken pot pie- these are made fresh every morning~ and it was the BEST chicken pot pie I've ever had!! Ever!! We also ordered the bone in rib-eye~ cooked to perfection! As well as; the watermelon salad, the cheese board and also tried the mac-n-cheese, farro risotto, collard greens, asparagus and scallops- all were delish!! This was hearty, but not heavy. Full of flavor but not greasy. Filling, yet light and fresh! Definitely a great place to try to get the 'Savannah' feel to your vacation! read more

Yes I had breakfast at 1540 Room Restaurant's on Tuesday July 9th the meal was fantastic, service was excellent and the server Amelia was amazing and very tentative and on point. read more

1540 Room - Chicken and Waffles - Southern Near Me - Savannah, Georgia

Service was phenomenal and drinks are top notch. However the food is extremely underwhelming. I had the chicken pot pie and it lacked flavor big time. My husband had the catch of the day which included "pork" which was cheap ham. For the price I expected the food excellent but it ended up being less than average. Our visit was the day before valentines. read more

If you can get past the judgmental valet guy in the white pants then maybe this restaurant is delicious but he was rude and condescending so unfortunately we did not go in for dinner. There are a many Amazing restaurants in Savannah that are welcoming and delicious. read more