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    AVI - Wichita

    3.8 (240 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    AVI - WICHITA ATMOSPHERE

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    Classy
    Upscale
    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Aperol spritz
    Sean C.

    Downtime so pretty empty. I made a reservation but didn't need it so just sat at the bar on the second floor. The bartender was also the waitress for the whole level so had a lot to deal with but she was very friendly and helpful. She had a great attitude especially considering some of the other patrons there at the time. The drinks were good and strong. The grilled Caesar salad was unique and had a different flavor but was yummy. I got the steak medium rare but might have been more one the rare side. It also sadly didn't taste like the best quality steak.

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    Tony H.

    Worst steak experience in Wichita. I ordered the AVI Center-Cut Prime Tenderloin Filet and it arrived very badly cooked. The outside was extremely tough and the center was still purple (I ordered medium, not medium rare). The seasoning was off and it tasted like the burger grease from a cheap burger. This was a $38 steak and that's completely unacceptable. I added the "sautéed" onions and mushrooms (an additional $6) and most of the onions were still raw. Mushrooms were ok but Texas Roadhouse even has better mushrooms than this place. Service was extremely inadequate and we were not attended to like to would expect at a restaurant with this price point. Drinks were slowly refilled but empties were not removed. The server delivered our food and disappeared again, so it took a long while to flag someone down to tell them the steak was wrong. She offered to "Throw it on the grill a bit longer" but at that point I didn't want it. There was no offer to bring something else or bring back a menu, the server just walked away. No manager came to check either. Then I was charged for the onions and mushrooms and had to complain about the raw mushrooms on my plate and the server did return with them removed from the plate. The "creamed potatoes" were dry and not at all creamy, needed seasoning as well. I would not return to this establishment. I don't understand the positive reviews. The inside looks trendy but it's noisy and it was very cold in the building in the middle of January.

    Cris M.

    Perfect porterhouse and Jayce made the evening awesome with his top notch service. Will definitely be coming back.

    Laura R.

    Very attentive service! Beautifully crafted cocktails that were full to the brim and tasted wonderful! I could've had one of everything on the cocktail menu! The food was delicious and beautifully plated. It was reasonably priced for what you received. A definite return visit for my husband and I! I had a white fish I can't pronounce. My husband had a grilled chicken sandwich. There's something for everyone. The restaurant was quiet and classy. Very nice, AVI.

    French Tri Tip Sandwich

    Food was delicious all for a great price. Karisma provided an outstanding service. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming for all.

    Bacon Wrapped Scallops

    My husband and I went here for the first time while we were out-of-town. We very much enjoyed our waiter and would give him a solid five 5, he had great customer service. My husband ordered the bone-in pork ribeye, and cream potatoes and absolutely loved them. I'm not much of a pork eater, but I actually tasted one of his pork steaks and it was good. He said the pork was perfectly cooked, flavorsome, and moist. I ordered the red fish over quinoa and was very disappointed. This is not their fault, but apparently I am not a quinoa connoisseur and no matter what they did, I wouldn't have liked it. However, I am a seafood connoisseur, and found the fish to be a three 3 at best. I didn't even finish it because it tasted overcooked to me and kind of tough when I was trying to get bites of it with my fork. I did have a dinner salad and would give that a 5+ and their homemade ranch dressing was delectable, I would also give that a five 5. We got the bacon wrapped scallops for an appetizer, and our favorite part was the way they had the bacon cooked around it, I think it was a maple glazed bacon. We weren't crazy about the scallops themselves. We also ordered crabcakes and neither one of us really liked those either. I did think that they tasted better with some of the glaze that was on there, but we've had some good ones before and they just weren't what we were hoping for. They comped us a dessert, which we thought was very nice.

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    3 months ago

    Very nice space for a hotel restaurant and the grilled Cesar was excellent. Jeremiah was a great server too!

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    4 months ago

    Great food! Jayce handled our large group with care, friendliness, and excellent service!

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    4 months ago

    Gotta say I had a great dining experience at AVI. Our serve Brandi (with a heart over the "i") was amazing as was her Lobster Bisque.

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    4 months ago

    Came to AVI for lunch several times. Good food and service from Dani. Will definitely come back.

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    4 months ago

    Jayce reccomended chicken salad tacos that were fantastic as well as making a mean paloma! Highly reccomend both and ask for Jayce!!

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    4 months ago

    Jayce, was the preferred server and the food was good. We had the chicken salad, croissant sandwich. Thanks

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    Food is Always amazing and affordable Customer service is almost always on point. Beautiful dining room.

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    2 months ago

    Jayce provided warm and welcoming service. AVI was a great setting for a business lunch as always.

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    2 months ago

    Jayce is the best! He was knowledgeable, kind, and personable. The food was great! I had the Reuben and French Dip sandwich.

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    3 months ago

    Jim Carrey was great best service of my life. Try the tacos and old fashions. Great location

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    3 months ago

    Espy was a great server who provided us with a lot of bread as a delicious appetizer. her service was above and beyond we will be back

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    Espy was amazing!!! They were so attentive and respectful to all. Food was delicious and service was TOP NOTCH!!

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    3 months ago

    Jayce was informative on the menu and has a great personality. Food was cooked perfectly!

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    Jayce was the best server we could ask for. Very attentive, made good conversation, and overall very friendly.

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    We celebrated Trizha's birthday here. The place wasn't busy on a snowy Monday night. We were…read moregreeted with happy faces as we entered. I asked for a table for 6 and our server Mariah led us to a perfectly set table. She immediately served us waters (Yay!) as she handed us the menus and giving us the happy hour specials. Chris and I have been here a couple of times before and it has never changed! It is still very intimate and cozy! I ordered the Grilled Salmon, Chris had the Beef Fajita bowl, Trizha had the Fish Tacos, Jack had the Dive Burger, Noah had the Chicken Piccata and Houston had Mac n Cheese. Everyone raved about their food. My salmon was grilled to perfection and paired well the orzo! Chris liked his Fajita bowl and said he'll order it again! Mariah was awesome! She was very attentive and thoughtful. She brought Trizha a bowl of ice cream with a fountain and made her birthday celebration a little more special. How fun!

    The 2 stars is purely for the staff and manager - they were all very kind and accommodating even…read morethough I was less than pleased with the food. The manager did provide me with a 1/2 off appetizer coupon, however, I don't think I'll be back. First, the building is in a cute, interesting area. The inside is kinda blah but it didn't bother me. Now... the menu... it's like a condense Cheesecake Factory menu. From arancini to enchiladas to butter chicken... I think the lack of focus affected the quality of the food. The arancini were so salty they were inedible which was such a bummer because they are pure, classic arancini - it could've been great. I tasted the butter chicken and the spices were not cooked out, at all, however my guest was happy with it. She doesn't eat Indian food, ever, fyi I got the sea bass. The tomato sauce around the dish was SO salty and tasted like campbells soup. The fish and risotto were okay but tainted by the Red Sea surrounding them. Unfortunately there just wasn't any reason to go back. I'll keep checking back at their menu but from the reviews it seems it's mostly stayed the same for like over a decade.

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    Stopped in for a quick dinner, while on a work trip. It looks like there are two locations, but the…read moreone we went to was next to a cute little pond. It felt decent out so the outdoor patio was a nice ambiance. No angry geese were included. It seemed as most things on the menu were pretty simple, but simple is good. I had the grilled cheese because who can pass up a good gourmet grilled cheese. While hard to mess up, it was done well and had plenty of cheesy goodness. The desserts looked quite tasty and will have to try them next time!

    We arrived at 6:00 PM and were promptly seated. The restaurant has a nice, open layout with large…read moredoors leading to a spacious patio. Our server was friendly and helped us choose our meals. We all ended up ordering the Whiskey Beef Stroganoff, which took about 30 minutes to arrive. Everyone enjoyed it, I thought it could have been a little more favorable. He checked on us regularly and offered to sell us more drinks from the bar, but never refilled our water glasses -- unfortunately, water was my drink of choice that night. For dessert, we shared the Wedding Cake and Crème Brûlée, both of which were excellent. As for the ambiance -- I should have listened to my wife. She warned me that they were having live music, and she was right. It was loud -- uncomfortably so. We struggled to have a conversation, and even saw another couple order drinks, pay, and leave because of the volume. Lesson learned. Would we return? Yes, but not on a live music night. Pro tips for servers: keep water glasses full and clear plates after the meal. Miss one of those, and your tip might reflect it.

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    3.7
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    First off, 2 stars purely for service. I'm not sure who our actual server was lol a lot of hands on…read moreour table but I barely noticed due to being disappointed with the food. Ambiance is okay, I guess.. dated a bit and weird with the place mats... makes it seem cheaper than the bill was. We went at 5pm on a Monday - it was pretty empty which was perfect. Didn't start to fill up until we left around 7ish. You do have to pay for parking but there's a garage on the block and I think my ticket was like 3 bucks. First we ordered the baba ghanoush... as you can see in the picture it is not very appetizing looking but the issue was it was SO bland! I'm an eggplant fiend and it tasted like water almost. We sent it back and got the charcuterie board... meh. It was fine, I guess. Don't recommend. The sauce in the middle is sweet? Just not my taste. I wanted to order the salmon by three (annoying it's impossible to find a picture of the dish online, if it's anything like everything else we got it probably wasn't good)... they weren't able to get fresh sushi grade salmon or the roe so they had an impromptu dish offering- salmon with fettuccine in a caper sauce topped with fried ham... it was SO salty! The salmon was dry. It was a good sounding dish just poor execution. Desert we got the raspberry emerald tart, against our better judgement as we hadn't had anything tasty yet, and it was so cold and not fresh that it tasted like nothing. The pistachio cream had fully soaked into the crust. It was just a miss, it was careless. That pretty much describes the whole meal (except the servers!) - the chef did not seem to care at all. Very disappointed, will not be back.

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    Scotch & Sirloin

    Scotch & Sirloin

    3.4
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    3.8 mi
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    I wished I have taken pictures of their creme brulee because this steakhouse is way better than the…read moreslop house food critics call Texas Roadhouse. Compare to Texas Roadhouse and Outback Steakhouse, this one in Wichita is much better, unlike both of those steakhouse chains which turned out to be too much of a good thing, Scotch And Sirloin always keeps its promise by having a quiet atmosphere by having 1950s decor that made the steakhouse look like a 1950s restaurant and a perfect place for people of 1950s lovers. I went with their prime rib, onion rings, calamari and creme brulee, all of them were delicious and the service doesn't disappoint either. I definitely did not regret going to this restaurant one bit, will sure be back. Also, photos were taken on February 28th of that year.

    Had my Aunt/uncles anniversary here in a private room. Ambiance was amazing with appropriately…read moreaircraft themed. Started at the bar while waiting and they have literally any kind of drink of choice and many specialty items. Entry level wines to the most expensive I've seen. Staff were very friendly and elegant. We had the prime rib (personally one of the best cooked I've ever had) escargot, oysters, steaks, fish and everyone enjoyed their meals. *note: you WILL spend a lot of money so be prepared. Highly recommend and cooked to perfection! Would come again

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    AVI - Wichita - steak - Updated August 2026

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