I visited the Complicated Pilgrim when I needed a place to tuck in to take some conference calls before another event. I arrived early in the evening and was greeted promptly and the server was very attentive. She offered to make me any drink I'd like. I opted for the cappuccino and it was delicious. I really didn't have a bad experience. I just don't think it would be fair to rate it as 5-stars for one drink. I'll return to try other menu items. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Cappuccino - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

My work schedule is hybrid and I take full advantage of it because I don't like being in the office anymore so I go find other places to work whenever I get the chance. This time I went to the bar at complicated pilgrim and this turned out to be a good decision for a couple of reasons. First everyone in there is really nice. It has a lot of natural lighting and very cute decor. There are alot of places to sit and get comfy while you're on a zoom call or need a space to create. I was on the clock so I got an iced coffee but they do have a great selection of premium liquor. read more

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Food was amazing and the restaurant is beautiful. I highly recommend the Turkey sausage and pancakes. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Smoked Salmon on everything bagel - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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Had breakfast here while visiting Memphis- really enjoyed it! Service was quick and attentive. Ordered the steak and eggs with a side of dressed greens. Steak was cooked perfectly. Potatoes were okay, could have used some salt. Otherwise we enjoyed our meal! read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Steak & Eggs - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Very disappointing experience in an excellent hotel. This restaurant doesn't match the attention to detail at the Memphian. Remarkably slow service, overcooked food, and an overall bad experience. Not sure if it was understaffed or what. But it was obvious that the food sat under a heat lamp for a long time. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Heat lamp overcooked eggs. - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Drinks take a while, Food comes out very quickly. Great atmosphere though, clean & comfortable. --Flat bread is messy as hell --Brussel Sprouts were delicious --Chicken was Mediocre --Burger was Mediocre, Fries were Amazing --Wine & Drinks were good but just took forever to get them. *Would come back, but probably only for Charcuterie board & Wine. *Food overpriced for flavor. Way to much good food in Memphis to overspend on Mediocrity. read more

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Thoroughly enjoyed my brunch here the other day. I am a "grit connoisseur".... Okay, so I really love well-cooked grits. Their grits are IT! The fried egg sandwich was very yummy, too. I love a good lavender latte... and theirs was delish! read more

Delicious! We had the pancakes, fluffy and generous portions. Thick, meaty bacon. The pilgrim wrap was fantastic. Friendly servers and staff. read more

Great food, amazing coffee, and the service is impeccable. It's also a great spot for both personal and business settings. There are some private areas, which is very nice. read more

My wife and I visited there Friday 01/17/25 and from the moment we stepped inside everything was top notch. The hostess was friendly and we were seated immediately. Our server Victoria (you should ask for her!) explained the menu and the specials. She made recommendations based on what we told her we liked. The food arrived quickly and was delicious! My wife had the lamb and I had the flank steak and both were cooked and seasoned perfectly. The manager Harvey came by and greeted us checking on our service and dinner. I highly recommend this restaurant and we will return. I highly recommend dining there. You will not be disappointed. read more

Meh. I've been here several times and the every dish I have gotten was wonderful! The last meal was underwhelming simply because the bartender serving was absolutely a killjoy. Walking off before you could even finish a sentence. no smiles & grumpy. read more

Stayed at The Memphian Hotel and Complicated Pilgrim is the in-hotel restaurant for breakfast and dinner. The breakfast to-go was so so...something as simple as an everything bagel to-go was deconstructed..it came with a side container of capers, another container of grilled onions, and another of cream cheese. In my opinion, it should all be assembled and served ready to eat. There wasn't even enough cream cheese to spread on both halves of the bagel. Yogurt parfait was okay. Coffee was good. Nothing special but the inside is a cool vibe and may be worth sitting and grabbing a bite versus take out. It may be better for dinner but didn't experience it. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Inside table - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant is beautiful BUT waiting an hour for brunch is ridiculous! Ppl came in after us ate and left. We made a reservation and all for nothing! I'm currently still waiting on our food. Horrible experience for my parents anniversary! read more

Let's start this off the right way, this is in the Memphian Hotel, which is absolutely stunning! We stayed for the night and came down early for breakfast. The two staff members were very friendly, despite it being 6:45 AM. The breakfast was wonderful and very reasonable, especially for the area and the hotel it is in. Solid vibe. solid food. Solid service. What more can you ask for? Check it out if you're in town. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - The bar area - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Food and drinks were great, but the service was poor. We sat for about 30 minutes before having a drink order taken, and service was slow throughout the night. Typically that would not bother me because I understand that restaurants get busy, but our particular server also came off a bit abrasive and rude on a few different occasions. We were a party of 6 and charged a 21% tip, although there was no indication that that would be the case on the menu. It was a frustrating experience to receive subpar service, and then be charged over 20 percent. read more

We waited forever just to be noticed and asked for drinks then our sever took so long to even bring the drinks and the service is ok but they just need to do better at this point.The food was decent but I personally won't come again read more

Only had drinks at the bar, but had a sensational time. Matt and the other bartenders never stopped moving, and I'm not sure I've seen a group make more drinks per hour than these guys. Hailey had the bar running super smoothly. Staff is very very kind and knowledgeable, they made me and my wife feel very at home in Memphis. Sophia's cucumber martini may be the best cocktail I've ever had. It isn't on the downstairs menu but she assures me it will be on the rooftop bar menu when it opens. read more

I am local and thought I would try this place. Great atmosphere and our server T, was great. Underwhelmed by my meal. I ordered the Lemon Braised Chicken which was very small and needed seasoning. The Bucatini was ordered by one of our guests and they loved it. 5 on service, 4 on food. read more

Went to this place three days in a row! We really enjoyed their coffee in the morning with free refills and the steak and eggs breakfast is delicious. The cocktail menu is also reasonably priced and very tasty. A cool spot in midtown! read more

This place was great! Absolutely nothing to complain about. Celia was an amazing, kind, and attentive server. Mashed potatoes (garlic potato purée) was amazing. Not crowded at all on a Friday night and so fancy and clean. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Seared Salmon Filet Mignon - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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My husband and I had a reservation for noon and finally left at 12:25 when we still hadn't received our cocktails let alone our brunch orders. We had to ask for a server after the first 10 minutes of waiting unattended at our table. We were finally told they were understaffed while we watched a couple come in after us and get immediate service. So looking forward to it and so disappointed! read more

This place is so pretty and good atmosphere！！But......Food is ok....My lamb was really solty..... read more

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Must go to the Complicated Pilgrim! :-) Food, Service, and Ambiance were excellent! :-) We'll visit again in the near future! ;-D

This is what we paid at that restaurant. The food took forever. The waitress admittedly "forgot" about us because she got side tracked. It took forever for the food. The plate was dirty. They were out of the salsa that comes with one of the dishes. No refills. This was a terrible experience especially for that kind of money!! They need to rethink this restaurant. read more

Complicated Pilgrim - This is what we paid at that restaurant. - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Nice spot in The Memphian. My wife wanted to go here for her birthday dinner. It's basically in the lobby of The Memphian, and is a hip spot. Even though they were short staffed, the service was excellent. Martinis are really good. We had the Brussel Sprouts as the appetizer which were good. I had the NY Strip which was also good. The best part of the meal was the desert: which was a brownie with ice cream. The restaurant and atmosphere are better than the food. I recommend giving it a try, but consider this an alternative if you can't get in to Tiger and Peacock. read more

The food and service was ok. Nothing to write home about. Very stuffy and needs more ambiance. Just ok

Food is good, design is modern and clean, looks great. Service is not good at all and is poorly run. Host is over extended and wait staff think customers are a bother. I would not recommend unless you have 5 hours to spend waiting and eating read more

Great spot in The Memphian Hotel food is solid great atmosphere. Worth a visit the prices are reasonable as well.

We went there excited about a new place having opened in midtown and wanting to support it. The service was horrendous, the food was overpriced for its quality. It took a good 15mins to get a glass of water and saw other guests not even being given a menu. We ordered a bottle of wine with our mains - the mains were at the table for about ten minutes and we asked twice for our bottle, till we decided to leave. We offered to pay for our starters and aperitifs, were charged, received 0 apology, and left. Later we sent an email to the hotel noting our experience - no response. 100% do not recommend. read more

Sophia is A M A Z I N G! They make the best caramel macchiato around. So yummy. 10/10, have ordered 3x and all three times have been consistent in quality read more

We tried this place on a busy Friday night. Very trendy and happening, and we really enjoyed our dinner. We shared the shrimp and grits, they were great! Our sever, Sophia, had helped us make our choices on drinks and i enjoyed both signature drinks: the Bombay Bicycle and the Hot Air Balloon. We topped our dinner off with the Crepe Suzette and it was exactly as described. Delicious. read more

This is a beautiful space, and I predict they'll find success with the hotel. The restaurant needs some work. As they've just opened, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and chalk our experience up to launch jitters. We were 4, and like many of my reviews, we went wide across the menu. Cocktails, apps, mains, dessert, etc. Bar: The cocktails get high marks and the bar area is really inviting. Not ready to call them "best in class" ... but they were balanced in creativity, approachability, flavor, and presentation. The bar service was VERY slow ... the stack of used glasses strewn across the bar area was not good ... and entry/exit for the bar is ridiculous (staff have to duck under the bar through a hole.) This place is gonna get A LOT of bar traffic. They need to fix this quick. Food: The menu was a little two dimensional for Memphis. I don't think it needs to be bigger ... but it's overly reliant on lamb and blood orange. The food was a mixed bag. Directionally, anything seafood was over salted ... anything non-seafood was good. The burger and fries were probably the clear winner at our table. Service: I'm gonna be nice and avoid specifics with the servers ... but this was a wreck from server to management. The most off-putting moment was when the (we think) manager kinda entered our table's bubble and kinda asked if everything was OK (knowing well it wasn't) and then bolting. I can only guess it was a rough night and that dude was just kinda bruised. Value: Low for now. If they'll fix some very obvious flaws with the bar, with service, swap out a couple things on the menu for depth, align the prices a little better (aka $30+ for hangar steak?????) ... they'll be a huge success. I genuinely want to come back as the place really is that inviting. And the flaws truly are common sense stuff. So I'm rooting for them!!! read more

Sauce on fish super salty. Shrimp overly salty. Brussel sprouts extremely salty. Tip to the chef. PLEASE go light on the salt. Otherwise delicious dishes were ruined by heavy salt. These same dishes were also overly saucey and overly breaded. More is not better. On the other hand.,..pasta with lamb was delicious. Burgers were good...though I would recommend having the wait staff ask how people want their burgers. Nobody asked and they were all well done. Tasty but we'll done. Fries were delicious. Clearly this is a great fit for Overton Square. The bar was packed. The lobby was packed with folks having cocktails. But this also presented a problem. Patrons were waiting a half hour for drinks. There were abandoned glasses and dishes everywhere. It was a bit of a disaster. Servers were waaay in the weeds. Food took forever to arrive. In summary one star for the heavy handed salt and sauce as well as the service and wait. An additional star for the ambiance of the restaurant (it is a cool spot) plus some of the food dishes which were quite good. We will probably be back in a few months to see how the restaurant has evolved. read more

I loved this place !! Super chill and beautiful ambiance. Ebone made some bomb ass old fashions

Food and service was pretty good. We had the chicken & waffle appetizer & the filet mignon. Both were superb!! read more

Complicated Pilgrim - Chicken and Waffles - New American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Wasn't too impressed, but maybe they have some kinks to work out. The wait was pretty substantial for it not being very busy. Long waits for drinks, long wait for food. The food was okay, but overcooked. Everything was overcooked. read more

The drill is you order at the front but the whole restaurant was seated and no one had told anyone that. So then I guess they realized that wasn't clear and told us all, and then we all had to get into a 30 min line to order food. The sign that instructed you to order at the front was tucked in a corner behind an unused hostess stand. Food was underwhelming. We all ordered fried eggs - some hard some medium some runny. All fried hard. Lots of great places to eat breakfast in Memphis and this isn't one of them. read more

Great service and fantastic food! A little bit of a wait but worth it. Salmon BLT is amazing!

Great lunch! Quiet and intimate. Caesar Salad with chicken and the Salmon BLT we're both delicious. Server was very attentive. Love the dining area! Beautiful! read more

The Complicated Pilgrim is a feast for not only your appetite but also your eyes. Located in the lobby of the Memphian Hotel, guests' senses will be intrigued by the colors, textures, and eclectic art that surrounds the space. The gorgeous setting is the perfect spot to catch up with old friends, entertain out-of-town guests, or enjoy people watching from the bar. The restaurant serves breakfast, dinner, and creative cocktails. All are outstanding! read more