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I'm going to give this place another chance. I went about 30 minutes before the kitchen closed on a Saturday night, so I am going to assume my displeasure was because of my timing. First, the place is beautiful. It is elegantly decorated. The bar is the focal point and it does not disappoint. The staff are well trained in professionalism. However, there was only one waiter at the time I visited and the hostess let us know that the kitchen was closing soon when she sat us, but it took so long for the waiter to show up that we were down to just a few minutes before the kitchen closed. My drink came out and the waiter left, but after tasting the drink, it wasn't as I desired. Someone else bought my salad out, the Cobb Salad. The bacon on the salad was very undercooked, I have requested an extra side of salad dressing which I did not receive, and the lettuce was low quality. The french fries were well seasoned, but were limp and soft. I sat for a good 10 to 15 minutes waiting for our waiter to return so my drink could be corrected and I could get my extra salad dressing. I didn't bother mentioning the undercooked bacon or the soggy fries because I knew the kitchen was closed at that point. I had to yell across the restaurant to get his attention because he never came back to check on us. I thought the salad was overpriced for the quality of it. The drink was okay once I added what was needed. I hope when I return, I have a better experience and like my dish better.
Mesler Kitchen Bar Lounge is a beautiful space tucked inside a nice hotel in Hyde Park. We stopped by for breakfast and the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful which was perfect to start the day. The food did not disappoint: the pancakes were flavorful, the cheese eggs were tasty and the burger was really nice. Overall is a was a nice solid brunch and one i would have again. The space itself has a cozy and welcoming vibe and I really enjoyed the experience. Service was good as well. Our server was attentive, accommodating, and made sure we had everything we needed. Mesler is definitely going on my list of go to spots for both great vibes and good food! I will be back to try other things off the menu.
I did not realize this place was connected to a hotel It seemed upscale with a variety of patrons some appeared to be having a business meeting some families and other working on laptops I ordered a spicy chicken sandwhich & grilled broccolini The broccolinie tasted like rhe grill.. and had a very smokey flavor the chicken sandwhich was fine. It was friedd and tossed in a wet sauce They have multiple espresso martini on the menu I tried the one made with a bana syrup 4/5 Guava margarita 4/5-nice flavor but very light alcohol
I absolutely love and adore the Mesler Kitchen Bar Lounge. It is located in Hyde Park and is attached to the Sophie hotel. There is parking on the street but you have to pay for it. It also may be a bit difficult to find parking because Hyde Park is so busy. The ambience is always so glamorous and upscale. I love the fire place, it's such an added touch. This bar lounge has so much character. The staff are always nice and friendly. When I arrived I was instantly greeted and they sat us. We recover service rather fast and didn't have to wait. The food came out in a good amount of time was delicious. They also have really good drinks. You can't go wrong with any that you order.
I will preface this review by saying this is based on drinks only. I will say this place was packed and I appreciate the host making some space available for us. Our server also provided quick service. I enjoyed the laureate with its fruitful flavors for a whisky drink. However my spouses hibiscus margarita was quite watered down. Also beware the prices shown in menu were not accurate and we were charged more than expected. I think it's a decent place to stop in and grab a drink for Hyde park. 7.5/10
I went yesterday for brunch with friends. Upon entry, there was no host/hostess to greet me. A woman with an apron was leaning on the bar talking to someone who looked at me but then looked away. The bartender had to signal to her to address me after I was standing there a couple minutes. That wasn't great. I found out she was the bartender. We sat in the lobby area because it was a little after one when the dining room closes. It was cute and cozy. I had the chicken and waffles with the espresso mocktail. I really enjoyed the chicken and waffles, but my chicken breast was unevenly cooked. Part was juicy and the other was dried out and tough. It also needed more seasoning. Still, I enjoyed it. The espresso mocktail was not good at all. Also, I waited over 30 minutes for it. It came out after our entrees and I ordered it upon arrival. The server said the bartender was out of an ingredient and needed to go to the storage room to get it. That was a missed opportunity to ask me to order something else sooner or to put the drink on the house for bringing it so late and after my friend had finished her drink. So, the food was good, but not the service. My friend had the vegetarian omelette and said it was great as well.
Came in on a Monday morning, I didn't make reservations. The place looks really nice, there was light music. Plenty of good lighting. We were seated right away; and given a menu and water. The food came out quickly. I really enjoyed my shrimp and grits, it came with smoked sausage and was packed with flavor. It was filling and delicious. My friend ordered the meat lovers omelet. She was surprised it came with a salad.
A neighborhood little gem. Its fairly small and service a bit slow. However, beautiful ambiance and a place to chill or have business meetings. The food is okay but remember its a boutique hotel and not a true restaurant.
Nice restaurant.. Good service.. Good decor... I ordered the burger and fries w/ bacon.. really good burger... It's a smash burger type, so good, a lot of flavor and big portions... I tasted the deviled eggs and i wasn't impressed at all, very underwhelming... Next time I'm in Chicago i will come back here again.
We stopped in before dinner to grab drinks. Staff was very nice, but the menus we were given did not reflect actual/current prices so we were charged significantly more than we expected at the end of the night. My husband enjoyed his drinks, but mine, the hibiscus margarita tasted like water which was disappointing.
Really enjoyed the ambiance here. Some of the side seating has smaller tables but love the dividing fireplace and the vibes. Evening was giving dim and sexy. Perfect for a date night. Service was great. She was friendly, attentive, and promptly brought anything we requested. I really enjoyed my crab cake and as well as the decorative sauce. My pasta, was divine! Paired perfectly. My dates plate was empty by the end, so it's safe to say he enjoy his meal. We also ordered our drink of choice which did not disappoint. I would definitely come back.
Mesler for the win this summer Saturday evening. Let me first say our server Joshua was excellent! He was engaging and attentive! He helped me navigate the menu and provided a few suggestions as I was torn between the Italian rigatoni, the lobster roll, and the fifth Ward burger. Joshua shared that the pasta is made in house and dinner service is only a few days a week where the rigatoni is featured. He said I could get the other two anytime but not the rigatoni so I went with that. It was a good decision. I also have the mango margarita with the tajin around the rim. Can we say delicious. We all got that! My friend even had some mango slices in hers. The restaurant is open for service on Saturdays until 10 PM so that was great as a lot of other options due to Covid close at either 8PM or 9 PM in Hyde Park. read more
4 years ago
Would highly recommend you not come here. 4 of us came for brunch. Ordered drinks.... that came out when we were done eating. No fault of our waitress who apologized on behalf of Thomas who brought them out and said nothing. See my photos.. French toast was good. Burger was not edible with roasted jalapeños. Tip to chef - you're not supposed to keep All the seeds in there. Also see photo of bug crawling in the sugar at bar read more
I was very nervous coming here due to reading other reviews but my visit was great! I came on a Saturday evening, it was pretty business right at open at 5pm. I'd recommend making reservations and make sure your entire party is there to be seated. The rest of our party was about 20 minutes late and they didn't make us forfeit our reservation thankfully. We had crab cakes, delicious..it was my favorite. So soft and I love the sauce they include. We also had a Caesar Salad with salmon and avocado, pretty basic salad. The salmon was a good addition. I wasn't in love with the salad, the Caesar dressing could've been better. The Mango Margarita was good and I was feeling the alcohol after the first one. Then I decided to get a Red Sangria, it wasn't as sweet as most sangrias but it was still good. The vibe of this restaurant is everything. The decor is so nice! I love the layout and they have a private room for private dinners. It's attached to a hotel so I would guess they are always fairly busy. For four people, our bill was $487. We did get four shots of Hennessy XO so keep that in mind. They also add 18% gratuity to bills over $100. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this restaurant for a nice dinner and drinks with friends. It's a great date night location as well. read more
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Round 2! Yelpsters me and my boo are back at it again. Today we went went back for a second time to Mesler Kitchen. I literally loved my meal, his salad was ok, could've been a little better the shrimp we had last time in the salad was amazing the chicken wasn't seasoned well in my opinion. The spicy chicken sandwich with added bacon as recommended by the server was. The hostess: April who greeted me upon my arrival and seating me at my table with my boyfriend. Everyone literally at this restaurant have been very polite and makes me want to come here all the time when I want to go out to eat. Our server: ChyiiNuh was also great too!!!!! Thank you so much ladies keep doing your thing and bringing all of the positive vibes and such a bright, upbeat and upscale environment. read more
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First time dining today for lunch and we were pleasantly surprised! I had the lobster roll and my husband an omelet! Both were very good. The service and ambiance were a nice addition! Definitely plan to return! read more
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7 years ago
A potential 4 star knocked down to 3 by miscommunication, snarkiness and service mishaps. As you can see from the photos the place (hotel/restaurant) is stunning and new. Much of the art work has an African-american theme or is by such artists, and the restaurant contains books related to Chicago and/or Black authors. We came for the Restaurant Week (RW) brunch menu. Part of my party sat in the lobby and explained to the waitress that we'd like to dine, in the hotel lobby if possible. When I arrived, glasses of water were there, plus the regular menu, NOT the RW menu. After a conversation with the hostess, we were told we would HAVE to eat in the dining room if we wanted the RW menu! Perturbed and confused, we headed in, and I took the water with me since I had already drank from it. The 'hostess', Raven, upon us telling her why were were there, was on the phone but established NO eye contact, hung up, and collected menus without a word of greeting or agreement. She DID manage to look up and see me with water and snap 'You could have left the water there'; I said I drank from it already, she replied 'you'll get another glass when you get inside, you can just leave it here at the station'. WTF?? Was she afraid I'd drop it or something? I held on to it anyway and we were seated. I agree with another Yelper that she's not an asset. Our waiter Chris was friendly and open; the only issue with him was we got our soup (tomato with fennel, so good) BEFORE the included mimosas. And since we were ordering from a pre-fix menu, we were told to pick dessert all at the same time as the main course. That can be a dealbreaker for us watching our calories/dairy/gluten etc. The food was pretty and tasted great! I got the shrimp/grits with cajun gravy, so it IS spicy! The dishware was heavy but elegant. I tried the chicken/waffles and they were great. For dessert I got lemon sorbet with berries, and it was awesome. The mimosas were good but in the short small glasses, not flutes. I'd go back for a drink at the bar or an appetizer in the lobby and avoid the restaurant. read more
4 years ago
Food was delicious and nice ambiance. Rigatoni was good but could use some salt and then was perfect read more
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Food was great and service was okay! Service could use some work. The ambiance is beautiful. Screams black excellence. This restaurant is connected to a hotel read more
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I came from out of town and I had heard great things about this place - so I wanted to try it out.. To put things in perspective its HOT in Chicago. Its 81 degrees outside. We thought we were escaping the Chicago Heat... nope... It was 82 degrees in this restaurant. SUPERRR HOT. A guy that calls himself a manager - Ryan, comes by the table to ask how we were doing.. We confided in him and let him know we were super duper hot.. He laughed it off and said "want some ice" - are you kidding me? I thought that he was joking - so I said in all seriousness.. its really hot. Is there something you can do like turn the AC down. He said "I'm not an engineer - with it being so hot outside, you should expect it to be hot in here.." we are in a huge building so it's hard to keep it cool... I told him this is a hotel - we just left target, which is also a huge building and we were not dripping with sweat..this is not normal. Something has to be wrong. He repeats this is a large building and literally walks off, mid sentence.. WALKS OFF. He comes back maybe 10 minutes later with a cup of ice. He drops it on the table and keeps walking.. AM I BEING PUNKED? He was the most unapologetic, nonchalant and RUDE so-called manager I've ever met.. At least pretend to be concerned or have compassion for your patrons that are PAYING to enjoy their time at your establishment.. It was literally the WORST EXPERIENCE IVE EVER HAD IN CHICAGO HANDS DOWN.. Super disappointed. read more
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Very nice ambience! It has a very natural, sexy vibe. Food was good. Not great but good. Staff was pleasant. Street parking is pretty plentiful. read more
3 years ago
I love this place!. But this morning I came with a friend. And A.J thought we wanted to share breakfast. After we said we just wanted the same thing. My friend was half done with her food and I had to wait . . read more
Ok I've been here a few times before but yesterday, I was able to have brunch. Completely impressed. The dining area is beautiful and cozy. I felt very comfortable like I was brunch at home. We ordered bottomless mimosas. If you plan on having at least two glasses, just get the bottomless #1 or #2 and save money. The coffee was even excellent, required no sugar. A table for two so we ordered 3 meals to share dishes. We of course had the shrimp and grits, the chicken and waffles as well as the gem salad. When I tell you everything tasted great???? The sausage in the shrimp and grits had the right amount of heat to them making the dish have a little kick. The chicken and waffles were out of this world! I've had Roscoes in LA, I've had Gladys Knights in ATL and my share of chicken and waffles in the Chi, believe me these are so bomb!!!! The gem salad with green goddess dressing was delicious and helped to balance out our indulgence. I love this place. The service was great. It's nice to see such a fabulous location on the south side of Chicago for my community. Of course I will return! read more
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My family and I came here for brunch to celebrate Mothers Day 2 weekends ago. I called and made reservations like 2-3 weeks in advance for this day. We arrived at our reservation time (12:00pm), but it took over an hour to be seated. From what I somewhat understood at that time, the earlier brunch crowd was still seated and they were waiting for the tables to clear. We remained patient. Once finally seated, we met our kind waiter (I think his name was Alex) and we ordered mimosas which arrived at 1:50pm. Those were yummy. When our waiter returned, we ordered our food. By that time, we were starving. So not only did our food not arrive all together, but unfortunately, the second round of food did not arrive until 2:43pm. We get that it was busy that day, but that's extremely slow service! And by the time they came back with the second round of food for everybody else, the first round of food people were already done with their meal. Ultimately, the food was delicious, but the experience was irritating and NOT the best and that's based on having to wait on literally everything WITH advanced reservations. I've never had multiple long waits in one sitting. Such a disappointment. I do wish there was some sort of compensation so I could possibly return and write a better review. Otherwise, all I can advise is to expect a long wait, and that's with or without a reservation. read more
5 years ago
8 years ago
The decor of this restaurant and bar is definitely five stars But for the food the price and the portion size it definitely needs to be adjusted Hyde Park is not downtown or the Gold Coast I don't understand these prices to justify the menu offerings The menu here is just too small and basic and inflated in the price I honestly can't Rave about any of the dishes that I had I had the chicken roasted main course dish which did not come with any sides everything is all a cart according to one of my girlfriends who frequents here My girlfriend said that the hamburger was absolutely to-die-for because it was grass-fed beef and I kept asking for it from the servers anyway staff and they kept denying me saying that it was only available for the bar area which is ridiculous finding that the bar is actually about 1,000 feet and I'm cooking it in the same freaking kitchen so why can't I have it in the dining area that is so retarded So I ended up with some dry unseasoned overcook chicken with no sides for $26 No one at my table was happy with their main dishes we also got the deviled eggs for an appetizer what you get about four for $10 and we also got a side of fries and I believe they're six or seven dollars I will come back into the bar area only just to get that burger in to enjoy Jazz night read more
7 years ago
Overall decent spot for lunch. I had the chilaquiles which were ok. Others at the table had the lobster roll (really good) and shrimp & grits (really good). The overall restaurant is well maintained and clean. Waitress was a bit slow. Overall would definitely come back to try more dishes. read more
4 years ago
Mesler is our neighborhood "Cheers." You will see familiar faces, experience great service, and have tasty bites and drinks. They also have live music a couple of times each week. Order a side of French toast for brunch. You won't regret it. read more
Stopped off for a quick bite to eat during a bike ride with a friend! This burger is everything I didn't know I needed plus more! AND whatever this house sauce is on this burger and this garlic aioli was soooo very pleasing to my soul! I just felt the burger spirit in my tummy! Lol The burgers were two thin patties! They don't take temperature requests due to this! The host and wait staff were amazing also! It was rather hot in the establishment (even after we cooled off from the bike ride), but otherwise... a great experience! GO EAT AND EAT SO MO' read more
5 years ago
6 years ago
Wow, not sure what happened to Mesler, but it is not good. We loved their brunch (pre-COVID) in the past, but tonight made us question ever coming back. Service was basically non-existent. Management clearly didn't prepare their staff for new protocols, everyone we interacted with (host, bartender, manager, waiter) seemed confused and frazzled. We got takeout and found that my partner's turkey burger was completely burned upon unpackaging the food. The bag did not include utensils. We went down to get the utensils, and a handful were thrust at us with barely a word. Since we are staying at the hotel, they said they would call our room when the remade burger was ready. They never called, with the excuse that they wrote down the wrong room number. Not sure why they didn't just call the cell phone listed on our original order. The new burger was even worse, it was charred on the outside and raw on the inside. The manager asked if we wanted to try something else. Why would we? We are done, you don't get three chances to make a simple burger. They refunded the price of the entree, but it was frustrating. Barely an apology. read more
2 years ago
7 years ago
The vibe was chill, the shrimp and grits were banging, and the good Old Fashioned was It was garnished with a torched stem of Rosemary. I will make another trip for more food and drinks. #goodoldfashionedchicago read more
3 years ago
DO NOT ORDER THE MARGARITA FLIGHT, YOU WILL BE VERY UPSET! I ordered the margarita flight and I was pretty disgusted that I spent $40.00 on it and it was about 1 ounce (maybe less) of of the drink in each of the three tiny glasses full of ice. When I complained to the manager Caren (sp?), she said, "I'll be sure to spread the word" and walked away. It was extremely weird. The cesar salad was fine however the chicken was dry and overly charred. While this was very disappointing, the whole experience wasn't a wash. The potato leek soup was phenomenal. The ambiance is great and the restaurant is beautiful. read more
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1401 E 53rd St
Chicago, IL 60615
Hyde Park
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