Smyth - Chicago
Smyth
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Smyth and The Loyalist offer a dual dining experience in Chicago, Illinois where patrons can choose between elegant lounge dining at Smyth or enjoy cocktails and bar food at The Loyalist into the late hours. Many patrons choose to experience both options, starting with a leisurely meal at Smyth and then meeting friends at The Loyalist. One unique feature is the availability of either an eight-course or 12-course tasting menu, with the option to add beverage pairings for a complete dining experience. Everything on the menu is carefully curated and sourced from a 20-acre farm, ensuring each meal at Smyth and The Loyalist is exceptional. The full menu can be viewed on the website.
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The restaurant offers an expensive tasting menu with wine pairing that left some customers disappointed due to the lack of additional dishes and abrupt progression of the courses. However, the atmosphere and staff were top-notch. On the other hand, some customers raved about the fresh local ingredients and complex flavors of the dishes, calling it the best culinary experience of their lives. The seafood dishes were particularly praised, and the open kitchen provided a unique dining experience. Overall, the food was excellent with standout dishes, but some found the wine pairing to be lackluster. The attentive and engaging service, along with the stellar food, left many customers looking forward to returning in the future.
We did the most expensive tasting menu and wine pairing and it was a but disappointing. We expected at least a handful of more dishes than the regular menu since we paid a decent amount extra, but it ended up being one extra intro course and maybe one extra mini-dessert. The food was fine, but it built up quick and then there was only one main course before moving on to dessert…very abrupt. On the wine pairings, we ordered reserve but didn’t get a pairing with the last 3 courses, so definitely not worth the extra price. Place was pretty empty when we were there too, which was tough
First atmosphere was phenomenal and staff was top notch. Everything beyond that…not so much. I was expecting it to be expensive but it was excessive for what I received. While each course was interesting, they were very small and the flavors were complicated without commonality. It was too all over the board. We got the basic wine pairing and the wines were ok. I don’t know if it’s common to receive the menu after the meal but it would have been nice to know what was coming. Also, there were 3 desert courses. While I’m a fan of desert, I would have preferred to have a few larger courses.
The food and dessert were excellent. Each entree was fabulous and the wine pairing were perfect.
What was that? Was it just bad food or arrogant waiters who forgot that they are SERVEers… and what is that yelling for..? Can we just enjoy our meal, our conversation, and our company without being bothered by all of the team yelling every five minutes. Unless I am not here to enjoy the food, the company, and the conversation. Or if you are entertaining, put your show together or hire a professional entertainer. Foodwise… I am sorry, actually I am not, but anyway, I am not coming back. Some pie … – show
Disappointing all around. Waste of $800+ for two people and a waste of our 5 year anniversary meal. If you want expensive ingredients reinvented for the sake of reinventing, this is the place for you. If you want a delicious meal showcasing the best of what the nicest ingredients can offer, try Topolobampo, Schwa, or Alinea. I wouldn’t go again even if the price was $100 per person. 2/12 courses were tasty and 4/12 we sent back barely eaten.
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Desserts
Cherry Licorice Sundae$10.0Malt Chocolate Tart Pear Pate De Fruit$10.0Mascarpone Bavarois, Lemon Curd Cara Cara Orange Ice$10.0After Dinner Libations
Bergerie Coteaux Du Layon$16.0After Dinner Libations - Amari
Dell 'Etna 2Oz Pour$12.0Dell 'Erborista 2Oz Pour$16.0