Gandy Dancer - Ann Arbor

Outstanding restaurant as always Consistent food , service Highly recommended always read more Outstanding restaurant as always Consistent food , service Highly recommended always

The place had a cool industrial vibe. The food was very good. We had the firecracker and coconut shrimp and both had good flavor, we liked the coconut shrimp a... read more The place had a cool industrial vibe. The food was very good. We had the firecracker and coconut shrimp and both had good flavor, we liked the coconut shrimp a little more. The salmon was very good and the steak had a nice char and flavor to it also. Staff was all very nice and the drinks were good as well. We drove 45 min to go and would go back!

The service was really good, and staffs were super friendly, but my food didn't taste any better than the U of M dining hall. The freshness of the ingredients d... read more The service was really good, and staffs were super friendly, but my food didn't taste any better than the U of M dining hall. The freshness of the ingredients definitely needs to be improved. The mashed potatoes had dry shell on the surface; the texture was granular, like it was microwaved; lemon chicken was mildly dry, and unfortunately the flavor didn't go into the chicken; the gravy is too salty. The cheese cake tasted no different from the one you can get from the Whole Foods. Given that everyone rates this restaurant highly, I guess the only reason of why my food was so-so is that the chef was so tired that they were not in the mood of cooking good food.

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the Gandy Dancer!!! My husband and I hosted our 1-year wedding anniversary party here so we could invite everyo... read more I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the Gandy Dancer!!! My husband and I hosted our 1-year wedding anniversary party here so we could invite everyone we couldn 't invite to the wedding (COVID restrictions, you know? Kristina, our eventcoordinator, was fantastic from the moment she picked up the phone and said, Thank you for calling the Gandy Dancer, I can helpyou, to the very end of the party I didn 't have to worry about a single thing. My husband and I met with Kristina once at therestaurant to go over the schedule for the event. She pointed out some places we should change things in the schedule soeverything would flow better and all her ideas were fabulous. We were in constant contact via email, so whenever I had questionsor wanted to add or change something, she could make a note of it The day of the party, my husband and I arrived about 15minutes after the party had started to be announced and I was pleased as punch to see that everything was going smoothly. Afterwe were announced, a server immediately came up to me and offered me a mimosa. It was amazing. I felt like I was on movieset The wait staff kept everything moving so I didn 't have to worry about anything. I just enjoyed the party. If I have anotheranniversary party down the line, I want to do it here The food and drinks were amazing. We were able to do a brunch because Ihad signed the contract for a brunch before the Gandy Dancer stopped offering it. I was so happy they honored the contractbecause I had promised all my guests a brunch. We gave our guests the option of a summer fruit waffle, a lobster and brieomelette, or crab cakes Benedict. For dessert, they could choose vanilla bean ice cream or artisan cheese cake. I think everyoneloved the food. I know I did!

We had a reservation at Gandy Dancer on July 31, 2022 Sunday). It was a celebration of our wedding. We have heard so many wonderful things about this restaurant... read more We had a reservation at Gandy Dancer on July 31, 2022 Sunday). It was a celebration of our wedding. We have heard so many wonderful things about this restaurant and that is why we selected it. The restaurant is absolutely gorgeous andwell maintained. My husband really enjoyed lobster bisque the restaurant was out of oysters). The reason for 2 stars is thefollowing incident I ordered Ultimate Mix Seafood Trio $39.50) and according to the website and their menu, it should havethe following components: salmon, crab cake, coconut shrimp, coconut ginger rice, and fresh vegetables. When I got my food, Inoticed there were no vegetables. The waitress Zoe) told me that rice was my vegetable. I showed her the menu and the Googlephotos of this particular dish. She rolled her eyes and brought me broccoli on a separate plate. If you consider rice to be avegetable, please remove fresh vegetables from the menu, otherwise it is a decepve trade practice. In terms of the actual dish coconut ginger rice did not have coconut flavor, only ginger. And the salmon piece was very dry and close to the end of thetail most high end restaurants do not serve such undesirable pieces).