Townsend - Philadelphia

Excellent in the new location. So much closer ! Very young chic clientele !

The dining experience at Townsend in the Rittenhouse neighborhood was exceptional. Despite the quiet night due to the coronavirus, the restaurant still provided top-notch service with a great wine selection and friendly staff. We highly recommend coming out to enjoy a meal at Townsend.

Lovely dinner and wonderful drinks. The staff is delightfully helpful and respectful. Overall, a great dining experience.

The food was good, but consistent not warm. We felt awckward to send it back to be re-heated, and again it was reallt tasteful, jut not hot.

This restaurant has potential, but there are some issues that need to be addressed. Our table was not ready at the reservation time, and there was limited space to wait, so we ended up hanging out in a window area. The server was great and helped us choose a nice bottle of wine from a moderately interesting list. The bread basket and amuse bouche of vinegared beets were brought by a runner, who accidentally spilled one on the table but did not offer to clean it up. Our first courses, potato potage and baked oysters with Pernod, were well-prepared. However, our main courses, duck breast and fish with leek and vegetable purée, were delayed in arriving at the table. We decided to skip dessert as nothing appealed to us. There are some "rough edges" that were managed well by a knowledgeable server, but it seems like there is room for improvement in communication between the front and back of the house. The restaurant also needs some acoustic treatment as the noise level was quite high. We plan to give it some time to improve before returning.