Best Hot Spot Restaurants in Merrillville, IN

We had a great dinner at Girl and the Goat! We had the chickpea fritters and the pomegranate was a great touch of flavor. We also loved the sea bass, and will come back for it! Other favorites included the peanut butter mousse and chocolate dessert. Shout out to nick (I think) in the kitchen who gifted us mini beans (green beans) and the miso maple budino (if you like pralines you’ll love this), both were phenomenal.

Always a favorite. Even with an early reservation it’s bustling with a good crowd. Fantastic martinis, consistently wonderful American cuisine set in charming atmosphere only RL can provide.

Overall really excellent. Only hiccup, my fiancée ordered an old fashioned twice, the second time around I don’t think they gave him an old fashioned, maybe just a simple scotch or bourbon. He only drinks old fashions and whatever they gave him the second time around was not it. This was after our entree and we didn’t want to be bothersome so we left without saying anything, that’s probably also our fault on our end.

I wish I had gotten the name of our waitress. She made our experience wonderful and we come every year to the Walnut Room since my children were little and they are now 20 and 17. Our waitress took one of the best pictures of our family at the tree, came to our table often refilling our drinks and asking if we needed anything more. She was just so happy and joyful it really added to our experience at the table. She even brought us Walnut Room glasses at the end. We always have a good time at the Walnut Room but our experience this time was exceptional! I thanked her at the end as well, but please treat this waitress well and keep her because she is a shining star for sure!!

Went during happy hour. Service was great. Drink and appetizer on special. Then had shrimp your way. Delicious!