Rats Restaurant - Grounds for Sculpture

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   Louis

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent. Assistant GM, Brandon, greeted us and periodically checked on our table. Our server, Ben, was attentive and charming. Beautifully warm atmosphere. Such a unique establishment. Cheese plate was tastefully arranged with honey, jam, nuts and several perfect cheeses. Pork belly and Caesar salad were lovely and generous apps while all our entrees were to perfection. We had a bit of a “tasting” assortment of deserts which were well worth the indulgence. Highly recommended for a tasting event, holiday, group or date.
   

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   Jake

   New Jersey

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service, decor, ambience, and food! Would recommend.
   

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   Patricia A

   New York City

   24 reviews

   5.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very lovely. Fireplaces were awesome. All the different rooms were cool. Food was yummy and service excellent.
   

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   Craig

   Atlantic City

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amy is the most wonderful waitress. We request her every time we visit.
   

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   Robin

   Chicago

   70 reviews

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   5.0

   70 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I visited the sculpture garden the first time over the summer and loved the art and had dinner outside afterwards. It was a wonderful experience. I live in in Florida and I just came for a visit last night to experience the inside and it was fabulous with the fireplace! I’ve been to many restaurants this is now one of my favorites! 
   

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   Anne

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was a wonderful way to celebrate my birthday. The food, service, and ambiance is one of a kind!
   

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   Alison

   Philadelphia

   21 reviews

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   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Birthday dinner at my favorite restaurant. Excellent in every way, as always!
   

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   John

   Atlantic City

   15 reviews

   1.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Extremely disappointing. First off! Don’t believe the menu on the website which has a very appealing brunch menu. In reality they offered the lunch menu with choice of 4 brunch items. When I asked the server about it, she giddily said the website doesn’t get updated and you can’t rely on it. Okay, fine I’ll move on. We order a bottle of wine and, a $30 cheese board (no charcuterie) as an appetizer, and sandwiches for lunch (since the advertised croque monsiour was not available today). Let me give proper accolades to the one positive. The fresh, whole grain bread and homemade herb butter was delicious and our server gave use extra pieces of bread since we ordered the cheese platter. I soon learned why. On the cheese platter were 3 average size crostinis which were beyond stale. There were 4 selections of cheese: 2 extremely hard and dry cheddars (so hard you could barely cut without a cheese knife which I asked for and they don’t have), 1 edible cheddar, and a very nice creamy blue cheese. Less than 10 minutes after the cheese board arrived a food runner arrives next to our table holding 2 plates with our sandwiches, which I didn’t accept as we were still eating our appetizer. IMHO bringing out entrees while guests are eating appetizers is one of the biggest giveaways that the restaurant is not a classy place and no matter how good the food might be, it is a mediocre dining experience at best. We are just trying to make the best of it when the manager walks up and asks “how is everything.” Don’t ask if you don’t want to know. He is in the wrong line of work. I briefly give my opinion of the cheese board without even saying, how stale the crostinis were. I advised the major complaint was with lunch being delivered while we are still eating our appetizer. Instead of being apologetic for the blunder and moving on, he chooses to explain that some people want their lunch to come out right away so they don’t have to wait. Oh please, what a joke!
   

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   Anna

   New York City

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   I was disappointed with the brunch experience. The quality of the food did not meet expectations, particularly the frittata, which did not taste fresh, and the dish was topped with what seemed to be basic lettuce. The presentation was unappealing, and given the quality, the price felt unjustified. I hope improvements can be made to align with the standard the establishment aims to deliver.
   

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    Ernest

    New Jersey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Outstanding in every way. A food and beverage masterpiece.
    

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