Restaurants near Chicago Cultural Center

Everything was amazing from the hostess, to our waiter Darren and bus staff. Food and drinks were absolutely delicious. There was a lot of fork-passing. The personalized menu page for my mom’s birthday was a phenomenal touch to her birthday experience at Ocean Prime. We had a seat right near the window per request but there’s really no bad seat in the house. Truly the best experience I had at any restaurant, especially in the downtown area. A must!

Food was excellent (steak salad and scallop special). The owner stopped by our table, as he often does when I visit, and when finding we were celebrating our birthdays, he brought over complimentary split of champagne and also included a piece of delicious cheese cake with poached pear for dessert. The food and service are consistently excellent.

I just felt like going out to dinner and made a reservation that morning for 6pm that day. Great decision for the 3 of us - for my husband, adult son, who was visiting us, and me. Food was outstanding, as was the service (Nick was great!). We had the bruschetta de prosciutto, pear salad, ravioli (lobster & mascarpone), pappardelle, mixed greens and 1 "classic" tiramissu (very different from what we typically get elsewhere).

A true Chicago experience that is not to be missed. Plus, excellent food.. and lunch cheaper that a corner fast food joint. Go!

Staff was wonderful. Attentive. The restaurant is beautiful. They don’t have a lot of tables for large groups (we were 8) and they did an incredible job accommodating us. There’s a great private room surrounded by wine bottles that seats 8 people and we loved it. Great wine selection.