Current

I'm staying at the hotel attached to the Current in the midst of this pandemic, and was starving so just came down for a snack and a drink. Staff was so so sweet--admitted they'd JUST reopened and were still familiarizing themselves with the new menu but friendly and talkative and made recommendations and even people-watched with me with things were slow.. Katie was my server. They also laughed at my jokes, which I'm pretty sure they felt obligated to do, but nonetheless this also made me happy.So I ordered the cheese and charcuterie board--and let me tell you, I will dream about this for the rest of my life. I wish I thought to take a picture before I consumed everything, but too late. The attached picture is just the remnants.A small toasted loaf, dates, small dill pickles hung out on one plate. The main plate had two different thin cuts of meat rolled up and three distinct types of cheeses. Also don't ask me what kind they were, because I couldn't tell you, but they were amazing and one was sharp and one was creamy and one was a little sweet and they all made me very happy!And then it came with three different toppings. An actual piece of honeycomb, which was amazing and probably pissed off a lot of bees, and two types of spicy/savory sweet jellies.So I just started exploring and mixing the sharp cheese with the sweet honey and the soft bread with a slice of the thin cut meat...The people walking by looked at me weird when they heard me moaning, but it was totally worth it.My drink was refilled before I even needed to ask, Katie came by several times to check on me and I tried to share a piece of the meat with a miniature dachshund wandering past but he wisely looked askance of the strange lady trying to bribe him with meat in exchange for pets (hey--it works for my husband--dont judge. You should see what he'd do for beef jerky. My husband. Not the dog)All in all, a perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon in Chicago with a great staff and fantastic food!!

Salmon was cooked to order and the chicken pesto sandwich looked good. However, it was a bit flavorless. The hostess seemed completely confused but did end up seating us.

Granted I was using the bar side of restaurant...it was pretty terrible. Ordered Margherita pizza and garlic shrimp. Not sure which was worse. Flavorless and pricey. Desperately needed food since I was staying at W. Never again.

I had three meals here while staying at the W Hotel Lakeshore Breakfast: granola & yogurt $7I'm pretty sure this was some regular brand of store bought granola with nothing but oats (plain & sugary) Thick Greek yogurt was okay. Lunch: grilled chicken sandwich with grain salad $12/$13?The sandwich lacked flavor (not even salt), good amount of avocado. I asked for extra harissa Grain salad was flavorless, quinoa, arugula Dinner: scallops with cauliflower $24/$27? The scallops were undercooked lacking a crust. The cauliflower however was delicious. Bar: $11 Malbec was nice, TV's for sportsStaff was great & attentive. Clean dining areas but cold & drafty.

Great Burger, i was pleasantly surprised for hotel food, how good it was. the staff was great, no waiting, only a few minutes and i was back in the room enjoying!Food 4/5Drinks 4/5Staff 4/5Cleanliness 3/5Ambiance 3/5Price 4/5

This restaurant in located inside the W lakeshore hotel . When making my reservation I assumed the restaurant would be at the very top floor of the hotel ..in the circular restaurant . Anyway the rooftop space is only available for events . The actual restaurant is on the main floor of the hotel facing Lake Michigan . There was a dj playing and later a live band ... and just a few of us having dinner . The hostess and wait staff were super friendly and helpful . Our server said they had a new chef and recommended some items that weren't on the menu yet : we ended up choosing an octopus dust for me friend and spaetzle for me as my vegetarian entree . Both were delicious and full of flavor .

I travel for work and eat at a lot of restaurants throughout the country. Our company is currently not traveling and I'm eating more locally and was very impressed with the service and equally impressed with the quality of the food. For apps, we ordered the calamari and it was cooked masterfully as it was crisp, not oily, and had great seasoning as it hit multiple notes throughout the bite. The wings impressed our very picky daughter and I do not eat wings but had to have a few given her review of them. For dinner we had the half chicken and braised lamb shank. Both dishes exceeded our expectations given our appetizers and we look forward to coming back to the restaurant in order to try the rest of the menu. Hats off to the chef!Peter G.

This is not a great restaurant. As we drove past all of these wonderful downtown spots, I was a little nervous when I was told we'd be eating at the hotel restaurant. It's a corporate hotel restaurant and I think all the protein was frozen. The seared ahi tuna was for sure. We had a larger party of 16 and the place is short staffed. It took 45 minutes for cold appetizers to arrive. Then it took another 45 minutes for the entrees to start coming out...one at a time. Literally one or two at a time every 4 or 5 minutes. It took them 25 minutes to serve everyone. Two people at the table got the chicken. Everything on the plate was covered in a flavorless oil. Two people got the seafood spaghetti. It was sad. The 10 or 12 shrimp were 70-80/lb size. The tiny kind you see in hot and sour soup. The scallops were equally as tiny. I didn't know scallops came that small. Almost the same diameter as the pasta. A normal scallop is an inch or two across. These were 1 centimeter at the most. Try to picture how small that is. Then they douse the plate in dried parsley. My wife had so much on her plate that she blew it off onto the table. The bright side is that they know how to make an okay hamburger and fries (with more parsley) for $18. I wished I had ordered the burger.It's the definition of a hotel restaurant. Mediocre frozen food with minimal staff training in the dining room. And a bar full of out of towners. There are SO many better places within 1 block of this mess.

Easily the worst food i've ever had in Chicago. The alfredo tasted like butter mixed with cream. No flavor at all except the mushrooms that tasted like dirt. Everything was very bland. The spaghetti looked good, but had very little flavor. The margarita pizza had big soggy tomatoes on it. $10 for the tiniest side salad i've ever seen. Do not recommend.

10 out of 10 I would highly recommend this place. The food is great. I had a Portabella mushroom burger with fries. The staff are amazing as well