Allen Street Grill

The atmosphere is surprisingly warm with a big city vibe at the Allen Street Grill which is a fine dining establishment in State College. Their menu also surprised us as it is quite creative considering downstairs is a diner, and our seasoned server was kind and attentive. As an appetizer, we ordered the melon Caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. It was fresh and delicious. We also shared a cheese toast appetizer with figs and prosciutto. As an entree, my daughter enjoyed the pesto pasta with asparagus and peas while I had the halibut with tomatoes and salsa verde which was also delicious. My husband loved the duck. It seems as though the menu changes often, so I'm sure we'll be back to enjoy their food and atmosphere some time soon.

Allen Street Grill has been our go-to place for great cocktails and food past several years. Everytime has been 4-5 star service especially with the cocktails. Something changed last month when taking our second born out for 21st bday dinner. Ribeye was a fatcap. Manhattan highball a watered logged cocktail, but of course 125th St Manhattan was on point (which should be for the price point). Vegan menu needs work - the cavatappi pesto used to be great but website outdated and not offered - fyi no one likes quinoa as entree. Bring back the pesto please. The hamachi crudo well presented. The steak tartare needs some work. The pappardelle would benefit from some flavor and actually including northern beans as advertised. Desserts well done. Espresso martini to round out the evening nice touch! Will go back again and hoping for a 5 star experience repeat.

This was our first dining experience at the Allen St Grill. First of all, they were very accommodating in adjusting our reservation due to the PSU game going into OT, second, our server was as excellent. Overall the food was very good but we had to wait more than 45 min after our first course for the second course. The kitchen was slow due to two large groups dining at the restaurant. For me, this spot ranks below Barrel 21 and the Tavern.

What this restaurant does well, it does particularly well. The carbonara is excellent, and easily their top entrée. The limoncello makes for an excellent dessert. Conversely, other entrées, such as the flounder, are okay but not necessarily the best you'll have.The location's ambience is very inviting, conveying, a sense of intimacy and elegance. The service is very good and attentive. It very much has the feel of a date night destination on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening.

The very best food in State College! First time here and I'm afraid after this review we will have a hard time getting a reservation! Service is top notch with our outstanding server Susan who answered all our questions on various cocktails and menu choices and recommended pairings for our meal. Awesome. . Great space and gorgeous marble bar with excellent bar service and a variety of interesting cocktails. The room was energetic and windows everywhere with view of the college scene down below. This is our new go to place for dinner and after dinner cocktails at the intimate 1920's style bar area in a separate area outside the dining room.

Place is very old fashioned and charming, upstairs 2nd floor. Ok so I failed as a regular Yelper, no pics...geez. We had the charcuterie, melon caprese salad...wow amazing flavors. We also had the seared tuna and wedge salad..OMG amazeballs. The old fashioned was very tastey and the wife had the fuzzy white sangria and loved it. For desert we had chocolate red wine cake with pistachio ice cream...oh my goodness, best desert ever. The service was impeccable., Thank You Kaci your attention to detail and knowledge of the menu options, hands down amazing dining experience.

We came back to this restaurant because we thoroughly enjoyed the Shellfish Ribollita. Of course we ordered it and it lived up to our expectations yet again. We also ordered the Bucatini Carbonara because we had seen another patron enjoying it and we looked forward to enjoying it as well. It was good but not amazing. We were told by our server that her favorite item on the menu is the duck meatloaf so we hope that we can make it back there before the menu changes. We love the atmosphere and the cocktails are well balanced and nicely presented.

This dinner just blew me away. It was just a simple pre christmas dinner out at a nice place, but I was in for a surprise. Started with the Sweet Potato Soup with wild rice fritters, holy cow was that good. Next time I'll get my own instead of sharing with hub. I had the ribeye with salt and vinegar potatoes and green beans. Let me just say that I have never actually eaten a whole green bean. Until now. They were fabulous. I was cautious and thinking about substituting but our waiter convinced me to give them a try and I loved them. I also don't like salt and vinegar potato chips so again I was concerned but figured what the hey, I don't have to eat them. I don't know, this chef is into malt vinegar and he is an expert with it. Had a lovely time and will definitely go back.

Celebrated our engagement dinner here and it was phenomenal. Both the food and service were great. Our server was Allison and she took care of us like we were family. We had the Melon Salad, the pork chop, and the Beef Tartare. We also grabbed drinks at the bar while we were waiting for our table and both cocktails were outstanding.

Very cute, very nice restaurant with a wholesome, college feel. Our waiter was very pleasant and made the whole experience better. Many of their pastas were tasty, but the buttered noodles my daughter ordered nearly drowned in butter. Only order if you like your pasta coated!