Smyth

I won't share any more photos not to spoil the menu! The food, service and ambiance is as you'd expect at this level, top notch. Left the place satiated and not "stuffed" or "underfed"The service is extremely good. The staff follow the high end luxury dining rules to a tee. Very knowledgeable about their wine paring as well as the reason behind why the pairing was made, what to pay attention to and the general history of the wines. Overall a very memorable experience.

Service was excellent, the Ambiance was almost too casual! Two food bloggers sat next to us in T-shirts and Shorts. Kinda took away from the experience. Food was an interesting mix of some reinvented classics to a lot of jelly's and similar textures with rather exotic ingredients. I found it to be 10 courses of Amuse Bouche and a couple of three bite dishes. Even after spending $$$$.$$ I was hungry. I guess if you want the experience you should try it, compared to the other 3 Michelin Star Restaurants in The US and one other in Chicago I would choose several of those over Smyth. I would return to Smyth if someone else was paying, but would have a Chicago dog before!

Dropbox hosted an exclusive round table dinner with some professional from the AEC industry. We were seated in the private dining section on the lower level. The restaurant is cozy & classy! The event had a prefixed menu with a variety of fabulous dishes. Most dishes were meat forward, but the staff at the restaurant were very considerate to get me vegetarian dishes. The vegetarian dishes were flavourful! Cocktails: CITI-DILL-08 & Loyalist old fashioned were just fabulous and a must try!

I'm not gonna go over every course for this 3 Michelin experience, but I did provide a pic of the menu I was lucky enough to try if you want to see all of the courses.I really enjoyed myself at Smyth. We did do the chef's table. The vibe of the whole restaurant was great down to the lighting level, the warmth of the wood tables, and the 80's music being softly pumped in the background.The service was impeccable. They run a very tight and orderly brigade. I didn't do a wine pairing, but the old fashioned I had was amazing. If I was to highlight my 3 favorite moments, they would be:1). MAINE UNI & MAMEY SAPOTE. The presentation was beautiful and the flavors were so original (for me) to be used with Uni that I was transfixed.2). CRAB SOUP. I watched my partner have a Ratatouille moment the second she raised the cup to her mouth and smelled the seaweed. She grew up on the northern coast of California and I could see her lost in nostalgia. Her eyes teared up as this became an emotional experience for her.3). LEMON LEAF & BEESWAX PARFAIT. The beeswax foam dries into what looks like a sponge. Very playful and very delicious.This was a very special experience. I would def come back.

Finally coming around to write about Smyth. I came here the last week of November which I was glad because they have subsequently increased their price from $285 a person to $325 a person for the non-chef's tasting. Overall I thought Smyth was very enjoyable, but the food made me feel like I wanted more. I've only ever dined at one other three Michelin star restaurant and I remember thinking to myself "if I never eat again life was good". I did not have such feeling walking away from Smyth. Don't get me wrong, the food was really good, but it felt like a lot of oils, repeat flavors, and towards the end more heavy in fat (foie gras, duck liver mousse - same element in a few dishes). Throughout the night, I also found myself wanting a more substantial bite of food instead of small bites throughout. There were only one or two dishes that really blew me away. Lastly, perhaps this is a me problem, but I like my food hot. I get why some food would not be hot, but for things like the lobster broth, it was just a tad on the warmer side and I never got that warm, fuzzy feeling that comes with soup.Service was top-notch and personalized. Definitely a special experience, but would consider the price tag.

Wow! My husband and I dined here last week. We have dined at other 2 and 3 star Michelin rated spots in the city and this was comparable. This winter menu is very seafood heavy, there was only one meat offering and it was aged duck. I do wish there was more chicken or red meat in the meal. Everything else was shell fish and vegetables. But overall the service and presentation was top notch. When you first walk in you are welcomed by a lovely view of the full kitchen. Everyone is working diligently and listening to each other. I love hearing their synergy and their repetition of cues from the CDC. Some of my favorite dishes of the night were the toasted corn and truffle waffle, crab and almond (with a jasmine spray) BBQ king crab and rice koji, and of course the aged duck and yeast foie gras doughnut. We added the classic wine pairing. It was (I believe) 7 different wines, mostly white (makes sense since it was mostly seafood dishes). The staff said it would amount to about 3 full glasses but I think it was more. It was a great choice to add the wine pairing but of course was a bit pricey. The ambiance is nice. Very different from Alinea and Ever. Lots of timberwood and very West Loop feel. I am obsessed with the wallpaper in the bathrooms!! You have to check that out. :) After our meal my husband wanted a cocktail. They politely told us that they needed our table for the next party but offered a cocktail and champagne on the house to enjoy in the lounge (read: the lobby area). That was very nice of them and we obliged. Thanks Smyth!!

Everything was good, just some wow factor missing for this high caliber type of restaurant. The staff were attentive but the ambiance was almost too cold and gave a tense feeling. The food was great!

I surprisingly loved our meal... except the duck and foie gras dish. (Sorry, Peking duck trumps this for me.) I thought each dish was very unique and innovative.Service was amazing. They really went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. The space is cozy, definitely warm, and it doesn't feel very crowded. I couldn't really identify any of the songs.My bf and I were surprised we liked it more than we expected.

Wow! This was such an incredible meal. I went for the full chef's tasting menu back in March and it was one of the best meals of my life. The different flavors that I tasted here were so unexpected and unique, truly unlike anything else that i've ever tasted. I love how there were so many different savory courses as well as desserts, most places only give 2 but there were 5 different desserts if you include the brioche baba (a transitional dish between savory and dessert), which was one of my favorite courses ever. There is so much creativity that goes into the dishes here, everything is plated so uniquely and Smyth is really pushing the boundaries of flavor.It's pretty hard to pick favorites but if I had to then a few of them would be:Rice Koji Porridge: Unlike anything i've ever had or tasted, literally scraped my bowl as clean as it could get.Nantucket Bay Scallops: Especially for being raw these were some of the best scallops i've had, and the combination with the kombucha was insane.Dungeness Crab, Almond Milk, Newly Pressed Almond Oil: Omg, this brought me to tears because of how good it was Barbecued Ainan Tai: Tasted so perfectly balanced, loved how we could see the fish hung up getting cooked in the open kitchen, the overgrown mushrooms were so good and the caviar yum! American wagyu ribeye, braised kombu, maitake mushroom and cheese and bone marrow fudge doughnut: Definitely the best american wagyu that i've had, such balanced flavors again and the doughnut was so delicious and memorable Brioche Baba: Between the tableside presentation, the white truffle tea, shaved black truffles, and the insane flavors this course was mindblowing, the first time i've had a dish that was considered both savory and dessert! I really liked the laid back yet elevated atmosphere of Smyth. At some other Michelin starred restaurants that i've been to it feels like theres someone from the service team watching you or at your side at all times even when don't want them there. That was not the case here, everyone was so friendly and always made sure that we had exactly what we needed while giving us the space to have conversations and relax. I'm so excited to come back to Smyth in the future to see what I get next time!

About a 2-2.5: We were curious to check out Smyth, as the cuisine is inspired from the farmlands of Smyth County in VA! They offer a Smyth and a Chef's Table tasting menu, in which you make advance reservations via tock.We went for the Smyth, and note that if you have any allergies or aversions, you can work with the restaurant for substitutions and/or accommodations.Our menu included:+Smoked Quail Egg+Lobster Coral Custard, Lobster Claw & Raspberry+Lobster & Seaweed Soup+Sweet Peas, Lemon Leaf & Garden Curry Oil+Avocado & Habanada Slushie+Dungeness Crab & Almond+Squash & Caviar+Alaskan King Salmon & White Asparagus+Lobster Tail & Tomatillo+Lone Mountain Beef; Truffle & Bone Marrow Doughnut+New Potato & Pecan+Strawberry * Nasturtium+Sunflower & Marigold Tartlet; Mussel Caramel+Kombucha Rootbeer FloatOverall, we felt that there wasn't much of a variety in the menu, considering the 3 stars - don't get me wrong, I do enjoy lobster, but I feel that there should have been a more variety of proteins that were used; the progression of the menu also felt similar in terms of flavors, and the dishes didn't seem too distinct from one another.The courses were aesthetically presented well.Service was fine. The hostess's demeanor should be re-evaluated.The interior of the place has more of a relaxed casual vibe, considering, with exposed frames and darker wood.Extremely limited street parking.+repeats in courses+okay service+extremely limited street parking