Drew's On Halsted - Chicago

Old school ambiance and menu. Even a piano player singing the oldies.

Went on a Saturday night when they had two singers and pianist and had a great time. The Kennytime cocktail was delicious

We went for restaurant week and there were 2 price points and menus to choose from. I started out with a Grey Goose Dirty Martini with Blue Cheese Olives. Chilled to perfection. Our courses were tasty. I would recommend this restaurant!

While the food was good, they mixed up or second course (sat my date’s food in front of me and mine in front of him) and brought us both the same dessert even though he had ordered something else. Also, while the live singing was a nice touch, it was too loud. I found myself having to shout or wait until the singing stopped to carry on a conversation; not a very conducive atmosphere for a first date.

We really wanted to love this place being local to our home we were hoping it would become our regular go to place. But after our experience I’m not sure we’d go back. Firstly, I want to be clear that food and drinks were good. But this was massively overshadowed by the really crappy service. Firstly the place was super busy which I guess is to be expected on a Friday evening but I’m talking hectic and rowdy busy. The tables are too crowded and there is insufficient space for the wait staff to even pass between tables. Not that there was really wait staff to speak of, which brings me to the next point. Unfortunately the service was very erratic and poorly organised. Literally the only member of staff who was attentive in any way was the poor bar man who was absolutely run off his feet covering a busy bar as well as waiting tables. So credit to him for looking after us as best he could. Maybe they were having a bad evening and were short of staff. But with so many exceptional places to eat in the neighborhood we will likely eat elsewhere in future.