101 Bar & Grill

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   Tricia VIP

   Houston12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love it!!! It was a MUST repeat upon returning to Residence Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile. I love the piano music and singer - love love love it! The food is superb. Waitstaff are very attentive. Alcoholic beverages on point - always great. Thanks for a wonderful meal. See you next time (3rd time).
   

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   Kat VIP

   Chicago10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We were a larger party, and we thoroughly enjoyed Bar 101. Our cocktails were tasty and reasonably priced. Plus the happy hour menu offered something for everyone - to include good food. The team at Bar 101 was awesome. Service was very good, and the ambiance in the bar was more sophisticated yet still inviting. The burger, sliders, and soups were all very tasty. Thoroughly enjoyed our time here and we will be back!
   

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   Nicole

   Chicago4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Mia, Juan, and Bijan provided excellent service. The French toast and lamb hummus were phenomenal. I will definitely return.
   

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   Javier

   Chicago1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was good but was not asked how I would want my steak cooked. Mistakenly given food when it didn’t belong to our table. Also overheard the table next to us never got their food.
   

   101 Bar & GrillResponded on 17 February 2025

   Dear Javier, We are so sorry to learn we offered you a disappointing dining experience. Comments are very important to us and we have shared yours with management for review. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Sincerely, Eric and The 101 Club Team
   

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   Heather VIP

   San Francisco4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was way better than anticipated. The food was delicious. We went on Valentines Day (with a reservation we did not get until the night before) which included a Prix Fix menu. The food was tasty and not too much. I left feeling full and not over fed. There was a jazz trio playing. The room is not overly crowded which I very much like. The decor is a mid century vibe. The views were nice overlooking north Michigan Ave. We had a great view of the Allerton sign.
   

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   101 Bar & GrillResponded on 17 February 2025

   Dear Heather, Thank you for taking the time to let others know you enjoyed your 101 dining experience. We are thrilled! Please join us again soon. Best regards, Eric and The 101 Team
   

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   Virginia

   Chicago24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   3 of the 4 of us had meals that were absolutely delicious. The lobster sliders, however, were served on thick slices of white toast…not tasty. Server was very lively. Except for the sliders, I would have given it a 5 rating.
   

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   Brenda VIP

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Greta ambience, healthy food options, great friendly staff.
   

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   Andy

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My entire party had a wonderful time. Great food and service. Looking forward to our next visit.
   

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   Elise

   Chicago1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We made a reservation for 9:45 am on open table, only to find out that the restaurant doesn’t open till 11 am. What the heck open table?
   

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    Julian

    New Orleans1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 26 December 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    This was our Christmas Day Dinner. We were looking forward to dinner downtown. We left baffled by our experience and professionalism. The service was beyond terrible. Our server would probably make a better busser or bar-back. Less than subpar service. Avoidant. There was no pivot. Just bad. Ordered our drinks. After 15mins the server realized he forgot to put them in. Our starters were fine. We really enjoyed the burrata brulee. Empty glasses sat on our table. A busser literally stared at them before attempting to walk past them. Had to stop him to remove them. Cleared our plates and utensils before we were finished. Another starter came out and we had no utensils. Person who dropped them didn’t understand why they were gon, we didn’t understand why they took them. Ordered another round of drinks. Waited another 10mins for those. They just sat on the bar with servers standing around them. No teamwork displayed. Ordered our entrees for me the medallions ($28) for my husband the salmon and mashed potatoes ($20+). After 20mins the server came over to confirm with my PESCATARIAN husband if he ordered the CHICKEN. obviously not! Felt like our ordered hadn’t even been put in because we waited FOREVER. So much so that it felt the server began to avoid us. Eventually came over and offered us a round of drinks. We declined because the accumulation of terrible service kinda made us both OVER being there. Our dishes finally come out. His salmon is visibly undercooked. Like lightly seared and RAW in the center. My beef medallions were swimming in blood. Had the server ASKED how I wanted them he would have known I do NOT eat rare meat. They offered a re-fire. We were done! After the terrible CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER, They only felt inclined to remove the entrees and RESTAURANT FEE. for serving RAW /UNCOOKED food the bill should have been ZERO. The manager either didn’t care or was oblivious or didn’t care because they never came to rectify the terrible service/food situation
    

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