The Reluctant Panther Restaurant

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   tracie

   Los Angeles

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   What a remarkable surprise to find such an elegant yet unpretentious restaurant that is not trying to hard while achieving extraordinary flavors and combinations of ingredients. Vermont is a bit of a gourmet food desert so this is a true gem because there is no attempt to make food with foam or tweezers or eye droppers. Just exquisitely Source ingredients that shine
   

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   Sharon

   Greater Boston

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 21 November 2024

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

   The dining room is spacious and provides a relaxing setting for a delicious dinner. The menu provides a variety of choices and everyone seemed to enjoy their meal when we dined there.
   

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   Christina

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 8 November 2024

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

   We had a lovely dinner with great service and a wonderful ambience.
   

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   Catherine

   Greater Boston

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 8 November 2024

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

   Delicious and beautifully presented. Duck breast cooked perfectly and trout: not 1 bone! Pate with bacon was so tasty; the beet salad , again: delicious! Wish we lived closer, we'd come more often. Excellent service. The larger room could get a bit noisy, and the fireplaces could not be utilized unfortunately. Lovely overall.
   

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   Tom

   Greater Boston

   26 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 7 November 2024

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

   We had our first meal at the reluctant Panther last night, and it was absolutely outstanding! We can’t wait to come back!
   

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   Michele

   New York City

   41 reviews

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   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined on 2 November 2024

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

   We enjoy this restaurant every time we are in the area. We had a bit of a slow start waiting approximately 10 minutes past our reservation time. We were seated, and proceeded to order a bottle of white wine wine. We were told the wine that we ordered was not cold and it would take some time to chill the bottle. The server brought the bottle of wine to the table and an ice bucket and proceeded to let us sit there for 25 minutes, waiting for it to chill. very difficult to understand that they don’t have white wines chilled on a regular basis. This would be an opportunity to try to correct this situation. We did have a delicious meal, short ribs, and duck breast, both delicious and perfectly service was excellent once we were seated. dessert was OK but there’s definitely room for improvement with the butter cake. It was a bit dry and not served warm. Overall, we would continue to dine at this restaurant., Even though we felt that given the circumstances, there was no apology for the missed steps, or no comp of anything. comping the dessert would’ve gone along way to make us feel valued as a guest
   

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   Linda

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 November 2024

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

   Delicious food, great service - highly recommend.
   

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   Leslee

   Greater Boston

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

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

   Reluctant Panther never disappoints. Two of our party of three were gluten free, and much of the menu is gf or can be adapted. Good gf rolls too. I never feel like I’m sacrificing a wonderful dining experience when managing my dietary restrictions here, and the service is excellent.
   

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   Lisa

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 25 October 2024

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

   This is the absolutely best restaurant in a town full of excellent restaurants. We eat here frequently and we have never had anything that was less than superb. The combinations of flavors, the care and presentation, the variety of dishes on the menu, the inventiveness without being precious.....I'm trying to think of an adjective even better than superb. The room is lovely, the service perfect, unobtrusive, but never stiff and formal. Even when the room is full (and it is a large room) I can hear our conversation. In the summer, when one can eat in the garden, it is equally lovely. Manchester dining is not inexpensive, but the prices here are absolutely reasonable for the quality.
   

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    John

    Portland

    18 reviews

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    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on 23 October 2024

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

    My wife and I enjoyed yet another excellent dinner at the Panther starting with cocktails at the bar which were pearfect. The return of the burrata with mixed beets was excellent as was my wife's soup of the day. The pork chop with sage polenta was as good as always and my wife's risotto of the day was excellent. Matt and his staff are top notch. Back soon
    

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