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Waterleaf Restaurant  - Waterleaf Restaurant - Glen Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, IL

Waterleaf Restaurant - Glen Ellyn

4.9
4.9
355 Reviews
$30 and under
Contemporary American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 5 times today
  • Healthy
  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
Welcome to our classroom! Waterleaf, located in College of DuPage’s Culinary & Hospitality Center, is a dining experience that offers real-life training to Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, and Hospitality students. Patrons will enjoy menus utilizing fresh regional and seasonal ingredients prepared by Culinary & Pastry students as well as attentive service from our student servers.
Limited seating is available at each event and reservations are required. Reservations may be made until an event is sold out. For parties of 6 or more, please call us directly at 630-942-2284.

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Additional information

  • Area
    Glen Ellyn
  • Cross Street
    Park or Lambert
  • Parking details
    Gated parking is available directly in front of the Culinary & Hospitality Center, located on the north east corner of the College of DuPage campus.
  • Additional
    Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 355 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.9Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Chicago / Illinois

    Best Service

  • Chicago / Illinois

    Best Value

  • Chicago / Illinois

    Contemporary American

  • West Suburbs

    Best Overall

  • West Suburbs

    Best Food

  • West Suburbs

    Best Service

  • West Suburbs

    Best Ambience

  • West Suburbs

    Best Value

  • West Suburbs

    Contemporary American

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Waterleaf Restaurant in Glen Ellyn offers an exceptional dining experience, highlighted by "fantastic food" and "outstanding service" from attentive students. The culinary program provides a "unique opportunity" to enjoy "creative cuisine" in an elegant setting. Diners consistently praise the value and the "wonderful atmosphere," making it a must-visit destination.
355 Reviews
  1. Charles VIP

    Central Coast2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding food, service and hospitality! The chefs, students and administrators are at the Top of their game creating exciting flavors and a refined atmosphere, all while in a teaching environment. Well Done!!!

    1 person found this helpful

  2. Jaclyn

    Washington DC1 review

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Would definitely recommend!! Food was delicious and service was great! Definitely coming back.

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  3. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the experience. Food was great. Service was great.

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  4. Diana

    Chicago5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was amazing, the hospitality was on the scale of 1 to 10, it was a 20. Highly recommend! Have previously been there many times and the food has always been A+.

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  5. Phillip

    Chicago54 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 19 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Waterleaf crew definitely had their "A" game going today. The NY menu was outstanding. Our waitress, Lucia, was excellent. Today, "Life Tastes Good".

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  6. Sue VIP

    Chicago13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 19 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    As usual, a very nice experience. The flat iron steak was rare or mid-rare which is underdone for me. Everything else was excellent. Had to ask the server to slow down as they told us our entree was ready when we were only half way done with our salad and asked if we wanted boxes when we still in the middle of eating our entree.

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  7. Claire

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 13 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Exceptional service! I’m extremely satisfied with the experience and will definitely return for future assistance. Highly recommend!

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  8. giedret

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 13 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Italian food was amazing. That's all I can say. Better than expected.

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  9. Rick VIP

    Chicago3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 13 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderfully attentive service and creative cuisine. Loved it!

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  10. darlene VIP

    Chicago10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 5 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We tried the 'New York' menu. The Antipasti Salad was excellent. It was so good we asked for the recipe and got it. Thank You Waterleaf!

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Waterleaf Restaurant - Glen Ellyn is rated 4.9 stars by 355 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Waterleaf Restaurant - Glen Ellyn

425 Fawell Blvd, CHC Building, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Park or Lambert
  • Area
    Glen Ellyn
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Wed, Thu 11:15–11:45 Dinner Tue, Wed 19:00–19:15 Thu 18:00–18:30
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Global, International
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Gated parking is available directly in front of the Culinary & Hospitality Center, located on the north east corner of the College of DuPage campus.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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