The atmosphere of the "cave" is neat, but does not mesmerize you enough to look past the outrageous dinner prices!! Â WOW!! Â Dover Sole $39, Leg of Lamb for two $89, everything a la carte!! Â The meal or quantity there of, do not equate to the prices at all!! Â Wait staff is courteous, but seem like they could really give a rats a** about you.
I visited based on a recommendation from many years ago... Â maybe things have changed since then?? Â I just can't see why anyone would want to waste the time to get dressed up for this place, when you could get better service and meal at a Ruth's Cris or McCormick & Shmicks (sp?) for the same price!!
I don't see this establishment  being on my list of return places to go!!
I went to this place for a financial seminar by Goldstone Financial Group.
My review of them is here:
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The seminar included dinner. We arrived at 5:45 and were served soup (vegetable that was luke-warm) and bread. We had to ask them for coffee, because they only put water on the tables. When we asked for the coffee, we were first ignored and had to ask again.
The uncaring attitude of the staff matched the fact that they were short with the diners to begin with, completely acting like it was beneath them to have to work a seminar in the first place,
When the seminar began, the staff disappeared. Nobody from the restaurant even entered the room during the hour and 40 minute seminar.
I had to leave the seminar about 5 minutes before it ended and told my father, who was there with me, to bring my food home with me.
When they were finally served at about 8pm, the restaurant refused to give my dad my meal because they said they had seen me leave early.
This is quite surprising since not one staff member had even entered the room during the whole seminar.
I think it was Goldstone's rookies, stationed in the lobby who saw me leave, determined I did not want my dinner, and told the staff not to serve it.
Regardless, refusing me my food, not asking where I was or what might have happened, not caring at all, is not the attitude I want when I dine somewhere.
They probably felt that they were getting no tips from us anyhow, why try to please us? Just please Goldstone and perhaps there will be a little extra for them there.
Whatever the case may be, I would never visit here again, and suggest you to take a pass as well.
Change your mind and go to another restaurant. Went there because of a groupon and it was bad, bad, bad. Did I mention it was bad. Steak cooked poorly, calamari was rubber and veg's not fresh. No flavor on anything we had! the bread was hard as a rock! Way, way over priced - they charge big time restaurant prices and they are diner quality at best. Our server was a mope. If you want to eat in a cave and have bad food then this is the place for you!
Review Source:I had my wedding at Café La Cave & wish that my wedding day had ended after the ceremony at the church instead of having to continue my celebration at this place. I really thought I had found a gem of a place...not a lot of advertising in bridal magazines, they're a restaurant not just a banquet hall so the food is ridiculously good, their reputation for having the most incredible food is years long, and the sales person I initially spoke with was NOT  a sales person trying to sell me the world. Tina was trying to help me have a beautiful day. I was SO excited about having my wedding here. And then Tina left on medical leave (Godspeed, friend).  Disorganization ran amok, owners decided their time and ego was way more precious than fulfilling customer expectations, & the next 6 months of sheer panic and anxiety set in.  Now, Brides, if you have zero specific details for your wedding and would prefer to have someone tell you how THEY see YOUR day going, then stop reading - good food, and a wonderful service staff. But, Brides, if you do have specific details that are personal and unique touches you want for your day, then STAY AWAY because you will learn, Randy is the bride, not you.  I was not told Tina had left; I called at the 6 month mark when THEY were supposed to have contacted me.  I worked in business, and even now that I am a teacher, the universal protocol is that calls/emails to clients, or bosses, or parents, are returned within 1 day. I was told that was an unrealistic expectation because they are soooo busy.  After many days of calling and leaving messages that, admittedly, got more hostile as more time passed and no call was returned, I was told (loudly scolded) by Randy that HIS business is premier and that I should be grateful I am having my wedding here. At that point, I should've just sucked up the loss on the deposit and ran, but I didn't because, naively, I thought things would get better. The week of the wedding, my parents and I went to drop off ALL of the items I had been working on for months. Randy didn't want to see any of it because he said that our salesperson would call me to go over everything. He wanted to go over HIS itinerary. Oh yes, you pay $500 for his coordinator services that day (cash). We felt very rushed through that meeting. But, he had time to take the final payment from us. He had time to tell ME what my DJ will do and when he will do it (this "itinerary" was the first time I heard of such a thing at a wedding).  And did he have time to sucker my parents into paying extra for lighting that would make our tables "pop". So, I couldn't sleep that night &, I emailed the salesperson at like 4am and outlined all of the details. I told her I wouldn't be near a computer after that day, so please call me instead. NEVER got a call. Again, naively, I thought that because they were so boastful about their reputation and attention to detail, that everything would be as I wished. Instead,  I walked into my reception and decor for the placecards table was by the guest book (this detail was in the email I mentioned above). The floral designs were spread out to CLC's liking, not based on what the florist and I had discussed in OUR plans.  AND after cocktails, the bud vases at the cocktail tables were supposed to be moved into the banquet room but I saw MY GUESTS doing the work, not CLC. The gold charge plates were not on the tables; the napkins were folded Randy's way, (he felt they looked better - i think they forgot what i wanted) so my menu cards and favor cards were placed differently than I had wanted; and the BAKER had to tell them that things didn't look right simply based on conversations she had had with me (how did she remember this, but they couldn't follow an email?!) Oh yeah, and that special lighting was pointless because the gold from the charge plates was not there to freakin' pop!! My centerpieces were small, I get that....but the overall effect was not there. Later, I found out that the "meeting" Randy conducted with his staff  1/2 an hour before the reception was because he was fixing tables that were wrong. I had a custom groom's cake 2 tiers of different cake flavors....only one was cut up for the dessert table and we got stuck with a whole heavy sheet cake that could've been served (as had been promised) to our guests. If Randy would take a breath and stop trying to talk over you, and LISTEN to THE BRIDE then he could've added us to his list of "great" reviews he brags about. But he won't get a good review here. (The food is 5 star; my experience is 0). I should not have been stressed out at my wedding (or the months leading up to it), worried about what could go wrong.  I should not have seen my guests or other vendors fixing what CLC messed up on. I should not have been told "yeah, of course we can do that" when obviously it didn't work with THEIR time frames or ideas. And I should NOT look back at my day with bittersweet thoughts because of arrogance & ego.
Review Source:I'm with Kris L's review, (She's my SIL). We took the parents here for their anniversary dinner the other night. While they might like it for a romantic dinner for two setting, it was not as nice for a group of 6. For starters, crab cake appetizers only come with 1 crab cake. And although I don't eat seafood, I have never seen a place that has such small portions. As for our meals, I had a filet and it was tasty but pricey overall. Overall I would say it's fine, I just know personally it's not my style. I would probably go somewhere a little more modern.
Review Source:Ok, so there are two parts to this restaurant, the "cave" which is the main dining room, and the banquet rooms off to either side of the cave. Â This review is based on our dinner the other night in the cave.
We went here this past Thursday to treat my parents to dinner for their anniversary. Â The menu is limited and most of the entrees are meat. Â There are a few items that are prepared tableside which always adds some element to your dining experience. Â While the food was good, it didn't blow me away...for the prices you pay here it has to do just that. Â Just an idea- the bananas foster dessert, $26. Â I probably wouldn't be back as it's not really my scene but my parents enjoy it here and it was their special day.
I recently attended a networking / educational seminar at Cafe La Cave. I found the service and the food to be really good! Plus, the venue itself was very nice. We happened to be in a bigger, well lit and sunny room for the training I was attending, but there is one really cool room in particular -it looks like a cave (thus the name of the restaurant)!
This room was dark and, well, cavernous. It was made out of a stone material so it seemed like they had dug out a real cave and fixed it up and made it a dining room! Really hard to explain -it's worth going to check it out!
I have never eaten here in the restaurant itself. My only experience was at this work related event. However, from my experience, I was very impressed and would consider returning for a "regular" situation -a nice dinner out!
I've been to my fair share of good, crappy, and everything in between restaurants. Even nice ones that require you to dress up like this one. I have to say, I did not have a bad experience like some other people.
The service was great, and a very intimate setting. The servers do check on you, but seem to give you space if you are on an important date or just a date in general. My boyfriend took me here for my birthday a couple of years back and I wouldn't mind going again. We had fun, sure it is dark. But who the hell cares? Don't you expect that from a place called, "Cafe La Cave" cuz you should.
The food, was pretty good at least in my opinion. It's really easy to screw up salmon, and they had it cooked to perfection. The salmon just literally melted in your mouth like it is suppose to. Was so wonderful. I would definitely go again for a special dinner. Very great place if you want to impress someone, and do something different and don't mind spending the extra dough.
"Fine dining" for people who don't know any better. Â Sad to say, I've been dragged here twice by relatives. Â The food is mediocre, and the service is . . . annoying.
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On my most recent visit, we waited almost an hour to receive our entrees. Â Don't turn your head, because the servers repeatedly snatched away plates full of food and even full beverage glasses without asking.
Dining in the Cave is an 'experience'. The staff and service was great and the food was very tasty. Â One of the reviewers said " It is rich and fattening. They cook everything in butter." Â yeah that's one reason it taste so good. Â If you want rabbit food - go somewhere else, if you want a meal where you are going to want to get every morsel of food off your plate because it tastes so good - then check this restaurant out. Â I'll definitely be back again.
Review Source:I was told this was the place to be. Everything sounded good. Dinner and a show. Elvis meets the Rat Pack. Well the table they gave us was in the back and was not a good start. We had some cocktails and wine and ordered dinner. The guys all wanted steak medium rare. What they served us was little black bricks. WHAT THE! We complained and they went back and cooked them the way we wanted and they even got bigger than the original hockey pucks. Not bad but not that good either. So on with the show. Elvis started the show and oh dear. I just wanted to run but no way could I outrun this mess. If this was the real Rat Pack they would have shot him. Bad is an understatement. After he finally stopped whatever he was doing the rat pack started. Dean Martin was new to the group and did great. This guy pulled it off good. Frank and Sammy we good as well. Show ended and now time to get the car. Why did expect this to be ok was beyond me. The valet was an idiot could not figure it out for nothing. Grab my own keys and run. I see no need to return.
Review Source:I have heard a lot about this place. So my expectations were high. We went for the Elvis meets the Rat pack in the banquet hall. We asked where we would be seated when we made the reservation and were told it would be in the front. As soon as we walked in they seated us at the table closest to the back door. Our greeter was making all the excuses in the world as he knew that he gave our table away. Even though we had to pre-pay when we made the reservation. What a frickin scam! They asked what we wanted to eat and all 6 of us ordered the filet, medium rare. The soup came out and it was out of this world. I have never had potato leek soup before. But it will be on the top of my list from now on. The caesar salad came out and it had so much garlic in it that it about took the finish off of the plate. We had ordered a bottle of red wine for the table, but one of the ladies was drinking white. The bartender was non-existant. So I went into the cave and they charged me double of what I was paying in the banquet hall. 12 bucks! Did they see me coming? Â Then came the meat. Our servers had pulled the cart next to our table and took the lids off of the plates. They argued for 5 minutes letting the meat get cold. Then we saw them pull all of the sticks out of the filets because they were all well done. As soon as I looked at my char-coal briquette I knew that it was crispy. I cut into it and it was one color all the way thru. As was everyone else's. The women didn't want to wait. But the guys all sent theirs back. When they finally came they went from 4oz to 8oz. And they were cooked the way we originally ordered them. The potatos were cold. But by that time I really wasn't hungry anymore. The chocolate souffle was very tasty. Now for the show. Night of the living Elvis came out and made me want to drink. It was beyond horrible. People started to come in from the bar and were blocking the doors so when people were getting up to go the the washroom, all that we heard was a bunch of yaking. The saviour was Dean Martin. That guy made the whole night. Sammy and Frank were rehashed from the Italian Fest in Wisconsin. I couldn't grab my coat fast enough. I ran out the door to the coat check and waited for the valet. OMG! It was one guy and he was trying to find the keys that were clearly marked with huge numbers. He went through the sets 4 times. I couldn't take it any more. I grabbed my keys and ran. I will not come back here for any reason.
Review Source:This place should be called cafe la vomit or cafe la rip off. My family does not know how to pick a place, so of course they wanted to go here/ This type of food is would make the pages of what not to eat magazine. It is rich and fattening. They cook everything in butter. If you are health nut then run for the hills. My brother and I ordered chicken and were sick the next day. I feel bad writing this cause the staff is nice. But lord save your money and go to McDonalds.....or just had to the hospital and get a check up before eating here.....YIKES!
Review Source:I went to this French steakhouse with a large group late in the evening and upon walking in I couldn't help but think of Denver's Casa Bonita (look it up). Basically, to stick with the French theme, we we're dining in a faux cave. The cave setting seemed a little gimmicky but the food was fantastic and the servers were very attentive. The lobster bisque was substantial and flavorful. I ordered the Pan Seared Salmon over wild rice which was served with a very rich Champagne-Tarragon Sauce. Perhaps a little too rich for a late night meal :). The Steak Diane is prepared table side - very showy - but the dish that I coveted most on the table was the Whole Dover Sole Francaise with toasted Almond Butter. All in all, this is so much better than your run of the meal steak house which has become so meh. Particularly if your not a big red meat person like me. I know - it so emasculating to even admit it. The prices are what you would expect from a French themed continental steakhouse in a cave - - Bank.
Review Source:This was one of the restaurants in the work area that I had not been to yet, and was meaning to try out. Â I figured that since my friend was letting me choose a place for my birthday I'd be adventurous and try a new spot. Â I know I probably shouldn't have gone here not being very hungry, but I did anyhow. Â This place also serves as a banquet hall, and it seems relatively spacious. Â I figure it could fit about a couple hundred people or so. Â The nice thing is that it has doors that open to an outside like courtyard, but the bad thing is that train tracks are close by. Â There are two dining rooms here Cafe la Cave and La Mere. Â La Mere was named in honor of the owner by her children. Â We were in La Cave. Â It looks exactly as it sounds. Â It pretty much looks like you are in a cave. Â It's a very upscale place, and I suppose it could have some romantic idea for those who are into that sort of thing. Â It's very dim in there, and so it was tough to see the menu. Â I ordered a margarita, and it was pretty decent. Â The bread was mediocre, and I was hoping for better since this is a continental steakhouse. Â After some disturbing conversation with my friend, I had lost my appetite and we split the roast chicken and a baked potato since she couldn't have red meat that day. Â It was kind of bland and my friend had added a lot of extra salt on to her quarter of the chicken. Â I ended up taking mine home. Â We did split the crustless martini glass raspberry cheesecake, and it wasn't very impressive either. Â Our server was okay, he didn't even wait for us to make our complete order and left. Â We had a different server who brought our meals and seemed to be interested in our conversation as he interrupted to make a comment about what we were talking about. Â The waiters also liked to run down the aisles with their cart of meals. Â It's a very unique experience, and you pay for that and the food. Â I'm sort of interested in what it might be like if I took my mom here to La Mere for Mother's Day. Â Maybe the steak would have been really good. Â It would be tough since there are a lot of great steak places in the city that I like already...
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