Pavilion

Love it.  Been here a couple of times with Hubby for date night and went to the Buffalo Grove location for Valentines Day. Never disappointed. Food is always fresh and full of flavor.  Lamb Chops are to die for...think I dreamed about them for three nights straight.  Will definitely be back over and over again.  I'm a fan.

Went there on a Groupon that was about to expire.  I had been once before and thought the place was just okay.

The ambience and service is good, but the food needs work.  My girlfriend and I ordered the crab cakes for an appetizer.  Tasted like something frozen with mostly filler and very little crab flavor.  The sauce was cream based and did not have flavor.  I ordered the beef stew, which was so salty I couldn't even eat half.  My girlfriend ordered the seafood linguini pasta with alfredo and the alfredo sauce was bland and tasteless, like it came from a powder.  I mentioned my issue with the stew to the waitstaff and, to their credit, they admitted that they have heard this feedback before and that the chef is trying to adjust the recipe.  I was given a $15 gift certificate to use next time.

In addition to this location, I have also been to their Buffalo Grove location twice.  Same story there....the food is just not worth the effort.

With so many dining options in the north burbs, not sure I will return, even with the gift certificate incentive...

We went with a group of 6, and tried lots of entrees and appetizers.  We all loved everything!  Nothing bad to say about the food or the service, it exceeded our expectations.  The decor was ok, but didn't match the quality of food or the price.  We were the only ones there, which is a shame because the food was excellent.  

They bring out delicious, fresh bread, hot from the oven, with soft butter (I hate places with hard butter).  The asian skirt steak and romanoff beef stew got rave reviews, as did the julienne mushrooms and caprese tower appetizers.