The Heritage RestaurantFor future culinary chefs its greatThe food presentation was good. I ordered the scallops prepared by a student chef named Rowan. (I like to ask) They cam out perfectly cooked with a cornbread based batter. It also had this radish sauce. It was quite the fair. I did order a fresh prink lemonade and someone forgot to add sugar.6/6/2013 12:00:00 AMFantastic!The Heritage is one of the best, if not the best, restaurant in Grand Rapids. The menus are always creative and feature the best and freshest (and local) ingredients. The food and service are high quality and outstanding. Food is plated beautifully. Staff is attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. I like supporting a culinary educational program and am always amazed at the work of the students. GRCC's Culinary Arts Program (which runs the Heritage) is top notch. Prices, by the way, are very reasonable for the high quality of food and service.5/31/2013 12:00:00 AMOur Anniversary LunchWe enjoyed our lunch with a couple of exceptions;
The main entree seem to come out a little slowly. We were at lunch for over an hour. Our waiter (Ned) was attentive, courteous, served properly. He did not know what kind of scallops were on the menu other than to say they were "about the size of a fifty cent piece". My wife, having worked at two four star restaurants in D.C. thought this was strange since obviously he is training in the cullinary arts.
I had the ravioli for an appetizer and they were not quite al dente, a little firmer than they should have been and they did not taste very cheesy.
Unfortunately we did not have desert because both of the chocolate selections were gone already. Overall 90 out of 100. We will come back.5/22/2013 12:00:00 AMFantastic dining experience.Fantastic dining experience. I am recommending it to everyone I know! Food, presentation and service were outstanding! I will be back!4/17/2013 12:00:00 AMIt was great interacting withIt was great interacting with the students. They all did an excellent job. The appetizers were unusual and fun, we enjoyed them. My meal, the steak/chips was not that impressive, the steak was very fat and was not tender. However that would not keep me from going back4/16/2013 12:00:00 AMMy guest and I both had theMy guest and I both had the halibut special....it was outstanding. My compliments to the students!4/10/2013 12:00:00 AMHeritage has always set theHeritage has always set the standard for dinning. They have amazing service, a fabulous food selection- very innovative, and a to-die-for dessert selection! I would recommened the restaurant to anyone.4/9/2013 12:00:00 AMAlthough students are waitingAlthough students are waiting on you and cooking the food, it is a very elegant experience. The goal is to present a gourmet 5 star meal with exceptional service and presentation. The food is not always worthy of 5 stars but the effort is.4/5/2013 12:00:00 AMFirst time & it was impressive!First time visiting The Heritage, and I must say I was impressed. The decor and service was reminiscent of the previous Cygnus restaurant in the Amwsy Grand Hotel. Food was excellent, service outstanding, and had a wonderful time.
I will certainly stop back again, as well as tell others about our great experience.4/4/2013 12:00:00 AMThe two person table was tooThe two person table was too long. 2nd party was very far away with centerpeiece between. Distant for conversation and admiring other plate presentation.4/3/2013 12:00:00 AMOur waiter, Steve, was excellent!Our waiter, Steve, was excellent! He really knows his stuff and took really good care of us!4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMWe love The Heritage! TheWe love The Heritage! The menu is outstanding and the service is always excellent.4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMThis is our favorite restaurant.This is our favorite restaurant. So may unique dinner choices and attentive service make this a gem of a dining spot.4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMWe had the Apples Normandy,We had the Apples Normandy, prepared tableside. It was wonderful!4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMWe loved the concept of aWe loved the concept of a "learning lab", atmosphere, food and service were very enjoyable! We will be back for sure! Would like to try lunch sometime.3/29/2013 12:00:00 AMWe thoroughly enjoyed ourWe thoroughly enjoyed our recent lunch at the Heritage and hope to return often! We enjoyed a wonderful coffee presentation as we entered and the lunch was served correctly to each person and the wait for our entree was minimal. What a great experience!3/27/2013 12:00:00 AMslow drinks - GREAT foodAs ususal here, the wait for the first drink (bottle of wine in our case) was well over half-hour - simply unacceptable to me, but we like the place and it's purpose so much that we dine here frequently anyway. The food is fabulous and the servers are "in training." We appreciate the learning curve and it is always fun to talk to the students about their ambitions. I had the pork loin which was divine.3/26/2013 12:00:00 AMThe Heritage will always beThe Heritage will always be ranked as one of my favorites. In addition to excellent food and service, it is interesting to interact with our future chefs in the culinary arts program3/22/2013 12:00:00 AMAppreciate the opportunityAppreciate the opportunity to set a reservation online. Food presentation was excellent and tasty.3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM