Arbor

Simply Flawless. Arbor was an incredible experience.

Amazing food, great service. Server (Brennan?) took the time to stop and chat with us, explain all of the ingredients and origins.
I never write reviews but my boyfriend and I left talking about how great it was for days after.

$70 a piece for 3 courses with wine pairings, which were about a half glass each. Not cheap but not horribly priced.

Would definitely recommend!

We found Arbor online and took a chance. Very glad we did. The 7-course was a great value, I felt. And every dish was satisfying and unique. The pairings were also a good call & the meal would not have been the same without them. I felt they could have charged more for the pairings.

Service was very attentive and caring without being annoying. The music set the mood nicely.

They change their menus every few weeks. This is one we’d definitely go back to.

outstanding 7 course tasting menu, with best wine parings I have ever experienced. Our waiter was superb as well--knowledgeable, funny, spent time explaining the natural wines, etc. Tables were very far apart which was nice as well. interesting combo of very laid back room and service with many details to the food. Having had many tasting menus in Chicago over the years this was one of the top 2.

Arbor feels like dining with your super friendly, super hip aunt and uncle who traveled the world and now grow their own garden in their charming back yard. As one of my friends said, “that’s the best service experiences I’ve ever had.”

Thank you for existing, Arbor - and thanks to the wonderful staff for all they do to keep it running!

Service was adequate and his descriptions were interesting. The food was dry and boring. The wine was funky but not good. Expensive for what it was and the ambiance was bad. Would not recommend.

The waiter was personable, the host remembered our love for herbs displayed at the beginning of the meal and the food was outstanding. We loved every part of the meal!

Love this place! The staff spares no attention to detail!

Creative, engaging food. Just show up and trust the chef to be the master you know him/her to be.

Arbor was amazing! The food & service were excellent & well paced. The wine pairings were interesting. The space is elegantly minimalist. An excellent value. The experience & food quality reminded me of much-missed Grace (but at a price point that makes Arbor easier to frequent.)

Very creative cuisine stressing an extensive variety of flavors in the tasting menu. We thoroughly enjoyed everything we ate. The hospitality was wonderful. Chad was a great host who explained each dish and the wines which were paired with each course. We highly recommend Arbor.

The food was pretty good. We did 7 courses.with wine pairings. Variety could have been better, 3 of the dishes were focused on corn. Dessert was a fail, no good at all. As for the service, we sat for 20 minutes before being served anything but water for no apparent reason. Our 7 p.m. reservation lasted more than 3 hours due to lengthy times between courses and a lack of attention to start and end the meal. I wanted to love this place so bad, we live down the block. Honestly, though, I don't see a need to return and would not recommend. There are places with as good or better food and far better service.

Loved our server but not the food. Food was more fluff and presentation than substantial. Liked idea if farm to table and wine flights Gad great wines but very small pours. Hope they grow into themselves.

I’ve been both for lunch and dinner, food was delicious all around and the service is impeccable. The tasting menu with the wine pairing is a great value, they pay close attention to dietary preferences.

Hidden Gem
Very creative menu. Attentive service. Hidden away in an office building He would not realize this place was there. Pull back the curtains and enter. Reasonable prices considering the level of cuisine and service. We had the five course tasting menu without the wine pairing. We were quite satisfied.

Sshhhh... this place is amazing and the best kept dining secret in the city. The food and flavors are creative but comfortable. The wines are unique, natural, tasty, and perfectly paired with each course. Book a table, put yourselves in their capable hands, relax and enjoy. Midwestern omakase is a real thing

Excellent staff and incredible food. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

My girlfriend and I made a reservation at Arbor to celebrate our anniversary. Chad (one of the partners) was our server and experience was exactly as advertised. Arbor catered to our pescatarian restrictions, offered a completely unique dining experience that was interactive and educational without being pretentious, and, very simply, the food and wine was outstanding. We have two friends who are aspiring chefs and we look to bring them in (and hopefully introduce them to Chad) very soon.

Definitely an unusual experience, and came with a certain level of pretension, but both at an endearing level. Really loved the ambiance, the service, and the adventurous plates.

We went to Arbor to celebrate my husband's birthday. He loves thoughtfully prepared, unique food and flavor combinations and Arbor knocked it out of the park. They even texted me ahead of time to find out flavors/foods we did not like so they could avoid them. Every dish was interesting, but not too overwhelming and the portions were perfect. We did the 5 course meal with the wine pairing, which I would also highly recommend. Every wine had a story, making the whole dinner an experience. Four thumbs up from this family of foodies!

Terrific experience all around! Fabulous food, great wines, super service!!

It's fancy, hipster fancy, which is not my cup of tea. The need to explain every dish was obnoxious. I'm not one to care if the fennel was picked 2 hours ago, just give me the food & ask me if I need anything else. I'm old school. It was an experience. Don't go here if you have somewhere else to go afterwards.

Super local, super tasty. Every meal is catered toward the diner. The tasting menu with the pairing is just sublime. Highly recommend.

Really delicious, well thought out flavors. Fine dining reasonably priced.

What a find! I am so glad to have found this restaurant that focuses on the locally grown aspect (they have a huge garden). Menu changes often based on what is available. Service was very attentive and engaging. We opted for the 7-course and were not disappointed. Very, very reasonable prices given the portions and quality of what you are getting. We ordered a couple of bottles of wine (which were also very reasonably priced), opting not to have the wine pairings. However the co-owner offered us tastes of what we would have had if we had selected the wine pairings, which were really great. We will be back more often for sure.

It was my wife's 50th birthday and I wanted to take her to some where special. We have been traveling to Chicago for 30 years and never dining at any restaurant twice. Folks, this restaurant will certainly get a second visit next time we are in town. First, we made reservations on open table app and immediately got a text from Chad about our reservation and the menu for that specific evening. When we arrived we was assigned to Alyosha, who provided us with pleasant information about each dish and wine selection. He knew the menu and wines as if he was our private chief. We did the five course with wine paring. Every course was delicious. If it was not for the setting and ambiance, we would have licked our plates! Excellent, excellent, excellent experience and thankful my research lead me to the Arbors.

This is my second time at Arbor and it was again an amazing experience. We did the 7 course dinner with wine pairings and everyone was blown away by the quality and service. The food was phenomenally fresh and we'll presented. We had someone in our party who "doesn't like fish" but the dishes here were so well done at the end of the night that person's favorite course was a fish dish. It was clear the kitchen and restaurant cared deeply about what it is serving. And enough cannot be said about Ryan our server. He clearly had a passion for the wine he was serving as well as the food. He explained each wine so well and all the wines were unique and interesting. Absolutely loved this place! It felt like we were invited into someone's home and had a dinner that a lot of care went into.

One of the most interesting and enjoyable meals I've had in a long time

Arbor is Chicago’s top hidden gem!

Amazing time at Arbor! Kevin, our waiter, was so nice and explained all the dishes. Can’t wait to go back!!

Food was tasty but more rich dishes than I would prefer. The veggies in the beginning were phenomenal.

Hidden gem in the city. Thoughtful preparation of each dish with fantastic wine pairings! Service was phenomenal and great ambiance. We love this place!!

Arbor was fantastic. The menu changes seasonally, which is great. They have unique wine pairing with the courses. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly.

Food was done well with nice flavors. Wine pairings were done perfect.
Interesting location. Parking can be difficult. Just be patient.
Stop by the brewery next door before stopping in.

Local ingredients forward tasting menu that is very well priced and impeccably executed with high end service experience. The organic wine pairings were very well thought through. The menu changes with frequency and it’s a great secret hot spot, but deserves to be the hot spot it will be.

Fabulous tasting menu - expensive - but a wonderful special occasion experience.

Hard to find and hard to forget!

My fiancee and I absolutely loved Arbor. Chad took such great care of us. The room was beautiful, quiet, and also incredibly chill. The food and wine were just highest-level. And it was totally affordable for what it was. I can't recommend it enough and will be back as soon as I can. Everyone who loves going out to eat in Chicago should try the midwestern omakase here. So good.

Just an absolutely wonderful experience start to finish. The food was perfectly paired with the wine selections. The courses(opted for 5) were well organized and the attention to detail was outstanding. One of the best dining experiences I’ve ever had!

We loved it! Great and innovative food,personable service. Was a great experience overall!