Chateau St. John

Chateau St. John reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charleston1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 14, 2016

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   My wife and I were excited to try this new restaurant. We saw pictures of the food, the new chef, and it looked amazing. We made a reservation and went. The restaurant was nearly empty during prime time on a Thursday night. We shrugged it off. We were seated promptly and greeted warmly. Then we spent several minutes waiting for the wait staff. She was very nice and apologized for being new to the restaurant world. We had plenty of time to look at the menu, and it had our mouths watering. The salads came out first. They were decent. Nothing too special or fancy. Then the entrees arrived. We looked at the plates, looked at each other, and felt something was not quite right. The flavor was non-existent. The plate presentation was average. It was just plain disappointing. We both agreed the chef had to have taken the day off. For the menu prices, there are numerous other establishments that have much better fare.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charleston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 18, 2016

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wow! What an amazing evening we had together at this beautiful restaurant in Spartanburg, SC. The food and service were the best I've had in the area. The Spinach dip was divine and the atmosphere was lovely. Thank you.
   

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   VickiR

   Charleston3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 18, 2016

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Please train staff properly I know they tried. Things like bring bread , crackers without asking , ask how you want meat , fish cooked, ask if want coffee ,dessert. We had to cancel dessert waited at least 20 minutes . I like atmosphere and food was good but without experienced wait staff you won't survive.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Antonio2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 12, 2016

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   The food and environment are good and the staff is friendly but attention to detail was missing. We ordered a salad and our hot food came about 2 min after our salad arrived so it had to sit on the table getting cool while we ate our salad. No one ever came to get our salad plates or our dinner plates. When we left both sets of plates were still sitting on the table. The potatoes were a bit too salty but other than that the food was excellent. They were very accommodating about splitting plates for us at no extra charge. They also got us out the door in time to make our theatre time.
   

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   RonO

   Charleston3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 11, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   After making reservations I then looked at the reviews. Wasn't sure that we would have a good meal. Surprisingly they seemed to have worked through most of the issues. The service was good. The food was delicious and well presented. The only drawback the was noticed was the limited wine selection. We will be back. Interestingly the former Back Porch opened the same time of year with some of the same pains.
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charleston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 27, 2016

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Possibly worse than when it was called Back Porch. Our waitress was clueless about the menu or beers available. We sat there for 10 minutes before anyone came to our table. My husband ordered the pork belly from the menu and received pork chops and our waitress didn't understand when we told her. They were out half of their drink options, and the food is over priced for just tasting OKAY. Several other tables were already complaining to the manager before we got a chance to. I hope this place can get it together soon, as this location and building are great for Spartanburg!
   

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   CharlesW

   Charleston3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 14, 2016

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   My wife and I had a very disappointing experience on what was our first -- and last -- visit to this restaurant. After waiting a long time for our appetizers, our main course came out just moments later, so our entrée sat there on the table getting cold. The main course was not high quality and definitely not worth the premium price paid. Our dessert was frozen and inedible. We were hoping for a new fine dining spot in Spartanburg, but unfortunately this is not it.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charleston1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 14, 2016

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Went to Chateau St John the Saturday before Valentine's Day. Arrived at the reservation time and we were seated in the upstairs room. The main level of the building is nicely decorated and has a much better ambiance than the upstairs area. Our waitress arrived out of breath from climbing the stairs and somewhat explained the valentine's weekend menu. The service was not good at all and the food was good but overpriced. We probably won't be going back.
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Orlando2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 13, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was wonderful! The chef is very talented and was willing to work with special requests. Service was good but they were still working out some hiccups.
   

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    Midas

    Charleston16 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 13, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    You can tell this restaurant has just reopened, it has a few things to work out. However, having said that the food was very good and the service was good as well. They explained their renovations and it does sound like it will be very nice when it is finished. When the weather is nicer and the outdoor patio is opened it should be amazing. Definitely worth a try.
    

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