Red Owl Tavern

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   DoriA

   Pittsburgh

   13 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall3food3service3ambience2

   Food and service were good. It’s a small place and can be noisy.
   

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   JeannetteG

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 21, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   The food was good. We attended primarily for the location and the Mimosa brunch and everything met our expectations.
   

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   Rosemarie

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 20, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We had biscuits & gravy also chicken & waffles🤤 Can't forget mimosas 🥂
   

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   NancyH

   New York Area

   107 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   107 reviews

   Dined on May 17, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   Sandwiches were tasty but a bit high in price. They gave you so many French fries it would have been enough for 3 people to share. The side salad was a caesar salad which meant my non dairy friend could not get a side salad. They had a few non dairy milk options for coffee. Overall good and a wonderful location.
   

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   Natalie

   Philadelphia

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This place has great atmosphere. I've had bruch, lunch, and dinner here and have always had a delicious meal and great service.
   

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   ErinD

   Minneapolis

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall2food4service1ambience4

   Service was extremely slow both days we had breakfast here with hotel voucher. Food was good but waiting 20 min to get tester and greeted after being seated was crazy. Also felt the servers didn’t care about you if you had hotel voucher and they included 20% tip in bill even though only two people. No motivation to give good service since they already add tip in
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall1food1service2ambience3

   Mother’s Day brunch. We’ll never visit here again. Bad food. Wagyu brisket was way over cooked - all the tips were stark black and it had a kerosine flavor. Breakfast tostada just had a bunch of raw egg on top. Just really haphazard preparation despite the seemingly good ingredients. Bad service. Every request was met with initial hesitation and then eventual capitulation after asking for the same thing multiple times. Just really amateur, low energy waitress. Mamosas were fine. My sons kids breakfast was fine. Place is just lame. Essentially a tourist trap or for people leaving the hotel it’s attached to.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 13, 2023

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   Good brunch spot! Really enjoyed the place and food was good with nice service!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 13, 2023

   overall5food5service4ambience5

   We had a large group for brunch and it was delicious!
   

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    ReneM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Brunch was great! Food and service is exceptional!
    

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    BradD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My wife and I took our 5 year old daughter here for breakfast on a Sunday before seeing a show at the Walnut Street Theater. The staff was extremely friendly, and the restaurant was beautiful. We were seated immediately and greeted right away by our waitress. The food was absolutely excellent. Unfortunately, a group of mid twenty years olds came in and were seated behind us. To say they were not well behaved would be an understatement. Some were already drunk when they came in which again was at 9:30 am in the morning. They were load, obnoxious and continued to curse throughout their time there to the extent I had to raise my voice to them. You would have thought it was their first time in a public place. The only good thing about this was the way the Manager and the Staff handled the situation. Upon hearing them, the Manager immediately made himself present and when they tried to order more, he professionally asked them to leave. The manager and the staff were so apologetic to us. Despite how rude the group was, the manager and staff still made the experience incredibly enjoyable for us. We will absolutely go back anytime we are in the city. This place checks all the boxes and then some for their food, environment, staff and overall experience!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    Food was delicious - lady got chicken and waffles and I got the breakfast jawn. Everything was well seasoned. Excellent, attentive service. A little noisy but was also packed at the time we went and was also a little pricey. Will definitely be back!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall2food1service2ambience4

    Food was okay at best, service was slow and our server was unhelpful. He forgot items, slow to refill and didn’t offer any apologies when we shared our comments on the food. Our chicken was obviously over cooked, the butter on our waffles was too cold to spread, the hash browns where overdone.
    

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    DAMRAS

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    We were initially seated in a booth. It was difficult and uncomfortable for 3 of the 5 of us to fit in the booth. We asked the host if we could move to a table and he told us no. When the server arrived, we asked him if we could sit at a table and shared the reason. Without hesitation he moved us to one of the many empty tables toward the back. This is how establishments show that they care about their customers. If we could not move, we would likely have left as it was that difficult and uncomfortable for some of us. The food was good and the service from the server and busboys was excellent!
    

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    MichaelC

    Philadelphia

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food and service were exceptional! It was a busy time and yet everyone was very efficient!
    

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    StephenP

    Washington DC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Great atmosphere for eating with a great view of Independence hall and the other historical structures. My breakfast was really good with the one downside being the chicken sausage. For some reason it had a very hard shell with a very heavy handed application of apple cinnamon flavor and it made it taste a little different than what I expected.
    

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    33 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    Enjoyable meal. Food and service were good. was a great option to be able to make a reservation for a large group in that part of the city
    

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    TomO

    Philadelphia

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The Red Owl Tavern is my go-to spot for grabbing lunch in Philadelphia. It has a great vibe, friendly attentive service and good food! I always recommend the Red Owl to friends and associates.
    

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    RonB

    New England

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    The restaurant will only accept up to four individual sources of payment (e.g., four credit cards) for payment of the check. This poses a problems for groups of > 4 individual business colleagues who are dining together and need to split the check for their expense reports. I would strongly encourage the restaurant to revise this practice that is not friendly to business diners.
    

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    JohnD

    Philadelphia

    21 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    While the dinner menu is limited, there are still great appetizers and entrees available and the drinks are fantastic.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Went for brunch and the food was downright delicious. There were a lot of things to choose from and they all sounded delicious. Service was also great despite how busy it was!
    

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    JasonH

    Jacksonville

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was a great find. We were looking for good food relatively close to our hotel. The host was great. The room was a bit loud but they gladly turned the house music volume down for my son! We will certainly return.
    

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    fantastic experience. really loved our server and the whole staff we interacted with. food was amazing and the mimosa brunch special is an amazing reason to go back again and again.
    

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    collinzes

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    This was Easter Sunday brunch for me and my family. We have eaten at the red owl before and always enjoyed it. This time we were seated on the main floor. The first option was a table right at reception. I felt like I was in a traffic circle. So I asked to be moved, and they moved us graciously. it took a little while for the food to come out. It was busy. Unfortunately when I did my salmon Benedict was on the cold side. We will go back. But we’ll ask to sit upstairs instead of downstairs unless we’re standing at the bar.
    

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    ToriA

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We were visiting Philly and had a great brunch at Red Owl Tavern! All of us had empty plates. It was great that they accepted reservations the morning of. According to my father-in-law they had the nicest bathrooms that he had ever seen.
    

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3

    Do not get the charcuterie! It was tiny and had very little meat or cheese.
    

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    FelissaB

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    The brunch was good , service was good . Would go back
    

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    Alic3C

    San Diego

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    Cocktails were SENSATIONAL (and strong). Pasta was subpar but the Burnt Ends appetizer, burger, and cheddar-ranch dusted fries were delicious. I would go back again and skip the pasta... order cocktails and an order of Burnt Ends and fries instead.
    

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    2Mal

    Philadelphia

    23 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on March 29, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Location and drinks are great, food leaves a lot to be desired. Appetizers are plentiful. Main entries are limited.
    

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    szymonrules

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 28, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    The overall experience was great - the location was really visually appealing and clean. Service was a little on the slower side but overall everyone was courteous and attentive! Cannot wait to come back soon.
    

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    EmmaC

    Jacksonville

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My waiter was helpful and speedy. I'd recommend this place to anyone visiting the liberty bell.
    

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    DandyDon

    Philadelphia

    25 reviews

    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Interesting brunch menu with good food choices. Food was very tasty and the service was prompt.
    

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    JanW

    New England

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    Went in on a Monday night and my husband had the French Onion Bisque. He loved it so much, he asked the waiter for the recipe, which the chef later came over to our table with it! How nice of them to do that. I ordered the Pork Chop, which came with an outstanding sauce that made it so very tasty. I'm a big foodie and really enjoyed it all. The next afternoon, we went back again for Happy Hour and ended up staying for 4 hours through dinner. Had 3 more apps that were delicious.....the Octopus, the Meatballs and Smoked Pork Belly. All of them came with sauces that were to die for!! Excellent chef who knows how to use flavors together!! We complimented the manager about his chef and he said..."Oh, you're the Soup people" who asked for the recipe last night". Very flattering, but the chef deserves all the credit. Great stop on our trip!!
    

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    Anonomous

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 23, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience3

    The pierogies were delicious. The cocktails (we tried 3 different one) had a very strong alcohol flavor and not much other flavor. The cheese board was not impressive. The french onion soup bisque tasted like thick gravy. The server was great and the atmosphere was a nice classy bar/restaurant atmosphere.
    

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    Abnj

    New York Area

    44 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our first time there, group of 5 for brunch. Great experience. Pleasant greeting when arriving, and seated quickly at our reservation time. We sat upstairs. The booths are large and comfortable, plenty of room for 5 adults. The brunch menu is expansive, food was plentiful, fresh and delivered hot to the table. Mimosa are a great deal at $22 for a bottle with choice of juice. Our server(sorry I can’t remember her name) was excellent. Will definitely be back.
    

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    Murphy07712

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Never disappoints - a favorite for brunch - the grilled cheese avocado toast is the best around!!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience3

    Good vibes but all of our food came out cold!!! But our waitress was great
    

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    JohnM

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Nice casual atmosphere, food & service were great. The 4 of us had a really enjoyable time!
    

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    Emanuel

    Detroit

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Absolute Phenomenal Food! Mac and Cheese Was Superb
    

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    Gina

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was a wonderful rustic place for a lovely brunch close to very important pieces of history. The food was high quality and delicious! Our waitress Janae was fabulous and so sweet and caring! Would recommend to anyone!
    

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