Willow Room - Chicago

Very nice place that I recently discovered a few weeks ago. I have meetings @ Steppenwolf Theater quite often and was meeting a lovely lady afterwards to read more Very nice place that I recently discovered a few weeks ago. I have meetings @ Steppenwolf Theater quite often and was meeting a lovely lady afterwards to

Went here with my parents before attending the Rembrandt Play at the Steppenwolf Theater. read more Went here with my parents before attending the Rembrandt Play at the Steppenwolf Theater.

Really beautiful venueVery open room and pretty lighting and decorBathroom doors blend into the back wall to the right just before the kitchen. read more Really beautiful venueVery open room and pretty lighting and decorBathroom doors blend into the back wall to the right just before the kitchen.

Great location in Annapolis; relaxing. Good music; **** Mary Bar is a real winner! read more Great location in Annapolis; relaxing. Good music; **** Mary Bar is a real winner!

My wife and I wanted a nice, relaxed place to sit outside and have a fun dinner. We were very disappointed with the service. It took our waiter about 10-15 minu... read more My wife and I wanted a nice, relaxed place to sit outside and have a fun dinner. We were very disappointed with the service. It took our waiter about 10-15 minutes to get to the table (which feels like an eternity while waiting to order drinks). They took our drink order and quickly returned with a cocktail and water, but the beer we ordered was delayed by a few minutes. Not a big deal, but then the night went south. We haven't seen our server in a long time. We felt our starter was a bit delayed when foodrunners showed up with our starters. No app in sight. We let them know and eventually the server brought our app. But by this point we were already in the middle of the meal. The food tasted good. Nothing out of the ordinary, but not bad. I admit the nachos were delicious. The mac and cheese we ordered had breadcrumbs but that was missing. Luckily, the server took care of it pretty quickly. We were never asked if we would like to have our drinks refilled. And after dinner we waited a long time for our check. It just seemed to take forever for everything. Neither of the problems on their own would have been a big deal, but together they made a somewhat uncomfortable experience. The waiter was nice and apologized. They also put together the starter for us which was lovely. Maybe it was a free night or maybe a new server but can't say I would recommend going on a Saturday night. We also enjoyed the outdoor seating area. It was a little tight, but the ambience was nice.