Aleksandar

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   Michael

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined today

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

   They ran out of one of the courses of the prefixed menu and served us a completely frozen cheesecake. Service was nonexistent for the entire night.
   

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   Chris

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   6 reviews

   1.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Took forever for a pice fixe menu. Walked out halfway thru after two hours for two courses
   

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   Martin

   VIP

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Went for Valentines Day prix fixe special. Had 8 pm reservation. Was told that the wait would be one hour after arrival. We finally sat down at 9:15. The place had been clearly overbooked and the kitchen + wait staff did not have capacity to handle. Everything took extremely long - getting waters to our table, cocktails, first course, etc - without a great explanation or much acknowledgment for multiple hours. By the time our main course was actually served it was past 11:30 (3.5 hours after original reservation time). A few people around us got impatient and just walked out without eating, since it had been multiple hours and their meal hadn’t been served. Wait staff were doing their best but not communicating well or managing expectations. Appetizer was cold. Main course was very good. Desert was terrible (freezer burn). I personally have had positive experiences here before and was pretty disappointed. This used to be one of my go-to places in Philly, but this was just an all around bad experience.
   

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   Joseph

   Cleveland

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   they were running an hour behind on valentine's day. also the food was just not good.
   

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   Andrew

   Baltimore

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   They could not handle Valentine’s Day. I wanted to like this place and while our server Hunter was nice, the restaurant was definitely short staffed. Bread, and oysters came out in 10 minutes but the foie gras took over an hour and our main course came out before then. The steak was cooked medium well when we ordered med rare which is understandable cause it’s busy but it was a super cheap cut of ribeye. The foie gras was mostly fig jam over ciabatta. The dessert was misleading and inconsistent per table. I ordered the cupids arrow which was supposed to be cheesecake and my wife order was the tiramisu. It ended up being just really icy, bland ice cream? Other tables had the same but some had what looked like a real tiramisu. The one positive was the drinks. The drinks were nice. We had the espresso martini and spritz. The 20% auto gratuity included in the bill sucked but whatever, not worth fighting over. I think this place has potential, but needs work right now as it was not worth the $400 bill.
   

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   Patrick

   Charleston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Best mussels I’ve ever had! Drinks, appetizers and entrees were all unique and delicious. Entrees portions are incredibly generous. The ambiance is very beautiful and pleasant. I’m very excited to dine here again many times.
   

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   Gerald

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   393 reviews

   5.0

   393 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Tried the chicken schnitzel tonight - delicious - large enough to be shared.
   

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   Ari

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   41 reviews

   3.0

   41 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   Ambience is fantastic - food not so much - started with the pierogis which tasted nice but came to the table cold - then had the crispy hash browns with smoked salmon issue was that when you cover the hash browns with a dressed salad they go from crispy to soggy very fast - perhaps put the salad on the side
   

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   Melissa

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   The food was great but probably the rudest server I’ve ever had. I have no idea what his problem with us was, but he was incredibly impatient and almost mean to our entire party. The rest of the staff was great, but he really made the entire meal uncomfortable from the beginning.
   

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    Corey

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 6, 2025

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

    Always up for trying a new spot but it's risky. With Aleksandar it did not pay off. We arrived earlier than our reservation to a mostly empty dining room. The host stand was vacant and the energy in the place was off. The best part of our experience were the cocktails but it took 15 minutes to get them. The alchemy of their elixirs however, is next level. The food was okay. Not worth the charge. Perhaps it was a bad night. If felt as if the owner just came in and scolded everyone. It's a shame because it's well designed and meant for a high level, high energy experience.
    

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