The Leaf Restaurant

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   Linda

   Cleveland4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on September 25, 2024

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

   I've eaten at The Leaf several times and have always enjoyed it. I brought 3 friends with me today, two of which had never been there. I was embarrassed by the portion sizes of the food we ordered. I had "We be Yammin", a favorite of mine, and was shocked to see so few Brussels sprouts; I would be surprised if there were 2 sprouts used in the full order. It was not worth the $17 price.
   

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   Hugh

   Cleveland11 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on September 21, 2024

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

   Disappointed! We had dinner reservations at 6:15 PM and waited for a waitress for over 20 minutes. Green fried tomatoes were excellent. 1 hour later dinner was served. Fried fish over cooked,& cold. Wife had shrimp scampi and it was swimming in butter. We left at 8:30 Pm ish and had to find a waitress to pay bill. We have eaten at Leaf before and would not go back after eating their numero times.
   

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   Glenn

   New York City18 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on September 21, 2024

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

   Great food and service! Interesting menu items. Restaurant was full and loud. We made a reservation and were given a table by the front door (drafty/cold). They punish people who pay with credit cards, but it is hidden in the fine print. We didn't even know about it until we got the bill and the amounts for the various items were surprising (they put the cash price of items on the menu, then added a surcharge to all items when they printed the bill for us). It is annoying practice. We understand that credit cards create additional cost, but restaurant owners should make this practice clear and transparent in many ways (including on the menu) so that customers know to bring cash. Had a good experience overall.
   

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   Brandee

   Cleveland5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on September 7, 2024

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

   We LOVE this restaurant, but it took an hour for us to get put food. We were very hungry.
   

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   Hope

   Cleveland1 review

   3.0

   Dined on August 18, 2024

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

   We have been at the Leaf twice and we have gotten the same waitress whom is awful. Both times she was out of straws and didn't ever bring any to us. We ended up asking another waitress. We could never catch her to get refills on or drinks that have been empty for a while. She also refilled a few of us and “forgot” about the others. One of us ordered a cheese burger well done, it was not well done it was slightly cooked.
   

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   Russell

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 18, 2024

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

   We had a reservation and were seated on time. Our server was great, friendly and attentive. The menu options were all interesting and our breakfast did not disappoint. Highly recommend giving this place a try!
   

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   Louise VIP

   New York City10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 17, 2024

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

   Cozy restaurant with great food and service. Many many gluten free options as well. We all left happy. I would highly recommend a reservation or go early
   

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   Glenn

   New York City18 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on August 16, 2024

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

   Good food and service. Annoying practice of charging extra for customers who don't pay with cash.
   

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   Lisa

   Cincinnati1 review

   5.0

   Dined on August 4, 2024

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

   Great food and great service on a very busy Sunday morning.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Detroit1 review

    4.0

    Dined on July 28, 2024

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

    Even with a reservation it took a few minutes to be seated but not too bad. Unfortunately it was about 15 minutes after we sat that our waitress came over. Food was excellent, atmosphere awesome. For the most part everything was great, just took 1 hr 45 min to have lunch.
    

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