Reviews

Overall Total Score
4 out of 5
Impressive | 477 reviews

What Frieda Reilly doesn't like about Café Absinthe:
My wife and I went here on valentines day. The Prix Fixe menu was very good and fairly priced for the special occasion. The food was all well-prepared. The atmosphere is great for date night. View all feedback. What WindyCityLo likes about Café Absinthe:
What a lovely occasion a fine meal with good friends on a cold winter 's night very few folks but it WAS d**ned cold out ... TRICKY to find the entrance but now that we 're in the know , all future visits will be easy! A smallish but upscale menu, beautifully prepared and presented. Started with the mussels which were tremendous. had an amazing chilean sea bass for entree which chef happily swapped out some food issu... View all feedback.

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Opentable
4.0 ★ from 477 reviews
Frieda
03.10.2023 - 11:51

My wife and I went here on valentines day. The Prix Fixe menu was very good and fairly priced for the special occasion. The food was all well-prepared. The atmo...

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WindyCityLo
03.10.2023 - 11:51

What a lovely occasion a fine meal with good friends on a cold winter 's night very few folks but it WAS d**ned cold out ... TRICKY to find the entrance but now...

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Hadley
03.10.2023 - 11:51

Great service food, too loud for my age group. No view, little ambiance. Great staff!

MaryD
03.10.2023 - 11:51

Good food--especially the sea bass; fun vibrant neighborhood; parking a challenge so valet service a big plus

Finn
03.10.2023 - 11:51

Great experience. Loved the food and ambiance. Cheese plate was on point. Definitely will be back.

Menulist
4.0 ★ from 5 reviews
Willa
20.01.2023 - 22:59

my wife and I went here on Valentine's Day. the menu "prix fixe" was very good and for the special occasion quite expensive. the food was well prepared. the atm...

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Finn
20.01.2023 - 22:59

what a nice opportunity a fine meal with good friends in the night of the cold winter very few people, but it was d*ned cold out ... tricky to find the entrance...

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Finn
20.01.2023 - 22:59

great service food, too loud for my age group. not very interesting, little ambiente. great staff!

Monty
20.01.2023 - 22:59

good food - especially the sea bass; fun vibrating neighborhood; parking a challenge so valet service a big plus

Hadley
20.01.2023 - 22:59

My husband I had a very nice dinner here. He loved the mussels in Pernod sauce and said his rack of lamb was fantastics. I had the duck and it was very good.

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