Ate lunch here today with some coworkers. When I asked where we were going for lunch, only one of our group had ever tried it before. She said it was a lot of locally sourced ingredients, and very good. I still wasn't sure what to expect. The atmosphere is great. It's a quiet little restaurant, with one large table off to the side, and several smaller tables up front. There is also seating available at the counter. It appeared they had a small banquet room, or maybe chef's table in addition to the main seating area. The chef worked steadily and tirelessly behind the counter. You could tell he loves doing what he's doing and puts a lot of passion into his cooking. The food was exquisite. We got an appetizer of crab cakes (which I didn't try, but my party assured me they were delicious) and some house made meatballs from locally sourced pork. I ordered a basil limeade, which was surprisingly tasty. The dishes ordered were meatloaf which came with house made steak sauce, a garlic potato cake, and fresh asparagus. My order was the fried chicken sandwich with a side of fries. The chicken was lightly battered and not too over-fried. It was seasoned perfectly and sat on what appeared to be a house-made bun (or at least locally sourced that day). A layer of mixed field greens, bread and butter pickles, and garlic aioli accompanied. I think this may have been my favorite chicken sandwich I've ever had. The fries were perfect, and salted with sea salt. The service was also wonderful. The waitstaff was attentive, but not intrusive, and provided a lot of good information and suggestions. Despite being located in Provo, I will definitely be coming back with my wife for a taste of their dinner menu. read more

Perhaps this restaurant at one time was a good idea, but its current management has decided to now serve only small, single-sized portions of food while retaining the name "communal" and its high prices. We were encouraged by our waiter to order "family style" but when it arrived there was only enough food for one or two people, not four. What the chef lacked in portion-size was made up in salt. The snap peas were good. They were also attentive to our water, however, the water isn't cold water, it's room temperature. I'm also told the chicken was good, but there was really only enough for one person to know. We hope things here will improve so all may have an enjoyable family fine dining restaurant. read more

Best place to eat in Provo hands down. Everything I've ever ordered I've enjoyed the hell out of, you can't go wrong.

This was a fabulous farm to table experience. All this with the cutest waitress ever! Five stars and hurry in, yummmmmmy!! read more

Communal - New American Near Me - Provo, Utah

I always feel weird when I go here. I'm not sure how I feel about the atmosphere.. and the big table.. but the food is delicious.

Horrific customer service by the manager. They are inaccurately listed on DoorDash and Bento box as "closed" (which means, of course, I cannot order delivery). I spent now an hour trying to work it out online and called them three times. I explained every time that I have just had major major dental surgery and cannot really talk (and can't drive or walk, therefore having to do online delivery only two blocks away). After the third painful call, The manager was rude and said basically to me "not our problem." He made it sound like it was my fault the online delivery services were saying closed (when it was nearly 2 hours before they closed) and "they have nothing to do with it." Umm, well, if you haven't updated your listings on your own contracted delivery services, you would think that they would have cared and not made it sound like I was at fault. Do NOT waste your money at a place with the worst customer service ever. At least make a modicum of effort. read more

Still a good wine list- best waiters in Utah county- and the food continues to be top notch.

I've eaten here every Saturday for brunch for the last two months now. And I have lunch here at least twice a week. The food is always great, and the quality is consistent. Easily my favorite place to eat in Provo. The only bad reviews I've heard about communal come from the dinner menu. But I'm hoping they fix that issue soon! read more

Communal - Best biscuit and jam ever! - New American Near Me - Provo, Utah

Well run, good food, excellent waitstaff. I was new in town and brought a non US guest w a few dietary questions. Handled perfectly. Farm to table operation. Kale salad better than expected bison rib tasty , temperature was a bit tepid. Enjoyable . read more

DO NOT trust the online reservation system. I reserved a table online, received an email saying that my reservation had gone through and that my table was reserved. Then I received a phone call about 2 hours before our reservation to say that I would have to wait a half-hour past my reservation time. When I inquired as to why, I was told that someone had called to reserve the table and that they had "bumped" me back a half hour. When I stated that I thought this was unfair, I was told (and this is a quote): "Well maybe next time you should plan ahead more." read more

The food was pretty good but not up to their previous excellent standards. We ordered coffee, caesar salad, eggs Benedict and shrimp ceviche (supposed to come with grits which were replaced with tortilla chips). Within about 30 seconds of ordering they brought us the eggs Benedict--obviously a mistake left over from another order. We waited five minutes for the other food and we never did get our coffee. We came in about a half hour before closing time and it was obvious the staff was just going through the motions and couldn't wait to get off work. Disappointing. read more

Top notch food and service. We went for our anniversary for the first time and the staff was very attentive and surprised us with a complimentary dessert. This is as good as it gets in Utah County with fresh flavors and simple presentations that are second to none. It is a bit spendy in the context of Utah County, but a great value when compared to similar restaurants in larger cities. Portions are surprisingly large, but meant to be shared. Love it. read more

Please Please Please Communal, get great. I love the idea, the effort, the menu choices, the service, the vibe. It is all great. The food on the other hand is not matching everything else. Sadly, last minute execution at this fine restaurant fail. Some are epic, other fails are kinda small, but I think Communal is striving to be great. I want them to be great. Not there yet. A quick rundown. New Years Eve. (not that busy during our seating) First course. Braised pork belly, over apple and an apple cider gastric. Cold pork belly. blehh. They replaced it and it was delicious, could have used more gastric to help cut the fat, but overall was a nice dish. Second course Frisee salad, with truffle dressing, fingerling potatoes, and a fried egg. Really good, but a bit under-seasoned. Third course. A sea scallop with little neck clams. Holy over seasoned scallop. I cut the crust off the perfectly cooked scallop and enjoyed the dish very much. Fourth course. Mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, beef tenderloin and a little foi gras. Mine was perfect! The best course of the night for me. My wife's steak was thicker and was extra rare bordering on blue. I gave her my steak as I like rare. Hers was too rare for me. Fifth course. A duo, chocolate cake and a orange chocolate mousse. WOW. Great finish! Perfect, splendid. The grapefruit segment next to the mousse was not only beautiful it matched perfectly with each mouthful of mousse. I hope you can see what I am saying. These guys are really close to great. I want them to be great. It is worth a try if you are in the area. Let's hope on your visit they hit their stride and provide you a stellar meal. read more

Short: Good, not great food. Painfully over-priced for lunch. Service was mixed. Make reservations, even for lunch. Long: I've been wanting to try Communal for a while, but haven't been able to make it in for dinner. When I saw that they had opened this week for lunch, my buddy and I decided to check it out. I'm so glad to see more of these kinds of restaurants opening in Utah County. In N Out is great and all, but do we really need another chain? We arrived about 11:40, and there were 2 other people seated. We were seated at the head of the long communal table. 3 more people came in and were seated at the "bar". Another group of about 7 was seated at the other end of our table. A couple was seated next to us, and when they protested and asked to be seated at the empty table by the window, they were awkwardly informed that was being held for a reservation. That was my first beef with the service - it just wasn't handled very well. It took about 2 minutes of conversation to say, "I'm sorry, but that table is being held for a reservation. The name of the restaurant is Communal, and part of the charm is at customers are seated at a communal-style table." Poor training. My friend ordered the Bacon Blue Burger, and I had the daily pasta, spaghetti with a sauce of heirloom tomatoes (I also ordered a side of fries). His burger was an average size - smaller than something from Red Robin, for example, and came with a large side of fries and homemade ketchup. His meal was $15. For lunch. In Provo. I've paid that much for a burger once in my life, and that was at a steak restaurant in Manhattan (where the burger was quite a bit larger). My pasta was $12. It was a lunch sized portion, which would have been ok had it come with a small salad, or even a basket of bread for the table, but that was it. My friend said that his burger was good, but not outstanding. My spaghetti was obviously high quality, but the value wasn't there, and it certainly wasn't good enough to make me want to go back for lunch and pay those prices. I was hoping to try the desserts, but I couldn't bring myself to shell out an additional 8 bucks or so for lunch. I would definitely like to go back and try out the dinner menu, as I think there is promise, but I definitely won't be back for lunch at these prices. Also, strangely, they turned away a party of 7 or so people. I imagine they had a number of reservations, but they didn't seem to be very polite about it. I don't think that the cuisine or the environment is very child friendly. Not that they would turn them away, but it's definitely a more adult setting. read more

Communal is as quality of dining as you'll find in Provo and takes upon itself a farm-to-table, new American cuisine most popular in California. The ingredients are as locally-sourced as possible, the fare fresh, and the ambiance rustic and homey. While it is relatively expensive, I certainly wouldn't call it out of reach for most people. Three of us came for dinner and shared two starters, two mains, three sides, and two desserts. We were stuffed and had a serving of leftovers to bring home, but we thought it was a great amount to order. We had: - Roasted beets, Zürsen farms green lentils, Snuck farms arugula, spiced yogurt, avocado: 4 stars. This was a good Middle-Eastern style take on beets, and it worked well when all of the components were combined. Both golden and red beets were expertly roasted (although I would have loved a slightly bit of a char), and the flavors of the spiced yogurt, dressed arugula, and avocado went very well with the vegetable. - SPECIAL: Sauteed hicken hearts, celery root puree, maitake mushrooms: 2 stars. This is one we left unfinished. While two of us love chicken hearts and order them whenever we see them, we agreed that these were the gamiest we've ever had and that they were perhaps slightly undercooked. - Christiansen's farm pork shoulder, salsa verde, pork jus: 4 stars: The pork shoulder was cooked confit and so was incredibly tender and flavorful. The "salsa" was more of an herb pistou. We thought this one would have been great if it had come out hot; it seemed to have been prepared first and waited while the other dishes were finishing. - Prime NY strip steak, mole negra, golden raisins: 4 stars. This was cooked perfectly to order and the mole sauce (brighter and more acidic than most people associate with "mole") was a great complement to the steak. - Mashed potatoes: 3 stars. This one seems to be commonly ranted and raved about, but there was nothing unique about it in flavor. Just a very creamy and buttery mash. I wouldn't order it again. - Local corn, cayenne, lime zest, cotija cheese: 5 stars all the way. This was the best dish of the night: a PERFECT Mexican street corn but off the cob. - Grilled asparagus, preserved lemon vinaigrette, toasted almonds: 4 stars. These guys know how to cook their vegetables, but I would have liked more ingenuity with the flavors. In retrospect, I think we would have preferred the asparagus on their starter section of the menu, which comes with burrata, speck, and housemade croutons. - Chocolate chess pie, whipped creme fraiche, candied pistachio, chocolate crumb: 5 stars. This was the smallest dish of the night but was a huge hit with all three of us. For those unfamiliar with chess pie, it was like a perfectly gooey fudge brownie with a great crust. Excellent all around. - Butterscotch pudding, chocolate cookie crumb, whipped cream, salted caramel sauce: 4.5 stars. This was gigantic compared to the chess pie. I'd recommend sharing it between three or four people. It was good, but not great. The butterscotch wasn't overwhelming, but I didn't get any salted caramel notes. Make sure to mix the dessert up before eating it so you get all of the elements together. I certainly will be coming back to Communal. It was by far the best meal I've had in Provo. As the menu changes frequently according to what is fresh and locally available, I would highly recommend ordering the items that seem most unique in flavor combinations. read more

I always struggle with rating something 5 out of 5 stars. It implies there is no room for improvement. There is always room for improvement. In the case of rating Communal, I just felt that 4 stars wasn't good enough. Yelp, fix this and let me rate something 4.5 stars, please. Really though, Communal is excellent. I've seen Communal on just about every list going around the internet; "Best Restaurants in Utah", "Top Restaurants in Utah County", "Places You Must Try", etc. After finally going there, I believe it should have a place on every one of those lists. As always with places that have been hyped, I went with some skepticism and planned on being at least slightly disappointed. Communal did not disappoint. Environment: Communal hits all the latest trends, from the rustic chic decor to the music to the communal dining seating and to the "farm to table" concept that is all the rage. You must have a tolerance for beards and skinny jeans as the hipsters not only love to dine there, but also work there. For some the communal dining may be new, but for those who have experienced it, it's no big deal. Give it a try and don't be afraid to introduce yourself to your neighbor and new friend. Not all the seating is communal, so I'm sure if you are uncomfortable they can seat you at a table for just you and your guests. Don't be a anti-social though, give communal dining a try at least once. You may like it. Communal fits in nicely with the evolving downtown Provo market and seems to be setting the pace for the new vibe being created there. Food: The menu is fairly small and your choices are minimal, but they do a good job of hitting all the major groups; vegetarian, beef, chicken, pork, seafood and pasta. Their prices may seem high if you simply check out their menu online, but really they are reasonable. I don't know if I missed it or not, but their website could do a better job of explaining that food is served "family style". Each entree and side is designed to serve 2. I think by not being more clear on their site that they may alienate a great share of the Utah market that tends to be more tight with their money and the crowd that are not "foodies" who may rather spend less and get more regardless of product quality than to spend more and get a higher quality dining experience. The reality is that you can spend the same as other restaurants and get a greater dining experience once you realize the family dining concept applies here. We went expecting to pay $40 a person and were pleasantly surprised to spend $25 per person which includes tax and 20% tip. The food is fresh and the farm to table concept shines here. Every protein, dairy product, vegetable and fruit is named after the farm that produced it and you know exactly where it came from. I believe their website lists all their purveyors. Even the chocolate and coffee are fresh from farm to your table. I promise you will be happy with the food. Our party of four ordered some amazing meatballs, roasted chicken, potatoes gratin, mashed potatoes and carrots. Every dish was served at perfect temps and flavorful. The meatballs were slightly salty, but amazing nonetheless. The side dishes were traditional with slightly unique twists and memorable. The food alone will keep us returning. So, all in all, while Communal may not be a perfect "5", they most certainly are not a "4" either. They have every right to be on every "Must Eat At" list bouncing around social media and their concept is sound and their food is tasty. We will definitely be back. Not even the hipster beards or skinny jeans will keep us away! ;) Great job, Communal. read more

I normally dine in SLC, but found myself in Provo and decided to give this place a try. I'm a big fan of this type of restaurant where the focus is on the food. I recently dined at a localvore place called Latoille in Madison, WI and it was fantastic; really blew my socks off. Communal was a bit of a disappointment. Our waiter was great, but right away I noticed something lacking from their 'local source' menu. I did not see a single source printed, nor mentioned by the waiter. I really couldn't care less personally, but this was an odd omission from this type of restaurant. The roasted beat and arugula salad was quite good and the pistachio pesto was inspired. The african herb sauce for the skirt steak was also very good with lots of flavor, however, that's about where the hits end. I understand the multi small-plate schtick, and I like it. However, if you are going to serve such small portions, they have to be either exceptional, or priced much lower than 25-30bucks a plate. The salmon was a tiny 3oz potion and just pan-fried served with a few spears of broccolini. WHAT? The skirt steak was about twice the size, but came very well done on one end and raw on the other. There was a difference in thickness, but not enough to explain this wild temperature gradient. I pointed this out and they 're-fired' it and comped dessert, which is a nod to the great service. The steak was an interesting choice as it was Wagyu beef (tender), but the skirt steak cut (tough, especially when rare). This makes it look like it was chosen for the marketing potential alone. the lemon chiffon cake was pretty good, if simple, but the molten lava cake was very poorly executed as it was about 80% batter with a thin crust around it. Nearly $100 later (2 appetizers, 2 entrees, 1 side and no alcohol), I felt like I would have been OK paying half of that for this dinner. Some reviews seem to indicate that the decline has been recent and perhaps that is true, but this restaurant would be savaged in SLC. There are any number of choices I can think of that beat it on all fronts. If you live in provo, you might want to give it a try and form your own opinion, but I'd order small. If you live in SLC, don't bother with the drive, you have far too many more suitable options (finca, wild grape, copper onion, mazza, etc.) read more

More than pleasantly surprised!! We selected Communal randomly for a Saturday nite reservation. What we did not expect was to enjoy one of our best meals ever! The food and service is beyond amazing. Headliners: Shrimp & Grits, Honey Chicken, Pork Loin and Asparagus. If only I could give 10-stars. Truly amazing farm to table with the best warm bread to compliment the experience. read more

Ordered butterscotch pudding and chorizo takeout during their Saturday brunch hours. The service was great even for takeout, they were friendly, sat me at the bar and gave me a complimentary Coke Zero to sip on while I waited. The chorizo hash was excellent, just the right amount of spice, and the butterscotch pudding afterward was cool, creamy, and delicious. If you've passed by this place 100 times like me I have and haven't stopped in, I recommend you make an effort to do so! read more

Okay... the hanger stake is on another level here. $30 for a steak? I can't even begin to tell you how worth it that is. Every bite stopped me dead in my tracks. My wife brought me here for my 30th and I'm soooo glad she did! Honorable mention to the drink of the day and desert was also fantastic! read more

My wife and I were really excited to go here, because we had heard and read amazing thing about this place... our experience was nothing like we expected. The place was super loud (we had to practically yell to hear ourselves), I heard the "F word" about 50 times while I was there, and the service (although polite) was extremely slow. The reason I gave it 2 stars is because the food was pretty good, but not at all amazing. I asked for medium steak, and it was very rare. Nowhere close to medium. Bad experience, and I won't be back... but I'm sure it's a great place, if you're a certain type of person. It's definitely not for everybody. Don't bring your kids. I'm sure glad I didn't. Also, whoever decided to make everyone eat with strangers... bad idea, buddy. Bad idea. read more

I go to Communal whenever I visit Provo because of its locally sourced food and an atmosphere that doesn't make me feel weird about eating alone on a business trip. My advice, if you're eating solo, is to sit up at the kitchen and watch the chefs in their element. On my visit last week I sat next to two women visiting for business, one was from Houston, another, Boston! read more

So embarrassed that I haven't paid homage to the only good restaurant for dinner in the Orem/Provo Metroplex. Oh, and it's Plexy alright these days. I had to park a block away last time...but I digress. This place gets what dining is all about - top quality, locally sourced and in-season ingredients prepared by hand daily and a taut menu that they can execute on perfectly time after time despite a kitchen that's only slightly larger than a Fiat 500. I've known the chefs and help over the years and Vance, who currently mans the kitchen after years making beef bourguignon over at Chef Table, really throws down the farm-to-table grub. In the two+ years I have been coming here, I have only had one meal that was good. The others were all completely and individually exceptional and so was the service, ambiance and most unexpectedly at the foot of BYU, the Beer & Wine List (First Capped For Dramatic Effect). I recently dragged my wife, who isn't bad with a whisk and ladle herself, to Communal to see what it was all about and despite her being a light eater who wasn't even hungry when we sat down, I had to roll her out. It's that good. I travel to Provo, nearly every month, and I always make a stop in at Communal for good food, a good conversation and a double IPA or two. But never more than two!!! :-) read more

I used to go to black sheep cafe but when they recently changed their portions and the flavors were different so I had to find a new favorite near Provo center and when I came across communal it felt like I was in New York again. It's family style food meaning you share the meals ordered. And every meal is a seasonal option so it changes throughout the year. And I must say every item I got was delicious! I got rabbit gnocchi, duck breast ( perfectly crisp by the way) and bone marrow. The host was very kind we wanted to try the charcuterie board so they gave us a half serving of the bone marrow and the board for sampling. And they did not disappoint The bone marrow sounds weird I know but the flavor wow , so much flavor. And we spreaded it on toast it was tasty. We also ordered the Mayan hot chocolate and it tasted so natural, and yummy spices mixed in. Communal has now become my favorite and I'm excited to go again. read more

My husband and I have been wanting to try Communal for quite a while. Unfortunately, it was not the experience that we hoped it would be. They advertise the main courses as being enough for "at least 2 people" to share. This is entirely false. When we saw the lamb and salmon dishes come to our table, we were amazed at how small they were. Good thing we both ordered a main instead of sharing. These dishes were not complete either, and for the price, I would have expected something besides a piece of meat on the plate with a sauce. I won't ever go back. I expect a lot more for a $100 meal, consisting of a tiny salad, 2 mains (really just a piece of meat, no veggie, no starch, nothing), and a measly dessert. Don't waste your money here. It isn't worth it. read more

In town on business staying at the Marriott downtown Provo. This place is a block away and all I can say is you need to go. I don't give 5 stars very often and this place is a 5 star. Everything is organic. I had the pasta dish with pork shoulder ragu and au gratin potatoes and I licked the plate clean. Small but quaint and the entire staff was excellent. I sat at the bar and talked and watched the chefs and they take pride in making their food. It was excellent and it shows. read more

I wanted to like Communal. When you enter the restaurant, there is a long wood table where patrons from different parties share space....very communal. The restaurant has a very rustic feel, and it's obvious that they paid very close attention to the decor. If you live in Provo and are a coffee drinker, this is the only establishment I know of that serves Intelligentsia coffee --the best coffee in the world. The coffee is served with fresh whipped cream and cute little chunks of raw sugar. Nice. We went for brunch and I decided on breakfast. I ordered a baked tomato and chorizo with a few locally raised, poached eggs mix. And this is when the Communal experience peaked --right before the food arrived. The tomato sauce mix is served in a bean pot, with a toasted and heavily buttered piece of bread atop. My first bite was so hot it burned the roof of my mouth. Unreal. I picked at it a bit, but when the waitress returned to ask how we like the food, I told her I would rather have something else. I told her the food was way too hot and that it lacked flavor. Rather than ask what I would like instead, she asked "which is it?" Translation: Which was the truth and which did you make up just to get something else. Thanks. As a replacement, I went with biscuits and gravy. Biscuits and gravy were quite uneventful. The gravy lacked much flavor and the biscuits, while good, were cooked with lard. We also ordered home fries which were cooked in bacon fat. Noticing a trend? Almost anyone can make food taste good when you load it with animal fat --a fact not lost on the chefs at Communal. At these prices (not horrible, but surely not cheap) I expect food cooked with high-quality olive oil, not bacon fat and lard. My wife really liked her pumpkin pancakes that were topped with homemade whipped cream. Again, fat tastes great. I left Communal hungry and pretty unsatisfied. Small portions of fat-laden foods weren't really what I was expecting. But then again, all of the yuppies in the place seemed pretty happy. read more

Worst restaurant I have been to in Utah. Went in with a party of about 10, the ribeye I ordered was more like burnt carne asada not fit for a dog. Forgot half of what we all ordered. We all ordered our steaks medium rare or rare, they were all way overcooked. The cooks looked like they were in high-school. This restaurant tries to be trendy with how earthy and simple it is. If you like that type thing and love crappy food you've come to the right place. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. I feel violated. read more

It lives up to the hype. Went here for Brunch. Was greeted warmly and staff was friendly, helpful and accommodating the entire time. There's a nice charm about the restaurant and the digs really enhance the meal. We were sat right in front of the huge window allowing us to overlook the charm of Downtown Provo as we ate breakfast. The food was just as good as I would expect for the price point and a few dishes even exceeded my expectations. Deep Fried French Toast w/ Blueberry compote was so tasty. You think deep fried and think oily, but this french toast was light, crispy, flavorful and that compote is on point. Pancetta Hash has so many tasty layers. I loved this dish. Biscuits are some of the best I've had. They are huge. We got one with butter and seasonal jam. The other as a part of Biscuits and gravy. Both really great! They are heavy, so order consciously. Finished everything off with bruleed Grapefruit with honey, yogurt and granola. Perf end to a great meal. For me, it delivered on the hype. As everyone knows, this place is a tad pricey, but I feel like it was warranted. Farm to table and locally sourcing concepts helped me be ok with paying more than I usually would. I actually didn't think the prices were as bad as I originally thought it would be. I wouldn't go here ALL the time just because it is not easy on the wallet, but I walked out paying a lot less than I thought. Splurge a little a definitely try it out! Service was great. Staff and cooks were all conversing with diners. Definitely will be back and definitely recommend Communal. Make a reservation to avoid waiting and since staff is so friendly and accommodating, make special requests if needed. read more

Thanks, Yelp. This and one other restaurant were recommended and both were good, but I have to say that Communal was the best. Well cooked and seasoned salmon and delicious sides. Expensive but worth it, in the cute little University downtown part of Provo. My co-worker had skirt steak and we shared a salad. She loved the steak so much I believe she took it back to the hotel and ate it cold for breakfast. I didn't leave anything on my plate. Not many non-chain options in Provo but don't miss this one. read more

Not the best place to eat. Food was mediocre. The service was very slow, it took nearly an hour for us to get our food. They say the portions feed 2-3 people and that is not the case. The kale salad was plain, literally a bag of kale dumped on a plate with 4 pieces of pumpkin or something on it. My friend's steak was cold, they took it back and warmed it up and in the process burnt the edges. They are trying hard to be upscale but fall short. read more

Best restaurant in Provo. Frankly, it's a crime that it doesn't have a perfect score. Says more about the palettes of Utah Valley consumers than about this restaurant. read more

I'm in Provo on business one week a month, and each visit I always have one dinner at Communal. I've also taken my team of 15 there many times -- they enjoy a nice meal at the big, communal table. Generally, the food is excellent. However, the overall experience tonight was disappointing. I met a co-worker here after work, and we both arrived right at our 5:30p reservation time. As usual, the food was very good -- we enjoyed everything we had. However, the restaurant filled up quickly, and once that happened, the waitress seemed to want us to rush through our meal. We had just taken our first bites of the entrees and sides when she brought the dessert menu. We ordered a dessert to split, and I ordered a cup of coffee (which I never got). She brought our bill when she delivered dessert. Yeah, I get that you're popular. Yeah, I get that you're busy. But I don't want the bum-rush after 50 minutes -- especially at one of the most expensive restaurants in Provo (our modest meal was $80 plus tip for two). Maybe you need to move to a bigger space, or put a little more time between your reservations. Otherwise, your regulars will start defecting. No matter how good the food is, bad service and being rushed through my meal just isn't worth the prices you charge. read more

If you are looking for the elitist-hipster movement in Provo, you will find it here. There is an aura of haughtiness and this place is just kind of dripping with exclusivity. Everything is over the top expensive and incredibly small portions. And if you don't get there early enough, their very limited menu runs out. I did like how the menu changes, but that's it. The food was just alright. And my wife and I were starving afterwards so we went to McDonald's to supplement! read more

Came in for Brunch and it was a mistake. Got the eggs Benedict with a side of home fries. Firstly the eggs Benedict was bland and very salty, terrible hollandaise sauce didn't have flavor at all. The English muffin tasted like great value brand you get at Walmart. Secondly the home fries tasted like fried salt. They were crispy yet chewy which is a strange combo. Lastly it was overpriced for the quality, I can get a better breakfast at Village Inn and pay 1/2 the price. I still can't get the salt taste out of my mouth, puke! read more

Yes, yes, yes! It's been about a year since I went there, but I recall that the food was great, drinks were tasty, and service friendly and fantastic (handled my large business group that I brought). I think it can be easy to order too much food with it being family-style (I hate wasting food) but then again, if I had only done the ordering for my group, we wouldn't have ordered as much :p Do check it out. read more

Very fresh and well thought out menu. I had the Wild Bore and the mushroom polenta and loved every bite. Give this place a try!

If you are looking for good food in Provo, I don't know if there is a better place. With an ever changing seasonal menu and delicious ingredients, I've never been let down. Yes, it's pricey, but it's that kind of place. Don't go here if you are just looking for an "Olive Garden" or "Chili's" type of dinner. This is high quality, unique, tasty food. I'm a fan. I go to brunch almost every Saturday. read more

Made a reservation for a Friday night (off of yelp I may add) and was seated promptly on arrival. The atmosphere is fun for down town Provo with the constant movement of the chefs preparing fine delicacies in plain view. Our server new the menu extremely well giving us specifics on every item we inquired. My wife and I split the arugula beet salad, crusted halibut, and mushroom risotto. The bill came out to around $60.00. I recommend everyone try this place for a hip night out. read more

Always a go-to restaurant when I'm in town, very limited seating so make a reservation early if possible. Food is a lot like family-style with interesting menu options to choose from that you can share with whomever you're dining with. Be prepared to possibly sit at a communal table, hence the name, which is always fun and interesting. Limited wine selection, unfortunately, but the service and food have always been excellent. read more