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Forest

4.1 (305 reviews)
Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Upscale
Classy
Outdoor seating

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Creste de galli
Alla L.

Forest is the dining experience anyone visiting Birmingham should strive to get. The restaurant is elegant and inviting with many outdoor patio seats to enjoy the warm summer breeze. The food is pure excellence... from the farm egg (culinary perfection) to the spicy rigatoni ... everything on the menu is delicious. The cocktails were expertly prepared and the service was on point. This restaurant has a great energy and you can tell by the struggle to get a last minute reservation it's a local favorite. Worth the extra $$$ for a high end experience.

Baked Alaska
Sarah M.

Forest is quite an expensive restaurant, but the food is absolutely delectable. I had the truffle pasta, which was AMAZING--truly the most expensive pasta dish I've ever ordered! We were there to celebrate my fiancé's birthday and enjoyed the baked Alaska for dessert, which was a delightful surprise. The dining area is intimate, so I recommend making a reservation in advance. Unfortunately, the service wasn't the best; at times, it felt like we were being ignored by our server, which is why I docked a star. Overall, I'd say this is more of a special occasion restaurant rather than a regular spot, but the food is definitely worth trying!

Short Rib Cannelloni
Annie A.

This restaurant is across woodward from the downtown area so parking is a bit easier. There is valet or street parking down the block. The restaurant is beautiful with lots of windows and a very clean look. The service was very professional and kind. They even split the dishes for us and brought extra plates. The short rib cannelloni was really good- it was a lot of meat to the pasta/breading on the outside and the sunchoke puree and roasted sunchoke were a bit sweet to balance the salty meat. I hadn't ever had that vegetable before (it is a but like a potato and a bit like an artichoke). The salmon was not very good- it was pretty bland and the crème fraiche sauce was watery. We also got the house salad and that was really delicious with avocado and pistachios, highly recommend!

Rigatoni
Dalia A.

The ambiance is elegant and modern with lots of big, beautiful open windows. There is a smaller space for outdoor seating as well. The service was great. For dinner, I had a Caesar salad to start which was fresh and had just the right amount of dressing. For my main dish, I had the rigatoni. I liked the spice of the chicken meatballs in the rigatoni and loved that they had options without pork, but sauce of the dish was very light. Portion sizes are smaller so something to be aware of too! Would come back, overall liked the vibe of the restaurant!

Octopus
Corrie M.

We very much enjoyed our experience at Forest. we ordered the octopus, artichoke soup, short rib cannelloni and halibut. All were fantastic save for the octopus, it was a bit chewy but the flavor was on point. The bartenders were friendly and attentive. Highly recommend.

Renaud S.

We had the best time, Al Fresco is the way to go. We celebrated our Anniversary here, food was fantastic, we both chose the Truffle Pasta, we shared the greens salad and black rice. Everything was unique and delicious .Service was everything you could ask for . Such a great experience!

Love Potion mocktail - A cocktail garnished with a lemon slice is presented in a coupe glass on a dining table, with a blurred background.
Eileen P.

My sister and I went to Forest for my birthday dinner, on a Friday night. We were seated right on time. The restaurant is nicely decorated and has big beautiful windows throughout. The menu has a variety of items, many of which sounded good to us. We ordered the black rice, and the farm egg for our appetizers. They were both amazing. The black rice had this amazing garlic and sesame flavor and the texture was just awesome. The farm egg had mushrooms that were so tender and yummy, and also had a delicious sauce that was so good we dipped bread from the bread basket in it afterword. For dinner, I ordered the branzino and my sister did 2 different half orders of pasta. Both of our entrees were good. I especially enjoyed the pomegranate in the quinoa, as it provided a wonderful pop of flavor. I also ordered one of their mock tails with dinner - the love potion. It was fantastic! Fizzy, sweet, and perfect with the meal. For dessert we both ordered the baked Alaska. The restaurant put a candle in it, which was nice. I have never had baked Alaska before, but have always wanted to try one. Let me tell you it did NOT disappoint. It was incredible. The cake/brownie at the bottom was so chewy and good and the merengue was perfectly toasted and deliciously sweet and sticky. The ice cream in beteeen was good too. The service overall was top notch. They kept our water full (hard because my sister and I drink a ton of water), and our waitress also brought me a complimentary mocktail for my birthday (in addition to the one I ordered), which went above and beyond for me and made it a special meal. I would definitely recommend dining here and would go back again.

Baked Alaska
Nikki T.

I'm all about patio dining in the summer and even more so with the pandemic. I recently met a friend at Forest and had a great dinner on their patio. Be sure to make a reservation for the patio. The tables are appropriately social distanced apart so no worries from me on other diners being too close. The staff was very pleasant and all sported masks. Now to the good stuff...the food! I started with the farm egg with maitake mushroom and madeira sabayon. The egg was poached then deep fried - what's not to like? For the main course, I ordered the pasta special of the day which was pasta, garlic, cream sauce and a TON of shaved truffles. It was so good! My friend got the salmon which looked really healthy...no knock on the healthy part, I just opt for carbs. For dessert, we split the baked Alaska which is an old-school dessert. It hit all the sugar overload requirements. I will definitely come back soon for dinner!

Home Fries
Katherine F.

I had a surprise birthday dinner here and I thoroughly enjoyed everything I ate. I had a scallop appetizer, duck as an entree, and a side of home style fries. The menu is small and I appreciate how they perfected the taste of every dish -quality over quantity! The home style fries are so unique and I enjoyed that the restaurant put their own spin on their presentation and preparation of the side dish that we all love. The interior was sleek and modern and I highly recommended this restaurant for an intimate date. Looking forward to returning soon. Check out my Instagram for more @hangry_detroiter

Food Dinner menu as of July 7th 2021
Henry A.

Brought my family here for my Mother's milestone birthday. The food, service, and ambiance were on point. We didn't order any drinks as parents frown upon libations. So we sipped on waters for the entire meal. Between the 4 of us, we ordered the following: 1/ 3 Appetizers - 2x Egg Broiled dishes and 1x Octopus sampler 2/ 4 Entrees - 3x Pasta dishes and 1x Lamb Shank 3/ 2 Desserts - 1x Baked Alaska and 1x Chocolate Mousse Every single dish we ordered was cooked well and enjoyed by all 4 of us. There wasn't a dish we had issues with, sent back, or didn't finish. If anything we took home half a pasta dish and half my lamb shanks. The desserts were completely finished. We are a family W/OUT a sweet tooth and if we finish our desserts it means they were made exceptionally well. Since it was my Mother's birthday, they brought out the Baked Alaska with a candle on top. It was a nice touch and we enjoyed it very much. Server was a gentleman with a ponytail. He was polite and kind towards my mother. Enjoyed the service all around. Total tab for the entire meal was $185 before tip. The dinner and experience was enjoyed by all. Would repeat!

Truffle spaghetti. It wasn't on the menu but always available I was told :)
Gregatina M.

I've always wanted to try this place!!! I love everything that I ordered! From our appetizers to our entree. Service is awesome. I was gonna give it a perfect 5 but just have a few comments. The concept was an open restaurant I guess ?.. but the flies are a no no. It's not so much , but you'll have the occasional nuisance of fly around you and we weren't even seated outside. Hence , I will never eat good food al fresco .The glass on my table had a lipstick stain around the rim. We saw that at the start of our meal. I'm so surprised with that one .how can that be missed. And my son ordered New York strip... I know it's not the most tender amongst the cuts but they could've done better. It has a good taste but a little tough , even with it being medium rare.

Black rice
Angela T.

I was so excited to try this place last night. I heard great things about the food from friends. I love the location, the option to valet, and the outdoor seating. We had a reservation at 8:30 and were seated almost immediately. I really enjoyed the set up of the restaurant. The kitchen was totally visible and the decor was beautiful. We sat outside because the weather was really nice. The waitress came to our table right away. The service was impeccable. The waitress was very friendly, but not very knowledgable about the menu. The food and drink options were great, however I do wish they had more cocktails. We started with caesar salad and black rice. I ordered the royal lemonade and the future loml ordered Cava. They enjoyed their Spanish wine. Caesar salad: 5/5 it was very good and had plenty of dressing. They even split it for us before bringing it out. Black rice: 1/5 honestly it was too salty and crunchy for me. It also lacked flavor and just seemed like I was eating sea salt. It didn't look very appetizing either. Royal lemonade: 2/5 I felt like a kid drinking it. It was very sweet and lemony, but I can't complain because it's exactly what I ordered. For our entrees we ordered the truffle spaghetti and duck. We also ordered a bottle of French wine. For dessert we ordered the chocolate dessert because they were sold out of the baked Alaska. Truffle spaghetti: 3/5 it was good, but too tangy. They were extremely generous with the truffles, but you couldn't taste the truffle at all. Duck: 3/5 Nice presentation. The mushrooms that were paired with it were very good and flavorful. Chocolate dessert: 0/5 unfortunately it wasn't good at all. We only took one bite. I wish I remembered its name, but clearly it wasn't very memorable. Overall, this restaurant is pretty good. I would return because I really enjoyed the vibe. Everyone was extremely friendly and the couple next to us made sure that I knew the future loml treated me like the royal princess that I am! I had a really great experience and would definitely try the food again!

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Amazing food and beautiful atmosphere/ ambiance. Drinks and food were amazing. The pasta was unreal. Amazing experience!

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