I wanted this to be good based on their extensive menu,however, upon arrival we were greeted by a rude man whom I think "would have been" our bar tender. Based on the 10 minutes waiting at the bar and that COLD greeting we decided- life is too short and expensive to waste on bad vibes. read more

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I can't believe I've never eaten here before! Passed it many times on my way to the movie theater. Really nice outdoor dining setup for a mall and the inside dining room is light and airy. I met a friend for lunch here. I had a short rib grilled cheese sandwich with a side salad. Delish! The horseradish sauce they brought with it was a really nice touch. Our server, who was awesome, suggested the butter cake with ice cream for dessert. YUMMY read more

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Sadly, this restaurant no longer meets our expectations. The waitress and hostess was lovely and the environment was unremarkable. The food and drinks were at best poor. The short rib taco was gummy and soggy. The chicken salad sandwich was bland. The kid's meal burgers and quesadilla was just as bland and burned. The only acceptable dish was the fried cauliflower which I think is straight out of a bottle. I don't think we are food snobs but we have eaten at our fair share of restaurants. This place has turned into another plain chain like Olive Garden. We are in Northern Jersey and we have so many better options to spend 180$ on family meal for four. read more

Food is always delicious and service is always good . Been going here for many years now .

Popped in while Black Friday shopping - very yummy food and a wide variety of cuisines. Our waiter was wonderful, patient, and very sweet. Will definitely pop in again next time we're at the mall! read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Bao Buns with Pork Belly - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

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Food was very good. Drinks were pretty good too. Service was ok. Went on a Wednesday at 8pm. We got fried provolone, Fish Taco appetizer and beef Wellington read more

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Well organized, especially on a busy day. The food was exceptional and has been consistent.

I must admit the name itself had caught my attention. So, I looked it up and looked at the menu. The more I looked into it the more it made me want to have dinner there. We were visiting the Ikea in Paramus and if you know that Ikea (well really all the ikeas) its huge and it's a maze to get out of there. It builds up an appetite. I convinced my husband to take us there. Getting there the entrance is really beautiful! It took a while to get seated, but it was a Monday and not many on so 1 host to seat us and 3 other parties before us made sense. Looking at the menu at the restaurant seemed different than online. It was a menu with a very full? Reminded me of the cheesecake factory menu and low and behold they are sister restaurants!! We started with the buffalo wings as appetizer. For our entrees I ordered a Grand lux burger melt, the description alone made my mouth water but in the back of my mind knowing it was cheesecakes sister I was skeptical. I still ordered it because the grilled parmesan cheese bread with lots of cheddar cheese, Grilled Onions except the thousand island dressing made my mouth water. I ordered it medium and no thousand island dressing and side of french fries. My husband stuck with a delux drive in burger which is basically a cheeseburger but its chargrilled. My daughter as alwaysss chicken fingers and fries. The appetizer and our drinks did take a bit to get to our table. Now one thing you gain when working for a restaurant is the eye to identify when meals sit for a while prior to being ran out to the table. Anddd guess what that was our wings appearance. Our meals took long as well to get to the table. I received my burger melt, as I took a nice bite my burger it was well done. Such a disappointment ! My husand was content and my daughter was not. How chicken fingers get screwed up I wasn't up to finding out. I had originally wanted to order the beignets on their dessert menu. The timing of everything was too delayed that the beignets were made to order as yummy as it sounded, I didn't want to wait 20 minutes for a dessert that may or may not satisfy me once received. Overall, this wasn't all I had hoped for but not terrible. Try it let me know your thoughts! Enjoy!! read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Store front - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

Here is a different review, I have eaten here before great food. This time I DID NOT EAT HERE but it's about the service, I am currently deployed I found out that my family went here for a dinner. I called and spoke to a kind helpful lady by the name of Katie. I told her I wanted to pay for my family's meal but obviously it would have to be over the phone. Which is something they do not do. She spent the time to ask her manager to see what we could do. My family's once finished with their meal their server maral took a picture of the receipt and sent it to me so I could pay online. I genuinely felt that the service and the time that they as well as everyone involved took heart and makes places like this welcoming and brings in continued business read more

We happened to be in NJ to do some shopping and after finishing we were in the mood for something casual. We chose to go to that place. Although we were just two we requested a small booth and the hostess accommodated us right away. We looked at the menu and we chose to get 2 apps and 2 main courses: Korean ribs, chicken samosas and as main courses we ordered the veal pasta and the bacon cheeseburger. We skipped the salad lol The food was really tasty! And the menu has a wide variety of options. The service was very professional and knowledgeable. We had a few questions and they answered in detail making sure that we would be happy with our choices. The ambiance is also beautiful. Great choice :) read more

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We've been to other locations in Cherry Hill which had since closed. But it's definitely a favorite. Their spring French Onion Soup is literally the best I've ever had read more

If I could give the stars I would. We had an 730 reservation. It is 810 and we're still not seated.!!! Why make a reservation if you can't see I made this reservation five days ago read more

Made reservations here for my daughter's birthday and man it sucked. My wife's food was a terrible example of beef Wellington. My son's chicken carbonara was done wrong the first time but looked good and then when the second redo came it looked like a plate of grease! My fish and chips were from the kids menu and soggy. Never ever did they remember it was my little girls birthday. Just terrible! Never tried to fix our issues! read more

Good food, good service. A little pricey however. I like the atmosphere. Waitress was very friendly. Nice size portions.

Delicious meal. Spacious atmosphere for dining and talking and reasonable prices. Service is usually done with good hospitality.

Take out/ Salisbury steak/ metal/ pieces of wire in food! I went yesterday ,March 15 and took a Salisbury steak to go for my husband because I didn't have time to cook!! He was eating and at some point he realized he has something pinching! Was a pice of metal wire !!! I really hope he didn't swallow any metal and have an organ problem later!! This piece is small but sharp and could be others too because you don't know what's mixed in that Salisbury stk!!! Guys you need to be careful when you prepare!! read more

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It was my first time at this restaurant and I definitely will be going back. The service was amazing. The restaurant itself is just so beautiful and clean . The food was delicious, the appetizers came out fast and tasted so good and so did the entrees and let me tell you about these drinks yum. Overall great time read more

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Service excellent food is good Reasonable prices. Can get a bit busy on Friday and Saturday read more

Our server was very pleasant Spinach dip appetizer was good I had the Pot Roast, very good. The plate was very hot, but the food was not. My wife had the pasta dish; good Butter cake was a glorified corn muffin Hate to say this establishment is another corporate restaurant, but they do it a-little better read more

Grand Lux Cafe - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

Just not the Grand Lux Cafe experience I'm used to... I guess I've been spoiled with going to or seeing other larger Grand Lux Cafes, but this one just didn't have the same feel as those others. Food wise, this location was almost typical of the others and our waitress was very friendly, but the hostess could have been a bit more welcoming...let me elaborate. We dropped in on Christmas Eve, for lunch, and the restaurant had your average foot traffic. Not too busy, but there were still plenty of diners. Like many Grand Lux Cafes, if not all, this one is connected to a mall, specifically the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall, so you will have to park at the mall lot, which can be VERY busy during weekends and, especially, the holidays. The 1st thing we immediately noticed was the layout of the restaurant. Instead of the usual cavernous interior, this Grand Lux was shaped like a banana (sorry...it's my best analogy). Basically, the dining area was to the right of the entrance. There wasn't really any view of the kitchen and the restaurant wasn't huge compared to other location. Not your typical Grand Lux layout, but not a big deal. However, something else really kind of put us off at the start...and that was the hostess. When we arrived, I stood at the hostess desk for a good 20 seconds as the hostess just stood there looking down. She basically ignored me for what felt like forever and then looked up like I was bothering her. She barely said a word when I told her we had a reservation and then led us to our table. We had a stroller with us, and unbeknownst to us, it was a fire hazard for booth seating, but we had requested to be seated at a booth (to be more socially distant). After we arrived at a regular table for 4, we asked if we could sit at a booth because of our earlier request, and that was when she finally told us (with an attitude) that the stroller was the reason we couldn't sit at one. We thought "OK, we placed a note to sit at a booth. How come you didn't tell us when we checked in that we couldn't sit at a booth because of the stroller and made us walk all the way in with it?" We would have ditched the stroller and put it back in the car if she had informed us of the safety rule. OK, so our meal here was off to a sort of strange start and we hadn't even ordered yet. To get to it, I'm glad to report, the service the rest of the meal was great though. Our waitress was fantastic and accommodating. If you're familiar with the Grand Lux menu, it's pretty similar to its sister restaurant, Cheesecake Factory. Since it was lunchtime, we decided to go the lunch specials route. We ordered a side of Mac and Cheese for our son. My wife ordered the Lunch Special Lemon Chicken Piccata and I went with the Lunch Special Simply Grilled Salmon (to share with our little one). The Mac and Cheese was definitely underwhelming. Oddly, it was made with fusilli pasta and the cheese was very bland. It hardly resembled a Mac and Cheese. Definitely not something we would order again. Unfortunately, the Mac and Cheese wasn't the last mistake we made as the Simply Grilled Salmon order was a much smaller serving than anticipated. In a way it was understandable because it was salmon and it's probably one of the more expensive items to produce, but even by salmon standards the serving was pretty small. It was served with a side of mashed potatoes, salad and, literally, 4 pieces of asparagus. When you can count how many pieces of a vegetable there are, it might be a serving size issue. And this is not a gourmet $500 a plate restaurant, but a restaurant better known for their large portions. Even though the serving size was underwhelming, the entree was OK. The flavors for the salmon and sides weren't horrendous, but it also could have been a little better still. Lastly, and, fortunately, the Lemon Chicken Piccata was a winner. It was definitely more of what we were accustomed to when going to a Grand Lux Cafe - large portion, filling and good flavor. The linguine was al dente, which is how I like my pasta and the chicken and sauce had a nice zesty flavor to it. My wife and I loved it and, in retrospect, we shouldn't have ordered the salmon and went with another pasta. Like I said, the experience was off from what we were used to at other Grand Lux Cafes. I'm a big proponent of comparing my experiences, especially when restaurants are chains and multiple locations exceled at providing a satisfying dining experience. Unfortunately, this is the closest Grand Lux to us and has some improving to do. (One last note - We noticed that not all waiters/waitresses were masking, which during the COVID-19 pandemic we've grown accustomed to at most dining establishments, so we're not sure if all of the employees are vaccinated or not, but if health/safety is a concern for you, just an FYI. If it's not a concern for you, then by all means ignore this note.) read more

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By far our favorite place to dine. Everything on the menu is delicious. Our favorites are the Chicken Parm, Salisbury Steak and mini cheeseburgers. The service is great. Our server was Kristin past couple of times, she is fantastic. 100 % recommended. A+++ read more

You know what... I'm just gonna say it. I love Grand Lux Cafe and I'm giving them a 5-star rating despite how most chain restaurants rarely get that kind of recognition by diners. And here's why: From dining with them in the last 8+ years a dozen times, they have consistently delivered - tasty food that's well-presented, a great spacious & warm ambiance with awesome eclectic decor, thoughtful menu that's diverse without being overwhelming, GREAT service, awesome location (w/ indoor passage to the mall), great bar, and fair pricing despite it looking from the outside like it could rip your wallet out of your pants pocket. On my most recent lunch trip w/ my girl, we enjoyed everything from the bread, our meals, to the chocolate lava cake. My chicken piccata was al dente with just the right amount of creaminess to the sauce that wasn't "smothering in kiss of cheese", juicy and fragrant pieces of mushrooms, and chicken that was SO tender and juicy that my tongue was dancing w/ every bite! Seriously delicious and a surprise, to be honest. Her grilled salmon "bento" was a novel idea inspired by the Japanese namesake, and allowed her to enjoy a warm cup of bacon new england clam chowder that was seriously tasty, along with light and refreshing house salad and a juicy no-nonsense flame-kissed salmon w/ mashed potatoes. Only the asparagus was a bit underwhelming. Even their tea-bag mint tea was fragrant and delicious, arriving in a basket w/ tin kettle full of hot water and packets of gourmet honey. It almost tasted like the real loose-leaf moroccan mint tea. And lava cake was not overly sweet with oozing goodness that wrapped up our lunch in its velvety embrace. Oui oui! Our server was excellent - super attentive and cordial. In sum, I feel that Grand Lux Cafe is a restaurant that just gets me (and many other casual diners, no doubt) with its well-decorated, luxurious ambiance paired with great food and service, and deliver at a price point that does not break the bank. It's a great proposition really and it deserves your visit whether for a quick lunch, romantic dinner for two, or a gathering with friends, esp. if you're already visiting the mall. I'll happily dine here for years to come. read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Lunch special chicken piccata - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

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We stopped in for early dinner and drinks on a Friday. After reviewing the large menu with lots of tempting options, we started with the Buffalo chicken rolls and they were yummy. Everyone enjoyed their meals: Sunday pasta dinner, chicken tenders, fish and chips and tuna poke. We thought we'd be in and out pretty quickly since it wasn't crowded yet but it still took about 25-30 min for our main entrees to come out. Our server was great and kept the drinks coming which helped :) read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Tuna Poke - delicious - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

First time visitor with few Yelp friends. A great selection by far to enjoy good company, great conversation and good food. When you walk in the establishment. I got the feeling of a nicer Cheese cake factory. And I found out it is part of the cheese cake factory family. We ordered from the lunch menu which the portions were perfect. I enjoyed Crispy Caramel Chicken. The Carmel sauce it sits on was so good. The chicken was cooked very well. The menu had plenty choices but the deserts is not as plentiful as at the cheese cake factory. But your choices are still good. This is a restaurant for all occasions. Date night, friendly gathering, good food night and your let's just take a break from shopping time. You can't go wrong food wise. It is located in the mall so there is plenty parking. And if you feel like burning off the food. You can walk around the mall after your meal. But I feel most will like this place if you give them a try. read more

Grand Lux Cafe - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

Ohhhhh this place. I've visited this restaurant many times but I've realized that for past few months quality has gone down. To the point that last night I went for drinks & appetizers. The silverware were so dirty that I threw up once I got home. We did ask replacement but even the new sets were equally disgusting. So I could imagine how horrible the plates coming from inside the kitchen must be. Food were stuck on both knives & forks. Ewww.. the small plates were dirty. The beer glasses smelt like eggs. Never going back there again. Hygienic & clean dishes is a must. Can't compromise with that. Two thumbs down. read more

I do enjoy the Atmosphere here at the Grand Luxe Cafe. There was no wait and we we were seated immediately near the bar. Our server took our drink orders pretty promptly. My sister had the Cucumber/mint lemonade which was so refreshingly delish. Although it was a wee bit sweeter than I normally prefer it is highly recommended to try it. Additional refills lacked the slice of cucumber as presented in the first serving? My entree was the BBQ Burger which was topped with two huge tempura battered onion rings drizzled with with the house special BBQ sauce. Very tasty. My burger was cooked to my preference and was huge. Pickles and thousand island dressing on bottom of bun. The applewood smoked bacon was served cris crossed on top of the burger again drizzled with the BBQ sauce. It was supposed to include cheddar cheese but that was very sparse. Also the bacon slices had very hard outsides that were so hard it made it inedible. It was still a messy tasty sandwich. For dessert we ordered the warm brownie sundae to share and with a big glob of fresh whipped cream, some vanilla Ice cream, a thin brownie and a little bit of fudge sauce and caramel. Honestly it was pretty dry. The server was somewhat attentive until I had to wait for an ice water for over 10 minutes. I felt like we were somewhat of a Bother For her to Serve us. With the bar right there, there I shouldn't have had to wait that long. Either way it is a bit pricier than most places but the ambiance kind of makes up for it. read more

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Until last weekend I never really payed any attention to this place. I always thought that the Grand Lux Cafe was this big stuffy overpriced restaurant with it's fancy gold tiles and chandeliers, conveniently situated next to Bar Louie. Well I was wrong. I was very wrong and I can admit that. The Grand Lux is definitely not some shiny big fancy overpriced restaurant like I thought. In fact prices are very reasonable and very comparable to that of the Cheesecake Factory. And that's because they share the same Parent Company. I guess I never really payed any attention to that fact either until now. But Now you have my attention Grand Lux and with your Huge menu full of Globally inspired and incredibly delicious meals, you have my "Fullest" attention. read more

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Great food and great service. Was very good. We go there often Service and food was great read more

While visiting NJ I decided to eat at a restaurant at the Westfield Mall. I chose this restaurant because it had variety and was not as crowded as the food court downstairs. They have seafood and vegan options. The restaurant has a very nice bar, the staff are friendly and we were seated immediately. The restaurant is designed nice. The ambiance gave me a vacation vibe. The price is affordable, and the restaurant was clean. What more could I ask for? I was so hungry. read more

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We were at the mall trying out the new dreamscape in the AmC and decided to stop here for dinner since it was right next door. The ambience is rather nice however the booths seating seem very outdated, dirty and worn out. Service was ok. You can tell the lady was a bit overwhelm as she was not attentive but tried to be nice when we did manage to flag her down and even then she seemed like she has a list of other things she needed to attend to. Food took a rather long time to come and was rather longer for me since they messed up my order and brought me a turkey sandwhich instead of my requested turkey burger. so I sat and waited while other ate. Once my food eventually came it was good. The salmon 3 ways was ok. For Appetizers we got the shrimp spring rolls which were good to. My favorite overall though was the beignets. They were nice warm and super soft inside. The dipping sauces were an added bonus. Overall decent outing. I would return although they had a few preventable hiccups read more

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I have been here for dinner before and I liked it, so I went back there after shopping to brag a drink and some appetizers, but to my surprise it wasn't good at all. The food was very bland and it tasted like frozen food from a box that was heated up. It did not taste as if it was freshly made at all. We sat at one of the high tables in the bar area and our server was the only one in the whole section so he was very busy. I saw him running around so much that I even felt bad asking for water. The cocktails were ok but nothing worth going back for. read more

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Came here for dinner on a weekday and got seated right away. The service was really good but aside from that, the food is very whatever. We got an appetizer, and 2 pasta dishes and all of them were mediocre but honestly grand luxe is a typical American food Cheesecake Factory vibes restaurant. The chicken in the fettuccine Alfredo was so dry. I wouldn't come here if you're looking for good food. It's more of a family spot. read more

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It's Okay, came for a friends birthday and waitress energy was already making me know this wasn't going to be not one of the best experiences, the food was pretty good I got the steak asked for it medium rare was medium but flavorful overall the food isn't bad. My boyfriend asked the food runner " is this shrimp scampi" and she "rolled her eyes and said YES" he couldn't hear here that why he simply asked every rude for no reason read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Filet Mignon - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

Made reservations for 6:00 pm on Thursday night. We were immediately seated. Service was excellent. The lemon piccata is delicious. I also recommend the spinach artichoke dip. I didn't try the spicy ginger beef, but told it was good. I wouldn't recommend their calamari or spring egg rolls. I tried to add the additional photos of the food, but Yelp isn't behaving. read more

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Great food and service. Buffalo egg rolls are amazing. The ambiance ia beautiful .I plan to come back again in the near future

I've visited this place numerous times while living in New York...the food is always great and so is the service

Came here after shopping, they give very large portions of food. The empanadas are not good. I ordered the shrimp entree and didn't really eat it. Will give this place another try, the smoothies and Cosmo came out great. read more

Grand Lux Cafe - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

This is my goto place when I'm shopping in Paramus. I love their fresh homemade pecan chocolate chip cookies. The make these fresh, so you will have to place your order for these before ordering your meal. I leave every time with a box or two. Great drink selection. The menu is so large I usually try to order something different every time I stopped in. The last dish I had was garlic shrimp pasta, and that was very good. I have tried their burgers and meat dishes before my "no meat" campaign, and they were all great. The vibe is nice, and the bar is lit with screens for entertainment. This place has a very elegant look and feel but, the pricing is affordable. The experience is usually great on average. It's a good place to stop in, and enjoy a meal with good company. read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Garlic-Shrimp Pasta - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

My partner and I loved our experience here! Perfect for a date night after a day at the mall. We had phenomenal service from our waiter who was actually new, he checked in often to make sure we were doing well and gave us some good insight when ordering. With such an expansive menu, we had a hard time choosing--everything sounded delicious. And it was!! We finished our meals with beignets for dessert and left with our stomachs full and happy. We will be coming back soon to try some other menu items! read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Asian Nachos for appetizer - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey

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Okay, if we're being honest I'm writing this review solely off my dish. I've wanted to visit for a while now and finally did for lunch the other day. After going back and forth between the Salmon Three Ways and the Indochine I finally decided on the Indochine. If you ever decide to come here (and you appreciate fusion dishes),PLEASE have this dish. Between the ginger, plum wine, grilled onions, and perfectly grilled shrimp I would have to say this is one of the best dishes I've had from a chain restaurant in a long time. The flavor was powerful and I could not stop eating it! Also, I asked the waitress about getting the dish without chicken and she said they offer it with just the shrimp at a different price (not sure if it would be more or less). I ended up just getting the chicken on the side for my friend to have. The only thing that would have made this dish better is if they used jasmine rice instead of regular white rice. But, yes, I will be revisiting to have this dish and to try others! read more

Grand Lux Cafe - Indochine Shrimp and Chicken (without chicken) - American Near Me - Paramus, New Jersey