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    Pavilion Restaurant-Northbrook

    3.6 (74 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Sea bass
    David L.

    Food: 3 Decor: 4 Service: 4 I came here with my gf for dinner Saturday around 7pm http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ginoUhUXb6CB8cZjdZUm9w?userid=2fN8mN7uUjOw-QqtcgYqXQ#li3DR1yyUy3Rwvfr0kFsgQ. 1. Trio double lamb chops, 26 http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ginoUhUXb6CB8cZjdZUm9w?userid=2fN8mN7uUjOw-QqtcgYqXQ#U6CmzxYNCfafd3dF6SwSkw So-so. Lamb chops were a bit overcooked and a bit bland. 2. Chilean sea bass with lemon butter, 24 Okay. Sea bass was cooked well, but it was rather bland. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ginoUhUXb6CB8cZjdZUm9w?userid=2fN8mN7uUjOw-QqtcgYqXQ#yOS9vBkbC56nO-mRCER22Q 3. Fruit and grilled veggie sides Pretty good. Fruit plate was decently sized, but could have been fresher. 4. Smetannik, 5 http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ginoUhUXb6CB8cZjdZUm9w?userid=2fN8mN7uUjOw-QqtcgYqXQ#cqF4jeGKw7NjMl-wUgOTww Mediocre. Probably the most authentic dish we ordered, but it was too dense and dry. Would have been better by replacing the strawberry sauce with more fruit and something more moist (maybe ice cream). Service was good.

    Restaurant Hours (as of 3/25/22).
    David C.

    I wanted to try the restaurant tonight with my family and one other guest, total party size of 4 people. I tried booking a table through OpenTable, however NOTHING is available until 7:30p on Monday, March 28th 2022. Ok, no big deal, I'll just call the restaurant. I called the restaurant at 847-715-9440, listened to the menu and tapped on 1 for reservations. After 10-20 rings, I was promptly told by the automated phone system that I had selected an invalid mailbox. First sign that the restaurant doesn't care about its customers (or future customers). I tried a second time, and tapped on 0 (zero) for "all other" inquiries, I expected the same treatment, but amazingly someone answered. I asked about availability for an 8pm reservation, and was immediately told they were closing at 4pm. No why, wherefore, thank you for you interest, nothing pleasant about he interaction. I'm surprised they are closing so early on a FRIDAY, when lots of people go out. Makes me wonder why, .... For such an unusual closing hour, I would at a minimum have expected THE PAVILLION'S website to have indicated the early closing. Their website says they are open until 10p on Fridays and Saturdays, closed Sundays, and open until 9pm the rest of the week. The week as defined by their website does not include Monday, it's probably a safe bet they are closed on Mondays as well. (Full disclosure, Yelp shows them open 11a to 9p on Mondays.)

    dining room
    Vick C.

    Impressive dinner at Pavilion! Honestly I didn't expect so much for this restaurant before I go, it's new in Northbrook area. Last Saturday I went there with my boyfriend, it's not a big restaurant but atmosphere is classy, small lounge looks nice too and serve variety of alcohol, they also have live music on specific days, its very nice to have dinner with live music, when we got there it was empty but right after one hour later, the whole restaurant was packed! It's a good place for late dinner during weekend too, since they open till 3am. Service was outstanding, our waitress is knowledgeable of the food and she was very nice! We ordered Lobster bisque for soup, it's a little too salty and didn't have too much lobster meat, but it's only 5 dollars, not bad to try. For main course I ordered sea bass and my boyfriend had salmon, didn't overcook my sea bass and it was a big portion. Dinner better than what I expected, we also order chocolate martini too, so overall I like this restaurant. Menu price is fair, not too expensive, food was standard, European style. There is another restaurant called Petergolf right next to Pavilion, it's a banquet hall and I think they do serve dinner too. Worth for 4 stars!

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    Gilbert Z.

    It's nice to be surprised and the Pavillion was a very pleasant and unexpected pleasure. The restaurant's roots seem to be Russian judging from the some of the help and other diners but the copious menu leans more to western Europe and the U.S. than to the east. Still, there are some eastern European dishes such a Rasputin Caviar Blini and Ukrainian Borscht but much of the menu is given to favorites such as Chilean Sea Bass, New York Strip Steak or Shrimp Tortellini Alfredo. The greater part of the menu is taken up by a marvelous assortment of hot and cold appetizers. Besides the caviar and borscht, one could choose Beef Carpaccio, Tuna Tartar, Crab Cake, Foie Gras or Artichoke Fritters, just to name a few. Indeed a good and interesting meal could be assembled from just the starters on this menu. We found the chef paid attention to the presentation as well as the flavor and service was attentive without being overbearing. Pavillion is certainly a good value and they currently have an $18, 3 course prix fixe dinner which is a steal.

    Trio double lamb chops mmm
    Helen S.

    Came here for dinner with the bf on a Saturday night. I wasn't a huge fan of the decor, but it was great otherwise. We ordered: - Trio double lamb chops - delicious. I ordered medium, but thinking back, I should've gotten it medium rare (I was warned that the medium might look well done, but I stuck with medium) - Chilean sea bass with lemon butter - really fresh and flaky and just well cooked - Sides, 2 with each entree: side salad had an amazing citrus dressing, veggies were nicely grilled, and we each got the fruit plate which turned out to be huge (we should've just gotten one to split) - Smetannik - just okay. The waitress recommended it and said that it's very authentic but may be an acquired taste. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't my fave, I just don't think the strawberry sauce went well with it. Service was really sweet, I knocked over my salad dressing so they moved us to another table. Also kept my water glass full. We had a restaurant.com voucher which we had no trouble using.

    Beef Stragonoff.  A must have in your order!

    Amazing! I was intrigued by the yelp pics that I had to see and taste it for myself. And wow I was blown away. I'm a foodie and I hunt places in the US for great food and this is a hidden Gem (bcuz you'd never expect this in the hidden plaza it's in). We went during Lunch and the Taste, Food portion, presentation, atmosphere and manager was on Point! I ordered Beef Stroganoff (best I ever had) and my husband ordered the Turkey Sandwich (Amazing turkey) and portions were awesome. I'm also rate restaurant bread (I see it as, if they pay attention to their bread what more their entree) and wow we had a variety of them (all perfect and warm) with lil butter balls.... ! If you're reading this, you really have to go and try this place! This is definitely worth the trip. Lunch pricing - Amazing deal definitely worth every penny. Dinner pricing - If this was in the City you would be paying double. Note: Door entry to restaurant might be confusing because Pavillion is also Petergof. We went thru the banquet door vs the restaurant door. Make sure you go to the door further right. Might look plain on the outside but you will be impressed inside. Thank you Pavilion - Northbrook for a wonderful experience - Your Executive Chef who created the dishes is a keeper!! Looking forward to dining again!

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