This is by far the best restaurant in Oakland county- maybe in the state- it's definitely up there The eat local & seasonal concept is close to my heart and the food was just phenomenal- service terrific- there wasn't one thing I could see any room for improvement We sat upstairs (if you have trouble with stairs, tell them before you come) and that affords a lovely overview but I'm excited to come back for a happy hour bar experience too The whole fish is such an experience (please don't order it cut up for you - in that case, just order something else) This is the most delicious My husband said his beef was the best he's had in a long time The cocktail list is just FUN! Loved them! read more

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What an amazing experience. A new friend wanted to take me here and I had never heard of Sylvan Table before this trip so I was worried that the drive was kind of far (from where I live) but THE DRIVE WAS WORTH IT. What a special place. The restaurant is styled like a barn. We sat in an outdoor area rather than inside and it was perfect. The music in the background, the lighting the ambiance everything was literally perfect. Our waitress was on point. The drinks were delicious and the food was unreal. I ordered beets and carrots and I would make this drive every week if I could for those beets. The beets were plated on hummus and cooked to perfection. They have a farm where they grow a lot of ingredients they use. I think the idea is a farm to table restaurant. If you are looking for a someone to go for a special occasion I promise this is the place! read more

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We came here for our anniversary celebration. The barn is beautiful. It must be even prettier in the warm season for the outside scene. The service was excellent. Our waitress helped us take pictures, put a candle on our dessert for the anniversary celebration, and gave us a small pouch of lavender from the farm. In terms of food, we got the mushroom+brie, a bit surprised it doesn't come with any bread, so we ordered the artisan bread to go with it. The 3 butter options that came with the bread were excellent. I got the blackened catfish and loved everything about it. My husband got the short rib, which was a great dish, though it's more of a beef roast since it doesn't come with any bone. The basque cheesecake was lovely too. Overall, we enjoyed this place a lot. It's on the price end, but everything that came to our table was very enjoyable. read more

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We recently attended a "Taste of Thailand" 6 course meal with 50 lucky diners. To say it was fabulous is an understatement. All of the courses were expertly prepared & well-seasoned (medium-ish heat). We'll be back! read more

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This restaurant was really neat and unique. Their patio and barn were beautiful. The menu changes I'm told. I enjoyed the fresh bread. I got the steak entree which was delicious and cooked well. Not a piece of fat on the whole thing. Wish there were more potatoes but it was good. For dessert, we had the beignets. Will def be back! Beautiful ambiance. Unique farm to table place. Somewhat secluded but very busy! read more

Sylvan Table - Beignets and pie skillet - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

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I have come here for dinner 2 different times. The menu changes slightly depending on what locally sourced. There is plenty of parking and what is nice is there is a light that allows you to get out onto Orchard Lake Road. I have only eaten inside and it is very quaint but nice. The food is quite rich. Both times that I have been there, we got a small bite from the chef after ordered. I could not tell you what it was but it was quite good. The last time I was there I started with the Butternut Squash Soup. It was good and exactly as describe on the menu. I then had a Chicken under a Brick. This meal, according to our waitress is always on the menu; it was good. However, I would try something else, something more seasonal and one that is not always on the menu. The potato side dish I got was quite rich but oh so good. I would definitely order it again. The one reason for the downgrade in stars is one that I understand but that is life. The restaurant does not (or at least we were told that in November 2023) that they don't do separate checks. For parties over 6, they add a 20% gratuity which is fine. The whole no separate checks was a bit frustrating because the whole order was just inputted in randomly instead of by seat. This means that you are on the honor system to kick in the right amount of money for your meal. I will probably come back though hopefully in a different food growing season read more

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This farm to table restaurant offers some of the freshest, delicious meals around. The menu changes roughly weekly. The setting is a 300+ year old farmhouse, with gardens all around it. The service is exceptional, and the food incredible. I went with the intent of ordering the local trout, when they were sold out I got the brick chicken....oh my...so juicy and tender. Excellent choice. The breads were amazing. We ordered the charcuterie and then the mushroom risotto that was worthy of being a main course. Service was spot on...Mary was our server and she was friendly, efficient, and service oriented. I look forward to visiting again next time I visit Michigan. read more

Great atmosphere, great food, great service. I highly recommend checking this place out. read more

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Sylvan Table is always a great experience! The ambiance is rustic and the outside seating is beautiful and nicely lit when the weather is nice. The service at Sylvan Table never fails to be super attentive, knowledgeable, and genuine. Since the menu is always changing, it's fun to try new things and not everything has been our favorite, but the chicken is juicy and flavorful and the potatoes never disappoint. The tiramisu martini is delicious and a great sweeter option if you're looking for a drink to end your night. read more

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Fantastic true farm to table food. Much of the food is grown on site and the rest is locally and responsibly sourced. Everything was wonderful with great mixed drinks too. Our only less enjoyed item was the seasonal stone fruit cobbler. It had a lining of fruit in the cast iron with primarily a dense cake as the dessert. The flavor was good but the cobbler was dense and heavy and too great a ratio of the dessert. I think lemons eat would have also added dimension to the flavor. They also have plenty of parking and a little shop at the front of the restaurant with items made by them and other locally made goods. The outdoor seating was lovely but with industrial fans to keep the bugs away that were far too loud in my opinion. Definitely a restaurant worth visiting overall! read more

Happy to say that we finally made it here!! This place is hard to get into! At first we were sat in the bar area but I really had my heart set on sitting in the back room with all the windows and fireplace, I'm glad we asked to move because it was such a lovely glow as the sunset. We came for our anniversary. All of the food was really great. You can tell how much care and thought is put into each and every recipe! I loved the chicken. I think it came with beets, which I didn't think I liked, but I was loving them with this dish! My husband got the NY Strip and said he thinks this is the best food we've had! I'll probably be thinking about the strawberry shortcake dessert for the rest of my life. It was well worth the wait! Now to plan our next visit! read more

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Ambiance was stunning. Food was delicious but a cocktail should not be 18$. Service was spectacular and very accommodating to our 1.5 year old, even gave us a side of fruit for him to snack on. My only complaint was the over priced drink menu. read more

Sylvan Table - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

We've heard so much about this place and we were super excited to try it out. It's in it's a little building which has a beautiful external sitting area and internal sitting area. Both inside and outside are beautiful. Our service was very friendly and attentive. I wish I could say that I like the food. Although we can watch them making the food from our seating area, the food we had, and the menu itself was just simply uninspiring. Maybe it was the rotation timeframe that we came here for it wasn't great because they said that the menu changes every two weeks I had a pasta with mushrooms and we had the sirloin and also the brick chicken. All of it was just kind of mediocre and rather disappointing. The service, though was great we were there to celebrate a couple events, and they gave us the cute little candle and desserts in a couple little tiny plastic pigs as gifts it was very cute. read more

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I fear reviewing this place because I hope it stays a hidden gem. Absolutely delicious food, lovely atmosphere, and attentive staff. I can't wait to go back. I dream of the Brussels and mashed potatoes. read more

Sylvan Table - Flatbread - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

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Really nice building. I think an old barn. There is a small lounge area with a fireplace that is nice. We were seated in a large room at the back with glass ceiling and large fireplace. So load could not hear person across the table. Service was OK, but could have been better. We started with a burrata with beets, but really only a few tiny slices of beet, not even a fork full. A couple of us had the Jerk Seasoned Goat and were wondering where the jerk season was. One of our group had a chicken dish and said it was almost tasteless and need salt and the potatoes were undercooked and tasted muddy. Another had a pasta and said it was OK. Decided to skip desert. Believe George! read more

This is my fourth time in here, and I love it! I love the variety of the menu, which is always different and fresh. The ambiance is rustic, cozy, and chill, and the service is good! I've been on a date with my husband, coworkers, and friends, and it's perfect for every occasion! read more

Sylvan Table - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

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Great meal, great service. Table included Pork belly, short ribs, Gnocci, jerk vegetables, olive/feta app, baked Alaska, affagato, and a tasting of ice creams and sorbet. All excellent. Especially enjoy the diverse menu that changes periodically. Ambiance is unique, interesting and enhanced by the smokey scent though, I can do without the live music and will be sure to avoid evenings when it is scheduled in the future. The chef's table visit was welcoming and informative. This is a truly unique dining experience that sets it apart (and above) so many of the cookie cutter competitors. Highly recommended. read more

Went here for the first time a few months ago & it was fantastic! The atmosphere is great, there's a cute little gift shop, & upon entering you can see into the kitchen which I always think is pretty cool! Nichole was a wonderful server! She gave great recommendations & told us the story behind the restaurant. She was able to tell us what was freshly picked that day & which (on-site) spot it came from. The food was delicious! We tried the bee sting flatbread & it was AMAZING! I had the gnocchi bolognese, my husband ordered the pan-roasted duck breast, & we split the patatas fritas. Then we ordered the strawberry cobbler for dessert. I was very unsure of the Brie ice cream, but it was SO good! I can't wait to go back to try more food! read more

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So lovely of a building, concept and menu. Everything was delicious. Loved the atmosphere, loved the food, loved the decor. However, our server killed the vibe. She was in complete opposition to what work has been done to create this space. Instead of calm, classy, elevated, cozy, she was pushy, unaware and uncomfortable to be around. We were here celebrating a career accomplishment, with our children (ages 14-23). Instead of reading the vibe, serving with excellence and mindfulness, and executing the completion of the work the designers, architects, farmers and chefs created, she flopped across the finish line. From forgetting my drink order (sparkling water), then forgetting the citrus for it, forgetting our entire appetizer order, forgetting my coffee (twice) to bumping her belly on the table repeatedly and attempting to upsell us without taking care of the basic items we ordered... it was just a shame. I highly suggest the entire staff be required to read Unreasonable Hospitality, and upgrade server selection. read more

Sylvan Table - Exterior - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

Excellent craft cocktails and food. Ambience is great, waitstaff were attentive and helpful with menu suggestions.

Global menu, well prepared, Service wonderful, ambience lovely. What more do you want?

A night out and an amazing meal. Perfect for a girls night out. We started with cocktails and peri peri meatballs, our waitress was so knowledgeable and helpful with drink pairings and food choices. We enjoyed the pork and walleye- perfect meals. read more

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Love this place. Always an excellent experience. Flat bread appetizer is huge! Great food. Great drinks. Beautiful people working there. read more

This restaurant is so unique and lovely.we had superb service by our waitstaff. We had incredible food. My whitefish was fabulous. One of the best whitefish dinners I've ever had. Our friends had no complaints about the chicken,steak or pasta dish. We had a gorgeous nite..slightly cool but perfect westher. My peach tomato Soup was fabulous. I was amazed about this beautiful Addition to northern Oakland County. The grounds are astounding. Thank you for a lovely evening!! read more

Had a delicious meal here. The service was great and the ingredients were very fresh and top quality. Our server gave great suggestions. I also enjoyed the ambiance it was very warm and inviting. The espresso martinis are definitely worth a try as was the charcuterie board. This is a spot to come back to more than once as their menu is seasonal and changes all the time. read more

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A beautiful restaurant in a gorgeous environment along with delicious food. Love the farm to table concept. The bread was hot and amazing. read more

Sylvan Table - New American Near Me - Sylvan Lake, Michigan

Seriously is the best restaurant. Menu is always changing and everything is always delicious. Layout of the restaurant is calm and welcoming in summertime outside are delightful. read more

I've eaten here six or seven times over the years. Always ... off. The beauty of the space and the gorgeous gardens that supply some of their produce make it feel special and unique. The servers are enthusiastic and informed. But the drinks are watery and unbalanced. The food is just ... bad. Big hunks of brown undercooked vegetables with sauces that are salty or worse. The flavors are unsubtle. I always feel like I'm choking it down because it's good for me. Please if you can handle the drive, go to Selden standard in Detroit. There every dish is created with delicate finesse and you will want to lap up every morsel. Sylvan Table reminds me of bad home cooking. The famous trout is just okay- again, choke it down for the protein but nothing enjoyable about it. read more

Very cool place. We went with a group for a relative's birthday. They are farm to table with greenhouses on property. Beautiful property and the main building is designed like a rustic barn. Casual attire. Good band was playing. Their menu changes weekly. I have a very restricted diet and had the delicious braised short rib. Others had rabbit, trout, and pasta bolognese. The whole table loved their food. Main dishes range $30-40. Service was casual and friendly. Not pushy or snooty. Very accommodating. read more

Amazing food and amazing service. We were the last ones to leave but never felt like we had to go! I love that the menu changes seasonal, defiantly will be back. read more

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Beautiful atmosphere is always. Servers are very friendly and helpful with recommendations and suggestions on the menu and drinks. Service was very slow though especially the food coming out. The drinks were great. I had the strawberry cocktail and my partner had the ChiChi. We enjoyed the charcuterie. The sides were the highlight for sure. We had the mushrooms, corn, and beets. My partner loved his trout entrée, but my barramundi lacked flavor. Still an elevated dining experience. read more

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First of all, the ambiance could not be better! What an impressive space. Designed to perfection. Very warm & inviting, yet also upscale. Love the real wood fireplaces. The service was also excellent. Food is hard to beat since it's farm-to-table. Love the gluten-free options. I travel every week for work & am spoiled eating at amazing establishments - I think Sylvan Table is my new fave. read more

I've heard really good things about this place, but I was surprisingly underwhelmed and frankly disappointed with my food here, which was disheartening! They are clearly super passionate here about creating a sustainable farm, which they say takes 7-9 years and they are currently on year 2-3, so I know it's still early. But it's also not so early that they don't know what they're doing. They clearly have a great set up, they have a butcher downstairs preparing the meat, a whole set of garden beds, greenhouses, barns, etc. and a whole staff in the open kitchen that you can see hard at work. Truly the ambiance carries this place and is so divine, especially with their patio set up and we didn't even sit on the patio! The interior of Sylvan Table is also gorgeous and I would give the ambiance here 6 stars if I could. But then when it came to service and food - oof. With service, I'm not mad by any means, I just think that maybe they lack in waitstaff a bit because on a Tuesday evening at 6:30 when my friend and I first sat down, our waiter was incredible and constantly checking up on us and answering all the questions we had. But after we had put in our order just for our starters, we started seeing her a lot less frequently. It wasn't until our starters came out (which took a surprising amount of time to come out) that we finally placed our order for our mains, sides, and dessert all at once. At one point she did mention that there was a huge group at the front a party of 20 or something, so I could maybe understand the hold up, but we ended up spending close to 3 hours here, which is truly unheard of so it was definitely something of note. I'd give the service maybe 4 stars. Now for the food...honestly this was unfortunately the most disappointing part. First off, love that the menu is allergen friendly - my friend was gluten free and she had plenty of options to pick from on the menu. I would love to see more options in the way of vegetarian and vegan dishes (typically just 1 dish from each section of the menu), but I appreciate them even having options to begin with. But overall, the food was not that great at all even though everything sounded good from the menu, but I think overall nothing blew us away and in fact, some of it we had hopes would be a good combination of ingredients, but the actual dish didn't taste that good or even went as far as offending my palette, which I feel like never happens. To begin, we got the chicken liver pate and charcuterie board for our starters. My friend and I had never had pate before, so that's on us that we really didn't like it. I took 1-2 bites of it and couldn't continue and neither could my friend. We disliked it so much, we considered asking them to take it off our bill, but ultimately didn't. Ironically, when our waiter came back to ask how the food was and we politely told her that the pate was not for us, she said that she didn't like that one either and wouldn't recommend it...LOL! OK then why didn't you say something BEFORE we ordered it haha. Charcuterie was fine, not enough meat on the board compared to the bread, cheese, and fruit offerings. For our mains we got the short rib and monkfish and for our sides we got the patatas bravas and roasted cauliflower. In short, the sides were the best part. I highly recommend the patatas bravas and then honestly, I don't recommend anything else from what we ate. The short rib was good and well prepared. The cauliflower was again good, but came out lukewarm and not super crispy given the roast/char on it, which was texturally confusing. The monkfish was the other item that offended my palette. Whatever creamed corn, seeded, green tomato concoction they put below the monkfish did not go together and made my taste buds freak out. The sauce drizzled over the monkfish wasn't great either. It was disappointing because I normally love monkfish, its texture, and its taste! Lastly, for dessert we got the corn creme brulee. I had high hopes because I love corn and creme brulee and could imagine this going together so well. It was OK...the creme brulee was overly bruleed, so the sugar was burnt which made each bite taste bitter. The corn added nothing and didn't blend with the creamy texture of the custard the way I expected it to. As you can see, we ordered from every corner of this menu and for how expensive our bill was at the end, none of it felt worth it. I'm glad I experienced Sylvan Table, but I really don't think I'll be back anytime soon because I firmly believe that this place is not worth the hype. It's such a beautiful space and they what they're setting out to accomplish is so admirable, there's just a huge gap between the mission and delivery in my perspective. I might be interested in coming back in a few years maybe to see what has changed and how they have become more sustainable, but as of right now...I'm good for the time being and I'm so disheartened to say that! read more

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Amazing experience at sylvan table! Food is so fresh and tasty! Ambiance is great! Definitely recommend

Everything went well. Ambiance. Food. Cocktails. And Service. All great. (Madisen did such a nice job without being intrusive.) I was in town visiting my sister who I had't seen for a number of years... the staff was gracious in allowing us to hang out longer than usual (it was late and much of the place had emptied out... still, other restaurants would have pushed us out sooner.). We enjoyed catching up... and will recommend this place to all our Michigan friends and family. read more

It's expensive but much better and more enjoyable than one of those pricey national chains. Ambiance, food and experience were top notch!

What a spectacular restaurant right here in Sylvan Lake, Michigan with the Upnorth feel & spacious coziness of a spacious cabin! The decor is outstanding! Great music playing!! unique lighting, warm fires, gift shop! This place is unbelievable.. Very clean, the wait staff was so welcoming! I love the fact that you can see the kitchen and know what's going on. Tonight was just a second stop, so I only had a wonderful cocktail w/ great bartender "Josh"...just wanted to stay by the fire and sip away!! q I am so excited to come have dinner here !! read more

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They had live music, and it sounds like they play every Monday and Wednesday. The bone marrow and rabbit were okay, but the chicken was unreal--I would definitely go back for it. The dessert, particularly the carrot cake, was non-GMO and out of this world--a must-try. Our server was great; she knew the menu, checked on us often, and was very friendly. read more

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Unique seasonal rotating menu and always fresh!! Bread is delicious and desserts are outstanding!

Lovely brunch experience! Indoor and outdoor seating. We enjoyed sitting outside and the patio is very spacious. I loved my Ploughman's, which was an assortment of meats and cheeses, a delicious mustard, beets, rolls/breads. Everything was very high quality, fresh and delicious. My friend really enjoyed her quiche. We had a side of bacon and it was fantastic! Smoked and seasoned perfectly. I had a refreshing pineapple juice. Next time I'll try a cocktail because their cocktail menu looks great too. The grounds are beautiful here! They grow their own herbs, have beautiful flowers, and even their own meat smoker. They also have a place where you can play cornhole. I saw some trails too. It was fun to explore! Large parking lot. Excellent and friendly service. read more

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