So starting off, I went to Ipanema Grille with my husband and wife, with a gift card. It was a…read moreChristmas gift. Not some place we would necessarily go to on our own, but it sounded fun. There was the option for Rodizio (endless table side meat with the buffet as well) or Boardwalk which is just the buffet. We chose to do the Rodizio all 3 of us. The buffet, was underwhelming. As a positive I will say each item we grabbed from the buffet was absolutely delicious, the correct temperature, and FRESH! They refill their boardwalk bar constantly. The buffet just didn't have many options. There were 2 tables basically side by side. One hot side where there was garlic broccoli, brown sugar carrots, mac and cheese, beans, rice, mash potatoes, and sweet potatoes, shrimp (which my wife adored) etc. In the middle a very amazing yucca stew. Then cold side had regular salad bar options, tomatoes, cheeses, lettuce, dressing, potato salad, pesto pasta, etc. Maybe if we went with the boardwalk option which was $39 something we would have been fully satisfied. However we did pay $70 each for the Rodizio. There were 13 meats, we were there for 2 hours and didn't try all the meats. The meats came pretty slowly with big breaks in between and some cuts of meat went right by us over and over. As well my husband and I requested medium rare, and consistently were offered well done or very well done meat. As well some of the meat was under seasoned in some cases. Some of the meat when it was actually medium rare was absolutely phenomenal, like the lamb with rosemary was all of our favorite. Again to some positives, the owner was very involved, walking around and asking everyone how they were, the entire staff was friendly. The tables were cute with candles in the middle, and the atmosphere was cozy. The place isn't very big so as more people fill in it gets a bit loud and hard to hear your gaucho say what meat they are offering, but they kindly repeated for me over and over despite my terrible hearing. The drinks seem to be amazing, we tried both sangrias white and red, and then got a pitcher we ended up taking most of home (yes they let you!). Which I thought was awesome, and the sangria is to die for! Like I said the meat was slow and inconsistent, but worse was our server, which I will not name because she was a teen and maybe this is her first job, but she consistently walked past us without checking in. Finally we flagged her down to beg for a water refill, and she refilled half the rooms water and stood talking in the kitchen for a bit, before getting us any. Now lastly to dessert. I got the liquor chocolate cake, it was delicious, but in my opinion quite small, though admittedly I'm a fat girl, so I like a good size dessert. My wife also got a dessert, the flan, she also complained it was small. They also only put like 3 strawberries on each which was disappointing because it enhanced the flavor a lot. All in all, it's a fun experience. 10/10 for kindness and vibes. 9/10 for the quality of the buffet. 7/10 for buffet variety 5 or less really, for actual service. Our bill was for three rodizios, two desserts, one beer, one glass white sangria, one glass red sangria, and a pitcher of white sangria. Mind you it was a Tuesday and they do sales of almost half price on sangria by the glass and pitcher. Our bill came out to about $308. I don't feel our experience met expectations. When we go out for anniversaries we drop $300 or more without thought and a good tip, (special occasions we go all out). So we considered if we liked this place coming back for our anniversary, but I wouldn't bother. I left a small tip for the lack of service, and would never go back. I still would recommend it to others if they have patience, maybe speak up more than I did about meat preference, and just want the experience. Go and see for yourself, but just keep in mind to be vocal about preferences, and ready to wait.

My wife & I were traveling from Virginia to NH and found this restaurant by mistake so we didn't…read morehave a reservation but the host was able to find us a table and we had the most amazing, delicious meal! The service, atmosphere and found we're all out of sight and we highly recommend trying this establishment. We will be stopping here again on our next trip.

I just had the short ribs over risotto on Wed and it was by far the best short ribs I've ever had…read more Cudos to the chef. Gary the bartender makes the best margarita and from what I hear the best martinis. Staff is top notch and always friendly as is Benny the owner. My favorite restaurant in downtown Scranton

Tried vegetarian food, amazed by one of the best mushroom ravioli, I've ever had in my life. Must…read moretry! Amazing food and service!

Mutant brewery is a local casual pubesque bar in the heart of downtown. I've been here pretty often…read morew friends. Tons of events and trivia in their schedule for folks looking for a night out on weekdays or weekends. The interior is mildly psychedelic with music. The food was fine. We got the burger and nachos. I was between giving 3 and 4 stars. Service was slow but the venue was busy, there was an event, and the night crew was picking up when we were there. The buffalo chicken nachos were fine. We appreciated the crispiness of the tortilla chips and the excellent cheese sauce that was well-distributed on the chips. There was tomato among other veggies that I do not remember. The chicken was fine for me on a cut. However, it had the texture of boiled chicken which I wasn't a huge fan of. Still had to get my protein in. I really enjoyed the burger. The bun was a soft potato roll. The patty was a little cooler. Between a cold burger and soggy nachos I certainly would choose the cool burger. This was made up for with the large volume of burger that was deliciously crispy. The pickles accompanied the burger with a secret mayo-based burger sauce. If warm, it could be a 5/5 burger. Overall, the experience was fine. I would go here on a week day rather than 6 on Friday, though.

I didn't get anything to drink here, but I did get the deep dish pizza that was more of a Mexican…read morestyle. I would say that this is probably the best deep dish pizza that I've tried in a while and I used to live in the Midwest. The crust was super crunchy and very buttery, which is great. You could definitely taste a jar of the cheese on the side and the crispiness of the bottom of the crust not only that, but I felt like the toppings were just amount of flavor. There was onions on there. There was corn on there. It just felt very very hearty. it's definitely heavy dish but it hits a spot if you're looking for a deep dish pizza they did it very well. I would definitely come back for this steep dish pizza and honestly, I could only get through two slices on my own definitely enough for two people to eat comfortably and not that expensive too was 13 bucks

It's always fun to dress up with the family and go out for a nice dinner. We always passed AV and…read morewanted to finally give it a try! It's a beautiful place, nice lounge area, classy bar (pls remember you're still at a nice place, cough cough backward hat guy...). We sat down at our candle lit table and got complimentary water and our waitress sent over some bread and olive oil... the waitress with the bread, well wasn't the most social person. She gave us each a big piece of bread and some olive oil. We did request black pepper in the oil which I suggest. The bread was also cold which was strange. 6/10 For appetizers we got beef carpaccio and calamari. The beef carpaccio came out with a oniony creamy dip, arugula, onion, capers, and dill in the middle on top of the thin meat. Strangely it came with like 4 house made salt and vinegar potato chips. I honestly liked it so much and wanted more and I got it for dessert... 8.8/10. The calamari was perfectly cooked, not chewy at all, and also came with tentacles (my favorite). There was a yummy aïoli with a tang and some peppers. Just wish there was more... 7.9/10 For our entrees we got two filets, medium rare, one with Gorgonzola sauce and one with no sauce (the sauce comes on the side). We also got two bucatini dishes, one with and one without meat. The filets were perfectly cooked, usually every restaurant either overcooks or undercooks my steak but AV did it right. The Gorgonzola sauce was a rich cheesy sauce. The mashed potatoes were creamy and felt homemade. The carrots were alright, just sliced and cooked same with the green beans. 7.6/10 The bucatini was actually really good! So creamy and delicious, with a little spice. They both came with burrata (love), and the meat one came with a little amount of sausage pieces nothing recognizable. The spice wasn't unenjoyable and was tolerable to someone who can't handle spice. 8.6/10 Time for dessert, we got crème brûlée, the apple cake, and the sweet tart brown sugar lemon dessert. And some beef carpaccio because I wasn't feelin dessert. Crème brûlée, the top was perfectly crystallized. The inside was room temp, not cooled and not warm. 7.6/10 Apple cake, the cake came with a big ice cream scoop on top. Inside there was Apple slices like a pie. The cake was bread like and a good balance of the sweet ice cream and apple innards. 6.8/10 Sweet lemon brown sugar tart, this wasn't a favorite of the table but I didn't mind it. It was a cup like tart, with mouse or a cream in it. 5.7/10. Overall experience was pretty good, nothing bad stood out except for the cold bread and non social waitress interaction. The food was great, atmosphere was wow, and the outside was a beautiful walk to the car. The parking is a fend for yourself and there is a sign on the door to not use the private lot across the street. Overall experience....... 8.1/10 No pictures this time, was really hungry.

I consider myself a fan of AV. I have only eaten twice, first I had chicken parm and second time I…read morehad some kind of whitefish, I wish I could remember. I loved the fish, the chicken parm was pretty good, I'm hard to please with that one. The table service is good, bar service better. Beautiful ambiance, and a great area available for rent upstairs. I do visit the bar often, as they have several great non alcoholic options including wine, which I appreciate tremendously. Bonus points for N/A products and a great bartender. (John, I think?) Thank you!

I only went there once because it was recommended by my aunt and her boyfriend. You do get a really…read morebig plate of food for your money, which is good but for me, they need to learn how to season their food a little bit more and I feel the customer service could've been a little bit better. Maybe because it was a busy night which shouldn't really matter, but it is possible. It was just a bad day to go. ***I got their chicken parm w/ penne***

ordered fish n chips baskets for the family and absolutely delicious and cannot beat the price…read more especially for the portion size. job well done . large portions and great prices. and the guy running front of the house was an absolutely delight. WELL DONE

Still and always, too amazing for words!!!…read more Then he has updated a bit through the seven years since we've been here last, but the food is still the most fresh and amazing. You can find anywhere!

Cute little spot with great fire grilled pizza, salads and apps…read more Went with daughter and grand daughter before a show at Scranton Cultural Center. Ended up walking there (only 2 blocks same street). Would definitely go back if in the area! Recommend reservations especially on a show day/weekend.

Excellent food. Breakfast lovely. The best pancakes, rye toast and coffee I think I ever had…read more Pretty atmosphere and history.

Carmen's is located in the Raddison Hotel in downtown Scranton PA. It used to be the old Lackawanna…read moreRailway Station. We went here for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a buffet style dinner. This place is beautiful. The food was very good. The turkey was moist and flavorful. They had every side dish found on any family table. They also had a Ravioli and Dessert Bar. Service was excellent. Our server David was "spot on", always there to remove our plates and bring us drinks. Only two negatives. There was no music, so the place lacked ambiance. They definitely should have had music playing softly in the background. The other negative were the desserts. They were like "store bought". Very dry and lacked flavor. I'm giving them 3 stars, but I really wanted to give them 3.5. They were better than "ok" but just shy of great.

We came to this restaurant as a small group after skiing/snowboarding at Montage, and we fell in…read morelove with this place. The food we had was amazing (burgers, salmon, and some other things I'm forgetting from my table, I had a burger). The cocktails were also very nicely crafted. The service was great. The atmosphere was great, we were even seated in a semi-private room with a fireplace! All in all, no negatives. Highly recommend and we will be returning.

I came here for Mother's Day (made a reservation.) It seems to be a small chain -- this was my…read morefirst time hearing of it or eating there. They specialize in farm to table and healthy food. Our plans before were running long but luckily their reservation policies were flexible enough that I had no problem moving my time, even on such a busy day. The restaurant was POPPING when we arrived around 4:30. We were seated promptly. The only downside to our experience was that the table was SUPER shaky and wobbly. We asked our waitress for a shim or piece of paper to steady the table but she informed us it was the table head itself, not the legs, so nothing could be done. I was not thrilled about this but assumed that these were tables they hauled out of storage to accommodate the holiday demand, so I can understand. Our server was very warm and friendly despite the chaos. Prices are on the high side but the quality is good and the portions are large. I went for the lobster cobb which was a special and it was LOADED with lobster meat. They really heaped it on. A little light on the avocado, but overall it was really wonderful. My mother went for a seafood scallop risotto which I also tried. It was creamy and flavorful. Our food came out in a reasonable timeframe, and our server was good about getting our check. One thing I really liked was that they put which dishes on the menu are over 500 calories, and most were under. A lovely, healthy dining choice with a nice ambiance. I'd return!

Staff is on it, food is great, but it is always so so busy and they aren't properly set up for the…read morecommunity they are serving. Everytime I've been, it's been nothing short of wonderful. My steak is always cooked perfectly, and in the rare instances over the years that something was not right, our server has been happy to make it right. Years back they moved to a new and larger location, but it still seems to be too small and understaffed. No matter what time you go, it's an hour plus wait with very limited seating at the bar. Once you get in, the meal is great, but prepare for an at least 2.5 hour adventure.

Texas Roadhouse never disappoints. The service was amazing from start to finish friendly,…read moreattentive, and genuinely helpful without being overbearing. The food was just as impressive. I ordered the 16oz ribeye, and it came out perfectly cooked, exactly how I asked for it juicy, flavorful, and tender. Their ribs are an absolute must-have: consistently fall-off-the-bone tender and packed with delicious flavor. Between the top-notch service and consistently great food, Texas Roadhouse is always a reliable and satisfying choice.

Great people - staff and patrons - and food as always. Wednesday night burger night $2 off even…read moretheir special Mozzarella Plank Burger, which had a perfectly hand breaded crispy and gooey plank of motz, delicious! $2 4-6pm happy hour Yuengling drafts ($2.75 after happy hour).

Great place to eat! Waitress said when asked what she recommended, "You won't be disappointed with…read moreanything." and we weren't! The owner/chef checked on us and was super friendly. My daughter said "It was the best chicken tenders I ever had and I know chicken tenders." That is all she eats whenever we go. Go there! You won't be disappointed!!!