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Tippecanoe Place Restaurant

3.4 (244 reviews)

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Quiet
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Crème Brulee
Ernie H.

It's not just the meal. It's the destination. This place looks good inside out. Each room is different from the other, all exuding old world elegance. Our server Robert typifies service expected of this place. The dinner for 2 for $95 is a steal(see pics). I'll have the French onion soup followed by prime rib medium rare and end it with brownie with ice cream please. You can have your steak anyway you want as long as you don't mind getting it medium well. The prime rib nonetheless was still delicious. It came with excellent sides of mash potatoes and string beans. My wife had the crème brûlée. No complaints.

Thanksgiving buffet
Jan C.

Beautiful historic Tippecanoe Place, once the home of the Studebaker family. The buffet was good, but the one thing I looked forward to the most, prime rib, was tough and flavorless. The service was impeccable. Excellent ambiance, and no cooking or clean up!

Warmth.
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Bottom line: This place is worth the dining experience at least once. It's always fun to dine in a place with some historic or historical significance and this is one of these in what was the Studebaker mansion (Studebaker the former American auto maker). It must have been really something in its heyday. Our large party dined in a what appears to have been the library just of if the porch entry (not the original main entry) just off a large open gathering space that now serves as a waiting area. White table cloth is de rigueur but simple elegance with the backdrop of the richly detailed and adorned space creates a sumptuous setting. We started with cocktails. My Manhattan was on the boozy side but still enjoyable. I had Pinot Noir with my dinner which was quite ample in a large wine glass and a nice complement to my prime rib which was beautifully done. The service was prompt and sufficiently attentive but, thankfully, not annoying allowing the conversation to flow--a necessary ingredient for a truly good dining experience. The meal is based on three courses with several wonderful and wonderfully prepared courses. I will say that you must try the French onion soup to start and the cheesecake to finish. I also asked for the compote actually served with another dessert but making the cheese cake heavenly. Though somewhat pricey you're willing to overlook that due to the quality of the experiential dining. Again, try this historical venue at least once for a really unique dining experience.

Anniversary set up
Jennifer B.

It was our anniversary, and my husband surprised me with a reservation here for dinner. Man, I was so excited to come to this place and check it out. When you first drive up, you feel as though you are entering into a time since past. The rich history of this building combined with the preservation is reason enough to come check out this place. Having said that, and I will note now that there are a few other reasons to come check out this exquisite building that is rich with history, I will let you know that you do not want to come here for the food. Do not be disillusioned by any stories that you hear because some people are just under a different kind of spell. I don't fault them that, in fact, I envy them of this, but it doesn't mean that they have any indication of the actual quality of the food. The food at this establishment is the level of cafeteria quality, but at $44 for fillet pricing, I expect better quality than below below average. My steak was so charred that the burnt flavor overwhelmed everything, and I eat medium rare to rare.... No option to choose your sides, but what we got was over cooked everything; green beans that weren't green anymore, squash that really was squishy, alongside Zucchini that rivaled the squash for squishiness, and over boiled watery potatoes with a strange sweet seasoning that was frankly not good. I ate a few bites of my steak and enough of the other stuff to know I didn't want it and pushed it all away. My husband did the same, and we both felt epically let down and disappointed on such a special day. He was embarrassed, and I tried to let him know that I was okay, but he knew. The saving grace to the meal was a tiny little biscuit that was the absolute star of the show! Unfortunately, the waiter said they imported those from an external source, so not even the biscuit was from Tippecanoe. Meh. This experience was a letdown. I won't be returning unless it's to take over and revamp the menu. Side note: that night at like 4am I got so sick I was hollowed out and left as a husk. It's 2 days later and I'm just now feeling better. It had to be the brie is the only thing I can think of. Oh, God, how I suffered....

Prime rib (rare), mashed and green beans.
Sarah J.

Unique setting as it is an an older home reimagined. Wait staff was excellent, food well cooked and seasoned. Priced high because people will pay for the nostalgia and experience. Order prime rib and was cooked perfect but mashed were lumpy and dry. Artichoke dip was yummy. French onion soup not seasoned, pretty bland. Awesome selection of home brews and extensive wines.

Megan K.

Absolutely gorgeous restaurant. We didn't end up eating here, but we did give ourselves a self guided historical tour around the mansion. Every room is amazing to look at, and I'm definitely going to come back to sample the food at some point.

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