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Vivilore

4.0 (215 reviews)
ModerateAmerican
Open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Coconut shrimp
Betty C.

What a cute place!! I really wanted to sit outside but they close the patio after Halloween. The inside is still decent though. The waiter was super nice! Me and my friend got four different appetizers and just split them. The mushroom cheesecake dip was the absolute best! ‍Wow I was impressed. Four apps was very very filling for us. lol. The apps were all pretty great! Coconut shrimp is good. This place is on the pricier side though! There's also a couple floors of shopping above the restaurant which is fun!!

Spirits
Jennifer M.

I have had this restaurant book marked for quite a while and was glad to see an opportunity to come visit for restaurant week. My cucumber refresher was a little on the sweet side, but loved the focaccia bread and its tasty butter! I love the unique options that they have on the menu like the roasted beef salad and chicken rod with exceptional polenta. The lemon Panna cotta was a good balance of tartness and sweetness to finish out the meal. Andy provided excellent service

Kimberly G.

Ive been seeing this place pop up on several local KC eats pages, and I finally got the chance to come and try it out with my aunt! I dont usually come to independence often for food or otherwise, but this little spot is worth the drive! We came during lunch, so the menu is alot more limited than what their dinner menu looks like. Lunch is mostly sandwiches and salads with some appetizers, they do offer a few pasta dishes as well. We had hoped for patio seating, however they do not open their patio until Mothers day weekend and it stays open through to halloween. I made reservations for the "back porch" option because it said it had a view looking out to the garden area. It is the perfect place if you like having a more intimate setting without the normal dining crowd of other tables around you. This is such a cute little place, as soon as we pulled up I was already in love with the front of the building with the greenery crawling up the building. Once you step inside it gets even cooler! There is stained glass throuought, and tons of little candles, incense, trinkets, holiday decor, antiques, etc for sale as you walk through. The patio was a little barren since its still end of winter so I didnt take any photos. The food was AMAZING, the mushroom cheesecake appetizer stole the show for me. Fresh made to order food, we loved everything we had. Next time I am coming back to try their dinner!

Shawn T.

Well it started off slow. So I had a reservation and was asked I'd mind sitting at the bar. Ok no big deal. Wasn't given a menu but heard them tell a person on the corner they are behind you. Ok I grabbed one as well. A regular came in and was asked what they'd like to order. I had to say I'd like to order ... First time here and this kind of makes one not want to return. Can't say what the dining area looks like as I didn't get to see it. When I made the reservation it seated me where it wanted. Back porch indoors wherever that was going to be. Probably would have been waited on better. Now my meal had great flavor! I was actually impressed with my mini lobster rolls. The flavor was memorable. Pesto Gnocchi was good as well but my rolls were the winner. 3 stars based on service. The food alone makes it a 5! Hopefully next time I get better service.

Ribeye
Brian K.

Great food and great vibes! We ordered the ribeye, short rib rigatoni, bread service, a bottle of Malbec, carrot cake, and sorbet. My wife and enjoyed every bite! Such a unique restaurant, I've never been to anything like this before.

Herb gnocchi with grilled chicken
Taylor K.

Quaint harden restaurant with a phenomenal back garden patio. We had a bottle of white wine, smoked salmon bruschetta and French onion soup to start. The salmon bruschetta was probably the most flavorful dish I've ever had. Phenomenal! The French onion soup was delicious and a little heavier on the amount of onions (which my husband and I love). Our main dishes were truly out of this world. We had the 7 oz Filet (pavé potatoes, sauteed oyster mushrooms, rich, beef demi-glace) and Herb gnocchi with grilled chicken. Everything was perfectly prepared, buttery smooth, and so good. I knew it'd be a nice dinner but I will say this food surpassed any expectation I had. A hidden gem!

Smoked salmon
Amanda M.

Came for the Christmas pop up and stayed for the restaurant dinner. The event space turned into Christmas Merryton magic was pretty. The cocktail service was quite slow (~30min) for 1 drink so we took some photos and popped back into the main restaurant space. Shared some apps, some bottles of wine and some hot tasty meals. I went for the Bolognese which was great! Cool antique space!

Chicken breast with root vegetables
Ian E.

This had been on my list for a while. The space is really nice, and we were able to get a table on the patio without a reservation for lunch on a Saturday. I ordered the chicken and root vegetables. It was very flavorful. My wife got the ragu and she enjoyed that. We also had strawberry shortcake for dessert. The dessert was my favorite part of the meal. I had a bit of buyer's remorse when I saw some of the sandwiches with fries go by to the other tables. I'm definitely going to look at those options on my next visit.

Restaurant Week!!
John T.

Came here for a restaurant week so they had the limited offerings of the restaurant week menu. I knew coming in that I was going to get the prime rib, my only concern ones that didn't mention a size so I was curious to see what it would end up being. The first course was the homemade focaccia bread, which was very, very good. I tried both the honey butter and the apple butter and both were excellent. The lobster bisque was good, but could have used some small pieces of lobster in it and maybe have been a little bit warmer. The taste was very good though. When the prime rib came, it was a little smaller than expected, probably somewhere between six and 8 ounces I would think. It also was slightly overcooked to my liking, I like medium rare on my prime rib. They did bring me the horseradish and horseradish sauce on a request what they had for au jus was more like a gravy, a little thicker so I kind of used it more on the potatoes than I did the prime rib. The garlic potatoes were good, just a little bit salty, but still tasted pleasant. Our last course was the dessert and it was the flourless chocolate torte. It was very, very good, very rich and chocolatey. The restaurant itself is very quaint, kind of makes you feel like you're in an old Victorian house. The staff was pleasant, I would come here again to try the regular menu to see how it rates. Overall, a pleasant experience.

Lobster roll
Garret B.

This was supposed to be a quick visit to the bar, took one look at the menu and decided to order something! The bartender was super friendly and after I told her what I liked she suggested a drink and it was perfect. My wife and I need to actually go sit down and have dinner because it looks amazing. I did wind up ordering a little snack of the lobster rolls. I highly recommend those as they were fresh and full of lobster meat. We will be back!

Taylor T.

Restaurant Week 2025 Atmosphere 5/5 Food 3.5/5 Service 3.5/5 Price $$$ The overall review of Vivilore is pleasant but not glowing, because the food and the service could have been better. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt, it was quite busy because of restaurant week and reservations were are capacity. I'm assuming the staff here doesn't deal with that kind of crowd on an everyday basis since, this artful restaurant is located in the sleepy streets of the Englewood district in Independence. Anyways, the space itself is stunning and I'm not saying that lightly. The outside of the building, the facade itself, is painted green and draws you into the whimsical antique world inside, almost like a secret garden tucked away from the outside sidewalk. The dining room we sat in had floor to ceiling hand painted murals and the tables the had chosen divided the space into separate seating areas like you were at one huge split up dinner party in someone's home study or library. The feel is old school French opulent garden party, or at least those were the feels I was picking up. Now, even though the decor was one of the highlights of the meal I'll take on the food from a critical standpoint. Some things were executed well while others were not, and at the price point, even for restaurant week, that should never be the case. First course- muscles Whenever I see muscles on a menu I must order it, it is what it is. I love briny salty things and usually I can appreciate a muscle in many forms, that is unless I can't get into them and a few of these were not opened up. The nuances of the dill butter, sake and yuzu were lost to the briny flavor of the oysters, the broth was salty with slight herbaceous notes but I didn't taste any Asian flavor points. Second course- Prime Rib I always order prime rib rare or mid rare and this was no exception however, it was borderline inedible with a lot of fatty grisly pockets of sinew. I've experienced the luxury buttery perfection that prime rib can be when the fat adds to the flavor but, this wasn't that. It just wasn't up to par as far as quality of the cut was concerned. It should be noted the side dishes were superb especially the velvety mashed potatoes, these were on point. All in all, I feel as though I made the wrong choice for the main...I should have gotten the poached cod. Third course- lemon cake Lemon desserts are my go-to, when they lean on the side of tangy and not too sweet then they're delicious. This lemon cake was light, the carrot ice cream had a subtle sweetness which paired nicely with the spice from the garnish. I'm not much of a dessert fan so, when the final course is one of my high points of the meal then that's an issue. The wine, I ordered a white with my first course and a red with my second, was slow to arrive to the table and was overpriced in my opinion. Yes, this is a restaurant where a glass of wine seems appropriate to order but, maybe don't waste your time. The Malbec was so-so but I've had better. Maybe it was the lack of care that I picked up in the service that made the wine taste worse than it was. I'm not sure. The final consensus: I would try Vivalore again, specifically for restaurant week because I think the value of three course for $55 is a good price point (lunch runs $20 for two courses) not, sure about the rest of the day to day menu but, I would order differently. Maybe skip red meat all together...the decor has charm, I can overlook certain things but, overall it didn't live up to the grand picture I had in my head. Maybe, the patio dining al fresco in the sun for a cocktail, small plate and gab sesh would be a better experience.

Chicken Noodle Soup
Cally R.

We finally were able to have dinner ad Vivilore this week, and it did not disappoint. Our server was Eric, and he was wonderful. While there we tried a lot of things, and said wow with every sip and bite! We started with the Butternut Squash Bisque (forgot to take a picture!!) and it was one of the best soups I've had. I would go back there daily just to have that soup! We also tried the "soup of the moment" which was Chicken Noodle. It was hearty and lots of chicken! The Arancini was delicious. The stuff crispy risotto balls with that smoked tomato sauce, to die for. For dinner we ordered the Tagliatelle Bolognese and Double Bone-in Pork Chop. The bourbon brown butter glaze on the pork chop, wow. I didn't think I would care for the polenta, but it was one of the best parts! The bolognese was flavorful, and whipped ricotta made it even more tasty! We walked around the building after dinner, and explore the neat rooms and things for sale. It was such a cold building with different turns and nooks to look at. I can't wait to come back in the spring/summer to experience the beautiful patio. We had a wonderful time!

Maggie C.

Lovely, whimsical place. Definitely eat in their garden. Theres no other patio like this in all of KC. I got the chicken Cesar and fries (they have fries!!! Just not in the menu). My friends got the lobster roll and the burger. By the way, their plates were HUGE. That lobster roll at market price was 40$, but it was on.. probably an 8 inch sub, included Brussel sprouts as the veg side, grapes, and fries as she ordered those as well. Burger, the same amount of food. Both of those plates could have been made into two meals. My Cesar was delicious! The dressing was perfect, and the chicken was grilled well. I loved their fries and the batter that they used on them. We had a lovely time. It's a bit of a far drive for me, as I'm in Olathe, but well worth the 35 min drive.

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Haven't been there in years. New owners now. Food was good. No complaints. Still lovely atmosphere.

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What a great venue space and patio area. So quaint and charming. The service and food was excellent. So much to see and enjoy.

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NOT handicapped accessible. Tiny bathroom doesn't accommodate walker or wheelchair. Shopping area inaccessible except by 12 step staircase.

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