Grille 39 Renaissance Indianapolis North

Be warned...After reading of some recent upgrades to Grille 39, my wife and I decided to try it out for Valentines dinner. While the attempt was done and the service good, the food quality and preparation was comparable to a Red Lobster and not what you should expect in a $260 meal for two. The oysters Rockefeller was cold when served, we sent them back (Corey our waitress was awesome) and received replacements after about a 15 minute wait. My wife’s herbed chicken was nice but my Crab Stuffed Sea Bass was similar to a baked cod dish with a crab cake and tartar sauce on top. The asparagus we both had were the size of pencils and overcooked. The mashed potatoes were actually quite good, but they’re mashed potatoes... again for $250 your trying to compete with an upscale place like Ruth’s Chris or even Sullivan’s, which this was not even close.

Selected the restaurant because it did not say that it was only serving a very limited fixed price menu for Valentines Day. Surprise! And they even added 20% to the bill as gratuity. So we ended up with an over priced mediocre meal and three visits from our server, one to ask us if we had been helped, one to take our order and one to bring the bill. Had to ask runners to clear empty plates when they brought each course. We know Valentines Day is busy but not posting that you are serving a fixed price menu only, then blaming Open Table when other restaurants are is not appreciated.

Food was good but limited menu for Valentine’s Day. Service was poor and I felt that the waitresses and waiters already knew that were getting their tip since it was added on to the bill.

Fantastic New Year's Eve dinner love this restaurant!

The food was delicious. I had the pasta Romesco and my SO had the special, Steak Diane. Our server recommended adding spice to the pasta, I went with her recommendation and was very happy with it. It wasn’t too heavy, as some pastas can be, the texture was perfect, and the addition of the spice took it even further. The Steak Diane was cooked at a perfectly juicy, tender medium-rare and seasoned beautifully. On the side was a plentiful helping of parsnip mashed potatoes and asparagus. The potatoes were creamy and fluffy, and the asparagus was just in the middle of crunchy and chewy. Our server, Crystal, was very attentive and knowledgeable, and responsive with any requests. The sous chef, Austin, personally came to our table to make sure the food was to our liking, All the staff with whom we interacted were quite friendly and professional. Overall a wonderful and pleasant experience. I would definitely eat here again, and recommend that others try it as well.