Siena West Loop - Chicago

Enjoyed the restaurant for brunch. Good atmosphere and decor. Food was good although I'd recommend the monkey bread be served warm not room temp. There was a 3% surcharge on the bill. No explanation just a 3% surcharge on the total...for WHAT? If we'd been a party of 6 or more they would have automatically included %18 for tip so that's not the surcharge. Other than that issue we enjoyed Bar Siena.

The waitress was in the clouds the entire time. Horrible service but the food was good.

I ordered the brick chicken. It came out very quickly. Obviously precooked. Was luke warm at best. I am in the industry and have my food service sanitation management certification …it was not reheated to the safety point of 160 degrees. Server never came back to check on us or whether food was to our liking. I would have sent it back if he had. Hopefully I won’t regret it tomorrow morning. Would be hard pressed to ever revisit this place. High point was octopus appetizer. Was very tender and delicious.

Food and service were great as always, but the music was so loud we were screaming at each other! We would have stayed and continued the evening at the bar but it was just too loud. Yes, grandma comments I know. :

Fantastic food and drink with an incredible ambiance!