07/11/09

Too Expensive

by MLicata

The prices are too high. The food was fine but the service was just okay. It is close to my office so I wind up there with clients from time to time but always feel like the tab was too high. There are other places around that are a better value and have more table space for doing business over a meal.

• Pros: River North Location - Close to the Loop
• Cons: Expensive

02/22/09

Not Impressed

by KevinChicago

I went here during restaurant week and was not impressed with the food or service. The waiter never even came over to ask how our meal was. I ordered the squash soup which was bland. For my main course, I ordered the lamb which had flavors that did not work.

• Pros: Cool Place
• Cons: Food, Service

07/25/08

Naha- unimaginative and uninspired

by LorettaNapoleoniauthor

Went to Naha with a business associate the other day, and was incredibly disappointed with the level of cuisine. We ordered a very sub-par eggs benedict which lacked both creativity and inspiration. The halibut was a pathetic execution of unsophisticated flavors and condiments. And the quail had way too much salt. There are a lot of places that have the pretense of refinement and innovation, and Naha is one of them. The service was fine, but the cuisine was sorely lacking. This is indeed a sad thing. Naha has a wonderful decor, but it neglects what is of paramount importance to a dining experience- the food.

Time after time, i've heard the same thing by savvy diners- Naha is really not a great restaurant. For real cuisine, do yourself a favor and venture out to Tallgrass in Lockport. This is cuisine executed at its finest.

Naha is simply pathetic.

• Pros: Quality of meat and fish product
• Cons: Chef lacks depth and innovation

07/11/08

Great ambiance and better fod

by adrianeleah

I love Naha! Very elegant New American food. All of the soup creations are unique and delicious and the entrees are inventive yet approachable. Friendly waitstaff, astounding food and a wonderful ambiance make this one of my favorite Chicago restaurants.

• Pros: wonderful appetizers, great ambiance and service

10/20/07

A real treat

by foodie659

Went here with my wife and 10 year old daughter (a budding foodie) for a special night out. We all loved everything. The food was carefully prepared and beautifully presented and the waiter was knowledgeable and especially helpful with the wine. The only negative was the drunk woman in the next table and her bratty kid -- I mean, if you take kids out to a nice restaurant make sure they know how to behave! I agree that you could go very dressed up or nicely causal; the place would be great after work or for a romantic dinner.

• Pros: Delicious food, nice service
• Cons: nothing that was there fault -- just the obnoxious people in the next table

10/14/07

Unpretentious fine dining experience

by gemgal

Love it here - great food and service but with a casual feel. Dress up or down, its ok. The menu is

very eclectic, lots of choices,, and I love they use so many organic ingredients. My favorites are

spicy ahi tuna ( on the bar menu but available in dining room) and mezze platter of hummos, tabouleh,

pita and greek salad. - 2 people can easily share. My husband loves the short ribs, risotto and sea scallops. Desserts are stellar, the fig tart and Naha sundae are incredible. Almost forgot, lunch is

great too, have the southern fried chicken salad WOW

• Pros: Exciting menu, casual fine dining
• Cons: noisy, but energetic

05/15/07

Review from UnRated Magazine

by bschupp

I found this review up at UnRated Magazine, I myself tend to think the same and not favor Naha.

Under their lifestyle section they have a review, however the link is too long to post.

UnRatedMagazine . com click on LifeStyle button at the top of the page

Rob

• Pros: Not much to say...
• Cons: Too many olives in dishes, perfect for the Vegetarian, not for the diner who wants to eat

12/28/06

What a joke!

by iaal

Avoid this place at all cost. After being encouraged to try this "foodies dream" I did, only to be let down twice. I've experienced it both during lunch and for private dining, and both experiences I left thinking, I should have gone somewhere else. Food is overpriced, portions are small, and everything I tried lacked taste. Service was terrible, they were extremely slow and rude to a number our guests. During the private dining experience we had to ask numerous times for our hor d'oeuvres, only for them to trickle out slowly, the entrees looked great, but again lacked taste and portion sizes were not the same. Trust me, there are tons of other places out there with better food, service, and prices.

• Pros: Private Dining can accomodate a number of guests
• Cons: Food, service, prices

12/03/06

Bring a food dictionary

by whtupdc

I should have listened to the majority of the reviews in this section and gone elsewhere. Bring a food dictionary if there is one out there, you will need it to get through the menu to figure out what you are going to be eating. The menu was impossible for my wife and I, as well as others, to understand what came with the dishes. Several people, including us had to ask the waiter what everything meant.

The food was okay, nothing spectacular, especially for the prices they charge! I have had much better for less money. I had the rib eye steak that was good but not "brilliant" as I was told it would be. The red wine sauce that came with it had no flavor. My wifes meal was, as well, okay. She had the duck and again, nothing out of the ordinary.

The desert was unusual but good. Worth $11.00, no. Don't plan on sharing it, there is not much there

The service was better. The waiter answered all of our questions and was extremely friendly and outgoing. He did seem to push the items that were the more expensive on the menu though.

Overall for the quality of the food, my wife and I felt it was extremely overpriced. I have eaten at restaurants with these kind of prices and had much better meals! I would not recommend this restaurant.

• Pros: Staff was nice.
• Cons: Average food, OVERPRICED

10/10/06

There are so many great places to eat in Chicago-- THIS is not one of them!

by dbarnes963

It is lovely inside. And it ends there. The menu is impossible to read (and I am in my early 40's, not a Senior Citizen and I am saying that!) and the food is impossible to understand. The chef seems to go out of his way to put unusual food groupings and wine pairings together, but has made no effort to make it eatable. The menu was very game-heavy. I really had to work at finding something I would want to try. The chef would make no substitutions. Three of the four of us got the striped bass-- none of us liked it . The other person had halibut and disliked it. None of us would return. Very, very small portions and very high prices. The best thing about this place is the art on the walls-- that is worth coming in for a glass of wine and viewing, actually.

• Pros: Art on the walls, the plates on the tables, the wine.
• Cons: Food is awful and expensive.