Gentelin's On Broadway

Great meal and great service. I’m looking forward to my next visit. I wish they had more non-alcoholic beers available. I drank water.

The ambience is absolutely amazing. In Alton there are not many fine dining establishments. The food and service was wonderful.

Took 15 minutes before someone even came to our table. Food was good but it was $30 for barely anything. Won’t be going back. 10/10 would NOT recommend.

Excellent service combined with fine dining. The chef shakes things up periodically. The food is tasty and well seasoned. Ar offers some upscale offerings including whiskey and Dom. Bring your credit card.

We dined at Gentelin's on 12/26/18. I called for reservations for a party of 7 and told the young lady on the phone it was my wife's Birthday. She said she would let our server know. We arrived on time and were promptly seated in a small room to ourselves. Unfortunately, there was a large party in the adjoining room that was so loud we could not have a conversation so we asked to be moved. About a half hour later we were seated in the main dining room. There were two other larger groups in there that were also quite loud but this was as good as it was going to get, so we settled in.

Over all, the food was good and properly prepared. Three of us had steaks and they were all cooked correctly and very tasty. Three people ordered chicken dishes and they were also very good. My brother had the scallops and shrimp - the next day he told me the scallops were very undercooked but he didn’t want to send them back (we have both dined in many fine restaurants and understand that getting scallops right can be a delicate balance). Overall, the entrees were right on with that one misstep.

I told the server we’d like to see the desert menu for our Birthday Girl. She obviously was unaware but brought the menu. She ordered the gooey cake which was shared and delicious.

Going over the bill the next day, I noticed we were overcharged on a bisque appetiser (was $7 and should have been $5 since it was with an entree). Also, we were charged for the birthday desert. Where we’re from (Houston), desserts for the honoree at fine restaurants are typically comped, especially when you’re paying 300 bucks for the meal. So, not sure if that’s their normal policy but don’t expect any favors and check your bill before you leave.

Maybe we caught them on a really busy night because I had heard generally great reviews of this place before. Since this was supposed to be one of the best places in Alton, we had a high expectation and I’d say that wasn’t 100% met...