Provenance — Restaurant in Cleveland

I was a chef and now I'm a self-appointed food critic. I trained to think, read, and write critically. I intend to critique objectively.

The ambiance is soothing and a visual pleasure. The picture that is not on the web page... is the best view in the whole place. Granted the place is very small. You can see out the window at a grassy area. The window is large and the view is beautiful. All the tables have a perfect view of it. Of course, it is in an art museum the man made art works are very appealing.

I made 2 trips to this well kept secret. You will not be disappointed. The Bibb Caesar is decorative and tasty. Looks good; tastes good; and priced well for upscale dining ($9).

I also ordered the Morrocan Lamb. Flavorful and succulent! The lamb was juicy (not greasy). It was tender. The fresh cracked pepper was just enough ($30).

The Jack & Coke was just the right balance. It was cold without tasting watered down. Just enough sweet from the Coke. And a smooth caramel Tennesee Whiskey finish. Perfect.

It's not the kind of place you want to eat at everyday... unless you have a large bank account. But if you have a special event for two... it is perfect.

At least one of people in a couple might appreciate the art in the museum. Finish off the trip at this culinary wonder... and someone will be remembered well for the creative thought.

Service prompt, polite, attentive, professional and reliable.

I couldn't find a reason to give it less than...

First time to the restaurant the other day. The best part about the restaurant is the ambiance and view. They need to do some serious evaluation on the chef and general oversight. Ordered a Blood Mary - server came back to say they had no more Bloody Mary mix so ordered a Dirty Goose. Bartender put way too much olive juice in the martini. Pretty undrinkable. Ordered a lamb burger, server came back to say that was no longer on the menu so ordered a very uneventful hamburger. also ordered romaine salad with chicken. It was literally coarsely chopped Romaine with dried out chicken and awful croutons. Also ordered roasted chicken with scordalia which was a small amount of dry roasted chicken resting on about 1/3 cup of scordalia spread thinly on the plate and cooked greens($28). Whoever made the scordalia couldn’t possibly have ever tasted real Greek food. This is a really lovely place to have a meal but they need get a decent chef. No excuses for what we were served, especially at...

We went to the museum’s Provenance restaurant for lunch and ordered from the Monet menu. We ordered two plates, at $27.00 a piece, of the crispy Pork Paillard with is accompanied by a side salad of artichoke, endive, radish, an arugula.

This was a hyper expensive meal of underwhelming proportions. The pork schnitzel was fried and was lacking in flavor and very dry. Reminded us of the frozen schnitzel you buy at Aldi’s. We ordered honey mustard sauce to give the schnitzel some flavor because of its boring and dull taste. The side salad was ok. Small but not distinguishable.

The restaurant and the museum should be embarrassed to have such a mediocre bland pedestrian menu selection and charge such an outrageous price. Patrons deserve better. I was extremely disappointed in the organization. To its credit, the service was exceptional and the coffee was good (at an additional). $61.56 for a meal that at best was worth half that in value. The museum is...