Park View Restaurant at Ravinia — Restaurant in Highland Park

Had dinner at Park View before a concert. Partner had the scallops which were delicious (coconut curry!). I got the hamburger, which was not. It was drenched in the gorgonzola to the point where the pungent cheese flavor was so much that you couldn't taste the burger, the bacon, or even the bun. I hate to be picky but it absolutely ruined the burger. I wasn't able to scrape it off because there was literally more cheese than burger and gorgonzola is a very pungent cheese. Wasn't worth $2, much less $25.

Charcuterie appetizer was meh. Good fig jam but that's something I can get at Aldi. Most of the board was a white fish spread and I can only stand white fish once a year. A few meats and some Bleu cheese. Not bad, but a weak offering.

Service was great and everyone was professional and nice. Restaurant got a little buggy because they kept having to go outside to serve the patio customers.

I think it's a cool place with a great view and good drinks but you're really gambling with what you order. I regret not ordering the beef cheeks. If you want dinner at Ravinia, check out Park View but DO NOT...

A friend and I had dinner at the Park View tonight before a concert. The food, service and cost were terrible. We ordered a Caesar salad, burger and chicken. First, all three came out at once. They took our entrees back and left the salad. The salad was OK. The burger was smoked, and the fries were soggy with too much salt. The burger tasted terrible and we had ordered the fries well done with no salt. The chicken was the worst. It was supposed to be with a lemon flavor but it was so sweet it was disgusting. Whatever came with it was also sweet. Based on the past reviews someone in the Levy organization needs to change their entree items and, most definitely, the chef. The burger at the Lawn Bar is 100 times better. Don't waste...

I was so disappointed with the quality of the food at the Park View Restaurant. Honestly, the food I ordered was not worth the price I paid. The cocktails were good but the food portions, sides and main dishes themselves were so simple/basic that it was hard to believe there was an actual chef preparing the food. I honestly felt as though a teenager cooked the food we had. The dessert we ordered was also awful. The gelati/gelato trio was grainy and we wondered if it was freezer burned or just made poorly. Definitely cannot recommend this restaurant. People are better off bringing their own wine and cheese, renting chairs, eating on the lawn, and then going into the Pavilion for the concert. You would spend a heck of a...