The Haven Social — Restaurant in London Britain Township

Went here with my husband for the first time recently. We both felt that the mocktails, atmosphere, and service were excellent!! However, we were a little disappointed with the food (except for the gelato, which was insanely good). Everything was cooked perfectly, but there just wasn't a lot of flavor. The Brussels sprouts, for example, were a perfect texture and had a nice aioli on them, but if you happened to get a bite without aioli, they tasted like nothing but a Brussels sprout. They could have used some additional seasoning, even just salt. We felt similarly about our entrees - the pistachio crusted haddock was excellently cooked, but we couldn't taste any saltiness or nuttiness from the pistachios. It made getting through the whole fish a bit of a trudge. For the price, we had hoped for more flavor. However, the mocktails were so good and the interior of the restaurant is so cute that we would love to come back just for drinks sometime. (And more gelato.) Also, it's a bit confusing knowing where in the restaurant to make a reservation when you've never been there before, but you can choose either the bar, a table, or the lounge. The lounge for two people has a little tiny table and very cozy chairs, which my husband and I really enjoyed! If you're going with four people, you'll probably get seated on couches with a larger table if you...

Being from Maryland, where crab cakes are basically a birthright, I have high standards. Finding a good one north of the Mason-Dixon Line is like spotting a unicorn—rare and almost suspicious. But this place? They absolutely crushed it. Seafood night wasn’t even the plan, but we went all in: oysters Rockefeller (my wife’s first) and it met the standard, calamari, a lump crab cake that had my wife raving, and scallops with remoulade for me—seared so perfectly I was tempted to order seconds.

I ordered bourbon(less I assume) pecan pie & gelato and the better half — donuts with millennial flavored gelato :). We both preferred each others but almost licked the plates.

If I had to nitpick (and I do, because I’m from Maryland), the calamari was about three flecks of salt too many away from perfection.

The real surprise? It’s BYO for liquor, beer, and wine, and they don’t exactly make that clear on the website. The drink menu is just mixers with liquor recommendations, so plan ahead unless you’re the type to travel with a bottle of bourbon in your bag.

Even with that curveball, we’ll definitely be back. Next time, we’ll...

Tried "The Haven" for the first time tonight with my parents for dinner. Although apparently there was a mis-click with our reservation the host was wildly polite and apologetic and comped us an appetizer for the trouble which was more than expected, unfortunately i think my parents attitude scared the poor employee. Food was fantastic, the seared tuna was presented really really nice and tasted fantastic. The Nashville chicken, which i got was very good, maybe could've used a bit more moisture (maybe add some cabbage to the slaw? bit of mayo? idk) but still overall very tasty. The ambiance is nice, very clean, hip-modern; albeit not sure what it has to do with Philadelphia per their website. Overall really impressed, the menu is smaller but has a lot of variety, they do have a holding table practice which some people might find odd but its not THAT big of an issue in my own opinion for a spot this...