Townsend - Philadelphia

We had tasting menu. Food is decent but smaller portions. My husband felt hungry after 5 courses. We were surprised to see credit card processing fee on our bill. A lot of restaurants started doing it after pandemic but customers should be notified in advance. There is no sign at the restaurant or on their website. It is an expensive restaurant. Our bill was $300 more. Who would carry hundreds of dollars in their pocket? If you want to avoid the charge, go to ATM first before dining there.

NYE tasting menu went all out. Oysters, scallops, venison, quail, souffle. All of it was outstandingly delicious and presented beautifully

Escargot $16 sauce would go really well with bread Foie Gras Mousse $16 was tasty. A lot of mousse for the bread. Would get this again Cote du Boeuf for two $150 ribeye was nicely done. Still some red. 32oz was a lot of meat though. Took this home to eat the next day.

Nice place to eat and treat yourself. We did take the tasting menu and every dishes were delicious! We loved the duck breast. Would recommend :

The food was very good. However, the service was some of the slowest and poorly timed we’ve ever experienced. We were there for an 8pm reservation and did not leave until 11pm. This was never even addressed by the staff. The restaurant wasn’t even full. When going to a restaurant like this, you expect the cost to be on the higher end, however you also expect the service to be impeccable. I would find it challenging to recommend this place to friends based on our experience.