Coalition 50th and France

“Our experience was fantastic at Coalition - been there many times. From the moment we were greeted at the door till the end, the experience was amazing. Great food and drinks - the menu had been updated which I was super excited about. I ordered the Bourdain sandwich (I mean he's the GOAT) which was delicious and my fiance ordered the steak sandwich. We also shared the burrata and jam (omg loveeeee). Our waitress Tracie, was the best! She was super friendly and so attentive. Def going again.”

“Coalition is really on top of their game right now. After 10 years in business, they've revitalized their concept while staying true to what makes them special (contemporary American, casual fine dining, with surprisingly large portions, and a chill atmosphere). If you haven't been in a while (or perhaps you've never been), you owe it to yourself to see what they're doing over there right now. The cowboy ribeye is a monster. 14 oz and boneless. Not the kind of thing you see every day, especially now. The roast chicken dinner is beautiful. The burrata panzanella, cartoonishly large pork schnitzel, grilled seafood risotto-- all super satisfying. And a lot of their chef specials are more daring than one might expect. tldr; you should really check out Coalition. They haven't rested on their laurels, even after 10 years of great success.”

“We had the classic Coalition burger. Very good. Cooked as ordered. Good bun. Perhaps a bit more cheese. The issue is the type of lettuce and the placement. First, put the lettuce under the burger. Replace butter lettuce with classic iceberg. Butter lettuce wasn't staying in place and everything to slide off. OUTSTANDING tatar tots!! Great, friendly, timely, engaging service. Vibe is much better than Excelsior. Good wine by glass choices.”

“My daughter booked Mother’s Day brunch here after the reservation she made at The Lowry was canceled due to closure end of April. I was very proud of her for taking the initiative to handle reservation. Mixed feelings on the whole experienced. Our waitress after taking our order said (not ask) to us matter of factly that she was bringing out donuts with some kinda dip and that it was good. We’ve been out to Mother’s Day brunch at numerous places through the years. And some places do have special things they do for holidays like these so I didn’t think anything of it. When the bill came out, I saw the donut charge of $9. I didn’t want to make a big deal given it was a nice time out with my two kids. I’m not petty over $9, but I felt she was sneaky about it. Not a fan.”

“Pulled a real scammy move for restaurant week. Advertised having a restaurant week lunch menu but we showed up on Saturday and was told the lunch menu only was Monday-Friday. If you are worried about losing money, then maybe don’t have a lunch menu instead of trying to lure people in with one that doesn’t actually exist. We did get to try a couple drinks (mimosa and one of the mocktails) and they were very average.”