Often get orders wrong. Menu is too complicated. Weird super-deep booths. Not a place I would visit by choice because of those things, though the food is pretty good. Just an awkward dining experience.
Best upscale lunch/dinner restaurant downtown Akron; close to John S. Knight Center and Federal Court building. Food is fantastic every time; and staff is friendly and efficient. Prices are also fair for quality of food and atmosphere inside the restaurant and bar area. Highly recommend this place if you love great food. Never had a bad meal or experience here.
Best restaurant I have visited EVER!
Great food, comfortable atmosphere, and amazing service! Hats off to the chef!!
Will DEFINITELY be back!
I have lived in Akron for 13 years, i did not expect a restaurant of this quality to exist here. Very fine food. Excellent menu. Slightly exotic. Great chef customized dishes. Good service. The beef filet with scalloped potatoes was a symphony of taste. Not as expensive as equal meal I NYC or Chicago.
So good! We ate here just after they opened when we were in town for my sister's birthday before moving back. I honestly think this place is why we moved back from California. The root beer braised, pulled pork is AH-MAY-ZING! The bar staff are great and know their way around a drink. Love this restaurant, can't say enough nice things about them.
The service was great on point. The food very good filled us up. Nice atmosphere. Great place for a date night
This was my first time here the food was delicious. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the staff was friendly, courteous and attentive. I had a great time with friends.
The staff were very nice, but the food definitely let us down. The chicken was awful my 2 year old wouldn't even eat it. My wife ordered a burger rare that came out med to well done. When we said something to the server he said awe I'm sorry, but we have good stuff on the way. The alligator tail was alright, and my meal was good, but one good meal out of three isn't good odds. Hopefully everyone else has better luck, but as for us we will not be back. We don't like causing a scene at restaurants, or complaining so if we say something it's rare. The fact that my wife did, and nothing was done killed it for us. Awe too bad just didn't do anything to help.
Loved it! Great atmosphere. Amazing service. Scrumptious food. What more could you ask for? We love it at Crave!
Used to be my favorite restaurant. Only reason it no longer is, consistency problems. At their best, it is as good as it getsbut they have off nights in my experience. Definitely still recommend. Excellent, interesting dishes and great bar and wine list. Always good service.
I've been here several times and I have never had a bad experience. The food and service are both fabulous. Try the Ahi Tuna. It is incredible.
Absolutely wonderful from the food to the service! The vibe here is trendy and upscale with a professional chef-designed, gourmet menu & unique cocktails.
Our waitress, Patty, noted that it was our first time visiting. As a little welcome, the chef made us a delicious snack to have before our appetizers came out! It was fried olives stuffed with goat cheese. AMAZING.
For our appetizer we got the sweet potato and goat cheese stuffed perogies. My boyfriend got the smoked Gouda Mac n cheese while I got the chicken & waffles. DELICIOUS!!! My waffle was sage infused! Such a cool idea. Tasted great.
For drinks, I had the raspberry-Rita and my boyfriend had a glass of red wine! Both were great! I also tried the orange infused Moscow mule it tasted a lot like orange soda, which I don't really like much. But their drinks are strong and I love the unique spins they put on them!
We will be coming back!
Every time we've eaten here it has been amazing. From the service to the food. Weekends are usually busy and noisy. So if you are looking for a quiet dinner try during the week also request a table away from the bar. Also it isn't that kinda of bar, but does get a little loud time to time. I wouldn't hesitate dinning at Crave.
This was a much anticipated experience, we don't make it to the Akron area often. Made reservations in advance and explained it was a special occasion. First impression was not so great. We were seated at a tiny table in a noisy bar. Normally I wouldn't care but I would have thought the fact that this was reserved as a special night, more thought would have gone into selecting a nicer spot in the restaurant. I ordered salmon medium rare, my partner ordered the schnitzel. Both were incredibly overcooked. I sent mine back and chose to stop there. The server made no offer to replace it and did not remove it from our bill. The manager did however. I am quite sure our choice next time would not be to dine at Crave. Sadly, this could have just been an off night from the table selection, to the kitchen, to the server. A complimentary cocktail or dessert would have been a nice gesture.
Went here for my birthday, the only thing that made us nervous was we had a reservation for 6 people and they didn't have the reservation, but luckily they weren't busy and was able to seat us. The waiter was very nice, the food
and drinks were great. Would highly recommend it.