The Refectory

"Restaurant is beautiful, food was delicious, my server was nice and attentive. There was one thing wrong that left a very sour taste in my mouth. The male manager was very nice to certain ethnic groups and completely ignored my table because we did not fit into the ethnic group he was catering to. I am honestly very shocked at the way he treated us and how nice he was to certain tables and not the others. I think the owner should really look into this type of behavior."

"So Good! I nearly forgot to take any photos, my group was just chowing down. We ordered a lot of the things, but my favorites were the brussel sprouts, buffalo cauliflower, nova fries, spicy vodka rigatoni, and the carrot ginger soup. Drinks were excellent as well. Ordered 2 cocktails, Dem Apples (tequila base) and Blue Moon (gin base). Absolutely recommend both. Next time, I'll try to save room for dinner."

"Good Saturday brunch here. FYI this is directly within the Villanova campus. There is a parking garage across the street and down the corner. It’s nicely decorated and designed inside, a very Crate&Barrel take on a retro diner. Good looking menu with variety. We shared the champagne bucket with carafe of OJ for mimosas and the breakfast fries topped with a poached egg, some bacon and cheese. I ordered the pancakes and my friend ordered the funfetti French toast. Everything was good. Not great, not amazing. But good. Fries were very wimpy; they sounded better than they actually looked or tasted. Pancakes were good. My friend said her French toast was good. That’s really about it, it was a satisfactory yet underwhelming experience. If you’re in the area and looking for a meal it’s a good choice; otherwise I wouldn’t go out of my way to return."

"Went here with my husband for our anniversary, we like to try different places around the city. We made reservations for 8pm arrived around 7:30pm we were seated right away. 7:45 arrived we were not greeted there was no water given. I watched a group of 4 young men be seated in the bar area and was greeted with water in less than 5 mins. Now I did speak with a manager who came over and spoke with my husband and I she offered to cover our first two drinks. My experience that night put a forever bad taste in my mouth and I'm not sure we will return to this establishment. Sidebar: don't order the ribs if you have high blood pressure the salt content is through the roof."

"What a great find! The parking lot is a little bit of a walk, but the interior is gorgeously designed. The bar was fun and lively on a Thursday night. The prices were totally reasonable. The bartender Chris was awesome, making sure we had the drinks and food we needed. I would highly recommend the fried sunchokes and the buffalo cauliflower. They were not soggy like some can get"