Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Philadelphia County

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Updated 05 December 2024

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Home Grown Café

5.0

5 (502)

$30 and under

American

Newark

About the restaurant

Home Grown Cafe is an independently owned, award-winning, downtown Newark, DE staple, residing centrally on Main St. for over 23 years under founding owner, Sasha Aber. Matt McConnell leads an incredible staff and day to day operations. Award winning Executive Chef Andrew Thorne is the chef de cuisine who constantly pushes the envelope with locally made from scratch dishes of his own creations, as well as mentoring and showcasing our staff's talent. Home Grown has been named Best of Delaware Upstate for over two decades by Delaware Today readers including awarding the honor of Best Chef Upstate to Andrew Thorne (2022) Guests enjoy incredible service and made from scratch food for all dietary lifestyles, including carnivorous, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-sensitive in a welcoming environment for all patrons. Colorful walls are adorned with local pop art. The bar features a large array of upscale spirits including house-crafted cocktails and mocktails, over 65 beers, and great wines.

Top review

Angela

Dined on 9 Dec 2024

Our server was very kind and helpful. Food was delicious and very large portions. Great evening!

Vetri Cucina - Philadelphia

4.9

4.9 (2377)

$50 and over

Italian

Center City

About the restaurant

Located in a historic townhome in the heart of Philadelphia, Vetri Cucina is a unique space that invites guests to become part of our family. The intimate dining rooms evoke the charms of Italy with custom crafted features including hand-blown Murano glass chandeliers, Richard Ginori porcelain and Venetian glassware.
Showcasing the constantly evolving, dynamic creativity of Chef Vetri and his team, Vetri Cucina serves a classic tasting menu at $165pp using the highest quality local and specialty ingredients. The menu is inspired by both classic Italian recipes and our extensive culinary research across the globe. Vetri Cucina also offers a seasonal Forchetta menu which is a premium tasting menu experience at $215pp. These are the restaurant’s sole dining options, designed to provide each guest with a memorable, unparalleled experience. Reservations are released on the first of the month for the following month: ie. On October 1st, reservations are released for the month of November.

Top review

Michael

Dined 2 days ago

The quality, service and experience was amazing. I look forward to another occasion to celebrate here.

Bistro Albertino

4.9

4.9 (1200)

$30 and under

Italian

Willow Grove

About the restaurant

Bistro Albertino is a chef owned restaurant where chef Goni decided to bring his European experience in Willow Grove and areas surrounding it. At Bistro Albertino you will find from homemade pastas and cheese to tender veal and chicken, from traditional dishes to contemporary dishes. You will feel welcome soon as you walk in, with the enthusiastic front of the house staff will accompany you to your experience with us. We accommodate children as well.

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Karen

Dined 3 days ago

We had a great dinner for 6 people. The food was great, and at a really good value. Our waitress, Meadow, was especially excellent - explained everything well, made good recommendations, and was extra considerate of the nut allergies we had at the table. Will definitely be coming back!

Philadelphia Distilling

4.8

4.8 (275)

$31 to $50

American

Fishtown

About the restaurant

At Philadelphia Distilling, our distilling team combines craftsmanship, science and skill to create a unique portfolio of premium spirits that rely on the agricultural integrity of authentically sourced grains and botanicals and the finest heritage equipment.

Hand-hammered copper pot stills from the fifth-generation Forsyth family and wooden fermentation vessels from Hall-Woodford, an iconic Philadelphia-based family business, are key points of difference for us—both in their construction value as well as the integrity of the spirits they help us to produce. We continue our batch-by-batch process, creating spirits that celebrate big, bold flavor.

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JaniceVIP

Dined on 13 Dec 2024

Incredibly-designed space with a view of the distillery works. Sat at the bar and service was exceptional. Drinks were expertly-crafted. The gougères were delicious. The other two food items we had were ok, so I don’t recommend coming here expecting to eat dinner; this is a cocktail bar first and foremost. I will return.

Geronimo’s Peruvian Cuisine

4.9

4.9 (805)

$31 to $50

Peruvian

Ambler

About the restaurant

A place where you can find the magic of traditional Peruvian millennial food, in the heart of Ambler PA.

Executive chef
Benjamin Salazar

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Patricia

Dined 6 days ago

Everything about our experience at Geronimo’s was fabulous and would highly recommend.

The House of William & Merry

4.9

4.9 (2296)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Hockessin

About the restaurant

The House of William and Merry serves contemporary American cuisine prepared from the freshest seasonal ingredients procured from local farms, providing casual fine dining at a reasonable price. Chef-owned by the husband and wife team, Merry Catanuto and William Hoffman, who live on the property, the restaurant is a remodeled farmhouse on the edge of central Hockessin. Dine in a comfortable home atmosphere in one of the two dining rooms, the porch, or the bar. When you arrive, you can see right into the all new, modern kitchen. Full bar service is available including wines by the glass, microbrews on tap, and specialty drinks. Or, take a walk around back to see the herb and vegetable gardens.

Tuesday through Saturday we serve lunch and dinner. On Sunday, we serve brunch followed by a prix fix supper in the evening.

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Harry

Dined 1 day ago

This was our second time here. The first time was great and this was just as good. Food is fantastic. Service is just as great!

Blackfish - Conshohocken

4.9

4.9 (3207)

$30 and under

American

Conshohocken

About the restaurant

Blackfish, the flagship BYOB of Chef/owner Charles "Chip" Roman, offers seafood-centered, progressive American cuisine with French influences.

Guests can enjoy a daily changing a la carte menu, as well as tasting menus ranging from five-to-seven courses.

Blackfish opened in 2006 and has since been named “Best Restaurant” in Philadelphia Magazine’s 2011 “50 Best Restaurants” issue, calling Blackfish “flat-out fantastic; sophisticated without being overbearingly avant-garde, pretty and fresh without being precious; the perfect restaurant of the moment.”

Top review

georgeVIP

Dined 2 days ago

We continually say that we believe Blackfish is the best restaurant outside of center city and can go head to head with most any. The lady had the oysters - the lemon 'foam' on top, oysters in the shell but 'free' so that you can just slide them in right from the shell leaving the foam in tact, were fresh and delightful. She followed that with the wild mushroom ravioli. Toasted home panko breadcrumbs and delightful sauce, all rich with mushroom flavor was also wonderful. I had the scallop more or less ceviche-type appetizer with thin scallop and radish slices in a marvelous orange and citrus sauce, finely diced onion and cucumber and fresh herbs - it was the best appetizer I have had there and I love the smoke salmon and quail egg and the brussels sprout salad (don't laugh until you have one - they too are delicious). I had the duck breast. Butternut squash, some home-made cranberry relish, another puree of something that was rich and tasty along with a brown a-jus gravy. It was really good. I could only eat half of it - quite large, but wonderful flavors. Blackfish continues to be at the top of our favorites list! Not to be missed. G

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Salute Ristorante Italiano

5.0

5 (98)

$31 to $50

Italian

Sinking Spring

About the restaurant

Salute Ristorante Italiano it is an authentic Italian restaurant

located in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.

Our menu is full of traditional dishes. Each dish is made with market and seasonal
products. From the hands of our chef and fresh pasta such as ravioli and our homemade desserts.

Top review

Lisa

Dined on 21 Dec 2024

As always a perfect meal! Service is always on point and the drinks can’t be beat!

Jules@Market

5.0

5 (2396)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Bristol

About the restaurant

Welcome to Jules@Market BYOB, an Ocean to Table Seafood and Fish House located in Bristol Borough, PA. Offering sustainable seafood options in a modern upscale yet welcoming atmosphere. Chefs Julia Soto, Sam Ball & Robert Williams aim to combine innovative and classic cuisine with a focus on ethically and sustainably sourced seafood and local produce. Offering new oyster and seafood options weekly & an ever changing seasonal menu. Recently included on the Philadelphia Inquirers "76 List"!

Outdoor Dining Available As of April 12, 2024
Outdoor Dining is Weather Permitting. Outdoor Dining Bookings will not guarantee you a table indoors if weather turns bad. Please call to make outdoor bookings for larger or special parties.
We respectfully request no large coolers or excessive hard alcohol.

Top review

Risa

Dined 2 days ago

Entire experience amazing. Looking forward to going back

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Bucatini Caffe

4.9

4.9 (68)

$30 and under

Italian

East Passyunk Avenue

About the restaurant

We're thrilled to announce our NEW menu is here! We're open for dinner 6 nights a week and can't wait for you to join us. Don't forget we're BYOB and make a reservation today!

Top review

Zen

Dined 2 days ago

Bottom line: will be back. Not the only BYOB around with this level of quality and price, but very good food and a welcome addition to the scene. We went on a Friday night and the atmosphere was boisterous. Had to shout a little to talk and the staff had a good, friendly attitude but they seemed pretty hurried. Good for starting a fun night if that’s your vibe, but definitely a bit more chaotic feel than some places. Had the pork chop special, the paccheri with duck ragu and crème brûlée cheesecake. All were great.

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