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Quintessential Dining & Nightlife, St. Charles, MO

Quintessential Dining & Nightlife

3.8
3.8
69 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
19:00
Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for business meals
Quin·tes·sen·tial (adj): Representing the more perfect or typical example of a quality or class

Our name Quintessential defines our ambition - to represent all that is excellent in quality and class. Q has been designed to provide you with a multitude of dining and entertainment options. Located in the heart of historical downtown St. Charles, Q has upped the ante when it comes to providing our customers with a rich dining experience. Q has perfected the art of dining out by offering a welcoming ambiance with an upscale menu.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm Thu–Sat 11:00 am–1:30 am
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street parking with additional parking in St Charles City Parking Garage located conveniently behind Quintessential Dining & Nightlife.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Experiences

  • Drag Brunch "Drag Me To Main"

    Multiple dates available
    Join us and the Queens on Sunday, October 6 for the brunch and show of a lifetime. With $15 bottomless mimosas, a buffet and ticket price at $35 with top tier entertainment at Q.

What 69 people are saying

Quintessential Dining & Nightlife reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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3.8
3.8 based on recent ratings
  • 3.2Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 3.7Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Quintessential Dining & Nightlife offers "excellent service and food" with attentive staff and delicious dishes like the steak and French Dip. However, be mindful of potential reservation issues and changes in menu offerings. The ambiance can be lively, though noise levels may vary. Overall, a spot for flavorful dining experiences.

69 Reviews
  1. Karen

    Unspecified1 review

    3.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Q had music - individual singer with electric guitar. NOT a good singer and way too loud. Very much took away from the night.

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  2. Darren

    Des Moines2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Steak was delicious and tender. Cut up for as well. Waittress was very attentive and followed through with our requests like a champ!

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  3. Thomas

    St. Louis1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and food Staff was friendly and had jut reservation ready

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  4. Deb

    St. Louis14 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 21 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Let me begin with, I have a degree in hospitality restaurant management. Walking in, the hostess was polite and found our reservation immediately. It was so noisy. There was a guitarist whose music was so loud I couldn’t even have a yelling conversation with my husband. The table we were sat at abutted some kind of riser situation and I was about a foot away from the table and couldn’t adjust the table or the seat. There were straw wrappers all over the floor and the table was not sufficiently wiped down. The server was kind and came right away. She took our order and it took forever to get our meal. Mine was delicious, my husband order a medium well burger, it came out as a cheeseburger. We sent it back snd in about 3 minutes a new burger came out… after waiting about 30 minutes for the original. It was rare. Disappointed. BTW, the menu on line is not the same as what the menu is when you get there. About half the on line items are available. My pasta was good but it had a less than amount of chicken. The flavor was great, however. Beware! For some reason I can’t add photos which show the trash on the floor and the rare burger. I always start with a mid range grade and go from there. The food was good/great, but this is what I EXPECT from a restaurant.

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  5. Susan

    St. Louis10 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    I made a reservation on Open Table and it was confirmed. When we got to restaurant- they said it was for the next day. So we got a “leftover “ seat. Not the high top in the window like I had reserved. Took them forever to get our drink order. The meal I ordered was a beef stew with puff pastry on top. Waiter brought out a bowl of stew and stale bread. He told me the chef didn’t have time to make the pastry!! That was the Main reason I ordered it!! So I paid $19 for plain stew and stale bread. Our new waitress tried her best, and was very kind.

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  6. Mike VIP

    St. Louis4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on 1 December 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    I made a reservation for five people for Saturday at 8:30pm and when we arrived we were told they were no longer serving dinner. We drove over from O'Fallon and I had family from out of town with me. We passed hundreds of restaurants to get to Quintessential because we were in the mood for something unique. I won't make that mistake again.

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  7. OpenTable Diner VIP

    St. Louis17 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 7 September 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Menu has changed and was very limited . French dip was not good. But spinach dip was very good. Used to go there for a nice glass of wine and good meal. Wine list was also very limited .

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 2 June 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Made a reservation for 8:30pm on their website. It was listed as a drop down option time. We walked in sat down, there was four of us, and a girl working came up to us and said “sorry our kitchen closes at 8:30, we can’t serve you food anymore”. So we got no dinner and ended up leaving. How are they going to list 8;30 as a reservation online if the kitchen closes then?!!

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  9. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Tampa2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 26 May 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 1
    Food and service were great, music was terrible. Trying to eat a nice meal with a band that shouldn’t be playing before 9pm. People were walking in and turning around because it wasn’t welcoming at all.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 12 May 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We didn't stay they had a buffet for Mother's Day and it didn't say that on the open table. The buffet was from 11-3 and my reservations were for 3 o’clock so they were closing when we got there and the buffet looked trash.

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Quintessential Dining & Nightlife is rated 3.8 stars by 69 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Quintessential Dining & Nightlife

149 N Main St, St. Charles, MO 63301

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm Thu–Sat 11:00 am–1:30 am
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street parking with additional parking in St Charles City Parking Garage located conveniently behind Quintessential Dining & Nightlife.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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