Lacroix Restaurant at The Rittenhouse
Restaurant · Rittenhouse
210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Highlights
Global menu with famed chef's table and kitchen seating.
Global menu with famed chef's table and kitchen seating.
"With a brand-new menu and views overlooking the park, Lacroix makes for a luxurious night out. The raw bar boasts slightly sweet BeauSoleil oysters with Thai chile mignonette and chilled Spanish prawns with tangy ember-roasted cocktail sauce, but the adventurous will be drawn to the incredibly creamy and decadent Omelette Lacroix (pastured eggs, vin jaune sabayon, and greens). The new menu includes cocktails from James Beard Award-winner Danny Childs, like the Philadelphia Fish House Punch with Laird’s Applejack, Smith & Cross rum, English breakfast tea, and lemon oleo." - Annemarie Dooling
"Lacroix on Rittenhouse Square has all the trappings of a fancy *ss restaurant: sommeliers dying to tell you about vine temperatures, more bookshelves than a public library branch, French mother sauces and Japanese cooking techniques, and chandeliers with both candles and bulb lighting. It's admittedly stiff, but the food often makes up for the snooze. You’re going to encounter matsutake mushroom, pine oil, tournedos rossini, American wagyu, and bordelaise. You'll also feel your bank account getting slimmer as the night goes on. But if you want Fancy with a capital F, you’ll be pleased." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"At this French restaurant on the second floor of The Rittenhouse Hotel, sommeliers whisper-talk about vine temperatures, dishes come adorned with French mother sauces, and diners reminisce about the George H.W. Bush administration. The room is admittedly stiff, but the food often makes up for the snooze. Think risotto of new potatoes with Kaluga caviar and chive that disintegrate in your mouth, Parisian gnocchi with foie gras and trumpet mushrooms, and nicely gamey quail with brussels sprouts." - alison kessler
"Lacroix is an international—but heavily French—restaurant on the second floor of The Rittenhouse Hotel, and it is fancy with a capital F. Sommeliers whisper-talk about vine temperatures, dishes are adorned with French mother sauces, and chandeliers glow with both candles and bulbs. The room is admittedly stiff, but the food often makes up for the snooze. You’re going to have things like risotto of new potatoes with Kaluga caviar and chive that disintegrate in your mouth, perfect Parisian gnocchi with foie gras and trumpet mushrooms, and tender, nicely gamey quail with brussels sprouts. If you need a safe, luxurious place, this is it." - alison kessler
"Lacroix is an international (but heavily French) restaurant on the second floor of The Rittenhouse Hotel. While it’s not the most exciting spot, it’s spacious, beautiful, and has fantastic views of Rittenhouse Square. Try the beef tartare toast, potato and leek soup, steak frites, or a very fancy turkey club. There are plenty of tables and large booths where your coworkers can pass around oysters, or you can reserve the private dining room for politely pretending that you haven’t heard your boss tell the same story a thousand times." - candis mclean
