Ardmore Cafe

Ardmore Café holds all the Victorian luxury & romance an Exquisitely formed nostalgic former home possibly could… The history of this property and all the souls who have passed through here is amazing just to think on while one takes that first step through the giant red door, opening a gate way if you will of complete pleasure to any artistic creative eye (*.*) I truly love adore and appreciate this place & the people who have restored it’s beauty for all to enjoy.’
There is so very much to see and so many nooks and cozy corners to sit and the staff are over the top special with the service being Great and very comforting. I frequent Ardmore Café and if one visits once they visit again (*.*) So many quaint shops and a sun room for that special dining experience as well. Just Superb. Thank you Ardmore Café!

Had dinner there as a recommendation of a friend. Nice setting, a real chick place for lunch.
Order 2 appetizers, sprimp cocktail, good value at $ 11.00. The escargo was so, so. Ordered the Chefs pork tenderloin with his special plum sauce. Out of the plum sauce. This is 6:00 Friday night. What do you do for Saturday? Ordered the roaster filet. What a mess. The poorest excuse for a filet I’ve ever had. I don’t know what cut of meat they use, but it was awful. It seems like it was percooked earlier in the day and warmed up for dinner. No flavor and did not look like a filet you would expect. What cut of meat did they use, poor. No taste and not hot. What a mess.
6:00 on a Friday and they are out of half of the desserts. Are they trying to go out of business?

This place is exquisite.
The ambiance is warm and comfortable, I love the rotating shops to peruse in during a lunchtime visit.
The menu is simple with a lovely alcohol list and service is always pleasant.
The décor is unbelievable during Christmas, you have to mske reservations far in advance. I come here a few times a year and I really indulge in this immaculate experience. I’d love to clone this place, but alas, not possible.

Love the atmosphere at the Ardmore Café and service and food are great. Had a family baby shower here and many great meals. Just wish they would serve warm rolls! A hidden gem in St. Clair Shores.

Wonderful food and cozy, intimate atmosphere make this restaurant a great place for «date night» which my husband and I indulge in every Saturday night. The menu offers a good selection of pasta, chicken, beef and seafood. Prepared with excellence and a great attention to detail, our meals were delivered promptly. I had the baked whitefish with slivered almonds. It was delicious. We’ll definitely be back! Great place!

We finally made it here and happy to have done so. Set up in a century old home that has been brought back to its original form.
We walked in and were promptly greeted by Ray, one of the owners. We were early, even though our table was ready we chose to visit the small novelty shops, and listen to a gentleman playing the piano, very nice touches.
We soon sat down and enjoyed a glass of wine each and ordered dinner. Unfortunately we skipped the appetizers, only because we weren’t that hungry. My wife ordered the chicken florentine and I had the pork medallions. We both ordered salad with their Rasberry vinaigrette dressing. The dressing we’re deliscious and when our dinners came they were just as equal.
Our waiters were attentive yet not obtrusive. They let us enjoy our dinner and were well trained.
Pricing was the big surprise, they did not gouge and gave a very good value for the price that anyone could afford.
I truly believe we will be back and bring some friends.
Thanks Ray and Larry for a great dining experience.

Their is no other place anywhere on the east side that has the ambiance of
This remarkable dinning stop. No corporate sameness here, it is run by the two
Owners. The food is wonderful, and staff always friendly… it’s the kind of place
Where you may even engage with other patrons. Many different rooms that make you
Feel as if you live there. This place is a gift to our community… and I thank them
For their creative and always great fair! This place is a must.

Excellent food and service! I love this place during the Christmas season. They do a wonderful job decorating! Check it out!

I used to go here with my grandmother regularly when it was still the Victorian Place and we loved it. Many fond memories. Now, the food is bland, staff is rude and non-​responsive and it is ridiculously overpriced.
HOWEVER the main reason I will not give this place another chance is that the owners were extremely rude to my mother when she arrived to inquire about booking 2 wedding showers. She was refused help, ignored, and when she went looking for someone and peeked around a corner, one of the owners confronted and barked at her, «Excuse me can you SEE we are TRYING to have an event here?!» Bad move, guys. Nobody treats my mother that way. You lost out on thousands of dollars of business with that one rude comment… times two. Actually times more than that, because I’m never recommending this place to anyone so long as the current ownership holds.
Thanks for removing 20 years of fond memories from that beautiful building, and way to treat your community. You might hold out as a business by milking one-​time stoppers for all you can, but that won’t last forever. Shame.

Cool and intimate piano bar on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have excellent wine dinners in the winter that we plan to go back to. This place is a hidden gem.

I ended up having to go back with family, and it was a MUCH better experience! Honestly, I can’t remember what I got as this was a few months back, but I know it was some type of sandwich and it really was really good, I feel bad for my previous negative review now, but hey. that was truly an awful experience! I am still hesitant to go and spend the price at this restaurant as its 1 – 1 so far… and for their high prices, I don’t think I would want to take the chance of it being a miss again! We shall seeeeee…

I’ve been here twice and love it. The atmosphere is so charming and personal. It feels like you’re sitting in someone’s living room. The service was great on both occasions. Actually — remarkably so. A rarity. I loved the soup, the salad and the entrée. A nicely priced and unique spot. There’s a full bar and live piano.

FINE TV DINNER DINING
I’ve been in the restaurant business for many years as a cook/​bartender/​server/​manager and have a set of quality standards all of which I’m very peculiar of. I like to know where my food comes from and how it’s prepared. Luckily from where I was sitting, I had a clear view of the «kitchen» which consists of a wall of microwaves, salad station and a 3 sink dishtank.
«Where’s the stove? Grill? Kitchen equipment?» I thought to myself as curiousity took over, due to all the microwave beeps going off through the course of dinner service.
Then, I witness the cook and the one of the owners in the kitchen just going crazy on the microwaves.
«No way…» I thought to myself. Discovering that the stuffed salmon I had ordered just came out of a microwave. Then I started thinking… «Holy s*** it’s all microwaved. Everything.»
The kitchen was small and I took a closer peek when staff wasn’t present for a brief moment. I counted 6 microwaves and a small electric griddle, (my guess and hopes were for the steaks). Nothing else. No range stove, oven, grill, broiler… just 6 microwaves.
Personally, for the price, not worth microwaved fish/​meats and lord only knows what else. Needless to say we barely ate the food, it was awful and was CLEARLY microwaved. We paid our bill and left, never to return, forever to pass the word onto anyone who asks.
I would’ve had finer food at burger king, but hey, if microwaved food is for you then by all means order their lobster tail or duck… I shudder at the thought of «fine microwaved dining».

Well … so much for finding a replacement for Lakefront Andiamo as our «go to» local choice for dinner. Granted, it has been several years now since Lakefront gave way to the insult that is Rojo, but we soldier on, still hopeful that there will turn up a place worthy of 3 – 4 visits a month. Anyway, I digress … We showed up and were very encouraged early on. The wait staff here are extremely friendly and accommodating and the «feel» of the place is great. Who would feel bad eating in an old Victorian-​style home with linen tablecloths and tasteful art adorning the walls? Furthering our expectations were the salad … mixed greens with a homemade raspberry balsamic dressing that was outstanding, and the soup … chicken vegetable that wasn’t over-​salted and let the vegetables carry the flavor. So … This was heading for a 4 or 5 star showing … That is until our entrees arrived. And I take no joy in telling you that we’d have been better served to leave after the salad/​soup experience. How disappointing. I had the pork medallions topped with apples, cranberries and walnuts which came with garlic-​mashed potatoes and a veggie medley. Potatoes were very good … great flavor and perfect portion. The pork was … the pork was … what’s a word that means «the demise of everything positive» or «the two steps back after the one step forward»? So sad … chewy, absolutely devoid of flavor and obviously just awakened from its frozen slumber. Darn.
As for the second entrée of Atlantic Salmon, the same could be said … in spades. I’m not just saying that for dramatic affect either. It had no flavor, save the fishy, once-​frozen aftertaste that made me question whether or not the filet wasn’t possibly past it’s freshness date. I cannot recall a time when we had a small lunch-​portion of food left over from a meal and chose not to take it home. Ugh … dessert didn’t make it much better. I’d go on about dry carrot cake but at this point, it’d feel like piling on. The people were so nice that I feel somewhere between disloyal and disheartened about writing this review. We’re hoping that maybe lunch is their thing … you know, a good grilled chicken salad or something of the like. Anyway, we are going to give it a shot for a mid-​day meal, … but dinner? Thanks, no.

I went in for my birthday which is around Christmas (Dec. 30^th) for lunch w/​my hubby. WOW!!! SO Pretty! The decorations were so beautifully done. VERY Impressed. There are quaint little shops and a Bakery Hair Salon and Massage. An Office. There are 3 also very quaint dinning areas. Open for Lunch and Dinner Thurs. and Friday. Sometime host an afternoon Tea. Come and see You will be impressed.;) I was so impressed that I took my girlfriend and daughter to lunch, let me just say the word is out they also Loved it. Brought there friends for the Tea!!! Romantic in the evenings.