Meriwether’s

From the time we walked into the restaurant we should have know we were in for a rough night. Reserved a bar table in advance which we did not receive. Received our appetizers on time, then a thirty minute wait for our main course. Two of our orders were correct and the third one wasn’t. We were told we would receive a replacement in six minutes, when it actually arrived was fifteen minutes later. Of course the other diners already completed theirs. The manager did not satisfactorily take of the issue without a serious push. And then we could not find anyone to process our check. The restaurant was not overly busy but it sure felt like it.
The food was very good for the price, but the overall evening for a business dinner was beyond disappointing.

What a great restaurant we love the great menu and the bread is fabulous! Seafood steak and salads are all delicious!

I selected Meriwether’s for a team dinner. Since I was coming from out of town, I wanted a place that was close to the office.
The restaurant’s décor seems to be a little dated. Or rather, it was a little more casual than I had expected. Regardless service was attentive and good. Our server quickly greeted us and brought water as well as took our drink orders. She took the time to provide recommendations and present the specials.
We ordered two appetizers, the fried Brie and the coconut shrimp, to share. Both were good. For dinner I selected the slow roasted prime rib, which was their specialty, with a lump crab cake and mashed potatoes. I forgot to request it be prepared rare; so the kitchen made it more like a medium. Our server forgot to ask me as well – or maybe that was the only way it was served. Again it was good but nothing spectacular. The desserts were good, especially the chocolate truffle cake.
I would probably come back if I were in town again. There didn’t seem to be many decent places close to the office.

I had a lunch meeting and ordered the tenderloin salad. The steak did not have any flavor and was cold. I did have a bowl of clam chowder, which was delish. I do not think I will be going back any time soon. My last time visiting was about 10 years prior to yesterday. It has lost its fizz.

Every meal I’ve had here is excellent. Probably the best restaurant in Southfield. A bit on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. My favorite supplier lunch spot or great for extra special occasions. Extremely attentive service. Teacup bread, brown derby Cobb salad and lobster bisque are especially good. My only criticism is why do they have valet parking? Who can’t walk the extra 30 feet? This is why the rest of the world hates us.

Tired and worst service ever. Corporate office needs to make some major changes to this restaurant. Don’t waste your time.

I came in a week ago and ordered the lemon chicken, which was no longer on the menu but they still serve it. As you have read the bread (toothless elderly favorite) and the cinnamon butter (a country crock delicacy) are great but this visit was a horrible disaster. I like asparagus and the lemon chicken comes with asparagus. I asked when ordering if the lemon chicken came with asparagus just to be sure and was informed it did and they had asparagus. Why did I ask beforehand? Because I had been denied asparagus here in the past and wanted to avert any potential disastrous lack thereof. So when the meal came and there was no asparagus I asked why and was informed it was on its way. The waitress never came back with asparagus. I asked when we received the bill what had happened to the asparagus and was informed they did not have asparagus. I felt cheated and lied to. This is a restaurant that my family has been patronizing for years. I outright refuse to attend any family meals at this restaurant based solely on this experience I had. I never considered not leaving the waitress a tip before but this instance really should have been my one time not tipping. I did however tip that night, but my tip for you is not to dine here or any of Chuck Muir’s non-​asparagus serving establishments.
The ambiance is that of a upper echelon nursing home. There is a bar separated from the dining room. There are booths along the side of the main dining room and a raised dining floor with a turret in case your into that kind of old country buffet atmosphere.
Why the two stars? I do like the bread, cinnamon butter and lemon chicken. I don’t like being lied to and deceit.
No Asparagus.

I thoroghly enjoyed my time here. I wanted to come in for some time so maybe the anticipation built it up. Its a nice quiet place, no wait, not very busy. Our server was attentive, they have nice private booths. The food was good, their bread was delicious. Good food, good company and this place could be a staple. … They have a huge menu, prices are a little steep so this may not be a weekly staple for that reason but I’d definitely return.

I don’t know how this place stay manages to stay in business because it is always empty. You can always get a table here without a reservation, even on mother’s day which is unheard of. It is a nice, older restaurant. The teacup bread is delicious. They have interesting cocktails. I always find something different to try. Their fresh fish is always good. The prime rib was disappointing so I will stick to seafood next time. I hope this place stay around because it’s been a staple in the community for years and there are hardly any restaurants in this category close by.

My husband surprised me with this place as a lunch date. Charming atmosphere, service was excellent. You must ask for the tea cup bread, not just given automatically anymore. The honey butter is awesome. I recommend the clam chowder, or anything else on the menu, it all looks good.

Had a great meal. Try the crusted brie for an appetizer and the salmon was made to perfection. Ask for Skip. You will enjoy.

My husband and I went to Meriwether’s for our wedding anniversary. We wanted to go someplace nice, but not «over the top,» especially with price. Meriwether’s delivered! The only reason I’m giving it a 4 instead of 5 stars is because the music did not match the ambiance at all. The setting is classy, but it was hard to concentrate on that when I could hear pop music that sounded like I was at an Applebee’s. The food was really delicious, the wine was tasty and paired well with dinner. I definitely recommend Meriwether’s for a nice dinner out! We will be going back.

Old school meets tired. I remember its heyday and those days are long gone. The food was well prepared, and delicious but overpriced compared to it’s sister restaurant Mitchell’s. The ambiance and facilities need an uplift or perhaps a good cleaning and paint job. The service was impeccable! I want to love this place like I did back in the day but just can’t. When in Southfield this is a good selection but I think you can do much better with a few minute more trip up to Birmingham or Royal Oak.

I hate to write bad reviews but this one has to be one of my worst dining experiences in years.
The waitress was uninterested and always busy somewhere else even though the restaurant was slow for dinner time.
The place needs to be updated and the food was very plain.
I had the Martha’s Vineyard salad and steak. The steak was flavorless and warm and the salad was tossed together and very unmemorable.
Not worth the effort. Very disappointed.

Upscale Steak and Seafood restaurant (It says so on the awning), in the middle of nowhere on Telegraph, south of 696. In Unilocal photos, the building looks old European-​style inside and out, and in much need of updating. Perhaps it was due to Valentine’s day, that the interior looked more formal. I was worried by the Unilocal posted photos but pleasantly surprised when we arrived. Beautiful interior, white linens and chair covers.
The hostess was very friendly, and though we were prepared to wait at the bar, being 30 minutes early for our reservation, we were seated immediately. Valet is complimentary and they are very friendly. We were seated in the ‘Den’ which proved to be very quiet and the awkward guy in the corner was nervously bleating like a goat. I asked the waitress if she could turn on the music in there (as it was on in the main room) It helped but not much. The two Smokin’ Berry Mules helped more. A little disappointing that they didn’t have the dry-​ice for this drink but it was very good.
The waitress was super sweet and friendly. She was attentive and had the best recommendations. It was clear she really knew the menu. I want to take a stab at her name but I could be wrong. Taneisha (?)
If you take nothing else from this review, know this — ADD THE DYNAMITE TOPPING. It’s not on the menu and seems to be a secret of the regulars and that only the good waitstaff will let you in on. Doesn’t matter the fish, just add it. It’s $ 7 but worth it! Asian flare — like deconstructed spicy crab rangoon on top of your fish of choice. A little spicy, great flavor, chunks of crab meat, cream cheese, sriacha and green onion! I ordered the Trio with the topper on my Salmon. It made the whole dish. Crab cakes were the second best ever. First is The Chop House in Ann Arbor. Coconut Shrimp were just perfect.
My husband was happy with his butterflied filet. We were stuffed and didn’t attempt dessert. The tea cup bread with cinnamon butter is no joke; super addicting.
I see that the reviews here haven’t been treading well lately, but perhaps they are turning things around. This was a great visit. Though they are a bit pricey — I’m happy to pay it for the quality we received.

Came here for a work dinner with 10+ group, so I got to try a myriad of items.
Appetizers:
Dynamite Shrimp — heat comes from Tabasco, served over crispy hash browns. Excellent flavor
Scallops — served on/​in half-​shell with a creamy sauce. It’s rich, and tasty, but scallop is small.
Calamari — served with sautéed onions I think, it’s okay.
Had the New England clam chowder next. It’s alright. The bread they serve here is very good, so soft and moist. Excellent with the chowder.
For main course, I’m already full so only had the whitefish broiled. I wanted to try a local fish, and this is suppose to come from Lake Superior. Overall, moist and cooked well but if try something else next time.
That’s all I had. Staff here is attentive, but since I came on weekday they seemed under staffed (slow). Overall, I had a good experience and would try again.

We were in the Detroit area for a conference and this was one of the closest places to us that served a good meal. We went in around 3pm so there were not a lot of people there. We did wait quite a while for someone to see us, but we were sat in the lounge area. The décor in this area was dark, but strangely calming. Our waitress was Kathy and she was awesome. Since I couldn’t decide what I wanted (everything sounded good) she suggested the trio which just so happened to have everything I was trying to decide between. Food was amazing. If we come back to the area, this will definitely be a place we go to refuel for the day!

Save the money and go elsewhere. If you like seafood I would suggest bonefish grill over this place any day. My fish was tasteless, previously frozen and cost $ 19. Service was TERRIBLE. We were a party of 9 and there was 2 other tables seated from what I could see. It took over 15 minutes for a server to come to the table, never brought drink orders, had to ask for the bill… overall a really bad experience!

I don’t disagree with a lot of the reviews here but I mean — if you are going to Meriwethers in the first place, you probably don’t have too much of a hangup about how much things cost. Or it is a special occasion therefore you are prepared to spend the price tag that comes with this establishment. Or are coming on someone else’s dime. Which was the the case for me. (Thank you session) So let’s put aside the cost of things… which is something I rarely do for reviews.
Anyhoo, it was a couple months ago so frankly I don’t remember what I had but what I remember is that the service was impeccable, and our server was one of the most courteous yet entertaining server I’ve ever had. There were one or two times that she may have taken a little longer than I would have liked but we were sitting in the tower, which is a separate room that is not visible by the rest of the restaurant, so I’m sure that had something to do with it.
One of the most delicious things however was the bread, which seems to be one of their signature items. They come in little teacup-​esque with three tiny buns rising out from it. And it comes with the delicious cinnamon butter.
We were billed for the wrong wine initially but fortunately we had a sharp eye on it so were able to cut that down, but overall it was a beautiful meal. And that was my experience.

Back in the day this place was freaking tasty. It is a mere shadow of former glory now. Sad but true.
My fave items here were teacup bread with cinnamon butter and chowder. Now the chowder is watery and tasteless, six bucks ala carte to boot. The rest of the food is rather dated and uninspired, far too expensive for what you get to boot. Grilled/​broiled fish/​seafood will always be a better option than beef/​chicken etc.
Be prepared that you will be the youngest by far if you are under 50. The age skew could explain the blandness. My oldster parents still eat spicy though so I think they should rethink. I’m not what one would term *young* anymore and my tastebuds were bored. My fish was fine (well except for a couple of pesky bones), the sauce was mostly butter and seriously lacking in any punch. Just meh.
Service is not terribly welcoming or friendly, rather lackluster. For the prices they charge servers should at least feign some enthusiasm and try to be on the ball with refills. Honestly it felt like I was a total inconvenience. Its not like I was rude, demanding or some kind of complicated orderer, my sin was solely in showing up. Maybe I need a floral dress and a cardi to fit in? Did I look poor after I rolled my eyes at the menu prices? Were you afraid I would not tip (statistically the middle aged tip better than seniors so there!).
As I play catch up on my reviews this one just kept getting put to the wayside. I was uninspired to even write it up. It’s been awhile. Sigh. This place just makes me sad. All I could think of is what I could have spent that money on instead.