Reviews for grove in Grand Rapids, MI
Vive is nice, when we went there was a decent crowd there so felt very lively. The menu is based on shareable plates, we got the... fish, bread and potatoes. The bread is amazing, sort of has a croissant taste/texture. The potatoes are fine if they were lesscheesy and salty. The fish was tasty but also a little too salty. We also got dessert which was good. Work enthusiastically sayyou have to try it out but it’s worth going and experiencing. Read more
We went to the Summer Series in June and it was one of the most memorable dining experiences I have ever had! These chefs and... sommelier are world-class. My aunt and I loved it so much we are going back for the Nostalgia dinner in August! Missed July dueto work. I cannot wait to go back ???? Read more
Great food and service in a fairly intimate setting - I’ll definitely return. Prices are a bit high ($17 was the only glass of... sparkling wine) and it’s oriented for tapas-style portions but great quality to say the least. Some of the best food I’vehad in GR. Read more
Thank you for an excellent meal yesterday evening! My husband and I were out celebrating his new job, and this made it very... special. Our waitress was excellent and very knowledgeable about the menu. We especially enjoyed the cucumber dish and porkbelly loin, and the lemon dessert was outstanding and creative. We plan to return again for the next big thing to celebrate!Thank you! Read more
Grove has always been our favorite. We couldn't go during COVID, but we're so glad they reopened. The inside was renovated very... nicely! I like the brightness. Food, obviously, was delish as always. My palette is always so satisfied & also wishing for more.Everything is so artfully thought out & I am never disappointed! Read more
We went to Grove six years ago and thought it was amazing. During the pandemic, it changed to another concept, then closed, and... then more recently reopened as Grove again with an updated interior and revamped menu. I didn't get a chance to review them sixyears ago but I would have given them 5 stars. My daughter was much younger at the time and our server had the kitchen make asalad for her when she couldn't find anything on the menu that she'd like. Their duck dish was out of the world. I wish I couldhave had it again. This time around was a little different. The portions are smaller and meant for sharing, almost liketapas. The bread was extremely light and buttery tasting and was like heaven, so we ordered a second plate of it. The porkbelly chop was probably everyone's favorite, with fall-of-the-bone meat in a delicious, slightly sweet sauce. The lamb chop wasvery good as well. The sauce that was under it reminded me of food from Zeytin Turkish restaurant. If you've never had wagyubefore, then the A5 wagyu ribeye would have blown you away. For us, fortunately or unfortunately, we've had a lot of A5 wagyupreviously so this wasn't anything surprising. It was good though. The duck sausage was one that my family wasn't into but I ateit all. It's definitely not for everyone. We normally love crudo but the fluke crudo didn't do it for us. The green apple gaveit a nice light texture and flavor but the sauce didn't go well with it. The beef tartare also wasn't anything to write homeabout. I think it was the only thing we didn't finish. Overall, I'd give them a 4/5. They have a lot of ingredients that maketheir dishes unique, but it didn't all come together well for us. Their service was outstanding though. Read more
The Grove is open again! We never had a chance to go to the old Grove, but this Grove is all new. From what I understand, the... interior and the menu has been fully renovated. The waiter explained that everything on the menu was sharable, which my mindimmediately took as family style with large portions. My wife took it as small plates like Tapas. Well, for once, she wasright. ???? At first, I was disappointed that there wasn't a large bowl of something in front of me, but then I started tastingdifferent foods and how good they were and I was disappointed that there wasn't more. Lol Not that there wasn't a big enoughportion. More so, because it was all so good that I just wanted more. A lot of the menu items have things that just sound likethey don't go together. For example, Cauliflower and grape fruit or carrots and peanutbutter/chocolate. Surprisingly, theyfound a way to make sure it went very well together. My favorite dish was the Pork Belly Chop. That was a significant sized Chopon the bone and was so tender that it just fell off the bone. It came with beans and turnips. The beans were probably thelargest beans I've ever seen. For my wife and I, this isn't a place we'd go to on a weekly basis, but this is definitely a placeto go to when you want your food taken to the next level. It was super fresh and flavorful! Read more
This was literally everything. Idk how you can make food taste so good but they did it. Even down to the butter for the bread... was better than anything else I've ever had. It is hard to find words for the level of amazing everything was. It felt like eachbite was calculated to be Supreme. We went for our anniversary and they had a cute little happe anniversary card on the tableand our menus even said it! Our server was amazing. She was helpful in explaining everything and had fun with us. We willdefinitely be back. She informed us there is an option called the experience and with a small group of friends, you can tryeverything!! Yes please! Plating was small plate but not quite tapas. So that allowed us to try a few different things. 10/10will be back ?? Read more