Les Nomades

Summary - go here if you enjoy fine dining in a way that is very different than all the current in vogue trends. Here you get your own table. Here you get service as if you were the only one in the restaurant by people who have been serving the most discriminating dinners for decades. Here you will be treated with respect and deference. Here you will taste french cooking as it was and deservedly was considered the finest european cuisine for decades. I have been eating at high end restaurants for 50 years. There was one restaurant in St. Louis that matched this kind of service back then. I was reminded of those memories when the crumbs from each service were swept from the table. I was reminded of this service when my wine glass never was empty. When the wine was presented with all the flourish including an explanation of region and history. I don’t know where the other reviewers were or what their problems were with this place as they described it as pretentious or rigid or stuffy. my god it was a joyous place. i have to think those folks brought attitude to it and so it just was reflected back to them.

Great meal, service was best in the city. Very nice place, I can't believe that I had never been here before.

My wife and I visited Les Nomades for the first time this past Saturday evening and it was spectacular. This is an old school French restaurant from top to bottom. Excellent food, excellent wine list, impeccable service — attentive but not cloying — subdued light, white tablecloths, wood burning fireplace. The place exudes understated elegance you just won’t find anywhere else. Jacket required, it just fits the mood of this wonderful place, but they aren’t stuffy at all. A genuinely nice staff dedicated to making your visit a memorable one. To top it off, I inadvertently left behind my credit card and the staff mailed it back to me along with a card, hand-penned in calligraphy, thanking us for coming and wishing my wife and I a happy new year. Even something as mundane as forgetting your credit card affords an opportunity for style and grace at Les Nomades. This place is at the top of the list of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. If you’ve not been there by all means go. One of the most memorable dining experiences you can have. Parking: Use the valet parking. It was a breeze.

Les Nomades is a place I come back to again and again. I first dined here nearly 20 years ago. It is elegant…so if you are in jeans and a sparkly top or jeans and tee shirt with writing, this is not a place for you. The food is divine and beautifully plated. Their foie gras is incredible. The lobster salad is amazing. I have had the Dover sole, the lamb, and the duck multiple times and never been disappointed. The soufflés are downright sinful but so worth the extravagance. Les Nomades is elegance and grace without the pretension of more modern prix fixe gastronomic “I’ve been to…” establishments. I cannot recommend Les Nomades highly enough. It is worth the time/cost for the dining experience. And yes…I will return again and again.

Food and ambience were OK as always (6th time visiting) but the entire meal was ruined by the owner telling my 82 year old mother she was too loud. Not only was it rude but it was sarcastic because she said she could hear her on the 3rd floor and there is no 3rd floor. My mother was not loud except for laughing at a joke. The owner seems to only want to whisper and play some fake culture. For $1200 for 4 people I have to say 1) menu is always the same 2) service messed up plating multiple times but service fee is fixed at 20% 3) ridiculous owner that seemed to be jealous of my mother for saying she was from NY and being into art. The owner has mostly garbage art and no sense of service, just her own ego.

We come every year for a Christmas dinner and it's always amazing. The service is always outstanding and one of the best teams that I have had served me.

Great food. Inattentive service. Waited 20 minutes before someone came by to our table to ask how we would like to order. Seems like the place was a bit disorganized when we dined.

World class dining experience with all the personal touches. Amazingly attentive staff with delicious food!