Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute

We had our monthly family dinner gathering with eight of us at Sérénité. We all agreed that the food and service were amazing. A fantastic little gem in the heart of Medina. We will be back! Dietary restrictions: My spouse has celiac and they were able to offer a number of gluten free options.

Phenomenal! We celebrated our daughter's birthday by visiting Sérénité for the first time. We WILL be back! Everyone took such good care of us--especially Keith who attended to our special requests (yes, they have gluten free and vegan options) and Jasmine who makes an outstanding bananas foster. Everything we ordered was delicious and beautifully plated. (I wish I had taken photos of everything. See just the two I got below.) We enjoyed a delightful dining experience made even more special knowing Sérénité's mission. Keep doing what you're doing. You're making a difference!

The food is excellent and the mission is even better. Highly recommend their specials if they offer them that day. The oxtail and fondue are delicious. Their story: The Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute launched in spring of 2018. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit working in conjunction with the Recovery Center of Medina County and open to anyone in the recovery community, Sérénité provides culinary training over the course of an six-month program. Students are paid to attend, and have full access to all of the Recovery Center of Medina County’s programming, case management, and support systems. Sérénité helps to change the face of recovery by providing essential on-the-job training for students and generates revenue to support the recovery center, supplementing the cost of education. While dining, witness the power of a second chance and help change the perspective of what successful recovery looks like.

My boyfriend chose this restaurant as our monthly date night destination, since we’ve been recommended to come here quite a few times but always forgot about it - now we regret not coming sooner and will never forget this place! The delicious aroma right inside the door was my first impression and nothing beyond that moment disappointed us. We ordered the calamari, oxtail, and eggplant dishes - truly some of the greatest flavors I’ve ever experienced. I intended to take photos but we scarfed everything down so quickly! Our server Keith was so attentive and kind, and patient with our indecision because everything sounded incredible! The chef himself even came out after our meal and thanked us for our support of the restaurant and talked about our dishes specifically and the care it took to curate the perfect recipe. 11/10 recommend this restaurant and ask for Keith as your server. We will definitely be back, and we’re bringing our friends next time! Dietary restrictions: My boyfriend and I didn’t have any, but as we were being seated, one of the first things we were asked was if we had any dietary restrictions - I’ve never been asked that at a restaurant before. Truly remarkable!

This place was AMAZING. The service was superb. From the moment we walked in the door, to when we walked out. The food was incredible; it came out hot and perfectly cooked. We ordered escargot for an appetizer, we had never had it before- DELICIOUS. The waiter was knowledgeable, not pushy, timely and very well mannered. We had the pork flank (very tender), oxtail (very flavorful), and duck. This place is definitely a fine dining establishment, so it's a little more on the pricey side. Well worth it tho. French cuisine and atmosphere top notch. Highly recommend this place.

Took my girlfriend here for one of our monthly date nights and it was such a great time! Our server Keith was amazing too, very attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly. And lastly, the food was outstanding. 5/5 all the way around

One of the best meals I've had in a long while. Escargot and oxtail were great for trying something different! The banana foster desert was done with a table side presentation which was an incredible surprise. Most places give a free desert for a birthday occasion, but the staff here took note that my girlfriend was not drinking alcohol that night and surprised her with an experimental zero proof mocktail that was the best nonalcoholic drink we've ever had!

Food and service was great. Some of the items were a bit expensive and several of the wines on the list were not available. Food came out slow but we were a large group so understandable and they ended up comping our dessert - Bananas Foster made at the table!!