Square 1682 Reviews
Submitted by Zack Marshall on 05/18/2022
Zack Marshall 5 stars rating.
One of the most underrated cocktail bars in the city. They have a bartender there, Alex, who might as well be an artist considering the incredible drinks he makes from scratch. That's what they should start calling him - The Artist!
Nick G 3 stars rating.
The food was just "good enough" but nothing special to write home about. The service was okay. We heard about the specials by overhearing another server mention them at a neighboring table, but already after we ordered. The gnocchi definitely needs something like lemon juice. The Steak Au Poivre was pretty good, but the sweet potato side was pretty bland and the asparagus wasnt snapped correctly, so most of them had the inedible tough ends.
Submitted by Nick G on 08/12/2022
Wendy Timmons 5 stars rating.
1682 is one of my favorite hotel restaurants. Consistently great food and wonderful service (thanks Alex!). Looking forward to my next visit.
Submitted by Wendy Timmons on 07/28/2022
Steven Wilson 3 stars rating.
We opted for the specials - a whole branzino and the cut of the day (flank steak). The meals were good, though the pricing is a bit high - you're paying for the fancy setting. To be clear (which wasn't the case with us before arriving and sitting down) this is more or less a wine bar - they are trying to sell high priced cocktails and bottles of wine and there's nothing wrong with that, but this type of atmosphere will tend to carry with it a menu with somewhat complicated options on offer -- everything has fennel shavings or cilantro or truffle oil or something else to make it fancy.
Certainly go to this place, but do it because you're looking for a nice bottle of wine, some delicious cocktails, and a fancy entree - not because you're touring Philly and looking for a simple dinner.
Submitted by Steven Wilson on 07/25/2022
Carl Moore 4 stars rating.
Great, cool atmosphere. I had the tuna with broccoli tempura. Tuna was good, broccoli was absolutely awesome. Duck wings appetizer is very good as well.
Submitted by Carl Moore on 06/29/2022
Sherri W 3 stars rating.
I needed a place to meet a client and found this place available around 10am on a Saturday with no wait for a table.
Aesthetically the place looks nice but there’s room for improvement like making sure the tables especially that early in the day are not sticky.
My client and I ordered the two eggs your way with breakfast meat, potatoes and toast. The presentation was nice but the cold food was not. Why were both my scrambled egg whites and potatoes cold but the sausage was not. Same for my client.
We informed our server and she took our plates away and brought us two new plates of hot food shortly after.
The meat choices are chicken sausage and pork bacon which is fried hard and crispy (not to my liking so I’m happy I ordered the sausage).
Since I work out of my phone, I will be taking my next client meeting to another place.
Submitted by Sherri W on 06/11/2022
Carla Teixeira 5 stars rating.
Duck wings appetizer (has some spice to it) dinner was steak, sweet potato fave, and asparagus. All BOMB. Babe ordered chicken, wasn’t a fan. I had his scalloped potatoes- diff than ur usual -amazing ! I really like how flavorful everything was. Master chef is Haitian so you know the food is going to have flavor. Waitress and bartender was great ! No side street parking available. Theres a garage. We did valet $30. Go here, I think it’s worth it !! The photo I’m posting is the duck wings !
Submitted by Carla Teixeira on 02/15/2022
Haim Haviv 5 stars rating.
Great experience and attentive service. Large enough menu. The yogurt parfait and granola was great.
Submitted by Haim Haviv on 01/30/2022
Denica C IG TravelingHangry (TravelingHangry) 4 stars rating.
They char their French toast perfectly ???? the Philly cheesesteak was flavorful. Very comfortable ambiance and great drinks and service.
Submitted by Denica C Ig Travelinghangry (travelinghangry) on 11/16/2021
ViPer 2 stars rating.
Overall a disappointing experience. Came for restaurant week.
Pros:
- The bar/restaurant looks pretty modern and swanky though the decor doesn't make it stand out much compared to more modern looking restaurants.
- the waitress was nice. I think she spoke too softly to be understood underneath the mask.
Cons:
- the food is generally unsatisfying. We had the waffle fries, tomato bisque, wagyu burger, french onion grilled cheese, peach cobbler and black cherry cabernet sorbet. None of them stood out to me as a positive. The waffle fries were simply fries, the burger was overdone, the french onion grilled cheese was bland, the tomato bisque was basically like a canned soup, the sorbet was decent and the peach cobbler had a burnt taste.
- we went for restaurant week so the price was ok. Otherwise I would've thought it was extremely overpriced.
Honestly not worth the expense. Go somewhere else with better food.
Submitted by Viper on 09/15/2020
