Enjoy superb continental cuisine in the relaxing atmosphere of a stone fireplace or a view overlooking the beautiful Thames River at Michael’s On The Thames in London, ON. Get in touch with us today!Come for the exquisite experience of our table-side cooking and try the only table-side Caesar salad in London, ON. At Michael’s On The Thames we provide terrific live music, beginning with Jazz on the Thames on Thursday, followed by featured pianists playing on our baby grand piano on Fridays, and finishing with various jazz trios on Saturdays. We offer a delectable selection of continental dishes including Classic French Onion Soup, Vegetable Crostini, Escargots, and much more. Visit our website for more information, or give us a call to reserve your table!more...See more text
I am a bit biased due to our engagement that night.....however, I felt the atmosphere was romantic, not "out of date" like other reviews. The live piano above the door was a fantastic touch and added to the romantic feeling when we entered.
The ceaser salad for two at the table is a great touch and well made. The apps were fresh and quite enjoyable.
The wine list is in a grade school binder, with actual labels and descriptions. Neat idea, however, the choice was a bit lacking and 'old school'.
The servers were good about seating us in a quiet corner and seating others far from us. (Leading me to believe we smelled or had bad manners). Little known to me, he was going to propose and had asked for this. Well done to all the folks who helped make it special!
Unfortunately, after the proposal a server came over to tell us the long drawn out story of his son's proposal.....certainly put a stain on our special night. The owner (known to sing italian love songs to couples/anniversarys etc) waited until the end of our meal to sing to us. He could of come earlier to keep up the feelings.
The rest of the meal was tasteless due to my tears, and I'm not sure what we had. Therefore my review is based upon the service and it must be said it was a bit much from some and neglectful from others. Not much consistancy and lacking in finesse.
Regardless of the entree (Lamb/scallops/veal/chicken/salmon) it was served on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes with steamed carrots & zuchinni. No creativity or diversity. The Caesar salad was limp because of too much oil and lemon. The service was terrible - we spent 4 hrs (when it should have been 2 hrs max) mostly waiting for the servers to clear the table.
Would not recommend this restaurant to anyone
the only thing i would complain about this whole...
the only thing i would complain about this whole experience is how dissapointed i was that the piano player only played a few times in the couple hours we were there. i was really looking forward to hearing her and she was busy walking around most of the time with the maitre D. other then that the ceaser salad was the best i have EVER eaten, my chicken was good and my boyfriends steak diane was awesome! goood sauce.table side service is great, only place in the city i know of with that, nice place to go for an anniversary, will definitly be going back soon.
The food is excellent. Great presentations especially if you order a "table side" meal. Service was solid. Sorry to see some of their veteran servers leave. If you are going to charge big bucks for a meal, you need to have professional servers, not some university kid pretending to be a waiter. Still, the atmosphere is great (even if it is a bit dated) and the table side singing and music elevates the experience to a 10 and makes it unmatched in the city. Keep up the great work! :)
The waiter pretended the restaurant was closed on...
The waiter pretended the restaurant was closed on a Thursday at 9.45 pm when it was clearly open and the schedule was until 12 am. All this because we only wanted a 2 glasses of champagne. Very rude and discriminative.
