A lovely, impromptu girls’ evening landed us at City Gate Grille, and honestly, it was one of those why-don’t-we-do-this-more-often nights.
There was live jazz setting the mood, well-crafted Old Fashioneds doing their job beautifully, and just enough indulgent bites to keep us happily lingering. The French onion soup was rich and comforting, and the lamb sliders were downright amazing, tender, flavorful, and very easy to over-order.
The space itself is warm, sleek, and inviting, with a comfortable, good-looking bar that makes you want to stay for “just one more.” Service was friendly and attentive without hovering; exactly right for a relaxed night out.
Jazz, cocktails, good food, good company. City Gate Grille gets it. 🎷🥃✨
Shinette Moore
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November 24, 2025
I visited this location a while back and it was such a great experience! The service was exceptional, the food was delicious, and there was live jazz music. I really enjoyed my experience.
Carmen Carter
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August 08, 2025
We went here to celebrate my sisters birthday! We had an amazing server, Cindy. She really was good and attended to all our needs. The food was OK, nothing to write home about. We also had the drinks. The drinks were amazing and strong. We had the lemon orzo soup however it tasted like the chicken that they added in the orzo soup was old or refrigerated from the day before. We had to send that back because that wasn’t that tasty.We also had a birthday dessert which was Keylime passionfruit pie and it was OK. The food was OK. The atmosphere, The service and the drinks were amazing, so what I would suggest is if you were looking for a place that’s cool to hang out with a friend, but not looking for the food specifically this will be great. I hate to downplay the food- but for the price point… I’ve had better.
Marianne - Italianwifey
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July 18, 2025
I dined at Citygate yesterday evening for the first time. The restaurant has a cool vibe and is nicely decorated. When you walk in, there’s a nice bar area with banquette seating or a few high top tables. The dining room is fairly large and there’s also an outside patio on the ground floor. The bathrooms are located on the ground floor as well. There is an elevator to go down if needed. They’re not close to the dining room.
Our server was Carmela and she was sweet and friendly. She provided great service and was on top of everything. We were a party of four, and we all started with cocktails, old-fashioneds for three and I had a bees knees. Cindy, the bartender, made one of the best bees knees I’ve ever had. Next a sort of bread service was brought to the table, soft pita triangles served with roasted garlic, grated cheese and balsamic vinegar. We ordered an appetizer to share, the nightly special, which was peach bruschetta. It was grilled bread topped with mascarpone, jamon and peaches drizzled with balsamic. Very tasty. My cousins shared a Greek village salad, and my husband and I shared the Caesar salad. I like that they came out individually portioned and we didn’t have to split it ourselves. Nice.
For entrées, my one cousin had the salmon pesto and the other had the seared tuna. They said both entrees were very good. My husband had the grilled kobe meatloaf. My husband shared some of the meatloaf with all of us so we could taste it because it was so delicious. The meatloaf was very flavorful with a light cream sauce served with whipped potatoes, green beans and crispy onions. It was a hit. I had the whole Greek bass, which was a roasted whole branzino with herbs served with Greek potatoes and an herb infused olive oil on the side. The fish was tender and flaky; however, I make better Greek potatoes. Some were soft, some were hard and the lemon flavor was lacking. The potatoes were a miss for me, and I was so looking forward to them.
We passed on dessert because we’re so full, but we headed into the bar for a nightcap (all of us enjoyed Eagle Rare 10 bourbon) and listened to the live music. It was a perfect end to the night.
We will definitely be dining here again.
Sebastian fowler
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January 12, 2025
Went here for dinner for birthday celebrations of 2 in our family. Walked in through the spinning doors and to be honest you wouldn’t know the restaurant is there if you looked for it beforehand . Had reservations for 5pm right at open, the inside is super nice, our server was attentive refilled our drinks every time they’re low and made sure to keep us satisfied with naan bread. All the foods here are delicious we skewers, the calamari and the scallops for the starters. The pastitsio for my main was delicious and than the desserts were also delicious, the server said that they have a pastry chef that makes them. Worth it to come here and most likely will come back
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A lovely, impromptu girls’ evening landed us at City Gate Grille, and honestly, it was one of those why-don’t-we-do-this-more-often nights. There was live jazz setting the mood, well-crafted Old Fashioneds doing their job beautifully, and just enough indulgent bites to keep us happily lingering. The French onion soup was rich and comforting, and the lamb sliders were downright amazing, tender, flavorful, and very easy to over-order. The space itself is warm, sleek, and inviting, with a comfortable, good-looking bar that makes you want to stay for “just one more.” Service was friendly and attentive without hovering; exactly right for a relaxed night out. Jazz, cocktails, good food, good company. City Gate Grille gets it. 🎷🥃✨
I visited this location a while back and it was such a great experience! The service was exceptional, the food was delicious, and there was live jazz music. I really enjoyed my experience.
We went here to celebrate my sisters birthday! We had an amazing server, Cindy. She really was good and attended to all our needs. The food was OK, nothing to write home about. We also had the drinks. The drinks were amazing and strong. We had the lemon orzo soup however it tasted like the chicken that they added in the orzo soup was old or refrigerated from the day before. We had to send that back because that wasn’t that tasty.We also had a birthday dessert which was Keylime passionfruit pie and it was OK. The food was OK. The atmosphere, The service and the drinks were amazing, so what I would suggest is if you were looking for a place that’s cool to hang out with a friend, but not looking for the food specifically this will be great. I hate to downplay the food- but for the price point… I’ve had better.
I dined at Citygate yesterday evening for the first time. The restaurant has a cool vibe and is nicely decorated. When you walk in, there’s a nice bar area with banquette seating or a few high top tables. The dining room is fairly large and there’s also an outside patio on the ground floor. The bathrooms are located on the ground floor as well. There is an elevator to go down if needed. They’re not close to the dining room. Our server was Carmela and she was sweet and friendly. She provided great service and was on top of everything. We were a party of four, and we all started with cocktails, old-fashioneds for three and I had a bees knees. Cindy, the bartender, made one of the best bees knees I’ve ever had. Next a sort of bread service was brought to the table, soft pita triangles served with roasted garlic, grated cheese and balsamic vinegar. We ordered an appetizer to share, the nightly special, which was peach bruschetta. It was grilled bread topped with mascarpone, jamon and peaches drizzled with balsamic. Very tasty. My cousins shared a Greek village salad, and my husband and I shared the Caesar salad. I like that they came out individually portioned and we didn’t have to split it ourselves. Nice. For entrées, my one cousin had the salmon pesto and the other had the seared tuna. They said both entrees were very good. My husband had the grilled kobe meatloaf. My husband shared some of the meatloaf with all of us so we could taste it because it was so delicious. The meatloaf was very flavorful with a light cream sauce served with whipped potatoes, green beans and crispy onions. It was a hit. I had the whole Greek bass, which was a roasted whole branzino with herbs served with Greek potatoes and an herb infused olive oil on the side. The fish was tender and flaky; however, I make better Greek potatoes. Some were soft, some were hard and the lemon flavor was lacking. The potatoes were a miss for me, and I was so looking forward to them. We passed on dessert because we’re so full, but we headed into the bar for a nightcap (all of us enjoyed Eagle Rare 10 bourbon) and listened to the live music. It was a perfect end to the night. We will definitely be dining here again.
Went here for dinner for birthday celebrations of 2 in our family. Walked in through the spinning doors and to be honest you wouldn’t know the restaurant is there if you looked for it beforehand . Had reservations for 5pm right at open, the inside is super nice, our server was attentive refilled our drinks every time they’re low and made sure to keep us satisfied with naan bread. All the foods here are delicious we skewers, the calamari and the scallops for the starters. The pastitsio for my main was delicious and than the desserts were also delicious, the server said that they have a pastry chef that makes them. Worth it to come here and most likely will come back