Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Chester Springs

Always great food and fabulous service! This is our “go to “ restaurant with company or for special occasions.

While my friends and I always love going to Terrain, today the mushroom soup was truly terrible. The women sitting Accross from me said the same. It is usually delicious but had no flavor whatsoever. They did not charge us for it but I am hoping they can figure out what is different because we always like to order it.

Our server, Alex, was terrific. He timed courses perfectly. We enjoyed the duck rolls and seafood tower, which was the best we have ever had. Unexpected and delightful. We were celebrating a birthday and he received a glass of champagne and lovely piece of cake in the house. Main courses included salmon, surf and turf (swordfish) and ribeye. All cooked to perfection. A great evening with family and friends.

The new jockey Tavern is absolutely gorgeous. It’s one of the best remodels I’ve ever seen. Each room has A different feel and theme. You can’t even believe you’re in the same restaurant as McKenzies. This is probably my fifth or sixth time there since the remodel and I was a frequenter of McKenzie‘s prior for many years. A month or so ago I had the shrimp and scallop curry, and I typically don’t like curry and it was absolutely delicious. There was like five huge scallops. They were cooked as good as any seafood or steakhouse and I told my friend and she decided to get it. I got the miso salmon with drunken noodles. My food came out beautifully prepared just a little spicier than I would’ve liked but very delicious and still had leftovers. Her food - she said it tasted good, but there was like one scallop in the whole dish. The waitress had commented that it was a very popular dish, so I don’t know if they were running low, but they would’ve been better off to tell her that it was not available if they didn’t have enough to completely satisfy the order. That’s the only reason I’m giving the food and the value less than five stars I do highly recommend getting a reservation. Had we not had one we never would’ve gotten in. See that they are really doing the business. It is definitely worth checking out. For the ambience alone. It’s Gorgeous .

Our first meal at Little Water was fabulous!! First, the atmosphere was very lively, even on a Tuesday night. But not too loud, which was awesome. Perfect balance. Second, the servers were friendly and helpful. Third, the drinks were great! We drank lovely wines and well made cocktails. Now for the food… amazing!! Our group of 4 shared the Grand Plateau cold seafood app and it was incredible. The portions were good, the quality was excellent, and the fresh shaved horseradish on the shrimp cocktail was a new experience that is setting the bar high for shrimp cocktail for the rest of my life. For small plates we tried the mackerel (great), the cereal salad (one of the best in the city), and the hash brown (not sure why this is considered a signature dish, we were disappointed and felt it was lacking something to bring the sum of the parts together). For entrees we had the swordfish Milanese (tasty and playful, would be great for lunch) and then shared the whole bass - which was exceptional. We ate every last piece off the bone!! The desserts were the perfect cherry on top - light, bright and not trying to be more impressive than the dinner. Will return again and more importantly, will recommend to others!!