Crossroads Kitchen - Melrose

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   Lisa

   Unspecified

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Dishes and drinks were served out of order (salads before cocktails?) and our server had to be reminded to bring requested items, also never noticed that only one of our second round of drinks were served. She also charged us for two bottles of water when only one was ordered. The food was, and always is delicious, but the indifferent service by our waitress was a bit of a downer.
   

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   Jon

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I’ll admit—I’m not the target audience for this place. I’m a meat lover, let’s just get that out of the way. But shouldn’t that make me even more excited to try it? I was hoping the flavors would surprise me, that they’d make me appreciate vegetables in a whole new way, that the ingredients would prove meat isn’t necessary. Well… boy, was I wrong. I’ll give credit where it’s due—the (three, very small) squash blossoms were pretty tasty. But the price? Lord. For what they cost, there should’ve been at least four or five. Then came my cocktail—the “East” something-or-other gin drink. Sounded refreshing: gin, mint, cucumber… and “fire bitters.” Well, holy hell. I didn’t realize that last part meant I’d be drinking something so spicy I could barely breathe. Now, the worst part—the “steak” and potatoes. I really wanted this to be good. But it had no flavor. Just a balsamic-glazed mushroom. No salt, no pepper, nothing—just a mushy mushroom drowning in balsamic. And the “truffle” potatoes? No truffle flavor at all. Plus, they wouldn’t allow substitutions, so I just handed them off to my wife. Overall, the food lacked any real flavor, and we ended up leaving and grabbing dinner up the street. Kudos to those who love this place, but for us? It’s a hard no.
   

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   Dimitry

   Chicago

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic as always, this is my first time at Melrose location and we loved it
   

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   Don

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a little late. They were fine with it, and got us a great table. Eric Manuel was our server. He had great timing and took good care of us. Nice sense of humor a bonus. Management was also attentive. Of course, the food was amazing as usual. Looking forward to returning, though sad that Calabasas store is closed. Will be back.
   

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   Elizabeth

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Most delicious food always. Plant based that is better than most regular restaurants.
   

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   Sherry

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food is consistently high quality, service is attentive, and overall vibe is energetic and positive from other patrons. Restaurant regularly rotates seasonal menu so there’s always a reason to keep coming back to discover something new
   

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   Patricia

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   delicious food! portions are. a bit small for the price, but sooo good!
   

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   Audrey

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on February 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I have dined here several times, love the food. Loved the Cacciatore with seitan ! We told our waiter we had to get to a show & they were so fast ! Much appreciated :)
   

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   Christian

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   very romantic and a great way to celebrate a birthday
   

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    Mirabelle

    Cancun

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Everything was so yummy ! We tried the mushroom oysters + sweet potato for an appetizer. The portions were small for these 2 dishes BUT they were super tasty. For our main we tried the spicy rigatoni pasta with added“chicken” that was super juicy and the perfect level of spice; their pasta had a really good consistency unlike some other vegan pastas. We also got the truffle pizza that was cooked to the perfect crisp. We topped it off with an orange blossom dessert. The staff were all super friendly and helpful, 10/10 experience
    

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