Waterleaf - Glen Ellyn

Food was fantastic. Keep in mind everybody here is in training so the service is constantly improving

Very nice. It's fun to see the students learning. Food was good. Of course that depends on who is cooking because they are practicing ????. Great price for a great meal. I loved the bread with olives. It's cute to see the students nervousness whenserving. I went again last week.

Waterleaf is an great place to eat because of the chefs and servers are Cod student who is studying culinary arts and hospitality, which is giving them real world learning experience of how the restaurant business is. The menus are differentweekly an for them to be student they cook like they have been doing this for a long time. I suggest more and more people shouldcome out reserve a table and enjoy the experience.

Yestetday my husband invited me and our two daughters for dinner at Waterleaf, since he did study at COD in the past and was aware of how great the overall campus is in many fields. We also had a 7 year old birthday girl, that challenged the chefs witha Mac&cheese request and the full experience was delightful. The food was excellent, the waitstaff, managers and the chefs werevery atttentive, professional and engaging. They made us feel very welcome, even thou, coming from Chicago at rush hour made usbe 20 minutes late for their 6:30pm dinner time, but we didn?t miss a thing. The food was fantastic! Tasted delicious! And bytalking with the Chef he said their students planned, prepared and finalized all of the dishes! They have a beautiful kitchenthat can be viewed from the entrance thru tall glass windows and they are working with great equipments! We were very happy tosupport the next generation of talented chefs, our birthday girl had a beautifully decorated desert at the end. I do hope thatCOD continuous the great work! Thank you to all of you.

This student-run restaurant is a great place to experience fine dining on a budget. Dinner service is 3 night per week, and you should consider getting a reservation early in the semester (August or January) for your preferred dates since they fill upfast. It is a truly fabulous dining experience. Prepared to be impressed!