Sawyer’s - Shaker Heights

Great food, very cool atmosphere. The house salad was simple, yet had amazing flavor. The GH wings are a must-try. A little pricy, and smaller portions, but great food!

Overall experience was terrible. Service was mediocre (asked twice for more cream, never got it, so I couldn’t even enjoy my coffee). Kitchen screwed up poached eggs TWICE (the second time they came out fried pure laziness). French toast was one piece of bread, it was dry, and only half of one piece had the cinnamon/sugar/s’mores seasoning on it because they could be bothered to lift the other half up. Won’t be back.

Got there early, had pre meal cocktails at the bar. While at the bar, we could see all the dishes coming out and changed our minds a few time on what we were planning to order because everything looked so good. Also, while at the bar we asked the bartenders their favorite dishes to which, they were very knowledgeable about the dishes. When we were seated, our server was Nick and he was awesome. He was extremely personable and attentive. The appetizer, meal and dessert were all flavorful and perfect portions. Though we did not notice, the manager apologized for the time time it took for the meal to come out, and they comped us the dessert. Definitely will go back when the weather breaks so we can sit outside on the patio portion.

This was our first and perhaps last visit to Sawyer's. First off the service was attentive and the flavor of the dishes we ordered were very good. That said, the size of the portions and price for the servings did not calibrate. The best dish ordered were the crispy Thai Brussel Sprouts and the most disappointing was the Brocollini. I enjoyed the Seared Scallops and my wife was disappointed with the Smashed Burger. Two beers, 4 dishes, and a tab over $100. I am glad we visited, but I doubt if we will return as I feel there are much better culinary values in Cleveland. Thank god Mitchell's Ice Cream was next door to soothe our disappointment.

Celebrating my birthday staff/service was attentively efficient. The preparation was okay, but the meals are expensive.