My husband and I have dined at several of the Great American restaurants, but the Carlyle is by far the best. We've eaten here more times than I can count in the 5 years I've been living in the neighborhood. We have never had a bad meal! Anytime someone comes to visit us, we try to bring them for brunch... more

My wife and I dined recently at the Carlyle Grand Cafe. The Carlyle Grand is part of the Great American Restaurant Group's stable of upscale casual dining restaurants. We have dined at all the Great American Restaurant Group's restaurants and consider the Carlyle Grand the flagship of their restaurants. We were not disappointed on our recent visit. The service, as... more

My husband and I celebrated his birthday with a midweek dinner at this restaurant. This was our first visit, and it was so enjoyable that we decided this would be one of our "special occasion" restaurants. The downstairs bar area is quite noisy as another reviewer mentioned, but we ate upstairs and found it to be quieter there. I thought... more

The Carlyle is my favorite restaurant absolutely, totally, hands down. Great service. Outstanding food. Interestingly enough, I am usually into ambiance first with food as a second, and the Carlyle does not have great ambiance. It tends to be noisy in the bar area and in the upstairs strictly dining area. There is nothing special about the decor which is... more

Love Love Love the Carlyle! more

Always enjoy the food here. Had the flounder and substituted the parmisian potatoes. Very good. Grilled artichoke app a little overcooked. Waiter was new, did not know what kind of crab was in their crabcakes. We sat in a booth which gets a little cramped. Even upstairs, this place gets loud. One other oddity is that the tables in the... more

Oh, Carlyle. This place gets better and better every time I come back. The caesar salads are absolutely amazing, and so is the filet and the chicken paillard. The parmesan potatoes are out of this world and I have tried many times (unsuccessfully) to duplicate them. The desserts are great.. I tried brunch for the first time a few weeks... more

Great service, good food, fun neighborhood more

although always crowded, food is so-so. Services is awesome. NOT vegetarian friendly -- at ALL more