Brasserie Perrier   

This is a great place to frequent during restaurant week, The food was excellant and the atmosphere was great. We even got to see Govenor Rendell there. He had just finished eating and was greating some friends. SAC

I took my mother and sister for dinner at Brassiere Perrier, and it was amazing! The Chef came out and spoke a little bit to everyone in the lounge. The server was wonderful. I had the free-range chicken with lobster mashed potatoes. The entire meal was scrumptious! My sister and mother had the cavatelli in a tomato butter sauce...they both could not get over how delicate everything tasted. Hands down a success! Chef Perrier and Chef Chris Scarduzio rule with their hospitality, charm and delicious food. Two thumbs up and five stars all-around.

My friends and I looked forward to this dinner, which turned out to be the "Best bad experience I've had at a restaurant" according to one friend... meaning it was almost amusing how ineptly the whole episode was handled. It was as if we were victims of a prank. The service was indifferent, slow, and our server never told us her name.. My steak (14 oz bone-in strip) was overcooked to the point of being completely gray inside. Gross. My mashed potatoes were almost runny, with no flavor. Only the onion rings deserved praise - crisp and light. Other dinners were better, but not outstanding. As we dined, Christmas carols(in jazz) were playing, despite it being mid-February. One waiter loudly agreed it was absurd for carols to be playing. After returning the overcooked steak, we were offered complimentary desserts, which at first seemed like a nice gesture; 20 minutes later we were served the wrong desserts. The Creme Brulee was a standout in that it tasted "like lighter fluid and scrambled eggs", a description everyone at the table agreed with. Even the apology was flubbed by this restaurant. One overwhelming impression was that much of the food tasted like high-end Sysco - That's OK if you are eating buffet in a Casino in Atlantic City, but this is Philly and fresh, excellent ingredients are always expected, even at much less expensive restaurants. Not one of our dishes approached the standards of an "Excellent" restaurant. As a final insult, one of my friends had to vomit after coming home (she had fish). Reading the other negative reviews I see recurring themes. We are dealing with a restaurant that has bad nights more than once in a blue moon. The chef cannot cook a steak to medium, the staff openly acknowledges shortcomings but the manager is nowhere to be seen, the decor fails to inspire, reminding me of an airport hotel restaurant. Philly has so many great restaurants, many much less pricey with better food and service.

I recently had a reunion luncheon. Every course was beyond my expectations. My only criticism is when dessert was served and several in our group requested hot tea, it took quite a bit of time for the servers to return with the tea (which was pre-brewed) and the water was tepid. I was surprized that a first class restaurant would treat the tea drinking customers like second class citizens.