Meritage Restaurant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Restaurant Details

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I had a great time here for restaurant. The pate was divine, the ambiance was wonderful, and the service was great. Our server was very attentive and took great care of us. I plan to return again!

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Decided to try it for dinner. Sat outside. We ordered the steak dinner for two. That was not a dinner for two. The salad, steak, and veg, were all one serving sizes. We looked at someone who ordered the steak, and it was the same size as the steak for two. Not worth it! While eating dinner we ordered a single scrambled egg yolk for our little one, (considering that eggs are on the menu) we were told no, they were short on eggs. How can you be short on eggs on a sat night? The service was ok, but just felt rushed the entire time. She was more interested in selling us a bottle of wine than asking if we needed anything.

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We came to Meritage as an impromtu birthday dinner. Luckily, they had a table outside for us, even when we arrived 15-20 minutes later than expected (crazy Penn Relays traffic). It was wonderful and refreshing to sit outside, the weather was perfect, not too warm, and definitely not cold at all.

For starters, we had the pan-fried pork dumplings. The taste was authentic, but there wasn't anything unique to the flavors that would make me say "I would come back to Meritage just for those dumplings" - especially when I can go to Chinatown and get twice as many dumplings for the same price.

Passersby definitely had a look of envy as they walked by - as in the look that says "Dumplings!! Me want some!"

I had the large plate special, which consisted of housemade fries, Asian slaw and cod cakes. The flavors were subtle, and not what I was expecting, but still good. The consistency of the cod cakes could be thicker, because as soon as I put my knife through them, they got all mushy gushy. Kind of like...baby food.

We also had the duo of lamb with artichokes, asparagus, fingerlings, and baby carrots. The lamb had a huge layer of fat on top, so yes, it was delicious. All it needed was a little bit more crunch to the skin to give it contrast next to the fat.

To wrap it up, we had the dessert sampler - mini peanut butter bombe, chocolate cake, and banana pudding. The bombe was light - the trick to sharing this is to flip it upside down and break it in half that way. Otherwise, the outer layer of chocolate on the top is too hard to cut through with a spoon. The chocolate cake was my least favorite, but the banana pudding made up for the chocolate cake's lack of star power.

I'll definitely be back one of these days for the Thursday Korean Fried Chicken special!

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This place was so bad we coined the term "Being Meritage'd" within the group that went for any time we are severely disappointed by a restaurant.

The plates were small and lacking in flavor, the service was sub par and the price is outrageous.

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the food was delicious and it was a wonderful experience dining here. the scallop appetizer was so light yet tasty. the pork entree was outstanding...one of the best i have ever eaten. the wine list was interesting. i will definitely return!