Bloom Southern Kitchen

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   Lisa

   Philadelphia

   99 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   99 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The best brunch in Chester County - starting with the hush puppies and fried green tomatoes which transported me to the Deep South - absolutely scrumptious. Then my friend and I split the avacado toast with deviled eggs and the best biscuits and gravy I have ever had. If you have room, the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream is a must. You all will feel the love in this meal. And the hospitality and service matched our food experience. 5 star all the way around.
   

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   Leslie

   Philadelphia

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Such a great restaurant! Food is delicious, service is outstanding. Love that the menu contains items not normally found such as the tasty shrimp & grits, deviled eggs or the hush puppies. Definitely worth an evening out!
   

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   Bill

   Philadelphia

   34 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on 10 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This is our third time here first time for Sunday brunch. The food is consistently outstanding. Today’s service was quite slow but remained very friendly. There seemed to be issues in the kitchen. Despite this, we will return and recommend to others.
   

   Bloom Southern KitchenResponded on 16 November 2024

   Hi Bill! We love hearing that this is your third time in at Bloom!! I am so happy you got to try our brunch menu, it is personally my favorite menu that we serve! Thank you so much for your comments about the food, our Executive Chef and kitchen staff always put their full effort into curating beautiful, tasty, farm-to-table dishes for our guests! I sincerely apologize about the slow service, I can assure you that we always try our best to complete things in a timely manner but due to being a scratch kitchen it sometimes takes a bit longer. We greatly appreciate your patience and appreciate that you will still return and let your friends know about us! Cheers, Sophia DeMers General Manager
   

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   Val

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Really appreciate farm to table restaurants like Bloom! I really enjoyed the Apple chicken and mashed potatoes with squash!! It would have been nice if it was a little quieter, but I expected that with the historic building and popularity of the restaurant.
   

   Bloom Southern KitchenResponded on 7 November 2024

   Hi Val! Thank you so much for leaving us a review! I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed the Bourbon Apple Half Chicken, that was my favorite too! I apologize about the noise level. As you stated, our building is in fact very old! Unfortunately, it does tend to get a bit loud when we have a dinner crowd in. Thank you for being understanding of that! A fun history fact: it was built in the year 1700 and is older than New Jersey! I hope you join us again soon for another meal! Cheers, Sophia DeMers General Manager
   

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   Sumit

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 20 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Noisy. Slow service. Food had no taste at all. In spite of letting them know that my wife is pescatarian they did not ask us to order ahead or warn us about them running out of options, of course they ran out of Salmon by the time we ordered dinner. We had a vegetarian mushroom porridge that was plain awful. The only good part was the cheese board, sourced from a great farm nearby and lucky for us they did not have to make anything there on that plate except for an ok devilled egg, just assembled everything else nicely. Disappointing wedding anniversary dinner!
   

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   rod

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 18 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome experience! Beautiful facility, terrific food, wonderful staff!
   

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   david

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 17 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely incredible. 10/10 would recommend. Also- get the fried green tomatoes, you won’t be disappointed.
   

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   Mimi

   Philadelphia

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 13 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server today, 10/13 was amazing. She was so kind and on top of everything. We had a really lovely experience and the food was so delicious!
   

   Bloom Southern KitchenResponded on 26 October 2024

   Hi Mimi! I am so happy to hear that you had an amazing experience at Bloom, from the service to the food! It brings us great joy to be able to provide a pleasant experience to all our guests who join us! We hope to see you again soon! Have a great weekend, Sophia DeMers Front of House Manager
   

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   Michael

   Philadelphia

   37 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   37 reviews

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, huge bourbon selection, smoked old fashions. House wine, pinot noir, was excellent.
   

   Bloom Southern KitchenResponded on 26 October 2024

   Hi Michael! Thank you so much for leaving us a review of your dining experience at Bloom! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed our food and drink selection! We hope you are able to stop in again soon! Cheers! Sophia DeMers Front of House Manager
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    My wife and I have been to this restaurant on numerous occasions including dinner with business clients. The cocktails and service are terrific. The dining room tends to be a little loud. We find ourselves competing to hold dinner conversation with the rest of the room. Our recent dinner reservation was for our anniversary. We were seated right away with our reservation. The staff and server were friendly and attentive. We received our cocktails quickly and appetizers. The kitchen sent out a an incorrect appetizer but we kept it and continued. We ordered our main course and that took about an hour to receive it. I attribute this to being busier than expected. My wife ordered the bourbon half chicken which seemed under seasoned for the description. I ordered the chicken and waffles. I immediately noticed that the breading was very dark and dry and thick. It required a knife to cut through it. It was obviously overcooked. I suggest using a lighter coating to better serve this item. Cooking it in a fryer basket takes too long and leads to an overcooked product. IMO fried chicken should have a light crispy seasoned exterior while keeping the meat moist. There are ways to cook this in batches and keep it for service without effecting quality. This recommendation comes from a former food service professional with plenty of time in a kitchen. We will be back for sure to support local business.
    

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    Bloom Southern KitchenResponded on 26 October 2024

    Hello, Thank you so much for your honest and informative review of when you last dined with us! We always appreciate any feedback so that we can help our team learn and grow. I am very happy to know that the service and cocktails were terrific! I will absolutely let the kitchen know your notes about the two chicken entrees. Thank you for supporting our business and thank you again for taking the time to write us a review! Cheers, Sophia DeMers Front of House Manager
    

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