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Lakewood Favorite

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 Lakewood Favorite © s mitchell

The Bottom Line

Three Birds is a reliable place for dinner or drinks on Cleveland's West Side, with friendly efficient service and one of the best patios in the city.

Pros

  • Consistently Good Food
  • Friendly and efficient Service
  • Good wine list
  • Beautiful and spacious patio for summer al fresco dining

Cons

  • It's sometimes difficult to get a reservation

Description

  • Three Birds
    18515 Detroit Rd.
    Lakewood, OH 44107
  • 216 221-3500
    Reservations Recommended
  • Hours:
    Monday through Thursdays: 5pm – 10pm
    Friday and Saturday: 5pm – 11pm
    Closed on Sundays

Guide Review - Lakewood Favorite

Update 10/6/11: Three Birds was sold in April of 2011 and has changed its name to Georgetown. The restaurant is located in the same building and has a similar format.

Located in the historic Bonne Bell complex at the western edge of Lakewood, Three Birds delights with a casually elegant atmosphere, a delicious seasonal menu, and friendly and knowledgeable service. The restaurant, opened in 2003, is a combination of distressed brick, hardwood floors, and industrial stainless steel, which lends the dining room a hip, yet classy touch. A large brick courtyard offers al fresco dining, in season

The menu, which owner James Bell calls modern American, makes good use of fresh local produce. Appetizer highlights include the lobster pizza. Salads include an arugula salad with wine-soaked figs and warm goat cheese drizzled with a light balsamic vinaigrette. Entrees feature a mix of meat and fish and always include at least one tasty vegetarian option. Recent selections included a macadamia nut-crusted grouper with a passion fruit beurre blanc and roasted duck breast with a cabernet-port wine sauce.

Save room for dessert, which includes a rich, New York style cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and pouched figs with honey and port. Three Birds’ wine list is affordable and varied, with lots of wines offered by the glass. The martini menu, too, is inventive, with selections such as a triple chocolate mousse martini. The restaurant is affordable compared with other restaurants in its class and is one of Cleveland’s most consistent and tasty dining options. Reservations, especially on weekends, are strongly recommended.

(Last updated 10-6-11)

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Superb!!!!!!, Member satinjo

For Thanksgiving we went to Table 45 and hated it. Food was poor as was the service. For Mother's Day we went to Bar Simon and loved it. And tonight, for my birthday, we went to 3 Birds. It was amazingly superb. Service was fantastic - not overdone but always there if you needed them and the food was imaginative (basil ice cream is delish and never would have thought so) and very well prepared. Both fish dishes were moist and flaky with unusual sauces and accompaniments but they made the dish. The filet was tender and juicy with the home made fries adding just the right touch. Three Birds beats out the restaurant we were told was 4-star and gives Bar Simon a run for the money. The saving grace for Bar Simon's is they are such different styles.

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